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Public healthcare is not going to survive without public oversight.
There's no reason for it. Just that the public that benefits from it isn't allowed to see what goes on under the hood. We're prevented from looking out for our own interests by people who insist they're entitled to do it for us.
There's no reason for it. Just that the public that benefits from it isn't allowed to see what goes on under the hood. We're prevented from looking out for our own interests by people who insist they're entitled to do it for us.
Canada’s doctor shortage is no accident
It was policy.
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Public healthcare is not going to survive without public oversight.
There's no reason for it. Just that the public that benefits from it isn't allowed to see what goes on under the hood. We're prevented from looking out for our own interests by people who insist they're entitled to do it for us.
There's no reason for it. Just that the public that benefits from it isn't allowed to see what goes on under the hood. We're prevented from looking out for our own interests by people who insist they're entitled to do it for us.
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Canadian COVID Forecast Oct 25 - Nov 7, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 126 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 13.3 x higher
-Deaths: 10.5 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 126 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 13.3 x higher
-Deaths: 10.5 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Oct 25 - Nov 7, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [decreasing] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 10.5
About 1 of every 126 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 488,600-614,500
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 7.6X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.3X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 13.3X higher
Deaths: VERY HIGH; 10.5X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
Who is HIGH RISK
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreigpeacmqptud5mnrujlgjyoctxg3fsgkav53qkhotpgzuczwiq2yu@jpeg)
October 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Oct 25 - Nov 7, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 126 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 13.3 x higher
-Deaths: 10.5 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [decreasing]
About 1 of every 126 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 7.6 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.3 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 13.3 x higher
-Deaths: 10.5 x higher
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✨Please repost! My newsletter is out.
In this issue:
👧In kids, 2nd COVID infection DOUBLES risk of Long COVID
🧠Increased AMPAR in brain correlates w/severity of Long COVID Cognitive Dysfunction
🫀ACC recs hsCRP test for all
😺Disneyland cats on patrol
& much more buff.ly/Yexm3hb
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
In this issue:
👧In kids, 2nd COVID infection DOUBLES risk of Long COVID
🧠Increased AMPAR in brain correlates w/severity of Long COVID Cognitive Dysfunction
🫀ACC recs hsCRP test for all
😺Disneyland cats on patrol
& much more buff.ly/Yexm3hb
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
October 6, 2025 at 4:34 AM
✨Please repost! My newsletter is out.
In this issue:
👧In kids, 2nd COVID infection DOUBLES risk of Long COVID
🧠Increased AMPAR in brain correlates w/severity of Long COVID Cognitive Dysfunction
🫀ACC recs hsCRP test for all
😺Disneyland cats on patrol
& much more buff.ly/Yexm3hb
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
In this issue:
👧In kids, 2nd COVID infection DOUBLES risk of Long COVID
🧠Increased AMPAR in brain correlates w/severity of Long COVID Cognitive Dysfunction
🫀ACC recs hsCRP test for all
😺Disneyland cats on patrol
& much more buff.ly/Yexm3hb
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
September 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Long COVID is here to stay, even in children, and worsened by reinfections and ongoing transmission. Governments and health systems must prioritise research, care access, and protection for kids—otherwise, the long-term social and economic costs will keep rising.
#LongCOVID
#LongCOVID
Long COVID is here to stay—even in children
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex,
multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact
the daily life of those...
www.thelancet.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Long COVID is here to stay, even in children, and worsened by reinfections and ongoing transmission. Governments and health systems must prioritise research, care access, and protection for kids—otherwise, the long-term social and economic costs will keep rising.
#LongCOVID
#LongCOVID
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Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 13-26, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH (no change)
About 1 in every 81 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~12X higher
-Long COVID ~8X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH (no change)
About 1 in every 81 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~12X higher
-Long COVID ~8X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher
September 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 13-26, 2025
CANADA
VERY HIGH (no change)
About 1 in every 81 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~12X higher
-Long COVID ~8X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH (no change)
About 1 in every 81 people infected
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections ~12X higher
-Long COVID ~8X higher
-Hospitalizations ~15X higher
-Deaths ~14X higher
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It’s wild living in the Information Age and the Dark Age at the same time.
