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Some highlights from @ducky 's weekly roundup at https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2025/03/28/2025-03-28-general/
SARS-CoV-2 can interact with / activate the CD147 receptor to get into lymphocytes (T-cells and B-cells). (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417023000872)#CovidCompetent #AirborneAware #CovidIsNotOver #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #pandemic #MaskUp #WearAMask #cleanAir
women are 13.4 times more likely to get Long COVID if they are 🤰pregnant than if they are 🚫🤰not, with the danger highest if they catch COVID-19 in the third trimester. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0002937825001474)
the rate of cases of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) has gone up more than fourteen times compared to pre-pandemic (https://academic.oup.com/ehjqcco/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcae111/7945206)
Press release for a new UK study:
"Nearly one in ten unsure if they have Long Covid. Almost 5% have the condition and socially disadvantaged groups are most affected"
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1076866
Free paper:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hex.70202
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
"Nearly one in ten unsure if they have Long Covid. Almost 5% have the condition and socially disadvantaged groups are most affected"
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1076866
Free paper:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hex.70202
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
Nearly one in ten unsure if they have Long Covid
Almost one in ten people (9.1%) in England think they could have Long Covid but aren’t sure, according to a new analysis of NHS England survey data by the University of Southampton. Researchers also found that 4.EurekAlert!
Recording with:
- Dr David Joffe: an overview of biological basis of Long COVID
- Dr David Tuller: on basis of psycho-behavioural therapy focusing on the PACE trial & a major #LongCOVID trial"
https://youtu.be/V9f_kjlz6Ho
From latest Science for ME update
@longcovid
#PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #PostCovidSyndrome #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
@mecfs
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
- Dr David Joffe: an overview of biological basis of Long COVID
- Dr David Tuller: on basis of psycho-behavioural therapy focusing on the PACE trial & a major #LongCOVID trial"
https://youtu.be/V9f_kjlz6Ho
From latest Science for ME update
@longcovid
#PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #PostCovidSyndrome #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
@mecfs
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
Press release:
Long COVID could be costing U.S. $2.0-$6.5 billion annually
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1077514
Paper (not open access):
https://academic.oup.com/jid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/infdis/jiaf030/7972782
Comment: I think I have seen higher estimates. Still huge numbers
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
Long COVID could be costing U.S. $2.0-$6.5 billion annually
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1077514
Paper (not open access):
https://academic.oup.com/jid/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/infdis/jiaf030/7972782
Comment: I think I have seen higher estimates. Still huge numbers
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
Long COVID could be costing U.S. $2.0-$6.5 billion annually
The current number of long COVID-19 cases may already be costing the U.S. $2.01-6.56 billion dollars per year, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.EurekAlert!
The good news is SARS-CoV-2 and Long COVID research are advancing fast.
Luckily people are generously devoting time to roundups like these:
https://longcovidweekly.substack.com/p/long-covid-weekly-132-a-new-name
https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2025/03/15/2025-03-15-general/
#AirborneAware #CovidCompetent #SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOver #COVID #COVID19 #publicHealth #pandemic #LongCOVID
Luckily people are generously devoting time to roundups like these:
https://longcovidweekly.substack.com/p/long-covid-weekly-132-a-new-name
https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2025/03/15/2025-03-15-general/
#AirborneAware #CovidCompetent #SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOver #COVID #COVID19 #publicHealth #pandemic #LongCOVID
It’s International Long Covid Awareness Day, and my latest article looks at the reasons why people believe they don’t know anyone with Long Covid.
We desperately need increased visibility into this debilitating chronic illness so that we can raise awareness and fund treatments, mitigations and cures.
Anyone can get Long Covid. It’s not limited to ‘only the vulnerable’ or those who had a severe initial infection.
This disease does not discriminate. Even people with asymptomatic initial infections have found themselves disabled by Long Covid.
It’s time we start processing the trauma of the pandemic and stop living in denial.
We are in the middle of a mass disabling event, and the longer it takes us to admit that, the more people will be harmed.
Let’s spread the word that the only way to avoid Long Covid is to avoid getting Covid in the first place.
Wear a mask. Stay home when sick. Clean and ventilate the air.
When we all agree to care about the air we share, we can begin to bring about real change.
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/i-dont-know-anyone-with-long-covid
#longcovid #longcovidawarenessday #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #chronicillness #wearamask
We desperately need increased visibility into this debilitating chronic illness so that we can raise awareness and fund treatments, mitigations and cures.
Anyone can get Long Covid. It’s not limited to ‘only the vulnerable’ or those who had a severe initial infection.
This disease does not discriminate. Even people with asymptomatic initial infections have found themselves disabled by Long Covid.
It’s time we start processing the trauma of the pandemic and stop living in denial.
We are in the middle of a mass disabling event, and the longer it takes us to admit that, the more people will be harmed.
Let’s spread the word that the only way to avoid Long Covid is to avoid getting Covid in the first place.
Wear a mask. Stay home when sick. Clean and ventilate the air.
When we all agree to care about the air we share, we can begin to bring about real change.
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/i-dont-know-anyone-with-long-covid
#longcovid #longcovidawarenessday #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #chronicillness #wearamask
I Don't Know Anyone With Long Covid
Yes. You do. This Long Covid Awareness Day I want to talk about the reasons why many people don't realize they have Long Covid, as well as why others choose to hide their diagnosis.Broadwaybabyto (The Disabled Ginger)
German spy agency believed CoVid-19 likely started in a laboratory in Wuhan.
The widely accepted theory is that Covid-19 emerged in bats and then jumped to humans, most likely through another animal, or "intermediary host."
As time worn on, scientists have not found a virus in either bats or another animal that matches the genetic make-up of Covid-19, leading some to doubt the theory.
#Pandemic #CoVid19 #Asian #Health #Virus #PublicHealth #SARSCov2
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7vypq31z7o
The widely accepted theory is that Covid-19 emerged in bats and then jumped to humans, most likely through another animal, or "intermediary host."
As time worn on, scientists have not found a virus in either bats or another animal that matches the genetic make-up of Covid-19, leading some to doubt the theory.
