Cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis, are rapidly rising in UK, France, USA, Spain, and #Canada.
Mounting evidence shows that #Covid infections can create lasting differences in some people’s immune systems leaving them more susceptible to other diseases.
Whooping cough is one of the most infectious diseases in the world with a reproductive number of 12-17… similar to measles.
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"Frequencies of new onset symptoms (in #PostCovid)
Among participants with #LongCOVID, the most common symptoms were post-exertional malaise (87%), fatigue (85%), brain fog (64%), dizziness or lightheadedness (62%), GI (59%), & palpitations (57%)."
There's an important new review about the effectiveness of masks from @trishgreenhalgh & colleagues.
Digging into it & comparing it with the controversial Cochrane review clarified several issues for me, & left me optimistic about masks & scientific consensus.
If you've ever wondered how meta-analyses can have different conclusions on the same question, this post is for you, too!
The idea that there will be fewer protests if they banned masks is ridiculous. People are rightfully going to continue protesting genocide. The only thing banning masks will do is make society even less accessible and discriminate against anyone who wants to protect their health.
See the grey line? It flatlined when the government decided to throw all Covid data collection out the window, told that Covid was over, and when people started to stop masking.
See the red line? That's the excess mortality rate.
#Inflation soared under President #Biden in 2021 & 2022, as the #economy emerged from the #pandemic recession [that began under Trump]. Its causes were complex, including snarled #SupplyChains, stimulative policies by the #FederalReserve &, to a degree, federal fiscal policies incl’ing #Covid relief bills signed by #Trump &…Biden.
"Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell asked the doctor [Fauci] to describe the threats he and his family have faced—this being the shameful price of public service since Trump became president and empowered the worst among us to harass those trying to do good. As he spoke, Fauci choked up, struggling to hold back tears."
“'Everything from harassments from emails, texts, letters to myself, my wife, my three daughters,' he said. 'There have been credible death threats leading to the arrest of two individuals—and credible death threats means someone who clearly was on their way to kill me. And it’s required my having protective services essentially all the time.'”
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“People are developing new-onset disease as the result of an infection that they had 3 years ago,” says Ziyad Al-Aly, “It challenges the notion that these viruses are sort of self-contained or that after the acute phase, they become inconsequential.”
"And cumulatively, at three years, #longCOVID results in 91 disability-adjusted life years (DALY) per 1,000 people—DALYs being a measure of years lost to poor health or premature death. That is a higher incidence than either heart disease or cancer."
"Risks for post-acute sequelae declined over the years, but substantial residual risk remained in the third year, leading to 252.8 sequelae per 1,000 persons& 90.0 DALYs per 1,000 persons”
Association between acquiring SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy and post-acute sequelae of #SARSCoV2 infection: RECOVER electronic health record cohort analysis
"SARS-CoV-2 infection acquired during pregnancy was associated with lower risk of development of #PASC at 30–180 days after incident SARS-CoV-2 infection in this nationally representative sample”
Review article. "The sustained activation of the KP [kynurenine pathway], associated with cognitive impairments & chronic fatigue, underscores the potential of KP as a therapeutic target & as a possible biomarker for #longCOVID in future studies”
what the fuck do we do. theyve destroyed communication in gaza. they keep bombing. we don't even know how bad it is. if it was that bad when the world was watching. Jesus.
From People’s CDC: TAKE ACTION BY TUES JUNE 10 - Tell CMS: Hospitals Must Report COVID Infections and Protect Patients from Hospital Acquired COVID Infections!