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/
Author: Peter Lindberg
Peter Lindberg is a commercial photographer & videographer, once educated to become an electronics engineer. Always been a science buff and interested in medicine and technology. Main hobbies are cars/racing and music. Lives in the western Sweden countryside farmland locally called "Schlätta".
Research shows your genes might affect how your body responds to a SARS-Cov-2 infection.
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.
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.
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
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… 😉
There are coming reports on Covid’s effects on the immune system, and neither of them are sunny. This study from the Linköping University in Sweden shows that severe cases has long lasting effects on T-cells and other parts of the immune system similar to chronic HIV-infections. Yet another reason to not get infected.
https://liu.se/en/news-item/svar-covid-19-ger-langvariga-negativa-effekter-pa-immunforsvaret
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.931039/full
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The “All about children & Covid” link-page
Here we are trying to put all the important links on children and Covid, be it Long Covid, vaccines, mitigation etc we will put them here.
Heart inflammation among most common long COVID conditions in children
38 studies on Covid and its most common impacts on the health of children and adolescents
British Medical Journal on not protecting children during the pandemic (school mitigation etc)
Blood vessel damage in children
How to improve indoor air quality
https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/how-to-improve-indoor-air-quality/
American Academy of Pediatrics recommends masks in schools for everyone over 2, regardless of vaccinations
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/19/us/aap-open-schools-covid/index.html
Neurological risks and damages in children infected by Covid
Your Kid’s School Needs Better Ventilation to Help Keep COVID-19 in Check
New symptoms found in COVID-infected children raise concerns in Hong Kong
Blood clots, heart problems, kidney failure: COVID creates a higher risk for rare pediatric health problems, new CDC study finds
Children are not spred by the SARS-Cov-2 virus; Long Covid is just as common among children. And they suffer too.
Yes. 2 year olds can wear a mask. It isn’t dangerous and the children get used to them really fast.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/aap-mask-recommendations-kids-2-years-covid-vaccine/