#Pandemic #CoVid19 #Asian #Health #Virus #PublicHealth #SARSCov2
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7vypq31z7o
German spy agency 'believed Covid likely started in lab'
China denies German media reports of an assessment carried out by spying agency BND in 2020 supporting the theory.Francesca Gillett (BBC News)
Corona-Infektionen: Rätsel um PIMS-Erkrankungen bei Kindern gelöst
Die Ursache für das rätselhafte Entzündungssyndrom PIMS als Folge einer Coronainfektion bei Kindern war lange unklar. Jetzt haben Forschende einen Zusammenhang mit einem anderen Virus gefunden. Von Nina Kunze.
➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesundheit/kindergesundheit-corona-pims-infektionen-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de
#Corona #PIMS #Kindergesundheit #Infektionen #SARSCoV2
Die Ursache für das rätselhafte Entzündungssyndrom PIMS als Folge einer Coronainfektion bei Kindern war lange unklar. Jetzt haben Forschende einen Zusammenhang mit einem anderen Virus gefunden. Von Nina Kunze.
➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesundheit/kindergesundheit-corona-pims-infektionen-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de
#Corona #PIMS #Kindergesundheit #Infektionen #SARSCoV2
From Germany:
Clinical, histopathological, and radiological characterization of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19
https://oparu.uni-ulm.de/items/fc17b8f9-dfd3-456d-896e-bcfeafd10d4f
From the latest Science for ME weekly update
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
Clinical, histopathological, and radiological characterization of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19
https://oparu.uni-ulm.de/items/fc17b8f9-dfd3-456d-896e-bcfeafd10d4f
From the latest Science for ME weekly update
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
Clinical, histopathological, and radiological characterization of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19
Numerous patients exhibit enduring symptoms following a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, termed Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC). The typical manifestations of PASC include fatigue, dyspnea on exertion, and cough.oparu.uni-ulm.de
If we were to see immune damage manifesting at a population level, it would look like what we’re seeing today: big waves of common illnesses. Unusual spikes of uncommon illnesses. Course reversal for previously declining and eliminated illnesses. An unexplained, global wave of sickness.lots of citations demonstrating that damage and more at https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/kids-keep-getting-sicker-as-evidence
How much more denial can the bodies of our children take? Are we going to force them to find out?
#AirborneAware #CovidCompetent #LongCOVID #CovidIsNotOver #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #immunity
Kids keep getting sicker as evidence for COVID immune damage builds
As the press pushes "immunity debt" past the breaking point of believability, are parents ready to wake up to the illness crisis?Julia Doubleday (The Gauntlet)
Highlights of @ducky 's COVID-19 roundup https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2025/03/07/2025-03-07-general/ this week:
(2024-06-16)
(2024-06-16)
ten people out of 27 had significant improvements after a stellate ganglion block: [...](2025-03-03)
The other fifteen partially responded, and got another treatment — which meant that their data couldn’t honestly be used in this comparison [...]
The two who did not respond at all to treatment were two of the three people who only had smell/taste issues
https://www.autonomicneuroscience.com/article/S1566-0702(24)00049-3/fulltext
air pollution and genetics both raise the risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes.(2025-02-28)
For each interquartile range–rise in air-pollution concentrations, the risks of COVID-19 infection were 96% higher for PM2.5 and PM10, 97% for NO2, and 98% for NOx.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2421513122
Asthmatics who got Paxlovid for COVID-19 infections were 35% less likely to be hospitalized than ones who got molnupiravir#CovidIsNotOver #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #COVID #LC #LongCOVID
https://respiratory-research.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12931-025-03156-2
Short- and long-term comparative effectiveness of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir and molnupiravir in asthma patients: a cohort study - Respiratory Research
Background Few studies evaluated the effectiveness of COVID-19 antivirals specifically in the asthma population This study assessed short- and long-term effects of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir versus molnupiravir in asthma population.BioMed Central
The Orexin System and Its Impact on the Autonomic Nervous and Cardiometabolic System in Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13/3/545
From latest Science for ME weekly update
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @auscovid19 #auscovid19
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13/3/545
From latest Science for ME weekly update
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @auscovid19 #auscovid19
The Orexin System and Its Impact on the Autonomic Nervous and Cardiometabolic System in Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
Orexins (OXs) are critical for regulating circadian rhythms, arousal, appetite, energy metabolism, and electrolyte balance, affecting both the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the cardiovascular system (CVS).MDPI
Patients have been bearing the brunt of infection control in hospitals, having to go to great lengths to protect themselves and their loved ones.
They’re unfairly judged, psychologized and mistreated for masking and/or requesting staff mask.
Covid is still here. It’s still killing and disabling people. We’re also seeing outbreaks of tuberculosis, measles and the worst flu season in over a decade.
Public health is being systematically dismantled and gagged by the Trump administration, allowing misinformation and disinformation to flourish and putting even more lives at risk.
Why don’t we have mandatory masking in healthcare? Why are we killing and disabling patients who go there for help? Who can’t ‘just stay home’?
The second article in my Masks in Healthcare series looks at patient stories, retaliation, and what we can do to make hospitals safer for everyone.
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/we-need-mandatory-masking-in-healthcare
#covidisairborne #covidisnotover #longcovid #sarscov2 #chronicillness #healthcare #keepmasksinhealthcare #wearamask #ableism #eugenics #disability
They’re unfairly judged, psychologized and mistreated for masking and/or requesting staff mask.
Covid is still here. It’s still killing and disabling people. We’re also seeing outbreaks of tuberculosis, measles and the worst flu season in over a decade.
Public health is being systematically dismantled and gagged by the Trump administration, allowing misinformation and disinformation to flourish and putting even more lives at risk.
Why don’t we have mandatory masking in healthcare? Why are we killing and disabling patients who go there for help? Who can’t ‘just stay home’?
The second article in my Masks in Healthcare series looks at patient stories, retaliation, and what we can do to make hospitals safer for everyone.
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/we-need-mandatory-masking-in-healthcare
#covidisairborne #covidisnotover #longcovid #sarscov2 #chronicillness #healthcare #keepmasksinhealthcare #wearamask #ableism #eugenics #disability
We Need Mandatory Masking in Healthcare, and We Need it Now
Healthcare facilities should set the tone when it comes to masking. They should help patients protect themselves from Covid and other threats. Instead they push droplet dogma and put lives at risk.The Disabled Ginger
There are measles outbreaks in the U.S. and Canada. A disease we eradicated is making a comeback due to dangerous anti-vaxx rhetoric.
We need mandatory masking in healthcare, and we need it now.
