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Heart disease after Covid: what the data says

After a Covid infection the risk of many heart and vascular diseases multiplies…

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02074-3?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=nature&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1TAx2n_T2KxoIRVOZ0w1LtfvWvc2d5GJTAggBxJ5_TSyuY4dJhM62y-MQ#Echobox=1659436056

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How long Covid reshapes the brain, and how we might treat it

Covid affects the brain. For almost everyone that gets infected. Have you lost smell and/or taste at some point, you can be sure it has altered your brain.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/08/25/long-covid-brain-science-fog-recovery/?fbclid=IwAR3tKcYBoO06Ray8DMm17gEh_rIVyqnDebTCNOw3T0Gmp5O3jCCrT2mK49s

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Virtually all children infected with COVID-19 show signs of blood vessel damage, study shows

Blood vessel damage generally doesn’t “heal”, so this is bad.

https://studyfinds.org/children-with-covid-blood-vessel-damage/
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Journalism: How the Koch network hijacked the war on Covid

The Koch network, with Charles Koch as the spider in the net, has it hands in many different fake science “institutes” and fund right wing politicians through dark money funds. Some might have heard the Koch name before. They often support right wing politicians through dark funds like Donors Trust etc.

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The physics of the N95 (and Ffp2) masks

This article explains the wonders (or rather science) that make N95/Ffp2 masks do their job so well.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-physics-of-the-n95-face-mask/

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Your DNA and how sick Covid will make you

Research shows your genes might affect how your body responds to a SARS-Cov-2 infection.

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Your kid’s school need better ventilation to keep Covid in check

Covid-19 is airborne. It has been known since spring 2020. Airborne viruses are dealt with using breathing protection and… efficient ventilation and air filtration.

https://time.com/6206343/schools-ventilation-covid-19-air-quality/?fbclid=IwAR0C4jILlNHsdH197fwQ1iq3l8Tb7ZCZ34TRBipPBPWzqrDQ5TueS7Y2bCI

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Mental consequences more prevalent in Long Covid kids than adults

Children are more affected mentallythan adults when suffering from Long Covid. Not unexpected, since less life experience leaves children with less references and tools to deal with the Long Covid experience.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220912/The-long-term-clinical-status-of-pediatric-patients-after-testing-positive-for-COVID-19.aspx?fbclid=IwAR07ljkHcq5B–q8Anxdo3zhdo46cKU5ZkCyGkd00Hr_nNt6vKYKlyisHJY

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It seems not all Covid-19 patients develop antibodies

Note eryone develops antibodies against SARS-Cov-2 when infected. It isn’t suprising since it is a common result when the same thing is investigated in other viral infections. Many factors are involved.

https://www.labroots.com/trending/coronavirus/21206/covid-19-patients-develop-antibodies

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Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection

Here is a deep dive into how the groups assessing the different variants of the SARS-Cov-2 virus as it mutates. Not for the casual reader… 😉

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04690-5