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Laura Miers

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Chronically ill, LongCovid since 2020. Public health advocate and lived experience expert. Ex-Texan. Medicine, languages, Sociology, & law. Global citizen & polyglot.

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A US return to the World Health Organization could hinge on whether Trump approves of its next leader The disease-fighting alliance will select a new leader next year who could make the case for reuniting.

β€œAfter 77 years, the U.S. is no longer a member of the World Health Organization.” www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

22.01.2026 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Phil Collins: "Everything That Could Go Wrong With Me Did Go Wrong With Me" Phil Collins has opened up about his myriad of health struggles in a new interview, declaring, "everything that could go wrong with me did go wrong with me."

Phil Collins: "I got COVID in hospital. My kidneys started to back up, you know, everything that started that could, all seemed to converge at the same time.”

He joins a LONG LIST of high-profile individuals who are now disabled since Covid began. consequence.net/2026/01/phil...

22.01.2026 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 482    πŸ” 205    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 14

Thank you! X is in free fall. I don’t really like this app either, but it operates more like the old Twitter than X does. Frankly I long to leave it all behind, but it’s one of my only connections to the outside world!

16.01.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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US mixed messaging on flu shots alarms experts: β€˜Children should not be dying’ As hospitals scramble and country reaches record-breaking rates of illness, officials cast doubt on flu shot’s necessity

This has very little to do with flu shots, & everything to do with Covid-related immunodeficiency at the population level after 6 years of nonstop COVID.

We can’t seem to get out of our own way.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

16.01.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s VERY down, & the outage proceeded weeks of bizarre algorithm changes that has nuked engagement & entirely changed the experience (no doubt on purpose).

16.01.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven’t posted on here in a long time, but Twitter’s planned collapse is accelerating, & it doesn’t seem X is long for this world.

Things are deteriorating as expected. Everyone is sick & getting sicker. That Covid causes immunodeficiency is still not acknowledged, & probably won’t be. Bleak.

16.01.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 1
CBS: Dangerously low blood supply in U.S. forces some hospitals to postpone surgeries
 evening-news
By Jon LaPook
Updated on: July 6, 2021 / 6:54 PM EDT / CBS New

CBS: Dangerously low blood supply in U.S. forces some hospitals to postpone surgeries evening-news By Jon LaPook Updated on: July 6, 2021 / 6:54 PM EDT / CBS New

The guardian: US faces worst blood shortage in over a decade amid pandemic
Blood centers across US have less than a day’s supply of some types, organization says, as Covid fuels decline in blood drives
Maya Yang
Thu 13 Jan 2022 06.00 EST
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The guardian: US faces worst blood shortage in over a decade amid pandemic Blood centers across US have less than a day’s supply of some types, organization says, as Covid fuels decline in blood drives Maya Yang Thu 13 Jan 2022 06.00 EST Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Email

CBS 3 Philadelphia. American Red Cross declares national blood shortage due to low donor turnout

September 11, 2023 / 11:50 AM EDT / CNN

CBS 3 Philadelphia. American Red Cross declares national blood shortage due to low donor turnout September 11, 2023 / 11:50 AM EDT / CNN

USA Today: Red Cross: Blood shortage at emergency levels, medical care jeopardized
Ken Alltucker
USA TODAY

USA Today: Red Cross: Blood shortage at emergency levels, medical care jeopardized Ken Alltucker USA TODAY

09.01.2024 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red Cross: Blood shortage at emergency levels, medical care jeopardized American Red Cross and other blood organizations say donations are at historically low levels. The shortage stems from pandemic-era behavior changes.

β€œThe American Red Cross announced Monday the organization faces a blood shortage so severe it cannot provide enough blood to some hospitals that need it for patients.”

Blood supplies are at historic lows. The shortage has been accelerating since 2021. www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...

09.01.2024 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 146    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4

I’m so sorry. I have heard people are taking longer to test positive with symptoms & staying sick longer, some are sick with multiple infections. Lots of GI complications & some experts speculate JN.1 may linger in the gut longer leading to more LongCovid. Wishing them full/speedy recoveries.

