Summer Bonus: Shout it from the highest mountain: Long Covid is real!

Welcome to the third Summer 2026 Bonus Issue for the Covid-Is-Not-Over newsletter!

These bonus issues are basically collections of links that I haven’t been able to use for the regular newsletter. This bonus issue is all about Long Covid, from every aspect: health effects, medical care issues, effects on the economy and everything else.

I’ll have weeklyish bonus issues before I resume regular newslettering sometime around the end of July or the beginning of August. The next bonus issue (and possibly last) will probably focus on the health effects of Covid, including especially on children. There might also be an AI related one after that, but we’ll see.

No guarantees about number of issues, timing and content. I’ll probably be including Must Read Articles and Musical Interludes in the bonuses, but, then again, I may not.

The whole purpose of these bonus issues is to get something out that I hope you will all find useful but that I don’t have to work too hard on. What with it being summer and all, that seems like the best idea.

With that, I’ll just stop typing.

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Top Articles Everyone Should Read on Covid

• What COVID-19 Does to the Body (10th Edition, February 2026) / Pandemic Accountability Index

• What Do We Know About Long COVID? A Compilation of Medical Research (125+ Studies) / Pandemic Accountability Index

• ANSWERED: Is COVID-19 Harmful to Children? A Compilation of Peer-Reviewed Medical Research / Pandemic Accountability Index

• ANSWERED: Does COVID-19 Impact the Immune System? A Compilation of Medical Research (45+ Studies) / Pandemic Accountability Index

• ANSWERED: Does COVID-19 Harm the Brain? / Pandemic Accountability Index

• WHN joins in the chorus: Medical masks are not PPE / World Health Network

• Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered / World Health Network

• Seven Things to Know About Long COVID by Marisa Swanson / World Health Network

• Long COVID in Context: Prevalence, Search Interest, and Funding / World Health Network

• Spectrum of COVID-19: From Asymptomatic Organ Damage to Long COVID Syndrome by Andrew Ewing, Špela Šalamon, et al. / World Health Network

• Simple things you can do to avoid COVID by Lucky Tran / Aranet

• Immunity Debt: The Conspiracy Theory Elevated to Popular Pseudoscience That Is Making Children Sick / LIL_Science

• You Have To Live Your Life & more Responses to Common COVID Minimizing Phrases

• Covid-19: Will It Mutate To Nothingness? by Rawat Deonandan

• The Science of How COVID Spreads by Abby / One Life Lived Well

• How respiratory viruses transmit: Why some viruses spread easily and others don’t, and what it means for prevention by Gage Moreno

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Long Covid Catchup (Since December 2025)

• New AI tools are helping some people manage Long COVID - The Sick Times

• Years after pandemic, long COVID patients struggle with daily life | Watch News Videos Online

• ‘Long COVID and Workplace Safety’: New report from NSC

• Long COVID and the concealment of pandemic harm - World Socialist Web Site

• A role for chronic inflammation in long COVID | Nature Immunology

• Study outlines recurring symptom clusters that define long COVID | CIDRAP

• Long COVID advocacy is incomplete without sex workers - The Sick Times

• Social Determinants Drive Paediatric Long COVID Risk - EMJ

• Healthcare Workers With Long COVID Struggle to Find Support

• Prospective associations of long COVID with sleep health nearly 3 years after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a statewide representative cohort study

• Economic hardship, adverse social conditions may put kids at higher risk for long COVID | CIDRAP

• Increased levels of Alzheimer’s-linked protein found in some with long COVID

• Dementia timebomb warning as scientists find Alzheimer’s proteins in long Covid patients’ blood | Daily Mail Online

• Family history of cancer linked to increased risk of long COVID | CIDRAP

• Drawing the elephant: Nine artists illustrating Long COVID and the ongoing pandemic - The Sick Times

• Research ties long COVID in kids to chronic school absenteeism, learning problems

• History of trauma linked to risk of long COVID - UW Medicine

• What Pharmacists Should Know About Long COVID and Brain Health

• New-Onset Allergies Another Woe for Patients With Long COVID

• Long-term sex differences in symptoms and immune profile in long COVID | Biology of Sex Differences | Springer Nature Link

