Yesterday we released “The Persistent Dozen.”
It includes 12 papers on SARS-CoV-2 persistence. There are 100s & we are currently sorting through them, but here are 12 interesting ones.
There is no doubt, SC2 & spike protein persist.
“The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein stays in the brain after a COVID-19 infection.”
“Stunning interview w former @CDCgov director, virologist Robert Redfield:
COVID vaccines ‘Do not prevent infection & didn’t impact kinetics of pandemic…They don’t work that well, they’re not durable. What does work better is antiviral drug development [EARLY TX!!!] & we haven’t invested heavily there... Annual flu vaccines only work 25-50% of the time. Vaccines…won’t protect us against bird flu.’”
“Evidence is now clear from scientists in the field that this virus persists and even quietly replicates in the colon for years The question we are beginning to answer: is this virus oncogenic meaning can it lead to cancer in years to come?”
“Here is the first randomized trial to show that an antiviral can prevent Long Covid.
In the PANORAMIC trial, people randomized to molnupiravir had less risk of Long Covid than people who received no antivirals
My comment in the link below. A short🧵”
