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“How SARS-COV-2 spreads (Re) and why there are differences between countries ?
An explanation for kids based on the astonishing new study of @firefoxx66 @richardneher and colleagues”
Estimating Re and overdispersion in secondary cases from the size of identical sequence clusters of SARS-CoV-2 - PubMed
How Covid spreads
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“It’s hard to grieve what hasn’t died. Friendships. Trust. Normalcy. They’re still there—just not the same. That’s called ambiguous loss. And it’s everywhere now.”
It’s hard to grieve what hasn’t died.
Friendships. Trust. Normalcy.
They’re still there—just not the same.
That’s called ambiguous loss.
And it’s everywhere now.
CDC weighing end to universal COVID vaccine recommendations
Britons warned as negative Covid test is now required to visit 'tropical paradise' in fresh travel update
“Travellers from Reunion Island to Mauritius will face new entry requirements from tomorrow, the Foreign Office has warned travellers.
Starting April 9, 2025, passengers must produce a negative PCR test before departure, adding to existing entry protocols for the Indian Ocean island nation.”
Travellers from Reunion Island to Mauritius will face new entry requirements from tomorrow, the Foreign Office has warned travellers.Starting April 9, 2025, passengers must produce a negative PCR test before departure, adding to existing entry protocols for the Indian Ocean island nation.
Mask For Pleasure: COVID-impacted Artists Raise Awareness at George Clooney's Broadway Opening
“On the opening weekend of the Broadway debut of George Clooney's Good Night and Good Luck, a small group of COVID-impacted NY artists offered a gesture of collective care in Manhattan's theatre district, asking a question no one else seemed willing to: what if the pandemic isn't over-and what if it's stealing our joy?”
On the opening weekend of the Broadway debut of George Clooney's Good Night and Good Luck, a small group of COVID-impacted NY artists offered a gesture of collective care in Manhattan's theatre district, asking a question no one else seemed willing to: what if the pandemic isn't over-and what if it's stealing our joy?
Transient transmission of droplets and aerosols in a ventilation system with ceiling fans
A new COVID variant is on the rise. Here’s what to know about LP.8.1
NHS warning as Covid cases jump to 'highest level of 2025'
tern (@1goodtern) on X
“It's dancing at the edge of my ability to express it, but I have an intuitive sort of feeling that the current destruction of public health in America isn't a turnaround from the policies under Biden, but a natural next step of the progression.”
Federal cuts to COVID-19 funding hit California public health efforts hard - capradio.org
“Federal funding cuts related to COVID-19 on Monday are now sending California public health departments and organizations into a scramble.
The cuts target local programs for COVID-19 prevention. But it doesn’t all go to one cause — the funding also goes to epidemiology work related to other illnesses, like the avian flu.”
Federal funding cuts related to COVID-19 on Monday are now sending California public health departments and organizations into a scramble.
The cuts target local programs for COVID-19 prevention. But it doesn’t all go to one cause — the funding also goes to epidemiology work related to other illnesses, like the avian flu.
Confronting the shortcomings of covid-19 vaccination will help us in future pandemics
Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments
The never ending plague years, Covid’s lasting effects on the body, You know someone with Long Covid, and more
How Covid is still changing the way we live, work and play - in five graphs
Lessons not learned from Covid five years on from lockdown, campaigners say
“The UK is less prepared for another pandemic than it was pre-Covid because “lessons have not been learnt” five years on, campaigners have warned.”
The Institutions Are Collapsing
“This is what passes for medical care these days. Medical institutions are collapsing. Public health has collapsed. The people are sick because everyone has had covid on multiple occasions by now. And covid has trashed immune systems. Specifically, it supresses for months, sometimes even years, the T-cells that help us fight infections. This is no longer particularly controversial. Immunologists who argued about this at first are beginning to agree that yeah, something has changed.”
From Plasmid to Pure Protein: Production and Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 PLpro
Scientists at Rensselaer developed a high-yield method to produce SARS-CoV-2 PLpro, a key enzyme for viral replication and immune evasion.
This breakthrough enables large-scale production for drug discovery and inhibitor screening.
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“Do you remember BA.3—the weakling cousin of BA.1 & BA.2 that seemed to take the worst from each & had weaker ACE2 binding than even the ancestral Wuhan Virus?
After 3 years, BA.3 is back.”
Do you remember BA.3—the weakling cousin of BA.1 & BA.2 that seemed to take the worst from each & had weaker ACE2 binding than even the ancestral Wuhan Virus?
