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*Whether or not you're looking for a Covid Safe Date, please share this post. Because it's super difficult for people who avoid Covid to find love online.*
Covid Safe Date is now a feature full online dating website for adults of all genders and sexual orientations around the world who take #Covid avoidance seriously.
We have a few dozen members already, join us!
You may have Long Covid or you may be Novid.
You may have been engaging in consistent Covid safety practices since 2020, or you may have just started properly avoiding Covid recently.
You may have a shitty job that forces you to be maskless in order to stay employed. You may share a household with people who don't avoid the plague like the plague.
But as much as possible, you wear a respirator mask in public. People thinking you look weird or peer pressure isn't enough to make you go maskless. You would only risk another infection with a possibly permanently destructive virus if you feared losing your income, or feared violence, or had to get a medical procedure where you couldn't be masked the whole time.
You absolutely would never go inside a restaurant to eat ever again. Restaurant food can be takeout or delivery. Food can be cooked at home.
Whether you've been infected several times or never, you know the best course of action is to avoid as many infections in the future as possible because the harm is cumulative.
Whether or not you keep vaxxed, you understand that the vaccine doesn't stop infection, you still must wear a respirator mask.
You understand the importance of good indoor ventilation and filtering, but you know a public place with a good air quality rating doesn't mean it's safe to take your respirator mask off. You know people get infected outdoors too if they're very close to other people.
When I tell you that Dr. Hoerger's data shows there's more Covid spreading now than at any point in 2020, you're saddened but you're not shocked. You know Covid is far from over.
And if this applies to you and you actually avoid the plague like the plague, chances are dating websites will be hostile to you if you mention Covid safety.
People have anecdotally had a hard time finding romance on CovidMeetups, because it's not really a dating website but a better place to meet friends or find dentists.
That's why Covid Safe Date exists. It may be the only dedicated part of the internet specifically for Covid avoiders to date and possibly fall in love.
Our services will always be 100% free-of-charge. There's no "premium" tier, all features are available to all users.
And for that reason, Covid Safe Date needs donations from people who can afford to do so, so I can keep paying for web hosting and paying my developers who have Long Covid and are struggling generously for their labor.
https://covidsafedate.com/we-need-your-financial-support/
I'm also the founder of Stop Gen AI, so you'd better believe that there is absolutely zero AI on Covid Safe Date. Our web platform and service is completely human crafted and maintained.
We are a space that's LGBTQIA+, neurodivergence, disability, and poverty inclusive.
And I'm a cybersecurity specialist who takes responsibility for your cybersecurity and privacy seriously.
https://covidsafedate.com/privacy-policy/
Here are screenshots from the newly relaunched Covid Safe Date. You can see my profile, I'm looking for love too!
*Whether or not you're looking for a Covid Safe Date, please share this post. Because it's super difficult for people who avoid Covid to find love online.*
#CovidIsNotOver #longCOVID #covid19
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Covid Safe Date homepage
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A view of user profiles
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My profile and the top drop down menu
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A page of acceptable respirator masks
Scientific American: COVID probably killed 150,000 more people in its first two years than official U.S. tolls show
We have severely undercounted the number of COVID deaths, scientists say (March 18, 2026)
Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots. A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average of its detected Sars-CoV-2 levels is low. The last calculation was made on 3/10. Note: the wastewater numbers for the three King County sites didn't get updated last week, but it looks like they have been backfilled now.
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth
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A screencap of the Washington State Department of Health's Covid wastewater data for the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The trend line of the graph is described in the toot text.
COVID probably killed 150,000 more people in its first two years than official U.S. tolls show
Wearing a respirator is one of the simplest, most effective ways to protect yourself and the people around you. Protect yourself. Protect others.
Art by Janine Vangool
#PublicHealth #Respirators #N95 #MaskUp #InfectionPrevention #COVID #COVID19
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Black poster with the word “COVID” in large white letters, with the “O” replaced by a pink circle containing a white respirator mask. Below, white and pink text reads: “Respirators work. Stop the spread.” At the bottom: “whn.global”.
Interesting and concerning #COVID19 study. It suggests an important and accumulating shift in COVID dangers without specifically forecasting impact.
"Five years after the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, converging clinical evidence reveals a progressive compound immunodeficiency affecting a substantial and growing proportion of the global population... The cross-pathogen pattern further supports a shared immunological driver operating at population scale."
RE: https://mstdn.party/@reeltubes/116241964716707509
If you know a Doctor or Nurse or other Health Care Worker, please share this medical education video with them.
Sometimes a HCW needs to hear it from another HCW, formatted as medical education.
This Australian Doctor's presentation is nothing surprising to any airborne aware folks - in other words, all the broad information has been verified across dozens or hundreds of studies, nothing fringe, everything important.
Key messages summarized at 38:00.
#COVID #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #publicHealth #healthCareWorkers #Doctor #Nursing
AodeRelay boostedHeat-up for doctors & curious minds! Dr. Nancy Malek ties Semmelweis' hand‑washing revolution to modern COVID myths and evidence-based care. A must-watch to help patients and challenge assumptions. #COVID #Medicine #PublicHealth #Semmelweis #EvidenceBased #Science #COVIDIsNotOver #Doctors #English
https://vid.zeroes.ca/videos/watch/a3f35871-fad0-4082-9eca-68006957fb97
You might have seen Don't breathe it in, the video with the phosphorescent green gas by The John Snow Project. But you've likely not seen this John Snow Project video, Will we choose to prevent Covid deaths?
Two years old and only 773 views. This is a choice, and it is reprehensible. We need truth and reconciliation. We need Nuremberg trials.
As a rule, I usually do not do calls to action. Watch this video.
Heute ist "International Long COVID Awareness Day"
Thema 2026: "Impacts of COVID & Long Covid on the cardiovascular system"
https://www.longcovidawareness.life/
Weiterhin elementar: Infektionsschutz zur Vermeidung von Infektionen mit SARS-CoV-2: Clean Air, Masken 😷, Tests, Isolation bei Infektion
#LongCOVID #LongCOVIDAwareness #COVID #COVID19 #LongCOVIDHeartbeats
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Grafik zum Long COVID Awareness Day mit Schatten einer Person und einer Abbildung eines Herzens. Ein Pfeil neben dem Herzen zeigt zum Text:
LONG COVID:
EVERY HEARTBEAT COUNTS
FIBROSIS
NECROSIS
PERICARDITIS
MYOCARDITIS
HYPERTENSION
HEART FAILURE
FIBRILLATION
HEART ATTACK
THROMBOSIS
VESSEL DAMAGE
ARRHYΤΗΜΙΑ
And more...
Every COVID infection can cause damage.
High quality masks can help protect you.
#LongCovid
#Long CovidHeartbeats
#Long CovidAwareness
The impact of testing positive versus negative for COVID-19 on health-related quality of life: cross-sectional evidence from the Alberta post-COVID-19 follow-up survey
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11136-026-04174-3
Screenshot from Science for ME weekly update
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
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The impact of testing positive versus negative for COVID-19 on health-related quality of life: cross-sectional evidence from the Alberta post-COVID-19 follow-up survey — Kirwin et al.
