Laura Miers
@lauramiers.bsky.social
Chronically ill, LongCovid since 2020. Public health advocate and lived experience expert. Ex-Texan. Medicine, languages, Sociology, & law. Global citizen & polyglot.
I’m so sorry. I have heard people are taking longer to test positive with symptoms & staying sick longer, some are sick with multiple infections. Lots of GI complications & some experts speculate JN.1 may linger in the gut longer leading to more LongCovid. Wishing them full/speedy recoveries.
December 21, 2023 at 6:04 AM
I’m so sorry. I have heard people are taking longer to test positive with symptoms & staying sick longer, some are sick with multiple infections. Lots of GI complications & some experts speculate JN.1 may linger in the gut longer leading to more LongCovid. Wishing them full/speedy recoveries.
“‘With travel & the holidays coming up, we know that it's gonna spread everywhere,’ Dr. Rajendram Rajnarayanan told Salon in a video call.
‘This has all the features of becoming a dominant lineage like EG.5 or XBB.1.16.6.’”
‘This has all the features of becoming a dominant lineage like EG.5 or XBB.1.16.6.’”
October 30, 2023 at 5:45 PM
“‘With travel & the holidays coming up, we know that it's gonna spread everywhere,’ Dr. Rajendram Rajnarayanan told Salon in a video call.
‘This has all the features of becoming a dominant lineage like EG.5 or XBB.1.16.6.’”
‘This has all the features of becoming a dominant lineage like EG.5 or XBB.1.16.6.’”
Three years after we learned about the Covid-related blood vessel damage in children, The Sun published an article today. www.thesun.co.uk/health/24519...
October 28, 2023 at 7:09 PM
Three years after we learned about the Covid-related blood vessel damage in children, The Sun published an article today. www.thesun.co.uk/health/24519...
May 2022: “Jha has warned that without more money…therapeutics could be sold overseas before Americans can access them. ‘I think we would see a lot of unnecessary loss of life if that were to happen.’” www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
October 26, 2023 at 6:52 PM
May 2022: “Jha has warned that without more money…therapeutics could be sold overseas before Americans can access them. ‘I think we would see a lot of unnecessary loss of life if that were to happen.’” www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
You and me both! I can definitely relate to that. I’m so sick, and so tired, but I can’t & won’t give up because I intend to see this through one way or another.
October 24, 2023 at 12:32 PM
You and me both! I can definitely relate to that. I’m so sick, and so tired, but I can’t & won’t give up because I intend to see this through one way or another.
ENTIRELY by design. It was a masterful strategy for reinforcing the status quo.
October 24, 2023 at 12:29 PM
ENTIRELY by design. It was a masterful strategy for reinforcing the status quo.
I am so sorry. I firmly believe the public was led to unmask and eat their own on purpose. We’re being trolled, & our corporate overlords are laughing all the way to the bank.
October 24, 2023 at 11:59 AM
I am so sorry. I firmly believe the public was led to unmask and eat their own on purpose. We’re being trolled, & our corporate overlords are laughing all the way to the bank.
“Autoimmune encephalitis was very rare prior to the current pandemic. A sharp rise in cases has been observed from March to August of 2022 in Los Angeles.” www.cureus.com/articles/130...
A Sharp Rise in Autoimmune Encephalitis in the COVID-19 Era: A Case Series
Background: Autoimmune encephalitis was very rare prior to the current pandemic. A sharp rise in cases has been observed from March to August of 2022 in Los Angeles. Such an increase, especially...
www.cureus.com
October 24, 2023 at 11:54 AM
“Autoimmune encephalitis was very rare prior to the current pandemic. A sharp rise in cases has been observed from March to August of 2022 in Los Angeles.” www.cureus.com/articles/130...
“Having Covid puts people at a significantly increased chance of developing new mental health conditions, potentially adding to existing crises of suicide & overdoses, according to new research looking at millions of health records in the US over a year.” www.theguardian.com/world/2022/f...
Covid infection increases risk of mental health disorders, study finds
Researchers note need to follow patients after recovery for any emerging disorders
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2023 at 11:48 AM
“Having Covid puts people at a significantly increased chance of developing new mental health conditions, potentially adding to existing crises of suicide & overdoses, according to new research looking at millions of health records in the US over a year.” www.theguardian.com/world/2022/f...
“The Washington University research could be used to prevent spikes in addiction and suicide…” — We would need to acknowledge it’s happening first…
October 24, 2023 at 11:48 AM
“The Washington University research could be used to prevent spikes in addiction and suicide…” — We would need to acknowledge it’s happening first…
Here’s a link to the original CHOP study from 2020. www.chop.edu/news/chop-re...
CHOP Researchers Find Elevated Biomarker Related to Blood Vessel Damage in All Children with SARS-Co...
CHOP researchers found the elevated biomarker in all children who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, whether they were symptomatic for COVID-19 or not.
www.chop.edu
October 23, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Here’s a link to the original CHOP study from 2020. www.chop.edu/news/chop-re...
2023: “We may have disastrously underestimated one of the most serious sequelae: infection of the brain and nervous system. And we may have missed the neurological damage done to children and young adults who seem to have recovered from COVID-19.” thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Long COVID Is Disabling Kids. Why We Ignore It | The Tyee
And what it will cost us.
thetyee.ca
October 23, 2023 at 4:38 PM
2023: “We may have disastrously underestimated one of the most serious sequelae: infection of the brain and nervous system. And we may have missed the neurological damage done to children and young adults who seem to have recovered from COVID-19.” thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
August 2022: “Children and teens who’ve had COVID are at greater risk for blood clots, heart problems, kidney failure, and Type 1 diabetes.” fortune.com/2022/08/04/c...
Blood clots, heart problems, kidney failure: COVID creates a higher risk for rare pediatric problems...
Kids who've had COVID are also more likely to develop type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune condition that destroys the body's ability to make insulin, researchers found.
fortune.com
October 23, 2023 at 4:15 PM
August 2022: “Children and teens who’ve had COVID are at greater risk for blood clots, heart problems, kidney failure, and Type 1 diabetes.” fortune.com/2022/08/04/c...
2021: “This summer, doctors in New York reported a 2-month-old boy diagnosed with COVID-19 later suffered from heart failure, signaling yet another COVID-19 complication for kids.” www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...
Heart failure in children: Another rare COVID-19 complication. Here's what to look for.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a small subset of kids infected with COVID-19 have developed heart failure. Doctors share symptoms to look for.
www.usatoday.com
October 23, 2023 at 4:13 PM
2021: “This summer, doctors in New York reported a 2-month-old boy diagnosed with COVID-19 later suffered from heart failure, signaling yet another COVID-19 complication for kids.” www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...