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[Nouvelle BD rendue accessible] StopConneries
Souvenir des délires technosolutionnistes du début de la pandémie de Covid19…
https://grisebouille.net/stopconneries/
#a11y #BD #GriseBouille #Covid #Covid19
StopConneries
En ce moment, ça discute beaucoup autour de *StopCovid*, le projet d’application de traçage pour lutter contre la pandémie de COVID-19. J’apporte donc mon pavé dans la trogne mare sous forme d’une BD – un poil – énervée.Grise Bouille
Mit dem Auftauchen der #rki_protokolle gingen die Querdenker wieder einmal mit der Behauptung in die Offensive, die Gefährlichkeit von #COVID19 wäre weit übertrieben worden, Tote hätte es kaum gegeben bzw. wären diese die Folge der Maßnahmen gewesen.
Zwei neue, riesige Studien zeigen das Gegenteil.
➡️ Die Lebenserwartung ging global signifikant zurück.
➡️ Afrika südlich der Sahara und die Andenstaaten Lateinamerikas waren am schlimmsten betroffen.
➡️ Das ist zum ganz überwiegenden Teil eine direkte Folge von #COVID19.
Mehr im Blog #AllCoronavirusesAreBastards
https://allcoronavirusesarebastards.digitalpress.blog/lebenserwartung/
Der größte Einbruch der Lebenserwartung seit dem 2.Weltkrieg
Zwei große neue Studien belegen den globalen Einbruch der durchschnittlichen Lebenserwartung durch die Pandemie. Am größten war der Einbruch in Afrika südlich der Sahara und in den Andenstaaten Südamerikas.Wolfgang Hagen (All Coronaviruses Are Bastards)
"What if you could track public health like the weather?"
In our latest blog post, Stamen designer Caroline Carter talks about our work with WastewaterSCAN to make epidemiological charts more usable in our day-to-day lives, like checking a weather report.
https://stamen.com/what-if-you-could-track-public-health-like-the-weather/
#PublicHealth #epidemiology #COVID #COVID19 #Coronavirus #pandemic #wastewater
What if you could track public health like the weather?
Imagine you’re going out of town this weekend. You check the weather forecast where you’re headed and see clear, sunny days, so you make sure you pack your sunglasses in your bag.Caroline Carter (Stamen)
Latest comic: What did we learn from Covid?
#covid #COVID19 #coronavirus #cartoon #health #healthcare #pandemic #comic
Im Blog #AllCoronavirusesAreBastards geht es heute wieder einmal um die Impfungen gegen #COVID19.
➡️ Die CDC empfehlen allen ab 65 Jahren einen Frühlingsbooster.
➡️ Zwei neue große Studien über die hervorragende Wirkung der Impfungen, z.B. 1,4 Millionen verhinderte Todesfälle in Europa.
➡️ Die abnehmende Immunität (die gar nicht so sehr abnimmt)
https://allcoronavirusesarebastards.digitalpress.blog/fruehlingsbooster/
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Impfung im Frühling?
Die CDC empfehlen allen ab 65 einen Frühlingsbooster gegen COVID-19. Außerdem: Der hervorragende Schutz der COVID-Impfung vor schweren und vor tödlichen Verläufen in zwei neuen, riesigen Studien.Wolfgang Hagen (All Coronaviruses Are Bastards)
The only people who need to be cautious about #COVID19 infections are the ones who use and value their brains. The rest of you are free to attend all the crowded events and travel maskless on packed planes and trains all you want!
Seriously, if you won't read my posts, then read more of these articles. I truly believe if more of you knew what I do, you'd be making different decisions.
Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores
Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have detrimental effects on brain health.The Conversation
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“A new study of almost 1.2 million people in Hong Kong demonstrates the protective effect of COVID-19 vaccination against long COVID, and suggests that the more doses people have had the less likely they experience long-term symptoms related to the virus.” The study was published Feb 26 2024 in Nature.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/new-large-study-indicates-vaccines-protective-against-long-covid
via @violetblue’s Pandemic Roundup for Feb 29.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/99442377
LongCovid survey at Patient Led Research
https://patientresearchcovid19.com/
Why Your Negative COVID Test Might Be Less Reliable in 2024 | KQED
Some experts have noticed that it's taking some people with COVID-19 much longer to get a positive result on an at-home antigen test. So, if you have symptoms but have tested negative, what should you do?KQED
Pandemic Roundup Pandemic Roundup: May 5, 2022 (by https://mastodon.social/@violetblue) - https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-66032357
Viele Kinder stecken sich an und das White House Correspondents war ein Superspreader, trotz oder wegen den Witzen von Trevor Noah.
