"Because emerging variants can already evade existing vaccines and treatments and #LongCOVID can be disabling and lacks definitive treatment, multifaceted, sustainable approaches to the #COVID19 pandemic are essential to protect people, the economy, and future generations."
Roman poet Virgil said this over 2,000 years ago. For some reason, it seems an awful lot of people need to be reminded of this in 2024.
The rise of Long #COVID19 we experienced after the holiday surge has diminished back to 2023 levels. Still, more than 1 in 20 American adults reported symptoms of Long COVID in April. More than 1 in 25 experience activity limitations from #LongCOVID. And 1 of every 83 have significant limitations.
A #Chinese woman who served 4 years in #prison over her video reports from #Wuhan during the early days of the #pandemic has been released from a #Shanghai prison facility, following more than a week of online speculation about her whereabouts.
Zhang Zhan, 40 years old, was detained & sentenced by a Chinese court in 2020 after #documenting in more than 120 vids how #Covid19 ravaged the city where the #coronavirus was first detected.
People who were repeatedly vaccinated for COVID-19 — initially receiving shots aimed at the original variant, followed by boosters and updated vaccines targeting variants — generated antibodies capable of neutralizing a wide range of SARS-CoV-2 variants and even some distantly related coronaviruses.
Next week, Taylor Swift's Eras Tour arrives in Madrid for two huge concerts. Many Swifties who attended her packed Paris shows have reported contracting COVID. https://archive.ph/sMxMi
Dummheit?! … Da passt dieses Video (2021) sehr schön, nicht nur zum Thema #Klima#Hochwasser#Klimakatastrophe: Es bietet sich auch als Symbolvideo für den Typ „Querdenker, Impfgegner, AfD-Wähler“ an - und den gesellschaftlichen Umgang mit #Covid19.
🇪🇸 Spain: A new wave of COVID-19 infections is beginning to be noticed in hospitals in Spain.
"According to data from the Acute Respiratory Infection Surveillance System released by the Carlos III Health Institute, hospitalizations due to covid-19 have quadrupled in two weeks, mainly affecting people between 65 and 79 years old."
"In communities like Madrid, infections have skyrocketed in patients aged 60 or over, increasing by 60%."
hey! johns hopkins is doing a survey about long covid! but they're having trouble finding CONTROLS, so if you've managed to avoid covid (#novid ) they wanna hear from you!
i took it! took about 30mins, and they ask about your vaccinations, so you might wanna have your card handy because they wanna know how many, what brand, and when. go help them out! #covid#LongCovid#COVID19
It looks as though carbon dioxide concentration isn't just a proxy measurement for ventilation: an article in Nature says that higher CO2 is an independent risk factor, because pH levels affect how long the virus lives in the air.
New STUDY of #COVID19 in children finds that “Both children with and without CHDs (Congenital Heart Defects) showed increased risks for a variety of cardiovascular outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection, underscoring the need for targeted monitoring and management in the post-acute phase.” Kids with and without CHDs saw a 63% higher risk of cardiovascular risks after SARS-CoV-2 infection. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.14.24307380v1
STUDY finds that those with #COVID19 have a 73% higher risk of a new diagnosis of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. “All major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events considered showed a significantly higher risk in COVID-19 individuals.” Risks were highest in the first year but “remained significantly higher than in the COVID-19-free patients throughout the 3 years.”
“Unlike immunity to influenza .., prior immunity to #SarsCoV2 … doesn’t inhibit later vaccine responses. Rather, it promotes the development of broadly inhibitory antibodies …. people who were repeatedly vaccinated for #COVID19 — initially receiving shots aimed at the original variant, followed by boosters and updated vaccines targeting variants — generated antibodies capable of neutralizing a wide range of SARS-CoV-2 variants and … some distantly related coronaviruses” https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/repeat-covid-19-vaccinations-elicit-antibodies-that-neutralize-variants-other-viruses/
#Trump pledges to 'roll back' Democratic President Joe #Biden’s #gun#regulations put in place by Democratic President Joe #Biden & to fire the #ATF chief during a lengthy rally speech to the #NRA on Sat, during which he accepted the influential group's #endorsement.
"I think you're a rebellious bunch. But let's be rebellious & vote this time."
The nation's top #gun rights group has now endorsed #Trump 3X - in 2016, 2020 & 2024.
The org cheered on Trump during his 2017-2021 term, as he appointed 3 #conservative justices to #SCOTUS & took a series of steps sought by the #GunLobby.…Including designating #firearm shops as “essential businesses” during the #COVID19#pandemic, allowing them to stay open.
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"Parents of children with #longCovid claim they have been accused of faking or exaggerating their child’s illness, leading to social services’ involvement and... court cases and the threat of the child’s removal from the home."