Chewie
boosted
Cory Doctorow
boosted
The lie of "safe" air on airplanes:
STUDY finds that airborne transmission of #COVID19 dominated, accounting for a median of 92.2%, whereas contact (7.8%) and direct deposition (droplets, 0.0%) played minimal roles.
Passengers seated within two rows of the index case had a 4.41-fold higher attack rate compared with those farther away, but 45% of observed infections occurred beyond this proximity.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132326000296
Alex, the Hearth Fire
boosted
"Conclusion
Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
Study: Persistent attenuation of lymphocyte subsets after mass SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Published: 8 January 2026.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971225005090
"Conclusion
Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
Study: Persistent attenuation of lymphocyte subsets after mass SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Published: 8 January 2026.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971225005090
Chip Butty
boosted
"At stake is not merely the technical distinction between a loose fitting medical mask and a respirator certified to FFP2 or FFP3 standards in the United Kingdom or N95 standards in the United States.
At stake is whether health systems have been knowingly deploying substandard protective equipment in environments where exposure to lethal airborne disease is foreseeable, continuous and unavoidable.
Under international labour law, this question is already answered."
I wish I could bottle this article and pour it into a water pistol so that I could aim it at doctors and nurses who come near me unmasked or wearing baggy blues.
#Covid19 #CovidIsAirborne #MAskUp #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #DropletDogma #IgnazSemmelweis
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
and 3 others
boosted
"What has ended is not the #pandemic, but any acknowledgement by the political and media establishment that #COVID19 remains a major threat. There is zero political commitment to even the meager combination of mitigation, surveillance and data-gathering. This was not and is not an oversight. It is a decision to conceal the ongoing harm that is affecting the entire global population."
Sadly on the radical left only the fucking socialists of the wsws continue to care.
"What has ended is not the #pandemic, but any acknowledgement by the political and media establishment that #COVID19 remains a major threat. There is zero political commitment to even the meager combination of mitigation, surveillance and data-gathering. This was not and is not an oversight. It is a decision to conceal the ongoing harm that is affecting the entire global population."
Sadly on the radical left only the fucking socialists of the wsws continue to care.
"At stake is not merely the technical distinction between a loose fitting medical mask and a respirator certified to FFP2 or FFP3 standards in the United Kingdom or N95 standards in the United States.
At stake is whether health systems have been knowingly deploying substandard protective equipment in environments where exposure to lethal airborne disease is foreseeable, continuous and unavoidable.
Under international labour law, this question is already answered."
I wish I could bottle this article and pour it into a water pistol so that I could aim it at doctors and nurses who come near me unmasked or wearing baggy blues.
#Covid19 #CovidIsAirborne #MAskUp #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #DropletDogma #IgnazSemmelweis
Mre. Dartigen [maker mode]
and 1 other
boosted
Respiratory viruses like #flu, #RSV and #COVID19 are on the rise. We know what can protect you, but some leading health bodies like the WHO still won't say it. That needs to change. Respirators like N95s can save lives. https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2026/01/15/experts-call-for-n95s-over-surgical-masks-as-flu-covid-viruses-spread/
Respiratory viruses like #flu, #RSV and #COVID19 are on the rise. We know what can protect you, but some leading health bodies like the WHO still won't say it. That needs to change. Respirators like N95s can save lives. https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2026/01/15/experts-call-for-n95s-over-surgical-masks-as-flu-covid-viruses-spread/
Em :official_verified:
boosted
STUDY finds that the most important attribute in maintaining #COVID19 antibody levels isn't number of vaccines or infections, it's "the individual-specific time (in days) elapsed since the last immunological event, either vaccination or infection."
People will either go the safer route and keep being vaccinated, or they'll keep getting infected, continually risking Long COVID and chronic health impairments.
Alex Akselrod
boosted
Razorcake Webcomic #480 by Silas Haglund
❖ #WearAMask #PunksNotDead #CovidIsNotOver #BirdFluBegins #punk #RSV #Flu #COVID19
STUDY finds that the most important attribute in maintaining #COVID19 antibody levels isn't number of vaccines or infections, it's "the individual-specific time (in days) elapsed since the last immunological event, either vaccination or infection."
People will either go the safer route and keep being vaccinated, or they'll keep getting infected, continually risking Long COVID and chronic health impairments.
Razorcake Webcomic #480 by Silas Haglund
❖ #WearAMask #PunksNotDead #CovidIsNotOver #BirdFluBegins #punk #RSV #Flu #COVID19
tools for commensality 🧿
boosted
· 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/
