Christophe Veltsos

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“I know Covid causes brain damage, organ damage and messes up your vasculature and immune system but if I wear one a bunch of people that obviously don’t give a shit about me might think I’m weird!”

🎯post by @kananaskinyeti.bsky.social on XTwitter:

"I know Covid causes brain damage, organ damage and messes up your vasculature and immune system but if I wear one a bunch of people that obviously don’t give a shit about me might think I’m weird!"

OP: x.com/kananaskinye...

Keys to the Kingdom. 2010 By Tracey Thompson Black & white collage. A figure holding a birdcage points up at large set of antique keys.

End #BlackHistoryMonth with a BANG💥
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Stay gold. xo
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Why your kids are sick all the time. Less than 9% have been vaccinated for 2025-2026.

Most schools are refusing HEPA purifiers bc parents & staff are getting involved. We had 122 BILLION for clean air that expired back in Sept. 2024.

Should we keep joking about the all sick kids or do something?

Abstract In a preliminary cohort of children recovering from asymptomatic or mild coronavirus disease 2019, subclinical cardiac contractility alterations were associated with reduced regulatory T cells, shorter telomeres and elevated inflammatory markers 3 months post-infection. These findings suggest that immune dysregulation may contribute to silent post-coronavirus disease 2019 cardiac dysfunction and warrant confirmation in larger cohorts with long-term follow-up.

We keep infecting and reinfecting ALL the children 😭

Impaired Treg Response and Subclinical Cardiac Dysfunction in Children Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection

journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltex...

A photo of a Keith Haring HIV/AIDS mural in Barcelona, Spain (Punk Toad / CC By 2.0). The text reads, “"The Sick Times. Long COVID research updates. SARS-CoV-2 reinfections significantly increase the risk of Long COVID in children. A large study found further evidence that people with HIV have a significantly increased risk of Long COVID. An in-depth whole genome sequencing study is seeking to raise £20 million.”

SARS-CoV-2 reinfections significantly increase the risk of Long COVID in children, a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) RECOVER study found. Published in The Lancet, the paper analyzed the electronic health records of over 400,000 children, comparing the records of children who had one versus two documented infections between January 2022 and October 2023. Children with two infections were about twice as likely to have Long COVID as those with one. “Our findings align with emerging evidence on immune waning post-infection,” the authors concluded, adding that this study shows the “importance of ongoing clinical vigilance, mechanistic research, and strategies to mitigate reinfection-related risk.”

A large cohort study found further evidence that people with HIV have a significantly increased risk of Long COVID following SARS-CoV-2 infection. The study was published in Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and included the electronic health records of 800,000 South Carolinians. Compared with people without HIV, those with the virus faced a 29% higher risk of Long COVID. The authors hypothesized that people with HIV may be at higher risk because of chronic immune activation, even if they were undergoing antiretroviral therapy.

An in-depth whole genome sequencing study called Sequence ME and Long COVID is seeking to raise £20 million ($23.6 million USD) in funding. Based in the U.K., the study will include 18,000 people with ME and Long COVID and “aims to unlock deeper genetic insights that could accelerate the development of diagnostics and future life-changing treatments.” Co-led by DecodeME’s Chris Ponting and building on that study’s prior work, this new phase will recruit participants with Long COVID and use preexisting samples from DecodeME participants. So far, the study has received funding from the Schmidt Initiative for Long COVID* and Complex Disorders Alliance.

🧸 SARS-CoV-2 reinfections significantly increase risk of Long COVID in children

🦠 Further evidence people with HIV have a significantly increased risk of Long COVID

🧬 In-depth whole genome sequencing study is seeking to raise £20 million

#LongCOVID research updates: bit.ly/3MNrJ8I

I know when I see a bot army attack an issue for yrs, I should def adopt the mindset of the bot bc that is in my very best interest.

Just like how bot farms have been attacking medical masking since 2020.

They wouldn’t force you to be dependent on AI while surveilling you.
No evidence of that.

I think Let'sAir could provide some really good feedback for Sean about this tool.

-Where the World Split- There are 2 realities now since Covid began, and they move toward each other like overlapping dimensions, close enough to feel yet never fully touching. I felt them the moment I walked back into work today for the first time since my heart procedure. Familiar faces turned toward me with routine warmth, unaware of the cracks that split the world in two. Mr. Marvin was there at the entrance with the retirees drinking coffee. He smiled and asked how I was feeling. His eyes were kind, but rimmed with a fatigue that did not exist a few years ago.

