@dontlookup75.bsky.social
Concerned person struggling to understand the disconnect between science and behavior/policy/practice. Opinions are my own.
A 'mum whose daughter has struggled for years with the effects of Covid is inviting SNP health secretary Neil Gray to hear her story in person at their home'
“Her room is like a hospital. She’s very sick and that’s what I want him to see.” @helen-goss.bsky.social
bit.ly/3IJ3PZY #LongCovidKids
The extreme danger of Covid-19 is commonly dismissed, because it is commonly misunderstood.
#COVID19
Yale research @neunion.bsky.social
05.10.2025 09:50 — 👍 33 🔁 23 💬 2 📌 0When COVID hit and the medical establishment decided to ignore evidence that COVID was airborne, they were playing right into the hands of the anti-vaxx lobby that had been chipping away at Science for decades.
Once you justify ignoring one part of Science you permit all of it to be ignored.
From the CDC! As you can see it’s not mild, there is post infection risk of organ damage!!
05.10.2025 10:26 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
“Most of us now view COVID-19 as more of a nuisance than a danger, thanks to vaccines and past exposure to the virus…”
If I may offer an edit: “Most of us now view COVID-19 as more of a nuisance than a danger, thanks to [the government and corporate media]…”
🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Watching everyone I love hasten their death by refusing to protect themselves from Covid is an almost unbearable burden. Their lives will be shorter and the life they do have will be poorer. I’m at a loss. Total failure of Public Health.
#CovidIsAirborne
Multiple COVID-19 infections pose a risk for developing Long COVID. People who got infected twice with COVID-19 were twice as likely as those who got COVID-19 once to develop Long COVID symptoms that affect the major organs in the body.
time.com/7322188/covi...
I have somehow managed to not catch COVID. I swear to god, driving is now a white-knuckle experience every time I go out. People are absolutely WILD on the roads since COVID.
There is a clear before and after and it's reflected here in the road toll. This increase is backed by multiple studies.
Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog.
Patients with brain fog may have disrupted AMPA receptor (AMPAR) expression—key molecules for memory and learning. Imaging of Long COVID patients showed elevated AMPAR density tied to more severe cognitive impairment.
I think about this daily.
“You’re smart to mask” & “I haven’t been the same since…” comments from unmasked fellow HCWs. Researcher colleagues presenting data re: the risks of recurrent infections, yet repeatedly coming home sick with “conference crud.”
We must not merely understand. We must adapt.
Covid is not over.
It’s still killing & disabling
Our “rush back to normal” has devastated millions of lives
It’s a novel virus. We don’t know the full long term effects, but what we do know isn’t encouraging
The good news? You can make a difference
Wear a mask. Clean the air. Get vaccinated.
England positive COVID19 tests upward trend still. Cases, hospitalisations, deaths data all trending up. Unsure if you have COVID19? Test! If positive: Avoid contact with vulnerable people, stay home. Well-fitting face covering. Avoid crowded poorly ventilated places. Vaccines remain best defence.
England positive COVID19 tests upward trend still.
Cases, hospitalisations, deaths data all trending up.
Unsure if you have COVID19?
Test! If positive:
Avoid contact with vulnerable people, stay home.
Well-fitting face covering.
Avoid crowded poorly ventilated places.
Vaccines remain best defence.
Two investigations reveal how resistant bacteria may have spread from pets to people
Molecular analysis and epidemiologic detective work helped uncover a hidden One Health link between human and pet clusters of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Avian flu strikes backyard flocks in two states
The outbreaks are part of an early uptick in H5N1 activity in poultry that began in late August, mainly in the Midwest.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
A 3M Aura N95 can pass a fit test on most, but not all adults, and is a great N95 to try.
Mask fit is very individual and you may need to try more than one model of mask to find one that fits and seals on you well.
Check www.reddit.com/r/Masks4All/ for help finding a mask that works for you.
COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in older adults
Prior COVID-19 infection was associated with a 41% increased risk of all-cause dementia.
“[There is] growing evidence suggesting potential long-term oncogenic effects [of COVID infections]… SARS-CoV-2 can exacerbate outcomes in existing cancer patients & potentially contribute to de novo lung carcinogenesis or accelerate progression via chronic inflammation [and] immune dysregulation…”
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New York Times: “Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds”
‘The new research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can increase the risk of long-term health consequences’
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...
A rheumatologist in the summer of 2020 told me to “go home and stop worrying about” the fact that I hadn’t recovered from a viral infection (Covid) I had 4 months earlier
More than 5 years later, we know that pretty much all specialists need to worry about long covid, ME/CFS, & related conditions
The increase in disability prevalence from 2016 to 2022 is likely attributable in part to the long-term effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This is supported by data showing that the prevalence of long COVID symptoms was higher among individuals with disabilities (10.8%) compared with
28.09.2025 16:51 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Rising Cognitive Disability as a Public Health Concern Among US Adults
www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...
"The disproportionate growth in cognitive disability among younger adults seems to be the primary driver of the overall national trend."
#LongCovid #Novid #CovidBrain #NeuroPASC #PASC
Stanford Magazine: 'From Smell Loss to Brain Fog | Unpacking the Long COVID Puzzle'
“There’s no confirmatory test, no single fix, and no specialty that fully owns this condition..it’s deeply frustrating for both patients and providers.” - Lauren Grossman, MD
medicine.stanford.edu/news/current...
Page County, Virginia, sees first case of #CWD in white-tailed deer
The white-tailed doe was reported in July after showing clinical signs of the fatal neurodegenerative disease.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Photo: Patricia Hammell Kashtock / Flickr cc
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In sum -
"If you were in attendance at the #LongCOVID discussion in the spring, you may have heard me recommend to hunker down for the next 8 years.
I reiterate that":
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"The record shows that Leonardi has been remarkably prescient, constant and often correct":
@thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Class is in session.
Fun fact about disinformation: In order to change actions, you don't always have to convince someone something is wrong. You might just have to convince someone that something might not be right.
The friction of uncertainty can stop someone in their tracks.
