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Магдалена Хорват 😷 @magdalenahorvat.bsky.social · 23h

ICYMI: Great explainer of a study on what SARS-CoV-2 does to our (and our kids') immune systems 👇

"Recent reports have shown that marked lymphopenia is observed in 83.2% of SARS-CoV-2 patients"

#AvoidCOVID #AvoidLongCOVID #ProtectChildrenFromCOVID

SARS-CoV-2 Actively Infects And Kills Lymphoid Cells

A recent paper published in the journal Nature describes how SARS-CoV-2 infection induces a serious medical condition called lymphopenia by directly attacking and killing our immune T cells.

www.forbes.com

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Магдалена Хорват 😷 @magdalenahorvat.bsky.social · 1d

"Long COVID impacts one in five children after an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection"

"Typical Long COVID symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, pain, and shortness of breath"

"Long COVID may impair school performance and have long-term health and development consequences"

#ProtectChildrenFromCovid

thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 1d

At Massachusetts General Hospital, a study of 59 children found Long COVID patients had 2.5x more microclots than healthy peers.

The new microfluidic test identified cases with 94% accuracy, offering a faster way to diagnose Long COVID.

www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

Quantification of fibrinaloid clots in plasma from pediatric Long COVID patients using a microfluidic assay

Long COVID (LC) impacts one in five children after an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Typical LC symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, pain, and shortness of breath, which can significantly impact individu...

www.researchsquare.com

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 1d

At Massachusetts General Hospital, a study of 59 children found Long COVID patients had 2.5x more microclots than healthy peers.

The new microfluidic test identified cases with 94% accuracy, offering a faster way to diagnose Long COVID.

www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...

Quantification of fibrinaloid clots in plasma from pediatric Long COVID patients using a microfluidic assay

Long COVID (LC) impacts one in five children after an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Typical LC symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, pain, and shortness of breath, which can significantly impact individu...

www.researchsquare.com

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Crazie Daizee @craziedaizee.bsky.social · 1d

really wish researchers and press would be super careful to clarify there is more than one kind of #LongCovid and that persistent virus is only one type

There are clearly people without active virus who have #LongCovid which presents more like #meCFS aftermath of permanent damage to the body/brain

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 1d

The researchers suggest Long COVID may stem from persistent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in the blood, which can trigger formation of fibrinaloid microclots.

These clots may reduce oxygen flow and drive symptoms like fatigue and brain fog.

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Kim Crawley (she/her) 😷🍉 @stopgenai.com · 1d

100%. Every maskless face led to this, and the maskless have no fucking right to cry over the CDF. 🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻🖕🏻

Michael Collins Morton @mcollinsmorton.bsky.social · 1d

Most of the current outcry about the "destruction" of the CDC is nothing more than liberal hypocrisy.

#CDC

Michael Collins Morton @mcollinsmorton.bsky.social · Sep 4

If US liberals actually cared about public health, they would not have supported Biden's evil policies of deliberate negligence in regard to Covid-19.

#COVID19 #Biden

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Kim Crawley (she/her) 😷🍉 @stopgenai.com · 1d

100% true. And if you don't wear a respirator whenever you're not home, then you have no fucking right to cry about the CDC.

Living in a neoliberal dystopian hellscape @breakify.bsky.social · 1d

People saw the news about the CDC and were like, "OMG public health has been destroyed!" Have you been sleepwalking for the last four years? The US does not have a functioning public health system, because it was sacrificed for capital. We're a hotbed of COVID, measles, and a host of other diseases.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2d

If this thread hit you like ice water because you truly did not know covid spread is still mass disabling people (& killing ppl), please let it change how you operate now that you know—& don’t just take my word for it, do some searches in medical journals. When we know better we do better. I hope🤞

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2d

Trying really hard to meet people where they’re at, truly I am, but I have to say that when smart people continually ignore a problem or seem to not get the point, it’s not about lack of understanding after a certain point. It’s about a lack of ethics.

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Kim Crawley (she/her) 😷🍉 @stopgenai.com · 5d

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Dr. Portia Y. Cornell @portiacornell.bsky.social · 8d

Really satisfied with how pretty this @flomask.bsky.social decoration turned out

Woman wearing a Flomask elastomeric respirator that has been personalized with black floral embroidered lace over the front of the filter

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zarathustra13.bsky.social @zarathustra13.bsky.social · 5d

SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years

Dr Elisa Perego @elisaperego78.bsky.social · 6d

SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years

#LongCovid

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years - npj Dementia

npj Dementia - COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years

www.nature.com

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Amy Sullivan @amysullivan.bsky.social · 5d

As part of my ongoing adventures with long COVID (3.5 years now!), I’m in some studies investigating the brain fog & fatigue experienced by up to 80% of long haulers.

Today I learned that the cognitive impact many of us deal with is most similar to that of people with traumatic brain injuries.

