Well, if the long termers took ivermectin they'd have no long term effects. And your belief in that absurd statement is based on what? Since they allowed the virus to ravage them w/o treatment, lucky they are alive w/long term effects. You appear to be confused. They did receive treatment. They recovered from the worst effects of COVID, but some of their symptoms persisted. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/long-term-effects.html