A respirator protects against Covid, measles & more.
There’s no excuse to expose patients when we have the tools to prevent it:
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/a-plea-to-maskless-healthcare-workers
#masksinhealthcare #measles #longcovid #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #n95 #keepmasksinhealthcare #h5n1 #publichealth #donoharm
We need mandatory masking in healthcare, and we need it now.
A respirator protects against Covid, measles & more.
There’s no excuse to expose patients when we have the tools to prevent it:
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/a-plea-to-maskless-healthcare-workers
#masksinhealthcare #measles #longcovid #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #n95 #keepmasksinhealthcare #h5n1 #publichealth #donoharm
A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients
If you see a mask - wear a mask. Better yet - wear a mask all the time and show us you understand that we're still IN a pandemic. We are depending on you to keep us safe - please don't betray that.Broadwaybabyto (The Disabled Ginger)
From Germany:
Altered corticostriatal connectivity in long-COVID patients is associated with cognitive impairment
Image is from latest Science for ME weekly update
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19![Psychological Medicine
Altered corticostriatal connectivity in long-COVID patients is associated with cognitive impairment — Marie Troll et al.
"Patients with long-COVID present enhanced [Functional Connectivity] between the caudate and the left precentral gyrus. Furthermore, those FC alterations are related to the severity of cognitive impairment, particularly in the domain of executive functions."](https://friendica-leipzig.de/photo/preview/600/679713 "Psychological Medicine
Altered corticostriatal connectivity in long-COVID patients is associated with cognitive impairment — Marie Troll et al.
\"Patients with long-COVID present enhanced [Functional Connectivity] between the caudate and the left precentral gyrus. Furthermore, those FC alterations are related to the severity of cognitive impairment, particularly in the domain of executive functions.\"")
Altered corticostriatal connectivity in long-COVID patients is associated with cognitive impairment
Image is from latest Science for ME weekly update
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
![Psychological Medicine
Altered corticostriatal connectivity in long-COVID patients is associated with cognitive impairment — Marie Troll et al.
"Patients with long-COVID present enhanced [Functional Connectivity] between the caudate and the left precentral gyrus. Furthermore, those FC alterations are related to the severity of cognitive impairment, particularly in the domain of executive functions."](https://assets.disabled.social/media_attachments/files/114/072/907/448/347/444/original/c8f204f23cfaae1c.png "Psychological Medicine
Altered corticostriatal connectivity in long-COVID patients is associated with cognitive impairment — Marie Troll et al.
\"Patients with long-COVID present enhanced [Functional Connectivity] between the caudate and the left precentral gyrus. Furthermore, those FC alterations are related to the severity of cognitive impairment, particularly in the domain of executive functions.\"")
Sympathetic article; quotes 3 German experts
"Years after the pandemic, has the threat of #LongCovid subsided?"
https://www.yahoo.com/news/years-pandemic-threat-long-covid-153323420.html
Includes this "Depending on the symptoms, doctors will often recommend exercise therapy ..." but then that can be true for people without PEM
@longcovid
#PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
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"Years after the pandemic, has the threat of #LongCovid subsided?"
https://www.yahoo.com/news/years-pandemic-threat-long-covid-153323420.html
Includes this "Depending on the symptoms, doctors will often recommend exercise therapy ..." but then that can be true for people without PEM
@longcovid
#PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
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Years after the pandemic, has the threat of Long Covid subsided?
After the initial global shock of the pandemic, another followed. Some people, it emerged, were surviving an infection, but not making a full recovery. About...DPA (Yahoo News)
“Were they dying from Covid or were they dying from chronic disease?”
Easy. They died from Covid.
This idea that having a chronic disease somehow means that it’s ok that you died, or that you could have prevented your own death, is straight up eugenics.
I’m no less worthy of life than those without chronic illness. My chronic illnesses are not my fault. I can’t cure them with diet and exercise (believe me, I tried).
This is health supremacy and we need to call it out. When this behaviour takes root, the elimination of disabled people isn’t far behind.
We are ALL vulnerable to Covid. Placing blame on the individual and waving away millions of deaths as “oh well they had comorbids” is eroding whatever moral compass our society has left.
Mitigate the threat, and less people will die.
Clean air, better ventilation, mandatory masking in healthcare, isolating when sick, free and updated COVID tests and public health education on masks.
It’s time to save lives.
#covidisairborne #CovidIsNotOver #SARSCoV2 #longcovid #chronicillness #wearamask #disability #ableism #eugenics #fascism #rfkjr #uspoli
Easy. They died from Covid.
This idea that having a chronic disease somehow means that it’s ok that you died, or that you could have prevented your own death, is straight up eugenics.
I’m no less worthy of life than those without chronic illness. My chronic illnesses are not my fault. I can’t cure them with diet and exercise (believe me, I tried).
This is health supremacy and we need to call it out. When this behaviour takes root, the elimination of disabled people isn’t far behind.
We are ALL vulnerable to Covid. Placing blame on the individual and waving away millions of deaths as “oh well they had comorbids” is eroding whatever moral compass our society has left.
Mitigate the threat, and less people will die.
Clean air, better ventilation, mandatory masking in healthcare, isolating when sick, free and updated COVID tests and public health education on masks.
It’s time to save lives.
#covidisairborne #CovidIsNotOver #SARSCoV2 #longcovid #chronicillness #wearamask #disability #ableism #eugenics #fascism #rfkjr #uspoli
COVID was an opportunity to adapt and become a more inclusive society.
We could have learned about airborne spread and adopted clean air standards. Improved ventilation. Made more outdoor spaces. Normalized masking.
Instead we’ve politicized infection control and made society less safe for everyone.
400 million people are now living with Long Covid, and our world is less accessible and inclusive than before.
There’s still time to change things though.
Small acts of kindness can do so much for someone like me.
Wear a mask in public. Stay home if you’re sick. Install an air purifier. Open a window. Donate to mask blocs. Do your part.
#covidisairborne #covidisnotover #ableism #eugenics #longcovid #disability #sarscov2
We could have learned about airborne spread and adopted clean air standards. Improved ventilation. Made more outdoor spaces. Normalized masking.
Instead we’ve politicized infection control and made society less safe for everyone.
400 million people are now living with Long Covid, and our world is less accessible and inclusive than before.
There’s still time to change things though.
