A new Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report suggests the need for masking and social distancing mandates to protect people from "long COVID." Long COVID lacks a specific definition, but generally covers signs, symptoms, and conditions that continue or develop after initial infection. The HHS report, produced by research agency Coforma and released Monday, calls for a broad range of government policies to help people who continue to deal with the lingering effects of COVID. One short-term recommendation for the general public is: "Encourage or mandate policies and protocols regarding masking and social distancing in public spaces… …The report maintains that ending the mask mandate in late 2021 and 2022 is making it harder for people with long COVID… https://www.newsmax.com/us/hhs-long-covid-face-mask/2022/11/22/id/1097546/ Clearly letting go of that power and control over us is difficult for many big government addicts. Always on the lookout for a means of control over peoples lives. Too many are now too aware to allow that kind of control again.