As it has been a while since I did my #UKFreeDumb day thread at the end of March, I thought I would do a little update on the news coming out about covid-19. This is essentially an update from reports in June. H/T to original posters. Mar thread is here.
https://twitter.com/RossWHarrington/status/1509465778239770628?s=20&t=uDNr4OYxtXW6aShLp1tCGg
TLDR: There is no good news.
First off, there are new, nastier variants here and on their way.
First off, there are new, nastier variants here and on their way.
https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1541097827954311168?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Bad news: Herd immunity doesnโt exist
https://twitter.com/GANyborg/status/1539218849719111681?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Protections: Vaccines are largely safe
https://twitter.com/tigresseleanor/status/1539536155305181185?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Protections: masks do work
https://twitter.com/HedyFry/status/1536158027220275200?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Protections: Why you should wear masks
https://twitter.com/RoisinWest/status/1541603543051915266?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Protections: Help on how to assess risk of infection
https://twitter.com/joeyfox85/status/1541527755367583746?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Protections: We need ventilation
https://twitter.com/chrischirp/status/1535280913415913477?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Death is not the only outcome. Long covid is real, and nasty.
https://twitter.com/DrSusanOliver1/status/1535485134777880576?s=20&t=uDNr4OYxtXW6aShLp1tCGg
Long covid is nasty
https://twitter.com/StephTaitWrites/status/1536424326601199616?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Long Covid may actually induce suicide
https://twitter.com/mildanalyst/status/1536721429277843456?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Kids: Loads of UK kids have long covid
https://twitter.com/Elodie_A_N/status/1541768033596751873?s=20&t=uDNr4OYxtXW6aShLp1tCGg
Kids: UK kids with longcovid
https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1539662579697451008?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Kids: UK kids with longcovid
https://twitter.com/Sandyboots2020/status/1537717818476609537?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Kids: Brain damage in kids
https://twitter.com/sammy4723/status/1536172898418839552?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Kids: covid probably did cause hepatitis in kids
https://twitter.com/DrZoeHyde/status/1535947425294483456?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Long covid is affecting employment and so productivity
https://twitter.com/RadCentrism/status/1537471027260887041?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Some theories have been developed around the causes of #LongCovid
https://twitter.com/drclairetaylor/status/1537579101564948482?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
#LongCovid Theory
https://twitter.com/breakfastnick/status/1537750350131871744?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
#LongCovid Theory
https://twitter.com/Evergreen1431/status/1537546191210176513?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
It is becoming clear that Infection doesnโt always give you immunity
https://twitter.com/fitterhappierAJ/status/1541585668576526337?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
And may in fact trigger an autoimmune response
https://twitter.com/fitterhappierAJ/status/1535831585274077186?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
So many studies showing Covid is a persistent disease
https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/1539174805198479360?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Covid can attack anywhere in the body
Cognitive issues
Cognitive issues
https://twitter.com/MarcusFitzsimon/status/1541133261665177604?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Mimics Alzheimer's
https://twitter.com/StevenMathern/status/1541651229578764290?s=20&t=uDNr4OYxtXW6aShLp1tCGg
Covid could behave like HIV
Covid could be like HIV
Covid could be like HIV
https://twitter.com/MarcusFitzsimon/status/1541458372792311808?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Wrecks your heart
https://twitter.com/trishorwen/status/1541575270267850752?s=20&t=uDNr4OYxtXW6aShLp1tCGg
Covid causes Bone Loss
https://twitter.com/Sandyboots2020/status/1541376116723748877?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
T cells are mentioned a lot. What the hell are T cells?
https://twitter.com/Evergreen1431/status/1535752285455888385?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
How many times can you catch covid before dying?
https://twitter.com/babiejenks/status/1534622973545664512?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
What does the future hold?
https://twitter.com/MeetJess/status/1541759473965989889?s=20&t=uDNr4OYxtXW6aShLp1tCG
Covid definitely increases risk of other diseases
https://twitter.com/ToshiAkima/status/1540849932021932034?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
Colin has put an amazing thread together himself, putting Australia's status into perspective (bloody awful but better than UK)-
https://twitter.com/ColinKinner/status/1540580982268792838?s=20&t=-6mnqFEekoyFEAgYr3MSrg
A #LongCovid mythbusting thread
https://twitter.com/WesElyMD/status/1537034226129944576?s=20&t=dU5NJ2XwgWDt13jVSY5fww
That's it for June! BE1 and BF1 are already in Scotland, and may be even worse than BA4 and BA5, which are causing the current wave (crest?)
Recommended follows to try and keep up to speed with what is going on with new variants and infection data:
@Unusual_Times
@EnemyInAState
@tigresseleanor
@DmodosCutter
No doubt I have forgotten many more!
@Unusual_Times
@EnemyInAState
@tigresseleanor
@DmodosCutter
No doubt I have forgotten many more!
Finally, #WearAMask, Monkeypox is on the rise too!
And don't forget the swiss cheese model of protection
And don't forget the swiss cheese model of protection
Ah well, it is still June.
More bad news about BA5, which is running wild in the UK at the moment.
More bad news about BA5, which is running wild in the UK at the moment.
https://twitter.com/cv_cev/status/1542422862904131585?t=Vm1HkC73V1Wd1ZtesxT_ZA&s=19
This is also important.
https://twitter.com/scottachange/status/1542453667538046976?t=1V2M5RxhLvCNRyVyx4AfQA&s=19
And related to that, a database of air filters
https://twitter.com/CleanAirStars/status/1542041972776800256?t=1V2M5RxhLvCNRyVyx4AfQA&s=19
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