Small acts of kindness can do so much for someone like me.
Wear a mask in public. Stay home if you’re sick. Install an air purifier. Open a window. Donate to mask blocs. Do your part.
#covidisairborne #covidisnotover #ableism #eugenics #longcovid #disability #sarscov2
COVID is not just a respiratory virus. It’s not a cold. It’s not “mild”.
It’s a multi system vascular virus that can do damage throughout your body.
It’s also a novel virus. Five years is not a lot of time in the lifecycle of a new disease. The more we learn, the more obvious it becomes that avoiding infection is critical for long term health.
The precautionary principle should have been applied. We need to be humble and realize that we don’t know how bad things will be in another few years.
So wear a mask. Clean and ventilate the air. Avoid high risk settings. Do whatever you can to minimize your risk of infection. Protect yourself and your communities.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44349-025-00015-3
#covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #longcovid #heartdamage #disability #wearamask #PrecautionaryPrinciple
It’s a multi system vascular virus that can do damage throughout your body.
It’s also a novel virus. Five years is not a lot of time in the lifecycle of a new disease. The more we learn, the more obvious it becomes that avoiding infection is critical for long term health.
The precautionary principle should have been applied. We need to be humble and realize that we don’t know how bad things will be in another few years.
So wear a mask. Clean and ventilate the air. Avoid high risk settings. Do whatever you can to minimize your risk of infection. Protect yourself and your communities.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s44349-025-00015-3
#covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #longcovid #heartdamage #disability #wearamask #PrecautionaryPrinciple
Left ventricular assessment by 3D-echocardiography in post-COVID-19 syndrome - The Egyptian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Background COVID-19 is a disease that affects multiple organs and is believed to have an impact on the function of the heart muscle.SpringerLink
Association of cognitive deficits with sociodemographic characteristics among adults with #postCOVID conditions: Findings from the United States household pulse survey
https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biomethods/bpaf006
Screenshot from Science for ME weekly update
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid19 #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biomethods/bpaf006
Screenshot from Science for ME weekly update
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid19 #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
I still can’t believe having to mask temporarily during a global pandemic broke so many people.
It’s been 5 years & they’re still irrationally angry at the sight of a mask.
They’ve abandoned all sense of self preservation and community care, and lives will continue to be lost because of it.
#pandemic #maskup #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2
It’s been 5 years & they’re still irrationally angry at the sight of a mask.
They’ve abandoned all sense of self preservation and community care, and lives will continue to be lost because of it.
#pandemic #maskup #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2
I don’t want to link to this article as it’s irresponsible but I’m begging journalists to stop cosplaying “normal” at the expense of people’s health
Don’t make a case for social drinking. Ask WHY folks aren’t drinking
MCAS is a common comorbid with Long Covid & can cause severe alcohol intolerance.
If you’re unfamiliar with MCAS, I wrote an introduction article linked 👇🏼
You don’t have to have alcohol intolerance though it is a common symptom. Mast cells can impact any part of your body & you can be allergic to something one day and not the next!
It’s a beast of a disease & hard to diagnose.
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/when-youre-allergic-to-everything
#mcas #longcovid #mastcells #COVIDisAirborne #covidisntover #sarscov2
Don’t make a case for social drinking. Ask WHY folks aren’t drinking
MCAS is a common comorbid with Long Covid & can cause severe alcohol intolerance.
If you’re unfamiliar with MCAS, I wrote an introduction article linked 👇🏼
You don’t have to have alcohol intolerance though it is a common symptom. Mast cells can impact any part of your body & you can be allergic to something one day and not the next!
It’s a beast of a disease & hard to diagnose.
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/when-youre-allergic-to-everything
#mcas #longcovid #mastcells #COVIDisAirborne #covidisntover #sarscov2
When You're Allergic to Everything and Nothing... That's MCAS
An intro guide to Mast Cell Activation Syndrome and how it has fundamentally changed my life. Living under the constant threat of anaphylaxis is hard - but there are ways to make it easier.Broadwaybabyto (The Disabled Ginger)
Had my first healthcare worker refuse to mask for me. I’ve had many scoff, make accusations of “anxiety” or wear their mask wrong… but this was my first outright “no”.
My chart is documented that I’m immune compromised & require staff to mask. The facility had a policy that if asked, staff will wear.
I was told “no I need to breathe to do my job”. I stood firm & said I’m high risk and masks are required.
They declined again and said they’re “claustrophobic”.
I said “I’m sorry to hear that but you work in healthcare. Being able to wear a mask is a requirement of your job. Please put one on before coming near me” A firm no. They refused to check my chart. Refused to show concern or empathy.
What I did next not all patients would be comfortable with, but I was there for a test that meant this HCW would be up close in my face for an extended time. I was also visibly sick and had already passed out once due to low blood pressure. Putting me at risk for their own comfort was NOT ok.
I said “no one comes near me without a mask. If you’re unwilling to accommodate my disability, go find me someone who is”
They were NOT happy. Stormed out and came back with another HCW who was wearing a mask.
When they returned they refused to leave the room. I asked repeatedly and said I was uncomfortable with them remaining and didn’t want extra people around for the exam. They said I was being “unreasonable”. They remained in the room, maskless, watching me undergo a sensitive exam.
at that point I just wanted the test over with so I could leave. I was exhausted, disappointed and felt utterly disrespected. Everyone who works in a hospital setting is required to be able to Don and doff a mask. If this person genuinely couldn’t, they shouldn’t be seeing patients
When I went to leave I told them, firmly but politely, that if they genuinely can’t do such a small thing to protect the most vulnerable patients they should reconsider working in healthcare. I’ve never seen someone sneer like that. I thought flames would shoot out of their ears
I asked for their full name to lodge an official complaint and they refused. It’s hard to believe this is where we’re at. Before Covid I never had a healthcare worker refuse to mask. I also noticed this HCW wasn’t wearing gloves when the others were.
I took detailed notes the moment I exited the hospital so that I could lodge a complaint without the name, but the entire experience robbed me of spoons and energy. Not every chronically ill patient would be able to lodge a complaint or push for a masked HCW the way I was. Nor should we have to.
This interaction will feature prominently in my next article about masks in healthcare.
I need all HCWs to understand the tremendous privilege and responsibility they have to their patients. We are putting our lives in your hands. Your comfort or personal politics must be left outside the hospital.
