Starting thread on masks reducing Covid viral load:
Masks reduce viral load
Starting thread on effectiveness of properly worn masks. (Masks work.)
Masks work
A short thread on why N95 (and better) masks work. First, a simple explanation:
Masks work. Here’s why.
N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD Study Shows
N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD Study Shows
Researchers Found Even Lower-Performing Masks Were Protective
N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD Study Shows
Three-year outcomes of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19
90% of persons with #LongCovid had “mild symptoms.”
COVID can cause new health problems even 3 years after infection, study finds: 'We don’t know what’s going to happen at 10 years'
“People are developing new-onset disease as the result of an infection that they had three years ago,” says Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, a clinical epidemiologist at Washington University in St. Louis and lead author of the study. “It challenges the notion that these viruses are sort of self-contained or that after the acute first phase, they become inconsequential.”
“People are developing new-onset disease as the result of an infection that they had three years ago,” says Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, a clinical epidemiologist at Washington University in St. Louis and lead author of the study. “It challenges the notion that these viruses are sort of self-contained or that after the acute first phase, they become inconsequential.”
1 in 20 infected with mild Covid in first wave STILL battling illness
The new SARS-CoV-2 "FLiRT" lineage LB.1 (descended from JN.1.9.2) has acquired the Spike S31del mutation so becoming a "DeFLiRT". Strong growth continues in the US (14%) and now Canada (10%).
72-year-old patient had COVID for record 613 days, accumulated over 50 mutations from virus before it killed him
The Perfect Storm: H5N1 Avian Influenza and COVID-19 Coinfections
The ACTUAL deaths data hasn’t appeared in mainstream media. Government is ignoring it. The numbers are actually horrifying.
More young Americans are dying – and it's not COVID. Why aren't we searching for answers?
“Among working people 35 to 44 years old, a stunning 34% more died than expected in the last quarter of 2022, with above-average rates in other working-age groups, too.”
The Risk of Aircraft-Acquired SARS-CoV-2 Transmission during Commercial Flights: A Systematic Review
The Risk of Aircraft-Acquired SARS-CoV-2 Transmission during Commercial Flights: A Systematic Review
Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review | Clinical Microbiology Reviews
Masks work
Covid keeps killing more people in a month than flu does in a year
Covid keeps killing more people every month than flu does in a year
Covid keeps killing more people every month than flu does in a year
More than a quarter of people with Covid infection develop Long Covid, new research reveals
“A new study carried out by researchers at the University of York suggests 28% of people who catch COVID-19 will go on to suffer from Long Covid.”
new study carried out by researchers at the University of York suggests 28% of people who catch COVID-19 will go on to suffer from Long Covid.
SARS-CoV-2 is more stable in air containing high levels of CO2, typical of poorly ventilated indoor spaces. This means it lasts longer and is more likely to infect people. Even a moderate rise in CO2 results in a significant increase in the risk of disease transmission. 1/
“SARS-CoV-2 is more stable in air containing high levels of CO2, typical of poorly ventilated indoor spaces. This means it lasts longer and is more likely to infect people. Even a moderate rise in CO2 results in a significant increase in the risk of disease transmission. 1/“
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“At the 6-month time point, patients who reported multiple COVID-19 infections were more likely to report shortness of breath at rest, difficulty breathing, GI symptoms, headache, and myalgia.” “We also found that 61.8% of patients with multiple infections and 49.6% of patients with only one infection reported the presence of any pulmonary symptoms”
NC House temporarily shelves public masking wearing bill
Global meta-analysis estimates 43% rate of multidrug resistance in COVID patients
Giro d'Italia 2024, torna l'ombra del covid? "Non possiamo escluderlo, ma ci sono troppe abitudini sbagliate"
Curcuminoid compounds show promise against COVID-19 in neuronal cells
“A systematic review reported that curcumin supplementation caused a significant reduction in COVID-19 symptoms, length of hospitalization, and mortality.”
Antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of curcumin and curcuminoids in SH-SY5Y cells infected by SARS-CoV-2
Does the public understand that "variant" means "vaccine resistant"?
Solving the puzzle of Long Covid
A lot of people say a lot of things about COVID transmission risk. But what do the heavyweight experts in airborne infection and transmission control, who were in the game long before COVID, say? It’s not what you’d expect. A 🧵.
COVID-19 and Your Health
CDC now recommends starting Paxlovid within 5-7 days
$10 billion long Covid ‘moonshot’ is being floated by Bernie Sanders
$10 billion long Covid ‘moonshot’ is being floated by Bernie Sanders
$10 billion long Covid ‘moonshot’ is being floated by Bernie Sanders
Virginia Tech researchers developing portable COVID tests
“Imagine being able to walk into a crowded store, restaurant or even movie theater and be able to detect if there’s COVID-19 in the air.
It could be a reality in just a few years as a team at Virginia Tech is developing what is essentially a portable rapid test for the air.”
Imagine being able to walk into a crowded store, restaurant or even movie theater and be able to detect if there’s COVID-19 in the air.
It could be a reality in just a few years as a team at Virginia Tech is developing what is essentially a portable rapid test for the air.
Self-amplifying RNA COVID-19 vaccine
Approved in Japan, this self-amplifying Covid vaccine that uses much lower doses of mRNA, with less side-effects and potential longer duration of efficacy, is a better template than current mRNA shots