Interessant: "New research published in Personality and Individual Differences found that aspects of psychopathy and sadism were associated with less compliance with protective measures and more health/safety risk taking." - https://www.psypost.org/2022/05/dark-personality-traits-linked-to-health-and-safety-risk-taking-which-can-explain-noncompliance-with-covid-19-measures-63064
Dark personality traits linked to health and safety risk taking, which can explain noncompliance with COVID-19 measures
Differences in personality traits that can explain why people do and do not comply with COVID-19 protective measures (e.g., social distancing, mask wearing).Patricia Y. Sanchez (PsyPost)
New research: Unlike flu, COVID-19 attacks DNA in the heart.
"Direct research on the hearts of COVID-19 patients who have died from the disease has revealed they sustained DNA damage in a way completely unlike how influenza affects the body."
#Covid #covidlong #LongCovid #COVID19 #HeartDamage #SarsCov2
Unlike flu, COVID-19 attacks DNA in the heart: new research
Australian researchers have for the first time discovered COVID-19 causes DNA damage to the heart, giving clues to why the diseases causes heart complications in some people.Stuart Layt (Brisbane Times)
🇫🇮 Finland: Air purifiers used at daycare centres cut kids' sick days by a third
"It would be a big savings if we could get rid of 30% of sick days spread by children, as well as the illnesses that go home to parents," Dr Sanmark said.
#COVID19 #Finalnd #AirPurifiers #CleanAir @auscovid19
Source: https://yle.fi/a/74-20062381
Study: Air purifier use at daycare centres cut kids' sick days by a third
The results of the study at two Helsinki daycare centres are still preliminary but promising, a researcher says.Yle News
Today the #USPS announced a new round of free #COVID19 tests. If you've already ordered before (including the most recent round), you can order another round.
Use these rapid antigen tests before attending (or hosting) a gathering or other event; if you test positive, cancel—or wear a good (N95) mask and gather outside if possible.
(Note that your order will ship no earlier than Monday, November 27—*after* Thanksgiving. So too late for Thanksgiving-related testing, but in time for any December gatherings.)
Get your tests today! https://covidtests.gov/
COVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests
Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.COVID.gov
For Day 10 of #30DayMapChallenge (North America) I have a simple map of total #COVID19 vaccination doses administered in the contiguous 48 states. #rstats
Code: https://github.com/bardolater/30DayMapChallenge/blob/main/2023/10_NorthAmerica.R
"People infected multiple times with #COVID19 are more likely to develop long COVID, and most never fully recover from the condition. Those are two of the most striking findings of a comprehensive new 3-year research study of 138,000 veterans."
I dedicate this post to the three people who told I was being a fearmonger in the past week.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/998107?ecd=a2a&form=fpf
Second Infection Hikes Long COVID Risk: Expert Q&A
Lead researcher Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, spoke with Medscape about his team’s findings, what we know — and don’t — about long COVID, and what it means for physicians treating patients with the condition.Tinker Ready (Medscape)
“It just blossomed into way more than I ever could have expected.”
What started small has become a national movement: free food at sites throughout U.S. cities., including several in #Texas. But these 'Love Fridges' could also cut down on waste and emissions. From our friends at @grist: https://www.texasobserver.org/community-fridge-free-food-environment/
#news #environment #pollution #poverty #inequality #COVID19 #food #ClimateChange
Community Fridges Fight Hunger and Climate Change
Community fridges for free food appeared across the U.S. during the pandemic, reducing waste and methane emissions in the process.Max Graham (The Texas Observer)
We've published information on getting free #COVID19 home tests on our blog: https://indivisiblesf.org/blog/2023/10/24/free-covid-19-tests
Four from the USPS, and eight per person reimbursed by your insurance. Get yours today!
