> My conclusion after all this is that it’s autoimmune and that no one actually understands the mechanism which is why people who complain about this get dismis

> My conclusion after all this is that it’s autoimmune and that no one actually understands the mechanism which is why people who complain about this get dismissed. Sicknesses caused by viruses are known to cause lingering "fatigue syndrome" in rare cases, so I'd be surprised if doctors would just flatly dismiss it. There probably is no such specific thing as "long covid", its just this syndrome that was always a thing.