#reinfections — Public Fediverse posts

It was announced today the #UK is bringing forward their Autumn #COVID #vaccine program given the fast emergence of BA.2.86. Can a #doctor tell me why #longcovid patients are not mentioned *anywhere* in the list of vulnerable people, incl. by #JCVI or the Green Book, therefore *not* qualifying for autumn/winter #booster? https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-autumn-2023-vaccination-programme-jcvi-update-7-july-2023/jcvi-statement-on-the-covid-19-vaccination-programme-for-autumn-2023-update-7-july-2023 . Isn't there pretty solid research about the worsening long covid symptoms with multiple #reinfections? https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20221219/long-covid-risk-makes-it-worth-avoiding-second-infections @luckytran @chrischirp

We have every reason to create better infection control standards in hospitals. It starts by #MasksInHealthcare and making sure those masks are the kind that stops airborne/aerosols, #n95 or better. This should be our top priority as more people are seeing #reinfections #longcovid and #covidvariants . It doesn't matter if we have the tools if we don't have the brains and brawn to use them.

My comment to #HICPAC at their August meeting, with links to research cited:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UNAgd-sZ-6SAVWzBl_R5X6YOs9UKCCcwgd-topIBhoQ/edit?usp=drivesdk