But hey, #COVID19 is over, and all is fine, except for the coworker here who just got exposed, is positive, and work now ordered him to stay home (he was exposed off campus, so I am cool but still). So they are gone until Monday now.

But hey, it's over! (/s)

#WearAMask

And yes, they and me did #GetVaccinated. So their case should remain mild *knock on wood*

#IDMastodon #Immunology #CovidIsNotOver #getvaccinated @medrxivpreprint the benefits of #COVID19vaccination on symptom severity following #SARSCoV2 infection.💉 is associated with high acute anti–S antibody level but reduced convalescent anti–N antibody level. High anti–S antibody level is associated with reduced duration of infection, reduced infectiousness and may also reduced symptoms severity and number of symptoms.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.05.23295073v1.full.pdf

A late summer COVID wave is here, but it's trickier than ever to track

With the end of federal COVID case tracking and the prevalence of rapid at-home testing, virus-related hospitalization rates and wastewater analyses are the best bet for monitoring spread.

https://www.axios.com/2023/09/01/covid-cases-uptick-summer-2023-new-variant#

#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #WearAMask #getvaccinated

So like I was saying, you can't believe the "official" data because it's incredibly incomplete...

"It seems like everyone has Covid-19. Here’s why this wave is probably worse than official data suggests"

All of the measures that factored into the model had stopped being reported or had changed in some way

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/01/health/covid-case-data-wave/index.html

#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #GetVaccinated

This is a reminder that hospitalizations AND infections are not an accurate measurement since states are no longer required to report the numbers.

The increase is expected as it is at this time every year and expect it to keep going up in September due to most schools not taking precautions.

"COVID hospitalizations increase for 6th consecutive week"

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/covid-hospitalizations-increase-6th-consecutive-week-historic-lows/story?id=102645413#:~:text=Hospitalizations%20rose%20for%20the%20sixth,public%20health%20experts%20have%20said.

#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #GetVaccinated #WearAMask

It's almost unbelievable that many of the Covid headlines coming out are to stop disinformation:
"The CDC didn’t say vaccinated people are likelier to get the new COVID-19 variant than unvaccinated"
https://apple.news/AQWycG692SB2BSr8XCe1j4Q

"No, Dr. Fauci didn't say unvaccinated 'must be locked down' this winter"
https://apple.news/A_5XchRnEQcmPeJ7joAT4Yg

"COVID-19 vaccines are not a threat to the children of vaccinated women, experts say"
https://apple.news/A08SCC_ozRXm22yB6Yed2Qw

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #GetVaccinated #WearAMask

And here we go, apparently we've got "a couple of isolated cases" of #COVID19 on campus. So the token "here are some guidelines but masking is optional" admin. email just came out.

And so it begins.

#WearAMask #GetVaccinated #SocialDistance

The Texas CARES Kids project seeks to understand the human antibody response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

It’s open to Texas children ages 6 months & older. Participants will help measure how many people have COVID-19 antibodies, how long those antibodies last, & more.

Enroll your children at https://go.uth.edu/TXCkidsReferral
(My referral ID is 18856. I receive a referral payment.)

More info: https://go.uth.edu/TxCARESKids

#COVID19 #GetVaccinated #GetBoosted #ItsNotOver #Texas #SARScov2

>No Support for Viral Claim That COVID-19 ‘Lockdowns’ Are Returning This Fall https://www.factcheck.org/2023/08/scicheck-no-support-for-viral-claim-that-covid-19-lockdowns-are-returning-this-fall/

However, at least if you are vulnerable, you need to #WearAMask and do your best to stay safe. I still wear mine in crowded situations. Make sure to #GetVaccinated.

#FactCheck #news #COVID19 #health #medical #FYI

But hey, #COVID19 is over, it's mild, learn to live with it, you puss. (/s. It's going to get ugly this fall and winter.)

Kentucky school districts cancel classes weeks into year amid COVID, flu and strep outbreaks https://nypost.com/2023/08/24/covid-flu-and-strep-causes-kentucky-schools-to-cancel-class/

#KentuckyProud #health #medical #WearAMask #GetVaccinated

#IDMastodon #Immunology @nih_nhlbi #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask😷 #getvaccinated #SARSCoV2, 🦠 that causes #COVID19 can cause lasting damage to energy production by #mitochondria in many organs of the body.Stopping the virus from hijacking mitochondrial energy production may be a novel way to prevent serious complications from #SarsCoV2 infection.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/sars-cov-2-can-cause-lasting-damage-cells-energy-production

>COVID boosters are still weeks away as cases surge in the U.S. https://www.axios.com/2023/08/22/covid-booster-variants-weeks

Americans may have said fuck it and tuned out COVID but COVID has not tuned out on them.

#COVID19 #health #medical #GetVaccinated #WearAMask

1/ This whole weekend, I'll be sharing reasons why #Pediatricians believe in #immunizations.

#Vaccines are one of the single greatest public health inventions in history.

We don't just believe in them--we practice what we preach & vaccinate ourselves and our families!
#VaccinesSaveLives #GetVaccinated #IVax2Protect

NPR: What's behind the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the U.S.

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/13/1193640293

[4-minute audio]

#ItsNotOver #GetVaccinated #GetBoosted #COVID19

Extroverts more likely to refuse vaccines, study finds https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2023/08/04/personality-type-anti-vaxxer-vaccination/1421691155301/

That is because, unlike those loud obnoxious extroverts, the rest of us stay quiet, analyze, see the benefits, and then without fuss #GetVaccinated. But hey, they can help #CullTheHerd.

#COVIDIOTS

There's no "may" about it, every study shows that Republican science deniers/red states had higher infection and death rates.

"Vaccine politics may be to blame for GOP excess deaths, study finds"

https://apple.news/AESpbddZAQwy2MbXDE2Om8w

#GetVaccinated #PublicHealth #VaccinesSaveLives #Covid19

⚠️Excess heart deaths⚠️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LLk_xB071s

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-censorship-proved-to-be-deadly-social-media-government-pandemic-health-697c32c4

#KeepMasksInHealthcare #Covid #WearAMask #GetVaccinated #vaccinessavelives #COVIDIOTS #COVID19 #COVID_19

https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-censorship-proved-to-be-deadly-social-media-government-pandemic-health-697c32c4

#PROTECC #covid #covid-19 #vaccine #politics #pandemic #COVID19 #COVID_19 #democracy #CovidIsNotOver #GetVaccinated #vaccinessavelives #COVIDIOTS #disinformation #USPol

#PSA #FYI. "Older" adults here defined as 60 and over, so I am not quite there yet, but for my friends who are. #Health #GetVaccinated #medical

CDC Recommends RSV Vaccine For Older Adults https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?m=132608&c=735691

I have decided that one of the purposes of coronavirus is to slowly smother the host #getvaccinated #WearAMask