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By Claudia Forsberg 

Rise of long COVID prompts chronic fatigue patients, doctors to push for greater recognition and research

After living with MECFS for 23 years, Jennifer Bailey-Tuck says it's important sufferers are diagnosed — and believed. (Supplied: Jennifer Bailey-Smith)

A yoga class leaves Jennifer Bailey-Tuck so exhausted and debilitated she’s in bed for three days. 

The mother of two, in her 30s, has been living with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (MECFS) for 23 years and describes her condition as “almost like a hangover".

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