Pandemic Roundup: March 21, 2024 - by @violetblue https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-100819438
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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."
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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."
Pandemic Roundup: January 2, 2025 by @violetblue
"- AU surge hammers hospitals
- US: 6.7 million new infections/week and rising
- A chilling look at Covid in red state America
- #COVID19 pregnancies boosting autism risk
- The #LongCOVID ‘treatments’ to avoid
- ‘Zine Masking Through Blackness now in print and digital
- Taiwan got 200K doses of Novavax
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: January 2, 2025 by @violetblue
"- AU surge hammers hospitals
- US: 6.7 million new infections/week and rising
- A chilling look at Covid in red state America
- #COVID19 pregnancies boosting autism risk
- The #LongCOVID ‘treatments’ to avoid
- ‘Zine Masking Through Blackness now in print and digital
- Taiwan got 200K doses of Novavax
and much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Pandemic Roundup: January 9, 2025 by @violetblue
"- Lancet: "Significant risk" of Long #COVID19 from reinfection or lack of vaccination
- Disabled US population rose 35% in 4 years
- Data show 7% rate of #LongCOVID in college students
- Covid does not spare the liver
- LC: top athletes “turn blue,” losing lung capacity
- The Sick Times featured The Covid Safety Handbook!
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Pandemic Roundup: January 9, 2025 by @violetblue
"- Lancet: "Significant risk" of Long #COVID19 from reinfection or lack of vaccination
- Disabled US population rose 35% in 4 years
- Data show 7% rate of #LongCOVID in college students
- Covid does not spare the liver
- LC: top athletes “turn blue,” losing lung capacity
- The Sick Times featured The Covid Safety Handbook!
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
#ThreatModel: January 16, 2025 by @violetblue (formerly known as #PandemicRoundup)
"· Surges in US, Canada, Bolivia, Peru
· #MaskBloc LA: 43,000 masks
· Study: Multiple #COVID19 infections associated with #LongCOVID
· COVID-19 triggers ME/CFS [duh!]
· Study: Covid survivors twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s
· Oncologists warn mild Covid can cause Leukemia patients in remission to relapse
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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#ThreatModel: January 16, 2025 by @violetblue (formerly known as #PandemicRoundup)
"· Surges in US, Canada, Bolivia, Peru
· #MaskBloc LA: 43,000 masks
· Study: Multiple #COVID19 infections associated with #LongCOVID
· COVID-19 triggers ME/CFS [duh!]
· Study: Covid survivors twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s
· Oncologists warn mild Covid can cause Leukemia patients in remission to relapse
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
#COVID19: January 23, 2025 by @violetblue
"US mainstream media narratives are in the process of shifting violently to favor the new administration in all aspects; Covid is no exception, though that gaslighting, erasure, anti-prevention messaging, and (widely-disproven) “herd immunity” disinformation campaign got a good head start with the Biden administration. US wastewater Covid data modelers are in “wait and see mode."
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#COVID19: January 23, 2025 by @violetblue
"US mainstream media narratives are in the process of shifting violently to favor the new administration in all aspects; Covid is no exception, though that gaslighting, erasure, anti-prevention messaging, and (widely-disproven) “herd immunity” disinformation campaign got a good head start with the Biden administration. US wastewater Covid data modelers are in “wait and see mode."
#COVID19 : January 30, 2025 by @violetblue
"- #LongCOVID US cost, current cases: up to $6.5B
- Long Covid being considered a “new autoimmune syndrome”
- US: 3.1M infections/week
- Study: COVID-19 remains major health threat in U.S.
- NIH: 4.5% meet the definition of ME/CFS after being infected with Covid
- Stop RFK From Destroying Healthcare [Fight For The Future]
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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#COVID19 : January 30, 2025 by @violetblue
"- #LongCOVID US cost, current cases: up to $6.5B
- Long Covid being considered a “new autoimmune syndrome”
- US: 3.1M infections/week
- Study: COVID-19 remains major health threat in U.S.
