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Amy 🌤️

@cloudsandsunshine.bsky.social

#CovidisAirborne #LongCovidKids #pwLC #pwME A life long reader, a sometimes baker and a community gardener. Views are my own.

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Jonathan Paz@pazforthepeople.bsky.social · 2d ago

Thank you GBH for the coverage - "A win by Paz - an educator, activist and former Waltham City Councilor - would be a seismic event in the House..." We agree, a shift towards having a Democratic Party that stands for peace and stands with the working class - not the donor class! ✌🏽

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C.H. Romatowski@chromatowski.bsky.social · 3d ago

“PASC [Long Covid] is estimated to affect up to 5.8 million children” in the US, surpassing asthma as the most common chronic condition in American children.

Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in Children

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused significant medical, social, and economic impacts globally, both in the short and long term. Although most individuals recover within a few days or weeks from an acute infection, some experience longer lasting effects. Data regarding the postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (PASC) in children, or long COVID, are only just emerging in the literature. These symptoms and conditions may reflect persistent symptoms from acute infection (eg, cough, headaches, fatigue, and loss of taste and smell), new symptoms like dizziness, or exacerbation of underlying conditions. Children may develop conditions de novo, including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, autoimmune conditions and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. This state-of-the-art narrative review provides a summary of our current knowledge about PASC in children, including prevalence, epidemiology, risk factors, clinical characteristics, underlying mechanisms, and functional outcomes, as well as a conceptual framework for PASC based on the current National Institutes of Health definition. We highlight the pediatric components of the National Institutes of Health-funded Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery Initiative, which seeks to characterize the natural history, mechanisms, and long-term health effects of PASC in children and young adults to inform future treatment and prevention efforts. These initiatives include electronic health record cohorts, which offer rapid assessments at scale with geographical and demographic diversity, as well as longitudinal prospective observational cohorts, to estimate disease burden, illness trajectory, pathobiology, and clinical manifestations and outcomes.

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richwellness.bsky.social@richwellness.bsky.social · 3d ago

Estimated 6 million children potentially suffer from long Covid / yet initial misinformation was Covid did not negatively affect children. Schools were a source of ongoing infection. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Long COVID in Young Children, School-Aged Children, and Teens

This JAMA Pediatrics Patient Page describes the symptoms of long COVID in children.

jamanetwork.com

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

RFK: "You are saying nonsense." Bash: "I am not saying nonsense, excuse me?…This is not productive. " RFK: "You're talking nonsense…You were scaring people." Bash: "Why are you saying that?" RFK: "Because that was the job of CNN." Bash: "Okay, stop."

Senator Ed Markey@markey.senate.gov · 5d ago

For years, Ralph de la Torre and Cerberus Capital Management bled MA hospitals dry. While they flew on private jets and made millions, workers went unpaid, patients died, and hospitals were forced to close. Massachusetts deserves accountability, and Ralph de la Torre deserves to be in jail.

Cerberus, former Steward Health Care private equity owner, settles with creditors A company that tripled its investment in Steward will provide some compensation for the damages wrought by the hospital chain’s collapse. By Yogev Toby Globe Correspondent,Updated July 30, 2026, 8:21 p.m.
Erin Kane@dianamonkey.bsky.social · 6d ago

Details of the new compromises on the PROTECT act that may actually get signed by Maura Healey this week or next. Some good stuff and some frustrating stuff (it doesn't end the current 287(g) partnership between ICE and the state Department of Corrections, but it prohibits any new ones)

Immigrant protection accord includes state, local enforcement rules for Mass.

Beacon Hill negotiators on Wednesday unveiled a compromise on the closely watched bill that would broaden protections against federal immigration enforcement in Mass., while preserving one key area of...

