Ten things twitter folks know about Covid that people on the streets don't.
1
Covid isn't over
Covid isn't over
2
There's no such thing as herd immunity
There's no such thing as herd immunity
3
Covid is hospitalising thousands each week
Covid is hospitalising thousands each week
4
Covid harms kids
Covid harms kids
5
Covid moves like smoke
Covid moves like smoke
6
Hybrid immunity won't end the pandemic
Hybrid immunity won't end the pandemic
7
Catching Covid does not benefit you in any way
Catching Covid does not benefit you in any way
8
Covid can cause Long Covid
(even if you're vaccinated)
Covid can cause Long Covid
(even if you're vaccinated)
9
Covid damages your body leaving you at risk of Covid Induced Delayed Injury
(even if you're vaccinated)
Covid damages your body leaving you at risk of Covid Induced Delayed Injury
(even if you're vaccinated)
10
Covid infection can damage your brain
(even if you're vaccinated)
Covid infection can damage your brain
(even if you're vaccinated)
11
Covid is a systemic infection that harms every part of your body.
Covid is a systemic infection that harms every part of your body.
12
There are new and potentially very nasty variants on the way
There are new and potentially very nasty variants on the way
13
Some of the pharmaceutical tools against covid are failing
Some of the pharmaceutical tools against covid are failing
14
Masks and filtration help remove covid from circulation in the air and provide a layer of protection
Masks and filtration help remove covid from circulation in the air and provide a layer of protection
15
Covid is affecting pregnant women and their developing babies
Covid is affecting pregnant women and their developing babies
16
The vaccines are generally safe (with specific known medical exceptions)
The vaccines are generally safe (with specific known medical exceptions)
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Covid is not mild
Covid is not mild
18
Covid is considerably reducing life expectancy
Covid is considerably reducing life expectancy
19
Covid is harming the economy
Covid is harming the economy
20
Covid has disabled millions of people
Covid has disabled millions of people
21
Covid is harming immune systems
Covid is harming immune systems
22
Covid is harming every system
Covid is harming every system
23
Covid is not fully understood yet
Covid is not fully understood yet
24
Schools are hotbeds of Covid infection
Schools are hotbeds of Covid infection
Sorry, terns can't count
25
You can be infectious for 10+ days
You can be infectious for 10+ days
26
Plastic screens don't protect against airborne focus
Plastic screens don't protect against airborne focus
27
You can catch Covid in one breath
You can catch Covid in one breath
28
Fresh air ventilation reduces concentration of Covid particles.
Fresh air ventilation reduces concentration of Covid particles.
29
Covid particles can hang in indoor air for hours if there is limited ventilation.
Covid particles can hang in indoor air for hours if there is limited ventilation.
30
People breathe through both their mouth and nose
People breathe through both their mouth and nose
31
Surgical masks are close to pointless, masks should be ffp2/3 n95/96
Surgical masks are close to pointless, masks should be ffp2/3 n95/96
32
You can catch Covid repeatedly
You can catch Covid repeatedly
33
Repeat infections are not necessarily more mild
Repeat infections are not necessarily more mild
34
Damage from repeat infections is cumulative
Damage from repeat infections is cumulative
35
Covid infections age you
Covid infections age you
36
Handwashing is a great thing to do anyway, but Covid is mostly caught by breathing in floaty smoke-like covid.
Handwashing is a great thing to do anyway, but Covid is mostly caught by breathing in floaty smoke-like covid.
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You can catch Covid from someone more than 2m away
You can catch Covid from someone more than 2m away
38
You can catch Covid outdoors, but it's less likely
You can catch Covid outdoors, but it's less likely
39
Activities like singing, shouting, and exercise make you produce more viral particles
Activities like singing, shouting, and exercise make you produce more viral particles
40
You can catch Covid from friends or strangers
You can catch Covid from friends or strangers
41
Some people are on their sixth infections already
Some people are on their sixth infections already
42
The efficiency of your vaccination decreases over time
The efficiency of your vaccination decreases over time
43
An infection is not an immunity top up
An infection is not an immunity top up
44
Hospitalisation is not mild
Hospitalisation is not mild
45
More children have died from covid in the UK in 2022 than in 2020 and 2021 put together
More children have died from covid in the UK in 2022 than in 2020 and 2021 put together
46
You can't tell if you're infectious
You can't tell if you're infectious
47
Lateral flow tests are a useful tool, but they're not guaranteed reliable
Lateral flow tests are a useful tool, but they're not guaranteed reliable
48
Covid functions similarly in children to adults - there is no "but kids don't..."
