We Interrupt This Mood of Denial to Update COVID’s Threat

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We Interrupt This Mood of Denial to Update COVID’s Threat

[ https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/11/10/ ... ign=101123 ]

Recent studies on long COVID and more show why, beyond vaccines, masks and air filters remain vital.

Andrew Nikiforuk November 10, 2023 The Tyee

QUOTE: Although many Canadians act as though the pandemic has ended, the airborne virus that causes COVID-19 continues to evolve at an amazing pace with devastating consequences for both individuals and the public at large.

The pandemic may no longer be a major conflagration but it still kills about 140 Canadians a week while morphing into a steady viral blaze sustained by dirty air, waning immunity and overt political indifference.

What was once a giant wave of acute illness has become a series of often unpredictable wavelets driven by ever-changing variants that can cause chronic illness. Long COVID, a disabling health event that can affect multiple organs and destabilize the immune system, now affects millions and continues to claim new victims. . . . .

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