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Calculated Shard: 34 (from laksa090)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa034.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/la-county-long-covid/3862243/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/la-county-long-covid/3862243/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/la-county-long-covid\/3862243\/","crawl_time":1776083084,"first_indexed_time":1773733181,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,nbclosangeles!www,\/news\/local\/la-county-long-covid\/3862243\/ s443","src_root_hash":"10570705335360386834","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Thousands in LA County still suffer from effects of long COVID – NBC Los Angeles","meta_descriptions":["The effects of long COVID continue to affect those who've been impacted by ongoing side effects."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"For Elle Seibert, learning to live with the effects of long COVID has been an ongoing challenge over the last four years.\n“I would really struggle to make it through a workday,” Seibert said. “I wasn’t doing physical labor at my job; I was typing on a computer.”\nHer condition has made holding a traditional 9-to-5 job difficult, so she turned to consulting and driving for Uber. But as a young, single person, she is worried about her financial future.\n“I don't have a partner paying my rent. I don't have a family couch to sleep on. If I even just get a cold while I’m at work, then I can’t drive for a few days,” she said.\n\"I got COVID in July 2022, and I got up that day, and I felt horrible. Then, I just didn't get better,” said Beth Nishida, who is also struggling with long COVID.\nHer symptoms include extreme exhaustion, brain fog, migraines and a nervous system disorder called POTS. She had to retire from a job she loved as a special education administrator.\nNishida said she's frustrated that Los Angeles County isn’t doing more to help people like her and Seibert, whose lives have been upended by long COVID.\nLocal\nGet Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.\n“If you look at the\nLA County website\n, their own statistics show that in 2023, over 630,00 people in LA County had long COVID,” said Nishida. “But I can’t figure out that anything was actually done to address the needs of those people.”\n“This is an ignored problem in Los Angeles County,” said Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, an infectious disease expert who is part of\nKeck Medicine of USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic.\n“It’s not only affecting physical health and mental health, it’s affecting people social-economically,” said Klausner.  “There’s people that have estimated the cost of long COVID to the county might be as high as $12 billion.”\n“If you lose the ability to work, long COVID becomes a labor issue,” said Seibert. “Now if you can’t work, how are you going to pay your rent and bills? Then long COVID becomes a housing issue.”\nSeibert and Nishida are patients at Keck Medicine of USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic, and they also serve with Dr. Klausner on the community advisory board. Together, they hope their advocacy will lead the county to set up a task force focused on the matter.\n“Let’s get the smartest people in the county together; let’s get the advocates, let’s get the doctors, let’s get people who are therapists, occupational, physical therapists, people who deal with housing and other economic issues, and get them around the table on a regular basis for 12 months,” Klausner said. “And let’s come up with recommendations.”\nHe says one of the task force’s goals would be to establish a hotline to help connect those suffering from long COVID to available resources. But he and his patients are still waiting for Board Chair Hilda Solis to put the issue on the agenda and up for debate.\nMeanwhile, for patients like Seibert and Nishida, their new normal has meant slowing down and learning to pace themselves. Occupational and physical therapy can help, but there is no cure, and not everyone deals with the same symptoms.\nNishida has turned to photography to express her feelings of brokenness, but also as a way to focus on beauty and hope. She also uses it as an outlet to share hope with others who are also suffering.\n“Then I think my life does have purpose, it does have meaning, and it makes a big difference,” she said.\nNBCLA has reached out to Solis for comment on establishing a long COVID task force, but has not received a response.","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/la-county-long-covid\/3862243\/#content)\n\n[![NBC Los Angeles](https:\/\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2024\/08\/KNBC_station_logo_dark.png?fit=277%2C58&quality=85&strip=all&w=191&h=40)](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/)\n\nMain Navigation\n\nSearch\n\n[Local](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/) [NBC4 Investigates](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/investigations\/) [Weather](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/weather\/) [U.S. & World](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/national-international\/) [Entertainment](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/entertainment\/) [Stream NBC LA News 24\/7](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/how-to-watch-nbc-los-angeles-news-live-stream-on-peacock-roku-samsung-tv-xumo\/3083389\/)\n\n[Watch 24\/7](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/watch\/)\n\n[Create profile \/ Log in](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/la-county-long-covid\/3862243\/)\n\n[Dashboard](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/account\/)\n\n[Email