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"Parents of children with #longCovid claim they have been accused of faking or exaggerating their child’s illness, leading to social services’ involvement and... court cases and the threat of the child’s removal from the home."
"Children with #LC have a reduced VO2 peak […], abnormal cardiovascular efficiency (VO2/HR% pred), pathological VE/VCO slope […], and abnormally reduced slope of VO2 work" "48% of the LC patients had a suspicious phenotype for pulmonary hypertension."
Bernie Sanders released a draft for a proposed “Long COVID Moonshot” bill giving $1 Billion per year for 10 years to Long COVID research. Bernie is asking for input from people with Long COVID, their caregivers and from healthcare professionals here. “Please submit your comments to the Committee by email at LongCOVIDComments@help.senate.gov no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.” #LongCovid#LongCovidKids
Made some updates to my covid awareness and advocacy site on the homepage https://the-maskers-comic.yolasite.com , trying to get the words and information in there just right to match and address the current vibes out there... but it is still like a message in a bottle that I am not sure anyone will find, read, and take to heart in a way that would connect us all again. Feel free to give feedback.
The percentage of Canadian students who miss at least 10% of the school year, or two full days a month — are up significantly.
There is no data as to why.
"Sorry, CBC News, but this article is utterly absurd [and insulting]. We have an entire new pathogen that kids can get multiple times a year. Stop feigning ignorance."
March 16, 2024- “This will be difficult for some people to accept because of the forced return to offices and classrooms, but I believe neurological harm from infection is the dominant effect in decreased performance compared to 'learning loss' from the 2020 'lockdowns'” - AJ Leonardi, MBBS, PhD https://www.everydayhealth.com/coronavirus/even-mild-covid-infections-can-lower-iq-by-three-points/
@Brad I can't get my head around the seemingly deliberate ignoring of what has been happening since 2020. #LongCovid has already lasted years in some children - the first cohort to which this label was affixed. Forcing #LongCovidKids to return to unfiltered classrooms was child abuse...pure and simple.
🇺🇸US: 'Up to 5.8 million kids have long COVID, study estimates.
"The research also shows long COVID can raise the chances of a child developing type 1 diabetes. And it can even be deadly, leading to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children."
"Kids don't come home and say, 'Mom, I have post-exertional malaise, or I have brain fog. What happens is that they start doing poorly in school, and parents find out weeks and weeks later."
Adults with long #COVID have had a whole life where we understood what it meant to be healthy and active and not have these symptoms, whereas children don't recognize they're not fully well or have the vocabulary to report their symptoms. 💔
#CDCsays AIDS is not even as bad as Herpes anymore, Herpes is more common even. So go ahead a have unprotected sex. Even if you have signs of an STD, if it's kinda improving and you don't have a fever, it's fine to spread it to others. Some people might want to use a condom (like those who know we've lost our goddamn mind!).
We are continuing to go through the frustration of all the medical professionals immediately jumping to the conclusion that it’s psychological. Even at the kids long covid clinic!
HICPAC November 2023 Meeting:
Public has until midnight EST Nov 6th to submit a 1 page written comment to HICPAC bc at: HICPAC@CDC.GOV (include name, affiliation, city/state) to be included in their meeting minutes.
A Backgrounder from me on the HICPAC meeting that took place on Nov 2-3rd, and my written public comment can be viewed at