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@elisaperego78
Aug 22, 2024 • 15 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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Covid isn't the "common cold". Covid=common cold/flu is an argument that some policymakers, pundits, and so-called "experts" have been trying to make since much earlier in the pandemic. They can do it directly, or indirectly. It happened with Omicron, for example. Some examples:
Tony Fauci in late 2021, Omicron, we likely learn to live with Covid like we do we do with common cold and flu (to note, Fauci has expressed varying and in my opinion inconsistent views on Covid, see various media)

businessinsider.com/fauci-american…
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Is Covid a common cold yet, the Atlantic

theatlantic.com/health/archive…
"Have you got the common cold or new Covid-19 variant?"

"Feeling groggy and worn down in the lead-up to the Christmas period is just something to expect nowadays."

2023

thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/…
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reuters.com/business/healt…
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independent.co.uk/news/health/co…
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(Please note there are myriads of news articles like these, more or less subtly linking flu, cold and Covid together. And note that many people read only an article's title. So, even in case the articles in question dig deeper, the first impression stays)

theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…
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usnews.com/news/health-ne…
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webmd.com/lung/news/2024…
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"Summer colds"

healthmatters.nyp.org/what-to-know-a…
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"Long colds"
bbc.com/news/health-67…
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My thread on the "long colds" study and how it was erroneously presented in the media

Here we're in mid 2021 ...

cbc.ca/news/health/wh…
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May 7
New PET imaging data reveal the long-term impact of COVID on heart and lungs, showing changes to these organs which are not detectable by standard medical assessments. 

#LongCovid

healthimaging.com/topics/medical…
"We [study's authors] believe long COVID results in an inflammatory response that may predispose patients to premature coronary artery disease, pulmonary hypertension, and valvular damage such as stenosis or regurgitation."
Study on 100 patients who were treated for COVID in 🇺🇸 between December 2020 and July 2021. Nearly one year after their initial infection, each patient was struggling with lingering cardiopulmonary symptoms; 91 underwent hybrid 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/MRI
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May 5
NVC test shows significant microvascular damage in #LongCovid patients vs matched healthy controls. Dilated capillaries, microhaemorrhages, abnormal shapes and reduced capillary density are still detectable in LC 12 months after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection
rmdopen.bmj.com/content/11/2/e…
Background to the study "SARS-CoV-2 induces endothelial and capillary damage, that is detectable by nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC)."
"NVC [had showed in prior research] significant capillary dilations, microhaemorrhages and abnormal shapes in the acute phase of COVID-19 and significant reduction of nailfold capillary density in the short-term recovery phase (3 months)."
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May 1
New study links a range of proteins identified in the blood of Covid survivors with cell death and lung damage in #LongCovid patients affected by severe respiratory symptoms (pre-vaccine cohort)
news.ki.se/long-covid-bio…
"The proteins were mainly found in patients with LC and severe respiratory problems. This is a biomarker pattern [known] to be linked to inflammatory signal pathways involved in cell death and lung damage..also..observed in other patient groups with severe pulmonary disorders”
Sample of 256 people, including Covid survivors who appear not to have developed Long Covid, and also seem to miss the protein biomarkers in their blood
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Apr 11
When you talk about Long Covid, please always be crystal clear that there is a wide range of tests and biomarkers which show, beyond any doubt, multi-system pathology, sometimes captured down to the cellular level. Long Covid isn't just a bunch of symptoms
Presenting Long Covid as a "mystery" illness, a disorder with "no tests", some fatigue, or a "syndrome" characterized by "brain fog" and "sleep problems" helped no one. For sure, symptoms such as fatigue are common in Long Covid (I have it myself).
Yet, the scientific evidence shows much more. From lung perfusion defects, to viral persistence, from abnormal coagulation markers to evidence of endothelial dysfunction, there is a wide palette of tests and biomarkers that show the pathology's exent and scope in Long Covid
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Apr 3
The science is actually crystal clear. The Covid conscious are right. SARS-CoV-2 is airborne and high quality masks/respirators protect from infection. Excess mortality data also suggest this SARS virus has killed ~30 million people. An estimated 400 millions have/had Long Covid
We must interrogate ourselves about how many millions could have been spared from death and disability if safety protocols, such as masking, top-notch surveillance, and "clean air", had been implemented. Children are among those killed or disabled by SARS-CoV-2 infection
According to the data currently available, thousands of people have died from Covid in the US in the last few weeks alone. The real numbers could be much higher as many don't test anymore. Maybe a high quality mask/respirator could have saved some
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Mar 14
This is #LongCOVIDAwarenessWeek. People living with Long Covid and allies across the world are coming together to raise awareness about Long Covid. Advocacy efforts will culminate on 15 March, the Awareness Day. Here some advocacy initiatives I spotted online 🔥
🇪🇸 Bilbao @covideuskal

@covideuskal 🇫🇷 Toulouse

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