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How to improve air quality

Anyone read up on Covid and transmission/mitigation. knows that the SARS-Cov-2 virus likes to get airborne. 90%+ of transmission is airborne. This makes air quality important when it comes to protect people indoors.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/how-to-improve-indoor-air-quality/

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Long Covid & micro-clots?

Some research indicates that micro-clots have a big part in forming Long Covid.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02286-7

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BMJ on not protecting children

British Medical Journal shares the professional opinion on not protecting children in schools etc, and their judgement on the British lack of protection is harsh. UK has a similar approach as Sweden on protection in schools etc.

https://www.bmj.com/content/378/bmj-2022-071234?fbclid=IwAR1obndIjNF4Sxo6N8PQtQM10kee36N_F0PUfG3r8X-3Hb1Axyc_uZsxvIU

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Blood test for Long Covid approved in Europe

Now medical staff can use a blood test to decide wether a patient has Long Covid or not. Accuracy 90%.

https://www.medscape.co.uk/viewarticle/long-covid-blood-test-receives-european-approval-2022a10022cg

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Long Covid and the brain

As the SARS-Cov-2 virus is capable to cross the blood/brain barrier it is easy to understand that the virus will also affect the brain. So what does it do? We don’t know all about that yet, but enough to understand that it is serious. Also; how do we treat it?

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

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Long Covid among elite athletes

Being fit, for once, doesn’t help against covid and foremost not against Long Covid. This a not so well known fact among athletes still. And recovering from Long Covid is generally difficult. Science is still struggling to understand Long Covid, so the best way of not getting Long Covid is the stay uninfected, or not get infected again. Wear an effective mask, N95/KN95/Ffp2 or better, avoid large gatherings, work from home if you can.

There are some political ramblings athletes the end that not might be something you agree with. Those are opinions and not facts. The article as a whole is sound and factual still.

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/08/29/mvly-a29.html