Leeds doctor still 'bedbound' three years after Covid infection
Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan
“In 2025, long Covid is the public health crisis no one wants to talk about, taking a wrecking ball to people’s lives, the economy and NHS while those with power pretend there’s nothing to see.”
can lead to organ damage, inflammation, and blood abnormalities.
“#LongCovid can lead to organ damage, inflammation, and blood abnormalities.
Clinically Vulnerable people are already dealing with health challenges. Health privilege can mean that those unaffected may not fully grasp that, for us, additional damage is not an acceptable risk.”
Just to be clear, the WHO thinks we’re heading for a mass disabling event.
Just to be clear, the WHO thinks we’re heading for a mass disabling event.
“An estimated one in 10 infections results in post-Covid conditions suggesting that hundreds of millions of people will need longer term care”
For people with severe Long COVID, medical care is out of reach - The Sick Times
“People with Long COVID who are unable to leave their beds find accessing doctors and treatments nearly impossible.”
People with Long COVID who are unable to leave their beds find accessing doctors and treatments nearly impossible.
Leeds long Covid sufferer's call for better support
“A doctor from Leeds who developed long Covid and the debilitating effects of ME has said NHS patients like her have been ‘left to rot’.”
What to know about the disabled during the pandemic | The Answer - YouTube
“It’s not over. And you are leaving people behind.”
The pandemic's ongoing impact on disabled people.
Long-COVID rate among disabled people double that of able-bodied | CIDRAP
Long-COVID rate among disabled people double that of able-bodied
People with disabilities are also more likely to have severe COVID-19, face treatment refusals, and be hospitalized, the researchers say.