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- Working in-person is consistently found to increase risk of COVID-19 infection in all occupations, and in-person teaching is done in close proximity to highly concentrated numbers of people, increasing teachers’ viral exposure frequency. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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USA: "Map Shows ‘Rapid Spread’ of COVID Cases as School Classes Canceled" "As of August 19, COVID infections are currently growing or likely growing in 47 states, while no states are estimated to be experiencing a decrease in cases." Source: www.newsweek.com/map-shows-ra... archive.md/PI7z2
#TeamVernunft #TeamWissenschaft #Covid19 Das ist extrem bedauerlich. Und ein großer Informationsverlust für alle Menschen, die sich dahingehend informieren möchten. Ganz herzlichen Dank, @rv-enigma.bsky.social, für die unermüdlichen Anstrengungen auf wissenschaftl. Basis während der letzten Jahre!
RV@rv-enigma.bsky.social · 7h agoIn eigener Sache: Ich werde demnächst die Berichterstattung über die Coronazahlen weitgehend einstellen müssen, weil das RKI die täglichen Fallmeldungen einstellt. Es bleiben die wöchentlichen Daten analog zu Influenza und RSV: Grippeweb (plus), AMELAG, Sentinelpraxen. github.com/orgs/robert-...
And yet the situation is still better than in Sweden - I haven’t been even able to pay to get a vaccine since autumn 2024. Pretty much nobody outside the groups mentioned in the linked document has. 1/ www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-h...
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Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 14h agoThe good news: this year's COVID vaccines have been approved. The bad news: thanks to RFK Jr. / GOP antivax fuckery, it'll be a pain in the ass getting yours—and getting it covered by insurance—if you're not over 65.
Please read! Very important study on long covid in healthcare workers!
When will UK government get serious about #PublicHealth & acknowledge damage done by #UltraProcessedFoods? "UPFs impair the gut ecosystem by directly disrupting the intestinal mucus layer ... promoting ... chronic metainflammation" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The microbial mirror: how a disrupted microbiome forecasts disease and why policy must act
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology - Noncommunicable diseases kill 43 million people worldwide yearly, but one of their key biological drivers, the disruption of the gut microbiome by...
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Me and my comorbidities when anyone from this administration says it’s okay for people with comorbidities die from infectious disease.
As SARS-CoV-2 transmission soars, the CDC has recategorized COVlD levels downward, even shifting more locations blue on their map. #Bluewashing Report at Forbes by @drjudystone.bsky.social
Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA@michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 2w ago🚨BREAKING 🦠 On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors. Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low." 1/
Africa University, A 2026 review links Long COVID to persistent cytokine and complement activation that may injure blood vessels, promote microvascular clotting and disrupt cellular energy. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Cytokine‐Driven Hyperinflammation in Long COVID: Mechanisms, Biomarkers, Complement Dysregulation, and Emerging Immunotherapies—A Narrative Review
Background and Aims Long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), is a multisystem condition characterized by persistent symptoms that continue beyond the acute phase...
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Canada is poised to adopt a new standard for healthcare workers that would require N95+ respirators in healthcare settings. On Sept 10th we'll host a Zoom discussion about the Canadian COVID response with our allies from @airsupportproject.bsky.social . Register: https://tinyurl.com/canadiancovid
1️⃣ in 4 infected UK healthcare workers developed long COVID, report shows Affected workers described support from the National Health Service as ‘inconsistent and insufficient.’ Read more: https://bit.ly/4zZHTj9
On the road to Amsterdam to present some of my team's latest research about #LongCOVID at @ISLCPAIS. Very excited to connect with colleagues and share ideas. I've been busy and not on here much, but I see that there has been controversy regarding the use of the phrase 1/
The end of summer may be approaching in the U.S., but our summer COVID-19 wave is showing no signs of slowing. All data sources report significant increases in disease levels and outbreaks across the country. thesicktimes.org/2026/08/25/n...
Fantastic news as data shows that shingles vaccine in older people is helping reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease! Shingles is reactivation of chickenpox so this data must also strengthen case for chicken pox vaccine in children (given with MMR as the MMRV vax)
Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds
Researchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication
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The FDA just approved daraxonrasib, a breakthrough drug for advanced pancreatic cancer that doubles survival time. This is huge: pancreatic cancer was once thought untreatable. The researchers received a standing ovation when they presented the trial results, unheard of at scientific conferences.
COVID-19 Cases Surge in China and South Korea 🔸China: COVID-19 cases reached 522,000 in July, more than 6x rise from June (79,000) Dominate variant: NB.1.8.1 🔸South Korea: COVID-19 detection rate hit 9.1% during the week of Aug 9–15, up from 5.7% the previous week. Dominate variant: BA.3.2 lineage
COVID-19 Cases Surge in China, South Korea
COVID-19 Cases Surge in China, South Korea Chinas 522,000 cases, South Koreas 9.1% detection rate signal COVID-19 surge
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A malaria cluster is unfolding among airport workers in Frankfurt, Germany. 6 workers have developed Plasmodium. falciparum malaria, apparently after being bitten by infected mosquitoes carried into the airport on arriving aircraft. One has since died. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Frankfurt Airport employee dies after catching malaria, operator says
The cause of the infections is believed to be a mosquito that travelled by plane from a malaria-endemic area to Germany, likely in July. #EuropeNews
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University of Rome Tor Vergata review synthesizes evidence that extracellular vesicles can shield SARS-CoV-2 spike and RNA for months, potentially sustaining immune activation and vascular and metabolic stress in Long COVID. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Guess what. If you keep spreading lies that vaccines may cause autism, that they are administered in volumes the size of a Coca-Coca bottle, and that it's better to give individual jabs instead of safe combination vaccines - people may just not get vaccinated. And some of them will die.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoTrump: "We're telling people when you get your shots for your young child, and this has to do we think with preventing autism, that you go to the doctor for five small shots instead of one big massive shots where those beautiful little bodies can handle it"
USA: Due to a growing number of COVID-19 cases, San Perlita Independent School District in South Texas suspended operations for a 2-day period (Tuesday and Wednesday), closing its 3 Rio Grande Valley schools to curb the further spread of the virus. Source: archive.md/qYTCv
COVlD is surging in Texas, leading to school closures and rising Emergency Room visits, disproportionately among babies. We became concerned about the possible surge 3 months ago today, and Texas was the impetus for our early-release of the PMC county-level map. pmc19.com/interactive.php
Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA@michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 2w ago🚨BREAKING 🦠 On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors. Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low." 1/
mRNA COVID vaccine linked to lower risk of myocarditis in teens, young adults Being unvaccinated and getting COVID-19 were associated with a higher risk of heart disease and death than receiving a vaccine. Read more: https://bit.ly/3UhXOJ8
Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
Quick snapshot below of the ancestry of PJ.2.1 (beginning with BA.2.86) and the mutations in PJ.2.1 relative to its nearest ancestor, which last circulated in late 2024/early 2025.
In Victoria, cases of COVID-19 and influenza (flu) are increasing with cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) also high. Health service visits for respiratory illnesses have also been increasing. Source: www.health.vic.gov.au/health-alert...
"Last year the government took away free flu vaccines for children under 12, and Māori and Pacific people aged between 55 and 64." This article suggests changes by the New Zealand government may be resulting in a busy, overloaded healthcare winter this #flu season.
Too Long Covid 💚@toolongcovid.bsky.social · 4d ago
