“#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.”
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.
“It’s not over. And you are leaving people behind.”
The pandemic's ongoing impact on disabled people.
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”
