[zethus]

> If it were really true that about 1 in 5 adult Covid survivors had Long Haul Covid, shouldn't I know someone with it? And, failing that, shouldn't I at least know someone who knows someone?

Just because someone doesn't outright tell you about a very general umbrella of post-acute symptoms doesn't mean it's not happening. Someone with persisting mild diarrhea may not want to bring that up socially.

> ...and nobody believes that Covid kills even close to 1 in 5 adults who get it.

Where exactly did you see this claim being made? The study is not suggesting Long COVID is killing people at scale, just that 1 in 5 adults are experiencing lingering symptoms that you wouldn't expect recovering from a common cold or flu.