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A top U.S. epidemiologist has pierced the silence about COVID’s deeply destructive long tail.

“If we learn one thing from this pandemic, we must recognize ‘pandemics disable people.’”

His testimony deserves a broad audience, writes Andrew Nikiforuk. 🦠

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/02/06/Why-So-Quiet-Long-COVID/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

"As outbreaks of measles spread throughout the world, anti-vaccine activists aren’t just urging people not to get vaccinated — they’re taking a page from a well-worn playbook, falsely downplaying the dangers from the highly contagious respiratory disease."

This is not an infection anyone wants to risk getting, especially if you're pregnant or could get pregnant. Get vaccinated.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/measles-outbreaks-anti-vaccine-misinformation-rcna136994

#publichealth #measles #vaccines #immunizations #primarycare #IDMastodon #pregnancy

After three years on Mars, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter mission ends https://phys.org/news/2024-01-years-mars-nasa-ingenuity-helicopter.html #science

Jessica Glenza: Nearly 65,000 US #rape victims could not get an #abortion in their state, analysis shows: Researchers estimated likely number of rape-related pregnancies in 14 states with near-total abortion bans since #Dobbs ruling

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/25/abortion-after-rape-laws-bans

#mental health #pregnancy
"legislative efforts underway now in Virginia’s General Assembly session to boost awareness of PPD and other maternal health issues women in Virginia experience"
https://www.virginiamercury.com/2024/01/24/new-postpartum-depression-pill-can-help-virginia-moms-but-isnt-a-magic-fix/

Protection against #LongCovid in kids with vaccination from a cohort of over 1 million https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2023-064446/196419/Vaccine-Effectiveness-Against-Long-COVID-in?searchresult=1