Austrian researchers identify persistent immune protein as biomarker for complications of Long COVID-19. Researchers identified PTX-3 as a potential biomarker for lasting tissue damage, chronic immune activation, and post-infection complications, shedding light on Long COVID and ME/CFS biological mechanisms. Source: https://archive.li/WB5AE Study:

Frontiers | Severe COVID-19 induces prolonged elevation of the acute-phase protein pentraxin 3

No Amount of Hand-Washing Can Make COVID-19 a Seasonal Virus. Published: 14 August, 2024 "COVID-19 is not primarily a respiratory infection. This virus can cause a systemic disease with far-reaching effects on the body, particularly the blood vessels. Once SARS-CoV-2 enters the body, the virus can affect the endothelial cells that line blood vessels, causing inflammation and damage. This widespread endothelial damage leads to clotting and has significant implications for organs and systems." "The left image shows that SARS-CoV-2 propagated to most organs, whereas the right image shows that influenza was mostly confined to the liver and lungs" Source: https://whn.global/scientific/no-amount-of-hand-washing-can-make-covid-19-a-seasonal-virus/

COVID vaccination cuts risk of long-term symptoms in teens by over a third, data suggest. "The risk of long COVID was 36% lower in adolescents vaccinated within 6 months before their first infection than in their unvaccinated peers" Source:

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COVID vaccination cuts risk of long-term symptoms in teens by over a third, data suggest

Study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X25012046

Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize. When the World Health Organization (WHO) falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID-19 wasn’t airborne, Queensland University of Technology professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition. Source:

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Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize

Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’

'I have long Covid, but some say it isn't real' 27-year-old Anita Widdowson caught Covid in Jan 2022, later developed long Covid and was diagnosed in 2023. She faces disbelief about her condition and struggles daily with symptoms that prevent her from working or studying. Source: https://archive.li/rdhWT

"Minimizing COVID-19 is maximizing social harm" "Governments, in the interest of maintaining the status quo, seem to be misleading people and hoping for the best." Source: https://archive.li/aKlzJ

‘I’ve stopped being eligible for the Covid vaccine and I’ve caught it 3 times in 6 months’ "The 27-year-old takes precautions to protect herself by wearing a high-quality face mask and she avoids crowded, poorly ventilated spaces such as the London Underground. Despite this, she has still caught Covid three times since her last booster jab." Source: https://archive.li/VGoQ1

"This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough" "We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought." Source: https://archive.li/Op73F

"Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights" Article published: 01 Oct 2023 "If you believe it's now safe to fly without a protective mask, you might want to think again. New research shows the COVID-19 virus has been found on nearly every flight tested." Source: https://archive.li/1S0tH

Exactly this — vaccines help prevent hospitalisation and death, but they don’t stop infection or transmission. That’s why masking is still so important. 😷 Source:

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Reminder that our current covid shots do NOT meaningfully prevent infection or transmission. In fact, vaccinated ppl often take more risks bc they ...