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"In the earliest days of the AIDS crisis, America ignored the problem, even
though people were dropping dead by the thousands.
We’re repeating the mistake now with long COVID. Millions are suffering, but
the government has largely turned its back, as new cases emerge with each
passing wave.
So people are coming from all over the country this week to Washington D.C., in
the footsteps of AIDS activists, to protest at the Lincoln Memorial on March
15th. They’re desperate for their stories to be heard.
No, long COVID is not an illness with a certain death sentence, as AIDS was in
the early 80s. But those who are sick with long COVID today are facing years of
disability in the prime of their lives. They’re trapped in a world of crippling
fatigue, chronic pain, brain damage, blood clots and despair, with no approved
drugs for treatment.
And yet, the National Institutes of Health recently allocated only about $129
million per year, on average, for an initiative to study Long COVID over the
next four years – which is paltry compared to the billions some other diseases
get yearly for clinical trials and research, that affect far fewer Americans.
We had an “Operation Warp Speed” for vaccines. Why not long COVID?"
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: March 14, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-100346946
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
