Some highlights from @ducky 's weekly roundup https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/02/28/2026-02-28-general/
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Some highlights from @ducky 's weekly roundup https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/02/28/2026-02-28-general/
Natal health:
babies who had been exposed to COVID-19 in the womb had double the risk of birth defects compared to babies with no COVID-19 exposure, and triple the risk of cardiovascular system malformations
Sleep disturbances:
COVID-19 infections increase the risk of new-onset obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnoses. Compared to COVID-negative controls, [...] non-hospitalized patients had a 33% higher risk.
Kidney disease: influenza didn't detectably increase kidney disease, but
people who got COVID-19 infections had:
- +174% higher risk of acute kidney injury (AKI);
- +39% higher risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD);
- +222% higher risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD);
- +28% higher risk of glomerular diseases.
More evidence that fewer infections is better:
among people over 55, those who had a COVID-19 reinfection were three times as likely to get a new diagnosis of osteoporosis as those with one infection
Treatment of acute cases:
[people] who got Paxlovid after a COVID-19 infection had 5% fewer sick days, 17% fewer short-term disability days, and 27% fewer long-term disability days than people who did not get Paxlovid
#COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOver #publicHealth #pandemic
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RE: https://mstdn.ca/@ducky/116150322702024399
Some highlights from @ducky 's weekly roundup https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/02/28/2026-02-28-general/
Natal health:
babies who had been exposed to COVID-19 in the womb had double the risk of birth defects compared to babies with no COVID-19 exposure, and triple the risk of cardiovascular system malformations
Sleep disturbances:
COVID-19 infections increase the risk of new-onset obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnoses. Compared to COVID-negative controls, [...] non-hospitalized patients had a 33% higher risk.
Kidney disease: influenza didn't detectably increase kidney disease, but
people who got COVID-19 infections had:
- +174% higher risk of acute kidney injury (AKI);
- +39% higher risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD);
- +222% higher risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD);
- +28% higher risk of glomerular diseases.
More evidence that fewer infections is better:
among people over 55, those who had a COVID-19 reinfection were three times as likely to get a new diagnosis of osteoporosis as those with one infection
Treatment of acute cases:
[people] who got Paxlovid after a COVID-19 infection had 5% fewer sick days, 17% fewer short-term disability days, and 27% fewer long-term disability days than people who did not get Paxlovid
#COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOver #publicHealth #pandemic
“[people] who got Paxlovid after a COVID-19 infection had 5% fewer sick days, 17% fewer short-term disability days, and 27% fewer long-term disability days than people who did not get Paxlovid”
… but of course most people don’t get access to the test that would give them access to Paxlovid in a timely way, so this is a benefit reserved for the wealthy and privileged.
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“[people] who got Paxlovid after a COVID-19 infection had 5% fewer sick days, 17% fewer short-term disability days, and 27% fewer long-term disability days than people who did not get Paxlovid”
… but of course most people don’t get access to the test that would give them access to Paxlovid in a timely way, so this is a benefit reserved for the wealthy and privileged.
@DavidM_yeg @ducky yes, in Canada it is virtually impossible to access Paxlovid, and probably literally impossible to access it on day 1 of symptoms even for the most vulnerable.
It is a reminder that even the best treatments (Paxlovid, Metformin) are not potent enough to shrug off an infection.
We must breathe clean air to be safe.
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@DavidM_yeg @ducky yes, in Canada it is virtually impossible to access Paxlovid, and probably literally impossible to access it on day 1 of symptoms even for the most vulnerable.
It is a reminder that even the best treatments (Paxlovid, Metformin) are not potent enough to shrug off an infection.
We must breathe clean air to be safe.
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@DavidM_yeg @ducky yes, in Canada it is virtually impossible to access Paxlovid, and probably literally impossible to access it on day 1 of symptoms even for the most vulnerable.
It is a reminder that even the best treatments (Paxlovid, Metformin) are not potent enough to shrug off an infection.
We must breathe clean air to be safe.
@datum Hmm. I actually know several people personally in Vancouver who got Paxlovid promptly.
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@datum Hmm. I actually know several people personally in Vancouver who got Paxlovid promptly.
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