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

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

Da gehrade die Corona-Labortheorie-Sau durchs Dorf getrieben wird:

Prof. Fabian Leendertz vom #Helmholtz-Institut für #OneHealth hält es auf Basis bisheriger Daten für wahrscheinlich, dass #SARSCoV2 über #Zwischenwirte auf den Menschen übertragen wurde.

Falls neue Daten einen #Laborursprung untermauern, müssten diese erst wissenschaftlich geprüft werden.

https://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/media-center/newsroom/news-detailseite/fabian-leendertz-zur-aktuellen-berichterstattung-ueber-den-ursprung-des-virus-sars-cov-2/

Cause of post-#COVID inflammatory shock in children identified: Reactivation of the Epstein-Barr virus appears to cause the rare condition #MISC. The findings, uncovered by a team from #CharitéBerlin & the DRFZ, have now been published in #Nature.

These insights open the door to new treatment methods, potentially not limited to MIS-C.

https://www.charite.de/en/service/press_reports/artikel/detail/cause_of_post_covid_inflammatory_shock_in_children_identified

#CharitéPaper #Science #Research #Medicine #EBV #PIMS #SARSCoV2 #COVID19 #corona
@nature.portfolio

Ursache für Entzündungsschock bei Kindern nach #Corona aufgeklärt: Die als #PIMS bekannte seltene Erkrankung wird offenbar durch eine Reaktivierung des Epstein-Barr-Virus ausgelöst. Das zeigt ein Team von #CharitéBerlin & DRFZ jetzt in #Nature.

Die Erkenntnisse eröffnen neue Therapiemöglichkeiten, möglicherweise nicht nur für PIMS.

https://www.charite.de/service/pressemitteilung/artikel/detail/ursache_fuer_entzuendungsschock_bei_kindern_nach_corona_aufgeklaert

#CharitéPaper #Wissenschaft #Forschung #Medizin #EBV #MISC #SARSCoV2 #COVID19
@nature.portfolio

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.