Long covid - the ticking time bomb

I only read the link a little so may have missed essential information, it did lead me to various other links, but can anyone say if the 1 in 10 Covid infections that lead to long lasting issues are only from people who have not been vaccinated, are from people who have been vaccinated and not had boosters or people who have had vaccines and the various boosters.or whatever mix of people and vac. status. I would assume this it is essential information for people who may feel if they are reluctant to have any more boosters.
 
exeterboro said:
I only read the link a little so may have missed essential information, it did lead me to various other links, but can anyone say if the 1 in 10 Covid infections that lead to long lasting issues are only from people who have not been vaccinated, are from people who have been vaccinated and not had boosters or people who have had vaccines and the various boosters.or whatever mix of people and vac. status. I would assume this it is essential information for people who may feel if they are reluctant to have any more boosters.
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Boosters aren’t available for the vast majority of people now. For those who are eligible, for example CEV people, they are unlikely to need any persuasion to get them.
 
sherlock1969 said:
Boosters aren’t available for the vast majority of people now. For those who are eligible, for example CEV people, they are unlikely to need any persuasion to get them.
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I'm eligible for the booster, unfortunately there's no availability for me to get one.
 
sherlock1969 said:
Boosters aren’t available for the vast majority of people now. For those who are eligible, for example CEV people, they are unlikely to need any persuasion to get them.
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People are still having boosters in the UK so for us there would be data, if it is clear there is an advantage it is worth showing it, for people like me who through work can have a ongoing boosters if desired but feel reluctant for various reasons. I am not completely adverse to them I just want data I can check and make a decision.
 
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Genuine question OP, What should we be doing and what needs to be done?

This is not an arsey question, its one coming from ignorance. Presumably we should be trying to avoid retransmission? Should we be continue with boosters for all? Air filtration inside?
 
Emmersons_BrazillianDong said:
Genuine question OP, What should we be doing and what needs to be done?

This is not an arsey question, its one coming from ignorance. Presumably we should be trying to avoid retransmission? Should we be continue with boosters for all? Air filtration inside?
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Ventilation is the single biggest factor for me. Covid is airborne so anything that reduces that transmission risk is the biggest win. Then boosters. And masks in high risk settings.

We should not be abandoning covid data tracking either, that’s just madness.
 
sherlock1969 said:
Why do people assume that the opposite of do nothing is masks everywhere, lockdown and vaccination passports?

It’s a ludicrous argument.
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Just three examples? What's the answer then? Some argue that long COVID is just post viral syndrome. Ebola, West Nile Virus, Polio and Lyme disease for example have all caused this.
Air filtration is a tricky one. Is this only fitted in public accessible buildings or every home and business?
 
As I sit here with covid again, undoubtedly from an awful kids party last weekend, I’ve long reached the conclusion that it’s just something we have to live with, like the common cold or flu.

Yes it will kill people like flu does. Vulnerable people or those in health care professions should continue getting vaccines and boosters as per flu. Hopefully people are now wiser about how to reduce transmission risk but ultimately a lot of us are going to catch it probably at least a couple of times a year and there’s not a lot we can do about it.

It’s slightly worse than a cold for me right now and I was knackered trying to walk the dog! The worst part is the kids having it at the same time.
 
Alzi said:
As I sit here with covid again, undoubtedly from an awful kids party last weekend, I’ve long reached the conclusion that it’s just something we have to live with, like the common cold or flu.

Yes it will kill people like flu does. Vulnerable people or those in health care professions should continue getting vaccines and boosters as per flu. Hopefully people are now wiser about how to reduce transmission risk but ultimately a lot of us are going to catch it probably at least a couple of times a year and there’s not a lot we can do about it.

It’s slightly worse than a cold for me right now and I was knackered trying to walk the dog! The worst part is the kids having it at the same time.
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And when it leads to long covid as is likely with repeated infections?
 
Randy said:
Just three examples? What's the answer then? Some argue that long COVID is just post viral syndrome. Ebola, West Nile Virus, Polio and Lyme disease for example have all caused this.
Air filtration is a tricky one. Is this only fitted in public accessible buildings or every home and business?
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I’ve said what I think the way forward is earlier in the thread.
 
Hand hygiene has completely gone from some people which would suggest that it was always done begrudgingly rather than a public health interest.
Not sure how the future of long COVID will pan out, but I think we will always struggle with people's lack of responsibility, be that general hygiene or continued mixing while knowingly ill.
 
@Randy it is almost certainly post viral. The problem is that currently this virus runs through the population repeatedly unlike many others before it.

Maintaining some basic protections/ public health messages would be sensible. Promoting those that are ill to not be at work would be a start- thats soon gone out the window.

Better filtration is also cheap and remarkably effective- for general public health too.

Vaccinate those in need.

You don't have to lockdown to be pragmatic with a still relatively unknown viral illness. These measures are generally also good for public health.
 
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