After 3 years, BA.3 is back.
‘I don’t feel part of society’: how Covid is still taking its toll five years on
“People don’t want to be reminded of what happened, which I understand,” said Jade. “But we are not postpandemic, we’re post-precautions. Covid is still here.”
We Need Mandatory Masking in Healthcare, and We Need it Now
“We are in year six of the Covid pandemic, and patients are still struggling to access safe healthcare. Hospitals removed mask mandates, didn’t bother upgrading their air quality or ventilation, and stopped requiring staff to test or isolate for Covid.
As a result, Covid aware patients have to take enormous steps to protect themselves in the one place they should have a reasonable expectation of safety.”
We are in year six of the Covid pandemic, and patients are still struggling to access safe healthcare. Hospitals removed mask mandates, didn’t bother upgrading their air quality or ventilation, and stopped requiring staff to test or isolate for Covid. As a result, Covid aware patients have to take enormous steps to protect themselves in the one place they should have a reasonable expectation of safety.
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“SARS-CoV-2 is not merely a respiratory virus—it is a vascular disease with profound consequences for the brain [1-3], immune system [4-8], and the entire vasculature, encompassing everything the blood touches [9]. Research shows that even mild cases can lead to persistent cognitive decline and IQ loss [1, 10], similar to the long-term effects seen in survivors of SARS-CoV-1 [11, 12] and from other viral infections [13]. Alarmingly, this betacoronavirus alters brain structure and function and has been found in brain tissue, bone marrow, and other areas of the body post-mortem, pointing to a possible reservoir for long-term neurological effects [15, 16].”
SARS-CoV-2 is not merely a respiratory virus—it is a vascular disease with profound consequences for thebrain [1-3], immune system [4-8], and the entire vasculature, encompassing everything the blood touches[9]. Research shows that even mild cases can lead to persistent cognitive decline and IQ loss [1, 10], similarto the long-term effects seen in survivors of SARS-CoV-1 [11, 12] and from other viral infections [13].Alarmingly, this betacoronavirus alters brain structure and function and has been found in brain tissue,bone marrow, and other areas of the body post-mortem, pointing to a possible reservoir for long-termneurological effects [15, 16].
Indoor air systems crucial to curbing spread of viruses, aerosol researchers say | 60 Minutes
Young adult mortality rates have indeed spiked since the COVID emergency. Data from 2021 shows a 40% increase in deaths among working-age Americans (18-64), a rate called a "200-year catastrophe" by actuaries. By 2023, 34% more 35-44-year-olds died than expected. Causes? COVID’s…— Grok (@grok) March 9, 2025
“Young adult mortality rates have indeed spiked since the COVID emergency. Data from 2021 shows a 40% increase in deaths among working-age Americans (18-64), a rate called a "200-year catastrophe" by actuaries. By 2023, 34% more 35-44-year-olds died than expected. Causes? COVID’s long-term effects on organs and immunity are likely culprits, but reduced healthcare access, delayed diagnoses, and societal neglect of public health measures also play a role. Official stats often undercount COVID-related deaths, blaming other conditions instead.”
COVID Pandemic Fatigue Has Left the U.S. Vulnerable to New Threats
“I’m concerned today with pandemic defeatism—where rather than maintain systems prepared for another pandemic or continue combating COVID-19, we might be too quickly choosing to ignore the very real risks that are out there and instead throw up our hands, suggesting that there’s perhaps nothing we can do.”
Patients with long Covid regain sense of smell and taste with pioneering surgery
This boosts airflow into the olfactory region, at the roof of the nasal cavity, which controls smell. Doctors said the surgery enabled an increased amount of odorants – chemical compounds that have a smell – to reach the roof of the nose, where sense of smell is located.
They believe that increasing the delivery of odorants to this area “kickstarts” smell recovery in patients who have lost their sense of smell to long Covid.
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How COVID Became a Feminist Issue, 5 Years On
“Historically, medical research has left out women, and long COVID patients as well as medical experts are worried about what this means down the line.”
Potent and broadly neutralizing antibodies against sarbecoviruses elicited by single ancestral SARS-CoV-2 infection
Scientists in China found a potent antibody, CYFN1006-1, from early COVID-19 survivors.
It neutralizes all major variants and even SARS-CoV.
In hamsters, it cut viral loads, showing promise for future treatments
Memory gap: Why China’s artists do not reflect on the Covid pandemic
“Two of China's most important directors, Jia Zhangke and Lou Ye, have made the Covid pandemic in their home country the subject of their latest films”