Covid functions similarly in children to adults - there is no "but kids don't..."
49
Swabbing throat and nose is better
Swabbing throat and nose is better
50
Many people don't realise their ongoing symptoms are long covid
Many people don't realise their ongoing symptoms are long covid
51
Some people who have had Covid barely remember their infection
Some people who have had Covid barely remember their infection
52
Coughing spreads covid particles very effectively
Coughing spreads covid particles very effectively
53
Boosters are useful in reducing short-term serious illness and death, but you can still develop long term problems from infection after vaccination
Boosters are useful in reducing short-term serious illness and death, but you can still develop long term problems from infection after vaccination
54
Mitigations are more effective when used together eg ffp2 masks + ventilation + isolation
Mitigations are more effective when used together eg ffp2 masks + ventilation + isolation
55
Masks are not the only mitigation.
Some mitigations are invisible
Masks are not the only mitigation.
Some mitigations are invisible
56
No one wants lockdowns
No one wants lockdowns
57
Different covid strains have different symptoms and effects, some are more dangerous than others, none are mild
Different covid strains have different symptoms and effects, some are more dangerous than others, none are mild
58
Covid can cause problems anywhere in your body, so long term effects can be very different from one person to another
Covid can cause problems anywhere in your body, so long term effects can be very different from one person to another
59
There are people who will do anything they can to stop you believing points 1-58.
There are people who will do anything they can to stop you believing points 1-58.
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A covid infection does not protect you from future covid infections
A covid infection does not protect you from future covid infections
61
Covid illness and death has disproportionately affected ethnic minority groups
Covid illness and death has disproportionately affected ethnic minority groups
62
Covid infection can be serious for anyone, not just 'the vulnerable'
Covid infection can be serious for anyone, not just 'the vulnerable'
63
Covid infection can be exceptionally serious for 'the vulnerable'
Covid infection can be exceptionally serious for 'the vulnerable'
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Sensible proportionate Covid mitigations are good for the economy in both the short and long term
Sensible proportionate Covid mitigations are good for the economy in both the short and long term
65
Long Covid is not caused by anxiety
Long Covid is not caused by anxiety
66
Covid infections increase your risk of death from other causes
Covid infections increase your risk of death from other causes
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Covid brain damage can cause anxiety, depression, memory loss, character change, mania and more
Covid brain damage can cause anxiety, depression, memory loss, character change, mania and more
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One way masking is only partially effective
One way masking is only partially effective
69
A society with no covid mitigations forces vulnerable people into high risk choices or their own personal lockdown
A society with no covid mitigations forces vulnerable people into high risk choices or their own personal lockdown
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Covid infection creates vulnerable people
Covid infection creates vulnerable people
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Covid is not mysterious.
How it moves and spreads is governed by simple and easily understandable science
Covid is not mysterious.
How it moves and spreads is governed by simple and easily understandable science
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The amount of Covid virus you inhale may affect the seriousness of your illness
The amount of Covid virus you inhale may affect the seriousness of your illness
73
The duration of social interactions may affect the amount of Covid virus you inhale
The duration of social interactions may affect the amount of Covid virus you inhale
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We don't "all have to get it"
We don't "all have to get it"
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We don't "all have to get it" repeatedly
We don't "all have to get it" repeatedly
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The human brain finds it hard to focus on multiple subjects, so it's easy to forget that there are multiple aspects to the problem of Covid
The human brain finds it hard to focus on multiple subjects, so it's easy to forget that there are multiple aspects to the problem of Covid
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Immunity debt is a fiction created by people who told you that covid was over, mild, or beneficial
Immunity debt is a fiction created by people who told you that covid was over, mild, or beneficial
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High prevalence of Covid causes harm to healthcare systems including both basic and emergency care
High prevalence of Covid causes harm to healthcare systems including both basic and emergency care
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High prevalence of Covid correlates precisely with long delays for ambulances in the UK
High prevalence of Covid correlates precisely with long delays for ambulances in the UK
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There is no 'cure' for long covid
There is no 'cure' for long covid
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Exercise can be detrimental to long covid sufferers
Exercise can be detrimental to long covid sufferers
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Long Covid is not just persistent symptoms of covid, new symptoms can occur weeks, months, or even years later
Long Covid is not just persistent symptoms of covid, new symptoms can occur weeks, months, or even years later
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Many Long Covid sufferers infected in first wave are not improving
Many Long Covid sufferers infected in first wave are not improving
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Long Covid has over 200 possible symptoms
Long Covid has over 200 possible symptoms
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Surviving one covid infection does not guarantee survival of a second or subsequent infection
Surviving one covid infection does not guarantee survival of a second or subsequent infection
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You can be reinfected by Covid within days
You can be reinfected by Covid within days
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Covid virus can persist in viral reservoirs within the body after short term infection is over
Covid virus can persist in viral reservoirs within the body after short term infection is over
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Avoiding an infection is almost* always beneficial.
