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There is more to surviving COVID-19 than surviving COVID-19. While age and certain comorbidities increase the odds of a severe course and death from COVID-19, this is not the case with Long Covid, which most often begins with asymptomatic, mild or moderate disease and tends to afflict people in the 20-60 age range. In the Long Covid foru…
There is more to surviving COVID-19 than surviving COVID-19. While age and certain comorbidities increase the odds of a severe course and death from COVID-19, this is not the case with Long Covid, which most often begins with asymptomatic, mild or moderate disease and tends to afflict people in the 20-60 age range. In the Long Covid forums, it is the fit and (formerly) healthy, athletic people who are more the rule than the exception. Prevention is imperative, and it’s unfortunate that the vaccine does not protect from infection.
yes, i have had long covid but it finally has become more subtle. i wonder if being fit makes me more in tune with my body so slight disturbances are more noticeable. after several years of no chemicals in my food my senses have become more acute. and i pay attention more when something feels "off". at first it was on about a 3 week frequency, much rarer now.
I’m always glad to hear of others who make it to the other side. That constitutes hope. I have experienced a complex and severe course with Long Covid. I was glad when the FLCCC published a protocol for Long Covid and am on it, but it would apparently be naive to expect a magic bullet to quickly dispatch with dysautonomia, mast cell disorders, debilitating fatigue, the GI issues, and whatever is causing my oxygen to hover in the upper 80s, low 90s for 17 months. Our medical establishment is unfortunately unprepared and, it appears, unwilling to make an honest attempt to address Long Covid. I can’t emphasize strongly enough the need to prevent the infection in the first place. The vaccines don’t do this. Having good health is important, but it’s also a good idea to learn what protocols are suggested to prevent infection. The FLCCC, which has been active in treatment and prevention since early April 2020, has good information on this.
I'm reposting my earlier comments regarding preventative measures:
There are other things in the pipeline that are not vaccinations nor developed by the pharmaceuticals that are already available to prevent individuals from catching Covid. One is a safe nasal spray called Xlear that has been available for years. Check out these websites:
https://www.dentistryiq.com/personal-wellness/article/14195726/xylitol-a-major-player-in-covid19-prevention
https://www.precisionvaccinations.com/nasal-spray-may-eliminate-sars-cov-2-virus
Another product to include in the arsenal is called "aeronabs"
https://ucsdguardian.org/2021/02/28/ucsf-scientists-tackles-coronavirus-with-novel-engineered-nanobodies/
Why do you say vaccines don't prevent infection? It's true a person can become infected but the chances of getting very ill or dying are greatly reduced. The hospital cases right now are mostly the unvaccinated. see my earlier post today for preventative measures not even talked about in main stream media. (As you may notice, I am pro-vaccine but also am pro-alternative/complementary protocols.)
Hi Della. Thanks for the responses. I read up on the aeronabs link. Hadn’t heard of that before! Interesting. I am familiar with the nasal sprays. Seems like a good idea. I know that the FLCCC recommends mouthwash to cut down on the viral load. Same principle.
On vaccines and infection, I’m drawing the same distinction between SARS CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease that is drawn by the CDC, NIH and others, who advised us all throughout autumn 2020 that the primary goal of the vaccines was to prevent severe COVID-19 disease symptoms, hospitalization and death — not to prevent SARS CoV-2 infection. As Fauci said in December on vaccinated people, “You could be prevented from getting the clinical disease and still have the virus that is in your nasopharynx because you can get infected." https://twitter.com/CuomoPrimeTime/status/1337233712317083650
It’s unfortunate that this has all been framed as a pro vs. anti-vaccine issue, rather than the necessity to avoid the two worst outcomes, one of which is Long Covid, and both of which could be avoided by preventing infection in the first place. It is important to understand that the vaccine offers no protection against Long Covid, which can begin with mild, moderate or severe disease, as well as asymptomatic infection, and tends to attack fit, healthy, athletic people in the 20-60 age range.