"The study found that people who tested positive for COVID-19 reported a bigger drop in their health-related quality of life than those who tested negative." "This decline impacted several areas of daily life such as mobility, ability to partake in usual activities, pain, and mental health."
From Sweden 🇸🇪 :
Work ability and associated factors among individuals with Post COVID-19 condition- a cross-sectional study
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-026-26771-0
Screenshot from Science for ME weekly update
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
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Work ability and associated factors among individuals with Post COVID-19 condition- a cross-sectional study — Stigmar et al.
"we found that more than half of the participants experienced poor work ability." "Despite this, the majority (70%) were working." "The most prevalent symptoms in our cohort were mental and physical fatigue together with dizziness."
Long COVID can affect anyone — regardless of age, health status, or how mild their initial infection seemed.
Preventing infection and reinfection of COVID-19 is the best way to avoid Long COVID.
If you’re living with Long COVID, how has fatigue affected your daily life?
Share your experience in the comments.
#LongCOVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention #CleanAir #COVID
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Teal World Health Network graphic with the whn.global logo at the top. Header: “Living with Long COVID”. Large quote: “The fatigue can be so severe I sometimes have to crawl to the bathroom because I can’t stand up – let alone walk.” Footer: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
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Teal World Health Network graphic with the whn.global logo at the top. Large quote: “Most people don’t understand what we mean by ‘fatigue.’ This isn’t just ‘I’m tired at the end of a long day’ … this is ‘I’m so tired that I worry I might not survive it.’” Footer: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
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Teal World Health Network graphic with the whn.global logo at the top. Main text: “It’s important to understand that Long COVID can affect anyone, regardless of age, health status, or the severity of their initial COVID-19 infection.” Secondary text: “The best way to avoid Long COVID is to avoid infection and reinfection from COVID-19.” Footer: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
COVID infections are not harmless. Research shows that initial and repeated COVID-19 infections can increase the risk of long-term health problems affecting multiple organ systems. Preventing infection and reinfection helps reduce these risks.
#COVID #COVID19 #LongCOVID #InfectionPrevention #PublicHealth
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Black poster with white and bright pink text. At the top is the WHN logo text: “whn.global”. Large white text in the center reads: “COVID infections are not harmless.” Below, in bright pink text: “COVID-19 infections may cause cumulative harm. Long-term effects from infection are known as Long COVID.” At the bottom, in white text: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
Long COVID can affect many systems in the body. Researchers have documented more than 200 symptoms, ranging from fatigue and brain fog to heart, lung, and neurological problems.
The symptoms shown here are only a small sample. Preventing infection helps reduce the risk of Long COVID.
#LongCOVID #CleanAir #PublicHealth #COVID19 #COVID #InfectionPrevention #LongCOVIDAwareness
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Light gray poster with the WHN logo “whn.global” at the top. Large headline in teal and black reads: “Long COVID has a long list of symptoms.” Below, smaller bold text says: “Over 200 symptoms have been reported in people living with Long COVID.” At the bottom: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
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Teal poster with the WHN logo “whn.global” at the top. Large white text lists Long COVID symptoms: “Brain fog, Fatigue, Memory problems, Difficulty concentrating, Headaches, Dizziness, Shortness of breath, Chest pain, Heart palpitations, Rapid heart rate (tachycardia), Post-exertional malaise (symptoms worsen after activity), Sleep problems, Insomnia, Muscle aches, Joint pain, Nerve pain, Tingling or numbness, Tremors.” At the bottom: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
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Teal poster with the WHN logo “whn.global” at the top. Large white text lists more Long COVID symptoms: “Tinnitus (ringing in the ears), Blurred vision, Sensitivity to light or noise, Loss of smell, Loss of taste, Altered smell or taste, Nausea, Abdominal pain, Diarrhea, Loss of appetite, Skin rashes, New allergies, Mood changes, Anxiety, Depression.” Lower down, bold white text says: “Over 200 symptoms have been reported; only a portion are shown here.” At the bottom: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
and calling bullshit on Bonnie, collated Federal data shows Covid spiking, flu going up as well - low prevalence and declining my ass
Our 'Top Doctor' lying through her teeth
#Covid #Covid19 #BCpoli #Flu #RSV
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Canadian Federal wastewater data showing Covid going sharply up despite BC Public Health Officer Bonnie Henry claiming otherwise
WHN’s Kids’ Zone Magazine is a free, downloadable issue packed with kid-friendly stories, art, science, and COVID-conscious lifestyle ideas made for families who are still choosing care.
Download the latest issue for free + explore past editions anytime: https://whn.global/kidszone/
#PublicHealth #COVID #COVID19 #COVIDConscious #LongCOVIDAwareness
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Promotional graphic from whn.global for the WHN Kids’ Zone March 2026 Edition. At the top, the text reads: “whn.global”. Large teal headline: “Kids’ Zone March 2026 Edition”. Below in black text: “The WHN Kids’ Zone Magazine is a free, downloadable resource created to help kids feel connected, empowered, and proud of living COVID-conscious.”
The lower half shows two hands holding a magazine against a beige background. On the magazine cover, the top left says “MARCH 2026” and the top right says “ISSUE 20”. Below that: “WORLD HEALTH NETWORK” and large title “KIDS’ ZONE”, followed by “COVID-CONSCIOUS MAGAZINE”.
The cover features a red heartbeat line with a heart, a ribbon graphic with a red heart in the center, and a lightbulb with a heart inside. A teal banner across the page reads: “LONG COVID AWARENESS EDITION”.
Below, the text reads:
“GETTING WISE ON LONG COVID”
“UNDERSTANDING BIOMARKERS”
“INTERVIEW WITH AN AUTHOR”
“STORIES, RECIPES, ART”
“… AND MORE INSIDE!”
To the right, the cover says:
“CHECK US OUT ONLINE AT:
WHN.global/KidsZone”
At the bottom right is a circular Kids’ Zone / World Health Network logo with a globe. Beneath it: “EXPLORE | SHARE | CONNECT”.
RFK Jr’s pick to review #Covid19 vaccines authored misleading research, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/rfk-jr-pick-review-covid-vaccines #MakeAmericaSickAgain
We may be entering our true Spring #COVID19 lull in the US. The positive rate of testing is lower today than it's been since December.
The positive rate of testing didn't spike all that much over winter, rising from 1.9% to 2.9%. Now, we're down to 2.3%. That 1.9% rate is the lowest we've hit in a year, and I'm curious if we might not drop beneath that before April.
1/2
For years, our surges have gotten lower. Could COVID be on its way to finally become a more predicable and endemic virus? I'll stay cautious, given Long COVID risks, but it would be nice to see infection risks continue to drop, wouldn't it?
