Japan to downgrade COVID-19 from a level 2 to level 5 pathogen (the same level as seasonal influenza) as of spring to unleash restrictions on escalating death rates asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coro…
Isolation periods will be abolished both for positive cases and close contacts. Masks to no longer be recommended indoors unless symptomatic or at risk. The downgrade to level 5 pathogen means the state no longer foots the medical bills
The reason for the shift is that Kishida has broken away from the neo-Keynesianism of his predecessors with its emphasis on investment in innovation and maximum employment. The ageing population and high population density will see death rates explode.
Whether people will comply with orders to demask is uncertain but currently worn cloth and surgical masks are no longer adequate as viral evolution has made COVID aerosols too contagious to be stopped by anything less than an N95 respirator.
Meanwhile, the Nikkei remains Japan's leading cheerleader of death, urging readers to discover how much “fun” (sic) and convivial it is to kill the vulnerable by dropping protections to “revive” the economy. #FAFO
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Analysis of thrombogenicity under flow reveals new insights into the prothrombotic state of patients with post-COVID syndrome. @JTHjournal jthjournal.org/article/S1538-…
“Together, these data show a prothrombotic tendency in patients who have been suffering from PCS for approximately 2 years. Our results confirm a hypercoagulable state in patients with PCS related to an increase in VWF(Ag):ADAMTS13 ratio and thrombin generation” #LongCovid
The increased thrombin generation curve AUC in about half of the cases stands in contrast to previous studies showing an amyloid-induced thrombin-independent form of microclot formation.
Correct technique for donning an N95 respirator. Please watch this video from @HalyardHealth, as it makes points applicable to all respirators. 🧵
Note the point about pre-shaping and not pinching the nose wire when moulding it to your nose shape. Here is an alternative version of the video.
The top strap goes to the top! The bottom strap goes to the bottom! Do NOT crisscross straps. You do NOT have two straps at the top or bottom. I constantly see these errors.
Here we go again, it's déjà vu time: as with Omicron, they're welcoming a catastrophic tsunami of death as “good news” and Nature's generous gift of a “natural vaccination”—this time as the Kraken goes on the rampage.
The number of commentators who have decided the principal goal of pandemic management is to “avoid panic” is growing. The goal is to reduce mortality and morbidity. All else is gaslighting.
For XBB1.5 has many features suggestive it may indeed be the prophesied Chosen variant. Even if the Kraken fails, there are plenty more contenders on the rise. We chose to breed them and shall live with the consequences.
Japan showcases the increased airborne contagiousness of newer variants. But under Kishida, the pace of innovation in aerosol mitigation hasn't kept up with viral evolution. They've had 3+ years to develop an N95-grade respirator for mass production and distribution 🧵
They've had 3+ yrs to mandate better indoor ventilation standards and are now getting left behind by countries like Belgium. That would entail a huge neo-Keynesian infrastructure stimulus program like building sewerage systems in the 19thC cholera pandemic
Yet there are doubts about whether Kishida is as committed a neo-Keynesian as Abe. Kishida sympathises with neoliberal fiscal austerity. This explains Japan's soaring death rate—the adoption of a laissez-faire attitude slowing technological innovation asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Comm…
Breaking! Japanese newspaper @mainichi reports that as of November, the Chinese government has BANNED genomic sequencing of new COVID variants. About 250 million people, or about 18% of the population, have been infected in China between December 1–20. mainichi.jp/articles/20221…
The unchecked spread of SARS-CoV-2 through the Chinese population will explosively generate novel variants that follow the evolutionary principle of the “survival of the fittest”, pouring accelerant onto the pandemic. We fly blindfolded into the inferno