Scientists at the University of Florida created a personalized #mRNA #vaccine that, in early #human trials, rapidly reprogrammed patients’ #immune systems to attack #glioblastoma within 48 hours; tested on four individuals and inspired by #COVID19 vaccine technology, it bypasses chemotherapy and radiation, shows promise as a potential universal #cancer treatment, and has sparked both hope andskepticism as trials expand, including to children. Will #maga shut this down as well...
Joachim
boosted
C'est bientôt la rentrée et on se prépare une vague #COVID19 d'ampleur 😬
#Sum'EAU de chez
@santepubliquefrance.fr est sans update depuis le 30 juillet (semaine 29).
Le dernier bulletin CNR de l'Institut Pasteur concerne la semaine 32 (4 au 10/08/2025)
C'est pas joli 😱
Carte avec les taux de positivité des tests :
C'est bientôt la rentrée et on se prépare une vague #COVID19 d'ampleur 😬
#Sum'EAU de chez
@santepubliquefrance.fr est sans update depuis le 30 juillet (semaine 29).
Le dernier bulletin CNR de l'Institut Pasteur concerne la semaine 32 (4 au 10/08/2025)
C'est pas joli 😱
Carte avec les taux de positivité des tests :
Experts believe a recent surge in infections in Japan is due to factors such as relaxed hygiene measures, drug-resistant bacteria and lowered immunity levels amid extreme heat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/japan/science-health/infectious-diseases/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health#covid19 #ticks #insects #whoopingcough
Qantas Airways was ordered to pay $59 million for illegally sacking almost 2,000 ground workers during the pandemic, in a court judgment that included sharp criticism of the airline’s culture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/companies/qantas-fined-firing-pandemic/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #qantas #airlines #australia#covid19
¡Abbie!
and 1 other
boosted
One of the biggest misconceptions is that COVID is "like the flu". It was never "like the flu". Traditional upper respiratory diseases get into the respiratory system and then stop. They just aren't very good at getting into other cells. COVID, however, gets into cells via the ACE2 receptor, and there are ACE2 receptors in almost every cell.
https://www.donotpanic.news/p/why-covid-can-never-be-just-a-cold
In autopsy studies, they have found SARS-CoV-2 virus just about everywhere they have looked: lungs, heart, brain, kidney, gut, testicles, ovarian fluid, etc. It is true that in many of the research papers, they only look for RNA (because it's easy), which can't tell if it's infectious or just fragments of no-longer-dangerous virus. HOWEVER, there have also been a fair number of studies which have found infectious viruses in human tissues, including this one which found infectious virus in skull sawdust that came from sawing open skulls to do brain autopsies:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/8/24-0145_article
One of the biggest misconceptions is that COVID is "like the flu". It was never "like the flu". Traditional upper respiratory diseases get into the respiratory system and then stop. They just aren't very good at getting into other cells. COVID, however, gets into cells via the ACE2 receptor, and there are ACE2 receptors in almost every cell.
https://www.donotpanic.news/p/why-covid-can-never-be-just-a-cold
In autopsy studies, they have found SARS-CoV-2 virus just about everywhere they have looked: lungs, heart, brain, kidney, gut, testicles, ovarian fluid, etc. It is true that in many of the research papers, they only look for RNA (because it's easy), which can't tell if it's infectious or just fragments of no-longer-dangerous virus. HOWEVER, there have also been a fair number of studies which have found infectious viruses in human tissues, including this one which found infectious virus in skull sawdust that came from sawing open skulls to do brain autopsies:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/8/24-0145_article
Now, it's not necessarily bad that Public Health focuses on keeping the health care system running: somebody needs to keep it running!
What is bad is that there doesn't seem to be any other governmental department that is paying attention to keeping humans running smoothly I'm not even sure what department that would be.
Maybe the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction? That appears to be the ministry which pays disability/unemployment benefits. They should care about the long-term damage from COVID and its long-term effects... but perhaps the rate is still slow enough that it's not going to affect the current election cycle. 😕
I don't have data for BC or Canada, but here's a graph showing a steep increase after the start of the pandemic in the rate at which people in the US have been getting approved for disability.
One of the biggest misconceptions is that COVID is "like the flu". It was never "like the flu". Traditional upper respiratory diseases get into the respiratory system and then stop. They just aren't very good at getting into other cells. COVID, however, gets into cells via the ACE2 receptor, and there are ACE2 receptors in almost every cell.
https://www.donotpanic.news/p/why-covid-can-never-be-just-a-cold
In autopsy studies, they have found SARS-CoV-2 virus just about everywhere they have looked: lungs, heart, brain, kidney, gut, testicles, ovarian fluid, etc. It is true that in many of the research papers, they only look for RNA (because it's easy), which can't tell if it's infectious or just fragments of no-longer-dangerous virus. HOWEVER, there have also been a fair number of studies which have found infectious viruses in human tissues, including this one which found infectious virus in skull sawdust that came from sawing open skulls to do brain autopsies:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/8/24-0145_article
Someone asked me a few days ago, "If COVID is as bad as you say it is, why isn't Public Health doing more about it?"
