A Port Washington resident and the founder of a group for survivors of COVID-19 will moderate a conversation with White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci next week as part of its COVID-19 webinar series.
Photographer Diana Zicklin Berrent founded the Survivor Corps shortly after she became one of the first in the Port Washington area to test positive for coronavirus, as a group to organize and promote resources for those suffering from and surviving COVID-19.
Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who has been frequently interviewed by the media since the outbreak came to the United States in March, will take questions moderated by Berrent, who encourages interested parties to email them in advance.
She also requests that the inquiries “be limited to plasma, the support of science, and the advocacy for” COVID-19 survivors, and will not take media questions. The discussion will be filmed on Friday, Oct. 2, and posted online later that day.
Berrent said in an interview that she had requested a meeting with Fauci by “putting a request in to the press office” at the National Institutes of Health.
“It was unbelievable, but we got a confirmation by the next morning,” Berrent said.
She added that the interview will be one of the first times where Fauci will discuss the effects of COVID-19 “long-haulers.”
“This will be the first time that he’s been asked to speak to the long-term effects in any depth, so that should really be interesting,” Berrent said.
Among Survivor Corps’ efforts are organizing efforts for survivors to donate blood and plasma for research studies, listing recovery centers for once the virus runs its course, and collecting news on treatment for those still suffering.
The webinar will be posted to survivorcorps.com/webinars, on Oct. 2 at an unspecified time in the afternoon. Questions can be submitted by email at hq@survivorcorps.com before the day.
I am a COVID-19 Survivo who still have been dealing with medical issues! Need information on this and the subject matter at hand….future problems…
How was the first patient at the hospital that I went to that was put on a nebulizer Due to COVID-19 This was back in March 29. Six months later and I’m still having complications I still have trouble with walking balancing breathing every now and then my hands and feet go blue and I get a electrical shock on my left leg. I struggle with fatigue every day and I struggle with paranoia anxiety and panic attacks. I also struggle with concentration fogginess in my brain simplest words I have to stare at for several seconds before I can actually read the word. What if anything can be done about this
Diana, I have two issues/questions to raise here!
1. I am a South African who tested positive for Covid 19 in July, got admitted to High Care for six days, I am recovering but still experiencing shortness of breath when walking in the house. I want to know if there is any latest information regarding Immunity to Covid 19 so far,
2. I like your T-shirt for survivors, how can I get it as a South African? i.e. How much is it and how do I get it?
Remain strong?