Signs point to continued lower levels of surges--until and unless our low vaccination rate OR a significant COVID mutation causes a greater surge. 2026 will be an interesting bellwether year for #COVID19, I think.
Even one COVID infection can have lasting impacts on the heart, brain, and blood vessels. Prevention is long-term health care.
#LongCOVID #CleanAir #PublicHealth #COVID19 #InfectionPrevention #COVID #MaskUp
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Black background graphic with the whn.global logo at the top. Large bold text in white and bright pink reads: “A single COVID infection can increase risks for heart disease, blood clots, and cognitive and neurological problems months later.” At the bottom, smaller white text reads: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
We've all upped our "mask game" in the last half decade or so, but I'm curious, what was the best mask or respirator you wore with any regularity in the very early days of the pandemic, say, before fall 2020?
| Nothing: | 6 |
| Cloth masks: | 29 |
| Dust mask: | 2 |
| Surgical mask: | 13 |
| Kn95 mask: | 12 |
| ffp2/p2/n95 mask: | 17 |
| Half face elastomeric respirator: | 5 |
| Full face elastomeric respirator: | 0 |
| PAPR: | 0 |
| Other: | 2 |
Just in case you forgot - SARS-CoV-2 dramatically alters cells. Not embellishment, but the words of the researchers:
SARS-CoV-2 infection induces global alterations of the host endomembrane system, including dramatic Golgi fragmentation
The virus shatters and scatters critical cellular pieces - this time my words. Them:
In contrast to the well-organized ribbon-like structure in uninfected cells, as labeled by the Golgi protein GRASP65, the Golgi was seen as small fragments dispersed in the entire cytoplasm in infected cells
https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1013295
#SARSCoV2 #COVID #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #microbiology #virology
The ability to use syncytia to spread is not unique but I feel it's pretty up there in importance, because it means the evolutionary landscape includes pockets where that's the main within-host mechanism, and (if I understand right) it exposes less antigen to the immune system.
Also it's ACE2-indepdendant.
TMEM106B is a functional receptor for SARS-CoV-2 across multiple Omicron variants to support both virus entry and syncytia formation, particularly in ACE2-low expressing cell https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.70439
(if any nerds want it, https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/17/11/1405 is an excellent overview of synctia in SARS2 and https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0326419 reviewed some genes which "mediate ACE2-independent entry of SARS-CoV-2")
I suspect far too few people know just how prevalent #Covid19 is at present, especially in #NZ
Wastewater, despite less than a dozen centres still testing, has shown increased virus in recent weeks.
Please, if you haven’t had a booster, get one; if you are ill, stay home; mask up, sick or not. Not only will this help you, but it will help immune compromised people, who may be far more at risk of the disease(s) than your own risks may be. Please. Free boosters are still available, in most cases, in NZ.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/589011/ninth-wave-of-covid-19-suggests-wane-in-immunity-expert-says-everyone-must-act-to-reduce-impact
#MaskUp #Covid19NZ #CovidIsNotOver
Yikes: #Ontario #covid19 wastewater signal is higher than it's been in a year.
https://zeroes.ca/@ndrwy/116183773515454356
RE: https://forall.social/@whn/116187867031213902
Long COVID Awareness Month
#LongCOVID #LongCOVIDAwareness #COVID #COVID19 #Corona #CovidIsNotOver
Elana | אילנה boostedMillions of people around the world are living with the lasting impacts of Long COVID — a growing public health crisis that continues long after the initial infection.
Long COVID can affect the brain, heart, lungs, immune system, and more, making it harder for people to work, study, care for families, and participate fully in daily life.
This Long COVID Awareness Month, we must bring visibility to the millions of people affected and accelerate research, prevention, and support.
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Teal graphic with the white whn.global logo at the top. Large centered text reads: “Long COVID is a growing public health crisis.” Smaller centered text below reads: “Millions of people are living with lasting health impacts after COVID infections — affecting their ability to work, study, care for families, and participate fully in daily life.” At the bottom: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
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Teal graphic with the white whn.global logo at the top. Large centered text reads: “This March, during Long COVID Awareness Month, we commit to making this crisis visible.” Smaller centered text below reads: “Awareness leads to research. Research leads to solutions. Solutions start with attention. If you believe Long COVID deserves urgent public health focus, share this post.” At the bottom: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
Newborns are not vaccinated and have no prior infections that might protect them. A STUDY compared infants with #COVID19 versus RSV and found "Children with SARS-CoV-2 were more likely to require invasive mechanical ventilation, receive vasoactive infusions, and die compared to RSV with and without SARS-CoV-2." In this study of 1,406 children infected with COVID, RSV, or both, 8 children died: three (2.9%) with COVID and five (0.4%) with RSV.
https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofag088/8505676#google_vignette
From a randomised, placebo-controlled trial of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir:
"no virological or immunological evidence supports [Paxlovid] as a treatment for Long COVID."
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.24.26347001v1
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
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Exploratory analyses of Immunologic Features in a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir for Long COVID — Bornali Bhattacharjee et al.
"no virological or immunological evidence supports [Paxlovid] as a treatment for Long COVID." "Decreased RANTES levels were associated with symptom improvement, independent of treatment, age, sex, or vaccine status"
https://gillianlevine.com/reasons-to-mask-in-2026
I'm THRILLED to have such an amazing resource to share with folks who don't get it. Might need to print copies of this zine to leave around the neighborhood, too!
#covidisntover #LongCovid #COVID19 #pandemic #coronavirus #MaskUp #publichealth
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Comic featuring a white person with yellow hair in the center panel, wearing a white medical mask. Text reads "Reasons to wear a mask in the year of our lord 2026: a lil manifesto about taking care of yourself and others with over 50 citations! By Gillian Levine."
When these protections are used together, they help reduce transmission and protect both individuals and communities.
#LongCOVID #COVIDPrevention #CleanAir #Ventilation #MaskUp #InfectionPrevention #PublicHealth #COVIDSafety #COVID19
News Release 2-Mar-2026
"Study identifies molecular cause of taste loss after COVID"
"Research links persistent loss of sweet, bitter and umami taste to reduced levels of key taste-cell protein"
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1118387
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
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News Release 2-Mar-2026
Study identifies molecular cause of taste loss after COVID
Research links persistent loss of sweet, bitter and umami taste to reduced levels of key taste-cell protein
Peer-Reviewed Publication
University of Colorado Anschutz
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AURORA, Colo. (Jan. 29, 2026) – Scientists have identified molecular and structural changes in taste buds that may explain why a small subset of people experience long-term taste loss after COVID-19 infection.
The study, published last month in Chemical Senses, provides the first direct evidence linking patients’ reported taste changes to measurable biological abnormalities inside taste cells.
What causes long-term taste loss after COVID-19?
Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz and two Swedish universities studied 28 non-hospitalized patients who reported persistent taste disturbances more than one year after contracting COVID-19.
