Gato Malo persists in dismissing, out of hand, those with Long Covid. While I agree the commonly held 25% figure may be high, and that there are hysterics and imposters impersonating Long Haulers for secondary gain, I dispute Gato's premise here, which is that this is primarily such a situation. In the first place, Gato is entirely incorrect stating that there are "no known biomarkers." Bruce Patterson's group has very clearly identified persistent biomarkers of inflammation in those who have Long Covid. They do a panel of around 12 biomarkers including Interleukin 6, Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha,-13,-2,-4,-10, CCL5,4 and 3, and others. Feel free to look it up at IntellDx. I have one patient with very clear Long Covid symptoms including persistent loss of smell and brain fog. She had positive biomarkers per Dr. Patterson's panel. Secondly, Gato is particularly vicious in his ad hominem attack on those afflicted, with statements such as "most of its loudest proponents are the anxiety raddled and the chronic disease grifters." Such pejorative language is insufferable, given the fact that many people, including three of my patients, one of whom is a young relative, suffer very clearly from Long Covid. I don't know what Gato's agenda is here, but it certainly is not objective or very becoming for an otherwise helpful source of information. Please desist!