It’s probably bad for a mod to be posting this. To be fair, I’m still 100% doing covid precautions, including N95 masking and boosters. I’m still actively very covid conscious.
I’m aware that there hasn’t been much new research on long covid numbers after 2024, or at least nothing that I can find. Trump taking over the presidency hasn’t helped. I’m very much a sciency kind of person, and I could always pinpoint a study as to why I’m still masking and being extra cautious.
Obviously caring about the vulnerable is still a very good reason to keep being cautious.
A lot of libs have been saying that “well we’re all immune from multiple infections, so long covid is over”. Clearly the opinions of libs should be discarded, and their thoughts are anecdotal af, but still I would appreciate some facts to keep me cautious through this difficult time.
BTW CDC pulse survey data still shows that around 10% of US adults have long covid.
Yes, ask me how I know!
My neurologist told me that it might be hard to find a specialist in long covid bc research grants are gone!
That sucks. Ya that’s my thinking about the lack of hard numbers recently.
Also AFAIK there’s still no cure or even decent treatment for long covid.
My most reliable treatment is smoking weed. Really helps me reset my mindset when dealing with brainfog, and helps me relax and get the true rest that I need. Also improves my mood and appetite and takes the edge off the headaches.
It’s not perfect and it’s not a cure, but it helps me!
This is one of many disappointing downsides of :amerikkka: having made weed illegal for so long. Researchers could have spent decades studying the effects of cannabis on the brain and better understood it as a treatment option, and the fact that weed helps me could have given me some insight into what’s happening in my brain. But no.
Anyway