Dr Susan MauryFeb 10, 2023
A healthy lifestyle protects against long #COVID - timely study here emphasising the importance of public health measures! #SDOH https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/press-releases/following-healthy-lifestyle-may-reduce-risk-of-long-covid/
Following healthy lifestyle may reduce risk of long COVID

Women who followed most aspects of a healthy lifestyle, including healthy body weight, not smoking, regular exercise, adequate sleep, high quality diet, and moderate alcohol consumption, had about …

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@SusanMaury
There is likely to be some causality between those healthy lifestyle factors and privilege.
Just pointing this out doesn't help the dis-privileged.
But it might give us a better idea of who is going to be bearing the majority of the burden of long COVID.
So maybe resources can be assigned equitably.

#COVIDprivilege

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Show threadDr Susan MauryFeb 10, 2023

@skua 100% AGREE. This is a #HealthEquity issue.

Governments should be doing more to increase & protect the health of the entire population. If we are entering the age of pandemics this becomes even more critical.

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@SusanMaury
Yes, I agree.
And low paid indoor service workers going to multiple sites might be more effective at spreading a pandemic than say office workers, some of who could work from home, and who may also have more generous sick leave allowing them to isolate without risking financial ruin.