Thread by @CovidCastaways

A lot of emergency appendectomies for notable people & athletes during the pandemic. 🧐

Norah O’Donnell (CBS Morning 🎙️)
Stephen Colbert (TV Show Host 🎙️)
Portia de Rossi (Actress 🎬)
Carrie Ann Inaba (DWTS Host 💃)
Teresa Giudice (Real Housewive 📺)

But wait there’s more … 🧵

Jimin (BTS 🎤)
Rachel Bolan (Skid Row Bassist 🎸)
Vanessa Matsunaga (Model 📸)
Matt Tebbutt (TV Chef 🧑‍🍳)
Keegan Connor (Miss Teen IN 👗)
Don Bacon 🥓 (US Rep NE 🇺🇸)
Spencer Roach (US Rep FL 🇺🇸)
Sara Netanyahu (PM Wife 🇮🇱)

Not done yet …

David Bakhtiari (Packers 🏈)
Joe Burrow (Bengals 🏈)
Mike McCarthy (Cowboys Coach 🏈)
Minkah Fitzpatrick (Steelers 🏈)
Peter Skoronski (Titans 🏈)
Lindsay Whalen (MN F Coach 🏀)
RJ Melendez (Illinois CBB 🏀)
Sofia Kenin (Tennis 🎾)

Yeah there’s more …

Mac Horvath (North Carolina ⚾️)
Nick Brudi (Cubs ⚾️)
Nicky Lopez (Royals ⚾️)
Trevor Williams (Cubs ⚾️)
Bryan Acosta (FC Dallas ⚽️)
Luis Alberto (Lazio ⚽️)
Davey Boy Smith Jr (Wrestler 🤼)
Trish Stratus (Wrestler 🤼)
Bethe Correia (MMA 🥊)
Eimantas Stanionis (Boxer 🥊)

There are likely more that I didn’t find.

For reference, 7% of Americans get appendectomies.

You wonder if #COVID is contributing to these Appendix removals. Some of these on this list tested positive for COVID at the same time of their appendectomies.

#LongCOVID #pwLC