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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Politics
Linda Geddes , Hannah Devlin and Nicola Davis

‘It felt like I was never going to get better’: patients navigating long Covid

Dylan, 10, has been suffering from long Covid. His doctor kept on saying ‘kids don’t get it’.
Dylan, 10, has been suffering from long Covid. His doctor kept on saying ‘kids don’t get it’. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Long Covid is now estimated to affect 2 million people in the UK, and almost 145 million globally. It’s a complicated diagnosis to receive and those affected have to cope with both the physical symptoms and the psychological strain of having an illness that is not yet well understood and does not have well-established treatments. We heard from three long Covid patients on how they navigated this journey.

Dylan, 10: ‘It felt like the doctors didn’t believe me, which made me really sad’

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