Long Covid in the media and social media 2023

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Calgary Herald — Opinion: This is a pandemic of attrition

It’s time for our society to admit that we’ve made a mistake and change course. The COVID-is-mild experiment, despite the wishing and the hoping, has been a tragic failure.
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The silence over Long COVID is particularly deafening. We already saw something similar in the 2002-04 SARS-CoV-1 pandemic. Nearly 30 per cent of health-care workers in a 2010 study who had survived SARS “had not returned to work two years after illness onset.”

So it’s no surprise that in our current pandemic we are also seeing long-term illness. Some have challenging but not debilitating effects, such as a chronic cough, or loss of taste and smell. For others, the effects are debilitating, including crushing fatigue or “brain fog” that affects their daily lives — even their ability to return to jobs or school. Long COVID is a significant risk for all age groups, and it’s clear that it’s significantly harming younger working-age adults.
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Jaybee00 said:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive...e_code=1.F00.Cq6v.pgEokbheKJTX&smid=url-share


1,374 DAYS
MY LIFE WITH LONG COVID

Has an MECFS diagnosis.

Lots of graphics in this article.
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Thanks for posting. The thing about the writer's experiences that struck me most, apart from feeling sympathy with her suffering, is the amount of time and energy and money she has invested in visiting multiple doctors, trying a very long list of unproven treatments and diets etc, and all to no avail, she is sicker than ever. All that experimentation and hundreds of doctors visits sounds exhausting.
 
Business press continues to do a far better job covering the impacts of COVID. It affects the bottom line and productivity of companies everywhere.

What companies can do against Long Covid
Harvard Business Manager
https://www.manager-magazin.de/harv...smarkt-a-26e2413c-076c-43ac-b3ef-5bef4348a4ac


"The researchers discovered that a SARS-CoV-2 infection substantially diminishes cognitive performance in those affected: Subjects processed visual information more slowly and experienced faster exhaustion compared to a similarly sized control group."

"'We interpret this as evidence of chronically diminished brain activity in Long COVID, primarily manifesting as slowed information processing,' states Kathrin Finke, the psychological head of the Jena Post-COVID Clinic."

"There is growing evidence that Long COVID's effects could have a more lasting impact on the economy than the lockdowns did."

"A virus that slows down cognitive processes, leading to persistently higher absenteeism and increased occupational disability, is a concerning prospect for the business world."

"Afschin Gandjour estimates the economic impact of Long COVID in Germany, assuming an average of 84 days of work incapacity per person and a daily production loss of 124 euros."

"This results in an annual production loss of 3.4 billion euros for businesses in Germany alone, with additional billions in costs to the health and pension systems."

"An online survey reveals that participants suffering from Long COVID reported an average of 237 days of sick leave, amounting to 22,200 euros in work absence per person."

"The 'immunity debt' theory as an explanation for post-lockdown illnesses has been debunked, as it does not exist in medical science."

"'We estimate that one in ten infections leads to Post-COVID,' says (director-general of the WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, suggesting hundreds of millions might need long-term treatments."

"Many people are contracting COVID-19 two to three times a year, with some experiencing up to half a dozen infections."

"Younger, high-functioning individuals are particularly at risk, with 35 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds and 40 percent of 30- to 39-year-olds affected."

"Only some individuals fully recover from Long Covid, while most have lasting health limitations."

"There is no effective, recognized therapy for Long Covid, and some prescribed rehab measures can cause complete occupational disability."

"The lifting of COVID measures brought a sense of relief, but has led to high sickness rates and productivity losses due to the ongoing impact of the virus."

"Companies face a choice: continue facing the consequences of a 'Mass Disabling Event' or actively protect their workforce, possibly until a vaccine providing sterile immunity is developed."
 
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@NeurologistMom on Twitter: A neurologist, M.D. a mother of a 15-year-old girl with severe neuroCOVID/ME/CFS who has been managing her daughter's treatment at home since October 2022

It's an older tweet (but it checks out).

I have devoted my entire life and career to advocating on behalf of Alzheimer's patients, their families, and their caregivers. I've managed treatment plans for thousands of patients and conducted hundreds of social initiatives. Now I am the mother of a 14-year-old with post-covid complications/ME-CFS. I feel so disappointed. I would like to see more research, greater effort, and more professionals speaking up for these patients, just as I have done in the area of dementia. I have felt profoundly alone while trying to manage my daughter's treatment on my own. If I feel this way as a neurologist, I cannot fathom how difficult it must be for patients who have many difficulties to reach out to healthcare professionals properly. I don't know what to do, but I do know that we need to unite together and fight for our rights on this incredibly painful journey.
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https://nitter.net/NeurologistMom/status/1657143442898817024#m
 
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