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This is HUGE! Brain damage “was observed in all infected animals, regardless of disease severity, suggesting reduced brain oxygen may be a common complication of infection.” Folks this is your brain we are talking about protecting! #LongCovid #BrainDamage nature.com/articles/s4146…
I have been concerned about this since the “loss of smell” effect. It’s dead brain. They found microemboli (CLOTS) & tiny bleeds all throughout 3 very important parts of the brain. These are PERMANENT. The damage will worsen with each new infection. #LongCovidBrainDamage #Covid
Funny thing about brain damage. It’s additive through life. So it’s hard sometimes to see in kids, but will show up later in life (or now) as serious deficits. Why is it people are willing to trade not wearing a mask & filtering air, for thousands of mini strokes?! #LongCovidKids

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