- NIH: 4.5% meet the definition of ME/CFS after being infected with Covid
- Stop RFK From Destroying Healthcare [Fight For The Future]
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
#COVID19: February 6, 2025 by @violetblue
"- At least 1 million US children had #LongCOVID in 2023
- Grieving friendships during the ongoing Covid pandemic
- Nearly 30% of cats, dogs owned by those infected had antibodies
- Good news about vaccines (R&D outside the US)
- Covid and the thyroid
- Covid shown to accelerate artery hardening
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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#COVID19: February 6, 2025 by @violetblue
"- At least 1 million US children had #LongCOVID in 2023
- Grieving friendships during the ongoing Covid pandemic
- Nearly 30% of cats, dogs owned by those infected had antibodies
- Good news about vaccines (R&D outside the US)
- Covid and the thyroid
- Covid shown to accelerate artery hardening
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Covid: February 13, 2025 by @violetblue
- US government #LongCOVID disability resources taken offline
- Kids more likely to have #COVID19 GI symptoms for up to 2 years
- New estimates: Long Covid in kids 4%, adults as high as 10-26%
- Mask-wearing social tools in English, German, French, and Spanish
- Canada: 1 in 42 currently infected; US: 1 in 28
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Covid: February 13, 2025 by @violetblue
- US government #LongCOVID disability resources taken offline
- Kids more likely to have #COVID19 GI symptoms for up to 2 years
- New estimates: Long Covid in kids 4%, adults as high as 10-26%
- Mask-wearing social tools in English, German, French, and Spanish
- Canada: 1 in 42 currently infected; US: 1 in 28
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
#COVID19: February 20, 2025 by @violetblue
- New WHN guide for people wondering if they have #LongCOVID
- Paris librarians on strike demanding clean indoor air
- UK: Performers with Long Covid protested the BAFTAs
- Many US SCAN Covid wastewater sites haven’t updated this week - More data showing Long Covid’s harm to eyes
- New air detection method shows high accuracy
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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#COVID19: February 20, 2025 by @violetblue
- New WHN guide for people wondering if they have #LongCOVID
- Paris librarians on strike demanding clean indoor air
- UK: Performers with Long Covid protested the BAFTAs
- Many US SCAN Covid wastewater sites haven’t updated this week - More data showing Long Covid’s harm to eyes
- New air detection method shows high accuracy
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
#COVID19: February 27, 2025 by @violetblue
- Imaging shows significant lung injury in kids with #LongCOVID
- US levels expected to peak around May 16; UK still rising
- Aotearoa New Zealand: Covid inquiry resignation chaos
- SNL 50 Covid cases
- Google’s Eric Schmidt launched a Long Covid nonprofit org
- Contribute to an international calendar for Long Covid Awareness 2025
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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#COVID19: February 27, 2025 by @violetblue
- Imaging shows significant lung injury in kids with #LongCOVID
- US levels expected to peak around May 16; UK still rising
- Aotearoa New Zealand: Covid inquiry resignation chaos
- SNL 50 Covid cases
- Google’s Eric Schmidt launched a Long Covid nonprofit org
- Contribute to an international calendar for Long Covid Awareness 2025
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Covid: March 6, 2025 by @violetblue
- Iowa bill to ban #mRNA vaccines
- Bloomberg: “persistent cognitive issues caused by #COVID19"
- Covid vaccine updates (global)
- Study on asymptomatic transmission: Up to 25% -- 1 in 4 people
- After “mild” Covid infection, persistent symptoms 2x more likely than after flu
- How to support #LongCOVID Awareness Day 2025
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Covid: March 6, 2025 by @violetblue
- Iowa bill to ban #mRNA vaccines
- Bloomberg: “persistent cognitive issues caused by #COVID19"
- Covid vaccine updates (global)
- Study on asymptomatic transmission: Up to 25% -- 1 in 4 people
- After “mild” Covid infection, persistent symptoms 2x more likely than after flu
- How to support #LongCOVID Awareness Day 2025
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Covid: March 13, 2025 by @violetblue