preferences](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/la-county-long-covid\/3862243\/)\n\n[Sign out](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/la-county-long-covid\/3862243\/)\n\nTrending\n\n[⛽Gas savings](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/tell-us-how-youre-saving-on-gas-prices-in-southern-california\/3862427\/) [🚌LAUSD](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/education\/lausd-student-family-resources-potential-april14-strike\/3874367\/) [Iran](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/tag\/iran\/) [Local Impact Grants](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/community\/nbcuniversal-local-impact-grants\/) [👀 NBCLA on YouTube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nbcla\/) [🔍 NBC4 Investigates Tips](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/investigations\/submit-tip\/) [☀️ Watch: California Live](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/california-live\/)\n\nExpand\n\n![](https:\/\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2019\/09\/LA_aerial-1-1.png?fit=2060%2C847&quality=85&strip=all&w=400&h=44&crop=1)\n\n[Health](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/tag\/health\/)\n\n# 6 years since pandemic, hundreds of thousands in LA County suffering from effects of long COVID\n## The symptoms vary, but advocates want the Board of Supervisors to create a task force to better understand the condition and its impact.\n#### By [Carolyn Johnson](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/author\/carolyn-johnson\/) • Published March 16, 2026 • Updated on March 17, 2026 at 12:40 pm\nBOOKMARKER\n\nNBC Universal, Inc.\n\nPatients who are still experiencing long COVID symptoms are calling on LA County leaders for more support. Carolyn Johnson reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2026.\n\nFor Elle Seibert, learning to live with the effects of long COVID has been an ongoing challenge over the last four years.\n\n“I would really struggle to make it through a workday,” Seibert said. “I wasn’t doing physical labor at my job; I was typing on a computer.”\n\nStream Los Angeles News for free, 24\/7, wherever you are.\n\n[![Watch button](https:\/\/media.nbcnewyork.com\/assets\/editorial\/national\/images\/cta-eye-icon-white.png) WATCH HERE](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/watch\/)\n\nHer condition has made holding a traditional 9-to-5 job difficult, so she turned to consulting and driving for Uber. But as a young, single person, she is worried about her financial future.\n\n“I don't have a partner paying my rent. I don't have a family couch to sleep on. If I even just get a cold while I’m at work, then I can’t drive for a few days,” she said.\n\n\"I got COVID in July 2022, and I got up that day, and I felt horrible. Then, I just didn't get better,” said Beth Nishida, who is also struggling with long COVID.\n\nHer symptoms include extreme exhaustion, brain fog, migraines and a nervous system disorder called POTS. She had to retire from a job she loved as a special education administrator.\n\nNishida said she's frustrated that Los Angeles County isn’t doing more to help people like her and Seibert, whose lives have been upended by long COVID.\n\n### Local\nGet Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.\n\n[![](https:\/\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2019\/09\/Generic-Money-7.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/2-24-million-powerball-ticket-sold-in-calabasas\/3875076\/)\n\n[Lottery](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/tag\/lottery\/)  6 hours ago\n\n### [\\$2.24 million Powerball ticket sold in Calabasas](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/2-24-million-powerball-ticket-sold-in-calabasas\/3875076\/)\n\n[![](https:\/\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1079753428.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/lausd-administrators-union-tentative-agreement\/3875061\/)\n\n[LAUSD](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/tag\/lausd\/)  7 hours ago\n\n### [LAUSD reaches tentative agreement with administrators' union](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/lausd-administrators-union-tentative-agreement\/3875061\/)\n\n“If you look at the [LA County website](http:\/\/publichealth.lacounty.gov\/phcommon\/public\/media\/mediapubhpdetail.cfm?prid=4299), their own statistics show that in 2023, over 630,00 people in LA County had long COVID,” said Nishida. “But I can’t figure out that anything was actually done to address the needs of those people.”\n\n“This is an ignored problem in Los Angeles County,” said Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, an infectious disease expert who is part of [Keck Medicine of USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic.](https:\/\/www.keckmedicine.org\/covid-recovery-clinic\/)\n\n“It’s not only affecting physical health and mental health, it’s affecting people social-economically,” said Klausner. “There’s people that have estimated the cost of long COVID to the county might be as high as \\$12 billion.”\n\n“If you lose the ability to work, long COVID becomes a labor issue,” said Seibert. “Now if you can’t work, how are you going to pay your rent and bills? Then long COVID becomes a housing issue.”\n\nSeibert and Nishida are patients at Keck Medicine of USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic, and they also serve with Dr. Klausner on the community advisory board. Together, they hope their advocacy will lead the county to set up a task force focused on the matter.\n\n“Let’s get the smartest people in the county together; let’s get the advocates, let’s get the doctors, let’s get people who are therapists, occupational, physical therapists, people who deal with housing and other economic issues, and get them around the table on a regular basis for 12 months,” Klausner said. “And let’s come up with recommendations.”