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well, I'm sick, and it's my fault. I agreed to unmasked family dinner with neg rapid tests, despite knowing the rate of false negatives. now I'm suffering the consequences. I've done so many masked family dinners, eating with my partner outside or in an isolated room
well, I'm sick, and it's my fault. I agreed to unmasked family dinner with neg rapid tests, despite knowing the rate of false negatives. now I'm suffering the consequences. I've done so many masked family dinners, eating with my partner outside or in an isolated room
“well, I'm sick, and it's my fault. I agreed to unmasked family dinner with neg rapid tests, despite knowing the rate of false negatives. now I'm suffering the consequences. I've done so many masked family dinners, eating with my partner outside or in an isolated room”
#Anecdote#superspreader
·x.com·
well, I'm sick, and it's my fault. I agreed to unmasked family dinner with neg rapid tests, despite knowing the rate of false negatives. now I'm suffering the consequences. I've done so many masked family dinners, eating with my partner outside or in an isolated room
Pre-pandemic artificial MERS analog of polyfunctional SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 furin cleavage site domain is unique among spike proteins of genus Betacoronavirus - BMC Genomic Data
Pre-pandemic artificial MERS analog of polyfunctional SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 furin cleavage site domain is unique among spike proteins of genus Betacoronavirus - BMC Genomic Data

Covid's S1/S2 furin cleavage site domain has only been found on one other virus... an artificial one.

It doesn't mean there aren't any viruses with it out there in the wild... but we haven't found any yet.

#S1/S2 furin cleavage
·bmcgenomdata.biomedcentral.com·
Pre-pandemic artificial MERS analog of polyfunctional SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 furin cleavage site domain is unique among spike proteins of genus Betacoronavirus - BMC Genomic Data
CDC Releases New In-Season Estimates for COVID-19 and RSV
CDC Releases New In-Season Estimates for COVID-19 and RSV
“SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues to cause serious illness, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can be dangerous for infants and older adults.”
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues to cause serious illness, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can be dangerous for infants and older adults.
#Covid Statistics#RSV#Covid Isn't Over
·cdc.gov·
CDC Releases New In-Season Estimates for COVID-19 and RSV
1/ is one hell of a powerful tool which can sit at the pinnacle of a diverse array of infection control measures, potentially eliminating *all* airborne pathogens from our shared indoor spaces.
1/ is one hell of a powerful tool which can sit at the pinnacle of a diverse array of infection control measures, potentially eliminating *all* airborne pathogens from our shared indoor spaces.

“Evidence so far suggests that UVC disinfection technology kills up to 99% of pathogens in the air and on surfaces without harming people and animals present” ‘The mood at the meeting is really upbeat, with everyone looking forward to a new era of clean safe indoor air!’”

#Clean Air#Far UVC#education#Discussion
·x.com·
1/ is one hell of a powerful tool which can sit at the pinnacle of a diverse array of infection control measures, potentially eliminating *all* airborne pathogens from our shared indoor spaces.
Due to the increase in patients in our hospitals with winter viruses such as flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), we are asking all visitors and colleagues in clinical areas - including outpatients - to wear facemasks at all times.
Due to the increase in patients in our hospitals with winter viruses such as flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), we are asking all visitors and colleagues in clinical areas - including outpatients - to wear facemasks at all times.
“Due to the increase in patients in our hospitals with winter viruses such as flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), we are asking all visitors and colleagues in clinical areas - including outpatients - to wear facemasks at all times.”
#masks#masks in healthcare#hospital acquired infection#surge#mask mandate
·x.com·
Due to the increase in patients in our hospitals with winter viruses such as flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), we are asking all visitors and colleagues in clinical areas - including outpatients - to wear facemasks at all times.
As air relative humidity increases, infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 decreases within water droplets | QRB Discovery | Cambridge Core
As air relative humidity increases, infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 decreases within water droplets | QRB Discovery | Cambridge Core
“we identified a threshold of ≥40% relative humidity as most effective in diminishing SARS-CoV-2 infectivity.”
we identified a threshold of ≥40% relative humidity as most effective in diminishing SARS-CoV-2 infectivity.
#transmission#airborne#humidity#Clean Air
·cambridge.org·
As air relative humidity increases, infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 decreases within water droplets | QRB Discovery | Cambridge Core
CDC infection control body rejects the science on airborne transmission
CDC infection control body rejects the science on airborne transmission
“For many disabled and immunocompromised people, hospital settings are a significant threat to health and safety. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nosocomial- or healthcare acquired- SARS-COV-2 infections have been an additional risk for sick and vulnerable people seeking care. As of today, there have still been no updates to national-level guidance to reflect that SARS-COV-2 was determined to be airborne in 2021.”
For many disabled and immunocompromised people, hospital settings are a significant threat to health and safety. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nosocomial- or healthcare acquired- SARS-COV-2 infections have been an additional risk for sick and vulnerable people seeking care. As of today, there have still been no updates to national-level guidance to reflect that SARS-COV-2 was determined to be airborne in 2021.
#CDC failure#airborne#hospital acquired infection#HICPAC#Julia Doubleday
·thegauntlet.news·
CDC infection control body rejects the science on airborne transmission
Over 300 COVID outbreaks hit Alberta acute care facilities last year
Over 300 COVID outbreaks hit Alberta acute care facilities last year

“Thousands of patients and health care workers were infected during COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities in Alberta in the last year, raising questions about why more isn’t being done to prevent in-hospital transmission… …’The reality is that people are dying from COVID in our hospitals, and we really are doing very little to prevent them getting ill and getting infected. And we wouldn't do the same for any other infectious disease,’”

