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1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men in EU may develop Long Covid, WHO says

Most people seem too be ignoring the risk themselves wether they will contract Long Covid or not. Even though the risk is 20-33% depending on wether you are a man or a woman. A large portion of the population will regret their approach on Long Covid.

https://time.com/6212973/long-covid-europe-world-health-organization/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=health_covid-19&linkId=181644542

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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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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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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

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Covid affects the immune system long after infection is over (in severe cases)

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