12/3/24: Long COVID research under Trump; anniversary zine

In this episode: How could funding for and progress on Long COVID research change under the Trump administration?Co-host Betsy Ladyzhets talks with producer James Salanga about her reporting to map out the potential landscape. Also in this episode: the latest COVID-19 numbers, an anniversary zine and update about how our end-of-year fundraiser is going, a study examining SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in the skull, and more.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(00:01:31) COVID-19 trends(00:05:37) Long COVID research under Trump(00:18:48) Fundraiser update, anniversary zine(00:22:11) Research: SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in skull, valacyclovir and celecoxib clinical trial(00:24:54) OutroDonate to our end-of-year fundraiser and have your donation matched up to $1,000 — both one-time and monthly donations will be matched! 

Still Here is an abridged version of The Sick Times’ newsletter, which publishes weekly on Tuesdays.You can also find our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio.-This episode contains a promo swap with the podcast Public Health is Dead.-Mentioned in this episode (in order of appearance): The Sick Times: National COVID-19 trends, December 3 CDC wastewater dashboard Biobot wastewater risk reports WastewaterSCAN dashboard Susanne Rust post: H5N1 in CA  U.S. free COVID tests: COVID-19 Testing   Instagram: PPE for California CVS: iHealth COVID-19/Flu A&B 3-in-1 Home Rapid Test Kit, 2 CT (not sponsored, just an example of the product mentioned) The Sick Times: “Don’t give up hope”: Long COVID advocates and researchers say crucial work will continue under Trump Wall Street Journal (op-ed): The High Cost of Disparaging Natural Immunity to Covid Mother Jones: Congress Has One Month to Save a Key Medicare Benefit The Sick Times: Support Long COVID journalism in our end-of-year fundraiser The Sick Times: Special edition zine: One year of The Sick Times Cell Host & Microbe: Persistence of spike protein at the skull-meninges-brain axis may contribute to the neurological sequelae of COVID-19 The Sick Times: Research updates, November 26Additional audio in this episode:  Rude Mechanical Orchestra: Which Side Are You On? (orig. Florence Reece) Pixabay: Thunder and the beginning of rainfall