Pandemic Roundup: March 21, 2024 - by @violetblue https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-100819438
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Pandemic Roundup: August 8, 2024 by @violetblue
"WHO: #COVID19 circulation is 2-20x higher than what’s being reported, rising in 84 countries; Over 40 Australian Olympians got covid at the games; New York’s Nassau county bans masks; Jon Stewart out with covid; Data: US youth suicides decreased during high mitigation periods and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong"
Pandemic Roundup: August 15, 2024 by @violetblue
"#LongCOVID worldwide estimate 407 million; US: 1.3 million daily infections, 1 in 36 actively infectious; Study: N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID; Study: Paxlovid beyond 8 days stopped rebound; Russia: 28% rise in one week; UK, Wales: 61% of hospital cases infected in hospital and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong"
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Pandemic Roundup: August 15, 2024 by @violetblue
"#LongCOVID worldwide estimate 407 million; US: 1.3 million daily infections, 1 in 36 actively infectious; Study: N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID; Study: Paxlovid beyond 8 days stopped rebound; Russia: 28% rise in one week; UK, Wales: 61% of hospital cases infected in hospital and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong"
Pandemic Roundup: August 22, 2024 by @violetblue
"Almost 10% of US lung transplants go to COVID-19 patients; Retraction: Original #LongCOVID kids study massively underestimated incidence;; Previously undiscovered long covid symptoms: internal tremors and vibrations; 10 campuses: University of California bans face masks and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong"
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Pandemic Roundup: August 22, 2024 by @violetblue
"Almost 10% of US lung transplants go to COVID-19 patients; Retraction: Original #LongCOVID kids study massively underestimated incidence;; Previously undiscovered long covid symptoms: internal tremors and vibrations; 10 campuses: University of California bans face masks and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong"
Pandemic Roundup: August 29, 2024 by @violetblue
"Zuckerberg laments removing anti-vax, covid conspiracy Facebook content; Stanford University to host Great Barrington Declaration conference; #LongCOVID a "public health crisis for kids”; Long covid ended careers for 1M Americans (so far); Blood clotting “a primary effect” of #COVID19 infection and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong"
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Pandemic Roundup: August 29, 2024 by @violetblue
"Zuckerberg laments removing anti-vax, covid conspiracy Facebook content; Stanford University to host Great Barrington Declaration conference; #LongCOVID a "public health crisis for kids”; Long covid ended careers for 1M Americans (so far); Blood clotting “a primary effect” of #COVID19 infection and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong"
Pandemic Roundup: September 5, 2024 by @violetblue
"New Mayo Clinic study suggests vaccination does little to prevent #LongCOVID; A deep dive on #Novavax; A US mask ban analysis; Exciting prevention data on nasal vaccines in animal trials; New pan-coronavirus vaccine antibody discovered; Alzheimer's-like” brain changes in Long Covid patients and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: September 5, 2024 by @violetblue
"New Mayo Clinic study suggests vaccination does little to prevent #LongCOVID; A deep dive on #Novavax; A US mask ban analysis; Exciting prevention data on nasal vaccines in animal trials; New pan-coronavirus vaccine antibody discovered; Alzheimer's-like” brain changes in Long Covid patients and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: September 12, 2024 by @violetblue
"Study: “SARS-CoV-2 evolves more rapidly in the brain than in the lungs”; “Severe illness odds higher in #COVID19 vs other illnesses”; An oral history of mask blocs; #LongCOVID rate among disabled people double that of able-bodied; Study: Covid conspiracy beliefs in Japan and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: September 12, 2024 by @violetblue
"Study: “SARS-CoV-2 evolves more rapidly in the brain than in the lungs”; “Severe illness odds higher in #COVID19 vs other illnesses”; An oral history of mask blocs; #LongCOVID rate among disabled people double that of able-bodied; Study: Covid conspiracy beliefs in Japan and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: September 19, 2024 by @violetblue
"New XEC variant to dominate EU, UK ‘more contagious than Omicron’; Fact-checking current lockdown disinformation headlines; Study: “COVID-19 infection can cause, worsen diabetes”; Study: Alzheimer’s risk increases by 50-80% in older adults; Metformin trial showed a 40% reduction for developing #LongCOVID & much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: September 19, 2024 by @violetblue
"New XEC variant to dominate EU, UK ‘more contagious than Omicron’; Fact-checking current lockdown disinformation headlines; Study: “COVID-19 infection can cause, worsen diabetes”; Study: Alzheimer’s risk increases by 50-80% in older adults; Metformin trial showed a 40% reduction for developing #LongCOVID & much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: September 26, 2024 by @violetblue
"Important info about the new boosters and current variants; US: 6th week of over 1000 (reported) Covid deaths; Study: 1 year after Covid hospitalization: “cognitive deficits equivalent to 20 years of ageing”; Legal victory in Germany for Covid infection in healthcare; #COVID19 can trigger dormant viruses and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: September 26, 2024 by @violetblue
"Important info about the new boosters and current variants; US: 6th week of over 1000 (reported) Covid deaths; Study: 1 year after Covid hospitalization: “cognitive deficits equivalent to 20 years of ageing”; Legal victory in Germany for Covid infection in healthcare; #COVID19 can trigger dormant viruses and much more.
Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: October 3, 2024 | @violetblue
"- #Covid19 “evolving resistance to antiviral treatment”
- UK cases rise 4th week amid XEC variant wave
- Study: Covid strain originated from in-hospital transmission between patients
- #LongCOVID rates in kids revised upward
- NY mask ban lawsuit tossed out
- Rest In Power, #Tinu
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: October 3, 2024 | @violetblue
"- #Covid19 “evolving resistance to antiviral treatment”
- UK cases rise 4th week amid XEC variant wave
- Study: Covid strain originated from in-hospital transmission between patients
- #LongCOVID rates in kids revised upward
- NY mask ban lawsuit tossed out
- Rest In Power, #Tinu
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: October 10, 2024 by @violetblue
"- #Covid19 increases risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths for three years
- Japan’s self-amplifying mRNA booster Kostaive holds up at 12 months
- Novavax gets EU authorization
- MRI scans show damage #LongCOVID does to brain’s “control center”
- Project 2025’s horrific Covid plans
- Covid wave develops in Germany, Italy
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: October 10, 2024 by @violetblue
"- #Covid19 increases risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths for three years
- Japan’s self-amplifying mRNA booster Kostaive holds up at 12 months
- Novavax gets EU authorization
- MRI scans show damage #LongCOVID does to brain’s “control center”
- Project 2025’s horrific Covid plans
- Covid wave develops in Germany, Italy
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: October 17, 2024 by @violetblue
- UK: XEC surges #COVID19 hospitalisations at “alarming” rate
- Medsafe New Zealand rejected Pfizer’s application for updated Covid JN.1 vaccine
- #LongCOVID “a significant health crisis in China”
- US: nasal vaccines “as early as 2027” [define: early]
- A look at Mount Sinai’s incredible new Long Covid center
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: October 17, 2024 by @violetblue
- UK: XEC surges #COVID19 hospitalisations at “alarming” rate
- Medsafe New Zealand rejected Pfizer’s application for updated Covid JN.1 vaccine
- #LongCOVID “a significant health crisis in China”
- US: nasal vaccines “as early as 2027” [define: early]
- A look at Mount Sinai’s incredible new Long Covid center
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: October 24, 2024by @violetblue
" - Global annual economic impact of #LongCOVID has hit $1 trillion
- UK hammered by XEC wave 7th week; deaths and hospitalizations prompt NHS warnings
- Scientific American raises the alarm about Long Covid in kids
- Lifehacker reviews 4 at-home PCR tests
- Study found ppl infected with #COVID19 had more other infections
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: October 24, 2024by @violetblue
" - Global annual economic impact of #LongCOVID has hit $1 trillion
- UK hammered by XEC wave 7th week; deaths and hospitalizations prompt NHS warnings
- Scientific American raises the alarm about Long Covid in kids
- Lifehacker reviews 4 at-home PCR tests
- Study found ppl infected with #COVID19 had more other infections
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: October 31, 2024 by @violetblue
"- Factcheck: “Herd immunity” not possible with #COVID19
- XEC NHS advises 10-day isolation
- XEC made evolutionary jump similar to original strain
- US: 1.2 million “natural causes” deaths 2020-22 “may have been due to Covid”
- Canada: Risk of #LongCOVID reaches 37% after 3 infections
- Germany quits wastewater monitoring
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: October 31, 2024 by @violetblue
"- Factcheck: “Herd immunity” not possible with #COVID19
- XEC NHS advises 10-day isolation
- XEC made evolutionary jump similar to original strain
- US: 1.2 million “natural causes” deaths 2020-22 “may have been due to Covid”
- Canada: Risk of #LongCOVID reaches 37% after 3 infections
- Germany quits wastewater monitoring
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: November 7, 2024
- Recent #COVID19 vaccination tied to lower risk of long COVID
- Evidence piling up: Long-Term Risk of Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Disorders After COVID-19
- What It’s Like to Have #LongCOVID As a Kid
- We need Psychologists… but please don’t psychologise Long CovidAnd much more.
"Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
This week with a wonderful introduction.
Thanks @violetblue!!!1! -
Pandemic Roundup: November 7, 2024
- Recent #COVID19 vaccination tied to lower risk of long COVID
- Evidence piling up: Long-Term Risk of Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Disorders After COVID-19
- What It’s Like to Have #LongCOVID As a Kid
- We need Psychologists… but please don’t psychologise Long CovidAnd much more.
"Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
This week with a wonderful introduction.
