Sawyer 🌪️
@idea-alchemist.bsky.social
LC July 2020 🧠 🌿 Idea Alchemist, #LongCovid explorer, virology & neuroscience nerd.
Tristate Area 📍
Twitter/X: idea_alchemist
Tristate Area 📍
Twitter/X: idea_alchemist
Reposted by Sawyer 🌪️
completely sick of everything to do with winter
February 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
completely sick of everything to do with winter
Reposted by Sawyer 🌪️
"After the war they tried to persuade public health officials to take the threat of airborne infection seriously. But infectious disease experts, fighting against outbreaks and preparing for emergence of new diseases mostly ignored them, even when it meant accepting basic mistakes about physics."
How COVID reshaped public health understanding of disease spread by air
How COVID reshaped our understanding of invisible air particles and the spread of disease
www.newsweek.com
February 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"After the war they tried to persuade public health officials to take the threat of airborne infection seriously. But infectious disease experts, fighting against outbreaks and preparing for emergence of new diseases mostly ignored them, even when it meant accepting basic mistakes about physics."
Reposted by Sawyer 🌪️
If you see someone wearing a mask & you have the urge to tell them they should stop masking, just don't.
Not only have masks been shown to dramatically reduce risk of covid and therefore long-covid, but it doesn't hurt you one bit.
Or, if it DOES hurt/anger you to see a mask-wearer, go seek help.
Not only have masks been shown to dramatically reduce risk of covid and therefore long-covid, but it doesn't hurt you one bit.
Or, if it DOES hurt/anger you to see a mask-wearer, go seek help.
February 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
If you see someone wearing a mask & you have the urge to tell them they should stop masking, just don't.
Not only have masks been shown to dramatically reduce risk of covid and therefore long-covid, but it doesn't hurt you one bit.
Or, if it DOES hurt/anger you to see a mask-wearer, go seek help.
Not only have masks been shown to dramatically reduce risk of covid and therefore long-covid, but it doesn't hurt you one bit.
Or, if it DOES hurt/anger you to see a mask-wearer, go seek help.
NEW - Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove during #SARSCov2 WHO Live Q&A on December, 12th, 2024.
"The world wants to forget this pathogen that is still with us, and people want to put #Covid in the past as if it's over, like it didn't happen, and that is very detrimental."
🧪🦠 🛟 #IDSky #MedSky
"The world wants to forget this pathogen that is still with us, and people want to put #Covid in the past as if it's over, like it didn't happen, and that is very detrimental."
🧪🦠 🛟 #IDSky #MedSky
December 12, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Reposted by Sawyer 🌪️
A mask (an ffp2+/n95+ mask) worn properly will help stop you catching Covid, flu, rsv, measles, norovirus, whatever virus is the airborne flavour of the month.
It's amazing how many people think catching any of those is a good idea.
It's amazing how many people think catching any of those is a good idea.
December 12, 2024 at 2:47 PM
A mask (an ffp2+/n95+ mask) worn properly will help stop you catching Covid, flu, rsv, measles, norovirus, whatever virus is the airborne flavour of the month.
It's amazing how many people think catching any of those is a good idea.
It's amazing how many people think catching any of those is a good idea.
Reposted by Sawyer 🌪️
@who.int Director-General's remarks at a media briefing on 10 December 2024:
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to."
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to."
December 11, 2024 at 7:33 PM
@who.int Director-General's remarks at a media briefing on 10 December 2024:
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to."
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to."
Reposted by Sawyer 🌪️
5th person to be cured of HIV
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
abcnews.go.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:19 AM
5th person to be cured of HIV
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
Reposted by Sawyer 🌪️
My family and I have been really lucky.
We haven't had Covid, Flu, RSV, Noro, Pneumonia, Strep A, Tonsillitis, Appendicitis, Ear/Eye/Throat/Chest Infections, Gastroenteritis, Urinary Tract Infections, Sinusitis, Bronchitis, Sepsis, Whooping Cough, or Bronchiolitis in five years.
We haven't had Covid, Flu, RSV, Noro, Pneumonia, Strep A, Tonsillitis, Appendicitis, Ear/Eye/Throat/Chest Infections, Gastroenteritis, Urinary Tract Infections, Sinusitis, Bronchitis, Sepsis, Whooping Cough, or Bronchiolitis in five years.
December 5, 2024 at 5:21 PM
My family and I have been really lucky.
We haven't had Covid, Flu, RSV, Noro, Pneumonia, Strep A, Tonsillitis, Appendicitis, Ear/Eye/Throat/Chest Infections, Gastroenteritis, Urinary Tract Infections, Sinusitis, Bronchitis, Sepsis, Whooping Cough, or Bronchiolitis in five years.
We haven't had Covid, Flu, RSV, Noro, Pneumonia, Strep A, Tonsillitis, Appendicitis, Ear/Eye/Throat/Chest Infections, Gastroenteritis, Urinary Tract Infections, Sinusitis, Bronchitis, Sepsis, Whooping Cough, or Bronchiolitis in five years.
Tanzania shares a border with Congo. This doesn’t looks good.
December 6, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Tanzania shares a border with Congo. This doesn’t looks good.
Another family on my Facebook feed says two of their siblings in the household have walking pneumonia.
November 28, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Another family on my Facebook feed says two of their siblings in the household have walking pneumonia.
Reposted by Sawyer 🌪️
California reported its first #H5N1 #birdflu infected dairy herds on Aug. 30. Today, less than 3 months later, the state's infected herd count topped 400. The vast majority of these herds are still in quarantine for the infection. How is this not affecting availability of/pricing of milk?
