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COVID-19 symptoms can last for months./Conscious Design on Unsplash

For COVID ‘Long Haulers,’ Battling for Disability Benefits Adds Aggravation to Exhaustion

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world are experiencing what is being called “long COVID” — a pattern of prolonged symptoms following an acute bout of the disease.

Mar 10, 2021

Christa Hines, 50 was infected with the novel coronavirus in April of 2020, and continues to struggle with symptoms 8 months later./Dave Killen/The Oregonian/OregonLive

‘I Just Can’t Keep Going’: Long Haulers Wonder When Or If They'll Recover

Perhaps thousands of Oregonians who've been infected by the novel coronavirus struggle with sometimes debilitating symptoms like the inability to walk far months later.

Dec 21, 2020

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For COVID ‘Long Haulers,’ Battling for Disability Benefits Adds Aggravation to Exhaustion

‘I Just Can’t Keep Going’: Long Haulers Wonder When Or If They'll Recover

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