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Amy 🌤️@cloudsandsunshine.bsky.social · 7d ago

“A school nurse, teacher and/or principal are good places to start the conversation about which accommodations may be necessary to support your student in an academic setting.” We experienced hostility from our school district. Documenting everything in writing is prudent. #LongCovidKids

Denis - The COVID Info Guy@thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 7d ago

"What Parents Need to Know About Long COVID in Kids" “Surprisingly, we see a lot of kids coming in who have either asymptomatic COVID infection or mild COVID symptoms that wind up with Long COVID symptoms” #LongCOVIDkids

babs ✨@itsbabs.bsky.social · 7d ago

"...the researchers highlight a broader problem in diagnosing longCOVID. Previous research suggests that more than 10% of patients with acute COVID infection may go on to develop longCOVID, but electronic health records tend to indicate that less than 1% of patients receive a longCOVID diagnosis."

CIDRAP: Many Black US patients with long COVID being missed, analysis reveals Laine Bergeson July 27, 2026 [image: maskless doctor talks to maskless female patient | Drazen Zigic / iStock ] A new study suggests that Black patients with acute COVID-19 infection are less likely to be diagnosed as having long COVID than White patients, despite no significant difference in long-COVID symptom burden between the two groups. For the study, published this month in Health Affairs, researchers led by a team at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley analyzed electronic health records for roughly 2.4 million US patients diagnosed with acute COVID from January 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023. The researchers identified six race and ethnicity categories and 222 symptoms within one year after infection. They found that, when at least one long-COVID symptom was present among patients who visited a healthcare provider at least bimonthly, Black patients were less likely to be diagnosed as having long COVID than were White patients.
babs ✨@itsbabs.bsky.social · last yr.

longcovid is not uncommon, not prevented by vaccines, and likelihood of developing it increases with every subsequent acute infection. symptoms can range from annoying to debilitating, and impact people with marginalized identities disproportionately. prevent infection. wear a mask.

Long Covid Kids@longcovidkids.bsky.social · last wk.

A thoughtful perspective from teacher Flynn Lovelace on what they've witnessed in classrooms since the pandemic. Children deserve the opportunity to learn, participate and thrive. We're grateful to see these experiences shared. 🧡 Worth a read. thesicktimes.org/2026/07/24/t... @thesicktimes.org

The (sick) kids aren’t alright: Observations from a teacher with Long COVID - The Sick Times

We must help students by addressing Long COVID and advocating for clean air in schools.

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It's ME(Jaime)@exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 2w ago

I was thinking not a lot of chatter about the study and I sure do hope we get enough responses. Half a day and 100+ responses, should've known y'all wouldn't let me down! ❤️ There's a good chance we'll have to cut participation swiftly, so if you would like to participate, I hope you will soon!

It's ME(Jaime)@exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 2w ago

We are ready to launch the Emergency Department Survey! Thanks to all your help-- and a few grants-- we are ready to go! If you're registered with #MEAction, an email with a link to the survey should be in your inbox very soon! Also, check out our social solicitation for the survey below. 🧵

Emergency Department Guidelines With your help, the Emergency Department Project is now just $5k from FULLY FUNDED! Underneath is a stacked bar graph, showing the proportion of the grant paid for by Whittemore Peterson, the 15k match, the amount of donations we've received that aren't the grant or the match, that we met the $15k match with individual donations, the new Mayo Clinic General Internal Medicine CME Education Committee Seed Grant, a HUGE chunk due to generous individual donors and a sliver left to go. Over the stacked bar graph it says, "Prepare for launch..." On the right is a person standing at the top of a tower holding a triumphal flag! (We did it, folks! We can launch the study now!)
Erin Kane@dianamonkey.bsky.social · 2w ago

Maria Rosales is being held at Burlington. "We have to beg for water ... We've been in the same clothes for weeks ... The room is extremely hot with all those bodies in a tiny cell ... The food is inedible. Some of the girls here refuse to eat because the food is vile and they couldn't stomach it."

Woman arrested at Logan after Noah Kahan concert ordered released from Burlington ICE facility

Maria Rosales, a 32-year-old Florida resident, said she is enduring "tough" and "uncomfortable" conditions similar to those reported over the last year by other Burlington detainees, and which have dr...

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Bilbo Yaga@bilboyaga.bsky.social · 2w ago

COVID is still killing & disabling folks, esp marginalized groups. This being ignored by governments, institutions, employers, & individuals of EVERY political ilk is an issue of: - racial justice - queer & esp trans liberation - workers rights - child welfare - disability justice - & more!