The messaging of “if anti-vaxers think the vaccine is harmful, they have no idea how bad covid is” — & then proceeding to support zero mitigations & downplaying severity of infection — is precisely why we have so many anti-vaxers..
You literally couldn’t behave less trustworthy.
I’m seeing a lot of people sharing graphs comparing how dangerous Covid is compared to vax (correctly so) — but then having no issue with our current policies on Covid..
This is a massive mixed message that even the most “nuance takes” cannot untangle in any coherent way.
Telling the general public this virus should not be feared & is “the flu” — & “the pandemic is over”..
But then trying to convey the true gravity & devastation the virus has on the population to overcome vaccine skepticism & hesitancy **does not work**
If the vaccine was reducing #LongCovid & reinfections to negligible numbers this might work — but the vax only strategy has sacrificed so many lives — We are still getting devastating numbers of #LongCovid from healthy & vaxed (1 in 20 from latest variants.
What you combine a flawed & dishonest policy that is at odds with the science and health data available to the public — it is a perfect storm to sow conspiracy, doubt & distrust.
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“These findings begin to fill information gaps about the labor market, including an underappreciated reason for the many unfilled jobs & the declining labor participation rate since the emergence of the pandemic” #LongCovidcnbc.com/2023/01/30/lon…
“#LongCovid is keeping people out of work and may reduce on-the-job productivity for others, contributing to a labor shortage and weighing on the U.S. economy at large, according to a new study.” cnbc.com/2023/01/30/lon…
“#LongCovid — also known as long-haul Covid, post-Covid or post-acute Covid syndrome — is a chronic illness that results from a Covid-19 infection. Its potential symptoms number in the hundreds and, for some, can be debilitating and persist for years.”
“If #LongCovid continues to affect 7% of the country, that’s 23 million people at any given time who may require accommodations under laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act.”theguardian.com/world/2023/jan…
“About 1.5 million Americans missed work because of sickness in December. Each month, more than a million people have called out sick for the past three years. About 7% of Americans currently have #LongCovid, which can affect productivity and ability to work”
“The last time the absentee number dipped below a million Americans was in 2019. Last year, the trend accelerated... In 2022, workers had the most sickness-related absences of the pandemic, & highest number since record-keeping began in 1976.” #LongCovidtheguardian.com/world/2023/jan…
"At first he was very skeptical of claims the virus hides out in the brain, but recent studies made him take it seriously, especially autopsy studies done by @NIH. It might be that residual traces of virus are causing persistent inflammation" #LongCovidwashingtonpost.com/business/long-…
"Science is starting to uncover an unnerving fact about viruses: Some might affect our brains over the long haul. It came as a shock that SARS-CoV-2 can lead to lingering neurological problems — a post-viral syndrome we call #LongCovid. But.. might not be unique to this virus."
"Scientists are finding links between common viruses such as influenza & brain diseases like MS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s & ALS. Researchers are hoping that identifying a viral link might finally allow scientists to figure out what causes these mysterious, deadly ailments"
"@resiapretorius has been studying such #MicroClots for more than a decade & has observed them in type 2 diabetes, #MECFS, Alzheimers, Parkinsons... The main difference.. in diabetes & other conditions is they break up quite easily.. COVID microclots are harder to disintegrate"
"Trapped inside the #MicroClots, @resiapretorius team found high levels of inflammatory molecules & protein called alpha 2-antiplasmin that prevents their breakdown. Such blockages in tiny vessels throughout body could hinder supply of oxygen & nutrients to organs & tissues"
“We are all playing Covid roulette. The next infection could be the one that permanently disables you. I’ve been hit 3 times so far, &.. I’ve lost a little every time: stamina, lung capacity, sleep, general fitness, however diligently I’ve exercised since” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
“We have steadily normalised a mass disabling agent. It’s likely, eventually, to reduce the number of quality years for almost everyone. Those who suffer the extreme version of this disablement, #LongCovid, are treated as an embarrassment we would prefer to forget.”
“The impacts of #LongCovid, according to health metrics researchers, are ‘as severe as the long-term effects of traumatic brain injury’
"A nationwide study of Long Covid has found one in five participants experienced symptoms, and those who needed help were let down by the health sector."
"The survey also found many people with #LongCovid symptoms felt there was a lack of understanding of the condition by health professionals.
About half felt the healthcare they received wasn't adequate and reported not feeling listened to or understood,"
"People developing #LongCovid have immediate needs for help from social services and financial services and need clearly easily accessible pathways to access these... They are debilitated from day one of their illness, most cannot work and need wide support"