If you missed the first article in the series, you can read it here:
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/a-plea-to-maskless-healthcare-workers
#ableism #eugenics #disability #disabilityrights #keepmasksinhealthcare #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #WearAMask
My chart is documented that I’m immune compromised & require staff to mask. The facility had a policy that if asked, staff will wear.
I was told “no I need to breathe to do my job”. I stood firm & said I’m high risk and masks are required.
They declined again and said they’re “claustrophobic”.
I said “I’m sorry to hear that but you work in healthcare. Being able to wear a mask is a requirement of your job. Please put one on before coming near me” A firm no. They refused to check my chart. Refused to show concern or empathy.
What I did next not all patients would be comfortable with, but I was there for a test that meant this HCW would be up close in my face for an extended time. I was also visibly sick and had already passed out once due to low blood pressure. Putting me at risk for their own comfort was NOT ok.
I said “no one comes near me without a mask. If you’re unwilling to accommodate my disability, go find me someone who is”
They were NOT happy. Stormed out and came back with another HCW who was wearing a mask.
When they returned they refused to leave the room. I asked repeatedly and said I was uncomfortable with them remaining and didn’t want extra people around for the exam. They said I was being “unreasonable”. They remained in the room, maskless, watching me undergo a sensitive exam.
at that point I just wanted the test over with so I could leave. I was exhausted, disappointed and felt utterly disrespected. Everyone who works in a hospital setting is required to be able to Don and doff a mask. If this person genuinely couldn’t, they shouldn’t be seeing patients
When I went to leave I told them, firmly but politely, that if they genuinely can’t do such a small thing to protect the most vulnerable patients they should reconsider working in healthcare. I’ve never seen someone sneer like that. I thought flames would shoot out of their ears
I asked for their full name to lodge an official complaint and they refused. It’s hard to believe this is where we’re at. Before Covid I never had a healthcare worker refuse to mask. I also noticed this HCW wasn’t wearing gloves when the others were.
I took detailed notes the moment I exited the hospital so that I could lodge a complaint without the name, but the entire experience robbed me of spoons and energy. Not every chronically ill patient would be able to lodge a complaint or push for a masked HCW the way I was. Nor should we have to.
This interaction will feature prominently in my next article about masks in healthcare.
I need all HCWs to understand the tremendous privilege and responsibility they have to their patients. We are putting our lives in your hands. Your comfort or personal politics must be left outside the hospital.
If you missed the first article in the series, you can read it here:
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/a-plea-to-maskless-healthcare-workers
#ableism #eugenics #disability #disabilityrights #keepmasksinhealthcare #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #WearAMask
A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients
If you see a mask - wear a mask. Better yet - wear a mask all the time and show us you understand that we're still IN a pandemic. We are depending on you to keep us safe - please don't betray that.Broadwaybabyto (The Disabled Ginger)
Egal ob, wie aktuell #Influenza, #Corona #SARSCoV2 oder #RSV, oder #Masern, #Röteln, #Mumps, #Windpocken, #Diphterie, #Typhus, etc.
Impfungen schützen vor schweren Verläufen und Tod! Sie senken das Risiko auf Langzeitschäden und Spätfolgen!
Also bitte: achtet auf euren Impfstatus! ♥
Anmerkung:
Anmerkung: sehr zu empfehlen ist hier die Hilfe von https://safeairdocs.de/, die euch sowohl Arztpraxen für #CovidCaution People vermitteln als auch #Impfstellen!
Impfungen schützen vor schweren Verläufen und Tod! Sie senken das Risiko auf Langzeitschäden und Spätfolgen!
Also bitte: achtet auf euren Impfstatus! ♥
Anmerkung:
Anmerkung: sehr zu empfehlen ist hier die Hilfe von https://safeairdocs.de/, die euch sowohl Arztpraxen für #CovidCaution People vermitteln als auch #Impfstellen!
In Brazil it's nearly impossible to get vaccinated. Almost 1/5 Brazilians has had Long COVID. Almost 1/10 Brazilians are currently suffering from Long COVID.
➡️ 18 million people still have Long COVID in Brazil! ⬅️
"The last time a person who is not part of [the special priority] groups had a COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil was almost two years ago."
"A significant study published in July 2024, led by Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, one of the most prominent Long COVID researchers, showed that vaccination reduced the incidence of Long COVID by almost half"
"One of the study’s significant findings is that 65.2 percent of those infected with the novel coronavirus have or have had Long COVID, that is, some 40 million people (18.9 percent of the Brazilian population). Of this total, almost 18 million people still have a series of persistent post-COVID-19 symptoms or complications. According to the study, the most prevalent symptoms among those with Long COVID are memory loss, difficulty concentrating, hair loss, joint pain, anxiety and tiredness."
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/02/04/ceum-f04.html
h/t @DenisCOVIDinfoguy
#COVID #Brazil #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #LongCovid #publicHealth #CovidIsNotOver
➡️ 18 million people still have Long COVID in Brazil! ⬅️
"The last time a person who is not part of [the special priority] groups had a COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil was almost two years ago."
"A significant study published in July 2024, led by Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, one of the most prominent Long COVID researchers, showed that vaccination reduced the incidence of Long COVID by almost half"
"One of the study’s significant findings is that 65.2 percent of those infected with the novel coronavirus have or have had Long COVID, that is, some 40 million people (18.9 percent of the Brazilian population). Of this total, almost 18 million people still have a series of persistent post-COVID-19 symptoms or complications. According to the study, the most prevalent symptoms among those with Long COVID are memory loss, difficulty concentrating, hair loss, joint pain, anxiety and tiredness."
