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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
What we should be doing, but we're not: "Arming the immune system for the next zoonotic coronavirus spillover" A nasal dendritic-cell targeting vaccine that prevents viral transmission vs pan-sarbecovirus clades (i.e. all coronaviruses, irrespective of variants) www.jci.org/articles/vie...
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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
News Release 25-Feb-2026 "Tulane study reveals key differences in long-term brain effects of COVID-19 and flu: Disruption of serotonin & dopamine signaling pathways could explain why some feel 'brain fog' after being infected by COVID-19" www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #LongCovid #NeuroPASC
News Release 25-Feb-2026
Tulane study reveals key differences in long-term brain effects of COVID-19 and flu
Disruption of serotonin and dopamine signaling pathways could explain why some feel 'brain fog' after being infected by COVID-19

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Even a mild case of COVID-19 or the flu can impact the body long after the fever and cough fade, according to new Tulane University research that may help explain why some people struggle to feel fully recovered weeks or months later.

Tulane researchers found that while both viruses can leave lasting lung damage, only SARS-CoV-2 infection caused persistent brain inflammation and small blood vessel injury, even after the virus was no longer detectable. The findings, published in Frontiers in Immunology, help explain why long COVID often includes neurological symptoms such as brain fog, fatigue and mood changes, while influenza is more commonly associated with respiratory complications.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Long-COVID symptoms persist for years in nonhospitalized adults, study reveals Study of 130 non-hospitalised Long COVID adults in Sweden found that at 2.5 years ~50% had severe dyspnea and depression, and 42% had impaired lower-body strength on testing at clinic. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/lon...
Alt text: Screenshot of a CIDRAP news brief titled “Long-COVID symptoms persist for years in nonhospitalized adults, study reveals.” By Laine Bergeson, posted “16 minutes ago.” Includes a photo of a woman pressing her temples, looking distressed/fatigued.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
"Study shows COVID-19 raises risk of 'vascular aging' with stiffer arteries." COVID-19 doesn’t only affect the lungs. New research shows people who’ve had COVID-19 have stiffer arteries than those never infected, highlighting ongoing cardiovascular risks after infection.
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Study: COVID-19 raises risk of 'vascular aging' with stiffer arteries
When people think about COVID-19, they may think about how it affects their respiratory system. A new study shows how it can affect "vascular aging."
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Vaccination didn't eliminate the increased danger posed by a 2nd infection compared to a 1st infection. The pattern was the same: Reinfection resulted in a higher risk of PASC for all children and adolescents Zero mitigation in schools #CleanAir4Kids www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
In a retrospective cohort study of 18,124 newborns at Mass General Brigham, babies whose mothers had COVID infection during pregnancy faced a 29% higher odds of a neurodevelopmental diagnosis such as speech delays, motor disorders, and autism by age 3. journals.lww.com/greenjournal...
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Jon Douglas @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
USA researchers studied 465,717 children and found reinfection doubled the risk of long COVID. At least 6 million US children may be affected, more than asthma, with symptoms lasting years and no treatment yet. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Long COVID is here to stay—even in children
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
New study in The Lancet Infectious Disease analyzing 460,000 patients across 40 US hospitals found that children’s risk of developing LongCOVID more than doubled upon reinfection, with no significant variation by vaccination status. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
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Tess Finch-Lees: Forever-Covid hurts young people’s health – and their futures
Two years ago, I reported on a study finding that the corona­virus contributed to the 2022 surge of paediatric RSV cases “through the large build-up of Covid-19-infected children and the potential lon...
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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Accelerated vascular aging after Cövid academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad...
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Accelerated vascular ageing after COVID-19 infection: the CARTESIAN study
AbstractBackground and Aims. Increasing evidence suggests that COVID-19 survivors experience long-term cardiovascular complications possibly through develo
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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Covid and Our Arteries
A new study on acceleration of vascular aging adds to the body of evidence
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Lmao these alt right media bros are having big meltdowns over the newly proposed CSA respirator standard
Brian Lilley losing it on Twitter over the newly proposed CSA respirator standard
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Jeannette G @jeannetteg.bsky.to · 04/07/2025
At best she's a grifter (book published March of 2020) but don't get me started on her "school is the safest place for children" nonsense
Book cover with yellow background ground and large white bar od soap in middle. Book titled soap and water & common sense by Dr Bonnie Henry
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Jon Douglas @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Harvard researchers analyzed US COVID-19 waves and found that sub-annual spikes every 3–6 months were driven by fast-waning immunity, not just seasonal weather. Cold states showed annual patterns, but warm regions faced more frequent waves. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Seasonal forcing and waning immunity drive the sub-annual periodicity of the COVID-19 epidemic
Seasonal trends in infectious diseases are shaped by climatic and social factors, with many respiratory viruses peaking in winter. However, the seasonality of COVID-19 remains in dispute, with signifi...
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
“The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled 3-2 that a prison nurse is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her COVID-19 disease because she provided sufficient evidence that she contracted it in her workplace and not outside of work.“ www.insurancejournal.com/news/southea...