A Japanese panel of experts gave the green light for the health minister to approve the production and sale of Daiichi Sankyo's vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/03/japan/science-health/mmr-vaccine-ok-expert-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #daiichisankyo #vaccinations #health #covid19 #medicine
COVID is not “just a cold.” Even mild or asymptomatic infections can cause lasting health effects, damaging blood vessels and organs, affecting the brain, and weakening the immune system. Reduce possible harm by avoiding infection and reinfection — preventing COVID is possible through measures such as masking, ventilation, testing and vaccination.
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Black-background WHN graphic with white and pink text. At the top is the logo text “whn.global” with a pink dot. Large central headline: “COVID isn’t ‘just a cold.’” Below that: “It can affect the brain, heart, and immune system, even months later.” In bright pink near the lower middle: “Prevention matters.” At the bottom: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
This is what it really comes down to.
Masks are a reminder the pandemic isn’t over.
🔹COVID is airborne
🔹Each infection carries cumulative risk
🔹Long COVID has no cure
🔹The pandemic isn’t over
🔹Wearing a mask is still one of the best ways to protect yourself and others
Stay informed. Stay safe.
Meme source: https://x.com/kananaskinyeti/status/2027581079167885798
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Three-panel meme showing a woman speaking and a man listening from behind a wall. In the first panel, she says “Masks don’t work,” and the man replies “Be honest.” In the second, she says “I don’t want to wear one,” and he again says “Be honest.” In the final panel, she says “I just don’t wanna be reminded of the scary pandemic,” and the man responds, “Thank you.”
News-packed update on nextgen Covid vaccines this month at my @PLOS blog:
- Phase 2 results for a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine from Japan with a phase 3 trial recently closed off
- Preclinical results for an intranasal "universal" vaccine that provided some protection from coronaviruses, H1N1 flu, some bacterial infections, and an asthma allergen
- Opportunities to participate in intranasal vaccine trials in Finland and the US
And much more:
https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2026/03/01/progress-for-universal-vaccine-more-nextgen-covid-vax-news-update-no-38/
My weekly update on #COVID19 in the US:
- Small decline this week, although COVID's been quite steady for the past 6 weeks.
- 3 of 4 regions saw declines, with the Northeast registering a small increase.
- 15 states have high or very high COVID viral activity, primarily in the Midwest and Northeast.
Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average of its detected Sars-CoV-2 levels went up a bit. The last calculation was made on 2/17.
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth
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A screencap of the Washington State Department of Health's Covid wastewater data for the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The trend line of the graph is described in the toot text.
https://substack.com/@catsalladinlsw/note/c-219421095
#pandemic #covid #longcovid #covid19 #covidisntover #maskup #disability #disabilityjustice
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post from Cat Salladin, LSW on Cat's Substack:
it never ceases to floor me when I see the most radical, liberation-minded people saying “during the pandemic” and “during Covid” through unmasked mouths as if true liberation doesn’t require disability justice. As if Black, trans, poor, and other marginalized folks aren’t the MOST likely to be disabled by COVID. YES COVID IN THE BIG 2026!!! The pandemic never ended. Y’all are always like “the government’s a lying liar who lies” until it comes to believing ur daddy Biden when he said the “pandemic is over” to appease billionaires and delta airlines. Literally put a fucking respirator on. TRUE liberation depends on it.
How to invite worse #COVID19 surges, more Long COVID illness, and increase the risk of a dangerous mutation:
As of February 14, 2026, just 17.6% reported receiving the 2025─26 COVID-19 vaccine.
For children, among the currently reporting jurisdictions, COVID-19 vaccination coverage ranged from 0.1% to 11.9%.
Having the tools doesn't mean anything if we don't actually use the tools!
https://www.cdc.gov/covidvaxview/weekly-dashboard/index.html
Question about book on the covid19 pandemic coming out soon [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
So apparently this book is gonna come out in a few days
After Covid - The Health Impacts That Will Last Generations by Jason Gale
Is there something I’m not seeing about this author? I ask because a book recently released engaged in pandemic gaslighting from what I could tell.
"CoViD iS jUsT tHe FLu!"
STUDY: "In this large real-world study of working-age, commercially insured adults in the United States, #COVID19 infection is associated with a 2.3-fold risk of developing AKI (acute kidney injury), a 1.4-fold risk of CKD (chronic kidney disease), and a 4.7-fold risk of ESRD (end-stage renal disease) compared to influenza. "
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 #COVID19"
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1117501
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#COVID #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver @novid #novid
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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
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Tulane University
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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.
STUDY finds drinking alcohol is associated with greater risk of #COVID19.
Study of over 15M people found drinking more alcohol and drinking more often increased the risk of COVID-19. People who drank 7+ drinks per day had a 22% higher risk compared to non-drinkers. Drinking 3 to 4 days a week increased risk by 19% compared to drinking less than once a week. (Nothing noted about in-home or out-of-home drinking.)
STUDY finds kids with diabetes (DM) get profound benefit from #COVID19 vaccination:
In the post-pandemic period (their words, not mine) the vaccine effectiveness (VE) was significantly higher in the DM cohort. Against severe disease, the VE was 76.2% for children with DM and 52.9% for those without. " a complete vaccination regimen, including a booster dose, substantially mitigated severe COVID-19 outcomes in children with DM in the pandemic and post-pandemic periods."
Would you like to guess how many research studies have been published in the past 12 months that find that #COVID19 reinfections increase all sorts of risks, including Long COVID, cognitive dysfunction, myocarditis, mental ill health, arrhythmias, fatigue, osteoporosis, and other health issues?
Answer in the first comment...
The answer is 38 studies. Thirty-eight independent studies have been produced by dozens of researchers representing millions of dollars of investment, and yet the media and people continue to ignore the risks.
Details found in my spreadsheet of #COVID19 studies: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12VbMkvqUF9eSggJsdsFEjKs5x0ABxQJi5tvfzJIDd3U/edit?gid=136931009#gid=136931009
My new post: What Does Recent Research Tell Us About #COVID19 Reinfections?
I summarize more than two dozen research studies published since the beginning of 2025.
Recent research consistently finds reinfections raise risks of Long COVID and are associated with damage to cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, musculoskeletal, and other systems.
From 🇬🇧
Multimodal imaging suggests potential immune-vascular contributions to altered regional brain perfusion and oxygen metabolism in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088915912600228X
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#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
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Multimodal imaging suggests potential immune-vascular contributions to altered regional brain perfusion and oxygen metabolism in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome — Martins et al.
"this study demonstrates that PCS is associated with regionally specific alterations in cerebral perfusion and oxygen metabolism. These findings support a dual process model in which hippocampal hypermetabolism seems to reflect compensatory adaptation, while ACC neurovascular uncoupling might derive from neuroimmune disruption." "findings identify the ACC as a metabolically vulnerable hub in PCS"
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy This brings up such conflicting feelings.
Yes! We need to get the word out that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease, that it can impact almost every vascularized organ!
