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

Interview with Dr. Putrino on the long term effects of COVID, and not only in people diagnosed with Long Covid.

“There is more and more literature emerging to show that beyond long COVID, there's also effects that SARS-CoV-2 infection is having on the bodies of the general public that manifest in a way that might be viewed as silent.”

“And the reality of that situation is that this is a virus that has a lot of very unique qualities that specifically cause immune damage to the host.”

“For the longest time in the field of immunology, there was the sort of adage that your immune system, you know, needs to be tested every now and again to stay strong. You got to keep it fighting. That's an old-fashioned idea, you know.”

https://podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/quirks-and-quarks/id151485804?i=1000699213418&r=2093

Huge shout out to Bob McDonald for asking David Putrino all the good naive questions about covid on mainstream public radio. Starts at 19:30 or scroll down to that section.

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/mar-15-the-silent-long-term-effects-of-covid-and-more-1.7483146

People thinking COVID-19 is harmless now should have a listen to the podcast from Quirks and Quarks

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/mar-15-the-silent-long-term-effects-of-covid-and-more-1.7483146

EEeeek wear a mask.

March 15 is #LongCovidAwarenessDay

Everything you don't want to know about #COVID:

COVID is #airborne.
It's not "mild."
Infection damage is cumulative.
It makes you more susceptible to other infections and diseases.
There is no cure for #longCOVID.
The #pandemic is not over.
Wearing a #mask reduces transmission.

Source: whn.global

Today, 15 March, 2025, is #LongCOVIDAwarenessDay. We stand with those affected, advocate for research, and raise awareness for better care and recovery.

Hey #covidsafe bubble, wo kauft ihr denn Masken für Kinder (4-6)? Bald eine lange Flugreise #maskup #covidisnotover #cleanair
Gerne

This is excellent.

Six years into this pandemic, you’d think people would want their beliefs to match reality.

I don't know about you, but I long for some cognitive...consonance.

https://healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topic/denial-airborne-covid-transmission/

Today marks the five year anniversary of Covid being declared a pandemic. Some things I want people to remember:

The threat is not gone. People are still dying and becoming disabled every single day

COVID is airborne. It’s always been airborne. Droplet transmission was pushed incorrectly & then doubled down on for economic reasons. If governments admit it’s airborne, they have to spend money upgrading air quality and providing respirators etc.

The only way to avoid Long Covid is to not get Covid.

A well fitted respirator like an N95 offers excellent personal protection

Mask mandates belong in healthcare

If you’re not masking for your patient, you’re abdicating your responsibility to do no harm

It costs nothing to open a window and it will improve ventilation and reduce odds of viral spread. Air purifiers work well too

COVID is a social justice issue. Masks, tests, air filters, paid time off… these things all cost money. The disease disproportionately impacts those who are most vulnerable and multiple marginalized

Repeat infections don’t make you stronger. They don’t give you immunity. They actually harm your brain, heart and immune system. They’re also NOT inevitable

Kids are harmed by COVID too. They need the adults to protect them. We need clean in schools and on school buses

We went “back to normal” for capitalism. It wasn’t because it was safe. It wasn’t because there was a cure. Governments and those in power Are willing to sacrifice us to keep end stage capitalism afloat a little longer

Repeat infections are NOT inevitable. We can still curb the spread. We don’t have to accept constant sickness and disability as our new normal.

May we be in a much better place five years from now than we are today.

If you know someone suffering from Long Covid, reach out to them. Ask them how you can support them. Remind them they’ve not been forgotten. Wear a mask for them. They are counting on you.

How denial of airborne COVID transmission broke the world.

'The failure to initially recognize and later acknowledge the airborne spread of COVID-19, was the root cause of major shortcomings in the pandemic response.'

"Airborne mitigations would have greatly reduced viral transmission and therefore reduced evolution, that is to say the production of new variants."

#COVIDisAIRBORNE #COVIDisNotOVER @auscovid19

https://archive.md/ehzgB

Perhaps it's over for you, but
#CovidIsNotOver for me
Today was a good day
Pain level only a three

After five years now
Yes, I know, it's a bore
But please #WearAMask
#LongCovid hurts more

Americans are spending nearly 1.5 hours less outside their homes in 2023 than in 2003. New research shows the pandemic accelerated a long-term trend of staying in. Does this sound familiar? https://buff.ly/zzztMZJ
#wfh #sociallife #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver

(Edit: Now with the right graph)

Today is WHO Covid19 Pandemic day.: the World Health Organization declared COVID a pandemic on this day five years ago.

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#PublicHealth #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #Covid19PandemicDay #StemEducation #Education #Homeschooling #CTE @education @edutooters @stemed @film

Today is WHO Covid19 Pandemic day.: the World Health Organization declared COVID a pandemic on this day five years ago.

We're celebrating with The Invisible Shield, a four-part docuseries about how public health systems work (and don't work) -- and how public health workers are unsung heroes.

It's a great teaching tool for exploring the complex systems of public health and igniting student interest in public health careers.

Get our free learning guide for grades 11-12, higher education, community groups, and general public use.

https://journeysinfilm.org/product/invisible-shield/

#PublicHealth #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #Covid19PandemicDay #StemEducation #Education #Homeschooling #CTE @education @edutooters @stemed @film

The person - the man - who spends the most on anti-aging in the world, whose physiology is the most measured in the world?

Lost 15% of lung capacity to "mild" acute COVID-19.

https://www.donotpanic.news/p/the-billionaire-who-wants-to-live

To be clear, 15% is not "you take an extra 6th breath for every 5." It is worse in ways that you can investigate for yourself. It is Not Good.

writing about a taboo topic yet again – why I choose my health (being covid cautious) over social ties – tldr being chronically ill is lonelier and more miserable than having no friends: https://winnielim.org/journal/choosing-health-over-social-ties/

also some meta commentary about how I'm used to writing about taboo topics but writing about covid cautiousness is the most uncomfortable of them all.