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NO WEIMAR → NO REICH @sma99.bsky.social · 16d

stop denying your COVID symptoms!!!

this "the lion does not" meme where thousands of under 25 guys rattle off their OBVIOUS long covid symptoms is just reinforcing the point

fuckers living in delusion WHILE SYMPTOMATIC like DAMN

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Магдалена Хорват 😷 @magdalenahorvat.bsky.social · 5d

"People may react to the virus in different ways[...] But nobody can get a virus that is objectively bad for you, objectively harmful, that we know invades the brain, degrades the immune system & attacks the blood vessels, dozens & dozens of times & just 'be fine'. That is not how human bodies work"

When Will the Lion Concern Himself

Joking memes make light of the uncomfortable reality: everyone's got a little of that post-COVID brain damage these days

www.thegauntlet.news

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Магдалена Хорват 😷 @magdalenahorvat.bsky.social · 5d

"What’s odd about the political climate surrounding forever COVID is that I really don’t see what the counterargument is against the idea that we should stop infecting children with a brain damaging virus"

#ProtectChildrenFromCovid #CovidCausesBrainDamage

Julia Doubleday @juliadoubleday.bsky.social · 7d

Nobody has Long COVID, but everybody has brain fog, cognitive decline and memory loss. I talk about the overwhelming scientific evidence that COVID damages the brain, and the overwhelming social unwillingness to acknowledge it in my latest:

www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...

When Will the Lion Concern Himself

Joking memes make light of the uncomfortable reality: everyone's got a little of that post-COVID brain damage these days

www.thegauntlet.news

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Martin Grimshaw Has Long Covid @thrivingplanet.bsky.social · 6d

"The evidence has been building for years and has been consistent; COVID causes brain damage.

Despite the clear evidence, we’ve continued to infect the population, not once, but repeatedly, with no plan to end the onslaught of reinfections."

#LongCovid

Julia Doubleday @juliadoubleday.bsky.social · 7d

Nobody has Long COVID, but everybody has brain fog, cognitive decline and memory loss. I talk about the overwhelming scientific evidence that COVID damages the brain, and the overwhelming social unwillingness to acknowledge it in my latest:

www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...

When Will the Lion Concern Himself

Joking memes make light of the uncomfortable reality: everyone's got a little of that post-COVID brain damage these days

www.thegauntlet.news

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 8d

By nychealthy @nychealthy.bsky.social

The best way to prevent Long COVID is to prevent getting COVID-19 or getting it multiple times. That means staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and wearing a well-fitting mask, especially when indoors among crowds.

Learn more: www.nyc.gov/site/doh/cov...

The image is a public health poster from NYC Health titled “Prevent Long COVID.”

It explains that the only way to prevent Long COVID is to avoid getting COVID-19, as each infection carries a risk.
It lists prevention tips:

Wear a well-fitting mask (N95, KN95, KF94) in crowded or poorly ventilated indoor spaces.

Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations.

Stay home if sick, or wear a mask if you must go out.

Avoid close contact with sick people.

Wash hands often or use hand sanitizer.

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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 8d

The HPV vaccine is doing what had been promised.
17 years after it became available, HPV infections decreased significantly in vaccinated people and unvaccinated people because of herd immunity. buff.ly/WvjQ1BS

h/t @boghuma.bsky.social

#medsky #pedsky 🛟🧪

Light blue background. Young woman with dark hair makes a sign of strength with her arm and she has a vaccine bandaid on her upper arm. It says "The HPV Vaccine Works!"

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 8d

Does this creature have a soul

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 8d

The whole discourse about whether the plagiarism machine is a person, has been poisoned by the fact that the people on one side of it have used the plagiarism machine to destroy their ability to think.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 8d

It’s never too late to start masking again.

It can be daunting to mask back up when no one else is bothering, but your health is worth it.

Every Covid infection is a dice roll with disability, and a good respirator like an N95 stops chains of transmission.

You’ll also get less colds & flus!

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 9d

www.nyc.gov/site/doh/cov...
#medsky

The only way to prevent long COVID is to avoid getting COVID19. With every infection, there is a risk of developing long COVID.

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 13d

West China Hospital researchers warn that COVID-19 may do more than harm lungs in the short term.

The virus can spark inflammation, awaken dormant cancer cells, and create scarring that increases the risk of lung cancer.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The double-edged sword: How SARS-CoV-2 might fuel lung cancer: Investigating the potential oncogenic mechanisms of the novel coronavirus in lung carcinogenesis

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has had far-reaching consequences beyond acute respiratory illness, with growing evidence suggesting pote…

www.sciencedirect.com

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 13d

UC Irvine scientists report that Long COVID may be driven by hidden reservoirs of SARS-CoV-2 lingering in organs for months or years.

These reservoirs keep the immune system overstimulated, leading to fatigue, brain fog, and organ damage.

www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17...

www.mdpi.com

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 12d

University of Pennsylvania researchers studied 465,717 US children and adolescents and found reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 doubled the risk of long COVID compared with a first infection, raising risks for fatigue, heart disease, and mental ill health.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study

Children and adolescents face a significantly higher risk of various PASC outcomes after reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. These findings add to previous evidence linking paediatric long COVID to multisyst...

www.thelancet.com

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