Thousands of patients and health care workers were infected during COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities in Alberta in the last year, raising questions about why more isn’t being done to prevent in-hospital transmission.
#Covid Statistics#hospital acquired infection
·stalbertgazette.com·
Over 300 COVID outbreaks hit Alberta acute care facilities last year
High Frequency of Prior Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection by Sensitive Nucleocapsid Assays | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
High Frequency of Prior Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection by Sensitive Nucleocapsid Assays | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
“In this study, we show that the Simoa serology assay and T-cell intracellular cytokine staining assay are more sensitive than the clinical Elecsys assay for detection of nucleocapsid-specific immune responses. These data suggest that the prevalence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection in the population may be higher than currently appreciated.”
In this study, we show that the Simoa serology assay and T-cell intracellular cytokine staining assay are more sensitive than the clinical Elecsys assay for detection of nucleocapsid-specific immune responses. These data suggest that the prevalence of prior SARS-CoV-2 infection in the population may be higher than currently appreciated.
#nucleocapside#antibodies#antibody test#Simoa#Covid Statistics
·academic.oup.com·
High Frequency of Prior Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection by Sensitive Nucleocapsid Assays | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
Review of infective dose, routes of transmission and outcome of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-COV-2: comparison with other respiratory viruses | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
Review of infective dose, routes of transmission and outcome of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-COV-2: comparison with other respiratory viruses | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core

Higher doses of SarsCov2 at exposure correlate with higher viral loads and severe symptoms in animals.

The more virus you are exposed to the more severe your disease. (HINT: masks work to lower viral loads)

#transmission#viral load#masks#masks work
·cambridge.org·
Review of infective dose, routes of transmission and outcome of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-COV-2: comparison with other respiratory viruses | Epidemiology & Infection | Cambridge Core
“It is literally, actively killing me that people don’t mask. No one cares.”
“It is literally, actively killing me that people don’t mask. No one cares.”

“‘It is literally, actively killing me that people don’t mask. No one cares.’

Tinu died less than two months later. She spent her final days sounding the alarm, pleading for healthcare staff to take her safety seriously.

I fight for you, Tinu. I miss you.”

#Discussion#Mortality#anecdote#masks#Tinu Abayomi-Paul#activism#Advocacy#broken healthcare systems#masks in healthcare#Clean Air#RIP#inevitable effects of Forever Covid
·x.com·
“It is literally, actively killing me that people don’t mask. No one cares.”
Covid fell to 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. last year, down from 4th
Covid fell to 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. last year, down from 4th
“Whereas American Indian and Alaska Native people had the highest rate of Covid deaths during the pandemic, white people had the highest rate last year: nearly 20 out of every 100,000 people. “
Whereas American Indian and Alaska Native people had the highest rate of Covid deaths during the pandemic, white people had the highest rate last year: nearly 20 out of every 100,000 people.
#Covid Statistics#Mortality#analysis
·nbcnews.com·
Covid fell to 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. last year, down from 4th
Covid still a risk to vulnerable people - Essex matron says
Covid still a risk to vulnerable people - Essex matron says

“An NHS matron said that too often people were mistaking Covid for a common cold and a lack of testing could be putting vulnerable people at risk. Lana Goodwin, who works in Covid services at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Billericay, Essex, said she believed people who were not high risk ‘feel that Covid has gone.’…Ms Goodwin said that her clinic had people testing positive for the virus every day and vulnerable people were ‘unfortunately still dying from Covid.’”

An NHS matron said that too often people were mistaking Covid for a common cold and a lack of testing could be putting vulnerable people at risk.Lana Goodwin, who works in Covid services at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Billericay, Essex, said she believed people who were not high risk "feel that Covid has gone".
#risks#minimizing and outright propaganda#Covid Isn't Over
·bbc.com·
Covid still a risk to vulnerable people - Essex matron says
Do you still think the government has been transparent with you about SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) or H5N1 (bird flu, a subtype of influenza A found in nearly every animal species)?
Do you still think the government has been transparent with you about SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) or H5N1 (bird flu, a subtype of influenza A found in nearly every animal species)?
“You stopped masking when Biden said it was okay—but it never was. COVID never disappeared, never became ‘milder.’ It’s still spreading to brains, seeding reservoirs in bone marrow, and altering lives permanently. You believe it all started with a bat at a wet market? Natural, huh? Even though the Wuhan lab studying coronaviruses was only 280 meters from the alleged outbreak site? Face it: U.S. research collaborations were involved. What killed your friends, disabled you, and affected your pets was engineered in a lab. No wonder they’d cover it up.”
#Discussion#Sean Mullen#media and government lies#minimizing and outright propaganda#Joe Biden
·x.com·
Do you still think the government has been transparent with you about SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) or H5N1 (bird flu, a subtype of influenza A found in nearly every animal species)?
British gran fighting for life after getting Covid on 'dream' holiday
British gran fighting for life after getting Covid on 'dream' holiday

“A beloved British nan has been left fighting for her life in the USA after she caught Covid on a dream trip she spent more than two years saving up for.

Patricia Bunting, 76, is currently bedbound and unresponsive in a critical care unit in Orlando, Florida, after contracting the virus during what was supposed to be a joyful final trip abroad with her sons and grandson.”

A beloved British nan has been left fighting for her life in the USA after she caught Covid on a dream trip she spent more than two years saving up for. Patricia Bunting, 76, is currently bedbound and unresponsive in a critical care unit in Orlando, Florida, after contracting the virus during what was supposed to be a joyful final trip abroad with her sons and grandson.
·mirror.co.uk·
British gran fighting for life after getting Covid on 'dream' holiday