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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A truck driver who covers long distances to deliver goods, often being away from home for extended periods of time..
A run-down truck stop on an old tobacco highway. Long-haulers eating breakfasts in corners. A church group in the gift shop.
The disease’s “long-haulers” have endured relentless waves of debilitating symptoms—and disbelief from doctors and friends. […] Yet support groups on Slack and Facebook host thousands of people like LeClerc, who say they have been wrestling with serious COVID-19 symptoms for at least a month, if not two or three. Some call themselves “long-termers” or “long-haulers.”
Fourteen months later, battling chronic effects of the deadly coronavirus and saddled with permanent viral-induced asthma, she is labeled a long-hauler.
Stephanie Schroeder, 50, is a COVID-19 long-hauler who tells her story to encourage others to get the vaccine.
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Long-hauler means A truck driver who covers long distances to deliver goods, often being away from home for extended periods of time..
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A run-down truck stop on an old tobacco highway. Long-haulers eating breakfasts in corners. A church group in the gift shop.
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