- Concern: variant BA.3 is back
- #COVID19 increases in US, high in Canada, UK 5th week rising
- Study links #LongCOVID to “threefold increase in cognitive difficulties”
- The trend of sicker kids and Covid immune system damage
- How the far-right’s fake Covid narrative became mainstream
- Large analysis: vaccination reduces transmission
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Covid: March 13, 2025 by @violetblue
- Concern: variant BA.3 is back
- #COVID19 increases in US, high in Canada, UK 5th week rising
- Study links #LongCOVID to “threefold increase in cognitive difficulties”
- The trend of sicker kids and Covid immune system damage
- How the far-right’s fake Covid narrative became mainstream
- Large analysis: vaccination reduces transmission
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Covid: March 20, 2025 by @violetblue
· Ensitrelvir prevents #COVID19 after exposure
· British parents quitting jobs to care for #LongCOVID children
· Beyond Long Covid: reinfections causing “silent” long term organ damage
·The Persistent Dozen: 12 papers on viral persistence
· New newsletter for children with Long Covid
· Photos from International #LongCOVIDAwarenessDay
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Covid: March 20, 2025 by @violetblue
· Ensitrelvir prevents #COVID19 after exposure
· British parents quitting jobs to care for #LongCOVID children
· Beyond Long Covid: reinfections causing “silent” long term organ damage
·The Persistent Dozen: 12 papers on viral persistence
· New newsletter for children with Long Covid
· Photos from International #LongCOVIDAwarenessDay
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
It's good, i guess, that there are more & more studies that confirm what my intuition has always told me to be the case.
"[David Putrino] says even mild or asymptomatic COVID infections can lead to a wide range of silent long term heath impacts — compromising our immune, vascular, circulatory, renal, metabolic, gastrointestinal systems & even cognitive function"
Which is why i do everything i can to avoid getting re-infected.
Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long term organ damage
It’s now been five years since the COVID pandemic stopped the world in its tracks. The virus is still with us, and continues to make people sick. As many as 1 in 5 Canadians have experienced symptoms of long COVID, but scientists are finding that beyond that, each infection can also lead to long term silent cellular and organ damage. David Putrino, who’s been studying COVID’s long term effects at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, says even mild or asymptomatic COVID infections can lead to a wide range of silent long term heath impacts — compromising our immune, vascular, circulatory, renal, metabolic, gastrointestinal systems and even cognitive function.
CBC (www.cbc.ca)
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It's good, i guess, that there are more & more studies that confirm what my intuition has always told me to be the case.
"[David Putrino] says even mild or asymptomatic COVID infections can lead to a wide range of silent long term heath impacts — compromising our immune, vascular, circulatory, renal, metabolic, gastrointestinal systems & even cognitive function"
Which is why i do everything i can to avoid getting re-infected.
Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long term organ damage
It’s now been five years since the COVID pandemic stopped the world in its tracks. The virus is still with us, and continues to make people sick. As many as 1 in 5 Canadians have experienced symptoms of long COVID, but scientists are finding that beyond that, each infection can also lead to long term silent cellular and organ damage. David Putrino, who’s been studying COVID’s long term effects at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, says even mild or asymptomatic COVID infections can lead to a wide range of silent long term heath impacts — compromising our immune, vascular, circulatory, renal, metabolic, gastrointestinal systems and even cognitive function.
CBC (www.cbc.ca)
Covid: March 27, 2025 by @violetblue
· US cuts all #COVID19 funding and research, closes HHS Office of #LongCOVID Research
· US in extended transmission plateau
· Vaccination cuts risk of Long Covid 27%
· UK cases increasing again
· A great pan-coronavirus vaccine development
· New Canadian guidelines for Long Covid!
