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As COVID cases rise once again, we are unprepared for the "mass disabling" event caused by long COVID

An alarming scientific pattern is revealing itself across intersecting areas of research, which suggests that long COVID could be linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's – having to do with the misfolding of alpha-synuclein proteins in the human nervous system. This misfolding is possibly triggered by an initial COVID infection and can lead to unwanted accumulation of alpha-synuclein and the formation of Lewy bodies, resulting in neurological disorders.

Long COVID patients are quite possibly experiencing the early stages of neurodegeneration.

  • Walk_On [he/him]M
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    1 year ago

    Also speaking as someone who works in a hospital, the cultural implications of going back to strict COVID protocols would be devastating. There would be a serious decrease in job satisfaction and surge in resignations among healthcare workers, further exacerbating existing staffing problems.

    What are your sources regarding the "cultural implications" about going back to COVID protocols that aren't "Fuck you, I've got mine" or people just wanting treats? Or better yet, what are the implications exactly? No need to be vague about it.

    Front line staff have their finger on the pulse of this issue and just don't see bad COVID cases anymore. They would absolutely call bullshit on reinstituting COVID protocols when the evidence shows that new cases aren't at risk in the same way as cases from 2020-2021

    Why do I doubt your sources especially when there are podcasts like Death Panel or orgs like the People's CDC that are pushing for COVID protocols to come back. These two groups specialize in looking into this kind of stuff with the People's CDC actually having doctors and nurses among their ranks.

    • Fuckass
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      1 year ago

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    • barrbaric [he/him]M
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      1 year ago

      In fairness to the "mass resignation" thing, hey that could happen. It's not like health workers are magical angels will all the right opinions; a coworker's ex is a nurse and a staunch anti-vaxxer.

      Some of this could be avoided by ramping up propaganda, by doing things like seizing the media and running a long-covid story every night on every news outlet in the country.