Kirklees Reform UK councillor denies posting that Long Covid was 'made up'

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Kirklees Council leader Sarah Wood, a Reform UK councillor, denies making a 2020 social media post claiming Long Covid was made up by the media.
Green councillor Andrew Cooper read out the 2020 post, from Wood's account, at a Kirklees Council meeting.
Wood says the old campaign account was run by several members and the post did not reflect her views then or now.
Long Covid, which about 1.5 million people in the UK are said to have, is recognised by the World Health Organisation, the US Centres for Disease Control and the NHS.

Andrew Cooper read out the 2020 post at a council meeting and said 1.5 million people in the UK have Long Covid, recognised by the WHO, the CDC and the NHS.
Sarah Wood denied making the post, said the account was managed by several campaign members, and said her focus is Kirklees's finances, services and safety.

Kirklees Reform UK councillor denies saying Long Covid 'made up'bbc.com· 40h
The BBC reports that Sarah Wood, Kirklees Council's Reform UK leader, denies saying Long Covid was "made up", after Green councillor Andrew Cooper read out a 2020 post from her social media account claiming the condition was invented by the media. Wood says the account was managed by several campaign members and did not reflect her views, while Cooper notes 1.5 million Britons have the condition, recognised by the WHO, the CDC and the NHS.