Are there any countries, regions, societies, subcultures, industries, anything that is taking the cognitive harms of COVID seriously?
Are there any countries, regions, societies, subcultures, industries, anything that is taking the cognitive harms of COVID seriously?
China’s money makes us rich but, as I well know, you can’t put a price on freedom
was Australian journalist Cheng Lei’s imprisonment retaliation for #Australia pushing for a COVID origins probe?
#COVID19 #Environment #China #PartyFirst #HumanRights #TradeRelations https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/china-s-money-makes-us-rich-but-as-i-well-know-you-can-t-put-a-price-on-freedom-20250717-p5mfma.html
#FYI #USA #MicrobeTV #TWiV #ThisWeekInVirology #DanielGriffin #VincentRacaniello #MASA #MakeAmericaSaneAgain #infectiousdiseases #vaccinate #vaccines #measles #RSV #covid19 #covid #sarscov2 #LongCovid #NB181 #avianflu #birdflu #H5N1
Dr. Griffin's bowtie of today: STD Trichomonas
Today's quote: "The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies." Napoleon Bonaparte
"A mere 0.1% of users share 80% of fake news. Twelve accounts – known as the “disinformation dozen” – created most of the vaccine misinformation on Facebook during the pandemic. These few hyperactive users produced enough content to create the false perceptions that many people were vaccine hesitant."
"Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?", The Guardian, Sun 13 Jul 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/13/are-a-few-people-ruining-the-internet-for-the-rest-of-us
Archive link: https://archive.ph/Eu57Y
Here's the latest variant picture for the "Global - Other" countries, to late June.
The NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" variant was fairly steady, finishing at 49%.
XFG.* "Stratus" grew strongly to 30%.
The volatility is due to the ragged timing of submissions from various countries.
This perspective excludes all the high-volume countries and regions that I routinely report on: Australia, NZ, Europe, Canada and the US. The remaining countries are aggregated into this report.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-pain-gain-phenol-groups-recipe.html
tweaking the structure of the…lipid #nanoparticles (LNPs) that deliver #mRNA, not only reduces inflammation but also boosts #vaccine effectiveness for preventing or treating a range of diseases, from #COVID19 to #cancer.
The key change? Adding #phenol groups, chemical compounds with anti-inflammatory properties famously found in foods like olive oil.
"By essentially changing the recipe for these lipids, we were able to make them work better with fewer side effects."
Here's the latest variant picture for Canada, to late June.
XFG.* "Stratus" looks to have the edge at 36%, and a steeper growth rate.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" is still competitive at 31%.
A double-wave seems likely in Canada. This scenario raises the risk of rapid reinfections, for those relying on immunity from a recent infection.
Here's the latest variant picture with a global scope, to late June.
The NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" and XFG.* "Stratus" variants are battling for dominance in an unclear picture. So far they have each been succeeding in different countries.
XFG.* "Stratus" looks to have the best growth rate.
Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update:
The risk estimate fell again slightly to 0.8% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-118.
That implies a 23% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
2025-July-18 Friday
192 Americans Died Last Week From COVID 19
1,230,131 Americans Dead From COVID 19 In Total
Patients recovering from #COVID19 who presented with #anosmia during their acute episode have behavioral, functional, and structural brain alterations | #Parkinson |
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-69772-y
I'm traveling, so no big weekly update, but the latest wastewater data is no surprise. The #COVID19 summer surge is off to a late start, but it's underway.
https://www.europesays.com/2255997/ L.A.’s daily life feels remade by President Trump’s ICE raids #California #CivicRevolt #covid #Covid19 #days #EssentialCalifornia #immigrant #Israel #L.A. #LosAngelesTimes #May #pandemic #part #PresidentBiden #RedCounty #SanDiego #state #time #years
https://www.europesays.com/2255307/ North Korea suspends foreign tourism to new beach resort #Conflicts #Covid19 #KimJongUn #NorthKorea #SergeiLavrov #TopNews #travel #world
Appropriate Screening Tests to Assess Post-COVID-19 Cognitive Dysfunction in Aeromedical Settings
https://asma.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/amhp/96/5/article-p414.xml
Image is from the Science for ME weekly update
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
From Germany:
"The TAP subtests identified significant impairments in sustained attention and processing speed in one-third of PCC patients"
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-09128-2
Image is from the Science for ME weekly update
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 @novid@chirp.social #novid @novid@a.gup.pe #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19
"Almost 20% of people who were hospitalized for #COVID19 infections early in the pandemic still had signs of impairment with #brain function 2 years after infection, finds a new study in Scientific Reports." You really, really do need to take #COVID seriously and protect yourself. #CovidIsNotOver https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-hospitalization-linked-cognitive-impairment-2-years-later