Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's refusal to yield to China’s demands over Taiwan remarks represents a rare pushback against decades of Beijing's rule-breaking and impunity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/24/japan/china-believed-there-would-be-no-pushback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #defense #taiwan #covid19
"COVID is just the flu."
STUDY: #COVID19 shows 76% higher 30-day mortality odds than influenza. Crude mortality rate is 12.5-fold higher for patients with COVID-19.
https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(25)00515-6/fulltext
Russ Sharek
boosted
Have masking or respirator questions?
Want to learn about safe mask decoration options?
Interested in accessories like drinking valves or beard bands?
Just trying to find a model that fits well?
Then join us today, December 13th, at 5:30pm Central for examples, demos, answers, and details:
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#WearAMask #MaskUp #Covid #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne
Esther Payne :bisexual_flag:
and 1 other
boosted
2/
From Australia:
Altered brain tissue microstructure and neurochemical profiles in long COVID and recovered COVID-19 individuals: A multimodal MRI study
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354625002005
Screenshot from Science for ME weekly update
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
Ika Makimaki
boosted
This ought to be good (i say good but mean, upsetting yet confirming):
"We present our 2025 year in review, a year where normalization slipped into naturalization, as a cadre of villains who rose to prominence on the back of covid denial took the reins of the federal government to play out their revenge fantasies."
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-year-six-145947049
(This might be a teaser stub. Edit: Yes it is)
Joachim
and 1 other
boosted
“Omicron is milder.”
STUDY: Omicron evolved to enrich “pathways associated with neurodegeneration, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cellular stress responses highlighting a potential shift toward long-term host manipulation and the emergence of post-acute #COVID19 syndromes.” These changes are “associated with neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS, raising concerns about its long-term neurological impact.”
How many times do you want that?
Billy Smith
boosted
People forget that, now that #COVID19 doesn't fill hospitals and morgues, the virus remains acutely dangerous to children who are under- or un-vaccinated. Adults have some protection from prior infections and vaccinations, but young children do not.
The hospitalization rate of kids under 4 in the US is equal to the rate for adults aged 50 to 64. Children under 4 are hospitalized at 5x the rate of people aged 5 to 49.
We are not protecting our children as we should. https://www.cdc.gov/covid/php/covid-net/index.html
If you're still masking to avoid COVID(and other things), thank you! If you stopped, and you're able to wear a mask, now is a fantastic time to start again with Christmas events coming up and more crowds etc. COVID isn't over, and masking is a great way to not only protect yourself, but also others. Masking is a simple, visible way to show community care.
#CovidIsntOver #COVID19 #COVIDisAirborne #MaskUp #community #communitycare
This ought to be good (i say good but mean, upsetting yet confirming):
"We present our 2025 year in review, a year where normalization slipped into naturalization, as a cadre of villains who rose to prominence on the back of covid denial took the reins of the federal government to play out their revenge fantasies."
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-year-six-145947049
(This might be a teaser stub. Edit: Yes it is)
Melissa Fehr
and 1 other
boosted
My spreadsheet of studies warning of the longer-term health impacts of #COVID19 infections has reached 2,900 studies. New studies find COVID:
- Damages your immunity for 20 months or longer
- Raises risks of thrombotic outcomes by 75%.
- Causes more severe and frequent neurological impairment in children
- Raises pro-inflammatory cytokines know to drive tumor cell proliferation, contributing to metastatic progression.
COVID is now rising in the US. Take care.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12VbMkvqUF9eSggJsdsFEjKs5x0ABxQJi5tvfzJIDd3U/edit?usp=sharing
Have masking or respirator questions?
Want to learn about safe mask decoration options?
Interested in accessories like drinking valves or beard bands?
Just trying to find a model that fits well?
Then join us today, December 13th, at 5:30pm Central for examples, demos, answers, and details:
https://meet.jit.si/QualityRespiratorsProtectThoroughly
(No need to create an account - just enter a name or username and join.)
#WearAMask #MaskUp #Covid #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne
Kristie
boosted
Watching people debate mask efficacy on national TV in the UK is surreal.
We trust masks for surgeons, healthcare workers, and every kind of airborne hazard.
Even basic blue surgical masks cut risk by around 50–60%… which, in case you’re shit at maths, is still miles better than 0%.
I feel like I'm going crazy,...but that's what I get for reading the news.
2/
From Australia:
Altered brain tissue microstructure and neurochemical profiles in long COVID and recovered COVID-19 individuals: A multimodal MRI study
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354625002005
Screenshot from Science for ME weekly update
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
When the CDC’s panel relies on vaccine deniers over experts and applies an impossibly high standard to evaluate vaccines, it isn’t empowering parents to make better decisions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/11/world/hepatitis-b-vaccine-vote-reverses-progress/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #vaccines #medicine #cdc #donaldtrump #robertfkennedyjr #health #hepatitisb #covid19
My spreadsheet of studies warning of the longer-term health impacts of #COVID19 infections has reached 2,900 studies. New studies find COVID:
- Damages your immunity for 20 months or longer
- Raises risks of thrombotic outcomes by 75%.
- Causes more severe and frequent neurological impairment in children
- Raises pro-inflammatory cytokines know to drive tumor cell proliferation, contributing to metastatic progression.
COVID is now rising in the US. Take care.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12VbMkvqUF9eSggJsdsFEjKs5x0ABxQJi5tvfzJIDd3U/edit?usp=sharing
Watching people debate mask efficacy on national TV in the UK is surreal.
We trust masks for surgeons, healthcare workers, and every kind of airborne hazard.
Even basic blue surgical masks cut risk by around 50–60%… which, in case you’re shit at maths, is still miles better than 0%.
I feel like I'm going crazy,...but that's what I get for reading the news.
Met uitzondering dan van het historisch perspectief: dat zie je hier op log-schaal.
Hierin zit uiteraard de volledige historie sinds het begin van de rioolmetingen (oktober 2020).
Wat hierin vooral opvalt is dat de nieuwe golf al op een relatief hoog niveau begint.
#qp2t
RE: https://mstdn.social/@roelgrif/115696928954306551
Relevante net verschenen studie nu de covid19 cijfers oplopen...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39907495/
