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"President Biden has declared an end to the #COVID19NationalEmergency, but people living with #LongCOVID say the pandemic is far from over. [..] We speak to science writer #RyanPrior about the movement to expand research and resources for those with #LongCOVID.."
The Long Haul: Millions with #COVID Face Chronic Illness as Biden Declares End to National Emergency
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/4/13/ryan_prior_long_covid
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President Biden has declared an end to the COVID-19 national emergency, but people living with long COVID say the pandemic is far from over. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found nearly one in five people infected with COVID-19 go on to experience symptoms of long COVID. We speak to science writer Ryan Prior about the movement to expand research and resources for those with long COVID, and his own experience living with the chronic illness. Prior is the author of The Long Haul and writes the “Patient Revolution” for Psychology Today.
"The international business press cites supply chain issues as a key cause of the inflation that today makes a block of butter sometimes cost eight dollars in Toronto. Yet relatively seldom do we hear much about the connection between those supply problems and the millions newly missing from the #workforce|s on which supply chains depend."
What Happens if #LongCOVID Makes More & More People Too Sick to Work?