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Nurse Showed COVID Was Work-Contracted, West Virginia Supreme Court Rules
The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled 3-2 that a prison nurse is entitled to workers' compensation benefits for her COVID-19 disease because she
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
‘While acute [short-term] symptoms of reinfection are generally milder, the severity and incidence rate of long COVID increase significantly with the number of reinfections.’ www.c19.life/on-sars-cov-...
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☰ On SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) reinfections, cumulative damage, and increased risk of all-cause mortality
SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 archives: Scientific publications, media articles, resources, and comment.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Clean the air FFS.
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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
If convincing people to get the measles vaccine is ‘slow going’ this calls for a vaccine-PLUS approach. Kids/Educators/Bus drivers have the right to NOT get infected, especially those at high risk. Vaccine-PLUS means: +masks +air filtration +ventilation +more! globalnews.ca/news/1117224...
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Ontario measles outbreak: Convincing unvaccinated ‘slow going’, top doc says | Globalnews.ca
Since October, Ontario has recorded more than 1,400 measles cases linked to an outbreak that began at a large gathering with guests from Mennonite communities in New Brunswick.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
This is the very foreseeable outcome of constant minimizing of airborne diseases, especially in kids. You own this, public health and media who keep promoting "immunity debt". globalnews.ca/news/1117224...
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Ontario measles outbreak: Convincing unvaccinated ‘slow going’, top doc says | Globalnews.ca
Since October, Ontario has recorded more than 1,400 measles cases linked to an outbreak that began at a large gathering with guests from Mennonite communities in New Brunswick.
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GetMisch @getmisch.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
New study from Mount Sinai out April 30. Shows clear connection between mild or asymptomatic cases of COVID & heart, lung issues. Chest pain, scar tissue, valve damage... it stresses that "infection prevention is crucial." #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver #longCOVID #mask www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
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Long COVID May Cause Long-Term Changes in the Heart and Lungs and May Lead to Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases
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Dr Elisa Perego @elisaperego78.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Children face elevated kidney, heart, and gut risks for years after SARS-CoV-2 infection, three new studies confirm #LongCovid www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-re...
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Children face elevated health risks after COVID infection
Long COVID can result in increased risk for a variety of serious health problems for young people, including those affecting the kidney, gut, and cardiovascular system, according to Penn Medicine rese...
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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
CIDRAP: Studies detail high rates of long COVID among healthcare, dental workers 'The most common symptoms reported by HCWs were fatigue (35%), neurologic symptoms (25%)' 'Researchers have estimated approximately 8% of Americas have ever experienced long COVID' www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
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Studies detail high rates of long COVID among healthcare, dental workers
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
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How COVID Impacts the Brain: Danielle Beckman and David Joffe
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Studies across 14 nations show 25% to 30% rate of long COVID Among the 25.1% of participants who said they experienced long-COVID symptoms, 12.8% reported sleeping disorders. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
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Child, adult COVID survivors more likely to have heart disease, symptoms, data suggest
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Dr. Canuck, MD @drcanuckmd.medsky.social · 03/04/2025
I masked in clinic all winter and saw countless cases of flu and covid and never got sick 🤷‍♂️
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
'These findings have important implications for understanding the potential impact of COVID-19 on long-term immune function and susceptibility to pathogens.' www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
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Is Elon Musks Business Empire Collapsing?
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy: 'Long COVID could be costing U.S. between $2 billion and $6.5 billion annually' "We are only now fully understanding the burden of human disease & illness resulting from long COVID" medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03...
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Long COVID could be costing U.S. between $2 billion and $6.5 billion annually
The current number of long COVID-19 cases may already be costing the U.S. $2.01–6.56 billion dollars per year, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
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Jon Douglas @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Japan: Study of 246 mild COVID-19 cases found 35.5% had long COVID after 12 weeks. Age ≥40 raised risk of respiratory (OR 3.80) and neurological (OR 4.53) issues. Antivirals cut respiratory risk (OR 0.31). www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Analysis of risk factors for long COVID after mild COVID-19 during the Omicron wave in Japan
Post-COVID-19 syndrome, referred to as “long COVID,” is characterized by persistent symptoms that develop during or after SRAS-CoV-2 infection lasting…
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
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. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
"Life will never truly be convenient or comforting while we turn a blind eye to the spread of harmful and disabling disease in our communities. Denial and inaction are not solutions. Demanding clean air just as we demand clean water is the solution." healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topi...
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How denial of airborne COVID transmission broke the world - Healthy Debate
Five years later, the greatest basic science failure in generations caused the pandemic harms highlighted by people across the political spectrum, and broke our social cohesion.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
"If we were to see immune damage manifesting at a population level, it would look like what we’re seeing today: big waves of common illnesses. Unusual spikes of uncommon illnesses. Course reversal for previously declining and eliminated illnesses. An unexplained, global wave of sickness."
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Kids keep getting sicker as evidence for COVID immune damage builds
As the press pushes "immunity debt" past the breaking point of believability, are parents ready to wake up to the illness crisis?
