“The COVID-19 pandemic has turned us into homebodies, but didn't make us more lonely, researchers say…’What we found is that “being lonely” and “being alone” are very different experiences,’ lead author Dr Kong said.”
“And that’s a wrap on my 17-event 2024 wedding season for VCV Entertainment.
A summary of what my experience has been as a Covid aware wedding and event DJ using #faruvc, air purifiers, and being the only one wearing a mask in every room I perform in. “
While effective at preventing severe COVID-19, the protection you get from mRNA vaccines can fade within months.
Long-lasting immune cells that fight SARS-CoV-2 aren't usually found in mRNA-vaccinated people, unlike the immune cells for tetanus and flu.
“We might be done with COVID, but COVID is not done with us. It’s always going to be here now, my goal is just to catch it less often.”
‘COVID Dystopia,’ award-winning, animated short film about the ongoing Pandemic.
“I am concerned that the sense of urgency about COVID-19 appears to have faded. The disease has not been discussed during the election season, even though it is an ongoing and developing public health threat. I believe this is a dangerous mindset. The reality is that COVID-19 remains a unique and deadly threat for many people — it is not just another respiratory virus, and should not be treated as such by our leaders.”
“Stanford healthcare masking requirement to start November 1st.
We are seeing a lot of upper respiratory symptoms starting already in urgent cares.”
Shionogi just announced that their antiviral pill, ensitrelvir, significantly prevents COVID transmission!
Participants took the antiviral after known exposure.
If you think the pandemic's over, you're badly wrong.
This is the staff absence rate for the seventh largest employer in the world.
See the consistency of the absence rate leading up to the pandemic...
Look at how it changed in 2020.
And see where it's going now…
…And these graphs don't include the staff who left employment because they were disabled by Covid.” Thread:
“If you want to point at any other driving cause besides COVID, to be credible it will need to:
“New Covid XEC symptom 'severely impacts daily functioning' warns doctor"
Dr Snieguole Geige: "The most common symptom we're observing is an intense and persistent fatigue that seems to linger longer than with previous variants."
"The most serious symptom is the potential for sudden, acute respiratory failure in individuals who may have previously only experienced mild to moderate symptoms."
“COVID-19 REINFECTION RATES
The information here is derived from multiple studies conducted on the topic. A rate of 64% indicates that out of every 100,000 individuals, 64,000 experienced a reinfection within the past 12 months”
Hamster study:
“severe" loss of cilia following a COVID infection. Cilia are small, hair-like structures that are an important part of the mucosal system.
COVID increases the risk of secondary infections by impairing mucosal clearance.
"Our results demonstrate profound ciliary loss in the nasal epithelium even in subjects with mild disease and shed light on mechanisms that... probably predispose patients to secondary infections."
COVID increases the risk of secondary infections by impairing mucosal clearance.
"Our results demonstrate profound ciliary loss in the nasal epithelium even in subjects with mild disease and shed light on mechanisms that... probably predispose patients to secondary infections."
My note: Would like to see study on this drug with endpoints like time to recovery, severity of symptoms, long-term follow-up for post-acute symptoms. Not holding my breath. This is, after all, Giliad, the maker of remdesivir. Still, potential early treatment option here:
465 adults received either obeldesivir or a placebo for 5 days. The results showed that those on obeldesivir had a 0% hospitalization rate and lower mortality compared to 0.5% in the placebo group.
Patients taking obeldesivir also experienced quicker symptom relief and greater reductions in the virus levels. Overall, the drug was found to be generally safe and well-tolerated.
“So a healthcare worker went to an event, and didn’t want to remove their mask for the photo.
‘Don’t worry, send us a head shot and we’ll digitally include it.’
They are literally swapping heads to try to get out of reality.”
“A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients If you see a mask - wear a mask. Better yet - wear a mask all the time and show us you understand that we're still IN a pandemic. We are depending on you to keep us safe - please don't betray that.”