*you're creative, you'll be able to think of exceptions
Avoiding an infection is almost* always beneficial.
*you're creative, you'll be able to think of exceptions
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Masks do not stop children developing language skills
Masks do not stop children developing language skills
90
Viral infections that damage the brain and body affect language skills
Viral infections that damage the brain and body affect language skills
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3 years into the covid pandemic we still don't truly know the long term effects of Covid
3 years into the covid pandemic we still don't truly know the long term effects of Covid
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Covid infection seems to make the body vulnerable to other types of infection: bacterial, fungal, viral
Covid infection seems to make the body vulnerable to other types of infection: bacterial, fungal, viral
*seems to be able to
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Covid causes deaths for longer than 28 days, so 28 day stats are an ineffective guide
Covid causes deaths for longer than 28 days, so 28 day stats are an ineffective guide
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The debate about being hospitalised 'with or from' covid is often a deliberate distraction.
The debate about being hospitalised 'with or from' covid is often a deliberate distraction.
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Catching Covid while in hospital is not beneficial for inpatients
Catching Covid while in hospital is not beneficial for inpatients
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Practising healthcare workers do not necessarily keep up to date with latest research on covid or guidance on protective equipment and mitigations
Practising healthcare workers do not necessarily keep up to date with latest research on covid or guidance on protective equipment and mitigations
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Vaccines on their own are not enough to stop this pandemic
Vaccines on their own are not enough to stop this pandemic
98
Evidenced data on the effects of covid is readily available and can be found with little effort
Evidenced data on the effects of covid is readily available and can be found with little effort
99
More is being learnt about Covid by serious researchers every minute
More is being learnt about Covid by serious researchers every minute
100
There is still nothing beneficial about a covid infection
There is still nothing beneficial about a covid infection
101
Covid particles can hang in the air, so an empty room is not necessarily a safe room
Covid particles can hang in the air, so an empty room is not necessarily a safe room
102
Covid particles can hang in the air, so can move through a building via ventilation ducts
Covid particles can hang in the air, so can move through a building via ventilation ducts
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Some covid commentators have built their reputation and fanbase on incorrect optimistic predictions and have failed to admit their mistakes or correct them
Some covid commentators have built their reputation and fanbase on incorrect optimistic predictions and have failed to admit their mistakes or correct them
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A balance does have to be struck somewhere between total lockdown and absolute freedom, these are not the only two options
A balance does have to be struck somewhere between total lockdown and absolute freedom, these are not the only two options
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Pretending covid does not exist has not succeeded as a preventative tactic
Pretending covid does not exist has not succeeded as a preventative tactic
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In a reasonable world 'living with covid' should mean doing something about it rather than ignoring it
In a reasonable world 'living with covid' should mean doing something about it rather than ignoring it
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Covid infections can cause erectile dysfunction
Covid infections can cause erectile dysfunction
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Covid infections can damage the placenta
Covid infections can damage the placenta
109
Wide spread of Covid can be avoided or reduced
Wide spread of Covid can be avoided or reduced
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'Endemicity' is not a good thing and should certainly not be a goal
'Endemicity' is not a good thing and should certainly not be a goal
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The eyes are a potential avenue of infection, even if less common than breath or touch
The eyes are a potential avenue of infection, even if less common than breath or touch
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Long Covid is not laziness
Long Covid is not laziness
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Long Covid sufferers are not snowflakes
Long Covid sufferers are not snowflakes
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Long Covid is not imagined
Long Covid is not imagined
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Long Covid sufferers are not doing it for attention
Long Covid sufferers are not doing it for attention
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Covid can be transmitted in classrooms
Covid can be transmitted in classrooms
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There is no age group that is at no risk from covid
There is no age group that is at no risk from covid
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Vaccines can reduce the chance of infection and onwards transmission, but they do not prevent them.
Vaccines can reduce the chance of infection and onwards transmission, but they do not prevent them.
