Ghost of Sortition
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“Persistent mitochondrial inflexibility and mitochondrial damage may contribute to Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC).”
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Circulating mitochondrial and cellular damage markers in long COVID: Links to cognitive function, psychological distress, and inflammation - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Circulating mitochondrial and cellular damage markers in long COVID: Links to cognitive function, psychological distress, and inflammation
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February 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
“Persistent mitochondrial inflexibility and mitochondrial damage may contribute to Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC).”
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The size of the winter COVlD wave has been revised upward as post-holiday data come in.
We estimate 1 in 55 people in the U.S. are actively infectious.
🔥WV: 1 in 14
🔥IN: 1 in 15
🔥MI & OH: 1 in 21
🔥MO: 1 in 22
🔥CT: 1 in 24
🔥KS: 1 in 25
🔥MA & IL: 1 in 27
Quick 🧵 1/4
We estimate 1 in 55 people in the U.S. are actively infectious.
🔥WV: 1 in 14
🔥IN: 1 in 15
🔥MI & OH: 1 in 21
🔥MO: 1 in 22
🔥CT: 1 in 24
🔥KS: 1 in 25
🔥MA & IL: 1 in 27
Quick 🧵 1/4
January 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
The size of the winter COVlD wave has been revised upward as post-holiday data come in.
We estimate 1 in 55 people in the U.S. are actively infectious.
🔥WV: 1 in 14
🔥IN: 1 in 15
🔥MI & OH: 1 in 21
🔥MO: 1 in 22
🔥CT: 1 in 24
🔥KS: 1 in 25
🔥MA & IL: 1 in 27
Quick 🧵 1/4
We estimate 1 in 55 people in the U.S. are actively infectious.
🔥WV: 1 in 14
🔥IN: 1 in 15
🔥MI & OH: 1 in 21
🔥MO: 1 in 22
🔥CT: 1 in 24
🔥KS: 1 in 25
🔥MA & IL: 1 in 27
Quick 🧵 1/4
“Overall, 14 % of toddlers in the pre-pandemic group were at high risk for developmental delays on the BSID-III compared with 51.6 % in the SARS-CoV-2 exposed group (p < 0.01; Table 1), unadjusted for covariates.”
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The COVID generation: the neurodevelopmental consequences of in-utero COVID-19 exposure
In historical viral epidemics, such as the H1N1 influenza and Zika viruses, prenatal exposures were correlated with risk for neuropsychiatric conditio…
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January 5, 2026 at 5:18 AM
“Overall, 14 % of toddlers in the pre-pandemic group were at high risk for developmental delays on the BSID-III compared with 51.6 % in the SARS-CoV-2 exposed group (p < 0.01; Table 1), unadjusted for covariates.”
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“These novel findings suggest that COVID-19 may lead to lasting brain alterations that potentially impact overall brain function even after recovery.”
I sometimes wonder how much this is impacting what we are seeing in the world.
“These novel findings suggest that COVID-19 may lead to lasting brain alterations that potentially impact overall brain function even after recovery.”
I sometimes wonder how much this is impacting what we are seeing in the world.
Altered brain tissue microstructure and neurochemical profiles in long COVID and recovered COVID-19 individuals: A multimodal MRI study
Diverse neurological symptoms are experienced by long COVID and COVID-19 recovered individuals. However, the long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 in the br…
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January 4, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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“These novel findings suggest that COVID-19 may lead to lasting brain alterations that potentially impact overall brain function even after recovery.”
I sometimes wonder how much this is impacting what we are seeing in the world.
“These novel findings suggest that COVID-19 may lead to lasting brain alterations that potentially impact overall brain function even after recovery.”
I sometimes wonder how much this is impacting what we are seeing in the world.
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Here's the link without the ":5037" portion of the URL (dunno why Science Direct is including this unusual port # in their URLs):
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Persistent Attenuation of Lymphocyte Subsets After Mass SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Growing evidence suggests that lymphocyte subsets are declined in COVID-19 patients, but it is unclear if these alterations persist after widespread e…
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December 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Here's the link without the ":5037" portion of the URL (dunno why Science Direct is including this unusual port # in their URLs):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Read this twice.
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
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“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
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December 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Read this twice.
“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
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“Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.”
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
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The findings of a study in Nature Communications suggest distinct neurodegenerative processes in long COVID with cognitive impairment not seen in other long COVID subtypes, even after mild COVID-19 infection. go.nature.com/3MdTwyp #medsky 🧪
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The findings of a study in Nature Communications suggest distinct neurodegenerative processes in long COVID with cognitive impairment not seen in other long COVID subtypes, even after mild COVID-19 infection. go.nature.com/3MdTwyp #medsky 🧪
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Our new review article examines the parallels between COVID and AIDS, including the social impacts
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
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COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?
COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal
and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due
to the immune dysfunction caused ...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Our new review article examines the parallels between COVID and AIDS, including the social impacts
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
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To say people make a rational assessment of the threat environment around Covid… is just not true.
Most people refuse to talk about or read anything about Covid.
Long Covid has surpassed asthma as the most common childhood illness, and it’s rarely spoken of.
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Most people refuse to talk about or read anything about Covid.
Long Covid has surpassed asthma as the most common childhood illness, and it’s rarely spoken of.
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(and i think it is a demand that stems from fear more than a rational assessment of the threat environment)
October 15, 2025 at 5:54 AM
To say people make a rational assessment of the threat environment around Covid… is just not true.
Most people refuse to talk about or read anything about Covid.
Long Covid has surpassed asthma as the most common childhood illness, and it’s rarely spoken of.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Most people refuse to talk about or read anything about Covid.
