The American Heart Association reports that COVID-19 infection appears to increase the risk of heart attack & stroke for at least 3 years.

The risk is also higher among people with A, B or AB blood types, compared to type O, says a new study in the journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.

https://newsroom.heart.org/news/covid-19-infection-appeared-to-increase-risk-of-heart-attack-stroke-up-to-3-years-later
#COVID #CovidIsNotOver #Heart #Disease #LongCovid

COVID-19 infection appeared to increase risk of heart attack & stroke up to 3 years later

Research Highlights: An analysis of UK Biobank health data that included adults who had mild to severe COVID-19 before vaccines were available found an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death among those adults during the nearly three-year..

^{American Heart Association}

One of my local GPs is crowdfunding to buy some air filters for our local school, in order to reduce COVID and other viruses for students and staff and everyone in the community.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/clean-air-in-ysgol-bro-hyddgen

We're just a little town in mid Wales and kinda broke, but our community is so vibrant and smart and innovative and caring. I'm so glad to live here. ❤

#Machynlleth #Powys #Wales #Cymru #COVID #crowdfunding #fundraising

New roundup: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-114157962

-UK XEC #Covid hospitalisations at “alarming” rate, cases ⬆️ 6th week

-Medsafe NZ rejected Pfizer’s vax application

-US: 54M cases in 2022 “unaccounted for in official records”

-China #LongCovid “significant health crisis”

-Brigham LC patients triple

-Australia in-hospital infections 6 deaths/week

-US: nasal vax “as early as 2027”

-Acute Covid impairment “comparable to driving [drunk] or with seizure disorder”

-Mount Sinai’s incredible new LC center

in Scotland, Covid vaccines are no longer provided to people that are not "at risk" (isn't everyone "at risk"??), you cannot get free tests anywhere (not even from the university I work at) and nobody wears a mask anymore. I'm really not seeing the logic there... 😬
https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/

#Covid #Covid19

Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland

There are no covid rules or restrictions in Scotland. Find out what to do if you have symptoms, about testing, and how to stay well.

^{The Scottish Government}

In a country like Finland where most people can't get boosters, we are heading for a disaster. And most people are completely unaware of this, many choose to be even.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(24)00217-7/fulltext

#covid #LongCovid

“#Russia has confirmed that #Trump sent Kremlin sample #Covid tests in early days of pandemic, after revelations in veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s new book raised further questions about the former US president’s relationship with #Putin.

Trump admin “sent us several samples of test kits,” Kremlin spox Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thur, broadly supporting Woodward’s claim. His intervention comes after Trump denied the claims, telling ABC News they were “false.””

https://cnn.it/3NpSmgB

New: #Covid ⬆️ heart attacks, strokes, and deaths for 3 years: finding is “unique to Covid-19," Japan’s self-amplifying mRNA booster Kostaive holds up at 12 months, UK: cases rise 5th week, US: 10K+ dead in 2 months, must-read #LongCovid Kiwi series, more, all free:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-113718299

#Covid-#Booster-#Impfung #STIKO #RKI

(3/3)

...dass das Immunsystem dreimal Kontakt mit Bestandteilen des Erregers (Impfung) oder dem Erreger selbst (Infektion) hat. " 2)

(26.09.24)

Das sieht das #CDC nicht so.
So zumindest mein Verständnis und das von 2 Fachärzten, bei denen ich in Bezug auf das RKI nachgefragt hatte.

//

2)
https://www.rki.de/SharedDocs/FAQ/COVID-Impfen/gesamt.html?nn=2386228

#Covid-#Booster-#Impfung #STIKO #RKI

(2/n)

... (für andere) sind, war ja schon von Beginn der #Pandemie so.

👉Der Punkt ist jedoch, dass die #STIKO für den Großteil der Gesellschaft noch immer von einem Ausreichen der "Basisimmunität" ausgeht , das #CDC nicht:👈

"Für Personen ab 18 Jahre und Schwangere ohne Grunderkrankung ist aus Sicht der STIKO eine Basisimmunität für einen Schutz vor schweren COVID-19-Verläufen ausreichend. Wichtig für die Basisimmunität ist,...

#Covid-#Booster-#Impfung #STIKO #RKI

(1/n)

Danke für den Hinweis.

"Ihre Arbeit wird von der STIKO-Geschäftsstelle im Fachgebiet Impfprävention des Robert Koch-Instituts koordiniert" 1) ...ich habe deshalb die gesamte Organisation und nicht die "Geschäftsstelle genannt.
Vielleicht ist eine höhere Präzision für manche besser.

Dass natürlich auch private oder berufliche Kontakte zu Risikogruppen im engeren Sinn deshalb auch "Risikogruppe"

1)
https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/Kommissionen/STIKO/stiko_node.html

@RKI @dieKadda

What having a reaction to the flu and Covid vaccine looks like with Whoop.

#whoop #flu #covid #covidvaccine2024 #vaccines

I guess I had a reaction to the shots. Stressed and hot and didn’t sleep much.

