trendless

trendless, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

> long COVID isn't unique, other viruses cause post acute sequelae

Uh huh, and how many of them utilize a receptor that's ubiquitous, trigger overactivation of the immune system, are the fastest mutating, easiest transmitting virus ever, and [re]infect the vast majority of the population over and over and over every year, regardless the season?

I'll wait...

trendless, 8 months ago to random

Otherwise we can look forward to yet another exponential increase in cases in November/December, once all the newly-boosted folk have unmasked.

trendless, 10 months ago to random

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trendless, 7 months ago to random

The amount of sunk cost fallacy driving things right now is... :toodamnhigh:

trendless, 6 months ago to random

If I'd not seen the example set by proponents on :deadbirb: I would not have known that people actually wore elastomeric respirators in public to ward off SARS-CoV-2, nor had the courage to use them myself.

#MaskUp #BetterMasks #P100 #ElastoLeagueUnite

trendless, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

:coronavirus: :aura: :fediverse: :mastosupport: 🎤 📹

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Feel free to DM/PM if you have any questions! :toot:

trendless, 7 months ago to random

"The height of the pandemic"... you mean today?

#Evergreen

trendless, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to novid

SARS/COViD not mentioned, but truth seeping out, nonetheless.

> Researchers analyzed 1,048 CT scans from individuals aged 50 to 64, all of whom were participants in the Swedish cardiopulmonary bioimage study, or SCAPIS. Analysis of the scans also considered data such as diet and physical activity, as well as examination of immune cells in participants’ blood.

> The results showed that those with fatty degeneration of the thymus, as shown by the CT scan, also had lower T-cell regeneration, an indicator of immune system aging.

“This association with T-cell regeneration is interesting. It indicates that what we see in CT scans is not only an image, it actually also reflects the functionality of the thymus,” explained Lena Jonasson, another of the study’s authors.

> They also found that other factors, such as age, sex, and lifestyle, affected the appearance of the thymus.

> “We saw a huge variation in thymus appearance. Six out of ten participants had complete fatty degeneration of [the] thymus, which was much more common in men than in women, and in people with abdominal obesity. Lifestyle also mattered. Low intake of fibres in particular was associated with fatty degeneration of [the] thymus,” said Sandstedt.

https://www.iflscience.com/immune-system-aging-can-be-seen-with-a-simple-scan-71132

@novid #longCovid #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #N95 #P100 #LeonardiEffect

trendless, 6 months ago to random

> It is the position of the AASM that the United States should eliminate seasonal time changes in favor of permanent standard time, which aligns best with human circadian biology. According to the statement, evidence supports the distinct benefits of standard time for health and safety, while also underscoring the potential harms that result from seasonal time changes to and from daylight saving time.

> "By causing the human body clock to be misaligned with the natural environment, daylight saving time increases risks to our physical health, mental well-being, and public safety. Permanent standard time is the optimal choice for health and safety."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/10/231031161926.htm

trendless, 8 months ago to random

377 cases of E. coli; that's gotta be immunity debt, yeah?

trendless, 6 months ago to random

Surely, surely no one's lobbying behind closed doors against universal :aura: masking in public because of the impact it would have on 'security' cameras that are roughly everywhere now..

"AI Cameras Took Over One Small American Town. Now They're Everywhere" https://www.404media.co/fusus-ai-cameras-took-over-town-america/

Further reading: https://mastodon.social/@jasonkoebler/111341532622384165

trendless, 9 months ago to novid

Is anyone keeping a list of all the #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne etc substacks, mediums, and other blogs?

