Thread by @itsbodypolitic

"Talking about Omicron (or any variant) resulting in 'milder' illness is careless...It neglects to reflect on #LongCOVID statistically being more likely to occur in mild cases." Repost from BP's Vice President Lauren Nichols (@ LaurenTheMedium on IG: instagram.com/p/CXW0Wa1PAAM/) 🧵⬇️

"Talking about Omicron (or any variant) resulting in 'milder' illness is careless...It continues the spread of misinformation and ignorance surrounding the cause of the largest mass disabling event (Worsening daily) in modern human history."

There are dozens of studies and hundreds of news articles illustrating the growing impact of #LongCOVID, even in people with originally “mild” illness

While vaccination helps and is a contributor in the milder acute cases seen in omicron, #LongCOVID can and does result in a statistically significant portion of break-through vaccination infections.

“And all those people leaving their jobs? With over 115 million globally with long COVID & 86.2% of long haulers reporting being mildly to severely unable to work, do you really think a ‘mild’ infection is worth the risk?”

“…Any resource that neglects to connect mild accute illness to the serious chronic illness known as Long COVID is complicit in the spread of misinformation and the virus. Full. Stop.”

“You might be opportunistic by thinking you'll unmask and risk mild infection before global vaccine equity is up, but #COVID is more opportunistic within and outside of the body. Keep masking. Get boosted.”

“This isn’t about fear. It’s about being proactive. It’s the reactive response when many warn and few listen. That’s fear inducing.”

Cited Long COVID #studies:
1. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…
2. medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
3. thoracic.org/about/newsroom…
4. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34268556/
5. thelancet.com/journals/eclin…
6. jim.bmj.com/content/early/…

Cited Long COVID “Mild Illness” Articles:
1. rivm.nl/en/news/long-c…
2. usnews.com/news/health-ne…
3. healthline.com/health-news/a-…
4. beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/…
5. coloradonewsline.com/2021/10/13/mil…
6. forbes.com/sites/joshuaco…
7. nytimes.com/2021/04/23/hea…
8. nytimes.com/2021/03/23/hea…

Cited Long COVID “Mild Illness” Articles continued:
9. people.com/health/long-ha…
10. nbc-2.com/news/2021/10/0…
11. arstechnica.com/science/2021/0…
12. khou.com/amp/article/ne…
13. cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspecti…
14. thehill.com/changing-ameri…
15. amp.pjstar.com/amp/7339760002
16. amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Cited Long COVID “Mild Illness” Articles continued: 17. directorsblog.nih.gov/2021/04/20/stu…
18. cnet.com/google-amp/new…
19. arstechnica.com/science/2021/0…

Cited Long COVID & employment articles:
1.thelancet.com/journals/eclin…
2. barrons.com/amp/articles/l…
3.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
4. independent.co.uk/news/health/lo…
5. consumer.healthday.com/amp/10-27-long…
6. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/11/04…
7. forbes.com/sites/prudygou…
8. wsj.com/amp/articles/t…
9. rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

Breakthrough vaccination Long COVID articles and studies:
1. medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
2. webmd.com/vaccines/covid…
3. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
4. npr.org/sections/healt…
5. thelancet-press.com/embargo/vaxeff…
6. deseret.com/platform/amp/c…
7. nature.com/articles/d4158…