• Why long COVID brain fog seems so much worse in the U.S. | ScienceDaily

• People with ME/CFS and Long COVID experience disruption to brain connectivity

• More than 15,000 long COVID patients in the Netherlands declared disabled | NL Times

• Brain fog, depression more common in long COVID in US than in lower-income countries, study suggests | CIDRAP

• Trajectory, healthcare utilisation and recovery in 3590 individuals with long covid: a 4-year prospective cohort analysis | BMJ Open

• Anxiety, depression linked to 78% higher risk of long COVID in older women | CIDRAP

• ‘ME and Long Covid have brought my children’s lives to a standstill’

• Long COVID affects millions of children. The largest pediatric trial so far launches this year. - The Sick Times

• How Close Are We To Approved Long COVID Treatments? RECOVER-TLC Research Update

• Long-COVID symptoms persist for years in nonhospitalized adults, study reveals

• Impaired brain intrinsic connectivity in long COVID during cognitive exertion revealed by independent component analysis | Scientific Reports

• Long COVID Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease Mechanisms

• The evolving science of Long COVID and its far-reaching economic and social impacts

• “Invisible Illness” could have been transgressive. Instead, it minimizes Long COVID. - The Sick Times

• Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study

• These artists are making concerts safer with COVID-19 precautions - The Sick Times

• Long Covid is still here. I know – my life came to a stop because of it

• Kay Rhee, MD, discusses adverse social determinants linked to higher odds of pediatric long COVID

• Champions League winner Jari Litmanen reveals long Covid hell: What are the symptoms? | FootballTransfers.com

• Former employee sues McKinsey for pulling Long COVID accommodation | Human Resources Director

• COVID isn’t over for those who never recovered - The Boston Globe

• Long Covid ruled as occupational disease in nurses - SWI swissinfo.ch

• How to write an op-ed about Long COVID - The Sick Times

• Six years in, mental health care providers are still uninformed on Long COVID. And it’s making the crisis worse. - The Sick Times

• A doctor watches his 28-year-old daughter suffer from long COVID. He clings fiercely to hope. - The Boston Globe

• Northwestern study reveals long COVID patients more likely to report cognitive symptoms in U.S. than other countries

• Blyth ex-GP says long Covid patients are being forgotten

• Los Angeles recognizes Long COVID Awareness Day - The Sick Times

• Two new books help children understand how Long COVID impacts their family members - The Sick Times

• Long-COVID Sufferer Awarded Nearly $1M After Employer Refused to Let Her Work From Home | Law.com

• A priest, a police officer, and a politician — each is living with long COVID in 2026

• Prepandemic respiratory illness tied to increased risk of long COVID | CIDRAP

• Long COVID — Here’s What To Know And The Challenges Ahead

• My child and I both have Long COVID. Even in COVID-aware spaces, we are excluded because of their pre-existing disability. - The Sick Times

• Prevalence and symptoms of post-COVID-19 syndrome in active-duty military personnel - The American Journal of the Medical Sciences

• My child and I both have Long COVID. Even in COVID-aware spaces, we are excluded because of their pre-existing disability. - The Sick Times

• Where Have All the Long COVID Clinics Gone?

• Long-COVID prevalence may vary by COVID-19 variant, time since infection | CIDRAP

• A new aid in the doctor’s office: Introducing the Long COVID Treatment Guide - The Sick Times

• Long-COVID prevalence may vary by COVID-19 variant, time since infection | CIDRAP

• Long COVID leaves thousands of L.A. county residents sick, broke and ignored

• Long Covid Awareness Day 2026 - by Broadwaybabyto

• Is Lack of Awareness the Problem?

