[thenerdhead]

There is hard empirical evidence. Plenty of scientific evidence now coming out as well given its been a few years to research initial cohorts. But to wait to verify scientific evidence is just foolish when this is affecting a grand scale of human beings.

[eggy]

Not denying a phenomenon here, so the "Long Covid" moniker doesn't irk me, but I think you hear more "Long Covid" than "Long Flu" because of the lockdowns, masking, school shutdowns, and ongoing culture wars. I also believe the societal measures taken in reaction to Covid has caused a lot of mental anguish and illness that could be part of the "Long Covid" syndrome or phenomenon. Unless a very acute or severe infection was experienced with possible organ or lung damage, I am guessing a lot is the zeitgeist and general malaise of post-Covid modern society.

[thenerdhead]

Here's more context as to why "long covid" became a term.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7539940/

[eggy]

Thanks for that link. Very interesting. The role of social media in making patients an "epistemic authority" and reversing the normal arrow or flow from doctors and scientists. I like that "long haulers" came from a patient truck driver's cap!