Thread by @elisaperego78

Honoured to support children living with #LongCovid and their families in asking for better research, treatment, and support from the UK government. Long Covid is a disaster in the making, which risk to affect young people for years and decades to come

@LongCovidKids

https://twitter.com/LongCovidKids/status/1541758375536508928

It is imperative we stop transmission of SARS-CoV-2 as much as possible. This is especially in crowded indoor environments, where children are at high risk of infection. It is key to provide the best possible treatment and support for children already affected by #LongCovidKids

For the UK itself, we know from the @ONS survey and data provided by support groups ~ charities like @LongCovidKids that a non-insignificant number of children and young people infected with SARS-CoV-2 go on to develop prolonged symptoms, sequelae and health problems #LongCovid

Data provided by support groups, and surveys like @ONS are increasingly substantiated by top research on the pathophysiology of #LongCovid in adults and children, which reveals the severe damage inflicted by SARS-CoV-2 infection to the human body. A 🧵

https://twitter.com/elisaperego78/status/1439966792760365064?t=anfgAJPzqaJUmsn7pDQMxA&s=19

We also know that viral and other infections are increasingly linked to long-term health problems down the line. Sometimes this damage can emerge years/decades after the initial infection. A 🧵
It's key we take this into account in our pandemic response

https://twitter.com/elisaperego78/status/1522935301567561728?s=19

I truly hope policy makers, medical professionals, and health bodies fully acknowledge the short- and long-term implications of infection and repeated infection with a dangerous SARS virus. People already living with #LongCovid deserve the best support and top-notch research

To know more about the research being done on #LongCovid I share this 🧵 I've been curating for months. A selection of studies. I add more research when possible and when studies come out. We know the long-term effects of covid are a key health emergency

https://twitter.com/elisaperego78/status/1459215406439272449?t=TKu6kEROaXq731XqNUfrxg&s=19

We know many SARS survivors were ill for years or never fully recovered. This is an health emergency of global scale. Children and young people deserve the best of our support. A 🧵 I curated on #longSARS since 2021

https://twitter.com/elisaperego78/status/1437130334869544961?t=8sWa0vxaUPFWoqyXzUJDFg&s=19

SARS viruses like SARS CoV, which policy makers fought and managed to eliminate, and SARS-CoV-2, are not benign, or seasonal influenza viruses

#LongCovid