• ‘She just never recovered’: Some COVID-19 patients are still dealing with symptoms long after infection | CBC News

• ‘Long Covid is a workforce issue that exposes how inflexible our systems can be’

• Reflecting on years lost to long COVID: Susan’s experience

• A new aid in the doctor’s office: Introducing the Long COVID Treatment Guide - The Sick Times

• Austin recognizes Long COVID Awareness Day, events happen around the world - The Sick Times

• Six years later, COVID symptoms linger for many Latino farmworkers in Washington

• Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - by Julia Doubleday

• Up to 60% of health care workers may have long COVID 4 years after infection | CIDRAP

• Long Covid: ‘It’s like I’m still living in lockdown’

• “It felt like a life-or-death choice”: Pregnancy with Long COVID has many unknowns - The Sick Times

• New McGill University study seeks to better understand the lingering symptoms of long COVID | CBC.ca

• One of my worst nightmares might be coming true

• COVID vaccines, boosters may help mitigate long-COVID risk in cancer patients | CIDRAP

• California clinicians gather for Long COVID forum. Recent guides offer direction. - The Sick Times

• Ohio State Lab Says Long COVID Is Quietly Wrecking Smell, Hearing and Balance

• Trans lives are being ruined by Covid & Long Covid

• Eye symptoms may signal higher-severity long COVID | CIDRAP

• Long COVID associated with higher risk of heart disease

• The Long Tail of Long COVID-19: Broad and Extensive Increase in Utilization Within an Integrated Healthcare System | Cureus

• Long Covid Predicted to Cost OECD Economies $135 Billion a Year

• Burials of unclaimed people in NYC soared early in COVID pandemic, suggesting worsened disparities | CIDRAP

• School Difficulties and Long COVID in Children and Adolescents - ScienceDirect

• Long COVID tied to higher risk of heart disease, even after mild infection | CIDRAP

• Full Report: Addressing the Costs and Care for Long COVID | OECD

• Long COVID costs world’s economy billions: analysis | CIDRAP

• Alice Wong showed us Disability Justice makes our advocacy stronger - The Sick Times

• Long COVID is significantly underreported across the globe - The Sick Times

• Six symptoms/conditions more common in long COVID, suggesting overlap with other post-viral infections | CIDRAP

• Study links long COVID in kids to worse grades, attention, and social life | CIDRAP

• I developed Long COVID while practicing medicine. The system had no place for me. - The Sick Times

• Interdisciplinary Pediatric Long-COVID Care: A Descriptive Study of Interventions and Health-Related Quality of Life | Open Forum Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic

• Acute SARS-CoV-2 viral load and systemic inflammation are associated with neuropsychiatric and musculoskeletal symptoms in long COVID | PLOS One

• A “muddy intervention”: The complex reality of taVNS therapy for Long COVID - The Sick Times

• I developed Long COVID while practicing medicine. The system had no place for me. - The Sick Times

• Exercise advice for long covid may be doing more harm than good | New Scientist

• Long COVID May Persist as Diagnostic Gaps Remain

• Cellist turns Long COVID ordeal into groundbreaking study

• Latino farmworkers face high rates of long COVID but barriers delay diagnosis

• How Much of Substack Is Actually AI? - by Taylor Lorenz

• Confessions of a Long Covid Convalescent - by Ted Monroe

• Long COVID Linked to Brain Changes

• Emma Raducanu has post-viral syndrome. And commentators are giving her terrible advice. - The Sick Times

• Long covid reveals the harm of one-size-fits-all medical treatment | New Scientist

• Current status and future perspectives on the mechanistic and pathophysiological understanding of long COVID | Communications Medicine

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• Innovation will provide solutions to Long COVID — the new chronic disease of our time

• Millions of People Live With Long COVID. This Researcher Is on a Mission to Find a Cure.

• Long COVID and risk of incident cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study using the Multimorbidity Integrated Registry Across Care Levels in Stockholm (MIRACLE-S) cohort - eClinicalMedicine

• A test for Long COVID can’t leave anyone behind - The Sick Times

• Early antiviral use may lower risk of long COVID in mildly ill patients, aid recovery from infection | CIDRAP

• Fatigue after COVID-19 in occupationally exposed workers: prevalence, severity and associated risk factors in a cross-sectional analysis of a multicentre registry study

• Long COVID recognized as compensable workplace injury for Ontario PSW | HR Law Canada

• Long Covid Is Hysteria—But Not The Patients’

• The Long Covid paradox: everywhere but nowhere - Newsroom

• Long COVID Lung Damage and Immune Dysfunction Across the Lifespan: Jerry Krishnan, MD, PhD

• A toolkit for new advocates: What I learned from the Long COVID Moonshot campaign - The Sick Times

• Some children still experiencing long COVID symptoms more than 3 years after infection, new UK study finds

• Long COVID resurfaces in the national dialogue after long absence from the headlines

• Don’t think you know anyone with Long Covid?

