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Long COVID activists fought Trump team’s research cuts and won ― for now

Success gives hope to scientists and advocates who managed to get millions of dollars in grants restored.
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  1. Heidi Ledford
  2. Max Kozlov

Long COVID advocates and researchers in the United States have done the extraordinary. After a bruising battle, they managed to revive some of the research grants cancelled by the administration of President Donald Trump ― a rare victory for science as Trump’s team slashes funding and fires federal scientific staff.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-00995-3

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  • Clarification 08 April 2025: This story has been amended to clarify that many activists who worked to undo cuts to long COVID research themselves have the condition.

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