But it's simultaneously INCREDIBLY frustrating to read "The best preventive measure is vaccination" when we KNOW that the best preventative measure is clean air via respirators, and the second best preventative measure is cleaner air through air exchange and filtration.
#COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #CovidCompetent
STUDY from Spain finds that healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) kill 3x more people than do auto accidents, and 50% of them are avoidable.
The study does not discuss mitigations, but why do healthcare facilities—which already knew the dangers of nosocomial infections before the pandemic—continue to be so indifferent about protecting patients with #COVID19 continuing to surge multiple times a year?
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.7.2500139
Weekly #COVID19 update for the US:
- For the 2nd week, COVID viral activity rose slightly in the US.
- Risks vary--very high in the Midwest, low in the West.
- The South experienced a significant rise this week.
- Data suggests COVID will not decline considerably in the week or two ahead.
News Release 19-Feb-2026
New single-cell transcriptomic clock reveals intrinsic and systemic T cell aging in COVID-19 and HIV
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1117098
"Immune aging increases susceptibility to infection, cancer, and chronic inflammatory disease."
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#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
@novid #novid
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News Release 19-Feb-2026
New single-cell transcriptomic clock reveals intrinsic and systemic T cell aging in COVID-19 and HIV
“These findings underscore the promise of single-cell transcriptomic biomarkers to disentangle the systemic and cell-intrinsic components of immune aging and to measure immune aging.”
Peer-Reviewed Publication
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Single-cell transcriptomics reveal intrinsic and systemic T cell aging in COVID-19 and HIV
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Figure 1. Cell type predictions recapitulate known effects of aging on the immune system. (A) Overview of the study design, including the development of cell type prediction and age prediction models using single-cell transcriptomics. The workflow highlights data preprocessing, clustering, annotation, and model training. (B) Cell type proportion changes in individuals from different age groups. (C) CD4/CD8 ratio increases with age, normalized to individuals aged 18–35. (D) Comparison of predicted versus manually annotated cell types in the training dataset. Cell annotations were based on canonical markers: CD4, CD8A, CCR7, GZMB, GNLY, and FOXP3. Predicted clusters align closely with ground truth annotations, demonstrating the accuracy of the model. (E) Validation of the model in the test dataset, showing high concordance between predicted and manually annotated clusters with quantitative accuracy metrics (97% accuracy; F1 score = 0.97). (F)
Ventilation plays an important role in preventing airborne infections. Opening a window helps, but real ventilation is about consistent airflow. CO₂ monitors can give a simple signal of how much shared air is building up indoors.
Share to help raise awareness. 💨🌿
#CleanAir #CO2Monitor #Ventilation #PublicHealth #LongCOVID #COVID19
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Square graphic with a dark blue/gray background. Top left reads “whn.global”; top right reads “Clean Air.” Large tilted green banner headline: “Ventilation” isn’t just opening a window. Below, a CO₂ monitor screen shows 811 CO2 ppm with status Normal, time 13:54, and POA 84. Other readings on the screen: 36 (Noise, dB), 44.1 (RH, %), 3 (PM2.5, µg/m³), 24.0 (Temp, °C), 3 (PM10, µg/m³), 93 (eTVOC, VOC Index). Bottom text says: “Although that helps, real ventilation is about airflow: how much clean air moves through a space. More clean air means a safer space. CO₂ monitors show if fresh air is flowing — or if it’s time to do more.” Footer: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
Remember how the West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average of its detected Sars-CoV-2 levels went up lots last week? Well, it went down lots this week. I don't know what was going on two weeks ago, but, hey, glad to see this. The last calculation was made on 2/8.
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth
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A screencap of the Washington State Department of Health's Covid wastewater data for the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The trend line of the graph is described in the toot text.
"#COVID19 genetic material was frequently detected in #hospital air during community outbreaks, even in well-ventilated settings, according to a new study published in Respiratory Medicine."
In healthcare settings, it should be universal for providers and patients to #WearAMask (specifically, an N95 respirator or equivalent).
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy Ok but the paper they link does NOT say "up to 3 hours" for COVID-19, it says aerosolized COVID-19 is still highly infectious after 3 hours, when they stopped testing
SARS-CoV-2 remained viable in aerosols throughout the duration of our experiment (3 hours), with a reduction in infectious titer from 10
3.5
to 10
2.7
TCID50 per liter of air New England Journal of Medicine
in other words after 3 hours, every single liter of air contained HUNDREDS of particles that could infect.
And in the years since the 2020 study they cite, others have looked at longer time scales, and papers have found that in indoor air > 500 ppm CO2, enough infectious particles effectively persist indefinitely that cleaning the air is the only physically plausible approach: Nature
#COVID19 #COVID #SARSCoV2 #COVIDisAirborne #PublicHealth #pandemic #CovidIsNotOver
Me in March 2020: We need to take SARS-COV-2 seriously because it could cause a million deaths in the US.
Response: Augie, stop being so alarmist.
COVID causes over a million deaths.
Me now: We need to take #COVID19 seriously because vaccines are only modestly effective and repeat COVID infections are linked to Long COVID, along with long-term immune, cardiovascular, and neurologic damage.
Response: Augie, stop being so alarmist.
History repeats itself, I guess.
clean air is a human rights issue
clean air is an accessibility need
a decade or three from now, this reality will be so painfully clear to you in so many ways. now would be a GREAT time to stop pretending that the pandemic won't follow you for the rest of your life.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrWpA7gS/
#covid #covid19 #longcovid #covidisntover #disability #disabled #ableism #access #accessibility #humanrights #cleanair #maskup
In dieser Studie wurden die Daten von 350 Millionen Todesfällen in 34 Ländern von 2015 bis 2024 analysiert. In allen 34 Ländern gab es in der Hochphase der #COVID19 Pandemie 2020 - 2022 eine Übersterblichkeit im Vergleich zu 2015-2019, nur in drei Ländern lag die Übersterblichkeit danach signifikant unter der präpandemischen Phase.
➡️ Es starben in der Pandemie eben nicht nur die Menschen, die "sowieso gestorben" wären.
Ganz abgesehen vom ethisch-moralischen Problem, wenn es *egal* ist, wenn die vulnerablen Menschen sterben.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2844476
My weekly update on #COVID19 in the US is available:
- Risks moderate in the US, but 13 states have high viral activity
- Midwest still has high COVID risks
- The South has low viral activity but might be showing early signs of a possible rise
Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average of its detected Sars-CoV-2 levels went up a great deal. The last calculation was made on 2/3.
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at
@WADeptHealth
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A screencap of the Washington State Department of Health's Covid wastewater data for the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The trend line of the graph is described in the toot text.
