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#covidisairborn 😷 climate anxious mom of one soon to be two, montrealer, lefty Cat, science and diy lover Masking event organizer She/her
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'Inflammatory reaction': How the air we breathe could be impacting our brains www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Five years ago, the president almost said something smart about fighting germs. Now, here we are. www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/try-this-a...

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

That #covid infection does less for your immunity system than you think it does. "Pre-Omicron, infection meant you had 80% protection against re-infection one year later. Post-Omicron, this has fallen to 5% protection at one year." www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

submitted 5 days ago • 6 comments

CIDRAP: “After COVID-19, kids more likely to have GI symptoms for up to 2 years” ‘Though long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), is more common in adults than in kids, 1.3% of US children may be affected with the condition…’ www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/aft...

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Long COVID Impairs Exercise Capacity and Cognition for Years. "A study of nearly 1,000 people with post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) revealed that two-thirds still experienced significant symptoms, including reduced exercise capacity and cognitive performance, two years after infection."

submitted 31 days ago • 8 comments

Been saying that for a while, yet air is too intangible for most people to give a damn.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

a meta analysis of 22 studies found that "Maternal #COVID infection during pregnancy is significantly associated with increased risk for respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in newborns" - 11 % after maternal COVID. #MedSky + #PedSky + #IDSky. www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/news/materna...

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

Science keeps confirming that there is a very big difference between pathogens (that take down your immune system) and good bacteria (that builds it)

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

It boggles my mind that pregnant people go to all sorts of lengths to protect their baby from very small risks like no runny yolks or charcuterie but won’t mask.

submitted 92 days ago • 0 comments

Rise in babies are being born with heart defects. This isn’t lockdowns, obviously, they didn’t even exist then! It’s obviously not school closures. And it’s obviously not masks. So can we start tackling the root cause now? COVID. #SARSCoV2 #LongCovidKids www.news-medical.net/news/2024111...

submitted 96 days ago • 142 comments