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Epistemic injustice in healthcare describes the unique harms or wrongs done to a person in their capacity to share and acquire knowledge about their illness. Although the concept of epistemic injustice has been described in other chronic conditions, few studies have explored these concepts in Long COVID.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>(1) To understand the lived experience of epistemic injustice in adults with Long COVID who were participating in a peer support group intervention and (2) to describe the potential impact of the support group on these experiences in participants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Qualitative analysis utilising inductive analysis of semi\u2010structured individual interviews of patients with Long COVID who participated in a peer support group intervention at an academic medical centre in Oregon, USA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We identified three themes that captured the lived experiences of epistemic injustice in Long COVID support group participants: (1) dismissal and disregard; (2) episodic and unpredictable symptoms and impairment, and (3) knowledge and interpretation practices. 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