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Patient activism and the fascinating story behind ‘long COVID’

Professor Deborah Lupton
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27 September 2021
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Today, we use the term ‘long COVID’ to describe the lingering symptoms some people have many weeks or months after infection.

But how long COVID came to be recognised by doctors and the wider community shows us the power of patient activism, networking, research skills and persistence.

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