Having seen a patient yesterday who has been ravaged by COVID19 with multiple complications - just a friendly reminder that we know an awful lot about the pathophysiology. Superb review here;

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

It’s not rocket 🚀 science…masking 😷 protects hospitalized patients.

In a study of >640K hosp. admissions at Mass General(2020-24), stopping universal masking/Covid testing was assoc with a 25%⬆️ in hospital-onset resp viral infections; resumption of masking among staff was #MedSky #BlueSky 🧪 #IDSky

10 INCREDIBLE ways to BOOST your immune system:

The Measles vaccine
The Mumps vaccine
The Rubella vaccine
The Tetanus vaccine
The Diphtheria vaccine
The Polio vaccine
The HPV vaccine
The Pneumonia vaccine
The Hepatitis B vaccine
The Covid-19 vaccine

New Zealand: Long Covid remains a concern.

"Reducing infection rates through masking and other infectious controls would help keep Long Covid cases down"

"At the moment, it seems to be a strategy of ignoring it, and I just don't think that's acceptable." - Prof Michael Baker

I cannot believe in 2024 we are need to defend basic health interventions that have lowered infant & maternal mortality and increased overall human lifespan and health.
✅️Vaccines work
✅️Abortion is healthcare
✅️Pasteurization prevents disease
✅️Fluoride is water is good for teeth &safe
These are facts.

as I’m receiving more and more requests of help, I’m sharing a last one bearing several take home messages:
1-you can still develop severe #longcovid if infected in 2024
2-you can have it if you are healthy young person
3- even if you’re a med student
4- your life can be destroyed or stopped
1/

Gentle reminder: even if you don't mask regularly, please mask inside airplanes.

Ditto! Kudos to all those who still mask ❤️

For years, some of us have fought back against terrible misinformation that somehow attributed Covid vaccines to a big risk of heart problems.

It’s always been Covid infection, not the Covid vaccine.

Yet another study revealing the truth:

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/w...

#medsky

Our study found that nearly 40% (!) of 12-21 yo females are iron deficient.

tinyurl.com/FeJAMA

But did you know that in addition to many physical symptoms, iron deficiency is associated with multiple mental health issues?

A #medsky #bluetorial 🧵1/

Chronic diseases:

Cardiovascular disease
Autoimmune diseases
Diabetes
Dementia

All very likely linked to infection with SARS-CoV-2.

If you want to tackle chronic disease, part of your strategy has to include tackling SARS-CoV-2.

Ollie’s story is heartbreaking 💔 Thank you so much to Jacob Collier for speaking on behalf of him and the thousands like him suffering.

🇺🇸”…to prevent the spread of respiratory infections & decrease absenteeism, Californian Department of Public Health 🏆 recommends providing a min of at least 5 air changes ph or 30 cfm/occupant of equivalent clean airflow, whichever is greater in occupied classroom[s]

www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...

10.3 million cases of measles occurred worldwide last year, up 20% from 2022, primarily because of inadequate immunization coverage.
The disease resulted in 107,500 deaths last year, mostly killing children under 5!!!!
There are no upsides to shunning vaccines.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

When things feel hopeless look to those who are helping 🙏🏼👇🏽👏🏽

#Children #Education #Teachers #CleanAir

go.bsky.app/GW8cj7d

It’s hard to know the right thing to do sometimes. UK are hardly offering covid vaccines- I got one as frontline health. Husband and 3 teens getting them tomorrow privately. Was waiting for novavax but apparently not coming despite being approved so taking the plunge in readiness for winter.

'The scale of the problem that Covid is posing for individuals and society appears to be on a par with climate change: too big to tackle, so we look away. Or make light of it'.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

I didn’t post much on the other site due to all the, well, you know. Having spent a few days here I could see that changing. Enjoying the different atmosphere. I’m interested in infectious diseases. climate and uplifting posts. Here’s my cats