Thread by @jenbrea

I am so glad that @LisaBeilfuss wrote about this but I want to push back gently on this point. #longCOVID is not really a mystery. And the reason why we don’t know how many people are not working due to #longCOVID is because WE AREN’T COUNTING THEM.

https://twitter.com/loscharlos/status/1468693639987535873

.@uscensusbureau’s Household Pulse Survey could do this. There is a long history in reporting of calling medical conditions “mysteries.” Much of the time the “mystery” is some combination of politics, low awareness, ignorance, discrimination, poor priority setting, etc.

And I would submit we have enough literature and reports on #MECFS not to term it a “mystery.” Or at least, we know enough about the ubiquity of post-viral symptoms not to call #longCOVID a surprise.

https://twitter.com/jenbrea/status/1468410580700581890?s=20

There is zero reason for the @uscensusbureau’s Household Pulse Survey not to have had a post-viral symptoms question from day one.

But truly thank you @LisaBeilfuss for writing this piece! A few of my friends have been talking amongst themselves about this for some time and were hoping reporters would begin to shed light. Thank you.