\n\nHe says one of the task force’s goals would be to establish a hotline to help connect those suffering from long COVID to available resources. But he and his patients are still waiting for Board Chair Hilda Solis to put the issue on the agenda and up for debate.\n\nMeanwhile, for patients like Seibert and Nishida, their new normal has meant slowing down and learning to pace themselves. Occupational and physical therapy can help, but there is no cure, and not everyone deals with the same symptoms.\n\nNishida has turned to photography to express her feelings of brokenness, but also as a way to focus on beauty and hope. She also uses it as an outlet to share hope with others who are also suffering.\n\n“Then I think my life does have purpose, it does have meaning, and it makes a big difference,” she said.\n\nNBCLA has reached out to Solis for comment on establishing a long COVID task force, but has not received a response.\n\n#### This article tagged under:\n[Health](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/tag\/health\/)[Los Angeles County](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/tag\/los-angeles-county\/)\n\n[![](https:\/\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2024\/04\/LA-web@3x.png?fit=838%2C72&quality=85&strip=all) ![](https:\/\/nbcu.tmsimg.com\/assets\/p26844197_b_h10_aa.jpg?w=960&h=540) on now Live: Today in LA @ 5AM](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/watch\/)\n\n### Trending Stories\n- [![Homeless man builds his own little wooden house, sells others for \\$150](https:\/\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2026\/04\/tiny-house.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&resize=100%2C56)](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/homeless-man-builds-his-own-little-wooden-house-sells-others-for-150\/3873465\/)\n  #### [Los Angeles](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/)\n  [Homeless man builds his own little wooden house, sells others for \\$150](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/homeless-man-builds-his-own-little-wooden-house-sells-others-for-150\/3873465\/)\n- [![‘Strong' El Niño may be brewing. 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But as a young, single person, she is worried about her financial future.\n\n“I don't have a partner paying my rent. I don't have a family couch to sleep on. If I even just get a cold while I’m at work, then I can’t drive for a few days,” she said.\n\n\"I got COVID in July 2022, and I got up that day, and I felt horrible. Then, I just didn't get better,” said Beth Nishida, who is also struggling with long COVID.\n\nHer symptoms include extreme exhaustion, brain fog, migraines and a nervous system disorder called POTS. She had to retire from a job she loved as a special education administrator.\n\nNishida said she's frustrated that Los Angeles County isn’t doing more to help people like her and Seibert, whose lives have been upended by long COVID.\n\n### Local\nGet Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.\n\n[![](https:\/\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2019\/09\/Generic-Money-7.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/2-24-million-powerball-ticket-sold-in-calabasas\/3875076\/)\n\n[![](https:\/\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-1079753428.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)](https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/lausd-administrators-union-tentative-agreement\/3875061\/)\n\n“If you look at the [LA County website](http:\/\/publichealth.lacounty.gov\/phcommon\/public\/media\/mediapubhpdetail.cfm?prid=4299), their own statistics show that in 2023, over 630,00 people in LA County had long COVID,” said Nishida. “But I can’t figure out that anything was actually done to address the needs of those people.”\n\n“This is an ignored problem in Los Angeles County,” said Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, an infectious disease expert who is part of [Keck Medicine of USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic.](https:\/\/www.keckmedicine.org\/covid-recovery-clinic\/)\n\n“It’s not only affecting physical health and mental health, it’s affecting people social-economically,” said Klausner. “There’s people that have estimated the cost of long COVID to the county might be as high as \\$12 billion.”\n\n“If you lose the ability to work, long COVID becomes a labor issue,” said Seibert. “Now if you can’t work, how are you going to pay your rent and bills? Then long COVID becomes a housing issue.”\n\nSeibert and Nishida are patients at Keck Medicine of USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic, and they also serve with Dr. Klausner on the community advisory board. Together, they hope their advocacy will lead the county to set up a task force focused on the matter.\n\n“Let’s get the smartest people in the county together; let’s get the advocates, let’s get the doctors, let’s get people who are therapists, occupational, physical therapists, people who deal with housing and other economic issues, and get them around the table on a regular basis for 12 months,” Klausner said. “And let’s come up with recommendations.”\n\nHe says one of the task force’s goals would be to establish a hotline to help connect those suffering from long COVID to available resources. But he and his patients are still waiting for Board Chair Hilda Solis to put the issue on the agenda and up for debate.\n\nMeanwhile, for patients like Seibert and Nishida, their new normal has meant slowing down and learning to pace themselves. Occupational and physical therapy can help, but there is no cure, and not everyone deals with the same symptoms.