Paul Garner on Long Covid and ME/CFS - BMJ articles and other media.

I'm pleased to see this article has been picked up here. I stumbled across it yesterday evening and immediately emailed a complaint to the Guardian. I've never complained about an article before in my life, however seeing (harmful) opinion reported as fact was too much for me.

I don't have a lot of faith it will make a difference, but who knows...

Can't hurt if others are able to do the same.

 

Hearing you

 

In this case it's an excerpt from a book, so the interview took place a long while ago. It makes sense to me that someone writing a book from O'Sullivan's perspective would seek out Garner as an interviewee. He doesn't need a publicist. If you want to include someone who is saying what he's saying, he's well-known for his position and easy to reach.

 

Garner was ill with Covid in April and recovered by the end of 2020.

Except he was taking military fitness classes and running distances by July, and travelled to the Caribbean for a scuba diving holiday in October where he caught dengue fever. If the article is tweeted there should be a “community note”

nobody who knows someone with Long Covid or ME will buy what he’s selling when they hear that.

 

Thank you