· NY Governor Kathy Hochul fast-tracks mask ban
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Covid: March 27, 2025 by @violetblue
· US cuts all #COVID19 funding and research, closes HHS Office of #LongCOVID Research
· US in extended transmission plateau
· Vaccination cuts risk of Long Covid 27%
· UK cases increasing again
· A great pan-coronavirus vaccine development
· New Canadian guidelines for Long Covid!
· NY Governor Kathy Hochul fast-tracks mask ban
& much more.Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
#COVID19: April 3, 2025 by @violetblue
· New variant alert: LP.8.1 rises
· UK Covid hospitalizations jump 19% in one week
· FDA sidelines full approval of Novavax
· Lots of next-gen Covid vaccine progress/updates outside US
· Study: re-infection doubles risk of #LongCOVID in kids, young adults
· Covid lowers sperm count
· Covid infection weakens immune system at least a year
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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#COVID19: April 3, 2025 by @violetblue
· New variant alert: LP.8.1 rises
· UK Covid hospitalizations jump 19% in one week
· FDA sidelines full approval of Novavax
· Lots of next-gen Covid vaccine progress/updates outside US
· Study: re-infection doubles risk of #LongCOVID in kids, young adults
· Covid lowers sperm count
· Covid infection weakens immune system at least a year
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
#COVID19 April 10, 2025 by @violetblue
· Covid warning as UK NHS deals with surge
· 1 in 7 US adults have Long Covid, heaviest burden on the poor
· New-onset Hepatitis A cases in children linked to Covid
· New drug compound prevents #LongCOVID symptoms in mice
· Vaccine misinfo amplifies Covid impacts up to 14%
· Promising nasal vaccine trial begins in France
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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#COVID19 April 10, 2025 by @violetblue
· Covid warning as UK NHS deals with surge
· 1 in 7 US adults have Long Covid, heaviest burden on the poor
· New-onset Hepatitis A cases in children linked to Covid
· New drug compound prevents #LongCOVID symptoms in mice
· Vaccine misinfo amplifies Covid impacts up to 14%
· Promising nasal vaccine trial begins in France
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
Covid: April 17, 2025 by @violetblue
· Study links #COVID19 infection to car crashes
· Major link between Covid and Alzheimer’s reported in WSJ
· New variant dominating UK, US prompts tracker warning about infectivity and severity
· Novavax JN.1 effective against other variants; Nova has less side effects
· N95 respirator use significantly lowers hospital costs
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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Covid: April 17, 2025 by @violetblue
· Study links #COVID19 infection to car crashes
· Major link between Covid and Alzheimer’s reported in WSJ
· New variant dominating UK, US prompts tracker warning about infectivity and severity
· Novavax JN.1 effective against other variants; Nova has less side effects
· N95 respirator use significantly lowers hospital costs
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
#COVID19: April 24, 2025 by @violetblue
· Canada:“More than 50%” have #LongCOVID at 2 years
· Starbucks (Canada) bans masks for staff
· US Covid websites promote Covid conspiracy theories
· RFK Jr. to reverse CDC's Covid vaccine guidance for children
· Paxlovid shown to lower long-term mortality, stroke risk
· Erectile dysfunction, lower sperm counts after Covid infection
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
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#COVID19: April 24, 2025 by @violetblue
· Canada:“More than 50%” have #LongCOVID at 2 years
· Starbucks (Canada) bans masks for staff
· US Covid websites promote Covid conspiracy theories
· RFK Jr. to reverse CDC's Covid vaccine guidance for children
· Paxlovid shown to lower long-term mortality, stroke risk
· Erectile dysfunction, lower sperm counts after Covid infection
& much more."Stay apart, stand together, mask up, & stay strong."
"One widespread inaccurate belief I keep encountering is people who think you can’t get #LongCOVID if you’re vaccinated. I mean, they don’t think that after I answer their questions & point them to resources, but I feel like I’m back on the crisis hotline answering basic questions about reproductive health & referring strangers to basic healthcare resources. I would love to see a slick-PR public health campaign just getting some basic facts out there… Anyway."
I so hear you, @violetblue