@novid

trendless, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

"well-fitting mask" :drake_dislike:

"tight-fitting mask" :drake_like:

"respirator" :chef_kiss: :geordi_like: :merylstreepyes: :thinkaboutit: :successkid: :take_my_money: :dance_cool_doge:

https://zeroes.ca/@govcanhealth@bird.makeup/111386615025037773

#WearARespirator #N95OrBust #P100FTW

trendless, 7 months ago to random

Hooray, we successfully flattened** the curve! #MissionAccomplished

(**the water's high as 🤬 and everyone's drowning, but..)

trendless, 8 months ago to novid

Taking personal responsibility for public health "makes as much sense as saying you can control traffic with your own individual driving."

ht 👉 https://bird.makeup/users/ragesheen/statuses/1701050647532175769

#CovidIsNotOver @novid

trendless, 8 months ago to random

Many moons ago; the long road to a more optimistic fall.

trendless, 8 months ago to random

I still haven't seen any discussion of the threat E. Coli poses in those with innate immune deficiency.

trendless, 8 months ago to random

From March 2022:

https://thebaffler.com/salvos/airborne-toxic-events-ehrenreich

> Aerosol transmission was never merely a medical question.

> Accepting it, as Dr. John Conly, an infectious disease specialist advising the WHO on its Covid guidelines, told Reuters that first summer, “would affect our entire way of life.”

> Government, Chapin allowed, should still provide clean water and regulate hygiene in dairies and slaughterhouses. The most important task of the public health profession, however, was controlling outbreaks of communicable disease through laboratory work and data collection. Otherwise, responsibility for disease prevention must be left to individuals. “It was a common saying of sanitarians of years ago that for every death from typhoid fever someone ought to be hung,” whether it be “the city councilman, the health officer, or the landlord,” Chapin wrote. “It is more in accord with present day knowledge and modern conditions to say that if a man has typhoid fever it is his own just punishment for sanitary sins.”

#COVIDisAirborne

trendless, 9 months ago to random

I'm laughing because of course this would happen and I'm crying because of course this would happen.

trendless, 8 months ago to novid

> The team found that SARS-CoV-2 accounted for approximately one in six cases of sepsis during the first two and a half years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

> "Most people, including medical professionals, equate sepsis with bacterial infections... This is reflected in treatment guidelines and quality measures that require immediate antibiotics for patients with suspected sepsis. However, viral infections, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, can trigger the same dysregulated immune response that leads to organ dysfunction as in bacterial sepsis."

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-sars-cov-associated-sepsis-common-deadly-previously.html

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2809966

@novid #CovidIsNotOver

trendless, 9 months ago to random

“According to the World Health Organization, globally, infectious disease is a leading cause of death among children. Furthermore, children are more likely than adults to contract infectious illnesses.”

Orly? Who knew!? 🤯😱

/s

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-08-children-sick-interaction-safe.html

#CovidExceptionalism #SarsCov2IsNotNovel

trendless, 7 months ago to random

> A new study, published in the journal Neuron, reveals the crucial role of vascular system cells—known as pericytes—in the formation of long-term memories of life events—memories that are lost in diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. The research, conducted by New York University neuroscientists, shows that pericytes, which wrap around the capillaries—the body's small blood vessels—work in concert with neurons to help ensure that long-term memories are formed.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-vascular-cells-crucial-long-term-memories.html

trendless, 9 months ago to random

2021: It's not 2020 anymore
2022: It's not 2020 anymore
2023: It's not 2020 anymore

... 👀

trendless, 7 months ago to novid

“Yongshi throws a wrench into the machine that allows SARS-CoV-2 to enter the host cell… This is important because drug makers and the public in general has to catch up whenever a new viral variant takes the stage. A peptide-based antiviral approach might allow us to stay ahead.”

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-41850-7

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-09-antiviral-peptide-sars-cov-infecting-host.html

@novid

trendless, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

I think we'd best have a conversation about mask efficacy in the context of time-to-infection, viral load and other highly-speculative estimations that have been proffered over the course of the pandemic thus far.

You cannot build a rock-solid scientific model on top of such things.

#CovidIsAirborne #MaskUp #WearARespirator #N95 #P100 #FitTest #Wuhan #Alpha #Delta #Omicron #ForeverOmicron