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The WHO Warns COVID will Lead to Mass Disabling Event (x.com)

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“An estimated one in 10 infections results in post-Covid conditions suggesting that hundreds of millions of people will need longer term care” —Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

I'm thinking that COVID19 is and continues to be a mass disabling event. The silver lining may be that the medical establishment is finally recognizing that post viral syndromes are real. And they have started gathering data on the topic.

Long COVID Could Be a ‘Mass Deterioration Event’ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/06/long-covid-chronic-illness-disability/661285/

‘Concern is real’ about long Covid’s impact on Americans and disability claims, report says https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/06/long-covid-disability-national-academy-of-sciences/

Workers, employers struggle as Long COVID sidelines thousands of Wisconsinites https://journaltimes.com/news/local/workers-employers-struggle-as-long-covid-sidelines-thousands-of-wisconsinites/article_60c9ea7e-305c-11ed-af15-6bc3059de6fb.html

Recent Updates on COVID-19 Associated Strokes https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26331055241287730

Risk benefit analysis to evaluate risk of thromboembolic events after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination and COVID-19 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-024-00960-7