119
Covid may spread via poo particles, making communal toilets an area of risk, and toilet air hazardous
Covid may spread via poo particles, making communal toilets an area of risk, and toilet air hazardous
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Some people, for example the immunocompromised, do not respond to vaccination in a way that will mitigate infection, and run a high risk from infection
Some people, for example the immunocompromised, do not respond to vaccination in a way that will mitigate infection, and run a high risk from infection
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People who are unvaccinated are far more likely to suffer severe illness, hospitalisation, disability, or death than vaccinated
People who are unvaccinated are far more likely to suffer severe illness, hospitalisation, disability, or death than vaccinated
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Covid is not evolving to become less harmful
Covid is not evolving to become less harmful
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Some variants may have combinations of mutations that cause different symptoms and preferentially damage different organs.
Some variants may have combinations of mutations that cause different symptoms and preferentially damage different organs.
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Newborn babies can catch Covid and are not able to be vaccinated
Newborn babies can catch Covid and are not able to be vaccinated
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Covid infection for newborns can be extremely problematic
Covid infection for newborns can be extremely problematic
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Babies can spread covid
Babies can spread covid
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Covid can damage blood consistency and circulatory system causing clotting in every part of body
Covid can damage blood consistency and circulatory system causing clotting in every part of body
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Covid infection can interfere with the immune system allowing other dormant viruses like herpes and Epstein Barr (glandular fever, mono) to reactivate in the body
Covid infection can interfere with the immune system allowing other dormant viruses like herpes and Epstein Barr (glandular fever, mono) to reactivate in the body
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Air filters reduce the risk of transmission overall, but do not prevent close range transmission
Air filters reduce the risk of transmission overall, but do not prevent close range transmission
130
Covid infection can cause hair loss
Covid infection can cause hair loss
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You cannot tell someone is vulnerable by looking at them
You cannot tell someone is vulnerable by looking at them
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You cannot know if you are vulnerable
You cannot know if you are vulnerable
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A significant proportion of spread is by people who are not yet displaying any symptoms
A significant proportion of spread is by people who are not yet displaying any symptoms
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Covid is just "like a flu" if you think of flu as something that matches all the info in this thread
Covid is just "like a flu" if you think of flu as something that matches all the info in this thread
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Effects from some viruses are not seen for decades, and can then be devastating, eg polio
Effects from some viruses are not seen for decades, and can then be devastating, eg polio
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No one has survived more than three years after catching Covid*
*because it has only been circulating among humans that long
No one has survived more than three years after catching Covid*
*because it has only been circulating among humans that long
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A 'mild' initial infection can still lead to serious long term effects
A 'mild' initial infection can still lead to serious long term effects
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Rampant spread of covid has probably allowed the rampant development of mutations
Rampant spread of covid has probably allowed the rampant development of mutations
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Covid can spread in any setting, including hospitals
Covid can spread in any setting, including hospitals
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There are no sector of workers, eg healthcare workers, that are immune to covid
There are no sector of workers, eg healthcare workers, that are immune to covid
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Everyone who is infected with Covid, whatever age or status, has an increased risk of stroke, thrombosis, heart attack, aneurysm, and more during the initial infection and for a significant time period afterwards
Everyone who is infected with Covid, whatever age or status, has an increased risk of stroke, thrombosis, heart attack, aneurysm, and more during the initial infection and for a significant time period afterwards
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Meeting in crowded places, indoor or outdoor, increases risk of infection
Meeting in crowded places, indoor or outdoor, increases risk of infection
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Covid can be spread in food venues, bars, and cafés
Covid can be spread in food venues, bars, and cafés
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Government choices on covid mitigations are often made for popularity and political reasons rather than scientific or public health reasons
Government choices on covid mitigations are often made for popularity and political reasons rather than scientific or public health reasons
145
Catching Covid during pregnancy increases the risk that your child will be born with congenital anomalies, especially central nervous system and genitourinary anomalies
(Covid can mess up the blueprint that guides the assembly of your developing baby)
Catching Covid during pregnancy increases the risk that your child will be born with congenital anomalies, especially central nervous system and genitourinary anomalies
(Covid can mess up the blueprint that guides the assembly of your developing baby)
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For many Long Covid sufferers, Long Covid is a hideous and long lasting misery
For many Long Covid sufferers, Long Covid is a hideous and long lasting misery
Correction to 31
(Surgical masks are close to pointless, masks should be ffp2/3 n95/96)
Should read:
Cloth masks are better than no masks, surgical masks are better than cloth masks, but well fitted ffp2/3 n95/96 masks / respirators are far more effective than either.
(Surgical masks are close to pointless, masks should be ffp2/3 n95/96)
Should read:
Cloth masks are better than no masks, surgical masks are better than cloth masks, but well fitted ffp2/3 n95/96 masks / respirators are far more effective than either.