It's because in Canada, Public Health's main job is keeping the health care system running smoothly, not keeping you running smoothly.
You can see this by looking at how they make decisions. On this page, PHAC explains how they decided to limit vaccines to certain groups: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/vaccines-immunization/national-advisory-committee-immunization-statement-guidance-covid-19-vaccines-2025-summer-2026.html
If you look at the research on cost per Quality of Adjusted Life-Years, the papers overwhelmingly only look at the cost to the health care system of dealing with the initial (acute) illness. No consideration to chronic effects or of the costs to the humans (e.g. in lost pay).
Some of the papers looked a little deeper, but the ones that included Long COVID assumed that Long COVID only lasted for six months. Only one considered people who did not seek medical attention in their acute phase. Only one considered non-covid long-term effects, and only for people who were in ICU.
bhaugen
boosted
The man who opened fire on the CDC and killed a police officer blamed the #COVID19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal. MANY studies that tell us it is infections, not the vaccine, that cause this:
"Depression, serious mental illness, general anxiety, PRSD, addiction, self-harm, and suicide were elevated during weeks 1 through 4 after COVID-19 diagnosis compared with before or without COVID-19. Incidence was lower in people who were vaccinated." 8/2024 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2822342
1/16
The man who opened fire on the CDC and killed a police officer blamed the #COVID19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal. MANY studies that tell us it is infections, not the vaccine, that cause this:
"Depression, serious mental illness, general anxiety, PRSD, addiction, self-harm, and suicide were elevated during weeks 1 through 4 after COVID-19 diagnosis compared with before or without COVID-19. Incidence was lower in people who were vaccinated." 8/2024 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2822342
1/16
Ika Makimaki
boosted
"I wear sunscreen for protection."
'I take vitamins and probiotics for wellbeing."
"I wear seatbelts to be safe."
"I use a health tracker to improve my health."
"I have a gym membership to get fit."
"I wear a helmet when I bike to protect my head."
That's cool. What about putting on a $2 N95 mask as #COVID19 surges to protect your health?
"What, and live in fear?!?"
🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄
"I wear sunscreen for protection."
'I take vitamins and probiotics for wellbeing."
"I wear seatbelts to be safe."
"I use a health tracker to improve my health."
"I have a gym membership to get fit."
"I wear a helmet when I bike to protect my head."
That's cool. What about putting on a $2 N95 mask as #COVID19 surges to protect your health?
"What, and live in fear?!?"
🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄
bhaugen
boosted
This week's 3-minute update on #COVID19 risks in the US. COVID risks are rising and have risen, in aggregate, into the Moderate range for the first time in months. COVID viral activity his high in numerous states, particularly in the South and West. The CDC's estimate of Rt, a transmission rate estimate, is rising across almost all of the US. Take a little care, please.
This week's 3-minute update on #COVID19 risks in the US. COVID risks are rising and have risen, in aggregate, into the Moderate range for the first time in months. COVID viral activity his high in numerous states, particularly in the South and West. The CDC's estimate of Rt, a transmission rate estimate, is rising across almost all of the US. Take a little care, please.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s crusade against mRNA vaccine technology will make the next pandemic harder to handle. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/08/rfk-jrs-mrna-decision-is-bad/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #robertfkennedyjr #mrna#covid19 #vaccinations #health #medicine #us
Jess Mahler
boosted
· A drug originally developed for celiac disease was found to be safe and effective in treating a post-COVID syndrome in children
· “Dormant cancer cells are like the embers left in an abandoned campfire, and respiratory viruses are like a strong wind that reignites the flames,” said one of the authors of a new study in Nature
· An upcoming at-home clinical trial program for #LongCOVID, run by Scripps Research, is seeking participants
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/08/05/research-updates-august-5/
Aral Balkan
boosted
There will be a reckoning, I fear, for how we allow children to be repeatedly infected with #COVID19
STUDY: "Significant cardiac changes in adolescents post-COVID-19 indicate the risk of cardiovascular complications and the need for long-term follow-up. Significant cardiac changes, including increased fatigue, cardiac arrhythmia, and inadequate night-time BP decrease, have been identified in adolescents. Heart rhythm abnormalities were found in 35% of children."
· A drug originally developed for celiac disease was found to be safe and effective in treating a post-COVID syndrome in children
· “Dormant cancer cells are like the embers left in an abandoned campfire, and respiratory viruses are like a strong wind that reignites the flames,” said one of the authors of a new study in Nature
· An upcoming at-home clinical trial program for #LongCOVID, run by Scripps Research, is seeking participants
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/08/05/research-updates-august-5/