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Long-Haulers

COVID-19 isn't just a two-week disease. It can sometimes have far-reaching affects long after this window of initial sickness is done. They are the stories of long-haulers. This series was originally written for COVID-19 Survivor Diaries, a project by photographer and videographer Morgana Wingard. Through portraits and first-person accounts, the project documents the world's shared experience of the global COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of people who survived.

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Susan sits on a bright blue wooden lawn chair. She's sitting leaned back, with her legs folded and her arms crossed. Patches of sunlight light different parts of her body as she smiles with a gaze slightly off from the camera.
She Was Trained to Deal With Pandemics, But That Wasn't Enough
Despite her background as an emergency room nurse trained to respond to bioterrorism attacks and Ebola, Susan contracted COVID-19 March 2020 and continues to experience symptoms months later.
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Months After Contracting COVID-19, This Nurse Was Still Housebound
She contracted COVID-19 through community spread at the start of the outbreak in New York in March. Because of her preexisting conditions, she was hospitalized for several days and after two months she is still housebound and recovering.
Gail sits at a wooden picnic table. She's looking off to the side. Behind her is lush, forest scenery.
COVID-19 Survivor Now Fights Misinformation in Her Community
She survived COVID-19. Now, she's on a mission to fight COVID-19 in her community with facts.
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Fitness Teacher Is a COVID Survivor With 'Lungs of a 75-Year-Old'
Ryan, a fitness professional, began experiencing COVID-like symptoms June 2020. Months later, an MRI scan revealed lung damage compared to that of a smoker's lung.
Monica sits at a chair next to a window lighting her face. She's sitting with one leg folded on the chair.
She Got COVID at Work, yet They Refused to Compensate For Her Long-Term Illness
After 17 weeks of unexplainable, ongoing symptoms, Monica was diagnosed with COVID-19-induced lupus and is still fighting for workers' compensation despite catching COVID-19 at work.
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