Latency. A period when you (generally) recover from flu-like initial illness & feel ok.
Weeks, to months, to years later is when problems often begin.
Ppl don’t seem to be aware of this & it’s THE MOST IMPORTANT THING to know.
If you take nothing away from anything I’ve ever said, please get this ^.
The virus is not as deadly upfront. It has a long, terrible tail (and tale) though.
Again, initial infection? Not much my concern. Knowing Covid migrates all over the body & can be chronic? HARD PASS.
My friend Dr. @FreitasABR has done a great service by collecting the (now ~300!!) studies on Covid persistence/ reactivation & is constantly updating this document.
Don’t take my word for it. Check out copious & devastating data to understand why some of us want to protect u:
I share this Bc I believe strongly in informed consent and I want you to know important truths that may affect how you choose to protect yourself and your loved ones.
I would want to know if I didn’t.
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Wear your N95 proudly. Even if you’re the only one.
#Longcovid is common and it will F you up. The more infections, the greater the risk.
Latency is the 🐘 in the room. “Mild” & asymptomatic cases still = HIGH RISK for organ/ vascular (strokes, PEs, heart attacks) damage.
Do not let politicos lull you into a state of complacency. They won’t be there when you get sick and don’t recover.
I frame it like this. I don’t feel self-conscious bc I KNOW THE DATA & high risk of longterm damage or early death.
I feel sorry for those who are mindlessly following the 🐑. I don’t question my decision for a split second & don’t care what anyone thinks. I know I’m right.
I encourage the media not to gaslight the public abt risk. Of course it is poss to get MPX at the gym! WHY would anyone in their right mind believe otherwise? And why are you going along w this charade again??
Hey, “experts,“ can you please knock this shit off? How stupid do you think we are? Monkeypox is just beginning. Of course it can spread in a gym. And it likely will.
“I’d say that being head of @CDCgov or @WHCOVIDResponse@NIAIDNews or any PH agency selects for sociopaths. These ppl aren’t paying attn to the 🌎. They don’t care about ideas, innovation, or the public. They just care abt pleasing pharma.”
I asked what would you say publicly if you would not put your career in jeopardy. He gave me an earful. Hopefully I will have permission to say more at a later date.
Many scientists feel silenced bc they cannot speak freely to the public and wish they could.
There is an incredible amount of anger abt what’s happening, and what’s been going on the entire pandemic.