• Association of long-COVID with major adverse cardiovascular events and mortality: a real-world data cohort study | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders | Springer Nature Link

• Long COVID Changed Everything What a mass disabling event revealed about medicine’s limits

• One of the World’s Most Decorated Directors Nearly Died From Long Covid. Now He’s Got a New Film at Cannes: “A Complete and Utter Miracle”

• Secretary Kennedy Still Doesn’t Care About Long COVID Patients

• Multi-Hospital Study Reveals Long Covid Burden Is Twice as High as Current Estimates

• True toll of long COVID may be double that of current estimates, research shows

• Autoimmunity Drives Long COVID Symptoms - Neuroscience News

• Persistent symptoms and healthcare utilisation during five-year follow-up after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multicentre cohort study in Spain - ScienceDirect

• Long COVID Might Be Twice As Common As Previously Thought

• Study offers new insights into long COVID - Futurity

• Long COVID affects twice as many Americans as official counts show, new AI study finds - World Socialist Web Site

• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is being explored as a long COVID treatment. Here’s what the research shows | Scientific American

• Long COVID may affect 1 in 6 infected patients | CIDRAP

• Research ethics boards need urgent training on Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis - The Sick Times

• PolyBio’s Spring 2026 symposium: Advancing Long COVID biomarkers and treatments - The Sick Times

• Mount Sinai Scientists Validate a Link Between Autoimmunity in a Subset of People With Long COVID

• OSA Common With Long COVID | Docwire News

• Long-term cognitive outcomes after mild COVID-19, critical COVID-19, and non-COVID critical illness: a prospective cohort comparison | Scientific Reports

• Long Covid Underdiagnosis Poses Broader Care, Coverage Hurdles

• Indie Bookstores with Masking & Covid Policies in 2026

• Mount Sinai Scientists Validate a Link Between Autoimmunity in a Subset of People With Long COVID

• 3 Ways Long COVID Impacts Workers’ Comp Claims : Risk & Insurance

• The Causes of Long Covid | Science | AAAS

• Every social justice movement is impacted by the Long COVID crisis - The Sick Times

• Long COVID Treatment Guide | RTHM

• Patient and public involvement and engagement in Long COVID research: embedding inclusion in research

• My friend’s disability from long COVID changed her view of faith and friendship

• The Multi-systemic Reality: Beyond the Fine Line - WHN

• Researchers are uncovering ADHD’s links to these other health conditions

• Paper spotlights high healthcare burden and costs of long COVID | CIDRAP

• Op-Ed: MAID, from the perspective of someone living with long COVID - Canadian Affairs

• Work until you disappear: Long COVID ensnared me in an exploitative health system - The Sick Times

• SARS-CoV-2 reinfection: a possible contributing factor to long COVID in children and adolescents

• How long Covid’s scientific stalemate made it politically erasable

• Characteristics, all-cause healthcare resource utilisation, and costs among high-risk adults with long COVID during Omicron predominance, 2022–2023: a retrospective cohort study using UK primary care data | BMC Health Services Research | Springer Nature Link

• Long-COVID patients more likely to develop heart disease, study finds | CIDRAP

• Immune system may attack nervous system in some Long COVID patients | National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Autoantibody-Mediated Pain in Long COVID: Evidence from Multiple Lines

• People with pre-existing physical, mental conditions face similar risk of long COVID | CIDRAP

• Metformin Cuts Long COVID Risk by Half in New ACTIV-6 Trial Results | Drug Topics

• Beyond the white Long Covid experience

• ‘Deemed essential’ and left behind: How community leaders and physicians are helping Latino farmworkers navigate long COVID

• On Getting Sick and Losing Friends

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