Opinion | Protesters So Ill, They Couldn’t Get Arrested - The New York Times
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/opinion/me-cfs-long-covid.html
M.E./C.F.S. (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome), a condition that’s often postviral and similar to what some long Covid sufferers appear to have, can be so debilitating that it leaves those who have it with a sense of desperation.
That wasn’t apparent as they picketed and chanted, some in wheelchairs or using canes, wearing red shirts with slogans like “Still sick, still fighting” and “Millions missing.”
They gave their best shot at civil disobedience, but instead of being arrested, they were largely ignored. A few news articles mentioned the protest, and the world moved on.