I don’t understand why long Covid is basically ignored by all but a few and by our media. We have talked about it just on this tiny blog page for well over a year
Eric Topol mentions it often but he too seems largely ignored.
For those who do not use twitter, this is what Topol posted.
I wrote about where we stand with #LongCovid after a cluster of new studies
latimes.com/opinion/story/… @latimes
Long Covid is often ignored. I’m guilty of it, too, as I emphasize hospitalizations and deaths. Covid is a peculiar respiratory virus in that it clearly has sequelae that impact multiple organs, at least in some people. We all should have been alerted to this when early on it was observed that many people lost their sense of smell and taste. That suggests CNS involvement, for example.
Interesting. I had not connected the smell/taste. I don’t know if other countries are head of us as far as long Covid. I also don’t know if the heart and other problems showing up a year-ish after someone had recovered is part of long Covid or another animal entirely.
What percentage of those who get Covid initially end up with Long Covid? Is it relatively low?
It is surprisingly high. I am not sure the powers that be have enough data to pinpoint. From legitimate sources I find as many as 1 in 3 and ranges from 1 in 13 to 50 percent.
That certainly seems high enough for concern.
Long Covid has been well documented in many countries, from the outset of the pandemic. “Long haulers” is the name they used to give those who couldn’t shake Covid. I wrote about this in June of 2020 and also later that year.
A surprisingly high percentage of folks have symptoms characteristic of Long Covid. As Vicki mentioned, there is a wide range of percentage estimates. No matter which estimate one sides with, even on the low end, it’s relatively high and concerning. I wrote about the Dutch estimates on Long Covid a couple of months ago.
I am worried about influenza this year. We’ve had a break from the flu for a couple of years. But that’s about to change. Australia is our bellwether, if you will. It is experiencing a bad flu season. We will, too, I think. Bruce Lee covers this in Forbes. Bruce is a prolific author. Pens at least 25 Forbes articles a month. He actually makes money doing it, because he gets so many views. I make a pittance with my posts – $50 an article and each article takes me between 6 and 12 hours to write. Bruce has a full-time job at a top university. He must work 90 hours a week. I work about 60 hours a week, but that’s as much as I can handle. Here’s Bruce’s post: https://twitter.com/ForbesScience/status/1561099182663933954
I wonder if the percentage of people getting the flu shot this year will be lower than usual. Perhaps there is a feeling of being “vaxed out.”
Indeed, that’s got to be a concern.
Agree
I certainly plan on getting my flu shot next month and the latest Covid vaccine, whatever and whenever it becomes available. I’ll get as many vaccines as necessary to prevent any sickness.
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I don’t understand why long Covid is basically ignored by all but a few and by our media. We have talked about it just on this tiny blog page for well over a year
Eric Topol mentions it often but he too seems largely ignored.
https://twitter.com/erictopol/status/1561354762854944768?s=21&t=46m59sciiy-xXWLZmhaZ9Q
For those who do not use twitter, this is what Topol posted.
I wrote about where we stand with #LongCovid after a cluster of new studies
latimes.com/opinion/story/… @latimes
Long Covid is often ignored. I’m guilty of it, too, as I emphasize hospitalizations and deaths. Covid is a peculiar respiratory virus in that it clearly has sequelae that impact multiple organs, at least in some people. We all should have been alerted to this when early on it was observed that many people lost their sense of smell and taste. That suggests CNS involvement, for example.
Interesting. I had not connected the smell/taste. I don’t know if other countries are head of us as far as long Covid. I also don’t know if the heart and other problems showing up a year-ish after someone had recovered is part of long Covid or another animal entirely.
What percentage of those who get Covid initially end up with Long Covid? Is it relatively low?
It is surprisingly high. I am not sure the powers that be have enough data to pinpoint. From legitimate sources I find as many as 1 in 3 and ranges from 1 in 13 to 50 percent.
That certainly seems high enough for concern.
Long Covid has been well documented in many countries, from the outset of the pandemic. “Long haulers” is the name they used to give those who couldn’t shake Covid. I wrote about this in June of 2020 and also later that year.
A surprisingly high percentage of folks have symptoms characteristic of Long Covid. As Vicki mentioned, there is a wide range of percentage estimates. No matter which estimate one sides with, even on the low end, it’s relatively high and concerning. I wrote about the Dutch estimates on Long Covid a couple of months ago.
I am worried about influenza this year. We’ve had a break from the flu for a couple of years. But that’s about to change. Australia is our bellwether, if you will. It is experiencing a bad flu season. We will, too, I think. Bruce Lee covers this in Forbes. Bruce is a prolific author. Pens at least 25 Forbes articles a month. He actually makes money doing it, because he gets so many views. I make a pittance with my posts – $50 an article and each article takes me between 6 and 12 hours to write. Bruce has a full-time job at a top university. He must work 90 hours a week. I work about 60 hours a week, but that’s as much as I can handle. Here’s Bruce’s post: https://twitter.com/ForbesScience/status/1561099182663933954
I wonder if the percentage of people getting the flu shot this year will be lower than usual. Perhaps there is a feeling of being “vaxed out.”
Indeed, that’s got to be a concern.
Agree
I certainly plan on getting my flu shot next month and the latest Covid vaccine, whatever and whenever it becomes available. I’ll get as many vaccines as necessary to prevent any sickness.
C-19
8-22
ready