\n\nNishida has turned to photography to express her feelings of brokenness, but also as a way to focus on beauty and hope. She also uses it as an outlet to share hope with others who are also suffering.\n\n“Then I think my life does have purpose, it does have meaning, and it makes a big difference,” she said.\n\nNBCLA has reached out to Solis for comment on establishing a long COVID task force, but has not received a response.","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	For Elle Seibert, learning to live with the effects of long COVID has been an ongoing challenge over the last four years. “I would really struggle to make it through a workday,” Seibert said. “I wasn’t doing physical labor at my job; I was typing on a computer.” Her condition has made holding a traditional 9-to-5 job difficult, so she turned to consulting and driving for Uber. But as a young, single person, she is worried about her financial future. “I don't have a partner paying my rent. I don't have a family couch to sleep on. If I even just get a cold while I’m at work, then I can’t drive for a few days,” she said. "I got COVID in July 2022, and I got up that day, and I felt horrible. Then, I just didn't get better,” said Beth Nishida, who is also struggling with long COVID. Her symptoms include extreme exhaustion, brain fog, migraines and a nervous system disorder called POTS. She had to retire from a job she loved as a special education administrator. Nishida said she's frustrated that Los Angeles County isn’t doing more to help people like her and Seibert, whose lives have been upended by long COVID. Local Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news. “If you look at the LA County website , their own statistics show that in 2023, over 630,00 people in LA County had long COVID,” said Nishida. “But I can’t figure out that anything was actually done to address the needs of those people.” “This is an ignored problem in Los Angeles County,” said Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, an infectious disease expert who is part of Keck Medicine of USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic. “It’s not only affecting physical health and mental health, it’s affecting people social-economically,” said Klausner. “There’s people that have estimated the cost of long COVID to the county might be as high as $12 billion.” “If you lose the ability to work, long COVID becomes a labor issue,” said Seibert. “Now if you can’t work, how are you going to pay your rent and bills? Then long COVID becomes a housing issue.” Seibert and Nishida are patients at Keck Medicine of USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic, and they also serve with Dr. Klausner on the community advisory board. Together, they hope their advocacy will lead the county to set up a task force focused on the matter. “Let’s get the smartest people in the county together; let’s get the advocates, let’s get the doctors, let’s get people who are therapists, occupational, physical therapists, people who deal with housing and other economic issues, and get them around the table on a regular basis for 12 months,” Klausner said. “And let’s come up with recommendations.” He says one of the task force’s goals would be to establish a hotline to help connect those suffering from long COVID to available resources. But he and his patients are still waiting for Board Chair Hilda Solis to put the issue on the agenda and up for debate. Meanwhile, for patients like Seibert and Nishida, their new normal has meant slowing down and learning to pace themselves. Occupational and physical therapy can help, but there is no cure, and not everyone deals with the same symptoms. Nishida has turned to photography to express her feelings of brokenness, but also as a way to focus on beauty and hope. She also uses it as an outlet to share hope with others who are also suffering. “Then I think my life does have purpose, it does have meaning, and it makes a big difference,” she said. NBCLA has reached out to Solis for comment on establishing a long COVID task force, but has not received a response.
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Patients who are still experiencing long COVID symptoms are calling on LA County leaders for more support. Carolyn Johnson reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, March 16, 2026. For Elle Seibert, learning to live with the effects of long COVID has been an ongoing challenge over the last four years. “I would really struggle to make it through a workday,” Seibert said. “I wasn’t doing physical labor at my job; I was typing on a computer.” Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [![Watch button](https://media.nbcnewyork.com/assets/editorial/national/images/cta-eye-icon-white.png) WATCH HERE](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/watch/) Her condition has made holding a traditional 9-to-5 job difficult, so she turned to consulting and driving for Uber. But as a young, single person, she is worried about her financial future. “I don't have a partner paying my rent. I don't have a family couch to sleep on. If I even just get a cold while I’m at work, then I can’t drive for a few days,” she said. "I got COVID in July 2022, and I got up that day, and I felt horrible. Then, I just didn't get better,” said Beth Nishida, who is also struggling with long COVID. Her symptoms include extreme exhaustion, brain fog, migraines and a nervous system disorder called POTS. She had to retire from a job she loved as a special education administrator. Nishida said she's frustrated that Los Angeles County isn’t doing more to help people like her and Seibert, whose lives have been upended by long COVID. ### Local Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news. 