Thread by @elisaperego78

This is a scary, concerning, but excellent point we all have to reflect upon --- especially as patients and researchers. We've seen a large amount of erroneous, incorrect views about SARS-CoV-2 coming from public health experts and those in healthcare

#LongCovid

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https://twitter.com/jklmd123/status/1480317215383511041

These erroneous ideas included comparing covid --- a SARS like disease --- to a "flu" or a "cold" | denial about #LongCovid and the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pediatric patients ----> #LongCovidKids, MIS-C etc. | Denial of airborne transmission #COVIDisAirborne

Promotion of herd immunity and mass infection theories | Great Barrington Declaration | #MildCovid | denial of the multi-system nature of covid, including its vascular, neurological and clotting components | "endemic covid" = mild

Unfortunately, erroneous portrayals of SARS-CoV-2 infection by a number of prominent health professionals and health bodies have increased with #Omicron. Hence, the narratives: Omicron is a Cold, and Omicron as a "Ray of Light" [the latter as per the @guardian yesterday]

Those constructions of Covid including #Omicron as a mild disease are largely politically motivated. Anxiety and frustration by some medical professionals around covid (= e.g. fear of becoming disabled themselves with #LongCovid) are an important topic of discussion, too