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I gave up on people getting help from the government when I saw that the NIH's RECOVER cut funding for exactly the kind of stuff that would have helped uncover viral reservoirs in the gut.But if you still have hope here, you may wanna check this out. https://t.co/twZMOyOAMR
"The NIH's grant review process, which favors researchers and institutions with prior NIH funding, further hindered the program by discouraging innovative approaches from researchers outside academia." https://t.co/fzI6U7GEQX
> "The NIH failed to select scientists with “an established background in conducting research on post-acute infection syndromes"https://t.co/iWUiGfsUi3
"Mount Sinai’s Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from PolyBio Research Foundation to support its work on “long COVID,” the syndrome that can linger for months or years after an acute case of COVID-19." https://t.co/hoUkeZysQH
Sure wish we could trust our institutions to give out money in an effective way and not just fund big pharma pills.https://t.co/wWsUCga2mW
Effective Longevity or bust.https://t.co/8AJHQ5ibli https://t.co/0yGB8qA4Tp
