Overview

• Long Covid affects millions in Germany, with symptoms like extreme fatigue, cognitive difficulties, and severe physical limitations often persisting for years.
• Advocates emphasize the stigma faced by patients, who are sometimes mischaracterized as lazy or unwilling to work, despite the severity of their condition.
• Patients and organizations, including 'NichtGenesen' and 'Berlin Buyers Club', organized events across Germany to raise awareness and demand better medical research and treatment options.
• One of the most severe outcomes of Long Covid is ME/CFS, a debilitating neuroimmunological condition that often leaves patients bedridden or housebound.
• Calls for action include increased funding for Long Covid research, development of effective treatments, and greater societal recognition of the condition's impact.