Despite what some say, COVID is serious. Studies show the virus can cause blood clots, brain damage, and long-term health problems even after mild cases. Hospitals are overwhelmed, and ignoring the problem won’t help. We need to face facts, clean the air, and follow strong health rules to reduce infections and protect everyone.
As COVID Surges, the High Price of Viral Denial @TheTyee
"Although the media routinely dismisses all COVID infections as an inconsequential nuisance, that’s not what the science says.
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"An important new Nature study, for example, has now proven that the spike protein of the virus can bind with a blood protein, fibrin, setting off a chain of blood clots resulting in chronic inflammation and brain damage.
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"Repeated studies show in the bluntest terms that the initial acute infection is only the tip of the iceberg. Even a mild bout of COVID can leave a legacy of blood clots, heart failure, diabetes, decreased brain function long COVID and immune damage.
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"Here’s some more damning math: “On average, since the beginning of Omicron, people needing hospitalization for COVID-19 account for 14 per cent of hospital bed capacity (seven per cent if you admit only half of people needing hospitalization).”
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"We could slow and suppress the cycle by facing the challenge squarely. For example, by cleaning dirty air the way we once tackled the disease-ridden specter of cholera-infested water.
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"But public health officials are afraid to talk about clean air let alone the obvious: avoiding infection.
"Beating back COVID requires hard work, communal wisdom and clear policies that markedly reduce the level of infection in society.
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"To date we have chosen viral denial, dirty air and a triumphant reign for long COVID.
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As COVID Surges, the High Price of Viral Denial @TheTyee
"Although the media routinely dismisses all COVID infections as an inconsequential nuisance, that’s not what the science says.
1/"An important new Nature study, for example, has now proven that the spike protein of the virus can bind with a blood protein, fibrin, setting off a chain of blood clots resulting in chronic inflammation and brain damage.
2/"Repeated studies show in the bluntest terms that the initial acute infection is only the tip of the iceberg. Even a mild bout of COVID can leave a legacy of blood clots, heart failure, diabetes, decreased brain function long COVID and immune damage.
3/"Here’s some more damning math: “On average, since the beginning of Omicron, people needing hospitalization for COVID-19 account for 14 per cent of hospital bed capacity (seven per cent if you admit only half of people needing hospitalization).”
4/"We could slow and suppress the cycle by facing the challenge squarely. For example, by cleaning dirty air the way we once tackled the disease-ridden specter of cholera-infested water.
5/"But public health officials are afraid to talk about clean air let alone the obvious: avoiding infection.
"Beating back COVID requires hard work, communal wisdom and clear policies that markedly reduce the level of infection in society.
6/"To date we have chosen viral denial, dirty air and a triumphant reign for long COVID.
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As COVID Surges, the High Price of Viral Denial @TheTyee
"Although the media routinely dismisses all COVID infections as an inconsequential nuisance, that’s not what the science says.
1/ ... "An important new Nature study, for example, has now proven that the spike protein of the virus can bind with a blood protein, fibrin, setting off a chain of blood clots resulting in chronic inflammation and brain damage.
2/ ... "Repeated studies show in the bluntest terms that the initial acute infection is only the tip of the iceberg. Even a mild bout of COVID can leave a legacy of blood clots, heart failure, diabetes, decreased brain function long COVID and immune damage.
3/ ... "Here’s some more damning math: “On average, since the beginning of Omicron, people needing hospitalization for COVID-19 account for 14 per cent of hospital bed capacity (seven per cent if you admit only half of people needing hospitalization).”
4/ ... "We could slow and suppress the cycle by facing the challenge squarely. For example, by cleaning dirty air the way we once tackled the disease-ridden specter of cholera-infested water.
5/ ... "But public health officials are afraid to talk about clean air let alone the obvious: avoiding infection.
"Beating back COVID requires hard work, communal wisdom and clear policies that markedly reduce the level of infection in society.
6/ ... "To date we have chosen viral denial, dirty air and a triumphant reign for long COVID.
7/ ...
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