There is this myth that children have been untouched by covid but it’s overtaken Asthma in the US. #Longcovidkids jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Are you a doctor treating transgender patients in a state with restrictions on gender-affirming care? I am an investigative reporter and I want to talk to you. If you’re not, mind sharing this post?

People have asked me if there are any online events for my tour, and there’s just one—a hybrid event at Charis in Atlanta, and I am DEEPLY honored to share we will be partnering to raise funds for the @refaatlibrary.bsky.social ! charisbooksandmore.com/event/2026-0...

UCSF researchers studying 1800+ people with long COVID found the illness may hide deep in body tissues rather than show up in blood tests. Their goal is to pinpoint the virus’s lasting effects and develop targeted cures for different patients. www.menshealth.com/health/a7113...

File this under #NobodyLeftBehind File this under #NobodyLeftBehind 💔 “While most children recover quickly and completely from acute COVID illness, an estimated 1-20% of children and adolescents may experience chronic symptoms for months.”

I was interviewed by @wildwillowmagazine.bsky.social for today’s Motherhood issue — come read what I have to say about momming from bed! A zillion thanks for the opportunity! #MomLife #LongCovid #MECFS #Writing wildwillowmagazine.com/wp-content/u...

youtu.be/ohHdYWngR-g The 2026 trailer is here for Blue Sunday - The Online Concert for M.E. #pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis

For everyone sitting comfortably thinking “my kid doesn’t have long COVID, so I don’t have to worry about these things”… Your kid doesn’t have symptomatic long COVID YET.

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Maine activists present a "Stop ICE" banner to Bearing Witness @ ICE Burlington organizers during Wednesday's standout. The banner was created by Maine artists in appreciation for the ongoing efforts by MA activists & to express solidarity. Learn more about standouts at ICE at BearingWitnessNE.org.

#Boston Another May Day event.

Hmmmm.... Imagine that, Billy 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ A gargantuan effort‼️ Proper clinical trials‼️ Hell.... You might even need multidisciplinary teams and, dare I say it... 💰 🤬 One size will NEVER fit when no two patients are the same.

Solidarity and collective care on this May Day.

#Boston #LUCE #MayDay 2:30 LUCE Rally at the State House 4:30 Workers Over Billionaires Rally on Boston Common 🧵 with more actions in Greater Boston

INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ DAY MAY 1ST SHUT IT DOWN. BUILD COMMUNITY POWER. NO WORK. NO SCHOOL. TAKE TO THE STREETS! (w alt text) #GeneralStrike #NoWorkNoSchool #MayDay #Solidarity linktr.ee/generalstrikeus

A major new review on #LongCovid brings together current evidence on what may be driving the condition - and what still needs to change. Proud to see contributions from the LCK community, including trustee @profmarkfaghy.bsky.social Clear message: more work is needed www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Matt from Chelmsford with his giant #AerinFrankel head, and @reveverett.com reporting on the contraband #BOSTONFLEET

As a person disabled b/c of #MECFS I am beyond grateful for the medical professionals & researchers who not only acknowledge the disease but provide resources to educate others! Thank you @grachstephanie.bsky.social and @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social of @meactnet.bsky.social ❗

Brain fog affected 27% of college students who reported long COVID symptoms. Older students (>20 years) were 4.4x more likely to have it. Severe initial illness made it 2.9x more likely and loss of smell/taste made it 5.1x more likely in Chinese survey. #LongCovid

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Today: Civil Rights groups issue a World Cup travel warning. Tomorrow: I will lecture @resistanceschool.bsky.social: "The Beautiful Game, Ugly Controversies" online course, "World Cup and Global Politics 101" Today is the registration deadline! www.resistancestudiesseries.com/wcpf101-regi...

"Children & young adults with long COVID with cardiovascular symptoms display increased microclots, endothelial injury, & neutrophil inflammation, which warrant further evaluation and suggest intravascular NETosis as key driver of endovascular pathology in long COVID" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Excellent blog post by @sabrinapoirier.bsky.social on the important considerations when including people with ME/CFS in clinical trials.

"Long COVID potentially affects nearly 6 million children in the US." 10–20% of children who contract COVID develop long COVID, which manifests differently than in adults. While vaccines lower risk, no single cure exists. Care is tailored to symptoms like fatigue, headaches, and brain fog.

"I believe in statistics" I see.

Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence: But not everyone has a garden and a pestilence of squash. The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer

@laelyonker.bsky.social thank you for continuing to research pediatric Long Covid. #LongCovidKids #PedSky #pwLC

So @nationalacademies.org is giving Jay Bhattacharya a platform to talk about scientific integrity when the man has done whatsoever. They are now complicit in all this. What a disgrace.

The same government that doesn't want you to see the benefits of COVID vaccines, and that told you that kids don't get or spread COVID, is the same government that isn't telling you how dangerous it is to get infected, or how to protect yourself and your kids. Time to ask yourself why.

Get this tweet, replace mask with respirator, go back to December 2019, stop a pandemic from ever taking off. (Except vaccines which we didn’t have yet.) Key things. Source control of aerosols and ventilation. #COVIDisAirborne

It’s been 5 yrs today since Rivka Solomon was featured on PBS NewsHour, raising awareness about ME/CFS & Long COVID. Advocates like Rivka have worked tirelessly to bring awareness to people newly diagnosed w/ Long COVID, & related diseases. We are #StillSickStillFighting www.pbs.org/newshour/bri...

Don't let ICE take over our communities. Tell your state senator to support the Protect Act.

Study links long COVID in kids to worse grades and attention problems. "A major U.S. cohort study suggests long COVID in children may reach far beyond lingering symptoms, affecting how they learn, focus, and connect with friends at school."

Continually in awe of this community 👏👏👏

600!!! Incredible! Please keep spreading to word for people to call if they are able to help get LC appropriations funding. Details below and on LCC’s timeline.

I have ADHD so I have grappled with memory issues my whole life... But nothing like what covid did to me. I've been bouncing back physically in so many ways over the past few years, but it only makes my mental situation more stark. Starting stimulants got me 25-50% back but my brain got cooked.

Repeated COVID (infections) are ruining education. People like to attribute kids failing to do the work to the few months they spent at home in 2020. Choosing to ignore that Covid causes measurable brain impairment and cumulative cognitive deficits in not only adults, but children too.

From the US School Difficulties and Long COVID in Children and Adolescents www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S187... Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update #LongCovid #LongCovidKids

There are definitely moments when I feel very Bostonian, but perhaps the most Bostonian I have felt was in the big crowd outside the Paul Revere House last year on the 250th anniversary of the midnight ride while everyone chanted "Paul! Paul! Paul!" in unison.

#pwLC #pwME #POTS #NEISVoid LAST DAY to call! Easy tool with script that routes to your Senators tinyurl.com/LongCOVIDCall Info in thread about appropriations ask here. Please call, like, and reshare. Email tool in next post (if needed)

@lccampaign.bsky.social Is moving mountains to fund Long Covid FY27. Can you make the call?

Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/drt3Wkz7 This is the easiest tool to use to call your Senators, took less than 5 minutes. #FundLongCOVID #LongCovidKids #pwLC

Please call your senators today! win.newmode.net/longcovidcam... This funding would benefit Long Covid, Dysautonomia, AND ME patients 🩵 Calls help the most but if you can’t call, please email: win.newmode.net/longcovidcam...

📣GREAT NEWS📣 Just spoke to Hill champions: your hundreds of calls & emails are making such a difference, they've extended deadline for Senator sign-on to #FundLongCOVID Dear Colleague letter to MONDAY APRIL 20 10am ET! More @lccampaign.bsky.social details incoming, senators now signed: 1/x

Feels important to uplift Rep Pressley's leadership. She puts in a lot of work on issues that others often don't see as a priority. I've appreciated her anti-criminalization work over the years. She's a worker.

But sure, let’s infect kids with a virus that does this over & over every year for their entire lifespans www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...

Excellent overview of post exertional malaise by Todd Davenport. Strong recommendation from me to read and discuss. We can’t get ME/CFS right until we get PEM right.

#pwLC #pwME #POTS #NEISVoid Please call your senators by COB tomorrow/Friday for this LC funding appropriations ask. Easy call tool here tinyurl.com/LongCOVIDCall Calling/leaving a message is best but here’s an email tool if needed tinyurl.com/LongCOVIDEmail

I'm not sure how much longer we can continue to ignore Covid for. It's a driver of the societal decline we're living through. Most parents I know with small kids are sick multiple times a year, some every month. Repeat infections ⬆️ long covid risk & can cause immune dysfunction & organ damage

Superb 🧵 from here down unpacking the role of illness in driving growth of school absenteeism, and the role of COVID *infection* - not prevention 🤦‍♀️- in driving that illness.