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/02/04/ceum-f04.html
h/t @DenisCOVIDinfoguy
#COVID #Brazil #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #LongCovid #publicHealth #CovidIsNotOver
Study exposes COVID-19’s dire social impact in Brazil
The “Epicovid 2.0” study shows that the “impacts of the pandemic are great and long-lasting” and that it has “exacerbated historical health inequalities in Brazil.”World Socialist Web Site
From the Solve ME/CFS Initiative
People w/ #LongCovid may participate in a new clinical trial testing whether the drug baricitinib improves neurocognitive function & other functions diminished by Long Covid. Learn more about the trial led by Dr. Wesley Ely of
the Vanderbilt University Medical Center here:
https://ow.ly/paS250UOeWv
@longcovid
#PwLC #PostCovidSyndrome #LC #PASC #postcovid
#CovidBrain
@covid19 #COVIDー19 #COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #SARSCoV2
People w/ #LongCovid may participate in a new clinical trial testing whether the drug baricitinib improves neurocognitive function & other functions diminished by Long Covid. Learn more about the trial led by Dr. Wesley Ely of
the Vanderbilt University Medical Center here:
https://ow.ly/paS250UOeWv
@longcovid
#PwLC #PostCovidSyndrome #LC #PASC #postcovid
#CovidBrain
@covid19 #COVIDー19 #COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #SARSCoV2
New Clinical Trial Will Test How Baricitinib Improves Neurocognitive Function in Patients with Long Covid - Solve ME/CFS Initiative
Patients with Long Covid may participate in an important new clinical trial—the REVERSE-LC trial (Evaluating Baricitinib on Persistent Neurologic and Cardiopulmonary Symptoms of Long COVID)—which will test whether the drug baricitinib improves neuroc…Karman Kregole (The Solve ME/CFS Initiative)
In the hospital for cardiac testing & there’s a mask mandate in place.
My chart says I’m high risk.
Tech comes in with mask under her nose.
Me: “Can you please pull up your mask I’m immune compromised.”
Her: Big sigh, pulls it up “You’ve got some serious Covid anxiety eh?”
Me: “not anxiety, I’m being rational. Colds have put me in the hospital.”
Her: Another big sigh
As I’m leaving I say: “It seems really quiet here today.”
Her: “Yeah half the staff are out sick. You’re actually lucky they didn’t cancel your appointment.”
Me: Internal shrieking
#ableism #eugenics #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #wearamask #sarscov2 #disability #keepmasksinhealthcare
My chart says I’m high risk.
Tech comes in with mask under her nose.
Me: “Can you please pull up your mask I’m immune compromised.”
Her: Big sigh, pulls it up “You’ve got some serious Covid anxiety eh?”
Me: “not anxiety, I’m being rational. Colds have put me in the hospital.”
Her: Another big sigh
As I’m leaving I say: “It seems really quiet here today.”
Her: “Yeah half the staff are out sick. You’re actually lucky they didn’t cancel your appointment.”
Me: Internal shrieking
#ableism #eugenics #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #wearamask #sarscov2 #disability #keepmasksinhealthcare
📖 Neue Publikation im Fachmagazin Nature: Wie schnell verbreiten sich #SARSCoV2 -Varianten?
Ein vom #RKI und Berliner Forschenden entwickeltes Modell zeigt, wie viele Menschen in bestimmten Regionen über einen gewissen Zeitraum empfänglich für verschiedene Virusvarianten sind.
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08477-8
Ein vom #RKI und Berliner Forschenden entwickeltes Modell zeigt, wie viele Menschen in bestimmten Regionen über einen gewissen Zeitraum empfänglich für verschiedene Virusvarianten sind.
🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08477-8
SARS-CoV-2 evolution on a dynamic immune landscape - Nature
A modelling approach predicts SARS-CoV-2 variant dynamics on the basis of immunity and cross-neutralization, which was shaped by a region’s SARS-CoV-2 infection history.Nature
UPDATED: #Ontario #SARSCoV2 variants.
Of 43 samples from 1/19 - 1/25:
XEC.*: 34.9% (⬇️ 39.4% of 594; ⬇️ 46.3% of 761)
LP.8.1.*: 14% (⬆️ 8.4% †; ⬆️ 6.4%)
KP.3.1.1.* (incl. MC.1): 27.9% (⬇️ 36.5%; 〰️ 38.1%)
KP.3.3.2: 9.3% (⬆️ 2.9%; ⬆️ 2.6%)
https://anarchodelphis.tumblr.com/ONVariants #COVID19
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Of the samples collected in Ontario on these weeks, the prevalence of each of these significant variants/lineages are as follows:
- 1/19 - 1/25 - (≤50 samples; 4% threshold)
• XEC.*: 34.9%
• JN.1.11.1.*: 51.2%
→ LP.8.1.*: 14%
→ KP.3.* (only KP.3.1.1, ".3.3.2, MC.1): 37.2%
→ KP.3.1.1.* (incl. MC.1): 27.9%
→ MC.1: 9.3%
→ KP.3.3.2.*: 9.3%
- 1/12 - 1/18 -
• XEC.*: 39.4%
• JN.1.11.1.*: 50.5%
→ LP.8.1.* (only LP.8.1.1 counted) †: 8.4%
→ KP.3.* (only KP.3.1.1, ".3.3.2, MC.1 counted) §: 39.4%
→ KP.3.1.1.* (incl. MC.1): 36.5%
→ MC.1: 11.5%
→ KP.3.3.2.*: 2.9%
† LP.8.1 fell below 2% prevalence; counted as JN.1.11.1.*
§ Prevalences of KP.3.1 & ".3.3 totalled less than 2%; counted as JN.1.11.1.*
X.X.* in text denotes variant X.X and its descendants.
X.X.* in the graph includes all descendants of strain X.X, except for ones that have their own segment of the week’s bar.
Of 43 samples from 1/19 - 1/25:
XEC.*: 34.9% (⬇️ 39.4% of 594; ⬇️ 46.3% of 761)
LP.8.1.*: 14% (⬆️ 8.4% †; ⬆️ 6.4%)
KP.3.1.1.* (incl. MC.1): 27.9% (⬇️ 36.5%; 〰️ 38.1%)
KP.3.3.2: 9.3% (⬆️ 2.9%; ⬆️ 2.6%)
https://anarchodelphis.tumblr.com/ONVariants #COVID19
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Of the samples collected in Ontario on these weeks, the prevalence of each of these significant variants/lineages are as follows:
- 1/19 - 1/25 - (≤50 samples; 4% threshold)
• XEC.*: 34.9%
• JN.1.11.1.*: 51.2%
→ LP.8.1.*: 14%
→ KP.3.* (only KP.3.1.1, ".3.3.2, MC.1): 37.2%
→ KP.3.1.1.* (incl. MC.1): 27.9%
→ MC.1: 9.3%
→ KP.3.3.2.*: 9.3%
- 1/12 - 1/18 -
• XEC.*: 39.4%
• JN.1.11.1.*: 50.5%
→ LP.8.1.* (only LP.8.1.1 counted) †: 8.4%
→ KP.3.* (only KP.3.1.1, ".3.3.2, MC.1 counted) §: 39.4%
→ KP.3.1.1.* (incl. MC.1): 36.5%
→ MC.1: 11.5%
→ KP.3.3.2.*: 2.9%
† LP.8.1 fell below 2% prevalence; counted as JN.1.11.1.*
§ Prevalences of KP.3.1 & ".3.3 totalled less than 2%; counted as JN.1.11.1.*
X.X.* in text denotes variant X.X and its descendants.