September 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It’s wild living in the Information Age and the Dark Age at the same time.
Reposted by Mihai Wilson
Medscape: 'Long COVID Hitting Doctors and Nurses Hard'
'Jeffrey Siegelman, MD, contracted COVID-19 in August 2020 and, 3 months later...he’s still dealing with the symptoms, as one of many healthcare providers who have long COVID.'
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
'Jeffrey Siegelman, MD, contracted COVID-19 in August 2020 and, 3 months later...he’s still dealing with the symptoms, as one of many healthcare providers who have long COVID.'
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Long COVID Hitting Doctors and Nurses Hard
Healthcare workers have been dealing with long COVID symptoms at a higher rate than the general public. The system’s response has been mixed at best.
www.medscape.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Medscape: 'Long COVID Hitting Doctors and Nurses Hard'
'Jeffrey Siegelman, MD, contracted COVID-19 in August 2020 and, 3 months later...he’s still dealing with the symptoms, as one of many healthcare providers who have long COVID.'
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
'Jeffrey Siegelman, MD, contracted COVID-19 in August 2020 and, 3 months later...he’s still dealing with the symptoms, as one of many healthcare providers who have long COVID.'
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
Severe:
Very high: AB BC NL
High: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
Moderate:
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Severe:
Very high: AB BC NL
High: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
Moderate:
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
September 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025
Severe:
Very high: AB BC NL
High: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
Moderate:
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Severe:
Very high: AB BC NL
High: CAN MB North NS ON PEI QC SK
Moderate:
About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Here is my new YouTube channel by the way. Unlike the last one, I will actually be offering brief commentary.
Please subscribe to teach the censors about the Streisand effect.
youtu.be/3pOk6XNwyT8
Please subscribe to teach the censors about the Streisand effect.
youtu.be/3pOk6XNwyT8
August 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Here is my new YouTube channel by the way. Unlike the last one, I will actually be offering brief commentary.
Please subscribe to teach the censors about the Streisand effect.
youtu.be/3pOk6XNwyT8
Please subscribe to teach the censors about the Streisand effect.
youtu.be/3pOk6XNwyT8
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Yes. And all the Public Health officials who endorsed the "you do you" vibes-based approach to COVID? You helped support this. You fed the fire.
This is all true. We are in for some dark times, unless something dramatic changes, quickly.
AND: those of us in the field of public health, are needed more now, than ever.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
AND: those of us in the field of public health, are needed more now, than ever.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
Opinion | The Public Health Disaster Everyone Saw Coming
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Yes. And all the Public Health officials who endorsed the "you do you" vibes-based approach to COVID? You helped support this. You fed the fire.
Reposted by Mihai Wilson
“If Earth’s age was compressed into a single year, modern humans do not arrive until approximately 11:36 pm on December 31st. Only a terrorist could do so much damage in such little time”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
The Pseudoscience of Economics
Value comes in many shapes and forms.
open.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
“If Earth’s age was compressed into a single year, modern humans do not arrive until approximately 11:36 pm on December 31st. Only a terrorist could do so much damage in such little time”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
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Toronto Star: 'Long COVID left her son with debilitating stomach pain. Why it’s an ‘uphill battle’ for so many kids to get treated'
'Children living with long COVID face an uphill battle to access care or even have their symptoms believed, parents and doctors say'
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
'Children living with long COVID face an uphill battle to access care or even have their symptoms believed, parents and doctors say'
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Long COVID left her son with debilitating stomach pain. Why it’s an ‘uphill battle’ for so many kids to get treated
Children living with long COVID face an uphill battle to access care or even have their symptoms believed, parents and doctors say. Here’s why.
www.thestar.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Toronto Star: 'Long COVID left her son with debilitating stomach pain. Why it’s an ‘uphill battle’ for so many kids to get treated'
'Children living with long COVID face an uphill battle to access care or even have their symptoms believed, parents and doctors say'
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
'Children living with long COVID face an uphill battle to access care or even have their symptoms believed, parents and doctors say'
www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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Jay Bhattacharya tried to explain why he is destroying Nobel Prize winning research by appealing to a lack of trust.
It didn’t go well for him.
