MaksiSanctum

TonyStark, 12 days ago to random

I came across someone saying they were proud of all the protesting they did when they were younger and that’s fine.

Anyway, one of the things they listed was being proud of stopping America from going into nuclear power and let me just share that this attitude and movement set us back pretty far on clean power and it’s good to look into why. 1/2

Are Fossil Fuel Interests Bankrolling The Anti-Nuclear Energy Movement?:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2016/07/13/are-fossil-fuel-interests-bankrolling-the-anti-nuclear-energy-movement/

MaksiSanctum, 1 month ago to random

Yet another good reason to avoid repeat infections...

COVID can quietly linger in your body long after getting sick. What does that mean?

researchers analyzed blood samples from 171 adults who had been infected by the virus. They found that one-quarter of these people had COVID proteins in their blood up to one year after their initial infection.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article287566985.html

#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #GetVaccinated #PublicHealth

MaksiSanctum, 1 month ago to random

Time again with good coverage:

COVID-Cautious Americans Feel Abandoned

the CDC said it was okay for vaccinated people to ditch their masks in most places. But people were clearly still getting sick—including Alex, who got COVID-19 for the first time in late 2021 and later developed Long COVID symptoms.

https://time.com/6960789/covid-19-cautious-americans/

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #LongCovid #PublicHealth #GetVaccinated #WearAMask

MaksiSanctum, 2 months ago to random

Unless they're someone who still takes reasonable precautions, people who tell you they've only had Covid once or twice need to be asked, "How many times did you not test for it when you felt sick?".
"Did they go to their doctor for a PCR?"
Many people also still use outdated Covid test kits as I have found absolutely do NOT give an accurate positive test, never mind the false negatives of not testing properly...

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #GetVaccinated #WearAMask #PublicHealth

MaksiSanctum, 2 months ago to random

And yet another study shows that there can be viral persistence in the body long after a Covid infection seems to be over:

COVID Virus Can Remain in the Body Over a Year

In their research on long COVID, the scientists found COVID antigens in the blood for up to 14 months after infection and in tissue samples for more than 2 years after infection.

https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/covid-virus-can-remain-body-over-year-2024a10004jo?ecd=wnl_infocu8_broad_broad_persoexpansion-algo_20240313_etid6371211&uac=319490FK&impID=6371211

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #GetVaccinated #PublicHealth

MaksiSanctum, 2 months ago to random

Best way to deal with Covid is to use the precautionary principle and avoid getting it in the first place:

"New Evidence Suggests Long COVID Could Be a Brain Injury"

symptoms may be the result of a viral-borne brain injury that may cause cognitive and mental health issues that persist for years

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-evidence-suggests-long-covid-could-be-brain-injury-2024a10002v0?ecd=socpd_fb_acq_mscp_2024Feb9-LongCovidBrainInjuryID2024a10002v0_aud-jobtitles_englang-top8-int&fbclid=IwAR0P54iPyY44mHDVPX3LnlsQUaBZeeM-c_wGHUzfiH5R3i8vQ2_QoWzndK8_aem_ASyUGKYpDZds6LcCpzvzKJLuq7BPYbop15ueTxN03TDe2wsG9ySAYKt82zSSEj40Six39aqNCs9UARL8p80NosX1&form=fpf

#Covid19 #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #GetVaccinated

MaksiSanctum, 3 months ago to random

Is It Dangerous to Keep Getting COVID-19?
Spoiler - you bet it is

infectious-disease experts are warning that repeat infections could have cumulative, lasting effects.

... found that people who had gotten COVID-19 at least twice experienced higher rates of short- and long-term health effects, including heart, lung, and brain issues, compared to those who were only infected once.

https://time.com/6553340/covid-19-reinfection-risk/

#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #WearAMask #GetVaccinated #LongCovid

MaksiSanctum, 3 months ago to random

The CDC is accepting public comment for their next vaccine committee meeting through today, February 22. Let them know that all of us need access to COVID vaccines at least twice a year.

Recommend updated COVID vaccines for all ages AND
Strengthen our vaccine drive by recommending more frequent boosting (at least every six months) and more frequent updates to the vaccines, adjusted for the latest variants.

https://substack.com/redirect/a07dd012-5d77-4bc1-8cb2-d0bae9ca9b5e?j=eyJ1IjoiMXY1M2YxIn0.omymAp_MbUT1rPzTykD3sxJtzfLpT4F6DCIZye8EIuY

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #GetVaccinated #PublicHealth

MaksiSanctum, 3 months ago to random

From @fitterhappierAJ
Reactivated TB is a Bellweather for Covid's Immune Harm

People have fervently denied Covid harms immunity beyond the extent of what a common cold may do. They conveniently ignore mountains of evidence of viral reactivation in the acute phase, greater risk of Herpes reactivation, and some, scoff at the heightened risk of reactivated TB.

