Dear @UWaterloo about this hardline on returning to F2F Feb 28. A major element of #LongCovid seems to be microglial inflammation (that’s in the brain) yielding neurological damage. The prevalence of long COVID varies among studies, but 5-10% is a conservative estimate. 1/3 🧵
A #University’s greatest asset is their people. You’ve invested so much in all your #faculty. Mostly we are valued for our #brains. I wonder if those pushing the “learn to live with COVID” agenda have done the math on what it would cost if 5% of us got #LongCovid #NeuroCOVID 2/3
Even 3+ months of #brainfog in 100 of your highly skilled faculty must be $$$. Add to that our 6200 grad #students and 36000 undergrads here to develop their brains. Do they know the gamble they are taking with their Neuro #health? @yourWUSA I don’t get the rush 🤷🏻♀️🧠 #COVID19 3/3
The best thing about a #University is how much talent and expertise is all in one place. I’m sure we have the economists, public health experts, neuro scientists etc to work this out precisely. But my guess puts it at over $2 million in the best case scenario.
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