2500 commenters agree he’s a naked emperor, not worthy of their trust.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/nobodytrusts...
It didn’t go well for him.
2500 commenters agree he’s a naked emperor, not worthy of their trust.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/nobodytrusts...
2,500 Commentators Agree: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Has Failed to Earn the Public’s Trust
Rebuilding trust and honest conversations will all have to wait until Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and the rest of our medical establishment are out of office.
sciencebasedmedicine.org
August 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Jay Bhattacharya tried to explain why he is destroying Nobel Prize winning research by appealing to a lack of trust.
It didn’t go well for him.
2500 commenters agree he’s a naked emperor, not worthy of their trust.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/nobodytrusts...
It didn’t go well for him.
2500 commenters agree he’s a naked emperor, not worthy of their trust.
My latest.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/nobodytrusts...
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UK: What if everyone had masked up? Analysis of app data has the answer:
"Respirators would have dropped the rate of COVID transmission by an estimated factor of 9, compared with 0.6 for surgical masks. A factor of 9 is enough to put SARS-COV-2 into exponential decay!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Respirators would have dropped the rate of COVID transmission by an estimated factor of 9, compared with 0.6 for surgical masks. A factor of 9 is enough to put SARS-COV-2 into exponential decay!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What if everyone had masked up? Analysis of app data has an answer
Modelling study based on almost 250,000 positive COVID-19 tests in the United Kingdom shows that universal masking could have cut transmission markedly.
www.nature.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
UK: What if everyone had masked up? Analysis of app data has the answer:
"Respirators would have dropped the rate of COVID transmission by an estimated factor of 9, compared with 0.6 for surgical masks. A factor of 9 is enough to put SARS-COV-2 into exponential decay!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Respirators would have dropped the rate of COVID transmission by an estimated factor of 9, compared with 0.6 for surgical masks. A factor of 9 is enough to put SARS-COV-2 into exponential decay!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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More details here donoharmbc.ca/national-sta...
Support a National Standard for N95s (and other respirators) in Healthcare
The Canadian Standards Association is looking for public feedback on an update of a national standard for N95s (and other respirators).
donoharmbc.ca
August 9, 2025 at 2:22 AM
More details here donoharmbc.ca/national-sta...
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HuffPost UK: 'Had Stomach Issues Since Covid? You're Not Alone'
'Researchers have witnessed a "significant" rise in post-pandemic digestive disorders.'
'Long Covid also has a bearing on these issues'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/covid-...
'Researchers have witnessed a "significant" rise in post-pandemic digestive disorders.'
'Long Covid also has a bearing on these issues'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/covid-...
Had Stomach Issues Since Covid? You're Not Alone
Researchers have witnessed a "significant" rise in post-pandemic digestive disorders.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
HuffPost UK: 'Had Stomach Issues Since Covid? You're Not Alone'
'Researchers have witnessed a "significant" rise in post-pandemic digestive disorders.'
'Long Covid also has a bearing on these issues'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/covid-...
'Researchers have witnessed a "significant" rise in post-pandemic digestive disorders.'
'Long Covid also has a bearing on these issues'
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/covid-...
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Jackson Laboratory: 'Gut microbiome may predict “invisible” chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID'
“Our study achieved 90% accuracy in distinguishing individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, which is significant..." said study author Derya Unutmaz
www.jax.org/news-and-ins...
“Our study achieved 90% accuracy in distinguishing individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, which is significant..." said study author Derya Unutmaz
www.jax.org/news-and-ins...
Gut microbiome may predict invisible chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID
Previously undetectable biomarkers in gut bacteria, immune responses, and metabolism offer hope for future diagnostic tools.
www.jax.org
July 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Jackson Laboratory: 'Gut microbiome may predict “invisible” chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID'
“Our study achieved 90% accuracy in distinguishing individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, which is significant..." said study author Derya Unutmaz
www.jax.org/news-and-ins...
“Our study achieved 90% accuracy in distinguishing individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, which is significant..." said study author Derya Unutmaz
www.jax.org/news-and-ins...
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What causes Parkinson's disease? Scientists uncover an unexpected new clue. - National Geographic apple.news/A-2ROgFvJRUG...
