Do take the time to read this brilliant piece.

It contains excellent explanations on the spread of COVID mutations/variants, why vaccination alone isn't the answer, why we should continue to mask and negative communications.

#WearAMask #WearADamnMask #CovidIsNotOver #COVID19 #covid

https://open.substack.com/pub/thegauntlet/p/does-the-public-understand-that-variant?r=m0b19&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Does the public understand that "variant" means "vaccine resistant"?

Getting boosted is critical because the virus is changing. Other forms of mitigation are critical to slow the rate of change.

^{Julia Doubleday (The Gauntlet)}

a friend and I were talking about COVID precautions and they just sent me this paper which appears to raise concerns about safety and efficacy of wearing masks for COVID - does anyone here know anything about this paper + what conclusions should be drawn from it? I feel like there's probably *something* wrong with it given it very much is the consensus in communities I'm in (that seem to pay lots of attention to the literature) that wearing masks is a good precaution to take against COVID, but I'm not sure how to respond. is there a good analysis of the paper somewhere or anything like that?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9981272/

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #covid

Possible toxicity of chronic carbon dioxide exposure associated with face mask use, particularly in pregnant women, children and adolescents – A scoping review

During the SARS-CoV-2-pandemic, face masks have become one of the most important ubiquitous factors affecting human breathing. It increases the resistance and dead space volume leading to a re-breathing of CO[2] .

^{PubMed Central (PMC)}

Ich möchte auch einen umfassenden "gesellschaftlichen Aufarbeitungsprozess".

Warum wurden wir so inkonsequent geschützt? Warum wurde so konsequent aufgegeben? Warum wurde die Intensität der Forschung reduziert? Warum haben wir immernoch nichts gelernt für den Alltag? Warum kein Recht auf Schutz?

Ich bin wütend. Und ich vermute, keine dieser Fragen werden ernsthaft gestellt.

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/virologe-drosten-fordert-gesellschaftlichen-aufarbeitungsprozess-der-pandemie-102.html

#covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #depol #drosten #lauterbach #dlf

Vier Jahre nach dem ersten Corona-Lockdown - Virologe Drosten fordert gesellschaftlichen Aufarbeitungsprozess der Pandemie

Vier Jahre nach dem ersten Corona-Lockdown hat der Virologe Christian Drosten einen umfassenden gesellschaftlichen Aufarbeitungsprozess gefordert.

^{Die Nachrichten}

Latest comic: What did we learn from Covid?

#covid #COVID19 #coronavirus #cartoon #health #healthcare #pandemic #comic

Hello fediverse.

Quick check in.

Going into year 5 of the age of SARS-CoV-2, to your knowledge you have been infected:

Please boost for larger sample size.
#CovidIsNotOver @novid #COVID19

• Zero times. (35%, 737 votes)
• Once. (39%, 804 votes)
• Twice. (18%, 388 votes)
• Three or more times. (6%, 124 votes)

The UK government is planning to scrap millions of unused SARS-CoV-2 vaccine doses, which could have been used to vaccinate previously ineligible groups for free, after they closed the autumn booster campaign.

Meanwhile, pharmacies have just been authorised to offer Covid vaccines at a massive £45 a pop, thus excluding the poorest sections of the population.

And the new scheme starts on...yes you've guessed..April 1st.

#Covid19 #Vaccines #NHSPrivatisation

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/02/pharmacies-in-england-and-scotland-to-offer-private-covid-jabs-for-45

Pharmacies in England and Scotland to offer private Covid jabs – for £45

Pharmadoctor is offering appointments from 1 April for vaccinations and intends to add more pharmacies to its network

^{Nicola Davis (The Guardian)}

Interesting STUDY on the risks of #COVID19 infection in a university setting in China.

The risk of infection of susceptible students per 45-min lesson was 1%. (That adds up fast with 15 classes/week for many students.)
An occupancy rate of 50% reduced infection risk by 62%.
Fresh air decreased risk by 81.1%.
All students wearing N95 respirators reduced risks by 96%.

So, which of these mitigations are we doing to protect students? None. We are doing none of them.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969724004819

"Oxygen extraction by the body’s tissues was compromised in patients who had symptoms of #exerciseIntolerance after #COVID"

"Patients are told that their symptoms are a result of deconditioning, or decline from lack of physical activity.
Our findings contradict that hypothesis."

#PostCovid #LongCovid #PEM #MECFS #corona #covid19

https://news.yale.edu/2023/12/19/study-helps-explain-post-covid-exercise-intolerance

Study helps explain post-COVID exercise intolerance

Exercise intolerance is one symptom associated with long COVID. A new study helps explain its cause.

^YaleNews

SARS-CoV-2 attacks the mitochondria in cells, depleting their energy.

"researchers found that the virus blocks specific genes that use oxygen to create ATP, forcing the body to deplete finite energy reserves in the body. Without an energy source, cells throughout the body begin to starve, with the cells powering the brain and the heart suffering the most.”

https://news.unchealthcare.org/2023/10/researchers-show-sars-cov-2-infection-affects-energy-stores-in-the-body-causing-organ-failure/

#LongCovid #Covid19

Researchers Show SARS-Cov-2 Infection Affects Energy Stores in the Body, Causing Organ Failure | Newsroom

An international research team, including Jonathan C. Schisler, PhD, in the UNC School of Medicine, has found how SARS-CoV-2 causes widespread “energy outages” throughout major organs, and how these effects contribute to debilitating long COVID sympt…

^{kpdaniel (Newsroom)}

Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, who identified a chemical tweak to messenger RNA that laid the foundation for vaccines against #Covid19, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology/ Medicine.

As this photo shows, both scientists are wearing masks and NOT relying on the "vax and relax".

#WearAMask #WearARespirator
#MaskUp #NobelPrize #Covid #CovidIsNotOver #SarsCov2 #COVIDisAirborne

Are you a #sourdough baker? If so, I need your help! I'm researching sourdough baking during the COVID lockdowns for my MA and would love you to fill out my survey!

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/N9MHNF9

I'm also looking for people to tell me about their sourdough baking journey (Yes, even yours!), so if you would be interested, please DM me!

#sourdough #baking #research #COVID19

This is NOT an article from The Onion...

"Several people who attended the Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference have tested positive for COVID-19,” a CDC branch chief wrote in an email to staff on Friday.

#COVID19 #Covid #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsntOver #CDC

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/04/28/covid-cases-cdc-conference/