"'... this is just as large an existential threat as climate change.'
And if we can't find a way to curb the spread of the virus and halt the increase in cases of long COVID, [Putrino] says, those effects will bite sooner than we think."
@currentbias "The partners of some patients, he says, will acknowledge the difficulty of their situation but "lean in and say, 'I'm committed to you; our relationship hasn't changed, just your circumstances have'." Others, though, "have gone in the other direction, and said, 'Well, I never really signed up for this, this is the end of the relationship'. And unfortunately, the negative reaction is much more common.""
So few people understand what they're signing themselves and their kids up for.
@currentbias This is so much easier than climate change to deal with - and comparatively so much cheaper. The 1st step is to share knowledge about how it spreads and its dangers (to the majority of people). 2nd step - masks, ventilation, vaccination & tests.
3rd step work on better treatments for Long Covid & vaccinations that prevent the spread completely.
@ranil the means are super easy, as you describe, but covid science is still too political, which means the collective will to meaningfully move past step 1 is out of reach, which in turn leaves our ability to meaningfully address climate change out of reach, since SARSCoV2 persistence is the silent hamstring of any movement right now
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