The Sick Times

Award-winning nonprofit news site chronicling the #LongCOVID crisis. Founded by @betsyladyzhets @mileswgriffis. Donate:

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Welcome to The Sick Times🕊️

We're an independent news site founded by journalists @betsyladyzhets and @mileswgriffis. We report on the #LongCOVID crisis, COVID-19, and infection-associated illnesses.

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A new COVID-19 antiviral called Xocova (ensitrelvir) will soon be available in the U.S., the first approved as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). But its impact will hinge on how easily people can access it.

Read @mileswgriffis's reporting: https://t.co/jgZPIfl4Zt

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COVID-19 levels remain very low across much of the U.S. as a deep lull between waves continues. However, there are accumulating signals that a summer wave may start soon, particularly in parts of the South.

This week's COVID-19 trends report: https://t.co/idbqdH0vj7

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No ring-fenced research funding. No care pathway for the very severe. Hospitalized patients still at risk of malnutrition.

Nick Benton asks: What has the delivery plan really changed for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis in the UK? https://t.co/0Ehqh080tA

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💊 2 recent studies have added more evidence that the diabetes drug metformin can reduce the risk of Long COVID

💸 Preprint: Long COVID disproportionately impacts Indigenous people in California

🤧 A new article evaluates a diagnostic consensus for MCAS

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#MECFS

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Daphne Sara Safaei writes about the ways Long COVID emphasizes the racism and ableism of the public health sector, and calls for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses to be prioritized over profits. https://t.co/5VAIi0rj8L

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Definitely worth a read. 💙

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Thank you to @thesicktimes for thinking this essay was important enough to republish. I am grateful for the chance to contribute. 🙏

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Celebrate Pride with The Sick Times! Many in-person events aren’t accessible to people with Long COVID and related diseases and disabilities, so we're hosting our own virtual variety show!

Register now: https://t.co/7JJifo39XC

🏳️‍🌈 😷 We're excited to see you there!

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The U.S.’s low lull in COVID-19 spread continues. Disease levels in wastewater and healthcare data remain very low through early June. Meanwhile, World Cup matches in several major cities may pose new disease threats.

This week's COVID-19 trends report: https://t.co/7wWrb9eqyx

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"A recent essay on Long COVID published in WIRED magazine shifts the burden of proof back onto the people we should be helping; those who suffer with the disease."

Todd Davenport on freeing people with Long COVID from the "mind-body trap": https://t.co/cdlKUTBKQu

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This week's #LongCOVID research updates: https://t.co/LTg0B6RSnQ

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#LongCOVID disrupts struggles for justice, as activists and organizers with the disease are forced to suspend or change their tactics, facing a community that largely ignores COVID precautions. Read more from @brittashoot: https://t.co/E23CNqHfaW

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Indie bookstores have often served as hubs of political action and community care. Read more about their masking policies and COVID-19 consciousness in 2026. https://t.co/StqkD3rH2J

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This week's #LongCOVID research updates: https://t.co/vIeGvIO9ZX

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How can we eat when we’re too sick to cook? On this episode of Still Here, @mileswgriffis talks to writer and artist Aisha Mirza, founder of misery collective and author of misery meals: a crip community anti-cookbook for when eating and cooking is hard. https://t.co/GPpCi3KBvv

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Research ethics boards need urgent training on Long COVID and ME. Despite being set up to protect vulnerable participants, these boards are ill-equipped to ensure research is safe, especially regarding post-exertional malaise (PEM). https://t.co/Jq25GIZHk7

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Instead of reading the latest long COVID pseudoscience making its rounds, might I suggest this facts-based and scientifically sound podcast ep where we talk research, biomarkers, and (again) science? 🤲

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A record-breaking COVID-19 lull has continued in the U.S. through late May. The latest national estimates for SARS-CoV-2 spread are the lowest they have been since spring 2021.

Read this week's full COVID-19 trends report: https://t.co/z6KiWJR7Xd