“An estimated one in 10 infections results in post-Covid conditions suggesting that hundreds of millions of people will need longer term care” —Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Shit’s scary. We’ll only find out the true damage over the next couple of decades. And people still give me looks when I mask up on public transport etc.
Masks work. For your own sake, and for the sake of those who depend on you, keep masking.
Yep.
Just noticed that the thread is from last year…
But, considering how much we’re still not heeding this fact a year later, perhaps just as well to keep the post up.
Good to be aware of. Lesson’s the same. Now everybody pretend you don’t notice on 3.
I’m thinking that COVID19 is and continues to be a mass disabling event. The silver lining may be that the medical establishment is finally recognizing that post viral syndromes are real. And they have started gathering data on the topic.
Long COVID Could Be a ‘Mass Deterioration Event’ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/06/long-covid-chronic-illness-disability/661285/
‘Concern is real’ about long Covid’s impact on Americans and disability claims, report says https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/06/long-covid-disability-national-academy-of-sciences/
Workers, employers struggle as Long COVID sidelines thousands of Wisconsinites https://journaltimes.com/news/local/workers-employers-struggle-as-long-covid-sidelines-thousands-of-wisconsinites/article_60c9ea7e-305c-11ed-af15-6bc3059de6fb.html
Recent Updates on COVID-19 Associated Strokes https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26331055241287730
Risk benefit analysis to evaluate risk of thromboembolic events after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination and COVID-19 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-024-00960-7
