I would be in camp #2 as well, was it not that we are discovering tests showing evidence of Long COVID. See for example this blog from a long hauler: https://mylongcoviddiaries.medium.com/i-finally-have-a-diagn...

There seems to be evidence that tiny blood clots are causing the wide variety of symptoms. https://worldfreedomalliance.org/au/news/could-tiny-blood-cl...