November 22, 2024 at 1:58 PM
Reposted by Sawyer 🌪️
I've made a Covid conscious starter pack called "Salting the Vibes" - voices on advocacy and/or science 🧬
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
November 11, 2024 at 4:41 PM
I've made a Covid conscious starter pack called "Salting the Vibes" - voices on advocacy and/or science 🧬
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
Reposted by Sawyer 🌪️
Ok. Choice made.
This is going to be my primary site for posting...
The bad place will get the assorted highlights because I think it's essential to keep informing people there.
But at the end of every thread I'm going to say that I'm here more.
This is going to be my primary site for posting...
The bad place will get the assorted highlights because I think it's essential to keep informing people there.
But at the end of every thread I'm going to say that I'm here more.
November 13, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Ok. Choice made.
This is going to be my primary site for posting...
The bad place will get the assorted highlights because I think it's essential to keep informing people there.
But at the end of every thread I'm going to say that I'm here more.
This is going to be my primary site for posting...
The bad place will get the assorted highlights because I think it's essential to keep informing people there.
But at the end of every thread I'm going to say that I'm here more.
The layers of trauma that come with having a #disability is not just about physical limitations.
The emotional burden of losing autonomy over your own body, financial instability, and having to justify your existence to a hierarchy that seems determined to break you down.
The emotional burden of losing autonomy over your own body, financial instability, and having to justify your existence to a hierarchy that seems determined to break you down.
September 27, 2024 at 3:17 PM
The layers of trauma that come with having a #disability is not just about physical limitations.
The emotional burden of losing autonomy over your own body, financial instability, and having to justify your existence to a hierarchy that seems determined to break you down.
The emotional burden of losing autonomy over your own body, financial instability, and having to justify your existence to a hierarchy that seems determined to break you down.
Reposted by Sawyer 🌪️
BREAKING: U.S. COVID Surge Continues with Over 4.9 Million Cases, 348,034 Hospitalizations, and 38,563 Deaths; Rising Cases in 20 States.
September 2, 2024 at 5:44 PM
BREAKING: U.S. COVID Surge Continues with Over 4.9 Million Cases, 348,034 Hospitalizations, and 38,563 Deaths; Rising Cases in 20 States.
Reposted by Sawyer 🌪️
🩺 Three years after COVID infection, adults had an increased risk of all major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events including heart attack, stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and myopericarditis with an odds ratio of 1.73. buff.ly/3yuEM7y
🛟🧪😷 #EpiSky #IDsky
🛟🧪😷 #EpiSky #IDsky
Persistent increase of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in COVID-19 patients: a 3-year population-based analysis
AbstractAims. We evaluated the incidence and relative risk of major post-acute cardiovascular consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a large real-world po
academic.oup.com
May 21, 2024 at 4:42 PM
🩺 Three years after COVID infection, adults had an increased risk of all major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events including heart attack, stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and myopericarditis with an odds ratio of 1.73. buff.ly/3yuEM7y
🛟🧪😷 #EpiSky #IDsky
🛟🧪😷 #EpiSky #IDsky
If I learned anything from having #LongCovid, is to take shit seriously.
I am not taking chances with #h5n1, so if that means taking early precautions until we figure out how this plays out, I'm going to do it.
I am not taking chances with #h5n1, so if that means taking early precautions until we figure out how this plays out, I'm going to do it.
April 29, 2024 at 2:04 AM
If I learned anything from having #LongCovid, is to take shit seriously.
I am not taking chances with #h5n1, so if that means taking early precautions until we figure out how this plays out, I'm going to do it.
I am not taking chances with #h5n1, so if that means taking early precautions until we figure out how this plays out, I'm going to do it.
April 24, 2024 at 9:58 AM
“Our findings suggest that residual #SARSCoV2 can persist in patients who have recovered from mild #COVID19 and that there is a significant association between viral persistence and #LongCovid symptoms.” 🧪🩺
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in tissues and its association with long COVID symptoms: a cross-sectional cohort study in China
Our findings suggest that residual SARS-CoV-2 can persist in patients who have recovered
from mild COVID-19 and that there is a significant association between viral persistence
and long COVID symptom...
www.thelancet.com
April 23, 2024 at 3:36 PM
“Our findings suggest that residual #SARSCoV2 can persist in patients who have recovered from mild #COVID19 and that there is a significant association between viral persistence and #LongCovid symptoms.” 🧪🩺
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
I still have #SarsCov2 s1 spike protein in my blood after my one and ONLY Covid-19 infection in 2020.
I’ve never been vaccinated.
I’ve never been reinfected.
#longcovid #chronicillness
🩺🧪
I’ve never been vaccinated.
I’ve never been reinfected.
#longcovid #chronicillness
🩺🧪
April 14, 2024 at 12:21 AM
I still have #SarsCov2 s1 spike protein in my blood after my one and ONLY Covid-19 infection in 2020.
I’ve never been vaccinated.
I’ve never been reinfected.
#longcovid #chronicillness
🩺🧪
I’ve never been vaccinated.
I’ve never been reinfected.
#longcovid #chronicillness
🩺🧪
April 13, 2024 at 2:02 PM
If you have Epstein-Barr Virus and it’s currently reactivated, how long has it been active for?
I’m going on 3+ yrs now with reactivated #EBV after my one & only #Covid infection from 2020.
#disability #medsky #longcovid
I’m going on 3+ yrs now with reactivated #EBV after my one & only #Covid infection from 2020.
#disability #medsky #longcovid
April 2, 2024 at 12:15 AM
If you have Epstein-Barr Virus and it’s currently reactivated, how long has it been active for?
I’m going on 3+ yrs now with reactivated #EBV after my one & only #Covid infection from 2020.
#disability #medsky #longcovid
I’m going on 3+ yrs now with reactivated #EBV after my one & only #Covid infection from 2020.
#disability #medsky #longcovid