International Long Covid Day : 15th March 2023

Laurie P · Mar 22, 2023

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March 15, 2023 | Clip Of Senate Session, Part 1
Senator Tim Kaine Shares Experiences with Long COVID

To mark International Long COVID Awareness Day, Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine shares his own experiences with prolonged symptoms with the respiratory virus, including his ongoing difficulty sleeping and tingled nerve endings. "I'm on my own long COVID journey. My symptoms are mild, but they have been continuous for three years...The good news it's probably not going to get worse, the bad news is it may not get better," Kaine says. The Virginia Democrat says millions of Americans and people across the world are dealing with mild to debilitating symptoms that impacts their lives and ability to work. He introduces the Care for Long COVID Act that would expand research to increase understanding of treatment efficacy and disparities, educate long COVID patients and health providers, facilitate inter-agency cooperation, and develop partnerships between community-based organizations like social services.
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12 minute video (I wasn't able to embed it).
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5062093/senator-tim-kaine-shares-experiences-long-covid

Sly Saint · Mar 16, 2023

gleaned from debate in Scottish parliament

Motion debated,

That the Parliament recognises that 15 March 2023 is International Long Covid Day; understands that, in Scotland, it is estimated that 187,000 people have long COVID; further understands that there is currently no simple cure and that long COVID can affect people of any age and background, including children, regardless of the severity of their original COVID-19 symptoms; considers, with regret, that the funding available for treatment, support and clinical research, remains too low; is concerned at reports that there is an increasing postcode lottery for specialist NHS services in Scotland for the diagnosis and treatment of the condition, potentially leading to inequalities in patient outcomes; notes the belief that key workers with occupational long COVID should receive compensation and pension entitlements; further notes the view that more should be done in respect of improving air quality through CO2 monitoring and HEPA filtration in schools and public buildings, and notes the view that more work is needed to understand and treat what it sees as an often debilitating illness.
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ME/CFS also mentioned
International Long Covid Day: 14 Mar 2023: Scottish Parliament debates - TheyWorkForYou

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