Work ability and return-to-work of patients with post-COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis - BMC Public Health
After Covid infection 40% do NOT return to normal work. Study: “The influence of post-COVID-19 on the working-age population is SUBSTANTIAL, and it is expected to result in enduring strains on economic and healthcare systems.”
GUESS WHAT?! A new study has shown SARS-CoV-2 infection is DISTINCT from common respiratory viruses!
A new study has shown SARS-CoV-2 infection is DISTINCT from common respiratory viruses!
Unequivocally, COVID is NOT "just a cold."
These findings are HUGELY significant, for multiple reasons! Here's a breakdown of the study (written for a general audience)...
Stability of Aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 on Masks and Transfer to Skin
“We aerosolized SARS-CoV-2. After 1 hr, we were able to recover infectious virus from fabric masks but not an N95 or surgical mask. When we pressed artificial skin against the masks, we found viral RNA but no infectious virus on the skin.” #MasksWork
Estimated Effectiveness of the BNT162b2 XBB Vaccine Against COVID-19
"Older versions of COVID-19 vaccines offered little, if any, additional protection compared with being unvaccinated, including against COVID-19 hospital admissions, regardless of the number or type of prior doses received."
Doctor paralysed having 'made peace' with death after catching COVID at wedding
a doctor faced a difficult situation when he was left 'paralysed days after he contracted COVID from attending a wedding with his wife and daughter.
doctor faced a difficult situation when he was left 'paralysed days after he contracted COVID from attending a wedding with his wife and daughter.
With Millions Suffering, Long COVID is Devastating the Economy - WHN
Over 15 million American adults — about 1 in 17 — are currently living with long COVID, according to the CDC. While some have tried to claim that long COVID is gradually getting better, there’s not much evidence to suggest that’s the case. In fact, since the CDC began tracking long COVID in 2022, more than 5% of American adults have consistently reported long COVID symptoms at any given time.
“Debilitating a Generation”: Expert Warns That Long COVID May Eventually Affect Most Americans
“Think you’ve grasped the full extent of COVID’s ongoing impact? Think again. As Americans shrug off vaccines and forget indoor air quality, the virus stealthily continues its destructive path. This was pretty much inevitable without new guidance urging a change in strategy and nobody telling us the full truth.
The danger is clear and present: COVID isn’t merely a respiratory illness; it’s a multi-dimensional threat impacting brain function, attacking almost all of the body’s organs, producing elevated risks of all kinds, and weakening our ability to fight off other diseases. Reinfections are thought to produce cumulative risks, and Long COVID is on the rise. Unfortunately, Long COVID is now being considered a long-term chronic illness — something many people will never fully recover from.”
“Debilitating a Generation”: Expert Warns That Long COVID May Eventually Affect Most Americans
From Long COVID Odds to Lost IQ Points: Ongoing Threats You Don’t Know About
Stuck in a fog of misleading narratives, most of us don’t see the true extent of COVID’s persisting—and intensifying—threats. INET’s Lynn Parramore talks to Dr. Phillip Alvelda about the dangers we’re missing and the failures of public health agencies to inform and protect us. *This is Part 1 of a two-part interview.
Opinion | Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key Points
Dr. Chan is a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard, and a co-author of “Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19.”
Dr. Chan is a molecular biologist at the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard, and a co-author of “Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19.”
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El aumento de las afecciones respiratorias en la provincia se deben a una nueva ola epidémica de Covid
May 31, 2024 — not early in the pandemic but almost 5 years in:
"Spain is in a new epidemic wave of covid. The incidence of flu and RSV is zero. All respiratory illnesses now are covid."
