Thread by @windthin

1/13 COVID-19 is not "going away."

In fact, the more we learn about COVID-19, the worse it is.

A slew of studies are showing the coronavirus damages us & lingers in ways we did not expect.

#GeeksResist #DemCast #OneVoice1 #StayAtHome #WearADamnMask

2/13 Brain damage is a major worry.

Experts have confirmed that Covid-19 can cause neurological complications including stroke, nerve damage, & potentially fatal brain inflammation – even if the patients don’t show severe respiratory symptoms.
cnn.com/2020/07/08/hea…

3/13 New studies are also showing that many patients have persistent symptoms as much as 60 days after being declared "over" COVID-19, leading to beliefs it may be a chronic illness.

Persistent Symptoms in Patients After Acute COVID-19

jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

4/13 This is CNN anchor Richard Quest's tale of how, even two months after he got COVID-19, he is still discovering new areas of damage.

cnn.com/2020/07/07/hea…

5/13 And the medical journal The Lancet has reported that Spain's large-scale study on the coronavirus indicates just 5% of its population has developed antibodies, strengthening evidence that a so-called herd immunity to Covid-19 is "unachievable."

edition.cnn.com/2020/07/06/hea…

6/13 Here is the study itself:

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Spain (ENE-COVID): a nationwide, population-based seroepidemiological study thelancet.com/journals/lance…

7/13 We have already learned that, though the elderly are most affected, this is not an "old person's disease", and there is no knowing how it will affect anybody who contracts it.

Here's a whole thread of articles on that:

https://twitter.com/windthin/status/1240587909029339137

8/13 And we have seen consistently that #ItOnlyTakesOne person to become a #SuperSpreader and infect hundreds, even thousands.

https://twitter.com/windthin/status/1259265684925710336

9/13 Most experts agree that the coronavirus surge in Tulsa, OK, is linked to the Trump rally there, despite its low turnout.

nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/…

10/13 Several attorneys in Jacksonville, Florida, filed a lawsuit against the city in an attempt to block the Republican National Convention from occurring and re-creating the Tulsa spike a hundred fold.

cnn.com/2020/07/08/pol…

11/13 Even the Governor of New Hampshire will be skipping Trump's next rally in New Hampshire, because most reputable officials realize that being around the Trump campaign circus is like playing Russian roulette. nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/…

12/13 Every single day now we're breaking records for new infections, and the fact is that's just what we know.

ALL of the experts admit that there is a lot we're not seeing, like a recent wave of at-home deaths in Houston, Texas.

texastribune.org/2020/07/08/hou…

13/13 This isn't just "going away."

We have to take responsibility, because we know HE won't.

I leave you with this viral post from San Francisco nurse Mike Shultz.

And remember, he was in a LOT better condition than most of us.

#DemCast #OneVoice1 #GeeksResist #WearADamnMask

Oh, and:

Airborne transmission of coronavirus in restaurants, gyms and other closed spaces can’t be ruled out, WHO says cnbc.com/2020/07/09/air…