Thread by @ejustin46

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙊𝙑𝙄𝘿 𝙞𝙨, 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙩 ! 🤬

In August 2023, 32% of adults hadn’t heard of long COVID (CDC) !
usnews.com/news/health-ne…

2) It was even worst in this CDC study :
"Of the people who were aware of long COVID, more than 20% said they at least somewhat agreed with the statements “those with Long COVID may just be depressed” and “Long COVID symptoms are often just the normal aches and pains of life.”

3) Reference :
"Long COVID - NCHS Rapid Surveys System"


Has the situation improved since 2023?
A recent study sheds some light on this subject.
cdc.gov/nchs/rss/round…
frontiersin.org/journals/publi…

4) This survey reveals limited awareness of long COVID, especially among racial/ethnic minorities and non-English speakers. While awareness did not drive care-seeking, many patients with long COVID symptoms rated their care as suboptimal ...

5) ...highlighting the need for provider education. Targeted public health campaigns are needed to raise awareness and improve care for long COVID.

Thanks 🙏