Health Authorities Call For More Research On Long Covid
At first, McLaughlin didn’t have severe COVID-19 symptoms—she lost her sense of smell and taste—but her side effects changed over the following months and never went away. Within a year, she went from working overseas to being completely debilitated. She now experiences multiple symptoms at varying intensities, including shortness of breath, chest tightness, high heart rate, and brain fog. Despite her conditions, McLaughlin says she isn’t taken seriously by her doctors....