There's a Massive Tuberculosis Outbreak in the US
TB is often reactivated by a compromised immune system. Covid infections compromise the immune system.
‘Day of the Dead’ Actor Anthony DiLeo Jr. Has Passed Away
Day of the Dead actor Anthony DiLeo Jr. passed away on Friday night due to complications from COVID.
Phase 1 trials of Finnish C19 nasal vaccine have started.
Covid still killing thousands, Revisiting the tragedy of immunity debt, Disappearing data, and more
Respiratory Risk Report: Week of February 1, 2025
Biobot has updated their data after a 1 month hiatus. They have the winter peak highest in the Northeast. Transmission patterns otherwise similar to CDC and WWS.
Differential protection against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection pre- and post-Omicron
Study finds no such thing as natural immunity to Covid after the arrival of omicron. Pre-omicron, infection provided 80% protection against re-infection one year later. This falls to under 5% at one year with Omicron.
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Effectiveness of the 2023-to-2024 XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Vaccines Over Long-Term Follow-up: A Target Trial Emulation: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0
“C-19 vaccines targeting the XBB.1.5 variant of Omicron were NOT effective in preventing infection and had relatively low VE against hospitalization and death, which declined rapidly over time."
Active surveillance of cats and dogs from households with human COVID-19 cases reveals over one quarter of pets infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 2020-2021 in Texas, United States
“Active surveillance of cats and dogs from households with human COVID-19 cases reveals over one quarter of pets infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 2020-2021 in Texas, United States”
Active surveillance of cats and dogs from households with human COVID-19 cases reveals over one quarter of pets infected with SARS-CoV-2 in 2020-2021 in Texas, United States
What Trump Doesn't Want You to Know About COVID-19
With little fanfare, Biden administration stacked vaccine advisory committee with new members
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Unlike Chloroquine, Mefloquine Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Physiologically Relevant Cells
Evidence from whole genome sequencing of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 almost 5 hours after hospital room turnover
“Airborne SARS-CoV-2 may transmit infection after more than 4 hours.”
‘Unacceptable’: Covid runs rampant in Aussie aged care facilities
Unacceptable’: Doctors raise alarm as Covid runs rampant in Aussie aged care facilities
Americans Still Consider COVID Major Public Health Threat
Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 induces acute skeletal muscle damage in human K18-hACE2 transgenic mice
Elevated serum mtDNA in COVID-19 patients is linked to SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein targeting mitochondrial VDAC1, inducing apoptosis and mtDNA release
“These findings suggest that SARS-CoV-2 E-protein induces mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis, and mtDNA release via VDAC1 modulation. mtDNA that accumulates in the blood activates the cGAS-STING pathway, triggering inflammatory cytokine and chemokine expression that contribute to the cytokine storm and tissue damage”
These findings suggest that SARS-CoV-2 E-protein induces mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis, and mtDNA release via VDAC1 modulation. mtDNA that accumulates in the blood activates the cGAS-STING pathway, triggering inflammatory cytokine and chemokine expression that contribute to the cytokine storm and tissue damage
The “pandemic of abandonment”: Navigating friendships five years into COVID-19 - The Sick Times
Study: Air purifier use at daycare centres cut kids' sick days by a third | Yle News | Yle
“Use of air purifiers at two daycare centres in Helsinki led to a reduction in illnesses and absences among children and staff, according to preliminary findings of a new study led by E3 Pandemic Response.”
‘Quad-demic’ Hitting US With Flu, COVID-19, RSV, Norovirus Surging
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Respiratory Virus Activity Levels website shows that COVID-19, influenza A and respiratory syncytial virus have all been on the upswing since November.”
Surveillance tool can detect fast-spreading SARS-CoV-2 variants before they take off
Couples help researchers discover gene that may afford protection against COVID-19
COVID-19 Remains Major Health Threat in U.S.
continues to be a threat to America’s health, causing more illness and death than either influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a new study suggests.COVID accounted for 3 of 5 (60%) respiratory illnesses among military veterans treated by the U.S. Veterans Health Administration during the 2023-2024 cold and flu season, researchers reported Jan. 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine.COVID also caused more deaths than either influenza or RSV during that period
How covid contributed to a crisis of trust in America
Covid inquiry live: Kemi Badenoch and Nadhim Zahawi giving evidence
What to Know About the CIA's Conclusion that COVID-19 Came From a Lab
Study links long COVID severity with white blood cell count
“A simple blood test might determine which patients are at risk for long COVID, a new study says.
Higher levels of leukocytes -- a form of white blood cell -- are associated with more severe symptoms of long COVID among older women, researchers reported in a new study published Wednesday in the journal Menopause.”
WATCH: RFK Jr. commits to prioritizing funding for long COVID research
SARS-CoV-2 causes senescence in human cells and exacerbates the senescence-associated secretory phenotype through TLR-3
“Senescent cells, which arise due to damage-associated signals, are apoptosis-resistant and can express a pro-inflammatory, tissue-destructive senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). We recently reported that a component of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surface protein, S1, can amplify the SASP of senescent cultured human cells”
Senescent cells, which arise due to damage-associated signals, are apoptosis-resistant and can express a pro-inflammatory, tissue-destructive senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). We recently reported that a component of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) surface protein, S1, can amplify the SASP of senescent cultured human cells