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The numbers of mechanical ventilation beds occupied are no longer a good indication of the number of seriously ill covid patients in hospitals.
The numbers of mechanical ventilation beds occupied are no longer a good indication of the number of seriously ill covid patients in hospitals.
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Covid isn't only bad if it affects the lungs, but if it does you can be in big trouble very quickly
Covid isn't only bad if it affects the lungs, but if it does you can be in big trouble very quickly
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Covid is not a seasonal virus that only comes at one time of year
Covid is not a seasonal virus that only comes at one time of year
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Covid is transmissible in all climates, hot, cold, wet, dry
Covid is transmissible in all climates, hot, cold, wet, dry
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This isn't the last wave
This isn't the last wave
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Nor is the next one
Nor is the next one
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The people who were wrong about Covid in 2020, were also wrong about Covid in 2021, and are still wrong now
The people who were wrong about Covid in 2020, were also wrong about Covid in 2021, and are still wrong now
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Vaccines have prevented tens of millions of deaths from covid.
500,000 deaths prevented in the UK alone
Vaccines have prevented tens of millions of deaths from covid.
500,000 deaths prevented in the UK alone
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Hand sanitisation should not be prioritised ahead of air hygiene
But still keep your hands clean
Hand sanitisation should not be prioritised ahead of air hygiene
But still keep your hands clean
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It's actually possible to tell how bad covid hospitalisations in the UK are getting *just by listening out for the frequency of ambulance sirens*
It's actually possible to tell how bad covid hospitalisations in the UK are getting *just by listening out for the frequency of ambulance sirens*
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There have already been more covid hospitalisations in the UK in 2022 with three whole months left and a huge wave to come than in 2020 or 2021
There have already been more covid hospitalisations in the UK in 2022 with three whole months left and a huge wave to come than in 2020 or 2021
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Reported covid data lags:
Symptoms lag behind infection
Testing lags behind symptoms
Hospitalisation lags behind symptoms and testing
Death lags behind symptoms and hospitalisations
"but deaths aren't going up" is meaningless
Reported covid data lags:
Symptoms lag behind infection
Testing lags behind symptoms
Hospitalisation lags behind symptoms and testing
Death lags behind symptoms and hospitalisations
"but deaths aren't going up" is meaningless
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Death is not the only bad outcome
Death is not the only bad outcome
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A parent dying from covid is bad for the mental health of a school child
A parent dying from covid is bad for the mental health of a school child
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Covid has orphaned over ten million children worldwide
Covid has orphaned over ten million children worldwide
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You may not test positive on a lateral flow test for a number of days after you develop symptoms
You may not test positive on a lateral flow test for a number of days after you develop symptoms
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Covid can trigger vast numbers of tiny blood clots in the smallest blood vessels called capillaries, reducing the efficiency of blood flow to any tissue
Covid can trigger vast numbers of tiny blood clots in the smallest blood vessels called capillaries, reducing the efficiency of blood flow to any tissue
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Covid can trick your body into attacking your liver
Covid can trick your body into attacking your liver
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There is no evidence that children are not infectious after three days of symptoms
There is no evidence that children are not infectious after three days of symptoms
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There is plenty of evidence that children can remain infectious as long as adults
There is plenty of evidence that children can remain infectious as long as adults
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Plastic see through face shields protect against spit, but do not protect against covid that moves like smoke
Plastic see through face shields protect against spit, but do not protect against covid that moves like smoke
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The next month of statistics of 'within 28 days of Covid' deaths are already fixed by the number of Covid infections that took place in the last month
The next month of statistics of 'within 28 days of Covid' deaths are already fixed by the number of Covid infections that took place in the last month
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You can't stop covid infections by not reporting them
You can't stop covid infections by not reporting them
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The tools to combat covid are far more readily available to the rich and influential
The tools to combat covid are far more readily available to the rich and influential
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Covid can trigger diabetes
Covid can trigger diabetes
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Covid can cause your teeth to fall out
Covid can cause your teeth to fall out
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Covid can trigger epilepsy
Covid can trigger epilepsy
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Covid may lower your body's natural ability to fight cancer
Covid may lower your body's natural ability to fight cancer
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Covid damages body tissue
Your body is completely made of body tissue
Covid damages body tissue
Your body is completely made of body tissue
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Re 158
You don't find out how bad a wave is until after it is passing, so don't believe anyone who says "this wave is mild"
Re 158
You don't find out how bad a wave is until after it is passing, so don't believe anyone who says "this wave is mild"
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Covid was mostly likely the main cause of that liver damage in kids
Covid was mostly likely the main cause of that liver damage in kids
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Society doesn't see the worst long covid sufferers, because they are unable to leave their house, bed, or hospital
Society doesn't see the worst long covid sufferers, because they are unable to leave their house, bed, or hospital
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The end of the pandemic is not in sight
The end of the pandemic is not in sight
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Your pets can catch Covid from you
Your pets can catch Covid from you
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People who tell you optimistic things about Covid do not necessarily have your best interests at heart
People who tell you optimistic things about Covid do not necessarily have your best interests at heart
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Covid can trigger or make worse POTS.
