Amanda Wicks
@amandawicks.bsky.social
I'm a Rhoda rising.
Roving writer—mostly culture. Bylines w/ The Atlantic, Pitchfork, The Bluegrass Situation, Bandcamp, Vulture. Living w/ #longcovid.
Roving writer—mostly culture. Bylines w/ The Atlantic, Pitchfork, The Bluegrass Situation, Bandcamp, Vulture. Living w/ #longcovid.
As someone who developed long covid from my first, mild covid infection, THANK YOU for stopping the spread. I wish more people isolated after being exposed, so the virus didn't continue to run rampant.
September 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
As someone who developed long covid from my first, mild covid infection, THANK YOU for stopping the spread. I wish more people isolated after being exposed, so the virus didn't continue to run rampant.
Do you know if IFN-a sprays are available OTC or by prescription?
September 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Do you know if IFN-a sprays are available OTC or by prescription?
Reposted by Amanda Wicks
Deaths from acute Covid are significantly down from the pre-vax days. But long Covid? Now topping 30% in 14 countries recently reviewed, a direct consequence of a vax and relax strategy that allows infinite reinfections. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
Studies across 14 nations show 25% to 30% rate of long COVID
Among the 25% of participants in 1 study who said they experienced long-COVID symptoms, 13% reported sleep disorders.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
July 21, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Deaths from acute Covid are significantly down from the pre-vax days. But long Covid? Now topping 30% in 14 countries recently reviewed, a direct consequence of a vax and relax strategy that allows infinite reinfections. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
YES.
There's a small group of us in the Hudson Valley building public health messaging projects inspired by Gran Fury—the art/marketing component of ACT UP.
There's a small group of us in the Hudson Valley building public health messaging projects inspired by Gran Fury—the art/marketing component of ACT UP.
March 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
YES.
There's a small group of us in the Hudson Valley building public health messaging projects inspired by Gran Fury—the art/marketing component of ACT UP.
There's a small group of us in the Hudson Valley building public health messaging projects inspired by Gran Fury—the art/marketing component of ACT UP.
Covid is an awful virus. I'm sorry you went through that.
February 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Covid is an awful virus. I'm sorry you went through that.
I'm participating in the trial investigating whether repurposing HIV antivirals is a viable treatment. We're on the meds for three months. 😬
February 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I'm participating in the trial investigating whether repurposing HIV antivirals is a viable treatment. We're on the meds for three months. 😬
Heck yeah, Evan. Congrats!
February 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Heck yeah, Evan. Congrats!
What a delightful bookstore! So glad you're getting to launch your book there.
February 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
What a delightful bookstore! So glad you're getting to launch your book there.