What causes Parkinson's disease? Scientists uncover an unexpected new clue. — National Geographic
A recent study linking human pegivirus to Parkinson’s is leading scientists to examine the connection between other viral infections and neurodegenerative diseases.
apple.news
July 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
What causes Parkinson's disease? Scientists uncover an unexpected new clue. - National Geographic apple.news/A-2ROgFvJRUG...
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Think Global Health: 'From Long Flu to Long COVID: A Brief History of Postviral Illness'
'Despite centuries of examples, long-term maladies after flu and other viruses remain absent from mainstream policy'
By Emily Mendenhall and Philip Finkelstein
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/long...
'Despite centuries of examples, long-term maladies after flu and other viruses remain absent from mainstream policy'
By Emily Mendenhall and Philip Finkelstein
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/long...
From Long Flu to Long COVID: A Brief History of Postviral Illness | Think Global Health
Despite centuries of examples, long-term maladies after flu and other viruses remain absent from mainstream policy
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
July 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Think Global Health: 'From Long Flu to Long COVID: A Brief History of Postviral Illness'
'Despite centuries of examples, long-term maladies after flu and other viruses remain absent from mainstream policy'
By Emily Mendenhall and Philip Finkelstein
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/long...
'Despite centuries of examples, long-term maladies after flu and other viruses remain absent from mainstream policy'
By Emily Mendenhall and Philip Finkelstein
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/long...
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“Well, it’s not over. The pandemic is smoldering. There are still people that are getting sick. You can still get #COVID. There’s still a significant burden of #LongCOVID that we’re going to have to address":
@unm.edu
@austiefish.bsky.social
Via @bhanlon15.bsky.social
sourcenm.com/2025/07/04/i...
@unm.edu
@austiefish.bsky.social
Via @bhanlon15.bsky.social
sourcenm.com/2025/07/04/i...
‘It’s not over’: New Mexico doctor discusses the lasting effects of COVID-19 • Source New Mexico
A newly distinguished University of New Mexico professor discusses her clinical research and advocacy around Long COVID.
sourcenm.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“Well, it’s not over. The pandemic is smoldering. There are still people that are getting sick. You can still get #COVID. There’s still a significant burden of #LongCOVID that we’re going to have to address":
@unm.edu
@austiefish.bsky.social
Via @bhanlon15.bsky.social
sourcenm.com/2025/07/04/i...
@unm.edu
@austiefish.bsky.social
Via @bhanlon15.bsky.social
sourcenm.com/2025/07/04/i...
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Your periodic reminder that RFK Junior, America's top health official actually rejects germ theory.
This is not hyperbole, he wrote this in a book. Excellent report by @bethmariem.bsky.social arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
This is not hyperbole, he wrote this in a book. Excellent report by @bethmariem.bsky.social arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
RFK Jr. rejects cornerstone of health science: Germ theory
In his 2021 book vilifying Anthony Fauci, RFK Jr. lays out support for an alternate theory.
arstechnica.com
June 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Your periodic reminder that RFK Junior, America's top health official actually rejects germ theory.
This is not hyperbole, he wrote this in a book. Excellent report by @bethmariem.bsky.social arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
This is not hyperbole, he wrote this in a book. Excellent report by @bethmariem.bsky.social arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
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CT Insider: '‘Razor throat’ COVID: What to know about the new variant and a summer spike'
'Wu said it can still potentially cause unexpected complications for healthy adults and children or lead to more acute problems down the line, like long COVID'
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
'Wu said it can still potentially cause unexpected complications for healthy adults and children or lead to more acute problems down the line, like long COVID'
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
‘Razor throat’ COVID: What to know about the new variant and a summer spike
So far, 15 U.S. states have positive Nimbus cases, including Rhode Island, New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts.
www.ctinsider.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:36 PM
CT Insider: '‘Razor throat’ COVID: What to know about the new variant and a summer spike'
'Wu said it can still potentially cause unexpected complications for healthy adults and children or lead to more acute problems down the line, like long COVID'
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
'Wu said it can still potentially cause unexpected complications for healthy adults and children or lead to more acute problems down the line, like long COVID'
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...