{POTS, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, probably needs its own whole thread.
In a nutshell... no, I don't think I can. But trust me, it's a nightmare}
Covid can trigger or make worse POTS.
{POTS, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, probably needs its own whole thread.
In a nutshell... no, I don't think I can. But trust me, it's a nightmare}
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Covid, like many infections, can trigger a type of brain swelling in children called PANS (Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) that can radically alter a child's personality
Covid, like many infections, can trigger a type of brain swelling in children called PANS (Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome) that can radically alter a child's personality
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On average, everyone who has caught covid has given it to more people than gave it to them
On average, everyone who has caught covid has given it to more people than gave it to them
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You can be infected by multiple variants at the same time
You can be infected by multiple variants at the same time
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Children do not need to catch Covid to build immunity
Children do not need to catch Covid to build immunity
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Covid infection in children can trigger swelling throughout the body called pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (which means that Covid infection in children can trigger swelling throughout the body)
Covid infection in children can trigger swelling throughout the body called pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (which means that Covid infection in children can trigger swelling throughout the body)
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Covid can damage your optic nerve causing loss of sight
Covid can damage your optic nerve causing loss of sight
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Covid can damage your olfactory nerve causing loss or distortion of tears and smell
Covid can damage your olfactory nerve causing loss or distortion of tears and smell
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Covid can damage your hearing..
One common hearing problem is tinnitus, a ringing, buzzing, or rattling in the ears
Covid can damage your hearing..
One common hearing problem is tinnitus, a ringing, buzzing, or rattling in the ears
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No wave will ever bring herd immunity
No wave will ever bring herd immunity
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Covid is evolving to evade our bodies' biochemical defence systems and the pharmaceutical treatments we use to fight it, but it will never ever be able to evolve to avoid hepa filters
Covid is evolving to evade our bodies' biochemical defence systems and the pharmaceutical treatments we use to fight it, but it will never ever be able to evolve to avoid hepa filters
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It will only take one single new evasive variant to totally escape all the scant immunity that has been acquired from vaccinations and infections
It will only take one single new evasive variant to totally escape all the scant immunity that has been acquired from vaccinations and infections
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Covid infection can have a massive impact on the menstrual cycle
(and vaccines can too to a lesser degree)
Covid infection can have a massive impact on the menstrual cycle
(and vaccines can too to a lesser degree)
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Women make up 70% of healthcare workers worldwide, a sector that has disproportionately suffered during the pandemic
Women make up 70% of healthcare workers worldwide, a sector that has disproportionately suffered during the pandemic
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A single covid infection can damage your lungs equivalent to 15 (fifteen) years of aging
A single covid infection can damage your lungs equivalent to 15 (fifteen) years of aging
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Covid particles move in the air by diffusion, which means they spread out slowly through still air, decreasing in concentration, and they move by convection, carried on draughts, when they can potentially remain concentrated.
Covid particles move in the air by diffusion, which means they spread out slowly through still air, decreasing in concentration, and they move by convection, carried on draughts, when they can potentially remain concentrated.
<clarification for 100>
"There is still nothing beneficial about a covid infection"
I was trying to say
"There was nothing beneficial about a covid infection before vaccination, and there's nothing beneficial about a covid infection now"
"There is still nothing beneficial about a covid infection"
I was trying to say
"There was nothing beneficial about a covid infection before vaccination, and there's nothing beneficial about a covid infection now"
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Asthma sufferers are at significantly increased risk during and after Covid infections
Asthma sufferers are at significantly increased risk during and after Covid infections
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In the UK there has been a significant excess death toll during the pandemic, and it has remained constantly high during 2022, at higher than 10% above expected deaths.
In the UK there has been a significant excess death toll during the pandemic, and it has remained constantly high during 2022, at higher than 10% above expected deaths.
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The peaks of the excess death graphs in the UK for 2022 coincide with the times of high prevalence of Covid.
