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ApocaLiz@Lizzardo77 · Sep 13, 2026

"Negligence was institutionalized" is a phrase that so perfectly sums it all up. My life changed forever because…

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The author's 89-year-old father with late-stage Parkinson's contracted COVID in a hospital due to inadequate safety protocols, and the author subsequently contracted it while caring for him, resulting in long COVID and permanent disability. The thread highlights how institutional negligence regarding COVID prevention in healthcare settings continues to harm vulnerable populations.

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  1. #1

    "Negligence was institutionalized" is a phrase that so perfectly sums it all up. My life changed forever because someone gave my 89 year old dad with late stage Parkinson's covid while waiting in the hospital for LTC. I caught it from him because we had to swap out to a... 🧵

    Friesein@Friesein · Sep 13, 2026

    Someone once said "stop testing and the problem will magically go away". Real people are suffering because negligence was institutionalized; society was convinced that the spread of COVID is just a fact of life. Widespread COVID spread is not inevitable. Its a political choice.

  2. #2

    clean N95 while still in the room. It took 4 days to confirm it was covid because they lost the first test, which was going to take 2 days. During which time only surgical masks were required (I wore auras). They were convinced he'd aspirated and had him convinced he was /3

  3. #3

    dying and to go on palliative care. When the results came in, thank the gods there was a good doctor fresh on rounds, and that I was there to receive the news. Told my dad, he said, "you mean I have that COLD," because my stupid (yet somehow very intelligent) brother insisted 4/

  4. #4

    early on that coronaviruses are all colds. I said, "dad does this feel like a cold?" he could barely speak but he shook his head. He accepted the remdesevir, and within 12 hours was noticeably improving. The next morning I woke up with a fever and body aches. I'm now largely 5/

  5. #5

    housebound, disabled by this virus, sick as fuck every goddamn day with neurological and whole body nightmare symptoms, didn't see my dad for 2.5 years (yes, he's still kickin' he's a goddamn miracle ❤️😭 ). All because the institution that claimed that all we need to do now 6/

  6. #6

    is protect the vulnerable wouldn't even do that. Because they DON'T even do that (yes we are all vulnerable, I'm evidence of that, but he's SO high risk) So... Yes. Negligence has been institutionalized. And so many more will be harmed. #LongCovid

  7. #7

    And to back up the OPs point, why in the world isn't there far UV everywhere?? At least in hospitals and schools!