If You Dislike the Name "Long COVID," Kindly Propose Another Name for the Benefit of Patients

If you're going to cast people with long COVID in a negative light, don't do it on a day set aside for its awareness and advocacy, and propose a name that is better than its current one...if you even can. I have a postviral chronic illness. Research for postviral illnesses is needed, but the potentially flawed research criticized in this article is not meeting that need. https://theconversation.com/why-scrapping-the-term-long-covid-would-be-harmful-for-people-with-the-condition-225880

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Darla Nagel is a biomedical copy editor who has an invisible chronic illness. She wants to educate healthcare professionals and encourage patients. If you want to receive quarterly updates from her, email darla.nagel{a}gmail.com.