https://substack.com/inbox/post/141755831

#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #GetVaccinated #PublicHealth
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MaksiSanctum, 3 months ago to random

WTF?
CDC plans to drop five-day covid isolation guidelines

The plan to further loosen isolation guidance when the science around infectiousness has not changed is likely to prompt strong negative reaction from vulnerable groups, including people older than 65, those with weak immune systems and long covid patients

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/02/13/covid-isolation-guidelines-cdc-change/

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #GetVaccinated #WearAMask #PublicHealth

GottaLaff, 3 months ago to animals

Guess what #Hammy and I did today? #DogsOfMastodon #VOTE

GottaLaff, 3 months ago to earthquake

Pro tip:

Don’t be in the middle of trying on clothes in a dressing room during a 4.7 #earthquake 😵‍💫

MaksiSanctum, 3 months ago to random

Within the past week, I've had two friends' mothers die unexpectedly. Within the past month, I've also lost a family member unexpectedly. None of them were sick.
Open the Boston Globe today, and they're wondering why a young runner dropped dead after a marathon last year. I keep hearing of "unexpected deaths" in so many news cycles.
I wonder what recent virus may have contributed to this...🤔

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #GetVaccinated #PublicHealth

MaksiSanctum, 3 months ago to random

Just found this on my email feed (I won't go on the X site for any reason):

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth

MaksiSanctum, 3 months ago to random

I've been contemplating how to post this. I've been studying #Covid19 since the original outbreak as I was getting my degree in Public Health at the time. Knowing the damage it can cause, I have gone to great lengths to protect myself, family , and patients.
But like I've always taught, the weakest link is not usually in ourselves, it's in others. A family member unintentionally brought the virus home.
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MaksiSanctum, 4 months ago to random

COVID-19 AV drugs promise speedier recoveries. But they’re not available in the U.S.

Antivirals used in Japan & China work well for people of all risk levels, shortening the length & severity of COVID-19 cases even among healthier patients. That’s good both for patients & public health, since people who are infectious for shorter amounts of time are likely to sicken fewer people. But at least in the U.S., we may not get access to these drugs any time soon

https://time.com/6588624/covid-19-antiviral-treatments-us/

#Covid19

MaksiSanctum, 4 months ago to random

Mass General is one of the best care facilities in the world, seeing it's ER constantly full is not good:

Mass. General declares ‘capacity disaster’

its Emergency Department (ED) is reaching critical capacity levels, with sick patients waiting several hours for an inpatient bed...

The crisis comes as illnesses like COVID-19, flu, RSV, and other winter viruses surge.

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/01/21/mass-general-declares-capacity-disaster/

#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #WearAMask #GetVaccinated

MaksiSanctum, 4 months ago to random

Another bonus for getting infected with Covid-19, hair loss:

Study Estimates Post-COVID Risk for Alopecia Areata

Infection with COVID-19 conferred a nearly twofold risk of developing alopecia areata (AA), results from a large analysis of Korean patients demonstrated.

http://tinyurl.com/COVID19HAIRLOSS

#Covid19 #CovidHairLoss #CovidIsNotOver #Wearamask #PublicHealth #Getvaccinated

MaksiSanctum, 4 months ago to random

I have yet to see a study that shows no harmful effects from COVID-19...

Research reveals COVID-19's lasting impact on brain function and structure

Cognitive defects were observed to be global and included both subjective and objective cognitive reductions....revealed that corticosteroid administration during the acute phase of the SARS‑CoV‑2 infection provided a protective effect against cognitive losses.

http://tinyurl.com/covidbrainimpact

#Covid19 #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver #LongCovid

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 4 months ago to Oakland

🇺🇸 US: Oakland schools allow COVID-positive students to attend class.

"COVID-positive students no longer have to stay home, as long as they do not have any symptoms, according to district officials. Asymptomatic, COVID-positive students should wear a mask at school while indoors" 🤦‍♂️

#COVID19US #Oakland #California #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19

Source: https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/oakland-schools-allow-covid-positive-students-to-attend-class/

MaksiSanctum, 4 months ago to random

#'s that are known to be underreported:
Long COVID Has Caused Thousands of US Deaths: New CDC Data

Much of the attention on long COVID has centered on the ... debilitating symptoms that strike people with the condition, with no formal diagnostic tests or standard treatments available, and the effect it has on quality of life. ...new figures from the CDC show that long COVID can also be deadly.

http://tinyurl.com/longcoviddeaths

#LongCovid #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #PublicHealth #Getvaccinated

GottaLaff, 4 months ago to random

It's only 10:40 am here and I already need a break from Weekend Mastodon, which, not unlike Weekend Twitter, is brimming with unnecessarily negative and/or provocative replies, or replies that take a benign topic and twist it into some controversy.

Not here for that today.

I'll post news if it breaks.