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How Masking Contributes to Long COVID

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How Masking Contributes to Long COVID
Face mask-clad commuters head to work through a street connecting from Shinjuku railway station in Tokyo on April 9, 2020. Kazuhiro NogiI/AFP via Getty Images
Carla Peeters
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A lingering disorder that can last for months or years is affecting an increasing proportion of the workforce. The symptoms that contribute to long COVID could be a result of pandemic measures and masking in particular. Increased exposure to microplastics, nanoparticles, chemicals in masks, and nasopharyngeal tests parallel many of the symptoms that define long COVID.

Carla Peeters
Carla Peeters
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Carla Peeters is founder and managing director of COBALA Good Care Feels Better. She obtained a Ph.D. in Immunology from the Medical Faculty of Utrecht, studied Molecular Sciences at Wageningen University and Research, and followed a four-year course in Higher Nature Scientific Education with a specialization in medical laboratory diagnostics and research. She studied at various business schools including London Business School, INSEAD, and Nyenrode Business School.
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