My spreadsheet of studies on the long-term impact of #COVID19 infections has grown to 3,200 studies. Recent additions find COVID causes:
- 74% greater odds of developing a cardiac arrhythmia
- Brain changes associated w/ Alzheimer's disease-related symptoms and plasma biomarker changes
- 12% increased hazard of late-onset Alzheimer disease
- Long-term negative impacts of Long COVID on health outcomes 2.5 years after COVID-19 in non-hospitalised individuals
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12VbMkvqUF9eSggJsdsFEjKs5x0ABxQJi5tvfzJIDd3U/edit?usp=sharing
"FFP2 masks are part of the [German] Olympic team's hygiene concept to stay healthy and perform successfully!"
"FFP2-Masken gehören beim olympischen Team zum Hygienekonzept, um gesund zu bleiben und erfolgreich zu sein!"
From: https://x.com/dregenus/status/2021154637382836506
#MaskUp #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver @novid #novid
When air travel tanked during #COVID19, employer Nav Canada encouraged many air traffic controllers to retire and reduced training for new recruits.
The resulting shortage has hung over the industry since, says the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association pres. Isaac Phan Nay reports.
Maryland may soon become the first U.S. state to directly support Long COVID research and development
https://thesicktimes.org/2026/02/06/maryland-considers-long-covid-innovation-bill/
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
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#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
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The Sick Times "Maryland considers Long COVID innovation bill"
Maryland may soon become the first U.S. state to directly support Long COVID research and development. The proposed bill doesn’t allocate government funding to Long COVID research. It uses existing infrastructure in the state to create a system for distributing potential gifts from private donors.
“the research “shows it is very highly unlikely that COVID-19 vaccines have any meaningful negative effect on fertility or childbirth rates,”
“Researchers were able to analyze medicals records of nearly 60,000 women ages 18 to 45 in one Swedish county because the country’s national health system keeps detailed records of births, deaths, vaccinations, and other key data.”
#VaccinesWork #Vaccines #Covid19 #Pregnancy
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/large-study-finds-covid-19-shots-don-t-affect-fertility
At parts of the Winter Olympics in Italy, COVID precautions remain, grounded in the reality that airborne infections are still circulating. When your body is your livelihood, prevention is part of performance.
#COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention #Olympics #LongCOVID #MaskUp #N95
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Photo of four athletes seated at a press conference table, all wearing face masks, with microphones in front of them. A blue backdrop behind them shows sponsor logos (including P&G, Samsung, TCL, Visa, Salomon) and Olympic branding. WHN branding “whn.global” appears at the top left. Large yellow text over the lower half reads: “Olympians are still masking in 2026” Smaller white text below reads: “At the Winter Olympics in Italy, some athletes are still masking and isolating, aware that COVID and other respiratory illnesses are not over.” Footer text: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
A paper examining links between both dengue fever and covid19 co infections.
A reminder, thanks to climate change, dengue will probably reach where it hasn't before.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2026.1650425/full
The CIDRAP folks made a lot of updates to their coronavirus vaccine landscape page this week: https://cvr.cidrap.umn.edu/coronavirus-vaccine-technology-landscape. It includes a early-stage clinical trial for a vaccine that aims to be broadly protective for SARS viruses, to be conducted in Western Australia ("the other WA"). #covid #COVID19
Study: COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults Aged 18 to 59 Years in France
"Findings: In this cohort study including 22.7 million vaccinated individuals and 5.9 million unvaccinated individuals, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and no increased risk of all-cause mortality over a median follow-up of 45 months."
Published: 2025-12-04
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2842305
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Figure. Estimation of All-Cause Mortality at 4 Years in Vaccinated Compared With Unvaccinated Individuals Using Weighted Cox Models: Main and Stratified Analyses
Results show overall lower risk across all age groups with significant lower risk in the 18-29 year bracket
RECOVER Research Review Webinar: Long COVID trajectories in adults, February 10
Links:
https://rtiorg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N2vZj5WDQzyTJ0qmjXm0LA#/registration
https://recovercovid.org/r3-seminar-series
From February 2026 Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association newsletter
https://massme.monkeypod.io/mailcoach/webview/campaign/05601954-e0f2-44eb-af44-5aca96c2b253
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
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RECOVER Research Review Webinar: Long COVID trajectories in adults, February 10
Researchers in the NIH's RECOVER (Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery) project will present findings about the clinical presentation of Long COVID and how it changes over time on Tuesday, February 10, at 12:00 PM (ET) . Register here. Previous research review seminars can be viewed here.
RE: https://aus.social/@DenisCOVIDinfoguy/116027556430180726
One of my brothers-in-law was one of the first Aussies to develop COVID-19. He has what his doctor calls "Covid toes": toes blackened due to vascular issues; one step away from gangrene.
COVID-19 is a vascular disease, not a respiratory one. Once people — especially doctors — get that straight, *everything* else people are experiencing begins to make sense.
Most doctors’ knowledge of Long COVID vs The published Long COVID science.
#LongCOVID #COVIDisNotOVER #COVIDisAIRBORNE
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Two images side by side. On the left, a tiny book held between fingers labeled “Most doctors’ knowledge of Long COVID.” On the right, someone holding a huge, heavy book labeled “The published Long COVID science,” highlighting the big knowledge gap.
Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average of its detected Sars-CoV-2 levels came back down after last week's spike up. The last calculation was made on 1/25.
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at
@WADeptHealth
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A screencap of the Washington State Department of Health's Covid wastewater data for the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The trend line of the graph is described in the toot text.
Smart people don't ignore the risks of #COVID19 and other viruses before important events. These are the members of the U.S. women’s Olympic cross-country ski team posing for a photo Thursday, Feb. 5 in Italy. Not only are they wearing masks to make sure they can compete healthy, they are living outside the Olympic village in an off-site hotel during the entirety of the Games — a substantial financial investment intended to protect “health and wellness.”
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Masked members of the U.S. women’s Olympic cross-country ski team pose for a photo Thursday, Feb. 5 after a news conference at their competition venue in Tesero, Italy. From left , Jessie Diggins, Hailey Swirbul, Sammy Smith, Julia Kern, Novie McCabe and Rosie Brennan. (Nathaniel Herz for FasterSkier)
This week's Pandemics in BC blog posts:
General: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/02/05/2026-02-05-general/
BC: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/02/05/2026-02-05-bc/
#covid19bc #covid19 #covid #rsv #measles
Long COVID is not psychosomatic. It is a complex, multisystem condition with physical causes documented across growing bodies of research. Preventing COVID-19 infections remains one of the most effective ways to reduce long-term harm.