The peaks of the excess death graphs in the UK for 2022 coincide with the times of high prevalence of Covid.
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Time from infection with covid to first symptoms is about two days
Time from infection with covid to first symptoms is about two days
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It can take 8-10days from the start of first symptoms to the onset serious illness.
It can take 8-10days from the start of first symptoms to the onset serious illness.
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Most of the immediate symptoms of the initial Covid infection are the body's reaction to the virus (temperature, sweating, headache), not necessarily the damage that the virus is causing.
That can come later
Most of the immediate symptoms of the initial Covid infection are the body's reaction to the virus (temperature, sweating, headache), not necessarily the damage that the virus is causing.
That can come later
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High prevalence of Covid is a government choice, not an inevitability
High prevalence of Covid is a government choice, not an inevitability
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Engineers, aerosol scientists, and physicists often know more about how Covid spreads than many doctors and healthcare workers do.
Engineers, aerosol scientists, and physicists often know more about how Covid spreads than many doctors and healthcare workers do.
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Vaccines are not causing excess deaths
Vaccines are not causing excess deaths
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Covid is causing excess deaths
Covid is causing excess deaths
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One person with a covid infection can infect a whole community if there are no measures in place to reduce spread.
One person with a covid infection can infect a whole community if there are no measures in place to reduce spread.
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Lockdowns do not cause brain damage, Covid causes brain damage
Lockdowns do not cause brain damage, Covid causes brain damage
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Covid brain damage can present in many different ways, but one of the most common is anxiety
Covid brain damage can present in many different ways, but one of the most common is anxiety
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Compromise after differences of opinion about Covid prevention measures does not have equal impact on the disagreeing parties.
Compromise discomforts minimisers.
Compromise endangers the vulnerable.
Compromise after differences of opinion about Covid prevention measures does not have equal impact on the disagreeing parties.
Compromise discomforts minimisers.
Compromise endangers the vulnerable.
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'One way masking' makes people who want to ignore covid uncomfortable.
'One way masking' makes people who want to ignore covid uncomfortable.
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'One way masking' endangers the vulnerable
'One way masking' endangers the vulnerable
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Covid damages body tissue
Your body is completely made of body tissue or things made by body tissue
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Covid damages body tissue
Your body is completely made of body tissue or things made by body tissue
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Symptoms are not an indication of infectivity
Symptoms are not an indication of infectivity
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Covid's main entry method for human cells is a protein on the surface of the cell wall called the 'ACE2 receptor'.
Cells throughout the body have these receptors, so Covid can damage any of these cells and cause problems in any organ.
Covid's main entry method for human cells is a protein on the surface of the cell wall called the 'ACE2 receptor'.
Cells throughout the body have these receptors, so Covid can damage any of these cells and cause problems in any organ.
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People who are concerned about the dangers do not want the pandemic to continue
People who are concerned about the dangers do not want the pandemic to continue
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Talking about the pandemic does not make the pandemic continue
Talking about the pandemic does not make the pandemic continue
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Mitigations do not make the pandemic continue
Mitigations do not make the pandemic continue
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People who take precautions against catching Covid are not anxious, they are sensible
People who take precautions against catching Covid are not anxious, they are sensible
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Covid is not 'evolving into a dead end branch of mutation that will end the pandemic'.
Covid is not 'evolving into a dead end branch of mutation that will end the pandemic'.
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Doctors often have no idea about how Covid works
Doctors often have no idea about how Covid works
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Doctors often have no idea how Long Covid works
Doctors often have no idea how Long Covid works
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The initial symptoms of covid can look radically different from individual to individual
The initial symptoms of covid can look radically different from individual to individual
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The gradual symptoms of Long Covid can look radically different from individual to individual
The gradual symptoms of Long Covid can look radically different from individual to individual
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You can be very infectious before displaying symptoms
You can be very infectious before displaying symptoms
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Covid can cause long term damage to your body that you can't see or feel
Covid can cause long term damage to your body that you can't see or feel
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No one knows what multiple covid infections will do in the long term to children
No one knows what multiple covid infections will do in the long term to children
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No one knows what multiple covid infections will do in the long term to adults
No one knows what multiple covid infections will do in the long term to adults
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Some mitigations to reduce the chance or risk of Covid are more effective than others
Some mitigations to reduce the chance or risk of Covid are more effective than others
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Having any covid mitigations in place is better than having no covid mitigations in place
Having any covid mitigations in place is better than having no covid mitigations in place
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The negative mental health impacts of a serious covid infection are greater than the negative mental health impacts of simple mitigations
The negative mental health impacts of a serious covid infection are greater than the negative mental health impacts of simple mitigations
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Kids can catch Covid
Kids can catch Covid
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Kids can get seriously ill from Covid
Kids can get seriously ill from Covid
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Kids can die from Covid
Kids can die from Covid
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Kids can spread Covid
Kids can spread Covid
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Kids do not need to catch Covid for their immunity
Kids do not need to catch Covid for their immunity
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'Immunity by infection' is not better than immunity by vaccine
'Immunity by infection' is not better than immunity by vaccine
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Kids can spread Covid to other kids
Kids can spread Covid to other kids
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Kids can spread Covid to adults, including their carers and workers like teachers, nursery carers, and school staff
Kids can spread Covid to adults, including their carers and workers like teachers, nursery carers, and school staff
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A tiny proportion of a huge number is still a big number:
Covid may only kill a few of the people it infects, but it infects a lot of people
A tiny proportion of a huge number is still a big number:
Covid may only kill a few of the people it infects, but it infects a lot of people
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A moderate percentage of a huge number is still a large number:
Covid may cause Long Covid in about a fifth of cases*.
