OpEd 'Being a disabled person in America means you come to the realization fairly quickly that policymakers and the general public have a particular contempt for your existence.'
found that more than 75% of vaccinated patients who die from COVID-19 have “four or more” preexisting conditions. “These are people who were unwell to begin with,” she said. These are people like me.that Walensky was commenting on the results of that one recent study of vaccinated people, rather than talking about COVID-19 deaths more generally. And Walensky herself has said that protecting the health of people with comorbidities is essential.
In January 2020, I had to quit my job in New York for myriad reasons, specifically health insurance and my health. I was on immunosuppressants while working at a day care, which did not go well together. I decided to stop taking my medication because I was needing to put it on pause so frequently due to upper respiratory infections. Without this particular medication, I am still vulnerable to complications, such as severe dehydration, when I do get sick.
, before it migrated and blew through New York City. I was six months into a new relationship with someone living in Connecticut, commuting back and forth throughout the week. Knowing my medical history, my boyfriend suggested I stay in Connecticut for a week or two “until this passes.” At the time, I had no clue how exceptionally terrible this pandemic would be.
In summer 2020, as the first wave of COVID-19 began to settle down, I was again placed on immunosuppressants due to disease activity. There was definitely a shift in my response to COVID-19: In almost every social situation, I was always the more cautious one. But there’s nothing quite like the fear of being immunocompromised amid a worldwide pandemic.So I don’t feel encouraged. I feel discarded, left behind like trash.
I have felt let down throughout this pandemic, most of all by government officials, but also by all of the people who are ditching masks or getting together for large holiday parties and dinners during spikes in infections, creating super-spreader events. I have felt little pieces of me get ripped away with each new guidance issued by the CDC, such as the recent
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