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Dec 14^th, 2023 at 1:48pm

carl says its at 14.6 % after contracting covid.

that would equate to millions of patients

and yet

LONG COVID CLINICS CLOSING DOWN

The NSW government said the funding expiration did not affect its long COVID care. But Faux’s hospital was using the federal funding to pay for his long COVID clinic, a senior hospital source confirmed. He was forced to let the contracts of his team of doctors lapse.

St Vincent’s has now found funding that will last until the end of March, but without funding certainty, it cannot employ any of the physiotherapists or psychologists the clinic needs.

The federal government’s funding cuts also hit the National Clinical Evidence Taskforce, which assembled guidelines for treating long COVID.

The national body charged with translating research into clinical practice has just had its government funding scrapped altogether.

And long COVID scientists continue to get knocked back for research funding.

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Re: Long Covid
Reply #1 - Dec 14^th, 2023 at 2:17pm

You do realise that the closing down of the Long Covid clinics is just the latest move by our governments (after they've stopped reporting cases, hospitalisations and deaths) to make Covid "magically" disappear (even though it hasn't), don't you?

On a brighter note, I noticed a lot more people wearing masks than usual when I was at Belmont Forum earlier... let's see how long it lasts this time.

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21819 Gordon Gender:	Re: Long Covid Reply #2 - Dec 14^th, 2023 at 2:48pm Who gets sick from covid apart from oldies? Fatties. Who gets long covid? Fatties Long covid equals fat covid
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Reply #3 - Dec 14^th, 2023 at 2:50pm

Carl D wrote on Dec 14^th, 2023 at 2:17pm:

You do realise that the closing down of the Long Covid clinics is just the latest move by our governments (after they've stopped reporting cases, hospitalisations and deaths) to make Covid "magically" disappear (even though it hasn't), don't you?

On a brighter note, I noticed a lot more people wearing masks than usual when I was at Belmont Forum earlier... let's see how long it lasts this time.

no one in qld.

we understand masks cause a cocktail of staph, strep and pseudomonas to grow in your upper airways which is nutz

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 119703 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Long Covid Reply #4 - Dec 14^th, 2023 at 3:08pm
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Reply #5 - Dec 14^th, 2023 at 5:29pm

Gordon wrote on Dec 14^th, 2023 at 2:48pm:

Who gets sick from covid apart from oldies?
Fatties.
Who gets long covid?
Fatties

Long covid equals fat covid

https://i.ibb.co/2nbkcqB/Screenshot-20231214-154412-Chrome-copy-533x574.jpg

Must be a lot of Canadian "fatties", eh?

3.5 million Canadian adults have had long COVID symptoms: StatCan study

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New data show millions of Canadians have experienced symptoms of long COVID, with some still suffering from debilitating side effects a year or more after being infected.

In some cases, long COVID could be down to a “compromised” immune system, scientists say, which has other people asking whether COVID might be increasing our chances of getting sick with other infections.

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About 3.5 million Canadians have experienced fatigue, brain fog, shortness of breath and other lingering symptoms for three months or longer after a confirmed or suspected COVID infection “that could not be explained by anything else,” according to a national study.

As of this past June, more than half — 2.1 million people — were still experiencing symptoms, 11 months, on average, after their last known encounter with SARS-CoV-2.

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The more infections, the more likely people were to be hit with long-term problems, from mild to debilitating. People missed, on average, 24 days of work or school, adding up to a cumulative total of about 14.5 million missed work or school days.

“As of June 2023, about 100,000 Canadian adults have been unable to return to work or school because of their symptoms,” according to the survey by Statistics Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

But, I'm sure that only happens in Canada, right?

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Re: Long Covid
Reply #6 - Dec 14^th, 2023 at 5:34pm

aquascoot wrote on Dec 14^th, 2023 at 2:50pm:

no one in qld.

we understand masks cause a cocktail of staph, strep and pseudomonas to grow in your upper airways which is nutz

Is that the Royal "we"?

Also, do you have any proof of that?

And by "proof" I don't mean a comment from your unmasked wife who works in a hospital probably no larger than the average house in Nowheresville, Outback Queensland (population: still 10).

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Re: Long Covid
Reply #7 - Dec 14^th, 2023 at 5:40pm

From The John Snow Project.

“No one I know has Long Covid”

If you know nine people, you know someone with Long Covid - according to the latest data from Canada.

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The data from Statistics Canada suggests the incidence of Long Covid rises with each reinfection, going from around 14% in people who’ve had one infection to more than 37% in people who’ve had three. One can argue about sample sizes, data collection and other methodological issues, but the upwards trend should give people pause, especially people who’ve been arguing that Long Covid doesn’t represent a serious ongoing risk to the population.

SARS-CoV-2 has been shown to harm almost every organ and system in the body, causing clotting, inflammation and fibrosis, impairing biological functions ranging from the mitochondria to the pancreas.

