2/28/25: Long COVID federal advisory committee shut down; being a "Long COVID unicorn"
Before a federal advisory committee on Long COVID even had its first meeting, Trump ordered it shut down. Plus, the isolation of being shut down when advocating for COVID-19 preventative measures and Long COVID awareness in leftist spaces.In this episode of Still Here: Co-host Miles Griffis shares his reporting on Trump's executive order shutting down the Department of Health and Human Services' advisory committee onLong COVID. And Sam Williams reads the start of his essay for our Color of Long COVID series about being a "Long COVID unicorn" advocating for COVID-19 and Long COVID awareness in the U.K.'s Green Party. Also in this episode: A new preprint looking at the post-vaccine syndrome after COVID-19 vaccines and the latest COVID-19 trends.The transcript for this podcast is available on The Sick Times’ website. You can jump to specific sections of the podcast and transcript below:(00:00:00) Intro(00:01:25) COVID-19 trends(00:07:35) Trump orders federal advisory committee on Long COVID shut down(00:16:48) Being a "Long COVID unicorn"(00:19:35) Research: Preprint on post-vaccine syndrome(00:22:25) Outro-Mentioned in this episode (in order of appearance): The Sick Times: National COVID-19 trends, February 25 CDC wastewater dashboard Biobot wastewater risk reports WastewaterSCAN dashboard The Sick Times: Breaking: Vital Long COVID data taken down following Trump order The Sick Times: How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic The Sick Times: Trump commands HHS to terminate advisory committee on Long COVID Death Panel The Sick Times: The Long COVID unicorn: How I lost faith in my leftist political party The Sick Times: Research updates, February 25Additional audio in this episode: Rude Mechanical Orchestra: Which Side Are You On? (orig. Florence Reece) Pixabay: Thunder and the beginning of rainfall