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Ed Markey: People don't believe the patients. They think that there is some phony pretend disease that people have.

On the recordJanuary 17, 2024
People don't believe the patients. They think that there is some phony pretend disease that people have.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey addresses skepticism about long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome.

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