Prevention is critical because every avoided infection reduces the risk of Long COVID.
#LongCOVID #COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #DisabilityAwareness #InfectionPrevention #HealthcareHeroes
Long COVID doesn’t only affect health—it reshapes work. Many healthcare workers describe ongoing symptoms that change how they function day to day, forcing reduced hours, amended duties, or a phased return. At the same time, the pressure to “carry on” can be intense—driven by professional identity, staffing shortages, and fear of being seen as unreliable. Without clear Long COVID guidance, workplace adjustments can become inconsistent, slow, and stressful for everyone involved.
Prevention is critical because every avoided infection reduces the risk of Long COVID.
#LongCOVID #COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #DisabilityAwareness #InfectionPrevention #HealthcareHeroes
Relatively major culture-maker Boing Boing is running the headline:
COVID pandemic enters seventh year with no end in sight
and the article is not ableist, not bullshit, not denying reality. Nice!
https://boingboing.net/2026/01/16/covid-pandemic-enters-seventh-year-with-no-end-in-sight.html
#BoingBoing #COVID #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne
A research group looked at results for over 97,000,000 people, and found
COVID-19 was associated with a 49% increased risk of new-onset autoimmune-related diseases
and flat out:
SARS-CoV-2 infection increases the risk of autoimmune diseases, particularly those affecting vascular and connective tissue. Risk is amplified by severe infection and attenuated by vaccination
and it's hard to imagine a stronger proof - most countries don't have 97 million people in them!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41452424/
(via AJ Leonardi quoting Hannah Davis)
Relatively major culture-maker Boing Boing is running the headline:
COVID pandemic enters seventh year with no end in sight
and the article is not ableist, not bullshit, not denying reality. Nice!
https://boingboing.net/2026/01/16/covid-pandemic-enters-seventh-year-with-no-end-in-sight.html
#BoingBoing #COVID #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne
A research group looked at results for over 97,000,000 people, and found
COVID-19 was associated with a 49% increased risk of new-onset autoimmune-related diseases
and flat out:
SARS-CoV-2 infection increases the risk of autoimmune diseases, particularly those affecting vascular and connective tissue. Risk is amplified by severe infection and attenuated by vaccination
and it's hard to imagine a stronger proof - most countries don't have 97 million people in them!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41452424/
(via AJ Leonardi quoting Hannah Davis)
I need to buy a new, reusable N95 or N99 face mask. Any recommendations? Must be affordable, UK-based, and minimal fog when wearing glasses.
I need to buy a new, reusable N95 or N99 face mask. Any recommendations? Must be affordable, UK-based, and minimal fog when wearing glasses.
A systematic review of 69 peer-reviewed studies reports 333 individual cases and early population data linking COVID-19 vaccination or infection to unusually rapid cancer progression or new onset of hematologic and solid tumors. While not proving causation, these consistent clinical observations constitute an early safety signal. The findings highlight an urgent need for rigorous longitudinal and mechanistic studies to clarify any potential risk.
Long COVID does not follow a single pattern. Symptoms can vary widely in type, severity, and duration, sometimes even within the same person over time.
Read the full article written by Marisa Swanson at https://whn.global/expert/marisa-swanson/.
#LongCOVID #COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention
Why is wearing an N95 so effective, and wearing a blue surgical mask not very effective? Physics!
There’s a significant difference between a mask and a respirator. A surgical mask is just fancy fabric that catches, well, spit. An N95 has an electrostatic charge that grabs particles and holds them. Think about rubbing a balloon on your head and watching your hair stick to it. That’s the science working to keep viruses out of your lungs when you breathe, instead of letting them waltz right in.
https://whn.global/six-years-and-six-winters-without-getting-sick/
#COVID #COVID19 #MaskUp #CovidIsAirborne #airborneAware #N95
Why is wearing an N95 so effective, and wearing a blue surgical mask not very effective? Physics!
There’s a significant difference between a mask and a respirator. A surgical mask is just fancy fabric that catches, well, spit. An N95 has an electrostatic charge that grabs particles and holds them. Think about rubbing a balloon on your head and watching your hair stick to it. That’s the science working to keep viruses out of your lungs when you breathe, instead of letting them waltz right in.
https://whn.global/six-years-and-six-winters-without-getting-sick/
#COVID #COVID19 #MaskUp #CovidIsAirborne #airborneAware #N95
Long COVID treatment study recruiting volunteers now in the USA:
trial will test if two repurposed HIV antivirals can reduce symptom burden in adult participants with Long Covid
This is the excellent Putrino lab! Participation criteria and contact info: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06511063
