COVID-19 Pandemic

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Long COVID principally affects adults in their prime, affecting their quality of life and ability to work, contributing to profound public health and socio-economic impacts.

“An estimated one in 10 infections results in post-Covid conditions suggesting that hundreds of millions of people will need longer term care” —Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Unvaccinated of course.

This is a really good like State of the Covid letter, of where we're at right now. It ain't great, obviously. This guy is an epidemiologist with a background in hospital infection control and emergency management.

(USA)

Reposting here in case anyone missed the c/worldnews posting two days ago.

The race for next generation vaccines is steadily heating up now. And this month, we’ve passed a major milestone: The first data suggesting that an already-authorized nextgen vaccine could outperform the BNT/Pfizer vaccine – with its manufacturers ramping up production facilities for potentially wide distribution in the next year or so.

"This is what surrendering to the pandemic means around the edges of the statistics, where people live. It’s not just the broad strokes and the sudden deaths. It’s land mines lying silent beneath the surface of a loved one’s heart or brain or immune system, waiting to be stepped on in a biologically wrong footed moment. It’s whittling away at the already blurry space between functional and disabled [..]"

Not the link in the post to the article: http://carlbergstrom.com/publications/pdfs/2023PNAS.pdf

Article:

Edited to update title and info accordingly

Evolving peak SARS-CoV-2 loads relative to symptom onset may influence home-test timing

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - In a groundbreaking development, Arizonans can now apply for worker's compensation if they contract COVID-19 while on the job. This landmark decision stems from a widow's determined fight to secure worker's compensation following her husband's tragic demise due to COVID-19.

Posted at the top of the article: "We are providing an unedited version of this manuscript to give early access to its findings. Before final publication, the manuscript will undergo further editing. Please note there may be errors present which affect the content, and all legal disclaimers apply. "

Sorry about the sensationalist title; I just copy/pasted the original.

U.S. Investigating Veterans Nursing Homes in New Jersey for Possibly Understating Covid Deaths https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-investigating-veterans-nursing-homes-in-new-jersey-for-possibly-understating-covid-deaths-11603900994 The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil-rights investigation into New Jersey veterans homes’ handling of deadly coronavirus outbreaks earlier this year, according to a letter from the department to the state’s governor, Phil Murphy.

Four preliminary laboratory studies released over the weekend found that antibodies from previous infections and vaccinations appear capable of neutralizing the variant, known as BA.2.86.

TLDR:

There are still so many open questions about how the SARS-CoV-2 virus operates, and there are some international scientific collaborations working to answer them using massive amounts of computing power. They can be set to only run while your computer is idle, so they won't slow anything down. They work on Windows, Mac, and Linux. They also show you fun stats about how much computing power you have contributed.

The State Senator prime sponsor of state senate bill 693 'The medical freedom act' setup a panel to inquire details from experts.

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