X.X.* in the graph includes all descendants of strain X.X, except for ones that have their own segment of the week’s bar.
Worried about public health being dismantled? Wear a mask.
Worried about Medicare/Medicaid? Wear a mask.
Worried about the surveillance state? Wear a mask.
Want to fight authoritarian fascists? Wear a mask.
Interested in peaceful protest? Wear a mask.
Want to stay as healthy as you can for as long as you can? Wear a mask.
Wearing a mask is the best way to safeguard your health AND show resistance & solidarity. It’s a great form of allyship with disabled and marginalized communities too.
#CovidIsNotOver #covidisairborne #sarscov2 #fascism #surveillance #maskswork #publichealth #longcovid
Worried about Medicare/Medicaid? Wear a mask.
Worried about the surveillance state? Wear a mask.
Want to fight authoritarian fascists? Wear a mask.
Interested in peaceful protest? Wear a mask.
Want to stay as healthy as you can for as long as you can? Wear a mask.
Wearing a mask is the best way to safeguard your health AND show resistance & solidarity. It’s a great form of allyship with disabled and marginalized communities too.
#CovidIsNotOver #covidisairborne #sarscov2 #fascism #surveillance #maskswork #publichealth #longcovid
How many people are currently suffering at home because they know they need the hospital but are afraid to go because of risk of COVID?
Why aren’t we controlling spread?
Hospital acquired Covid has a 10% mortality rate, yet most HCWs won’t mask
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/a-plea-to-maskless-healthcare-workers
#COVIDisAirborne #covidisnotover #keepmasksinhealthcare #safehealthcare #sarscov2 #chronicillness #longcovid
Why aren’t we controlling spread?
Hospital acquired Covid has a 10% mortality rate, yet most HCWs won’t mask
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/a-plea-to-maskless-healthcare-workers
#COVIDisAirborne #covidisnotover #keepmasksinhealthcare #safehealthcare #sarscov2 #chronicillness #longcovid
A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients
If you see a mask - wear a mask. Better yet - wear a mask all the time and show us you understand that we're still IN a pandemic. We are depending on you to keep us safe - please don't betray that.Broadwaybabyto (The Disabled Ginger)
Those fuckers..
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01/21/trump-hhs-cdc-fda-communication-pause/
#covidisnotover #covidisairborne #sarscov2 #pandemic #longcovid #publichealth #eugenics #H5N1 #birdflu #uspoli https://zeroes.ca/@broadwaybabyto/113870230633066841
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/01/21/trump-hhs-cdc-fda-communication-pause/
#covidisnotover #covidisairborne #sarscov2 #pandemic #longcovid #publichealth #eugenics #H5N1 #birdflu #uspoli https://zeroes.ca/@broadwaybabyto/113870230633066841
Broadwaybabyto (@broadwaybabyto@zeroes.ca)
Immediately after withdrawing from the World Health Organization, Trump stops CDC, FDA & NIH from giving public health updates.zeroes.ca
Now more than ever people have been conditioned to see disability as a moral failing. They believe people “deserve” their chronic illness or that they could “choose” to be better if they really wanted to.
This type of just world fallacy has always existed, because it enables people to move through life assuming nothing bad will ever happen to them as long as they’re “good people”.
It’s untrue, but as we’ve seen over the last five years most people have no problem swallowing lies if it helps them sleep better at night.
The reality is disability comes for almost everyone eventually. Unless you die suddenly and young, you will likely experience disability eventually.
You will have to face the fact that you are now one of the “others” that you looked down upon.
You will realize that no amount of “trying harder” can make you better. You will mourn your previous life.
It doesn’t have to be this way. We can stop blaming people for their illnesses and start helping them.
We can choose to wear a mask to protect our health and the health of others. We can clean the air. We can stay home when sick.
We can lobby governments for better COVID policy AND better social supports for disabled people.
We can demand accountability and transparency. It’s not too late.
https://www.donotpanic.news/p/the-arctic-plague-ship-that-disabled
#chronicillness #disability #ableism #longcovid #mecfs #spoonie #COVIDisAirborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2
This type of just world fallacy has always existed, because it enables people to move through life assuming nothing bad will ever happen to them as long as they’re “good people”.
It’s untrue, but as we’ve seen over the last five years most people have no problem swallowing lies if it helps them sleep better at night.
The reality is disability comes for almost everyone eventually. Unless you die suddenly and young, you will likely experience disability eventually.
You will have to face the fact that you are now one of the “others” that you looked down upon.
You will realize that no amount of “trying harder” can make you better. You will mourn your previous life.
It doesn’t have to be this way. We can stop blaming people for their illnesses and start helping them.
We can choose to wear a mask to protect our health and the health of others. We can clean the air. We can stay home when sick.
We can lobby governments for better COVID policy AND better social supports for disabled people.
We can demand accountability and transparency. It’s not too late.
https://www.donotpanic.news/p/the-arctic-plague-ship-that-disabled
#chronicillness #disability #ableism #longcovid #mecfs #spoonie #COVIDisAirborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2
The Arctic Plague Ship That Disabled A Best Selling Author
In August more than one hundred writers, musicians and artists converged on Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost town, before setting sail around Svalbard, a group of islands in the Arctic circle.Nate Bear (¡Do Not Panic!)
I will never understand why more people aren’t angry and radicalized by the events of the last five years.
The anti mask, anti-vaxx crowd are angry… but they’re also terribly misinformed and on the wrong side of history.
Those of us with disabilities are livid … but we aren’t heard. We’re treated as even more invisible now than we were five years ago. An unwelcome reminder of Covid and the frail nature of the human condition.
But what about everyone else? The anti mask crowd may be the loudest, but they’re far from the majority.
Why aren’t the rest of you angry? Why are so many people content to accept and normalize mass death and disability?
