This week:
Bernie decided March 15th is Long COVID Awareness Day, so I thought it was an appropriate moment to try to pull together the threads of why Long COVID pisses me off so much, examples of other self-defeating issues we never learned from, and a blueprint for how to do better, better.
Here's What You Can Do:
• 🌎️ Donate to Partners in Health (https://flight.beehiiv.net/v2/clicks/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5waWgub3JnL2dldC1pbnZvbHZlZD91dG1fc291cmNlPWltcG9ydGFudG5vdGltcG9ydGFudC5jb20mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1yZWZlcnJhbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249dGhlLWFmdGVybWF0aCIsInBvc3RfaWQiOiJkZWY0MTRlYS0yODM5LTQ0NDEtYmZlNS0wNGYxMTNjYzNjMGEiLCJwdWJsaWNhdGlvbl9pZCI6ImE3ODRjNzVmLWZhODctNGNkMi04OWUxLTYxMDY3NTYwYjE5YyIsInZpc2l0X3Rva2VuIjoiNDFhY2JmMGEtZmNhMC00ZWVkLWI1ZjItOWY4MjRlYjVkMjA4IiwiaWF0IjoxNzEwODY5ODYxLCJpc3MiOiJvcmNoaWQifQ.j6Yn0_XVav_owZ8SkxBvgYAM1HVtXHES8ncpPFPsC7k) to ensure that everyone, everywhere has access to quality healthcare.
• Volunteer for a clinical trial (https://flight.beehiiv.net/v2/clicks/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.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.2e54J0oCxIV5ey2MmjIDvxYuJRuJogUbOwT1fo5Gtpo) to help us better understand the impacts of COVID and Long COVID.
• Get educated about how you can start a career in public health (https://flight.beehiiv.net/v2/clicks/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5wdWJsaWNoZWFsdGgub3JnL2NhcmVlcnMvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9aW1wb3J0YW50bm90aW1wb3J0YW50LmNvbSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXJlZmVycmFsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj10aGUtYWZ0ZXJtYXRoIiwicG9zdF9pZCI6ImRlZjQxNGVhLTI4MzktNDQ0MS1iZmU1LTA0ZjExM2NjM2MwYSIsInB1YmxpY2F0aW9uX2lkIjoiYTc4NGM3NWYtZmE4Ny00Y2QyLTg5ZTEtNjEwNjc1NjBiMTljIiwidmlzaXRfdG9rZW4iOiI0MWFjYmYwYS1mY2EwLTRlZWQtYjVmMi05ZjgyNGViNWQyMDgiLCJpYXQiOjE3MTA4Njk4NjEsImlzcyI6Im9yY2hpZCJ9.6-KmkN9J6XZOBG24T43Of8ZjlWHEFFHYfKdsj_JRQBc) .
• Be heard about early detection in your community and get your local officials to start a wastewater intelligence program with Biobot. (https://flight.beehiiv.net/v2/clicks/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jpb2JvdC5pby9nb3Zlcm5tZW50P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9aW1wb3J0YW50bm90aW1wb3J0YW50LmNvbSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXJlZmVycmFsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj10aGUtYWZ0ZXJtYXRoIiwicG9zdF9pZCI6ImRlZjQxNGVhLTI4MzktNDQ0MS1iZmU1LTA0ZjExM2NjM2MwYSIsInB1YmxpY2F0aW9uX2lkIjoiYTc4NGM3NWYtZmE4Ny00Y2QyLTg5ZTEtNjEwNjc1NjBiMTljIiwidmlzaXRfdG9rZW4iOiI0MWFjYmYwYS1mY2EwLTRlZWQtYjVmMi05ZjgyNGViNWQyMDgiLCJpYXQiOjE3MTA4Njk4NjEsImlzcyI6Im9yY2hpZCJ9.NqTYuQJdDP3IX6-KQrntefLgt_9XYfgIuUqbxnJqNlo)
• 🌎️ Invest in a matching fund with Gavi (https://flight.beehiiv.net/v2/clicks/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5nYXZpLm9yZy9pbnZlc3RpbmctZ2F2aS9pbm5vdmF0aXZlLWZpbmFuY2luZy9nYXZpLW1hdGNoaW5nLWZ1bmQ_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1pbXBvcnRhbnRub3RpbXBvcnRhbnQuY29tJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09cmVmZXJyYWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPXRoZS1hZnRlcm1hdGgiLCJwb3N0X2lkIjoiZGVmNDE0ZWEtMjgzOS00NDQxLWJmZTUtMDRmMTEzY2MzYzBhIiwicHVibGljYXRpb25faWQiOiJhNzg0Yzc1Zi1mYTg3LTRjZDItODllMS02MTA2NzU2MGIxOWMiLCJ2aXNpdF90b2tlbiI6IjQxYWNiZjBhLWZjYTAtNGVlZC1iNWYyLTlmODI0ZWI1ZDIwOCIsImlhdCI6MTcxMDg2OTg2MSwiaXNzIjoib3JjaGlkIn0.srbu16CXPThbR7k15U5ApkRmVEigj4Kuk6TJhY-F3Xg) to get people vaccinated worldwide.
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