Post #2144043

2026-05-03 16:19 UTC

Would you wish cancer upon a child? No? Would you wish cancer upon a child, if the odds were below a full 100% - say, "with most studies reporting a range of 13% to 25%"[1]? Pediatric patients with long-COVID report high symptom burden, which appears to meet or exceed that of other chronic health conditions (eg, cancer, type 1 diabetes, asthma, and sickle cell disease)[1] Do you ask your child to wear an uncomfortable seat belt so that, in the unlikely event of a crash, they are less likely to be seriously harmed? Have you considered having a talk with them about airborne pathogens, and the health burdens of sequelae? Because wearing an N95 is a LOT less awkward than a symptom burden exceeding cancer. https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/13/4/ofag155/8651135 #LongCOVID #pediatrics #publicHealth #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOVer

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@suzannealdrich@hachyderm.io 2026-05-03 16:43

@datum@zeroes.ca you know what’s fucked up? The schools’ policy is no masking 🤦‍♀️

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@Lstn2urmama4@zeroes.ca 2026-05-03 20:40

@datum@zeroes.ca I feel for anyone who had long covid as was a victim myself to it and had a huge of increased problems to what I already was dealing with asthma,sinus issues went extreme again after having been healed and on maintenence. ..severe weakness in mobility and heavy mucus needing to be removed daily and using 40 boxes of tissues in a year ..was lucky that with history of being able to remove mucus after years of chronic bronchitis had ability to remove that mucus which was not only in lungs but stomach as well But as an adult was able to use brandy and cognac sips to gargle and swallow 2x daily.. very old cure that helped when was needed .. but children cannot do so ... doctor refused any antibiotics to assist ... then retired and left with nobody ...

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