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International Long COVID Awareness Day was March 15th.

From the patient-led research collaborative fact sheet:

At least 400 million people globally have Long COVID, and this number is likely a significant undercount. In the US, about 1 in 19 people have Long COVID–the same rate as diabetes. But only 7% of doctors say they’re confident diagnosing Long COVID, and a majority of Long COVID patients report having negative experiences as they attempt to get care.

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#COVID

"Some of Covid’s effects became apparent soon after the virus began spreading. We quickly understood how deadly an infection could be, especially for those with underlying conditions like diabetes and heart disease. But it has taken years of research to start making sense of how a bout of Covid can lead to lasting, sometimes invisible changes in different parts of the body.

Some of these effects, such as chronic fatigue and brain fog, are considered long Covid, defined as symptoms from an infection that persist for at least three months. By some estimates, 400 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with some form of long Covid. But an infection can also lead to other issues, including lung and heart damage and microbiome changes in the gut, that may not always be recognized as long Covid but can still have a lasting effect on our health."

web.archive.org/web/2025031202

The New York Times · Covid’s Long-Term Effects on the Lungs, Gut, Brain and MoreBy Dani Blum

Five years later the pandemic has not ended. Deaths occur less often but still too high. Both Trump & Biden have ignored the science, denied the extent or the problem, and have turned Covid into a mass disabling event.
#COVID #LongCovid newrepublic.com/article/192738

The New Republic · The Pandemic Never EndedFive years after Covid arrived on these shores, many believe the anxieties of the plague years are in the rearview mirror. But the threat is far from over.
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"Covid Protocol" goes like this:

Sick person isolated in room, block door with towel, only come through rest of house with #N95 briefly. Tray table outside door for food drop off. Disinfect everything.

#paxlovid ASAP for sick, lower #covid damage.

Heater off, open windows, box fans in windows to make positive pressure in main house, negative pressure in sick room, dumping sick air out bedroom window.

Constant air flow.

Yes, we fucking freeze.

All-clear when RAT clear, and nobody sick.