JoePajak

JoePajak, 6 days ago to random

'COVID-19 continues to teach us, and this is an important new lesson, that a brief, seemingly innocuous or benign encounter with the virus can still lead to health problems years later'. @zalaly @EricTopol @NewsMedical @mcknightsltcn @SpringerNature

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240602/Long-term-health-risks-linger-for-severe-COVID-19-patients-three-years-after-hospitalization.aspx

JoePajak, 10 days ago to random

Latest COVID-19 (England) Data @UKHSA
156 weekly deaths with COVID-19 on the death certificate by date of registration, in the 7 days to 17 May 2024.
Up 69 or 79.3%.
Limited testing, reporting schedule reduced, limited booster eligibility.
Trends potentially a cause for concern.

JoePajak, 11 days ago to random

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed major weaknesses in global health systems. @HealthEuropa
Vital lessons include the need for early detection (testing) and transparent reporting.
Another being the risk presented by airborne spread of pathogens, e.g. #SARSCoV2.
https://www.healtheuropa.com/pandemic-preparedness-in-2024-lessons-learned-and-future-directions/123569/

JoePajak, 12 days ago to random

'Report finds 1,000+ may have died in Nazi camps on island of Alderney. An authoritative account of this harrowing element of the island’s history enables us to accurately remember those who so tragically suffered and died on British soil.' @Cambridge_Uni
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/more-than-1000-may-have-died-in-nazi-camps-on-island-of-alderney-report-finds?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_source=1723340_Cambridge%20News%20Digest%20%2828%2F05%2F24%29&dm_i=6DCF,10XQK,4M4RXD,4N374,1

JoePajak, 12 days ago to random

'Slavery and empire made Britain rich - and any nation unwilling to confront its past in a clear-eyed fashion is ill-equipped to confront the challenges of the present, or to prepare for the future.' Prof Sanjay Seth @GoldsmithsUoL @openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/slavery-empire-wealth-imperial-measurement-book-kristian-niemietz-iea-kemi-badenoch-conservative-party-culture-war-woke/?utm_source=twitter

JoePajak, 12 days ago to random

According to an analysis by @HSJnews, there was a 4-fold rise in deaths linked to long delays in ambulance responses, hospital handovers, and emergency department waits since 2021. @krhignett
Why? @UKHSA
Capacity issues, overcrowding, staffing issues?
https://www.hsj.co.uk/emergency-care/revealed-four-fold-rise-in-emergency-care-deaths/7037171.article?mkt_tok=OTM2LUZSWi03MTkAAAGTXPk9dJWwFuPUZ8G8pJAegBmAE75DYbYsSiGS-7a14dIs984PRE2phXxAhAO6rk0Hk9JYR_jZJkoPXr6z8rDbt-NYb4DkMKjnf-RfpEwRx_jg

JoePajak, 13 days ago to random

🇳🇿'New Zealand is experiencing its highest peak in COVID-19 cases since Dec 2022, professor Michael Baker says. The data came from wastewater testing, but hospital admissions were also up'. @nzherald @radionz
#COVID19 #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAIRBORNE
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-nz-experiencing-highest-peak-in-18-months-says-epidemiologist-michael-baker/4YOZREFBDVC6VFBTMCAZUW3KXE/

JoePajak, 14 days ago to random

Study concludes that the 'persistent increase of cardiovascular risk associated with COVID-19 might be extended for years and not limited to the acute phase of the infection'. Prof Massimo Volpe et al, @escardio, European Society of Cardiology.

https://academic.oup.com/cardiovascres/article-abstract/120/6/623/7631430

JoePajak, 16 days ago to random

'People at risk urged to book their free COVID booster', reports the @irishexaminer.
Surely, we are all at risk, and our governments should be offering the COVID booster to everyone?

