Ed Suominen

Great little documentary on by ABC News yesterday, “The Challenging Struggle of Long Covid,” https://youtu.be/lGGtXpSpiJY

They cite the statistic of 9 million people with #LongCovid, presumably referring just to the U.S. population. That is a lot of adversity and #disability being experienced by our fellow citizens. Most Americans have had #covid now, and at least 5% of those are left with long-term consequences of it.

The worst #publichealth crisis of a generation, and yet largely ignored.

The challenging struggle of long COVID

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Nov 19, 2022 at 5:35amWeb
Show threadBuy nothing newNov 20, 2022
@edsuom It will certainly knock Oz's NDIS around
Show threadTiffanyDGNNov 20, 2022
@edsuom Such an amazing piece!
Show threadXiuwenNov 20, 2022

@edsuom Thanks for sharing this, Ed!

Indeed, with 1+ million dead and another ~9 million (nearly) disabled, the devastation of this virus is bad. How can we fully win our way out of this -demic? It doesn't work just by pretending it's over.

Show threadJ.H.NoyesNov 20, 2022
@edsuom Long Covid wasn't necessarily ignored, it was deprioritized to minimize perception of risk. They would have been aware of the potential of crushing pathogenic coronavirus sequelae from two decades of weapons-adjacent research. Part of it is self-serving dereliction, but part of it was also hubris--the 'we need a pill' attitude has dug us into an incredibly deep hole and it'll be a long time before we develop the praxis to get out, if ever... we may not even have the time.
Show threadJ.H.NoyesNov 20, 2022

@edsuom

Most people think the Myth Of Icarus is about Icarus. It's not, mostly. It's about Daedalus and how his clever thinking killed his only son.

Show threadMisaMisa ✅Nov 28, 2022

@edsuom

"A mass disabling event"

@auscovid19
@longcovid

#WearAMask
#CovidIsNotOver
#COVIDIsAirborne
#VaccinesPlus

https://news.sky.com/story/how-long-covid-ruined-my-life-from-crushing-fatigue-to-brain-fog-12744444

How long COVID ruined my life, from crushing fatigue to brain fog

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Show threadTAIDec 18, 2022
@edsuom some of us that have suffered greatly from the consequences of this do not want to share what we think. It isn't only the deniers we see has the problem, but the "experts" who have taken over the narrative, even though they haven't been afflicted with it. They obviously choose what makes their case and dismiss other truths as those of us with it have to try and figure out what actually happened to us.