Shared from the WHN Voices section — reflecting an individual’s lived experience and review of current research. Read full post here: https://whn.global/long-covid-is-not-psychosomatic/
#LongCOVID #LongCOVIDAwareness #COVID19 #COVID #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention
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Graphic from WHN (whn.global). Background shows two black-and-white brain scan images at the top. A white banner reads: “This post is adapted from a Voices submission on the WHN website, authored by an individual drawing on personal experience and research.” Main text on a yellow panel over a teal background says: “Long COVID is not ‘all in your head’.” Below: “Long COVID is a complex, chronic illness with real, measurable physical effects. Yet millions of people are still told their symptoms are caused by stress, anxiety, or mindset — not disease.” Footer text: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
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WHN graphic (whn.global) on a white background with a large yellow highlighted headline: “Research increasingly links Long COVID to physical mechanisms, including:” Bullet list: “viral persistence”; “immune and autoimmune dysfunction”; “nervous system injury”; “mitochondrial damage”; “endocrine disruption”; “vascular injury and microclotting”. Bold text below: “This is not psychosomatic illness. It is a biological condition affecting multiple systems in the body.” At the bottom are two images: a close-up illustration/photo of mitochondria on the left and a human neck/throat image with the thyroid area highlighted on the right. Footer text: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
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WHN graphic (whn.global) with a solid yellow background and large headline: “Preventing COVID-19 reduces the risk of Long COVID.” Bold paragraph: “Long COVID arises from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Reducing exposure to the virus is therefore a primary prevention strategy.” Next paragraph: “Evidence-based measures — including clean indoor air, respiratory protection, testing, and staying home when sick — lower transmission risk and reduce the likelihood of long-term health impacts.” Final line: “Preventing infection protects both individual and population health.” Footer text: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
I REALLY wish people would get smarter on #COVID19 vaccines.
1. They are quite effective against death after infection, and increasing research suggests they reduce Long COVID and other chronic risks following infection.
2. They are weakly effective against infection and protection fades within months after a jab.
What this means: 1/3
Want to avoid a 4-4.5x increase in the risk of mortality? Want a tip on how to *easily* decrease your risk of a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE)?
STUDY: #COVID19 infection was associated with a 4.5–fold increased mortality in males and 4.0–fold in female.
Post-infection vaccination provided an additional 36–38% MACE reduction. Further doses beyond the initial two-dose series gave sustained the benefit of the primary vaccination series.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.01.30.25343064v1
· A treatment for cats with a #COVID19-related infection may help advance #LongCOVID research
· The supplement Oxaloacetate may help reduce fatigue for LC, but it “did not reach statistical significance,” according to a new study at Bateman Horne Center
· A new prospective cohort study in JAMA Oncology of 1,572 participants with cancer found that COVID-19 had a “significant impact” on these patients, incl. hospitalization, treatment disruptions, death
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/07/22/research-updates-july-22/
· Two studies on potential biomarkers for #MECFS were published this month
· Stellate ganglion blocks, a procedure where an anesthetic is injected into nerves in the neck, may help reduce the severity of some symptoms of #LongCOVID and ME
· An observational study is recruiting 40 people in Boston, Massachusetts to test for defects of air and blood flow in the lungs in people with Long COVID
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/07/29/research-updates-july-29/
· A drug originally developed for celiac disease was found to be safe and effective in treating a post-COVID syndrome in children
· “Dormant cancer cells are like the embers left in an abandoned campfire, and respiratory viruses are like a strong wind that reignites the flames,” said one of the authors of a new study in Nature
· An upcoming at-home clinical trial program for #LongCOVID, run by Scripps Research, is seeking participants
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/08/05/research-updates-august-5/
· People with myalgic encephalomyelitis (#MECFS) have significant genetic differences in their DNA
· A very small clinical trial of the infusion drug BC 007 published in eClinicalMedicine found “significant improvement” in fatigue in people with #LongCOVID
· A phase 2 clinical trial testing the monoclonal antibody sipavibart is recruiting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/08/12/research-updates-august-12/
· A new preprint from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) RECOVER study found that #COVID19 reinfections may increase risk of #LongCOVID by about 35%
· A new review article in Ageing Research Reviews found that persistent infections from viruses, bacteria, fungus, and parasites can accelerate human aging
· A new Long COVID clinical trial to test the immunotherapy drug Anktiva was announced this week by the Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Medicine
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/08/19/research-updates-august-19/
· Metformin may help reduce the risk of #LongCOVID, according to two new studies
· A Phase 2 clinical trial is studying the drug vidofludimus calcium (IMU-838) for Long COVID
· The National Institutes of Health’s second RECOVER-Treating Long COVID workshop is happening next week, September 9–10
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/09/02/research-updates-september-2/
· A medium sized study in Saudi Arabia found that 29% of participants who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 developed #LongCOVID
· In a small case series, a combination of three antivirals was effective in improving symptoms in participants with Long COVID, according to a new preprint
· The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted the drug application of a potential oral therapy for the prevention of #COVID19 following exposure
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/09/09/research-updates-september-9/
· An estimated 36% of people with a documented SARS-CoV-2 infection worldwide have experienced #LongCOVID, according to a new systematic review
· New funding will help advance a potential low-cost diagnostic test for myalgic encephalomyelitis (#ME)
· The SPEAR study group has proposed a potential Long COVID clinical trial with the company’s next-generation monoclonal antibody, VYD2311
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/09/16/research-updates-september-16/
· Two recent studies found limitations of the drug Paxlovid for protection from #LongCOVID, contrasting prior studies that suggested the antiviral drug might help prevent the disease
· Long COVID may increase menstrual bleeding, according to a new survey study published in Nature Communications
· A new clinical trial is testing the supplement Mitoquinone in combination with “exercise rehabilitation” (which may be detrimental) for Long COVID
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/09/23/research-updates-september-23/
· Researchers in Spain assessed over 190,000 participants, found that #LongCOVID prevalence was three to 10 times higher in individuals with three or more reported infections
· A new RECOVER study published in JAMA found that olfactory dysfunction, or changes to sense of smell, occurred in people after SARS-CoV-2 infection
· A behavioral trial at Columbia University (LONG-CALM) is assessing a vague “mindfulness intervention” for Long COVID
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/09/30/research-updates-september-30/
· A review paper summarizes the vast global costs of #LongCOVID, it is estimated to have an average annual burden of at least $1 trillion globally per year
· A small study in Nature found SARS-CoV-2 in the organs of fetuses from people who were infected with the virus while pregnant
· The National Institutes of Health’s RECOVER-Treating Long COVID initiative released a draft of its protocol for the low-dose naltrexone trial for people ages 6-25
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/11/25/research-updates-november-25/
· Large retrospective cohort study of over 18,000 births found infants exposed to #COVID19 during pregnancy were more likely to have adverse neurodevelopmental diagnoses as 3 years olds
· Another study has found that common diabetes drug metformin may help reduce risk of #LongCOVID
· NIH is recruiting for a small observational study to understand if people with neurological symptoms of Long COVID have inactive [?] remnants of SARS-CoV-2 in their bodies
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/12/02/research-updates-december-2/
· A new study in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases examines how #COVID19 impacts the immune system
· German government announced just over €500 million ($582 million USD) in funding for infection-associated diseases, including #LongCOVID & #MECFS
· A preprint using data from the DecodeME study found more than 250 genes associated with ME, 76 of which were shared with Long COVID
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/12/09/research-updates-december-9/
· A large, electronic health records study published in JAMA Internal Medicine estimated that over 100,000 Americans died each year between 2022 and 2024 from #COVID19
· A new study published in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics found further evidence of abnormalities in post-exertional malaise #PEM
· A small phase two clinical trial is testing #Ketamine for #LongCOVID fatigue and cognitive function
https://thesicktimes.org/2026/01/13/research-updates-january-13/
· A large prospective cohort study published in Infectious Diseases found that a majority of people with #LongCOVID did not recover
· Some researchers in Australia are getting a small boost in Long COVID funding
· The biotech company Invivyd is advancing research of a #COVID19 monoclonal antibody called VYD2311, designed to improve upon the currently-available Pemgarda
https://thesicktimes.org/2026/01/27/research-updates-january-27/
"First vaccine targeting SARS virus family enters human trials"
A new vaccine, GBP511 developed by UW Medicine, has entered clinical trials in Australia. It aims to protect against COVID-19 and related coronaviruses, including potential future threats, with trials led by South Korean pharmaceutical company SK Bioscience.