Thanks @violetblue!!!1!Pandemic Roundup: November 14, 2024 by @violetblue
"- US faces a "quindemic" (#COVID19, RSV, influenza, Whooping Cough, pneumonia)
- Post infection type 1 #diabetes in kids/teens up 28%
- Pandemic Pals Hangout starts on Saturday
- Paper: babies under 6 have highest Covid hospitalizations "across all ages"
- Biden's Covid response and the 2024 election results
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: November 14, 2024 by @violetblue
"- US faces a "quindemic" (#COVID19, RSV, influenza, Whooping Cough, pneumonia)
- Post infection type 1 #diabetes in kids/teens up 28%
- Pandemic Pals Hangout starts on Saturday
- Paper: babies under 6 have highest Covid hospitalizations "across all ages"
- Biden's Covid response and the 2024 election results
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: November 21, 2024 by @violetblue
"- Updated global #COVID19 deaths estimate from Economist: as high as 36.29M
- US CDC votes to keep infecting everyone with Covid in hospitals
- Fight for the Future launches Stop #MaskBans campaign/resources
- Good news from Dianna Cowern (Physics Girl)
- CDC changes its Covid dashboard to look lower (again)
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: November 21, 2024 by @violetblue
"- Updated global #COVID19 deaths estimate from Economist: as high as 36.29M
- US CDC votes to keep infecting everyone with Covid in hospitals
- Fight for the Future launches Stop #MaskBans campaign/resources
- Good news from Dianna Cowern (Physics Girl)
- CDC changes its Covid dashboard to look lower (again)
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: November 28, 2024 by @violetblue
"- New review of potential #LongCOVID treatments (Naltrexone, Modafinil, Metformin, Antihistamines, more)
- New XEC variant is better at ignoring immunity from previous infections
- Long Covid brain fog linked to lung function
- Fight for the Future releases interactive #MaskBan action map
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: November 28, 2024 by @violetblue
"- New review of potential #LongCOVID treatments (Naltrexone, Modafinil, Metformin, Antihistamines, more)
- New XEC variant is better at ignoring immunity from previous infections
- Long Covid brain fog linked to lung function
- Fight for the Future releases interactive #MaskBan action map
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: December 5, 2024 by @violetblue
LThe Covid Safety Handbook new home: https://linktr.ee/covidbook
"- Actor Matt McGorry on having Long Covid
- World leading Moderna mRNA vaccine facility opens in Australia
- Exciting new podcast: Public Health Is Dead
- First wave of #LongCOVID kids almost 1/3 not recovered in 2 years
- #COVID19 may raise risk of developing MS
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."”
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Pandemic Roundup: December 5, 2024 by @violetblue
LThe Covid Safety Handbook new home: https://linktr.ee/covidbook
"- Actor Matt McGorry on having Long Covid
- World leading Moderna mRNA vaccine facility opens in Australia
- Exciting new podcast: Public Health Is Dead
- First wave of #LongCOVID kids almost 1/3 not recovered in 2 years
- #COVID19 may raise risk of developing MS
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."”
Pandemic Roundup: December 12, 2024 by @violetblue
"- Vietnam’s bizarre Covid theme park
- US surge gains momentum
- Italy, Australia, Brasil, UK rising
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams leverages CEO shooting for mask ban
- Mask Squad decals pass 3M Aura safety tests
- Study of 13 countries: early measures saved most lives
- Study: vaccines “strongly” protect kids against Long Covid
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: December 12, 2024 by @violetblue
"- Vietnam’s bizarre Covid theme park
- US surge gains momentum
- Italy, Australia, Brasil, UK rising
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams leverages CEO shooting for mask ban
- Mask Squad decals pass 3M Aura safety tests
- Study of 13 countries: early measures saved most lives
- Study: vaccines “strongly” protect kids against Long Covid
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: December 19, 2024 by @violetblue
"- Australia: “Christmas Covid explosion”
- US super surge similar to Omicron
- Hydroxychloroquine paper finally retracted; at least 17K dead
- Doctor’s Guide alert issued for Covid cancer complications
- 300 UK healthcare workers with #LongCOVID sue NHS
- #Covid19 linked to more heart complications than flu, RSV
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: December 19, 2024 by @violetblue
"- Australia: “Christmas Covid explosion”
- US super surge similar to Omicron
- Hydroxychloroquine paper finally retracted; at least 17K dead
- Doctor’s Guide alert issued for Covid cancer complications
- 300 UK healthcare workers with #LongCOVID sue NHS
- #Covid19 linked to more heart complications than flu, RSV
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: December 26, 2024 by @violetblue
"- UK: “A&E departments ‘absolutely full to bursting’”
- Big surge hitting South Africa
- #LongCOVID study shows high rates of cognitive change (95%)
- CDC study: “long COVID-19 in the US population in 2021 was 29.9%”
- New Long Covid resources: Long COVID Essentials, Vered Counseling
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
