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Did Covid precautions and treatments help Team Australia win big at the Olympics?
Did Covid precautions and treatments help Team Australia win big at the Olympics?

“What's less reported is the precautions the team took to keep themselves safe.

Inferring from media reports, these were:

  • wearing masks (KN95s) during air travel to the games
  • wearing them in the Olympic village
  • Frequent testing for Flu, Covid and other viruses
  • Rapid use of antivirals (likely Paxlovid), which some athletes said helped them win medals after 1-2 days.

Some questions for all of you:

  • How long until each country realizes the competitive advantage offered by not getting sick?
  • Easily accessible antivirals kept Team Australia performing at their best, why can't you access them to stay healthy too?”
#Olympics
·x.com·
Did Covid precautions and treatments help Team Australia win big at the Olympics?
Predictive Assessment of the Antiviral Properties of Imperata cylindrica against SARS‐CoV‐2
Predictive Assessment of the Antiviral Properties of Imperata cylindrica against SARS‐CoV‐2

Imperata cylindrica or compounds show promise against COVID-19.

Tabanone, in particular, could inhibit a key viral protein and is considered safe, offering hope for new treatments.

Commonly known as “speargrass,” “cogongrass,” “alang-alang” or “kunai grass,” Imperata cylindrica is a member of the Poaceae family.

“The existing therapeutic alternatives have presented various setbacks such as low potency, poor pharmacokinetic profiles, and drug resistance. The need for alternative therapeutic options cannot be overemphasized. Plants and their phytochemicals present interesting characteristics that make them suitable candidates for the development of antiviral therapeutic agents. This study aimed to investigate the antiviral potential of Imperata cylindrica (I. cylindrica). Specifically, the objective of this study was to identify I. cylindrica phytochemicals that display inhibitory effects against SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro)”

#antiviral#plant based treatment
·onlinelibrary.wiley.com·
Predictive Assessment of the Antiviral Properties of Imperata cylindrica against SARS‐CoV‐2
Similarities and differences between HIV and SARS-CoV-2
Similarities and differences between HIV and SARS-CoV-2
“As a conclusion, we would like to point that although at first sight these viruses do not resemble each other, the molecular mechanisms used are common: the increased of pro-inflammatory cytokine synthesis, the modifications in intestinal microbiota, the NETs formation.”
#HIV
·x.com·
Similarities and differences between HIV and SARS-CoV-2
Similarities and differences between HIV and SARS-CoV-2
Similarities and differences between HIV and SARS-CoV-2

Similarities and differences between HIV and SARS-CoV-2

In the last 50 years we have experienced two big pandemics, the HIV pandemic and the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2.

The two viruses share a mechanism known as NETosis.

#HIV
·ncbi.nlm.nih.gov·
Similarities and differences between HIV and SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19 vaccinations to resume amid surge in cases
COVID-19 vaccinations to resume amid surge in cases

August, 2024: South Korea: COVID-19 vaccinations to resume amid surge in cases

"Just 4 months after fully shifting to endemic approach, gov’t scrambles to contain virus."

The Korea Times

#vaccine
·m.koreatimes.co.kr·
COVID-19 vaccinations to resume amid surge in cases
Air Purifiers for Cars: Everything You Need to Know - Kelley Blue Book
Air Purifiers for Cars: Everything You Need to Know - Kelley Blue Book
“Some automakers are taking steps to improve the air inside their vehicles. Honda Motors Europe introduced a premium air filter to prevent various germs, virus particles, and allergens from entering the cabin.”
Some automakers are taking steps to improve the air inside their vehicles. Honda Motors Europe introduced a premium air filter to prevent various germs, virus particles, and allergens from entering the cabin.
#Clean Air#HEPA
·kbb.com·
Air Purifiers for Cars: Everything You Need to Know - Kelley Blue Book
We are sitting on a powder keg. 400 million in the world already have long covid (so far) just as the had predicted 100s of millions would need caregivers due to COVID. Each infection increases risk so by 3, 4, or 5 many will have major health issues, heart attacks, /1
We are sitting on a powder keg. 400 million in the world already have long covid (so far) just as the had predicted 100s of millions would need caregivers due to COVID. Each infection increases risk so by 3, 4, or 5 many will have major health issues, heart attacks, /1
#Long Covid
·x.com·
We are sitting on a powder keg. 400 million in the world already have long covid (so far) just as the had predicted 100s of millions would need caregivers due to COVID. Each infection increases risk so by 3, 4, or 5 many will have major health issues, heart attacks, /1
Long COVID is still a problem, racking up a global cost of $1 trillion
Long COVID is still a problem, racking up a global cost of $1 trillion
“For months, governmental officials around the world have appeared to want to forgo discussing the specter of long COVID. As a new review makes clear, that is wishful thinking—and the latest COVID variants may well kick long COVID into overdrive, a scenario that researchers and experts have been warning about for some time.”
For months, governmental officials around the world have appeared to want to forgo discussing the specter of long COVID. As a new review makes clear, that is wishful thinking—and the latest COVID variants may well kick long COVID into overdrive, a scenario that researchers and experts have been warning about for some time.
#Long Covid
·fortune.com·
Long COVID is still a problem, racking up a global cost of $1 trillion
The Covid Summer Games
The Covid Summer Games
“What’s happening at the Olympics in Paris is emblematic of the broader societal denial, the desire to construct a social reality at odds with the physical reality of a still-existing & dangerous virus.”
#Olympics
·donotpanic.news·
The Covid Summer Games
This might be a long thread so bear with me.
This might be a long thread so bear with me.

