Nilforoshan first set out to reproduce the results of other high-profile long-COVID studies that suggested the disease had an unusually broad range of symptoms, some persisting for extended periods. He was able to match their findings exactly if he used their approach. But then he started to dig deeper. He looked to see whether long COVID appeared to cause impossible outcomes – lightning strikes, dog bites, and gunshot wounds – and found that it did.

The article is very careful to no to ruffle any feathers but it clearly shows that the whole idea of the long COVID is totally overblown.