I'm concerned the discussion now in pandemic, & the 6th wave we are into in #Peterborough & #Ontario is just focused on preventing hospitalizations & death. Maintaining hospital capacity & preventing severe disease are important, but even 'mild' illness impacts are concerning.
As the number of people infected increases, the number of people impacted by the effects of Long COVID is growing. This is a complex multisystem disease we are still learning the extent of...
We've known for some time that COVID-19 was as much a vascular disease as respiratory disease. This recent @bmj_latest Swedish studies quantifies 5X DVT, 33X Pulmonary Embolism
20% of those affected with Long COVID have evidence of cardiac impairment persisting beyond 6 months.
Long COVID-19 neurocognitive effects (fatigue, brain fog, dec concentration) are also very concerning, long lasting and are implicated in the majority of people w/ long COVID
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
Post COVID-19 people have a 40% increased risk of diabetes.
If there was nothing we could do to prevent mass population infection, it would be understandable and we'd need to shift to dealing with these tragic consequences, but we're 2++ years into the pandemic and we've learned so much.
There are in fact more than 4600 evidence-based things we can do in this pandemic (recommendations) many focused on prevention [last count from the @eCOVID19RecMap]
Emphasizing preventions that WILL help, are LOW cost & are NOT harmful is critical now:
- Wear your mask
- Stay home if sick, test & if eligible 💊
- Improve ventilation (home, schools, work, public spaces)
- Keep up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations (3 for most, 4 for some)
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