I don't want long COVID, but the main q I have is 1) what remaining actions can realistically prevent never getting omicron and 2) what is the end point of this approach? Is the expectation COVID disappears? Or long COVID prevention pill around the corner? https://t.co/wh45lNAEjv
— Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin) May 13, 2022
With long COVID still so new and mysterious, Americans suffering from it are running into obstacles presented by health and safety net systems that are difficult to navigate even in the best scenarios. https://t.co/91NdsUHGMz
— Axios (@axios) May 7, 2022
The hydra-headed nature of long COVID, whose symptoms include everything from brain fog to organ damage, is just one of the complexities researchers are only beginning to tease out about the condition.
— Axios (@axios) May 7, 2022
Here’s what we know about it so far 👉 https://t.co/8DdvxVaa3U pic.twitter.com/b1I69f48TF
Long COVID Patients Say Doctors Are Ignoring Their Symptoms https://t.co/FAzsfn4x05
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) April 29, 2022
Nearly two years after testing positive for COVID, Senator @timkaine is still battling the virus.
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) April 28, 2022
He is one of up to 23 million Americans living with long COVID symptoms — and now, he is proposing a new law to fund more research into the virus and help patients. pic.twitter.com/xVSqbiN2yy
New: Nearly one in five teachers, principals, and school district leaders have experienced long COVID, according to a new @educationweek Research Center survey.
— Mark Lieberman (@MarkALieberman) April 27, 2022
I talked to many educators about their persistent, nightmarish symptoms. Here's what they say: https://t.co/ikgF7KOM7n
Those who get infected are at higher risk of brain shrinkage, blood clots, heart disease, strokes and diabetes.
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) April 23, 2022
A separate post-viral syndrome called long Covid can cause a range of debilitating symptoms from cognitive dysfunction to extreme fatigue https://t.co/Wvbpd0iHpR
Already today many are more worried about long-COVID than they are about simply getting a bout of COVID.
— Andy Slavitt 💙💛 (@ASlavitt) April 17, 2022
For good reason. If you’re vaccinated & boosted, surviving COVID is less of a concern. What comes next is. 2/
Priority 5: Long COVID treatments. Very promising news on long-COVID treatments. With best practices from @PutrinoLab, that he lays out here, 15-20% can fully recover & the vast majority can see 70% improvement. 8/https://t.co/bA3oeXjDgO
— Andy Slavitt 💙💛 (@ASlavitt) April 15, 2022
We were warned.
— Laura Miers (@LauraMiers) May 14, 2022
“Initially, public health officials believed that only a small minority of people would suffer from long COVID-19. But some studies now indicate a majority of those infected with the coronavirus are experiencing long COVID-19 symptoms.” https://t.co/Hrg7EMPp4v
Sad! 