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Mar 8 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
This harmful advice is doing the rounds. The obsession to get back to activity is dangerous. In #Covid19 rest & pacing are key for recovery & to avoid #LongCovid. There is zero scientific basis for the recommendations here
@gezmedinger @LongCovidKids @long_covid @LongCovidSOS I don’t know who the bodies are at the bottom but could #Twitterati please tweet/email them about how wrong this is and demand to know what science this is based on?
@eis2win @SINIcouk @sportwales @sportscotland every patient is different. Some recover quickly, others can take months. Your advice is medically harmful & can result in deterioration & disability.
And of course most important of all- AVOID getting COVID19. Masks in public places, social distancing. There is no such thing as mild COVID. Even a minor infection can turn into life altering #LongCovid

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Preprint of results of triple therapy in 24 South African #LongCovid patients researchsquare.com/article/rs-120…
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