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"There is a lot of misinformation about COVID. This preventable disease still
racks up thousands of cases a week, yet our public health institutions and
governments have all but eliminated their response.
COVID is the third-leading cause of death in Canada, and evidence suggests it
may contribute to the leading two: heart disease/strokes and cancer. But death
isn’t the only negative outcome. Every infection comes with at least a 1 in 10
risk of contracting long COVID, leading to persistent, long-term symptoms.
As an equity-focused and values-driven organization, Evenings & Weekends is
committed to acknowledging the ongoing equity impacts of COVID. COVID is worse
for some groups compared to others because of the systemic oppressions that we
address in our work every day: racism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia,
sexism, and the exploitation and resulting precarity of low-income people.
We also acknowledge the reality that nobody is invincible. There is undeniable
evidence that COVID is a full-body disease that damages our brains, hearts,
blood vessels, lungs, and immune systems. Despite what we are told, COVID is
not mild. The “S” in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, stands for
“severe,” after all. The virus’s immediate impact may not feel extreme, but
it’s not always possible to tell what damage our brains or blood vessels or
immune systems have sustained until later.
Some people experience long-lasting symptoms after contracting COVID (Long
COVID), which can include extreme fatigue, cognitive damage (“brain fog”),
breathing difficulties, and organ damage. While some people improve, many do
not; instead, they experience ongoing debilitating symptoms. The unmitigated
spread of COVID, which is transmitted mainly through the air, has been
described as one of the biggest mass-disabling events in history, and the
oncoming impacts of Long COVID on society “so large as to be unfathomable.”
Faced with this reality, we’ve designed a workplace COVID health and safety
policy to help protect ourselves, our colleagues, and our clients."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: July 18, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-108356962
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