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
37% of students showed objective evidence of cognitive impairment after infection. In addition to increased mental health needs. Yet we have zero plans to support those who are struggling. In fact, we’ve stripped away vital supports. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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COVID-19 may Enduringly Impact Cognitive Performance and Brain Haemodynamics in Undergraduate Students
To date, 770 million people worldwide have contracted COVID-19, with many reporting long-term “brain fog”. Concerningly, young adults are both overrep…
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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Healio: “Study: Multiple SARS-CoV-2 infections increase risk for long COVID” Nearly 85% of people with long COVID had experienced multiple SARS-CoV-2 infections www.healio.com/news/infecti...
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Study: Multiple SARS-CoV-2 infections increase risk for long COVID
The vast majority of people in a study with long COVID had experienced multiple SARS-CoV-2 infections over the course of a 4-year period, researchers reported.
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Jon Douglas @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
In Canada, 3218 children were hospitalized with COVID-19 Omicron caused more hospitalizations than all earlier lineages combined Severe cases were most common with Delta. Vaccines reduced severe disease in kids 12–16 by 51%, showing their importance www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Pediatric COVID-19 severity by SARS-CoV-2 lineage and vaccine status in Canada: an IMPACT study - Pediatric Research
Pediatric Research - Pediatric COVID-19 severity by SARS-CoV-2 lineage and vaccine status in Canada: an IMPACT study
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David Fisman. @dfisman.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Honestly, it’s not Trump that I find chilling. He is what he is, it’s no secret It’s media, institutions and “serious people” (sic) tripping over themselves to normalize the strongman tactics and self-dealing What I’d give for a headline that says: “WHAT THE F? THIS IS NOT HOW ANY OF THIS WORKS”
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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Published today at @braincomms.bsky.social. The idea that #COVID is mild because it rarely needs hospitals is a myth getting even scientists. Not having respiratory complications does not mean SARS-CoV-2 is not entering the brain. Neurological problems can occur without respiratory ones. #NeuroCovid
Vaccination prior to SARS-CoV-2 infection does not affect the neurologic manifestations of long COVID
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Jeffrey A. Ward @jeffreyaward.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Remember when down deep we knew Zuck was a reprehensible piece of shit, but still, he was challenging Elon to some sort of bare-chested circle jerk situation, so we pretended Cambridge Analytica was a misunderstanding? (Rhetorical.) Anyway, kudos to @rollingstone.com for the article title alone.
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Mark Zuckerberg and Meta Are Finding New Ways to Kiss Trump's Ass
Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta will end it's fact-checking system in favor of a "Community Notes"-based model.
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Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz @gosiagasperophd.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
You are not missing anything COVID horribly harms babies This year data are on track with the last year data In 2023/24 COVID landed 229 babies in hospital in Alberta, 470.4 per 100K, 👉one COVID hospitalization per 213 babies👈! Also: COVID kills kids (in 20' we've been told that it'll NEVER do that)
Data table with COVID severe outcomes by age range in Alberta in 2023/24 epidemiological year. Data for <1 year age group marked in magenta: count: 229, population rate: 470.4 per 100,000
1-4 y: 2 deaths, 5-9 years: 2 deaths
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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Whoa… twice the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death for at least three years after infection… wearing a mask at indoor holiday gatherings and staying home if sick may very well save the life of a loved one this holiday. my.clevelandclinic.org/podcasts/car...
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Long-term Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke and Death Doubles with History of COVID-19 Infection
The study found that people with any type of COVID-19 infection were twice as likely to have a major cardiac event, such as heart attack, stroke or even death, for up to three years after diagnosis. S...
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
1 in 6 people in Ireland have experienced Long Covid symptoms m.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
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One in six people in Ireland have experienced long-Covid symptoms, survey finds
Around one in six people in Ireland have experienced long-Covid symptoms, according to a new HSE survey.
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Nick Mack @nickmackx.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
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We can, and must, do more to protect students in higher education from the risks of post-COVID condition
Postsecondary students are particularly vulnerable to repeated COVID-19 infections, putting them at risk for post-COVID condition, or long COVID. Campuses can take action to protect them.
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Nicholas Fabiano, MD @ntfabiano.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
We are one mutation away from human-to-human transmission of H5N1 (bird flu). 🧵1/9
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Dear School. The receipts are being kept. Sincerely Doctors that know what they are talking about.
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I've already spoken to my kids schools about the benefit of Covid & hepa filters
- they dismissed all my concerns and said if I tried to bring up the subject of Covid again they'd seek legal advice against me...
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And they said that all in writing so keeping that letter as evidence for future use x
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Ali Maximilian Erturk @erturklab.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Our new study shows that SARS-CoV-2 spike protein accumulates & persists in the body for years after infection, especially in the skull-meninges-brain axis, potentially driving long COVID. mRNA vaccines help but cannot stop it🔬🧠🦠🧵Your weekend read👇 @cellpress.bsky.social cell.com/cell-host-mi...
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Patrick Boyle 💎 @pboyle.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Newest video just went live on YouTube: youtu.be/5fvDfDDZ4Ms?...
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Can Elon Musk Cut Two Trillion Dollars From the US Budget?
YouTube video by Patrick Boyle
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