Patients react to Trump’s closure of the long-COVID office: ‘I am horrified to think about care becoming less accessible’

Patients react to Trump’s closure of the long-COVID office: ‘I am horrified to think about care becoming less accessible’

The government response to COVID-19 under the Biden and Trump administrations has been lackluster, particularly for those dealing with long COVID, a disabling condition with a myriad of symptoms. According to a study released in May, conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, long COVID can cause long-term changes in the heart and lungs. Even mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 infections can have serious cardiovascular c…