The Long-COVID Crisis: No Cure, Little Attention

“Long COVID was recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) nearly 6 years ago; you can’t say there is no definition!” said Pauline Oustric, president of the association #AprèsJ20 Association COVID Long France. “Yet we still see denial and a tendency to psychologize this disease.”

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/long-covid-crisis-no-cure-little-attention-2026a1000cmk?ecd=mkm_ret_260606_mscpmrk_idhiv_virus-update_mai_etid8402191&uac=319490FK&impID=8402191

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Promising new antiviral Ensitrelvir (Xocova) used for post exposure prophylaxis for Covid-19. When taken within 72 hours of exposure, reduces symptomatic Covid-19 by 67%. The antiviral could cut the risk of not just COVID-19, but also acquiring new diseases triggered by COVID-19, including Long COVID.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/121530

It has been approved by the FDA to treat adolescents and adults:
https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/fda-approves-ensitrelvir-for-post-exposure-prophylaxis-of-covid-19-in-adolescents-and-adults

#covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #LongCovid #GetVaccinated #WearAMask #PublicHealth

People panicking about hantavirus like they're not walking around with their 9th case of covid and still not wearing a fucking mask.

#covid #covid19 #GetVaccinated #hantavirus

RE: https://flipboard.com/@npr/health-930k6cv1z/-/a-LJuOS3gbR2-bzFzO4-zxag%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0

The antivax sentiment in one of the most notorious red states is trying to move forward with disabling and killing its populace, starting with kids.
#PublicHealth #AntiVax #GetVaccinated #WearAMask

Patients are refusing blood from vaccinated donors.

They can die.

#GetVaccinated

We're slowly reaching a point where so many people will have been deeply effected by #Covid19 that the general populace will have a harder time ignoring it.
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Long COVID potentially affects nearly 6 million children in the US. This South Shore teen is one of them

Defined as a chronic condition that lasts for at least three months after a COVID infection, long COVID is diagnosed not by a single test but by a pattern of symptoms that cannot otherwise be explained. Those symptoms can include fatigue, headaches, brain fog, sleep disruption, and pain, but they often look different depending on age.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/23/metro/long-covid-teens-children-boston/?s_campaign=8315:varf

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#LongCovid #Covid19 #Boston #Infectiousdisease #PublicHealth #CovidisNotOver #GetVaccinated #WearAMask