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Viral post claims 71.5% of people have Long COVID symptoms after COVID infection

A social media claim citing an unsourced 71.5% Long COVID figure spreads from X to Mastodon, with no underlying study identified.

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What to know

  • A viral X post claims 71.5% of the population has Long Covid symptoms after roughly 90% have had COVID, but cites no study, agency, or dataset.
  • The post frames the lack of mainstream media coverage as a deliberate suppression to avoid public demands for treatment and universal healthcare.
  • The claim has spread to Mastodon under Long COVID awareness hashtags, with the original X post as the only cited source.

@PenGwenWithLC Original poster of the claim on XDenisCOVIDinfoguy Mastodon user amplifying the claim

Viral post claims 71.5% of people have Long COVID symptoms after COVID infection
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump posts

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Sep 21Sep 22yesterdaynow · 2:07 AM ET
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    Mastodon account amplifies the 71.5% figure with Long COVID hashtags

    An account on aus.social reposts the claim, framing it as fatigue reporting and urging followers to 'connect the dots' on Long COVID, linking back to the original X post as its source.

    “5% Reporting Fatigue. Connect the Dots — Let’s Talk About Long COVID.”
    — DenisCOVIDinfoguy@aus.social
    • DenisCOVIDinfoguy@aus.social

      71.5% Reporting Fatigue. Connect the Dots — Let’s Talk About Long COVID. # LongCOVID # COVIDisNotOver # COVIDisAirborne Source: https:// x.com/PenGwenWithLC/status/210 1673462074880488

      DenisCOVIDinfoguy@aus.socialMastodon3d ago23▲view on Mastodon ↗
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    @PenGwenWithLC posts 71.5% Long Covid claim on X

    The post asserts that after about 90% of the population has had COVID, 71.5% of the population is experiencing Long Covid symptoms, and suggests mainstream media avoids reporting this to prevent demands for treatment and universal healthcare.

    “So after about 90% of the population has had COVID 71.5% of the population is having Long Covid symptoms…”
    — @PenGwenWithLC

    • So after about 90% of the population has had COVID 71.5% of the population is having Long Covid symptoms But MSM won't say that because it's very important that people not start connecting those dots en masse or y'all might start demanding treatments and universal healthcare

      @PenGwenWithLCX3d ago877▲view on X ↗

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