An article came out in PBS today that puts the total COVID deaths at over 20 million.
20 million people. Those are fathers, mothers, spouses, grandparents, siblings and children. Each number represents a loved one to someone else.
Where’s the outcry?
400 million are dealing with Long Covid. That’s an obscene amount of people whose lives are forever changed. Who may never again know what it’s like to be healthy or exist in a body that isn’t rife with suffering.
Where’s the rage?
We know how to prevent covid. We’ve known for years. Yet rather than adapting our lifestyle and being humble in the face of a novel virus - we’ve given it the reins.
We’ve conceded defeat before we even put up a fight. Accepted repeat infections as inevitable. Shrugged our shoulders as we report more and more deaths. Aggressively minimized and disappeared those with Long Covid.
This should make you angry. It doesn’t need to be this way.
What would success look like? What would fighting back entail?
🫶Mandatory masking in all healthcare facilities (with respirators)
🫶Free tests and vaccines for everyone
🫶Better funding of anti virals and other treatments
🫶Clean air in all public spaces with transparent data visible to the public
🫶Clean air on school busses and anywhere that children congregate
🫶Paid time off for everyone who’s sick
🫶Free respirators in public places AND freely available to anyone who can’t afford precautions
🫶A robust public health campaign about how to properly wear a respirator
🫶A brutally honest public health campaign about the dangers of COVID. We have to stop treating it like a respiratory virus and make the public aware that it’s a multi system vascular virus with immune damaging capabilities
Doing even a few of those things would make a huge difference. Doing all of them would end the pandemic.
Get angry. Get loud. Demand better. Demand transparency.
Say that 20 million dead is not “mild”. That 900 dying every week in the U.S. is not “over”. That 400 million disabled will NOT be ignored.
#covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #longcovid #pandemic #cleanair #wearamask #disability #ableism #eugenics
The anti mask, anti-vaxx crowd are angry… but they’re also terribly misinformed and on the wrong side of history.
Those of us with disabilities are livid … but we aren’t heard. We’re treated as even more invisible now than we were five years ago. An unwelcome reminder of Covid and the frail nature of the human condition.
But what about everyone else? The anti mask crowd may be the loudest, but they’re far from the majority.
Why aren’t the rest of you angry? Why are so many people content to accept and normalize mass death and disability?
An article came out in PBS today that puts the total COVID deaths at over 20 million.
20 million people. Those are fathers, mothers, spouses, grandparents, siblings and children. Each number represents a loved one to someone else.
Where’s the outcry?
400 million are dealing with Long Covid. That’s an obscene amount of people whose lives are forever changed. Who may never again know what it’s like to be healthy or exist in a body that isn’t rife with suffering.
Where’s the rage?
We know how to prevent covid. We’ve known for years. Yet rather than adapting our lifestyle and being humble in the face of a novel virus - we’ve given it the reins.
We’ve conceded defeat before we even put up a fight. Accepted repeat infections as inevitable. Shrugged our shoulders as we report more and more deaths. Aggressively minimized and disappeared those with Long Covid.
This should make you angry. It doesn’t need to be this way.
What would success look like? What would fighting back entail?
🫶Mandatory masking in all healthcare facilities (with respirators)
🫶Free tests and vaccines for everyone
🫶Better funding of anti virals and other treatments
🫶Clean air in all public spaces with transparent data visible to the public
🫶Clean air on school busses and anywhere that children congregate
🫶Paid time off for everyone who’s sick
🫶Free respirators in public places AND freely available to anyone who can’t afford precautions
🫶A robust public health campaign about how to properly wear a respirator
🫶A brutally honest public health campaign about the dangers of COVID. We have to stop treating it like a respiratory virus and make the public aware that it’s a multi system vascular virus with immune damaging capabilities
Doing even a few of those things would make a huge difference. Doing all of them would end the pandemic.
Get angry. Get loud. Demand better. Demand transparency.
Say that 20 million dead is not “mild”. That 900 dying every week in the U.S. is not “over”. That 400 million disabled will NOT be ignored.
#covidisairborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #longcovid #pandemic #cleanair #wearamask #disability #ableism #eugenics
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/12/31/zgyj-d31.html is *really* good for cautious & curious types. Lots of links like https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-023-01096-x and explanation of how covid-induced DNA breaks lead to chromosonal instability and rapid cancer evolution
#COVID #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #SARSCoV2 #cancer #journalism #publicHealth
#COVID #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #SARSCoV2 #cancer #journalism #publicHealth
SARS-CoV-2 infection induces DNA damage, through CHK1 degradation and impaired 53BP1 recruitment, and cellular senescence - Nature Cell Biology
Gioia, Tavella et al. show that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes DNA damage through CHK1 degradation and impairs 53BP1 recruitment to DNA lesions.Nature
"What we have done is take something that should never have established itself in human communities in the first place and have built a public health consensus around the concept of repeated mass infection.
So, yes, this is what failure looks like."
from https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/12/31/zgyj-d31.html
thinking about https://zeroes.ca/@datum/113734065186945325
#COVID #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #SARSCoV2 #journalism #publicHealth
So, yes, this is what failure looks like."
from https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/12/31/zgyj-d31.html
thinking about https://zeroes.ca/@datum/113734065186945325
#COVID #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #SARSCoV2 #journalism #publicHealth
Five years of the COVID-19 pandemic: An interview with Dr. Arijit Chakravarty
In this interview, Dr. Chakravarty discusses the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health globally five years after the initial outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wuhan, China.World Socialist Web Site
Today in “Samuel Pepys’ Diary reimagined”:
“Not even in doctors’ surgeries and hospitals masks are mandatory anymore. Meanwhile, patients keep dying of hospital-acquired illnesses, including pneumonia and other airborne infections.”
https://babumenos.com/SPDR/#a2024-12-28
#MaskUp #WearAMask #COVIDisAirborne #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #HAI
“Not even in doctors’ surgeries and hospitals masks are mandatory anymore. Meanwhile, patients keep dying of hospital-acquired illnesses, including pneumonia and other airborne infections.”
https://babumenos.com/SPDR/#a2024-12-28
#MaskUp #WearAMask #COVIDisAirborne #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #HAI
Samuel Pepys’ Diary Reimagined
A contemporary diary of current every-day events large and small, inspired by the work of 17th century writer and politician Samuel Pepys.babumenos.com