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   Augie Ray (augieray@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 06:47:31 JST Augie Ray

   Mainstream media is slowly paying attention to #LongCOVID, but rather than focus on the prevention of #COVID19 infections, their take is always about the need for research. Research will take years to turn into effective treatments! Until then, we need a more serious effort to reduce the infections that lead to Long COVID.

   "Federal estimates suggest at least 16 million Americans have long COVID and maybe 4 million of them are disabled by it."

   https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/02/26/long-covid-treatments-out-of-reach/72690587007/

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     ahimsa (ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Feb-2024 06:47:31 JST ahimsa

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     @augieray We must do BOTH.

     Yes, we need to do more to prevent COVID infections, but we also need research to find treatments for people already disabled by post viral illness, whether that's Long Covid, ME/CFS, or something else.

     As Dr. Al-Aly said, "We’ve marginalized these conditions and swept them under the rug for the past 100 years … This pandemic is an opportunity to do it right.”

     #LongCovid #MEcfs #PostViral #Research #Disability