For our most recent issue, Lowenstein and Prior, an editor and author of books about long Covid, highlight the millions of dollars missing from research into myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), an infection-associated complex chronic illness.

While ME/CFS sufferers have been asking for research into their disease since 2016, Covid-19 has put the problem into relief, as the majority of people with ME/CFS today are also Covid-19 long-haulers. “Ultimately,” Lowenstein and Prior say, “the long Covid advocacy movement’s ability to address these systemic issues will determine its success.”