2023-01-20 Sask. on starting line of incoming COVID-19 wave: experts
"We should be seeing another resurgence of COVID, due to this (XBB.1.5) variant appearing."
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2023-03-23 Stabilized and persistent: Experts look at the future of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan | Globalnews.ca
“We can’t maintain this level of usual pressure plus COVID-19 pressures without having negative impacts on staff and patients.”
More Masks, Less COVID
Take Action Against COVID's "More Masks = Less COVID" downloadable poster and social media graphics.
PoPNB Back to School Mask Drive
Do masks work? Randomized controlled trials are the worst way to answer the question
2023-03-16 Researchers Are Getting Closer to Learning How to Treat and Prevent Long COVID
“Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, with millions of people around the world suffering from long-term complications of the virus, there is still no proven way to treat or prevent Long COVID—besides not getting infected in the first place.”
2023-08-21 Long COVID. Shorter Life? New research reveals an arduous road to recovery
Practically since the term “long COVID” was coined, anecdotal evidence and shorter-term studies indicated that the often-debilitating condition would not only affect significant numbers of people (roughly 15% of all U.S. adults have experienced long COVID symptoms) but also that it might do so in the most serious ways.
2023-01-05 Largest global study of 'long Covid' finds many patients unable to return to work six months later
The largest global study of “long Covid” to date has found that many of those suffering from ongoing illness after infection with Covid-19 are unable to return to work at full capacity six months later.
2023-01-24 Long Covid Is Keeping Significant Numbers of People Out of Work, Study Finds
An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71 percent of claimants with long Covid needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more.
A Systematic Review of Persistent Clinical Features After SARS-CoV-2 in the Pediatric Population
2023-07-21 One in 5 Kids Had Long COVID Symptoms Months After Infection
"Close to one-fifth of kids with COVID-19 may still have lingering symptoms months after their initial infection, new research finds."
The haunting brain science of long Covid
"On a personal level, every American can take steps to reduce the likelihood of getting Covid, or long Covid. A study of 440,000 people with a single Covid infection, 40,000 with multiple infections, and 5 million controls who never had Covid found more death and long Covid after multiple Covid infections. If advised by your physician, get the new bivalent vaccine and wear masks in indoor public spaces such as theaters and airplanes."
Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations
Long COVID is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections. More than 200 symptoms have been identified with impacts on multiple organ systems.
COVID-19: Long-term effects
(Updated 2023) Some people continue to experience health problems long after having COVID-19. Understand the possible symptoms and risk factors for post-COVID-19 syndrome.
2023-07-23 Long COVID Is Disabling Kids. Why We Ignore It | The Tyee
They also worry about the effect of COVID-19 on children’s developing brains:
“These long COVID symptoms, especially memory problems, can significantly affect the self-confidence and development of children in coming years,” the researchers write.
“Children under 10–12 years are supposed to be [in] the most important stages for the brain development, which [implies] that the effects of viral infection on children’s brains can be more destructive.”
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A threat about the two levels of viral evolution and BA.2.86. Pirola recently switched from evolving within a single host (someone with a long-term infection) to being transmitted among hosts. What evolves within a host is different from what evolves among hosts.
Yes, masks still work
Debunking the Cochrane study and its misinterpretations (video). Includes a long list of links that show masks are effective in stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Intro to Upper-Room UVGI
Ultraviolet light and indoor air disinfection to fight pandemics: A technology long overdue
2023-02-23 Massive surge in hospitalizations of babies and young kids due to COVID recorded in 2nd year of pandemic
Do masks work?
Consolidated federal laws of Canada, Accessible Canada Act
“It is year four of the pandemic, & we still have no treatments, support or public warning for the most common adverse outcome from infection"
Thread by @loscharlos
Higher-Dose Ivermectin vs Placebo and Time to Sustained Recovery in Outpatients With COVID-19
Don’t believe those who claim science proves masks don’t work | Lucky Tran
COMMENTARY: Wear a respirator, not a cloth or surgical mask, to protect against respiratory viruses
2023-02-28 Fifteen Surprising, Strange and Troubling Details Buried in the Emergencies Act Inquiry’s Final Report
Accessibility Legislation for Saskatchewan
The Accessible Saskatchewan Act - Summary
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