Welp. 🤷♂️ Next time you hear “I tested negative so it’s definitely not Covid” Published November 2, 2023-“In this study, using Wuhan or Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2, we detected viral RNA in BALF of 17 of 25 infected macaques and viral antigens in the BALF Mac of 20 of 25 macaques at 6 months p.i., with the virus in the BALF Mac capable of replication up to at least 221 d p.i., even when it was undetectable in nasopharyngeal and tracheal swabs”- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-023-01661-4