21.12.2023 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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COVID and flu surge could strain hospitals as JN.1 variant grows, CDC warns "COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising quickly," the CDC said, and the new variant JN.1 is making up an increasing share of cases.

β€œHospitals and emergency rooms could be forced to ration care by the end of this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned, saying recent trends in COVID-19 and influenza are now on track to again strain America's health care system.” www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-v...

21.12.2023 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
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Study: Regardless of variant, half of long-COVID patients fail to improve after 18 months The analysis included 806 patients who were infected with the wild-type strain, Alpha, Delta, or Omicron strain.

Regardless of variant, half of LongCovid patients fail to improve after 18 months.

🚨 β€œOmicron patients had lower quality of life…

At 1.5 years after infection, patients had no clinically meaningful decline in severity of LongCovid.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...

31.10.2023 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

β€œβ€˜With travel & the holidays coming up, we know that it's gonna spread everywhere,’ Dr. Rajendram Rajnarayanan told Salon in a video call.

β€˜This has all the features of becoming a dominant lineage like EG.5 or XBB.1.16.6.’”

30.10.2023 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Has the winter COVID variant arrived? Here's why experts are closely monitoring the JN.1 strain JN.1 isn’t yet a cause for alarm, but that could change, serving as a reminder that COVID always has new tricks

β€œβ€¦BA.2.86 underwent a mutation very similar to the FLip mutation in a new strain called JN.1, making its ability to bind to our cells even stronger than most other Omicron variants still currently dominating as well as increasing transmissibility.” www.salon.com/2023/10/29/h...

30.10.2023 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
The Sun: SIDE EFFECT Children infected with Covid at risk of blood vessel damage that can trigger clots, scientists warn
Damaged blood vessels can lead to 'Covid toe' - a nasty side effect of the virus
Isabel Shaw
Published: 13:40, 25 Oct 2023

The Sun: SIDE EFFECT Children infected with Covid at risk of blood vessel damage that can trigger clots, scientists warn Damaged blood vessels can lead to 'Covid toe' - a nasty side effect of the virus Isabel Shaw Published: 13:40, 25 Oct 2023

Three years after we learned about the Covid-related blood vessel damage in children, The Sun published an article today. www.thesun.co.uk/health/24519...

28.10.2023 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PBS: PBS: Jha has warned that without more money, vaccines will be harder to come by, tests will once again be scarce, and the therapeutics that are helping the country weather the current omicron-driven surge in cases without a commensurate increase in deaths could be sold overseas before Americans can access them.

β€œI think we would see a lot of unnecessary loss of life if that were to happen,” Jha said this past week. β€œBut we’re looking at all the scenarios and planning for all of them.”

PBS: PBS: Jha has warned that without more money, vaccines will be harder to come by, tests will once again be scarce, and the therapeutics that are helping the country weather the current omicron-driven surge in cases without a commensurate increase in deaths could be sold overseas before Americans can access them. β€œI think we would see a lot of unnecessary loss of life if that were to happen,” Jha said this past week. β€œBut we’re looking at all the scenarios and planning for all of them.”

May 2022: β€œJha has warned that without more money…therapeutics could be sold overseas before Americans can access them. β€˜I think we would see a lot of unnecessary loss of life if that were to happen.’” www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

26.10.2023 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans Don’t Get to Have the Best New COVID Drug A Japanese antiviral appears to shorten symptoms and protect against chronic disease. Also, it doesn’t taste like soapy grapefruit.

β€œAmericans Don’t Get to Have the Best New COVID Drug

A Japanese antiviral appears to shorten symptoms and protect against chronic disease.” www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

26.10.2023 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Evidence for Biological Age Acceleration and Telomere Shortening in COVID-19 Survivors The SARS-CoV-2 infection determines the COVID-19 syndrome characterized, in the worst cases, by severe respiratory distress, pulmonary and cardiac fibrosis, inflammatory cytokine release, and immunosu...

In 2021, we learned SARS-CoV-2 shortens telomeres & accelerates biological aging. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...

