Ed, a retired auto worker, and Tammy, a retired care worker, caught COVID-19 early in the pandemic and have suffered debilitating Long COVID symptoms ever since, with no end in sight.

Now that the Biden administration is falsely declaring the pandemic over, their struggle to survive is taking on new dimensions. Ed and Tammy’s food stamps are tied to the daily COVID-19 case rate and could be reduced from an already inadequate $459 per month to just $20, a pittance.