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Mitchell Miglis's long Covid research grant was terminated due to incompatibility with new federal priorities, disappointing both the scientific community and patients.
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Long Covid was systematically erased from federal policy, including the closure of the Office of Long Covid Research and Practice and disbanding of its advisory committee.
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As of 2024, 1 in 19 U.S. adults experienced long Covid symptoms, yet 80% of post-Covid clinics had closed, severely impacting patient care.
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Long Covid is classified as a contested illness, lacking the objective markers required for traditional biomedical validation, leading to a scientific stalemate.
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The application of the biomedical paradigm to long Covid resulted in inadequate research outcomes, allowing the administration to withdraw support with minimal political cost.