Another🎯🧵by @envidreams.bsky.social on XTwitter:

"–Where the World Split–

There are 2 realities now since Covid began, and they move toward each other like overlapping dimensions, close enough to feel yet never fully touching."

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I’ve said for years that repeated SARS-CoV-2 infections would have devastating cognitive consequences.

Teaching ~400 students annually, I’m watching executive function erode in real time.

We can debate tone.
We can’t debate trends.

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Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Anthropic's response to the Secretary of War and advice for customers

www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

My intent in sharing this here is to share what I believe is an interesting perspective on an issue that has global impact and that continues to have a strong negative impact on the world.

Ya, I saw that post of his afterwards. I'm not quite sure which of the two platforms is the bigger cesspool.

🚨🧵by James Throt on XTwitter:

"We are being gaslit into believing that the impulsivity, cruelty & polarisation we are seeing is purely cultural & political.

That explanation is psychologically comforting, but inaccurate..."

15-tweet 🧵
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Me too.

Thanks to @kamomatou for pointing out there’s a term to describe how majority opinion on a topic, like control of Covid circulation, may not match individual, private feeling and belief. In this way bad faith actors can claim ‘the people’ believe certain things, like that public health action is unpopular, when in fact they believe the exact opposite. But social conformity (the driver of all human behaviour - status) will lead to them *acting’ as if the bad faith actors are correct. They don’t want to rock the social boat.

🎯post by @ragesheen.bsky.social:

"... there’s a term to describe how majority opinion on a topic, like control of Covid circulation, may not match individual, private feeling and belief..."

OP: x.com/RageSheen/st...

More:
What Is Preference Falsification?
www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/the-...

Photo of the Grand River from the William St Bridge in Paris, ON. The train bridge and the dam cross the Grand in the photo. There is still snow and ice over much of the river.

Took a long walk across town in the sunshine to the pharmacy. While I walked, I listened to The ReSisters, @mjnabuurs.bsky.social and @coopspeak.bsky.social, on their podcast, No Ostriching Here. Felt like I went for a walk with friends! ❤️ Also @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social 😁

woman standing next to a keynote speaker announcement

Thank you to all of Oklahoma for hosting me as your keynote speaker for Oklahoma Research Day! I am grateful to Northeastern State University for your hospitality and inviting me to your campus to talk about our future in building an inclusive science community through communication. I will be back!

Personal observations w/ my own Aranet: planes on the ground have horrendous air quality (via CO2 ppm proxy measurements). Best to mask up.
Even once airborne, it takes ~20 mins after takeoff to get more reasonable CO2 rates (keep mask on, much like one keeps seatbelt on).

The cost of community is inconvenience.

This is an outstanding piece. It's a #GiftLink 🎁, so please share.

Congrats, Prof Alwan, to you and co-authors.

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"Only 5% of participants reported full recovery, and 45% reported a constant pattern of illness (as opposed to fluctuating or relapsing) compared to 17% at baseline..."

Another excellent OpEd about RFK Jr.’s dangerous efforts to undermine vaccines, by author and former CDC epidemiologist Dr. Charles LeBaron.

thehill.com/opinion/heal...

If you're going to plagiarize me, don't pick the most famous quote from a book that was a national bestseller -- a quote that appears nationwide on protest signs, and inspired art exhibits and a T-shirt line (that I did not make).

My PhD dissertation is sitting right there. You'd be in the clear!

Our paper on Symptom Patterns, Recovery, and Impact of
#LongCovid is now published. This is follow up data over 1 yr. Note how the pattern of symptoms changes over time with most starting out as fluctuating pattern and more ending up with a constant symptom pattern.
academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

Screenshot of the proposed bill

Connecticut folks - Proposed S.B. No. 115, An Act Exempting COVID-19 At-Home Test Kits From the Sales and Use Tax, is a nice little proposed bill to make RATs a bit more accessible. Please call your state senator & rep. to ask for their support. (Let me know if you need help finding them.)

"Effective prevention targets the main mode of transmission of the infection you’re trying to avoid. Handwashing helps prevent gastrointestinal infections but will not protect your child and you from leaving the emergency department with influenza or COVID. With respiratory infections, it is the air that needs cleaning, not your hands."

Alors, c'est carrément de la mésinformation lorsque le PREMIER conseil donné par les experts est de se laver les mains pour se protéger de la grippe.

Une citation de l'article de la Dre Filiatrault:

J'ai donné une courte présentation ce midi à l'Association des juristes de justice du Canada avec la Dre @annebhereur.bsky.social et l'ingénieure Manuelle Croft.