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Then long COVID becomes a housing issue.” Seibert and Nishida are patients at Keck Medicine of USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic, and they also serve with Dr. Klausner on the community advisory board. Together, they hope their advocacy will lead the county to set up a task force focused on the matter. “Let’s get the smartest people in the county together; let’s get the advocates, let’s get the doctors, let’s get people who are therapists, occupational, physical therapists, people who deal with housing and other economic issues, and get them around the table on a regular basis for 12 months,” Klausner said. “And let’s come up with recommendations.” He says one of the task force’s goals would be to establish a hotline to help connect those suffering from long COVID to available resources. But he and his patients are still waiting for Board Chair Hilda Solis to put the issue on the agenda and up for debate. Meanwhile, for patients like Seibert and Nishida, their new normal has meant slowing down and learning to pace themselves. Occupational and physical therapy can help, but there is no cure, and not everyone deals with the same symptoms. Nishida has turned to photography to express her feelings of brokenness, but also as a way to focus on beauty and hope. She also uses it as an outlet to share hope with others who are also suffering. “Then I think my life does have purpose, it does have meaning, and it makes a big difference,” she said. 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Readable Markdown	For Elle Seibert, learning to live with the effects of long COVID has been an ongoing challenge over the last four years. “I would really struggle to make it through a workday,” Seibert said. “I wasn’t doing physical labor at my job; I was typing on a computer.” Her condition has made holding a traditional 9-to-5 job difficult, so she turned to consulting and driving for Uber. But as a young, single person, she is worried about her financial future. “I don't have a partner paying my rent. I don't have a family couch to sleep on. If I even just get a cold while I’m at work, then I can’t drive for a few days,” she said. "I got COVID in July 2022, and I got up that day, and I felt horrible. Then, I just didn't get better,” said Beth Nishida, who is also struggling with long COVID. Her symptoms include extreme exhaustion, brain fog, migraines and a nervous system disorder called POTS. She had to retire from a job she loved as a special education administrator. Nishida said she's frustrated that Los Angeles County isn’t doing more to help people like her and Seibert, whose lives have been upended by long COVID. ### Local Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news. [![](https://media.nbclosangeles.com/2019/09/Generic-Money-7.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/2-24-million-powerball-ticket-sold-in-calabasas/3875076/) [![](https://media.nbclosangeles.com/2025/08/GettyImages-1079753428.jpg?quality=85&strip=all)](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/lausd-administrators-union-tentative-agreement/3875061/) “If you look at the [LA County website](http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/public/media/mediapubhpdetail.cfm?prid=4299), their own statistics show that in 2023, over 630,00 people in LA County had long COVID,” said Nishida. “But I can’t figure out that anything was actually done to address the needs of those people.” “This is an ignored problem in Los Angeles County,” said Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, an infectious disease expert who is part of [Keck Medicine of USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic.](https://www.keckmedicine.org/covid-recovery-clinic/) “It’s not only affecting physical health and mental health, it’s affecting people social-economically,” said Klausner. “There’s people that have estimated the cost of long COVID to the county might be as high as \$12 billion.” “If you lose the ability to work, long COVID becomes a labor issue,” said Seibert. “Now if you can’t work, how are you going to pay your rent and bills? Then long COVID becomes a housing issue.” Seibert and Nishida are patients at Keck Medicine of USC’s COVID Recovery Clinic, and they also serve with Dr. Klausner on the community advisory board. Together, they hope their advocacy will lead the county to set up a task force focused on the matter. “Let’s get the smartest people in the county together; let’s get the advocates, let’s get the doctors, let’s get people who are therapists, occupational, physical therapists, people who deal with housing and other economic issues, and get them around the table on a regular basis for 12 months,” Klausner said. “And let’s come up with recommendations.” He says one of the task force’s goals would be to establish a hotline to help connect those suffering from long COVID to available resources. But he and his patients are still waiting for Board Chair Hilda Solis to put the issue on the agenda and up for debate. Meanwhile, for patients like Seibert and Nishida, their new normal has meant slowing down and learning to pace themselves. Occupational and physical therapy can help, but there is no cure, and not everyone deals with the same symptoms. Nishida has turned to photography to express her feelings of brokenness, but also as a way to focus on beauty and hope. She also uses it as an outlet to share hope with others who are also suffering. “Then I think my life does have purpose, it does have meaning, and it makes a big difference,” she said. NBCLA has reached out to Solis for comment on establishing a long COVID task force, but has not received a response.
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