Get free COVID-19 tests from USPS and also from your insurance provider
Get free COVID-19 tests from the USPS and reimbursement for purchased tests from your health insurance provider. Find out how!Peter H (Indivisible SF)
The rules for getting free #COVID19 tests via your insurance will change on November 11: https://indivisiblesf.org/blog/2023/10/24/free-covid-19-tests
After that date, you'll have to get your tests from an “in-network” provider. What that means will depend on your insurer.
You have just a few days left to get eight free COVID-19 tests per person in October, and then a week and a half to get eight per person in November before the November 11 rules change.
In the meantime, https://covidtests.gov/ remains open (for now) and does not require insurance.
Get free COVID-19 tests from USPS and also from your insurance provider
Get free COVID-19 tests from the USPS and reimbursement for purchased tests from your health insurance provider. Find out how!Peter H (Indivisible SF)
Well, this sucks.
I was strongly discouraged from getting a booster this year. By a doctor, no less. I got it in Feb anyway. Glad I did.
Now's the time to get free #COVID19 tests.
This week, the USPS and the Biden Administration reopened the ordering website for free COVID-19 home test kits. Use these rapid antigen tests before attending (or hosting) a gathering or other event; if you test positive, cancel, or wear a good (N95) mask and be outside if possible. Order yours today! https://covid.gov/tests
Also, if you're a California resident, you can still get your insurance to reimburse at-home COVID-19 test purchases thanks to SB 510, passed in 2021. This provision lasts until early November, so the window is closing fast—you can purchase up to 8 per person this month and 8 per person next month and get those reimbursed by your insurance. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-07/with-covid-emergency-ending-will-i-have-to-pay-for-tests
With COVID emergency ending, will I have to pay for tests?
Most health plans regulated by the California Department of Managed Health Care will be required to continue paying for at-home COVID test kits.Rong-Gong Lin II (Los Angeles Times)
As a California resident, you can still get your health insurance to reimburse at-home #COVID19 test purchases thanks to SB 510, passed in 2021.
This provision lasts until early November, so the window is closing fast—you can purchase up to 8 per person this month (so, uh, today) and 8 per person next month and get those reimbursed by your insurance.
With COVID emergency ending, will I have to pay for tests?
Most health plans regulated by the California Department of Managed Health Care will be required to continue paying for at-home COVID test kits.Rong-Gong Lin II (Los Angeles Times)
Know anyone who is still masking or working to avoid covid to some degree? Maybe they feel more isolated or limited socially, and having more social options that match their precautions would help.
There's a free "Covid Conscious" friends and dating match system beginning. Open to all walks of life.
It's launching in Oregon, while also offering to help anyone who wants to start their own local group anywhere else.
A community building niche for people who struggle to find others will do a lot of people some good, please spread the word.
https://covidconsciousdatingpdx.squarespace.com/
#longcovid #mask #covid #community #vaccine #friends #dating #social #leftbehind #health #mentalhealth #medlibs #MedMastadon #covid19
Scientists on Monday published research in the journal Nature that found "clear differences" in the blood of people with long COVID versus those without, a finding that could lead to testing for long COVID.
Source: https://neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-biomarkers-23975/
Published research in Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06651-y
#COVID19 #LongCOVID @auscovid19
Neuroscience News
Neuroscience News provides research news for neuroscience, neurology, psychology, AI, brain science, mental health, robotics and cognitive sciences.Neuroscience News
A new article examining COVID-19 testing situations - moments in which it is no longer possible to go on in the usual way - on Twitter published in Social Media + Society, co-authored by @NoortjeMarres @gabrielecolombo @lbngr @jwyg Carolin Gerlitz & James Tripp.
https://publicdatalab.org/2023/09/25/covid19-testing-situations/
#sts #feministsts #methods #visualmethods #commodon #socialmedia #covid19 #testing #situationalanalysis #situationalimageanalysis #testingsituations #nolongerpossibletogooninusualway
Article on COVID-19 testing situations on Twitter published in Social Media + Society – Public Data Lab
An article on on “Testing and Not Testing for Coronavirus on Twitter: Surfacing Testing Situations Across Scales With Interpretative Methods” has just been published in Social Media + Society, co-authored by Noortje Marres, Gabriele Colombo, Liliana …Public Data Lab
Here’s how much coronavirus people infected with COVID-19 may exhale
"Based on the new data, the team estimates that a high shedder could potentially exhale enough virus to infect someone in a closed space in about 20 seconds, making even elevator rides risky. With an average shedder, infection could take a little under 4 minutes."
