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I'm a COVID-19 long-hauler and an epidemiologist – here's how it feels when symptoms last for months

  • Written by Margot Gage Witvliet, Assistant Professor of Social Epidemiology, Lamar University
imageMargot Gage Witvliet was hospitalized with COVID-19 in March. More than four months later, she has yet to recover.Courtesy of Margot Gage Witvliet, Author provided

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