I will just leave this here.
Cartoon by @deAdder
I will just leave this here.
Cartoon by @deAdder
By Keith @keetmuise
The first billboard is up in St John’s Newfoundland!!!
Long Covid Ruins Lives, Mask Up!!
#Covid19 #MaskUp #christmas #LongCovid #CovidIsAirborne @auscovid19
Twitter/X source: https://twitter.com/keetmuise/status/1732912278125641944
🇺🇸 US: COVID is still killing 1,000 Americans per week while hospitalizations rise, CDC reports.
"Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clearly indicates the COVID-19 pandemic is not done with us, as almost all metrics related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus (test positivity, ER visits, hospitalizations and wastewater signal) have been steadily rising for weeks. Deaths, which typically lag behind these statistics anyway, have stayed unchanged over the past week, but have still averaged over 1,000 deaths weekly for the last several weeks. More than 20,000 patients were hospitalized this week with COVID-19 symptoms."
🇨🇦 Saskatchewan, Canada: 192% increase in hospitalizations as influenza overtakes COVID-19.
Influenza has overtaken COVID-19 for deaths and hospitalizations in Saskatchewan for the month of November.
🇦🇺 Australia: Plan to ‘drive up’ COVID jabs.
"A new National Vaccination Agreement between the federal and state governments — to “drive up” jab rates — has been called for by a peak Melbourne body."
@Mark_Butler_MP @GrattanInst #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19
🇫🇮 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
'It’s not gone. It’s changing. It’s killing': The COVID variants the WHO is watching closely.
#COVIDisNotOver @WHO @mvankerkhove @auscovid19
Full article here: https://euronews.com/next/2023/11/24/its-not-gone-its-changing-its-killing-the-covid-variants-who-is-watching-closely
COVID cases in Hunter New England increase by 25% in 2 weeks.
#COVID19 #HunterNewEngland #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19
Source: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8435618/covid-cases-rise-in-hunter-new-england/
🇦🇺 Australia: ‘6 deaths a day’: Australian aged care COVID deaths explode.
"COVID is killing at least 6 people a day in Australian aged care homes, as new figures show two thirds of elderly residents have not had a booster in the last 6 months."
From Pirola to JN.1, a certain sensation in your mouth could be a sign you've been infected by one of the new COVID variants.
"COVID tongue describes swelling or inflammation of the tongue. Some people may also notice that their tongue appears whiter and patchier than normal, while others report excessive redness and a burning sensation."
#COVID19 #COVIDtongue @auscovid19
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1834446/covid-symptoms-mouth-new-variants
Family remembers Fort Worth police officer who died of COVID-19 complications.
All moments she and her kids are now holding onto after COVID-19 shattered their lives.
“I started to get better after a week, he did not. He started getting worse," said Vickie.
They contracted the virus in mid-August, and she said her husband was in and out of the hospital from then on.
Vickie said her husband got the virus while on the job.
“I was always scared of him getting COVID because he already had lung problems, he has—he’s an asthmatic," she said.
She said after being on an ECMO, Jenson's liver and kidney started failing. An ECMO machine pumps blood outside the body, allowing the patient's heart and lungs to rest.
"He went from...breathing oxygen, to a mask, to the highest form of ventilator, like within 24 hours or so," Vickie said.
They said their goodbyes to the 57-year-old on Saturday.
‘A slightly more dangerous place’: Australia is in its 8th COVID wave.
“The sad, unavoidable fact is the world is now a slightly more dangerous place because not only is influenza circulating, but so is SARS-COV-2,” - Professor James McCaw
Study: Regardless of variant, half of long-COVID patients fail to improve after 18 months.
"More than 50% of long-COVID patients failed to improve 1.5 years after their initial diagnosis, according to a new study based on cases seen at a Danish post-COVID clinic, both before and after the Omicron variant period. The study was published yesterday in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases."
Helping concertgoers breathe easy.
Clean Air Club provides free use of air purifiers and far-UVC lamps to make the music scene safer for people who can’t ignore COVID.
#COVID19 #CleanAir #COVIDisAirborne @auscovid19
Source: https://chicagoreader.com/music/helping-concertgoers-breathe-easy/
Dizziness Symptoms From COVID: During or After Virus
"COVID-19 leads to dizziness for different reasons, including the effects of inflammatory processes, nervous system problems related to COVID-19, and worsening of underlying medical conditions."
#COVID19 #Dizziness @auscovid19
Source: https://www.verywellhealth.com/is-dizziness-a-symptom-of-covid-8373849
Virtually all children infected with COVID-19 show signs of blood vessel damage, study shows. (Article from 2020)
"The news about coronavirus and children just got a lot worse. A troubling study by researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia reports a “high proportion” of children infected with SARS-CoV-2 show elevated levels of a biomarker tied to blood vessel damage. Making matters worse, this sign of cardiovascular damage is being seen in asymptomatic children as well as kids experiencing COVID-19 symptoms."
#COVID19 #LongCovidKids @auscovid19
Source: https://studyfinds.org/children-with-covid-blood-vessel-damage/
Long COVID debuts on ME/CFS registry.
"Currently there are 250,000 Australians living with ME/CFS. According to Emerge, it is forecasted that 320,000 people will develop long COVID."
#LongCOVID #MECFSregistry @auscovid19
Source: https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/long-covid-debuts-on-me-cfs-registry/100812
Is COVID pandemic or endemic? A discussion with Boston University epidemiologist Dr. Eleanor Murray.
"Many were openly stating that with the passing Omicron wave, COVID-19 would settle into an endemic pattern and the world could move on from the pandemic and get on with business as usual. At the time, the WSWS wrote, “The virus that causes COVID-19 is present worldwide, not localized, and it is highly infectious from person to person and continues to mutate. Also, the waning population immunity means SARS-CoV-2 infections will continue to threaten communities with repeated outbreaks. There is no possibility of it becoming endemic in a scientific sense of the word. The campaign to declare COVID-19 endemic is thus political rather than scientific. Its purpose is to accustom the world’s people to mass infection and death without end.”
#COVID19 #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne @auscovid19
Source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/10/07/yhmh-o07.html
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
People whose long COVID symptoms include neurological issues have a different gut flora, researchers say.
Sharing info on COVID since the start of the pandemic#PandemicIsNotOver💻 IT Systems Administrator 💪 GYMaHOLIC (COVID forced me to invest in a home gym)
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