#covidvaccine2024 #flu #covid

#Covid #Schwangerschaft #Neugeborene

Diese Zahlen sind drastisch. Wird die Covid-Impfung Schwangeren in der Schweiz noch empfohlen?

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7338a1.htm

#Covid on rise as experts say England has 'capitulated’ to the virus

#Immunologists push for increase in testing and more widespread #vaccine booster rollout as new variant, #XEC, emerges

Prof Danny Altmann, an immunologist at Imperial College London, said those working in the field were perplexed by the current attitude to the battle against Covid, as the latest figures showed an increase in hospital admissions

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/26/covid-on-the-rise-as-experts-say-england-has-capitulated-to-the-virus

#Pandemic #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #death #healthcare

New Pandemic Roundup:

-Important info booster and variant info
-US week 6 of 1000+ Covid deaths
-Covid triggers dormant viruses
-study: “young babies have more severe [Covid] outcomes than older children”
-say hi to DebunkBot
-study: 1 year post-hospitalization “cognitive deficits equivalent to 20 years of ageing”
-#Covid can trigger chronic fatigue syndrome
-Canada: gov’t delays for Covid, influenza vax "costing lives"
-Mask Squad store pausing for October

More here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-112793697

Despite Persistent Warnings, #Texas Rushed to Remove Millions From #Medicaid. That Move Cost Eligible Residents Care.

The decision to buck federal #government guidelines was one of many that led to serious repercussions for Texas residents who rely on Medicaid. Among them were #children forced to forgo or postpone lifesaving operations, #doctors say.

#News #Healthcare #Health #ACA #Covid #Pandemic #Insurance #PublicHealth

https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-medicaid-unwinding-consequences

Texas Ignored Medicaid Enrollment Guidance and Warnings, Records Show

The decision to buck federal government guidelines was one of many that led to serious repercussions for Texas residents who rely on Medicaid. Among them were children forced to forgo or postpone lifesaving operations, doctors say.

^ProPublica

If you live in the United States, you can now order 4 free COVID-19 tests.

Visit https://covidtests.gov or https://special.usps.com/testkits for more details.

#covid #covid19 #CovidTests #FreeCovidTests #health #PublicHealth

How to Order Your Free COVID-19 Tests

https://time.com/7023433/covid-19-tests-free-orders/ #COVID #Free #Health #GoodHealth #Healthcare #USA

How to Order Your Free COVID-19 Tests

Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 tests by the end of September

^{Solcyré Burga (Time)}

Florida's new COVID-19 booster guidance is straight-up misinformation.

From CBS News: "In what has become a pattern of spreading vaccine misinformation, the Florida health department is telling older Floridians and others at highest risk from COVID-19 to avoid most booster shots, saying they are potentially dangerous. Clinicians and scientists denounced the message as politically fueled scaremongering that also weakens efforts to protect against diseases like measles and whooping cough."

https://flip.it/5Atmex

For more fact checks, follow @fact-check-ElectionCentral

#COVID19 #COVID #Misinformation #FactCheck #Florida #Desantis #PublicHealth

Florida's new COVID booster guidance is straight-up misinformation

State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo spread anti-vaccine misinformation by telling Floridians to avoid mRNA vaccines. Vaccine experts and historians can't remember another state health leader urging residents to avoid an FDA-approved vaccine.

^{CBS News}

“remote workers are capable of meeting their responsibilities while also doing healthy things and taking care of themselves”

“Elites bought up … trophy office towers based on the bad assumption that workers would rush back to offices. They also didn’t factor in skyrocketing energy costs or labor shortages, all driven by their own mistakes. You see, millions of workers are dead or disabled by the virus they wanted to ignore.”

https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/heres-why-they-want-you-back-at-the-office-so-bad

#Covid
#RemoteWork

(via @rb3n)

The Elite's War on Remote Work Has Nothing to Do with Productivity

It's about debt on zombie office towers.

^{Jessica (The Sentinel-Intelligence)}

@eniko
I wish the UK were equally enlightened. We're heading in the opposite direction: this autumn, fewer people are eligible for #NHS #Covid #boosters than ever before.

Even so, back in Ireland, it seems strange to have to give reasons for wanting to avoid a disabling disease.

Based on the HSE web site, it looks like Ireland will finally allow anyone who wants one to get a COVID vaccine.

“If you're age 18 to 59 and not in one of the groups above, you can still request a vaccine. Talk to your GP or pharmacist about your reasons for wanting a booster” – https://www2.hse.ie/screening-and-vaccinations/covid-19-vaccine/get-the-vaccine/covid-19-vaccine-booster-dose/

Boots is accepting bookings online (including for Flu vaccine + COVID booster appointments):

https://www.boots.ie/covid-vaccination

#COVID #Flu #Ireland #vaccines #boosters

COVID-19 vaccine booster dose

The next seasonal COVID-19 booster doses will be offered in autumn.

^HSE.ie