Debby Waldman

Debby Waldman is a data analyst who caught COVID-19 for the second time in July 2022. She suffered persistent headaches, chest pain, and a dangerously high heart rate after being infected with COVID-19. Despite her symptoms lasting more than four weeks and meeting federal criteria for long COVID, she was unable to attend a family wedding due to her condition.

Biography:  https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/995322

70%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

80%

Examples:

  • The author skipped her booster shot despite knowing that vaccines are effective against COVID-19.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author implies that getting vaccinated and boosted will protect against long COVID when there is no evidence to support this claim.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • Dean Jones had severe symptoms such as chronic fatigue, intense exertion-induced migraines, and shortness of breath that lasted for several months after developing long COVID in May 2023.
  • Long COVID is a condition that can occur weeks or months after someone has recovered from COVID-19 and can cause symptoms such as brain fog, exercise intolerance, and post-exertional malaise.
  • Maria Maio got long COVID after being boosted and vaccinated at every opportunity until the fall of 2023 when she skipped the shot.

Deceptions

80%

Examples:

  • The author implies that getting vaccinated and boosted will protect against long COVID when there is no evidence to support this claim.

Recent Articles

Long COVID and ME/CFS: An Opportunity to Fund Biomedical Research into Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses

Long COVID and ME/CFS: An Opportunity to Fund Biomedical Research into Infection-Associated Chronic Illnesses

Broke On: Thursday, 15 February 2024 Long COVID is a debilitating condition that affects millions of Americans and shares many symptoms with ME/CFS, a disease that has been neglected by the CDC. Long COVID may be triggered by persistent viral infection or immune dysregulation after SARS-CoV-2 infection, which also increases the risk of neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia and multiple sclerosis. Children are not spared from the effects of long COVID, which can impair their health and development.