“You’re going to see a lot of immune failure and weird infections in young people over the next 5-10 years
It will start to pickup significantly in 2026”
“The average person’s immune system looks different than it did in 2019. We’re walking around with more inflammation, and with immune systems that don’t work quite as well as they did in the beforetimes”
Covid weakens your immune system. You are less likely to fight off pathogens and that is why you are “always sick”. '“There has definitely been a change in the character of the immune response since 2019,” says Tim Henrich, immunologist and senior author of the study. “It’s certainly impacting our immune health, and probably our overall health as well.”'
“COVID-19 disrupts immune system function, leading to both acute damage and long-term dysregulation.
The infection is associated with severe lymphopenia, particularly affecting T cells and natural killer cells, which can persist long after recovery.”
“I’ve been accused of being ‘hyperbolic’ for comparing Covid to AIDS. So let’s talk immune damage. With citations. 🧵”
New study shows that SARS-CoV2 Spike Proteins induces Mast Cell Activation and MCAS
How COVID dysregulates the immune system and affects blood vessels * CBC interview with Dr David Putrino of Mt Sinai Long COVID Clinic
Covid and the immune system
A large-scale sample of Covid survivors and controls with a negative Covid test, showed Covid survivors were more prone to infections like bacterial infections and herpesviruses reactivation in the 12 month post Covid
This is why there are so many pathogens repeatedly circulating in ways we didn’t see before Covid.
Immune systems can’t fight off the bugs because SarsCov2 damages the immune system.
“COVID-19 leads to considerable long-term changes in the immune system, even in mild cases. The findings could help to better understand the long-term consequences of an infection with SARS-CoV-2.”
“Imagine, in the 1980s...
‘I finally got HIV - just in time for Christmas. And I couldn't be happier. Here's why.’
Think that's a stretch? Covid is sparking what were once AIDS-defining conditions. It's disastrous for the immune system. And every other organ/system of the body.”
“Notably, we also found that activation of RAAS caused substantial damage to the lymph nodes, which hasn't been shown in COVID-19 before," said Beheshti, who is also director of McGowan's Center for Space Biomedicine . "This could explain the long-lasting immune dysregulation seen in survivors of COVID-19 and may contribute to long COVID."
It's also possible that damage to lymph nodes could impair the immune system's ability to detect and destroy cancerous cells, which could potentially help explain the post-pandemic increase in cancer cases.”
Study in the US followed 1,154 hospitalized COVID-19 patients for 12 months.
It found reactivation of latent viruses like EBV and CMV during acute COVID-19.
Persistent reactivation of certain viruses correlated with Long COVID symptoms.
“Looks like Yale school of public health has finally started to say what I have been repeatedly saying since 2020
1) covid creates longlasting autoimmunity by harming t regs 2) harms adaptive immunity 3) causes immune dysregulation 4) persists etc”
“SARS-CoV-2 can trigger an overactive immune response, leading to the release of large amounts of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
This excessive cytokine release can cause widespread inflammation, leading to damage in various organs, including the lungs, heart, and kidneys.”
Severe COVID-19 can cause persistent alterations in the innate immune system, leading to high levels of inflammation even after recovery.
Changes in gene expression in blood-forming stem cells were found, which were passed down to immune cells.
COVID-19 rapidly increases senescent and exhausted T cells, particularly CD4 and CD8 T cells.
Both mild and severe COVID-19 cases showed increased markers of T-cell exhaustion and senescence with more pronounced changes in severe cases.
