MaskTogetherAmerica Long COVID Defense Series I featuring 5 virtual Q&A sessions
November 7, 2025, from 5:00 to 8:30 pm Eastern
"The cumulative global incidence of Long COVID is around 400 million individuals, which is estimated to have an annual economic impact of approximately $1 trillion—equivalent to about 1% of the global economy," according to a science review published in 2024 by top Long COVID researchers in the U.S. Yet prevention of COVID-19 is viewed by most Americans as a taboo. Every day, COVID-19 is infecting people and spreading. Every infection can lead to Long COVID, which has no cure or FDA approved treatment. Regardless of severity, patients face long waits, gaslighting, dismissal, abandonment, and high costs in seeking diagnosis and experimental treatments. Every day, this global health crisis is spreading like wildfire as doctors and nurses treat the thought of Long COVID as a medical taboo and banish it from public consciousness.
Watch MaskTogetherAmerica’s first virtual forum of its Long COVID Defense Series on Friday, November 7, from 5:00 to 8:30 pm Eastern, featuring:
- Solenn Tanguy, president of Winslow Santé Publique, a Long COVID advocacy group in France
- Dr. Angelique Corthals, CUNY professor, multidisciplinary researcher in biomedical science and biological/forensic anthropology, and Doctors Without Borders consultant in diagnostic technology and biologics delivery
- Adam Van Bavel, Long COVID patient activist and administrator of Maryland Indoor Air Quality Advocates (MIAQA)
- Ann E. Wallace, Ph.D., English professor, poet, and NIH RECOVER patient representative
- Becky Ancira Robertson, MaskTogetherAmerica founding member, Long COVID advocate, researcher and representative of the World Health Network
We are grateful to start our series of virtual forums on Long COVID with this great panel of Long COVID advocates who don’t hold back on sharing their experiences and defending health justice for long-haulers. When someone is down, we won't leave them behind, especially when so many people need a helping hand. We are going to speak out together.
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