I'm going to directly address this because The Atlantic has been a source of misinformation

Yes, SARS Cov 2 has resulted in immune harm-

persistent depletion of dendritic cells and naive T and B cells

People with long covid have persistent viral proteins in their bloodstream

There is also induction of the exhaustion program.

Mazer deleted his tweets comparing covid to the flu to me

His insight into the matter is poor.