1/ A new report from Sweden highlights a staggering 62% increase in Type 1 Diabetes diagnoses for children under 5 between 2018-2022. Experts suggest the #COVID19 pandemic may have heavily impacted immune systems.
#Type1Diabetes
#ChildrensHealth
#SwedenCovid
2/ This stands in stark contrast to earlier Swedish claims that children were unaffected.
During the height of the pandemic, certain Swedish voices, like Prof. Jonas Ludvigsson, claimed "Children do not die" from
Covid-19.
#SwedenCovid
#KidsHealth
#PublicHealthcare
3/ This narrative pushed for open schools and "herd immunity," with Ludvigsson even asking them if he could quote them on "no school outbreaks."
Publicly available emails from March 2020 show
Peet Tüll
#Transparency
#PublicHealtEthics
4/ (involved in drafting Sweden's Communicable Diseases Act) outlining three COVID-19 strategies to Anders Tegnell. While Tüll advocated for "strategy 2" (testing, tracing, quarantine),
#Folkhälsomyndigheten #CovidStrategy
5/ Tegnell confirmed Sweden had chosen the third strategy -allowing spread for a hypothetical herd immunity. These public emails expose how Jonas Ludvigsson sought to publish an overview on COVID-19 transmission in children. He explicitly asked Anders Tegnell if he could quote
6/ "no reports of Covid-19 outbreaks in Swedish schools," suggesting a pre-determined conclusion. Even more alarming: In July 2020, @ludvigsson himself emailed Anders Tegnell about excess mortality among children 7-16 years old in Sweden, #DataManipulation #ChildMortality
7/ noting a +68% increase in deaths for that age group (March-June 2020) compared to previous years. Despite this concerning data showing a clear signal of increased deaths, Ludvigsson still suggested it "could be random" and asked the public health agency #Accountability
8/ to obtain cause-of-death data, which would take months. This raises serious questions about transparency. @ludvigsson is also a signatory of the "Great Barrington Declaration," widely classified as dangerous, unethical, and lacking relevant
#GreatBarringtonDeclaration
9/ scientific basis for its promotion of herd immunity through widespread infection. This wasn't peer-reviewed research, but a letter to the editor approach, trying to establish a narrative without rigorous scientific scrutiny. The long-term consequences for #ScienceMatters
10/ children are now becoming evident, as seen with the surge in Type 1 Diabetes. Herd immunity without vaccination is a flawed and dangerous concept for respiratory
viruses. #CleanAirNow
#MaskUp
#ProtectOurKids
11/ Clean air in schools & public spaces, via air purifiers & N95+ masks, must be as fundamental as clean water. Protect our children!
#NeverAgain
#VaccineReality
H/T @scott_squires for his job with the poster collection!
1/ New science from bioRxiv (10.64898/2025.12.31.697156) shows that asthma isn't just a "reaction"—it's a fundamental destruction of our airway's molecular program. Our lungs are being physically rewritten by chronic exposure. 🧵👇 The #LeonardiEffect is very real!
2/ Crucially, the study highlights how T-cells become dysfunctional and drive permanent scarring (remodeling). But there's more: research from MedUni Wien confirms that SARS-CoV-2 infections cause long-term damage to our entire immune system. 🫁⚠️
3/ The Vienna study shows that even mild infections can inhibit T-cell memory and significantly reduce immune cells in the blood for over 10 months. This means your body has a harder time fighting off common infections like Influenza A, Staph, or VZV.
1/ Is SARS-CoV-2 more than just a respiratory virus? Emerging research is raising a chilling question: Could COVID-19 be an oncovirus? Recent studies suggest the virus may interfere with our body’s ability to prevent and fight cancer. Let’s dive into the science. 🧬👇 #Cancer
2/ A key study in Nature shows that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can inhibit DNA damage repair. It blocks the recruitment of critical proteins like BRCA1 and 53BP1 to repair sites. If our DNA can’t fix itself, mutations accumulate: the first step toward cancer.
3/ The P53 protein is known as the ”Guardian of the Genome” because it stops tumors. Research in the Journal of Infection shows that P53 is significantly downregulated during and long after infection. Losing this shield creates a high-risk environment for oncogenesis. 📉🦠
1/ Following the thread on the cumulative risk of Long COVID in children after reinfection, let's look at a new study on vaccination and adults. The evidence is overwhelmingly clear: vaccination is protective. #VaccinesWork #PublicHealth
2/ A massive Swedish nationwide study (Sahlgrenska Academy, European Heart Journal) of over 8 million adults confirms that full COVID-19 vaccination significantly reduces the risk of severe cardiovascular conditions linked to the infection.
3/ 📉 VACCINES REDUCE SEVERE RISKS:
After full vaccination (especially the 3rd dose), the risk of severe cardiovascular events—including heart attack, stroke, and heart failure—was generally 20-30% lower compared to the unvaccinated.
1/ 🚨 The Double-Edged Sword: New research suggests #SARSCoV2 might be an unseen accelerant for #LungCancer. Beyond acute illness, the virus's long-term effects could fuel cancer development and progression. This is a critical public health warning. 👇 #COVID19 #Oncology
2/ The study highlights several terrifying potential mechanisms:
Chronic Inflammation: The cytokine storm and persistent, dysregulated inflammation after COVID are well-known cancer promoters.
3/ ACE2 Receptor: SARS-CoV-2 binding disrupts the protective RAS pathway, potentially contributing to cancer progression.
Dormant Cells: Respiratory infections like COVID-19 can even wake up dormant cancer cells (DCCs) in the lungs, triggering metastasis.
1/ Marie Ewerz is 49. She got COVID in 2021 and has not been well since. Her symptoms are getting worse. 💔 Thousands in Sweden still suffer from a condition—Long COVID—that remains largely misunderstood, years after the first cases. Marie says: "You feel so alone."
@SwedishPM
2/ The illness has fundamentally changed her family life. At 9, her son first found her passed out on the kitchen floor. "He's been terrified and barely dared to leave me," Marie shares. Now 13, his worry meant he’s had to grow up too fast.
@Folkhalsomynd @jakobforssmed
1/ A new study on #LongCovid in children shows worrying results. Researchers found a strong link between persistent neuropsychiatric symptoms (like headaches, dizziness, and memory issues) and changes in brain volume, specifically in the temporal and subcortical regions.
2/ The study published in Pediatric Neurology found that children with more severe symptoms during the acute phase of COVID-19 were more likely to have significant brain volume changes months later. This suggests that the initial severity of symptoms can predict long-term effects
3/ Additionally, the research highlights that visual perception is also affected. Children with visual symptoms had lower scores on perceptual skills tests, pointing to potential underlying issues with how the brain processes visual information.