Long Covid in the media and social media 2023

https://twitter.com/user/status/1730969394241565152

 

https://twitter.com/user/status/1731146745420165203

 

'What I want are recovery narratives': CBC Radio host Gill Deacon on life with long COVID

"It can be a challenge to stay present, to not grieve what I have lost or bemoan what has befallen me. I take it, as the banal but truthful platitude goes, one day at a time."

 

Ugh.

On BBC Parliament at the moment, a debate before Health and Social Care Committee on men's health. Witness - Anthony Davis, British Assoc of Counselling & Psychotherapy. Question from chair about exhaustion. Reply all about burnout & psych stuff.

 

Medscape Geriatricians, Look Out for Patients with Long COVID

quote:
Steinberg said he has seen several patients who previously had COVID-19 exhibit cognitive decline, postural hypotension, depression, and failure to thrive. Although identifying long COVID in patients with existing morbidities may be challenging, tell-tale signs can alert clinicians, Steinberg said.

 

And we wonder why ...
https://twitter.com/user/status/1732361789826847208

 

Calgary Herald — Opinion: This is a pandemic of attrition

 

https://twitter.com/user/status/1733325851314557171

 

https://twitter.com/user/status/1734896645802807561

 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive...e_code=1.F00.Cq6v.pgEokbheKJTX&smid=url-share


1,374 DAYS
MY LIFE WITH LONG COVID

Has an MECFS diagnosis.

Lots of graphics in this article.

 

Business press continues to do a far better job covering the impacts of COVID. It affects the bottom line and productivity of companies everywhere.

What companies can do against Long Covid
Harvard Business Manager
https://www.manager-magazin.de/harv...smarkt-a-26e2413c-076c-43ac-b3ef-5bef4348a4ac


"The researchers discovered that a SARS-CoV-2 infection substantially diminishes cognitive performance in those affected: Subjects processed visual information more slowly and experienced faster exhaustion compared to a similarly sized control group."

"'We interpret this as evidence of chronically diminished brain activity in Long COVID, primarily manifesting as slowed information processing,' states Kathrin Finke, the psychological head of the Jena Post-COVID Clinic."

"There is growing evidence that Long COVID's effects could have a more lasting impact on the economy than the lockdowns did."

"A virus that slows down cognitive processes, leading to persistently higher absenteeism and increased occupational disability, is a concerning prospect for the business world."

"Afschin Gandjour estimates the economic impact of Long COVID in Germany, assuming an average of 84 days of work incapacity per person and a daily production loss of 124 euros."

"This results in an annual production loss of 3.4 billion euros for businesses in Germany alone, with additional billions in costs to the health and pension systems."

"An online survey reveals that participants suffering from Long COVID reported an average of 237 days of sick leave, amounting to 22,200 euros in work absence per person."

"The 'immunity debt' theory as an explanation for post-lockdown illnesses has been debunked, as it does not exist in medical science."

"'We estimate that one in ten infections leads to Post-COVID,' says (director-general of the WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, suggesting hundreds of millions might need long-term treatments."

"Many people are contracting COVID-19 two to three times a year, with some experiencing up to half a dozen infections."

"Younger, high-functioning individuals are particularly at risk, with 35 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds and 40 percent of 30- to 39-year-olds affected."

"Only some individuals fully recover from Long Covid, while most have lasting health limitations."

"There is no effective, recognized therapy for Long Covid, and some prescribed rehab measures can cause complete occupational disability."

"The lifting of COVID measures brought a sense of relief, but has led to high sickness rates and productivity losses due to the ongoing impact of the virus."

"Companies face a choice: continue facing the consequences of a 'Mass Disabling Event' or actively protect their workforce, possibly until a vaccine providing sterile immunity is developed."

 

Hmmm. Works for me. What do you get instead?

Oh I see that it's paywalled. I took the quotes from someone on twitter with access to it.

Thread with many more quotes: https://nitter.net/ZurNull/status/1735158834795012445.

 

To discuss this, go to this thread:
USA: The RECOVER Initiative - Long Covid research

 

Reuters: Scientists see risk of lost opportunity for long COVID research in China

Not least to point out the fact the lockdowns don't cause LC.

 

@NeurologistMom on Twitter: A neurologist, M.D. a mother of a 15-year-old girl with severe neuroCOVID/ME/CFS who has been managing her daughter's treatment at home since October 2022

It's an older tweet (but it checks out).

https://nitter.net/NeurologistMom/status/1657143442898817024#m