Given this, it shouldn’t be surprising to learn that repeated infection is likely to lead to a cumulative risk of loss of function or some form of ongoing symptoms or impairment.

Hint: it isn't just happening in Canada.

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Re: Long Covid
Reply #8 - Dec 14^th, 2023 at 6:28pm

Carl D wrote on Dec 14^th, 2023 at 5:40pm:

From The John Snow Project.

“No one I know has Long Covid”

If you know nine people, you know someone with Long Covid - according to the latest data from Canada.

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The data from Statistics Canada suggests the incidence of Long Covid rises with each reinfection, going from around 14% in people who’ve had one infection to more than 37% in people who’ve had three. One can argue about sample sizes, data collection and other methodological issues, but the upwards trend should give people pause, especially people who’ve been arguing that Long Covid doesn’t represent a serious ongoing risk to the population.

SARS-CoV-2 has been shown to harm almost every organ and system in the body, causing clotting, inflammation and fibrosis, impairing biological functions ranging from the mitochondria to the pancreas.

Given this, it shouldn’t be surprising to learn that repeated infection is likely to lead to a cumulative risk of loss of function or some form of ongoing symptoms or impairment.

Hint: it isn't just happening in Canada.

harm every organ in the body?

sounds as bad as sugar

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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10950 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: Long Covid Reply #9 - Dec 14^th, 2023 at 6:46pm aquascoot wrote on Dec 14^th, 2023 at 6:28pm: harm every organ in the body? sounds as bad as sugar Could be. Except that you can't infect people with sugar by being in the same room with them and just breathing. Keep this up and I'm going to have to award you another trophy (for second place this time).
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Reply #10 - Dec 14^th, 2023 at 7:53pm

Carl D wrote on Dec 14^th, 2023 at 2:17pm:

You do realise that the closing down of the Long Covid clinics is just the latest move by our governments (after they've stopped reporting cases, hospitalisations and deaths) to make Covid "magically" disappear (even though it hasn't), don't you?

On a brighter note, I noticed a lot more people wearing masks than usual when I was at Belmont Forum earlier... let's see how long it lasts this time.

I must say. History is repeating itself as Australia once again sweeps a Pandemic under the rug, like it did the Pneumonic Pandemic. Not to be talked about anymore, etc.

Mind you, Covid hasn't killed anywhere near as many (in comparison to global population percentage) as the Pneumonic.

...but it's not over yet. The world is stressed and unwell, by other things besides Viruses. You could say the Global immune system is stressed and feeling very low currently.

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AIMLESS EXTENTION OF KNOWLEDGE HOWEVER, WHICH IS WHAT I THINK YOU REALLY MEAN BY THE TERM 'CURIOSITY', IS MERELY INEFFICIENCY. I AM DESIGNED TO AVOID INEFFICIENCY.

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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10950 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: Long Covid Reply #11 - Dec 15^th, 2023 at 8:39am The esteemed Professor Cynthia Doença hits the nail on the head here... https://nitter.net/DoencaProf/status/1734388896098824218#m Quote: Why? Cause we’ve discovered gaslighting and patient blaming can easily be done outside of a clinic location. (I can't wait for aquascoot's reply)
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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 37838 Gender:	Re: Long Covid Reply #12 - Dec 15^th, 2023 at 9:08am oh carl you poor dumbie that "professor cynthia doenca" that you just quoted is an internet parody identity. its totally made up there is no professor cynthia doenca google the name she claims she got her Ph D at the "ponds institute"
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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 37838 Gender:	Re: Long Covid Reply #13 - Dec 15^th, 2023 at 9:15am some of the professors other posts After enduring years of discomfort wearing surgical gloves during surgery, I've decided to stop. Prof Cynthia Doença AC @DoencaProf Minimizologist & Infectologist. Parody
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Reply #14 - Dec 15^th, 2023 at 9:22am

aquascoot wrote on Dec 15^th, 2023 at 9:08am:

oh carl

you poor dumbie

that "professor cynthia doenca" that you just quoted is an internet parody identity.
its totally made up

there is no professor cynthia doenca

google the name

she claims she got her Ph D at the "ponds institute" Grin

Umm... do you really think I didn't know that?

The evil smiley at the end of my last post should have been a clue.

I was waiting to see what your response would be and I have to admit I'm surprised you didn't get caught out. Congratulations.

(Mind you, you did actually get caught out - just not in the way I was expecting).

Yes, the "Professor" is a parody account.

https://nitter.net/DoencaProf/with_replies

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Prof Cynthia Doença AC
@DoencaProf

Minimizologist & Infectologist. Parody but seemingly edging closer to reality.
Ponds Institute
Joined May 2022

And, yes, she most definitely is edging closer to reality.

(the word doença is Portuguese for illness, by the way)

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