Long COVID Defense Series II featuring 4 Virtual Q&A Sessions
Jan 15, 2026, 5:00pm - 8:00pm EST
COVID-19 and Long COVID (LC) can be lethal. Millions of Long COVID Patients of all ages around the world are uncared for, unable to get diagnosed, and struggling to protect themselves from more infections that can exacerbate symptoms. Contrary to claims that little is known about Long COVID, the scientific community has identified several etiologies that explain why symptoms persist in individuals. Long COVID is now recognized as a complex multi-system condition, and research has progressed to identifying specific, testable causation pathways. We invite you to watch MaskTogetherAmerica Long COVID Defense Series, Part II, on Jan 15, 2026, 5:00pm - 8:00pm EST. Our virtual event featured 4 esteemed speakers:
—Sinéad O'Brien, co-founder of Clean Air Advocacy Ireland (CAAI)
—Akiko Iwasaki, Ph.D., Sterling Professor of Immunobiology at the Yale University School of Medicine
—Betsy Ladyzhets and Miles W. Griffis, co-founders and editors of The Sick Times, a non-profit news site covering Long COVID and the ongoing pandemic.
Our Long COVID series is very fortunate to have this amazing panel of advocates who don’t hold back on defending health justice for long-haulers. Lack of awareness and recognition fuels gaslighting and diagnostic odysseys in Long COVID, leading to delay and lack of options in treatment – all exacerbated by age, gender, class, and racial inequalities. More than ever, the unprecedented retrenchment of U.S. public health protections/efforts, health insurance and social services—including nearly $1 trillion in impending Medicaid cuts, reduced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the closing of 80% of Long COVID clinics in the U.S., and the end of federal support for disability outreach—has made community support vital for the survival of Long COVID patients.
Watch recording on YouTube and Facebook.
Access Info:
- Format: 4 Q&A sessions
- Presentations are in spoken English, auto captions allowed
- Chat was open
- Camera off for guests for security reasons
- Recording was edited
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