#COVID19 #COVIDisAirborne @auscovid19
Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coronavirus-infected-covid-19-exhale
Here’s how much coronavirus people infected with COVID-19 may exhale
Just breathing naturally can lead people with COVID-19 to emit dozens of copies of viral RNA a minute and that can persist for eight days, a study finds.Saima S. Iqbal (Science News Magazine)
Today's the day! Starting now, you can order four more free #COVID19 test kits from USPS: https://covid.gov/tests
These are rapid antigen tests that you use at home.
COVID.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests
Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.COVID.gov
If you're uninsured, you can still get your 2023 #COVID19 vaccine for free through the CDC's Bridge Access Program, which runs through December 31, 2024: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/bridge/
You can find participating locations, including CVS and Walgreens, at https://vaccines.gov/ .
Note: If you encounter pharmacy staff who don't know about the program and try to charge you for the vaccine, you may need to self-advocate. You may need to ask to see the pharmacist, show that Vaccines.gov indicates the location participates in the Bridge Access Program, call Corporate, or all of the above. We encourage you to be respectful but firm.
Find COVID‑19 vaccine locations near you
Vaccines.gov helps you find clinics, pharmacies, and other locations that offer COVID‑19 vaccines in the United States.Vaccines.gov
Update: Some folks are getting cancellation notices from CVS. Apparently they haven't received their supply of 2023 #COVID19 vaccines when they thought they would.
If you haven't gotten such a notice yet, assume your appointment is still valid (though you may want to call ahead on the morning of your appointment, if possible).
If your appointment has been cancelled, you may be able to reschedule through the same pharmacy's website. Or you could try one of their competitors. No update on City sites just yet.
We're all looking forward to being able to renew our protection. Let's be patient until then—and keep up precautions such as masking that keep us from catching this and other viruses in the first place.
Slight reduction in SARS-CoV-2 exposure viral load due to masking results in a significant reduction in transmission with widespread implementation - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Slight reduction in SARS-CoV-2 exposure viral load due to masking results in a significant reduction in transmission with widespread implementationNature
It’s time. Clean air can keep schools open…
An Italian study of schools estimated that students in classrooms equipped with ventilation systems or devices that deliver clean air had at least a 74%⬇️ risk of infection than those in classes with windows open.
#ventilation #COVID19 #CleanAir
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/27/health/schools-indoor-air-covid.html
"I've had #COVID19 before, so I have immunity and am protected from bad outcomes from repeat infections, right?"
STUDY: Overall, prior infection was associated with a significant slightly elevated risk of severe disease. As the pandemic proceeded, the effect of prior infection tended to evolve from generally protective during the pre-Omicron era to unprotective during the Omicron era.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.03.23293612v1
Influence of Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection on COVID-19 Severity: Evidence from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative
Background As SARS-CoV-2 has transitioned from a pandemic to endemic disease, the majority of new infections have been among previously infected individuals.medRxiv
As COVID-19 cases rose, so did diabetes — no one knows why.
The spike in childhood type 1 diabetes opened new avenues for researchers to explore the cause of the disease.
"A study of more than 38,000 young people has confirmed what researchers had begun to suspect: the COVID-19 pandemic precipitated a jump in cases of type 1 diabetes in children and teenagers."
"Federal health officials aren’t talking about a primary series of shots followed by boosters. (Officials aren’t even calling the shots 'boosters' anymore.) Instead, they are trying to steer Americans toward the idea of a single annual immunization with the latest version of the vaccine."
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/health/flu-covid-rsv-vaccines.html
Three Vaccines for Fall: What You Need to Know
Here’s who should get the flu, Covid and R.S.V. vaccines, and when.Apoorva Mandavilli (The New York Times)
A thread on some recent #COVID19 studies.
“We discovered Covid-19 causes neurons to undergo a cell fusion process, which has not been seen before.”
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-06-covid-brain-cells-fuse.html
“SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, can alter genome structure of our cells…This particular finding is quite unique and has not been seen in other coronaviruses before.”
Study: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, can alter genome structure of our cells - Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine
People infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may experience genome structure changes that not only may explain our immunological symptoms after infection, but also potentially link to long COVID, according to a new study by resear…jburch (Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine)