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Scientists Have Proven That Severe COVID-19 Is a Thrombotic Disease
Scientists Have Proven That Severe COVID-19 Is a Thrombotic Disease
Scientists from the University of São Paulo have discovered that severe COVID-19 is primarily caused by damage to the small blood vessels in the lungs, a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Blood clot formation (thrombosis) in the small blood vessels of the lungs is an early result of severe COVID-19,
·scitechdaily.com·
Scientists Have Proven That Severe COVID-19 Is a Thrombotic Disease
Tiredness experienced by Long-COVID patients has a physical cause
Tiredness experienced by Long-COVID patients has a physical cause
Researchers from Amsterdam UMC and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) have discovered that the persistent fatigue in patients with long-COVID has a biological cause, namely mitochondria in muscle cells that produce less energy than in healthy patients. The results of the study were published today in Nature Communications.
·amsterdamumc.org·
Tiredness experienced by Long-COVID patients has a physical cause
DNA in Covid-19 vaccines: 7 pieces of context missed from Florida Surgeon General’s unnecessary warning
DNA in Covid-19 vaccines: 7 pieces of context missed from Florida Surgeon General’s unnecessary warning
Happy 2024! The first public health rumor of the year came in hot: the Florida Surgeon General sent an email airing his concerns about mRNA Covid-19 vaccines: billions of DNA fragments per dose of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines. This isn’t the first time he questioned the safety of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, but it is a new angle. As always, each claim should be evaluated individually based on merit.
·yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com·
DNA in Covid-19 vaccines: 7 pieces of context missed from Florida Surgeon General’s unnecessary warning
Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long Covid Risk
Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long Covid Risk
Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms
·scientificamerican.com·
Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long Covid Risk
'Endemic' SARS-CoV-2 and the death of public health
'Endemic' SARS-CoV-2 and the death of public health
Information control has replaced infection control, and that does not bode well for the near- and medium-term future of the human species on planet Earth.
·johnsnowproject.org·
'Endemic' SARS-CoV-2 and the death of public health
Researchers Show SARS-Cov-2 Infection Affects Energy Stores in the Body, Causing Organ Failure | Newsroom
Researchers Show SARS-Cov-2 Infection Affects Energy Stores in the Body, Causing Organ Failure | Newsroom
An international research team, including Jonathan C. Schisler, PhD, in the UNC School of Medicine, has found how SARS-CoV-2 causes widespread “energy outages” throughout major organs, and how these effects contribute to debilitating long COVID symptoms.
·news.unchealthcare.org·
Researchers Show SARS-Cov-2 Infection Affects Energy Stores in the Body, Causing Organ Failure | Newsroom
COVID’s Damage Lingers in the Heart
COVID’s Damage Lingers in the Heart
Researchers increasingly find that the effects of infection by SARS-CoV-2 extend to the cardiovascular system
·magazine.hms.harvard.edu·
COVID’s Damage Lingers in the Heart
BA.2.86 update
BA.2.86 update
Since the last BA.2.86 update, lab and epidemiological data have trickled in. Many of us took a big sigh of relief after seeing specific results over the weekend. Here is your update. Lab data Three labs have already tested BA.2.86 in a petri dish. (The speed of scientific discovery for SARS-CoV-2 still amazes me). They found three main things:
·yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com·
BA.2.86 update
A new variant: BA.2.86
A new variant: BA.2.86
We have a new COVID-19 variant—BA.2.86—turning heads even among the calm, cool, and collected scientists. This is what we know, what we don’t know, and what’s likely next. What is happening? SARS-CoV-2 continues to mutate. This is expected, as this is what viruses do to survive. There was ~20% possibility of another “Omicron-like event” in 2023. Since Omicron arrived on the scene in November 2021, we’ve only seen incremental changes, which have created a ladder-like pattern (see panel A below). This is a good thing—we
·yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com·
A new variant: BA.2.86
What’s going on with COVID right now?
What’s going on with COVID right now?
A quick summer update — COVID levels are starting trend back up again, and there’s a new variant to watch.
·youcanknowthings.com·
What’s going on with COVID right now?
Remember monkeypox? It may be back in headlines
Remember monkeypox? It may be back in headlines
Remember monkeypox? Well, it’s now known as “mpox.” And you may start seeing it pop up in the news again. We have learned a lot since the massive outbreak last summer, but still have a lot of unanswered questions. Here’s what you need to know, particularly going into Pride month.
·yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com·
Remember monkeypox? It may be back in headlines
Do I need a spring booster?
Do I need a spring booster?
The booster confusion in emails I have received over the past week is palpable. Should I get a spring booster? This is how I’m thinking about it. Hopefully it helps. Level of urgency The level of urgency for a spring booster should be dependent on two things:
·yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com·
Do I need a spring booster?