Many Covid hospital patients do not feel fully recovered year later – study

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theguardian.com/society/2021/d…
"Researchers find fewer than third of patients show much improvement 12 months after discharge"

"Fewer than one in three patients who have ongoing Covid symptoms after being hospitalised with the disease say they feel fully recovered a year later
"As the pandemic has unfolded, a growing body of research has revealed that Covid not only causes health problems in the short-term, but also has long-term effects.

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"Little or no improvement was seen for areas including organ function, physical function and cognitive impairment – or “brain fog” – with about one in 10 participants having a significant degree of the latter 12 months after discharge.

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17 Dec
Living with the virus fails again.

Omicron's spread forces return-to-office rethink

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msn.com/en-us/money/co…
"Over the summer, corporate executives across a range of U.S. industries scrapped their plans to bring workers back to offices in the fall.... Now a growing number of companies are again pushing pause as January approaches and COVID-19 infections surge.

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New study finds people who survive a COVID-19 hospitalization still more likely to die within a year.

"A new study by Florida researchers concluded people who survived a severe case of COVID-19 are significantly more likely to be dead within a year.

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pennlive.com/news/2021/12/n…
"The study found the higher risk of death holds true even for people younger than 65. Their mortality rate increased by 233% compared to people under 65 who had never tested positive for COVID-19, the researchers found.

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New Study on Mask Effectiveness:

Uninfected three meters from infected person is infected in less than five minutes with near 100% certainty.

If both wear FFP2 (like N95/KN95) masks, the risk drops to about 1 in 1000.

Efficacy at 1 hour: 99.6%

mpg.de/17916867/coron…
Original article:

pnas.org/content/118/49…
Remember this tweet when some were surprised by a 98% indicated efficacy of masks?

According to the study it is 99.6% at one hour.

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It’s Me Again. Now I’m Called Omicron via @TheTyee

I’ve travelled the world for two years and made great connections. Change is good!

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thetyee.ca/Analysis/2021/…
"You probably thought that I was finishing up. Or took a long vacation to drink mojitos. No such luck. Last year, when I invited you, my good hosts, to meet my blessed variants, I smiled broadly at your puzzlement and shock.

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Japan confirms first case of new coronavirus variant a.msn.com/01/en-us/AARhY…
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