The "Great Turkman", dictator of Turkmenistan, once banned the word "plague" when it was on the loose in his population. Not the type of Public Health policy anyone wants to see emulated by their leaders, and yet here we are.

If one thing is clear this far into the pandemic it is that MOST leaders DO NOT understand the complexity of immunity. Ask an immunologist. Forcing kids to get #Covid isn't doing them any favors. #LongCovidKids See the LongCovidKids.Org symptoms gallery for why it's wrong!

It sometimes feels like many adults, and especially leaders don't know or care that children are sentient beings. If you actually interact with elementary aged kids though, you know Alphas are shaping up to be even more effective, take-no-prisoners self-advocates than Gen Z.

This may come as a surprise to a lot of people... But Viruses and pathogens age your body... As in..., they make it weaker after infection. It doesn't make you less vulnerable, it makes you MORE vulnerable... Bottom line, our immune system is fragile and poorly understood...

Racial bias in Canada’s health care system makes diagnosing long COVID even more challenging, experts say tgam.ca/3F3CQCb

This is the type of data that needs to be reviewed. If the Venn diagram looks like one circle due to perfect overlap we'll have our answer.

The US 🇺🇸 didn't fail miserably at protecting kids from Omicron. They intentionally used their bodies as human shields for the economy. #LongCovidKids were sacrificial lambs in MANY countries with Wave 5 & now 6. Some even at 3 & 4. We tried to warn you! analytics.twitter.com/mob_idsync_cli…

In theory there is a "low risk" of being in a collision any time you get in a car. That doesn't mean we do away with seat belts or air bags. When the actual risk includes potentially life long disability and even death it makes sense to do everything you can to mitigate. See:SIDS

Yes I’m vaccinated and boosted but -I’m still wearing masks -I’m still not leaving home -I’m still in self lockdown -I’m still not meeting people Retweet it you’re sensible and doing the same!

Happy Mother's Day to all and especially all those advocating for their kids with complex needs, medical or otherwise! #LongCovidkids

Children get long COVID, too, and it can show up in unexpected ways Thank you CTV News for covering this. The public urgently needs to know that their children aren't safe from #LongCovid, especially as all restrictions have been dropped & left to parents! ctvnews.ca/health/coronav…

Case study Day 1 of #exams2022 #LongCovidKids Parents applied for child to sit exams at home - significant #LongCovid symptoms Supported by #OccupationalTherapist Nadhim Zahawi will schools receive additional funding to support these arrangements? Department for Education #pwlc

Please share with any family who has a child living with ongoing symptoms of #COVID19 Please give kids permission to rest and convalesce. #LongCovidKids #LongCovid #PacingPenguines #Pacing #kids NHS England @Occ4LifeLtd Long COVID Physio #COVID19 ⬇️ longcovidkids.org/post/pacing-pe…

Omicron wave of mass infection showing its impact. Too many friends & colleagues reaching out for advice on #LongCovid. Heartbreaking. A 🧵on Rest & Pace. Biggest advice: don't repeat the mistake that most of us from the first wave in 2020 did i.e. push yourself. 1/

Group post. 🌟I hope this post can give you some hope. 1st 3 photos were taken bw autumn 21 - feb 22. #covid nov 2020 then again autumn 2021. He has only had 50% attendance at school but is now finally back full time 🤩. The crashes seem much less. The 4th picture was taken

Thank you, @alexmunter for this frank tweet. Child vulnerability to severe COVID-19 is perhaps the most hotly denied pandemic reality. This is why my vaxxed kids wear respirator masks at school. Parents, please consider retweeting @alexmunter's message, to raise awareness.

A Long COVID plan?! Sounds great!! But... Long COVID isn't one thing, it's a collection of collateral harms. And I'd bet big $ that the case definition is going to be cruelly narrow. Why? Because the cost to treat is going to be sky-high. 1/15 cp24.com/news/long-covi…

Once more for those at the back of the class who haven't been paying attention: MILD INITIAL INFECTIONS CAN LEAD TO DEVASTATING LONG TERM ILLNESS.

Masks don't block SARS-CoV-2 but they do block vastly smaller carbon dioxide molecules and they do block other viruses like flu which is why you have immunity debt but also they don't block flu so you'll just have to get sick. Is that right?