1/10/25: The COVID Safety Handbook; end-of-year fundraiser results

In this episode: A new guide to navigating COVID boundaries, changing relationships due to Long COVID, and the ongoing organizing work around COVID and disability justice. Also, an end-of-the-year fundraiser update. Investigative journalist Violet Blue speaks with podcast producer James Salanga about The COVID Safety Handboook. Also, co-hosts Miles Griffis and Betsy Ladyzhets recap the latest COVID-19 numbers, a norovirus and bird flu update, and a UC San Francisco case series looking at longer cases of Paxlovid. The transcript for this episode is available on The Sick Times’ website. You can jump to specific sections of the podcast and transcript below.(00:00:00) Intro(00:01:20) COVID-19 forecast(00:08:36) The COVID Safety Handbook(00:20:12) End-of-year fundraiser update(00:23:36) Research: UCSF Paxlovid case series(00:25:35) OutroStill Here is an abridged version of The Sick Times’ newsletter, which publishes weekly on Tuesdays.You can also find our Long COVID news and commentary podcast on Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio.-Mentioned in this episode (in order of appearance): The Sick Times: National COVID-19 trends, January 7 CDC wastewater dashboard Biobot wastewater risk reports WastewaterSCAN dashboard Gothamist: Norovirus, a gross stomach bug, appears to be hitting NYC. Good luck finding out where. Instagram: PPE for California The Sick Times: How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic The Sick Times: “Stand Together,” an excerpt from The Covid Safety Handbook COVID Safety Handbook  The Sick Times: End-of-year fundraiser results: Thank you for supporting The Sick Times! The Sick Times: Research updates, January 7  Stanford Medicine: Stanford Medicine trial: 15-day Paxlovid regimen safe but adds no clear long-COVID benefit Additional audio in this episode:  Rude Mechanical Orchestra: Which Side Are You On? (orig. Florence Reece)  Pixabay: Thunder and the beginning of rainfall