Source: https://www.ipd.uw.edu/2026/02/gbp511-vaccine-clinical-trial-begins/
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.
Study: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-026-26532-z
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Screenshot of a CIDRAP article titled “Long-COVID symptoms persist for years in nonhospitalized adults, study reveals.” Below the headline is a photo of an adult woman seated indoors, pressing her temples with both hands, appearing distressed or fatigued, illustrating ongoing Long COVID symptoms such as headache, pain, or cognitive strain.
'Zombie' Remnants of COVID-19 Hunt In Packs And Kill Our Immune Cells
Study by 30+ authors shows how the destruction of the virus within our body leaves dangerous protein fragments that target immune cells, helping explain debilitating long COVID symptoms affecting millions worldwide.
Source: https://www.sciencealert.com/zombie-remnants-of-covid-19-hunt-in-packs-and-kill-our-immune-cells
AI Hallucination Sinks Yet Another Court Case
The long storied tradition of AI being absolutely terrible at everything continues with a hallucination in a court document.
https://www.freezenet.ca/ai-hallucination-sinks-yet-another-court-case/
#LawAndTechnology #News #Technology #AI #Canada #case #court #COVID19 #fail #judge #law
This isn’t just “flu season.” It’s multiple pathogens circulating at once — and the harm adds up fast.
Respirator-grade masks provide respiratory protection against inhalation of airborne pathogens. Layered prevention works: masking + ventilation + filtration + testing + isolation protocols.
#PublicHealth #MaskUp #Flu #COVID #COVID19 #Measles #RSV #InfectionPrevention
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More missed work + school.
More long-term health impact.
More confusion and burnout.” Then: “And eventually… we start treating preventable harm as inevitable.” (with “preventable harm” and “inevitable.” highlighted in green). Footer in small white text: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
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WHN’s Kids’ Zone Magazine is a free, downloadable issue packed with kid-friendly stories, art, science, and COVID-conscious lifestyle ideas made for families who are still choosing care.
Download the latest issue for free + explore past editions anytime: https://whn.global/kidszone/
#PublicHealth #COVID #COVID19 #COVIDConscious #LongCOVIDAwareness
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Square graphic with a dark charcoal background and the white text logo “whn.global” at top left. Large pink headline: “New Kids’ Zone Magazine issue is here!” Below in white text: “The WHN Kids’ Zone Magazine is a free, downloadable resource created to help kids feel connected, empowered, and proud of living COVID-conscious.” Centered is a thumbnail of the magazine cover with a pink background and blue border. On the cover, top left: “FEBRUARY 2026” and “WORLD HEALTH NETWORK”; top right: “ISSUE 19.” Large title: “KIDS’ ZONE” with subtitle “COVID-CONSCIOUS MAGAZINE.” The cover art shows a sailboat/ship illustration. A banner near the bottom reads: “CARING FOR OTHERS EDITION.” Left-side cover topics list: “ADAPTING TRADITIONS,” “CONNECTIONS IN THE BRAIN,” “CORRELATION VS. CAUSATION,” “STORIES AND RECIPES,” “… AND MORE INSIDE!” On the right side of the cover: “CHECK US OUT ONLINE AT: WHN.global/kidsZone.” Bottom right of the cover includes a Kids’ Zone / World Health Network globe logo and the words: “EXPLORE | SHARE | CONNECT.” To the left of the cover thumbnail is a pale yellow sticker that says: “Download for free at whn.global/kidszone” (with “kidszone” in blue). Along the bottom of the graphic, in small white text: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
Canada: "COVID-19 Outbreak declared on 4 West"
"Guelph General Hospital has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on its 4 West inpatient unit after 5 patients acquired COVID-19 while in hospital."
"Everyone that works or receives care at our hospital is required to wear a mask while on the outbreak unit. Masks are also encouraged but not required while in other areas of the hospital."
Source: https://www.gghorg.ca/news/covid-19-outbreak-declared-on-4-west-2/
Yaneer Bar-Yam, founder of the so-called World Health Network which so many covid-aware people foolishly insisted on following, appears in the Epstein files.
Here's Bar-Yam asking Epstein, who four years earlier had pleaded guilty of child prostitution, if he wants to talk about science: https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA02025360.pdf
This week's Pandemics in BC blog posts:
General: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/01/30/2026-01-30-general/
BC: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/01/30/2026-01-30-bc/
#covid19bc #covid #covid19 #h5n1 #measles #mpox
From Germany:
News Release 29-Jan-2026
"How does #LongCOVID develop? New piece of the puzzle found"
"Big data study finds link to molecular cell state of immune cells"
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114610
"We examined the cells using a so-called single-cell multiomics approach"
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@longcovid
#PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
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News Release 29-Jan-2026
How does Long COVID develop? New piece of the puzzle found
Big data study finds link to molecular cell state of immune cells
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
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After infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, up to ten percent of those affected in Germany develop Long COVID. The symptoms associated with it, such as fatigue, concentration problems, respiratory issues, or neurological problems, can last for months or years. Furthermore, the clinical picture can differ from person to person. “Long COVID is an extremely complex disease with various manifestations,” says Prof. Yang Li, head of the “Computational Biology for Individualised Medicine” department and director of CiiM. “How and to what extent Long COVID develops is still largely unknown. Figuratively speaking, we are unfortunately only looking at an extremely incomplete puzzle.”
Another vaccine approval and more in my latest next generation Covid vax update:
- Self-amplifying mRNA vax Kostaive approved in the UK
- New trial for a mucosal vax on the starting blocks in Finland
- Some results from AstraZeneca phase 1 trial for mRNA vax
- 11 preclinical reports, including 2 for mucosal pancoronavirus vaccines
My latest weekly update on #COVID19 and other viral threats is available:
- COVID rose, unusually, in 3 of 4 US regions this week.
- COVID is high or very high in 15 states and moderate in another dozen.
- Measles cases in January are greater than the US experienced in all of 2023 and 2024 combined.
- The CDC's estimate of Rt suggests possible growth for COVID, influenza A, and RSV.