Death Panel Long Covid Under Trump w/ Sick Times (06/26/25)
Jun 26, 2025
Betsy Ladyzhets and Miles W. Griffis, editors and co-founders of The Sick Times, dive deep into the impacts of the Trump administration on long COVID research and public health. They highlight how policies dismantled vital frameworks and how data manipulation obscures the true scale of long COVID. The duo advocates for disability rights, stressing the need for transparency and community resilience. They explore the ongoing fight against the normalization of long COVID issues and the importance of grassroots advocacy in fostering awareness and support.
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Coordinated Long COVID Erasure
- Trump's second term launched a coordinated erasure of long COVID research and data.
- Federal programs, advisory councils, and communications were systematically dismantled.
Resilience of Long COVID Advocates
- Long COVID advocacy remains resilient despite increased hostility.
- Advocates persist with mutual aid and lobbying even when resources vanish.
Data Blackouts Undermine Surveillance
- Early 2025 saw a halt in federal COVID data communications, including the CDC's MMWR reports.
- This broke critical surveillance during a severe flu season, worsening health responses.