Long Covid has surpassed asthma as the most common childhood illness, and it’s rarely spoken of.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Children and teens who had a Covid reinfection had a doubling of #LongCovid risk (PASC) and a significant increase in many other adverse outcomes (Figure) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Children and teens who had a Covid reinfection had a doubling of #LongCovid risk (PASC) and a significant increase in many other adverse outcomes (Figure) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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🚨🧵 by Zdenek Vrozina on Covid's impact on human neurons:
"A new preprint study shows that the SARS-CoV-2 protein ORF6 directly kills human neurons.
Not by accident, but through necroptosis - a kind of cell death where neurons burst and fuel..."
Full thread:
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"A new preprint study shows that the SARS-CoV-2 protein ORF6 directly kills human neurons.
Not by accident, but through necroptosis - a kind of cell death where neurons burst and fuel..."
Full thread:
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September 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🚨🧵 by Zdenek Vrozina on Covid's impact on human neurons:
"A new preprint study shows that the SARS-CoV-2 protein ORF6 directly kills human neurons.
Not by accident, but through necroptosis - a kind of cell death where neurons burst and fuel..."
Full thread:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19656...
"A new preprint study shows that the SARS-CoV-2 protein ORF6 directly kills human neurons.
Not by accident, but through necroptosis - a kind of cell death where neurons burst and fuel..."
Full thread:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19656...
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Outstanding article on covid’s impact on our immunity. We need to confront this emerging truth and stop this harm to all humanity.
@nicktsergas.ca
@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
@senpatrickbrazeau.bsky.social
@jmeddings.bsky.social
@snyderinstitute.bsky.social
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@nicktsergas.ca
@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
@senpatrickbrazeau.bsky.social
@jmeddings.bsky.social
@snyderinstitute.bsky.social
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Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2
“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports
Myco...
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August 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Outstanding article on covid’s impact on our immunity. We need to confront this emerging truth and stop this harm to all humanity.
@nicktsergas.ca
@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
@senpatrickbrazeau.bsky.social
@jmeddings.bsky.social
@snyderinstitute.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
@nicktsergas.ca
@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
@senpatrickbrazeau.bsky.social
@jmeddings.bsky.social
@snyderinstitute.bsky.social
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Impressive safety data for the JN.1 Covid booster vaccine from a nationwide Denmark study
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Safety of JN.1-Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines
This cohort study investigates the association between booster vaccinations containing the JN.1 lineage and 29 serious adverse events in Denmark.
jamanetwork.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Impressive safety data for the JN.1 Covid booster vaccine from a nationwide Denmark study
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
“These findings were observed in patients who experienced mild acute COVID-19 that did not require hospitalization or ventilatory support.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mapping brain changes in post-COVID-19 cognitive decline via FDG PET hypometabolism and EEG slowing - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Mapping brain changes in post-COVID-19 cognitive decline via FDG PET hypometabolism and EEG slowing
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July 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“These findings were observed in patients who experienced mild acute COVID-19 that did not require hospitalization or ventilatory support.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Oof…
“The prevalence rates for the different symptoms were as follows: fatigue 43.3%, memory disorders 27.8%, cognitive impairment 27.1%, sleep disorders 24.4%, concentration impairment 23.8%…”
bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
“The prevalence rates for the different symptoms were as follows: fatigue 43.3%, memory disorders 27.8%, cognitive impairment 27.1%, sleep disorders 24.4%, concentration impairment 23.8%…”
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Long-term neurological and cognitive impact of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis in over 4 million patients - BMC Neurology
Background Neuropsychiatric symptoms emerged early in the COVID-19 pandemic as a key feature of the virus, with research confirming a range of neuropsychiatric manifestations linked to acute SARS-CoV-...
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June 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Oof…
“The prevalence rates for the different symptoms were as follows: fatigue 43.3%, memory disorders 27.8%, cognitive impairment 27.1%, sleep disorders 24.4%, concentration impairment 23.8%…”
bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
“The prevalence rates for the different symptoms were as follows: fatigue 43.3%, memory disorders 27.8%, cognitive impairment 27.1%, sleep disorders 24.4%, concentration impairment 23.8%…”
bmcneurol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
These poor kids.
Children exposed to COVID in utero had developmental delays at age 24 months:
🧠36% cognitive delays
🗣️64% communication delays
🏃57% had motor delays
🧪 Specific developmental delays were related to specific inflammation cytokines found in their cord blood at birth. buff.ly/AQSfBm9
#Medsky #Pedsky 🛟😷
🧠36% cognitive delays
🗣️64% communication delays
🏃57% had motor delays
🧪 Specific developmental delays were related to specific inflammation cytokines found in their cord blood at birth. buff.ly/AQSfBm9
#Medsky #Pedsky 🛟😷
June 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
These poor kids.
Not good
SARS-CoV-2 'reprograms' immune cells into immune system suppressors, study shows medicalxpress.com/news/2025-05...
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𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
May 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Not good
“Even 6 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, 22.8% of pediatric patients still had long-COVID symptoms. Some of these symptoms were similar to those of ME/CFS, potentially affecting children's QOL.“
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Long‐COVID in children and their parents: A prospective cohort study
Background
Long-COVID is a significant global health concern, regardless of age. However, few reports have longitudinally evaluated the characteristics, prevalence, and risk factors of long-COVID in.....
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May 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“Even 6 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, 22.8% of pediatric patients still had long-COVID symptoms. Some of these symptoms were similar to those of ME/CFS, potentially affecting children's QOL.“
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