24.10.2023 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Risk factors and abnormal cerebrospinal fluid associate with cognitive symptoms after mild COVID‐1... Cognitive post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC) can occur after mild COVID-19. Detailed clinical characterizations may inform pathogenesis. We evaluated 22 adults reporting cognitive PASC and 10 n....

Why is endless mass infection still our only strategy?

January 2022: β€œ13 out of 22 participants or 59% with cognitive symptoms met HIV associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) criteria. As did 7 out of 10 (70%) of asymptomatic patients.” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

24.10.2023 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

You and me both! I can definitely relate to that. I’m so sick, and so tired, but I can’t & won’t give up because I intend to see this through one way or another.

24.10.2023 12:32 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ENTIRELY by design. It was a masterful strategy for reinforcing the status quo.

24.10.2023 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Bacterial bloodstream infection in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort stu... Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), have a high risk of developing bloodstream infections (BSIs). However, ...

β€œMulti-drug-resistant pathogens were found in 87% of cases…

All bacterial bloodstream infections were acquired within the hospital setting." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

24.10.2023 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am so sorry. I firmly believe the public was led to unmask and eat their own on purpose. We’re being trolled, & our corporate overlords are laughing all the way to the bank.

24.10.2023 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Sharp Rise in Autoimmune Encephalitis in the COVID-19 Era: A Case Series Background: Autoimmune encephalitis was very rare prior to the current pandemic. A sharp rise in cases has been observed from March to August of 2022 in Los Angeles. Such an increase, especially...

β€œAutoimmune encephalitis was very rare prior to the current pandemic. A sharp rise in cases has been observed from March to August of 2022 in Los Angeles.” www.cureus.com/articles/130...

24.10.2023 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Covid infection increases risk of mental health disorders, study finds Researchers note need to follow patients after recovery for any emerging disorders

β€œHaving Covid puts people at a significantly increased chance of developing new mental health conditions, potentially adding to existing crises of suicide & overdoses, according to new research looking at millions of health records in the US over a year.” www.theguardian.com/world/2022/f...

24.10.2023 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

β€œThe Washington University research could be used to prevent spikes in addiction and suicide…” β€” We would need to acknowledge it’s happening first…

24.10.2023 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Much, much bigger problem than expected': St. Louis research warns of looming mental health crisis ... The lead researcher said this data could be used to "nip it in the bud" and to "prevent it from becoming and much, much more serious problem down the road."

This was published in February 2022, & the public still has NO idea.

β€œTheir research found patients who had COVID-19 were 60% more likely to suffer from mental health problems than those who were not infected. When hospitalized, the likelihood jumped to 86%.” www.ksdk.com/article/news...

24.10.2023 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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CHOP Researchers Find Elevated Biomarker Related to Blood Vessel Damage in All Children with SARS-Co... CHOP researchers found the elevated biomarker in all children who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, whether they were symptomatic for COVID-19 or not.

Here’s a link to the original CHOP study from 2020. www.chop.edu/news/chop-re...

23.10.2023 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Long COVID Is Disabling Kids. Why We Ignore It | The Tyee And what it will cost us.

2023: β€œWe may have disastrously underestimated one of the most serious sequelae: infection of the brain and nervous system. And we may have missed the neurological damage done to children and young adults who seem to have recovered from COVID-19.” thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

23.10.2023 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Blood clots, heart problems, kidney failure: COVID creates a higher risk for rare pediatric problems... Kids who've had COVID are also more likely to develop type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune condition that destroys the body's ability to make insulin, researchers found.

August 2022: β€œChildren and teens who’ve had COVID are at greater risk for blood clots, heart problems, kidney failure, and Type 1 diabetes.” fortune.com/2022/08/04/c...

23.10.2023 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Heart failure in children: Another rare COVID-19 complication. Here's what to look for. Since the beginning of the pandemic, a small subset of kids infected with COVID-19 have developedΒ heart failure. Doctors share symptoms to look for.

2021: β€œThis summer, doctors in New York reported aΒ 2-month-old boy diagnosed with COVID-19 later suffered from heart failure,Β signaling yet another COVID-19 complication for kids.” www.usatoday.com/story/news/h...

23.10.2023 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0