RE: https://mastodon.social/@emilyvanartist/116223196955387468

If you’re not affected by #LongCovid then it’s easier for you to forget what a public health catastrophe the ongoing #Covid19 #pandemic still is. Your odds of having to deal with challenges like these are a lot higher than you might know, or want to know.

Emily, I hope things get a little easier for you soon.

Six years ago today, I told my co-workers I'd see them again in 18 months.

#covid19 #covidIsNotOver #pandemic #doctorwho

We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming
"The US eliminated measles in 2000, but the disease is once again circulating."

#measles #PublicHealth #pandemic

#BrownUniversity’s #Pandemic Center studies #pandemics, and the #US resurgence of #measles is a grim sign of what’s coming
Low levels of #vaccination across the country mean measles #outbreaks will continue to occur, needlessly hospitalizing and killing the unvaccinated. But beyond these harms, the disease’s resurgence serves as a serious warning about the country’s capacity to manage #infectiousdisease threats of all kinds.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/we-study-pandemics-and-the-resurgence-of-measles-is-a-grim-sign-of-whats-coming/

In 2020, Joe Biden was elected president, following Trump’s catastrophic mismanagement of the COVID pandemic.

https://jasonbeets.blogspot.com/2021/01/biden-to-improve-us-pandemic-response.html

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#Covid #Pandemic #Health #Disease #Trump #Biden