United Kingdom: According to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, the majority of people living with long-term COVID experience some form of social stigma directly related to their condition. As per the researchers from the University of Southampton and Brighton and Sussex Medical School, there are countless anecdotal reports of the stigma, dismissal, and discrimination faced by people living with COVID.

In the study, 61% of people stated that they were very careful about whom they told about their condition, and about one-third (34%) of respondents regretted having told people about it. The researchers revealed that 63% of the participants reported experiences of stigma, such as being treated with less respect or having people they care about stop contact with them due to their health condition.

Out of 2.3 million participants in the study, nearly 86% of them felt a profound sense of shame related to having long hair. Respondents were ashamed of their illness and felt "very different" from those who did not have long COVID.

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