In my practice, I've seen one client who was unjabbed and had a history of postviral syndrome, whose COVID symptoms persisted for a couple of weeks and then spontaneously resolved. All others who've been diagnosed (or self-diagnosed) with long COVID were jabbed, and wouldn't you know it, they got COVID within a month after they got their safe and effective shot. One jabbed client who was diagnosed with long COVID had previously suffered postviral syndrome after Epstein-Barr virus infection (good old glandular fever). Her experience of "long COVID" is completely different to her early experience of postviral syndrome in that the symptoms are almost entirely neurological. By complete coincidence, these symptoms began 3 weeks after her first shot of Pfizer magic juice.
I wonder if there is a relationship between long covid and firms that offer additional sick leave for covid ? A friend of mine laments that he suspects some of his staff send in photos of false positive rat tests, to justify and claim sick leave. I also read that erectile dysfunction is a symptom of long covid :) Surely that is irrefutable proof that long covid has been around longer than covid it self :)
There probably is a link between 'long Covid' as an excuse for a good old fashioned sickie. You don't need a medical certificate - just a positive RAT reading, and you get a week off work, no questions asked, indeed some sympathy for 'having Covid'. Mind you, if the skiver was the outdoors type and planned to go bicycle touring, or travelling, or even just go on a shopping binge, it would be risky because, at least here in South Aus, the police come calling unannounced to make sure positive testees really are self-isolating. On the other hand, if your ideal week off is sitting around in pyjamas all day watching Netflix, then 'Long Covid' would be really tempting for a break from work.
In my practice, I've seen one client who was unjabbed and had a history of postviral syndrome, whose COVID symptoms persisted for a couple of weeks and then spontaneously resolved. All others who've been diagnosed (or self-diagnosed) with long COVID were jabbed, and wouldn't you know it, they got COVID within a month after they got their safe and effective shot. One jabbed client who was diagnosed with long COVID had previously suffered postviral syndrome after Epstein-Barr virus infection (good old glandular fever). Her experience of "long COVID" is completely different to her early experience of postviral syndrome in that the symptoms are almost entirely neurological. By complete coincidence, these symptoms began 3 weeks after her first shot of Pfizer magic juice.
I wonder if there is a relationship between long covid and firms that offer additional sick leave for covid ? A friend of mine laments that he suspects some of his staff send in photos of false positive rat tests, to justify and claim sick leave. I also read that erectile dysfunction is a symptom of long covid :) Surely that is irrefutable proof that long covid has been around longer than covid it self :)
There probably is a link between 'long Covid' as an excuse for a good old fashioned sickie. You don't need a medical certificate - just a positive RAT reading, and you get a week off work, no questions asked, indeed some sympathy for 'having Covid'. Mind you, if the skiver was the outdoors type and planned to go bicycle touring, or travelling, or even just go on a shopping binge, it would be risky because, at least here in South Aus, the police come calling unannounced to make sure positive testees really are self-isolating. On the other hand, if your ideal week off is sitting around in pyjamas all day watching Netflix, then 'Long Covid' would be really tempting for a break from work.