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41402455.html

JoePajak, 16 days ago to random

GP using foodbank due to long COVID and loss of earnings...
And, @TheBMA's 2023 survey into long COVID found that 'of the 600-plus people who responded to the poll, one in five doctors have been unable to return to work due to long COVID'. @GPonlinenews
https://www.gponline.com/gp-forced-use-foodbank-due-long-covid-loss-earnings/article/1874219

JoePajak, 19 days ago to random

#SARSCoV2 is more stable in air containing high levels of CO2, typical of poorly ventilated indoor spaces?
Most people contract COVID-19 after inhaling aerosol containing the #SARSCoV2 virus.
Background: @ukhadds @BristolUni @MariaBstories @ChemistryWorld
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/elevated-carbon-dioxide-lets-sars-cov-2-live-far-longer-in-droplets/4019501.article?utm_campaign=cw_shared

JoePajak, 19 days ago to random

'Covid test kits in high demand in Singapore - an estimated 25,900 Covid-19 cases were recorded from May 5 to 11, only 13,700 cases recorded in the previous week. Predominant variants circulating in Singapore are those belonging to KP.1 and KP.2.'
Article credit: @vietnamenglish
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/covid-test-kits-in-high-demand-in-singapore-amid-new-surge-of-infections-4748939.html?utm_source=eVnExpress&utm_medium=social_Twitter&utm_campaign=sharelink_20240521&utm_content=News

JoePajak, 23 days ago to random

'Even allowing for natural climate variations over hundreds of years, 2023 was still the hottest summer since the height of the Roman Empire, exceeding the extremes of natural climate variability by half a degree Celsius.' Prof. Ulf Büntgen @Cambridge_Uni
https://shar.es/agthCn

JoePajak, 24 days ago to random

The @UKHSA COVID-19 data for England suggest an inflection point is here.
What's missing are ALL the actions that should be being taken to prevent a major impact:
Test, boosters, effective ventilation, appropriate face protection in crowded indoor spaces, and more timely data!

JoePajak, 24 days ago to random

Simulation study, led by @UKHSA researchers, suggests: 'COVID patient testing, isolation of ill healthcare workers, & universal HCW masking [Mar 2020 to Jul 2022] significantly reduced #SARSCoV2 transmission among patients & staff in UK hospitals.' @CIDRAP
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-patient-testing-isolation-sick-staff-cut-hospital-viral-spread-modeling-study

JoePajak, 27 days ago to random

A majority of British voters now believe Brexit was a mistake.
A mistake our children will be paying for, for years to come. A selfish, short-sighted decision, rooted in racism and xenophobia. The world is in a dangerous place, what a time to be isolated.
https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/04/11/why-most-people-regret-brexit

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

‘COVID’s ability to mutate underscores the need to get boosted.’
By this winter, those eligible may get a newer vaccine, yet the dominant variant will most likely be newer than the one the vaccine was developed to protect us against. ✍️ @julia_doubleday

https://open.substack.com/pub/thegauntlet/p/does-the-public-understand-that-variant?r=cwb8u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

Bird Flu? When, Not If.✍️@JessicaLexicus
Meanwhile, we should all avoid Long Covid, and its post-infection illnesses, that include viral persistence, a weakened immune system, brain damage, heart damage, liver damage, blood vessel damage, and more still.
https://www.okdoomer.io/bird-flu-has-mutated-300-times/

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

⬆️COVID-19 latest: data trends upwards
Over 100,000 patients admitted to hospitals in England since 1 Jun 2023, who had COVID-19, plus those diagnosed in hospital with C19 in previous 24hrs.
Impact on the NHS, on waiting lists, on the economy?
🚨#LongCOVID
https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

COVID precautions. Best to use a multilayered approach with: masking, improving air ventilation & filtration, latest available vaccines, physical distancing, and testing.
Using as many proven layers of protection to reduce risk of COVID. 👏Kaitlin Sundling
https://open.substack.com/pub/precaution/p/the-best-approach-to-covid-prevention?r=cwb8u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

JoePajak, 1 month ago to academia

Congratulations to Kimberly A. Prather, @kprather88, of @UCSanDiego, winner of the 2024 @theNASciences Award in Chemical Sciences for her pioneering research on aerosols! Watch her accept the award at the 161st NAS Annual Meeting, @theNASciences. #NASaward #academia #chemistry

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

Study confirms critical importance of ventilation & maintaining low CO2 concentrations [indoors] for mitigating disease transmission. As CO2 concentration increases, time respiratory viruses remain infectious in the air increases. @adamhfinn @ukhadds et al https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47777-5#Sec2