A fifth of a huge number of cases is a large number.
*roughly, depending on definition and methodology
A moderate percentage of a huge number is still a large number:
Covid may cause Long Covid in about a fifth of cases*.
A fifth of a huge number of cases is a large number.
*roughly, depending on definition and methodology
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Covid has probably killed about 1 in 300 people worldwide
Covid has probably killed about 1 in 300 people worldwide
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Vaccines do not prevent infection
Vaccines do not prevent infection
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Vaccines do not prevent transmission
Vaccines do not prevent transmission
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When a vaccinated person infects someone else, the infection is not more mild
When a vaccinated person infects someone else, the infection is not more mild
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Covid is not a hoax
Covid is not a hoax
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The vaccines are what they say they are
The vaccines are what they say they are
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Someone whose covid is presenting as vomiting and diarrhoea can still spread the virus by aerosols.
Someone whose covid is presenting as vomiting and diarrhoea can still spread the virus by aerosols.
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Lateral Flow Tests, also known as Rapid Antigen Tests, are more likely to test positive when someone is infectious, as opposed to when they are just infected.
Lateral Flow Tests, also known as Rapid Antigen Tests, are more likely to test positive when someone is infectious, as opposed to when they are just infected.
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Covid can shrink your brain
Covid can shrink your brain
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A Covid infection elevates your risk of multiple diseases for at least a year after infection.
A Covid infection elevates your risk of multiple diseases for at least a year after infection.
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Covid vaccines can reduce the length of time you are infectious for during an infection, therefore helping reduce the risk of transmission.
Covid vaccines can reduce the length of time you are infectious for during an infection, therefore helping reduce the risk of transmission.
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Covid vaccines can reduce the amount of virus that you produce while infectious, therefore helping reduce the risk of transmission.
Covid vaccines can reduce the amount of virus that you produce while infectious, therefore helping reduce the risk of transmission.
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Long Covid is not caused by lockdowns, it is caused by Covid
Long Covid is not caused by lockdowns, it is caused by Covid
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Long Covid is not caused by anxiety, it is caused by Covid
Long Covid is not caused by anxiety, it is caused by Covid
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Covid can cause brain inflammation which can cause many brain dysfunctions including anxiety
Covid can cause brain inflammation which can cause many brain dysfunctions including anxiety
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Covid can dysregulate your immune system
Covid can dysregulate your immune system
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Covid infection increases the subsequent risk of developing almost every autoimmune disorder.
Covid infection increases the subsequent risk of developing almost every autoimmune disorder.
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Covid can cause your immune system to attack almost every body system or part.
Covid can cause your immune system to attack almost every body system or part.
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Scientists still don't know exactly what Long Covid is.
Scientists still don't know exactly what Long Covid is.
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There is still no single test that can demonstrate someone has Long Covid.
There is still no single test that can demonstrate someone has Long Covid.
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Many children suffering Long-COVID are undiagnosed, as they are unable to express or communicate their symptoms.
Many children suffering Long-COVID are undiagnosed, as they are unable to express or communicate their symptoms.
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Covid can harm your body's ability to maintain chemical balance.
Covid can harm your body's ability to maintain chemical balance.
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Covid infection can leave your gut microbiome dysregulated.
Covid infection can leave your gut microbiome dysregulated.
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Covid can damage your autonomic nervous system.
Covid can damage your autonomic nervous system.
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Covid spreads by puff clouds.
Covid spreads by puff clouds.
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