More evidence to support the hypothesis that full vaccination following NI is actually HARMFUL and reduces immune protection. jci.org/articles/view/…
"the second injection appears to be ineffective, and it is rather associated to a contraction of both Spike-specific circulating B and T cells in the COVID-19–recovered group."
"We also cannot exclude that the second injection might even be detrimental in this context, possibly leading to a functional exhaustion of Spike-specific lymphocytes (20)." @akheriaty
"Indeed, we observed a decrease in the frequency of both B and T cells at day 28 (1 week after second dose), but also a decline in the titer of neutralizing Ab at day 50. This is an intriguing hypothesis, but further studies are needed to fully prove it."
T cell exhaustion explained, "In chronic infections and cancer, T cells are exposed to persistent antigen and/or inflammatory signals. This scenario is often associated with the deterioration of T cell function: a state called 'exhaustion'." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26205583/
"Exhausted T cells lose robust effector functions, express multiple inhibitory receptors and are defined by an altered transcriptional programme. T cell exhaustion is often associated with inefficient control of persisting infections and tumours."
Paper suggests that some people some of the time might under some circumstances gain some short-term benefit from one dose of vax post-recovery (yes--that's a lot of "somes").
You gotta be kidding me—Anthony Fauci just published an article pointing out viruses that replicate in mucosal passages cannot be effectively controlled by vaccines that create systemic immunity? After 3 years he just announces this obvious point? cell.com/cell-host-micr…
“Viruses that replicate in the human respiratory mucosa without infecting systemically, including influenza A, SARS-CoV-2, endemic coronaviruses, RSV, and many other “common cold” viruses, cause significant mortality and morbidity and are important public health concerns….
“Because these viruses generally do not elicit complete and durable protective immunity by themselves, they have not to date been effectively controlled by licensed or experimental vaccines.”
Mandatory masking rules are an extraordinary accomplishment in one sense— it is hard to think of any other social policy that has zero benefits but positive costs (ie, increased severe illness in terms of re-inhalation of virus from a contaminated mask (the Foegen Effect)).
Most policies have at least some benefit, even if small. Or at least minor costs. But it takes a diabolical genius to design a policy with zero benefits and non-trivial costs.
A thread to collect the multiple studies that report negative VE vs omicron. The pattern is consistent: VE starts off low and turns negative around 5-6 months. Boosters follow same trajectory. realclearmarkets.com/articles/2022/…
Fat people are a Covid risk to everyone else, not just themselves. Time for bariatric surgery mandates. nature.com/articles/s4136…
“These findings indicate that the increased BMI and obesity convey an increased risk of infection for their contacts,@. It is known that patients with obesity and influenza shed the virus for a significantly longer period of time than people who are lean…
“and that obesity creates a state of chronic inflammation which impairs the immune response and favors the emergence of new, more virulent influenza strains.” So turns out fat people are also more likely to create new more virulent variants as well.
There is a great column by Jay Hart on Yahoo Sports today "Following the Science?" I received it via email and can't find it on the website. It discusses the appalling behavior of Washington State U toward its football coach Nick Rolovich. Here's the money line in the article...
"Back in the fall of 2021, Washington Governor Jay Inslee declared all state employees would be required to be vaccinated, unless they had exemptions. Rolovich, as the head football coach at WSU drew attention when he stated he would not get the jab based on religious reasons.
"The determination on whether he would receive a religious exemption first turned to the university’s Human Resources Services (HRS) which, via a blind examination, approved Rolovich’s exemption, according to the lawsuit.
This is a very precise paper. Conclusion: “The overall adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for SARS-CoV-2 infection was 0·47 after previous natural infection versus BNT162b2 vaccination, and 0·51 after previous natural infection versus mRNA-1273 vaccination.” thelancet.com/journals/lanmi…
That’s right—you were half as likely to be infected if you had natural immunity than the shot. Yet still no legal recognition for NI.
overall adjusted HR for severe (acute care hospitalisations), critical (intensive care hospitalisations), or fatal COVID-19 cases was 0·24 (0·08–0·72) after previous natural infection versus BNT162b2 vax, and 0·24 (0·05–1·19) after previous natural infection versus mRNA-1273.”