Thread:

About 3 months ago I was diagnosed with POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) from long covid and I would like to share how difficult and frustrating it was to get diagnosed - every step of the way.

#Long Covid#POTS#Anecdote
·x.com·
This might be a long thread so bear with me.
Episode 163: COVID-19 & H5N1: What's Going On?
Episode 163: COVID-19 & H5N1: What's Going On?

August 9, 2024: Covid is not over and we are not “post pandemic.” . In the US, Covid wastewater levels have continued to climb and have now exceeded the height of last summer's uptick.

Based on the latest data posted by CDC, 44 states have levels of wastewater activity considered high or very high.

#wastewater levels#Covid Statistics
·cidrap.umn.edu·
Episode 163: COVID-19 & H5N1: What's Going On?
Long COVID science, research and policy
Long COVID science, research and policy
New Review of Long COVID: 400 million people impacted by a disorder that affects nearly every organ system, leading to an annual global economic toll of $1 trillion or 1% of the global GDP
The cumulative global incidence of long COVID is around 400 million individuals, which is estimated to have an annual economic impact of approximately $1 trillion
#Long Covid#Ziyad Al-Aly#Post-Acute Conditions#analysis
·nature.com·
Long COVID science, research and policy
New interdisciplinary review was published on current Long COVID science, with a roadmap for science and policy!
New interdisciplinary review was published on current Long COVID science, with a roadmap for science and policy!

“New interdisciplinary review was published on current Long COVID science, with a roadmap for science and policy!

It is written in plain language, so it's worth a read on its own, but I just want to pull out some highlights about what WE DO KNOW into a single thread...”

#Long Covid
·x.com·
New interdisciplinary review was published on current Long COVID science, with a roadmap for science and policy!
Indoor air quality impact on viral transmission | Chief Scientist
Indoor air quality impact on viral transmission | Chief Scientist
“The impact of Indoor air quality on the transmission of airborne viral diseases in public buildings: a systematic review of evidence was commissioned through the Office of the Chief Scientist and prepared by the University of Wollongong Sustainable Buildings Research” Centre.
#Clean Air
·chiefscientist.gov.au·
Indoor air quality impact on viral transmission | Chief Scientist
It's official: Mask ban in Nassau County, New York passes along party lines, 12-0 (7 abstentions). It makes wearing a mask a misdemeanor (with unclear health and religious exceptions) and gives police the power to fine people wearing a mask $1,000 and sentence them to jail time.
It's official: Mask ban in Nassau County, New York passes along party lines, 12-0 (7 abstentions). It makes wearing a mask a misdemeanor (with unclear health and religious exceptions) and gives police the power to fine people wearing a mask $1,000 and sentence them to jail time.
It makes wearing a mask a misdemeanor (with unclear health and religious exceptions) and gives police the power to fine people wearing a mask $1,000 and sentence them to jail time.
#masks#mask bans
·x.com·
It's official: Mask ban in Nassau County, New York passes along party lines, 12-0 (7 abstentions). It makes wearing a mask a misdemeanor (with unclear health and religious exceptions) and gives police the power to fine people wearing a mask $1,000 and sentence them to jail time.
August 2nd update:
August 2nd update:

August 2, 2024: Covid is surging

1 in every 37 people currently infected 🔸59% higher than 12 month avg.

·x.com·
August 2nd update:
The Indomitable Covid Virus
The Indomitable Covid Virus

August 2024: “It’s a major wave now, with an estimated new 900,000 infections per day, as my friend Jay Weiland estimated based on the 2 sources of US wastewater data (definitely worth following him at X or Threads). The slope of rise of SARS-CoV-2 levels is still steep, so we haven’t yet reached the plateau. It’s already towered beyond 4 prior waves of the US pandemic.”

·open.substack.com·
The Indomitable Covid Virus
1 in 37 Americans have COVID. This means that there are ~300K ppl who have COVID right now that will develop long COVID, just as I did. This is what it's like to get long COVID as a healthy young person, and what treatments are available when you have $$ and great insurance:
1 in 37 Americans have COVID. This means that there are ~300K ppl who have COVID right now that will develop long COVID, just as I did. This is what it's like to get long COVID as a healthy young person, and what treatments are available when you have $$ and great insurance:
Detailed Long Covid anecdote
#Long Covid#Anecdote
·x.com·
1 in 37 Americans have COVID. This means that there are ~300K ppl who have COVID right now that will develop long COVID, just as I did. This is what it's like to get long COVID as a healthy young person, and what treatments are available when you have $$ and great insurance: