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Feb 17, 2024 1 tweets 2 min read Read on X
❗Do I have your attention, for a personal LC note?

Although every person is different due to genetic differences

Your C19 vaccinations normally protects you against severe C19 disease( Hospital/ICU/Death) in a majority of cases, not necessarily against infection and certainly not against transmission. Sadly many still die from C19, but vaccination has saved millions of lives already and helped control the burden of this disease for many.

Importantly, with the ongoing strong mutational immune evasive SarsCoV2 evolution, your (re)infection risk increases as immunity through prior infection or vaccination will lags the viral evolution or just wanes leaving you susceptible to new infections, although protection against severe C-19 disease seems to last longer.

With no mitigation, no clean air policy, declining vaccine booster uptake, intentionally or not, re-infections will become a growing problem for many.

Sadly every new infection carries ‘n independent but growing risk for Longcovid development.

With a lot of science already available, its clear that vaccination isn’t your silver bullet against LC.

❗Telling yourself that I’m vaccinated or I had Ci9, so I’m protected, I’ve immunity, is subsequently NOT TRUE, and a dangerous attitude for yourself and loved ones, children included

SarsCoV2 is still new, the long-term post-(re-)infection implications with or without symptomatic Longcovid remains a very concerning health issue, already impacting lives of many millions, while being the focus of worldwide intense ongoing research.

An even bigger concern is the growing numbers of new and different bacterial/fungal/viral (co-)infections in the wake of C19, probably as a manifestation of an immune dysfunction post C-19(= “silent” Longcovid) and no …..this is NO immunity debt, that’s already scientifically debunked.

Many are already talking about this: “one infection after another…..strange, I can’t get really better again!”

We all already know that the C19 pandemic is still among us, even the WHO recently confirmed this, sadly many governments prefer an ignorant ostrich policy in favor of economies, a very short-term approach as some economies already demonstrate with high fall-outs and production loss, even recession signs. This isn’t promising!

Therefore you’re on your own and I’ll leave you with this personal advice:

YOUR BEST POLICY TO AVOID LONGCOVID, in all its aspects and to RETAIN A HEALTHY LIFE, IS TO AVOID C19!Image

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Jun 8, 2024
COVID-19: post infection implications in different age groups, mechanism, diagnosis, effective prevention, treatment, and recommendations

Again, Interesting review article, but now with an in-depth and detailed point analysis, worth your time and this 🧵👇

“This review offers a comprehensive understanding of the persistent effects of COVID-19 on individuals of varying ages, along with insights into diagnosis, treatment, vaccination, and future preventative measures against the spread of SARSCoV-2”

Highlights
• COVID-19 induces long-term effects in individuals of both genders of various ages.
• Artificial intelligence-based COVID-19 diagnostic tools are efficient.
• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments reduced the long-term impacts of
COVID-19.
• All vaccines significantly reduced the persistent effects of COVID-19.
• No vaccine provides lifetime protection against COVID-19.
• Protective measures greatly limit SARS-CoV-2 transmission 1/nImage
Sarscov2 introduction 2/n Image
Long-term effects of COVID-19 on the human systems
Pulmonary system 3/n Image
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Jan 2, 2024
❗️Excellent new CardioVascular Autonomic dysfunction(CVAD) overview:
For one: "As well as global circulatory disturbances, CVAD in post-COVID-19 syndrome(LongCovid) can manifest as microvascular and endothelial dysfunction, with local symptoms such as headache, brain fog, chest pain, dyspnoea and peripheral circulatory symptoms, including skin discolouration, oedema, Raynaud-like phenomena, and heat and cold intolerance"
➡️ Your N. Vagus at work!😰
nature.com/articles/s4156…Image
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➡️ "CVAD arises from a malfunction of the autonomic control of the circulation, and can involve failure or inadequate or excessive activation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic components of the autonomic nervous system" 2/n
➡️"Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction (CVAD), in particular postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and inappropriate sinus tachycardia, are among the most frequent and distinct phenotypes of post-COVID-19 syndrome; one-third of highly symptomatic patients can be affected" 3/n
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Sep 6, 2023
SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)

Lets revisit this excellent study, with a breakdown today on how the different pathways 🧵

➡️“This reservoir could modulate host immune responses or release viral proteins into the circulation”

illustrating the possible huge impact from different angles on your immune system, while SarsCoV2 defend a prolonged occupancy of your body! 1/nImage
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Sep 5, 2023
SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)

Lets dig into 1 of the 8 mechanisms that could cause LongCovid in this excellent study illustrating the importance of possible vagus involvement:

“SARS-CoV-2 reservoir may alter vagus nerve signaling”

🧵1/n
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“A SARS-CoV-2 reservoir could also contribute to nonspecific PASC symptoms including fatigue, trouble concentrating, muscle and joint pain, sleep dysfunction, anxiety, depression, loss of appetite and autonomic dysfunction. These symptoms overlap with the sickness response (called ‘sickness behavior’ in animal models) that reflects the subjective and behavioral component of innate immunity and is largely mediated by signaling of the vagus nerve” 2/n
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“Tens of thousands of afferent vagus nerve branches innervate all major trunk organs with chemoreceptor terminals, which collectively act as a sensitive and diffuse neuroimmune sensory organ for the CNS. These branches can detect highly localized paracrine immune signaling such as cytokine activation even in the absence of a systemic circulating immune response, triggering glial activation and neuroinflammation on the brain side of the blood–brain barrier and the sickness response. The persistence of a SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in body sites densely innervated by the vagus nerve (for example, gut, lung and bronchial tubes)—or direct infection of the vagus nerve as has been shown in autopsy studies—might activate localized paracrine signaling, leading to ongoing sickness response symptoms in infected individuals” 3/n
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Aug 15, 2021
Why so little attention in #Belgium(=new red zone) for our well performing neighbor, Germany(Green zone)? They certainly seem to have their act together, surely they could be instrumental to learn from! #Thread #covid19 1/n
@alexanderdecroo @JanJambon @eliodirupo
Testen:
FREE testing everywhere, with results in 15 minutes , to be stopped Oct 11, to further push unvaccinated to get their shot.
Mandatory tests in schools(2-3x/w) and all employers have to provide them for the employees at work. 2/n
3G rule:
For many places only admittance for vaccinated/post-covid starting 23 Aug
Only to be suspended when incidence reaches a 7D stable below 35! 3/n
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