Myth busting:
- once you’ve had Covid you don’t get it again.❌
Clearly not true
- Most people who are going to get long Covid probably already have it❌
Anyone can get long Covid from any infection
Newborns.They haven’t had Covid.1600 babies are born every day in the UK
- once you’ve had Covid you don’t get it again.❌
Clearly not true
- Most people who are going to get long Covid probably already have it❌
Anyone can get long Covid from any infection
Newborns.They haven’t had Covid.1600 babies are born every day in the UK
That’s 1600 babies a day, 45000 a month, half a million a year.
All vulnerable to Covid.
So no, not everyone has had Covid. And it would be nice to try and prevent one of their first experiences in life being Covid.
All vulnerable to Covid.
So no, not everyone has had Covid. And it would be nice to try and prevent one of their first experiences in life being Covid.
If you have a mild infection Covid hasn’t caused any damage ❌
There is a mountain of evidence that mild infections cause damage, including organ damage
Masks don’t prevent Covid ❌
2 people wearing FFP3 masks massively reduces the risk
There is a mountain of evidence that mild infections cause damage, including organ damage
Masks don’t prevent Covid ❌
2 people wearing FFP3 masks massively reduces the risk
There’s no point testing❌
If you don’t recover, you’ll need a mountain of tests to find out why you have a mystery illness. A positive test will mean a quicker& definitive diagnosis
You can prevent some other poor person catching it. It might be the nicest thing you do all year
If you don’t recover, you’ll need a mountain of tests to find out why you have a mystery illness. A positive test will mean a quicker& definitive diagnosis
You can prevent some other poor person catching it. It might be the nicest thing you do all year
There’s nothing we can do about Covid anyway ❌
If every person tested& didn’t pass it onto others, it would massively reduce the spread& hence the ongoing cycle of mutant Covid. We are hurtling towards causing a more severe strain.
If every person tested& didn’t pass it onto others, it would massively reduce the spread& hence the ongoing cycle of mutant Covid. We are hurtling towards causing a more severe strain.
Only certain types of people get long Covid ❌
There are some factors that put people at risk, but anyone can get long covid
Exercise& good diet will protect me ❌
Obviously good things to do generally, but I have a clinic full of previously very fit people
There are some factors that put people at risk, but anyone can get long covid
Exercise& good diet will protect me ❌
Obviously good things to do generally, but I have a clinic full of previously very fit people
I’ve had Covid before and I was fine so the next one will be the same ❌
Each variant is different and there is no guarantee
Each variant is different and there is no guarantee
Covid is the same as the flu❌
The risk of death from Covid is higher.
They are completely different viruses with completely different mechanisms of action. Studies show Covid has more post infection damage
The risk of death from Covid is higher.
They are completely different viruses with completely different mechanisms of action. Studies show Covid has more post infection damage
If I feel better after Covid I have ‘fought it off’❌
Viral persistence of Covid in the body has been shown in studies. Not all patients had symptoms. We don’t have a clue how many people are harbouring Covid in their body.
Viral persistence of Covid in the body has been shown in studies. Not all patients had symptoms. We don’t have a clue how many people are harbouring Covid in their body.
Omicron is mild ❌
A couple of hundred people die every day in the Uk from Covid and many more get long Covid. That’s not mild. It’s just ‘mild’ compared to the death rate in 2020
A couple of hundred people die every day in the Uk from Covid and many more get long Covid. That’s not mild. It’s just ‘mild’ compared to the death rate in 2020
Having Covid will ‘strengthen’ my immune system ❌
There is evidence of long term changes to the immune system.
We have seen increases in diseases such as RSV, mycoplasma, TB&whooping cough, amongst many others. Patients with long Covid say they catch more viruses than usual
There is evidence of long term changes to the immune system.
We have seen increases in diseases such as RSV, mycoplasma, TB&whooping cough, amongst many others. Patients with long Covid say they catch more viruses than usual
The newspapers said the number of people with Covid is low, 1 in 25000 ❌
Because only those in hospitals are tested now they should know full well not to use those figures to inform the public.
Best guess prevalence currently is 1/100 people have Covid, but probably more
Because only those in hospitals are tested now they should know full well not to use those figures to inform the public.
Best guess prevalence currently is 1/100 people have Covid, but probably more
Be aware of disinformation. It is like a plague in itself.
Always question why a newspaper will tell you that there’s an awful lot of hayfever about or TV programmes have Doctors saying don’t bother testing as then you won’t be able to do nice things.
Beware clickbait headlines
Always question why a newspaper will tell you that there’s an awful lot of hayfever about or TV programmes have Doctors saying don’t bother testing as then you won’t be able to do nice things.
Beware clickbait headlines
Those who study Covid, who treat Covid and long Covid, who see the absolutely disastrous fallout are trying to warn you to protect YOUR health. Not ours. Choose wisely who to listen to
Links to evidence above:
nature.com/articles/s4159…
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
academic.oup.com/cid/article-ab…
polybio.org/chronic-virus-…
nature.com/articles/s4159…
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…
academic.oup.com/cid/article-ab…
polybio.org/chronic-virus-…
icemsg.org/2023/08/03/an-…
bmj.com/content/376/bm…
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
ajronline.org/doi/10.2214/AJ…
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/06/23…
thelancet.com/journals/lanmi…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/al…
nationalgeographic.com/science/articl…
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