Tom Andrews

See the wood for the trees.

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[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

How are y'all liking living with COVID?

How's it working out for you? (the survivors so far anyway)

How many of you liking living with long COVID, immune dysfunction, increased risk of other infections & the organ damage?

The accelerated dementia, increased cancer risks?

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

"SARS-CoV-2 appears to promote tumorigenesis by inhibiting tumor suppressor genes and pathways while activating survival, proliferation, and inflammation-associated signaling cascades"
26 September 2024
https://t.co/DSfBqBJ3a5

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

@matersnater71 https://t.co/wIlxhnCEPC

[Al Haddrell @ukhadds]

In our follow up study, which was published in the much more prestigious Nature Comms (since the author seems to think this matters), we show that under certain conditions, ~30% of the virus remains viable for much longer.

[Amanda Ferguson @AmandaFBelfast]

😷Right I am back in business after being smote by the common cold (I believe the bus was the culprit). I visited a local hospital today and they had a big sign on a table on the way in asking you to put a face mask on and sanitise your hands because the flu is spreading. That’s it! Next winter I will be wearing a mask in the build up to Christmas. To the headers whinging about masks and the media platforming anti science people - wise up!😷

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

@nickelpin @matthabusby @Telegraph If you saw the appalling science journalism on COVID matters since 2000 in The Telegraph, this article while seriously flawed & problematic is pretty mild compared to much of the other nonsense.
For me the Telegraph lost all credibility for ever during the pandemic. Irredeemable

[Al Haddrell @ukhadds]

To be clear, we do not report what Mattha claims. 95% is not 100%. While most of the virus will be inactivated in an hour, not all. At no point do we say otherwise. To imply that we measured 100% inactivation in an hour is wrong (aka: a lie).

Also, FYI: an hour is a long time.

[Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology]

The PCR positivity map is out, national positivity continues its stuttering rise to 6.32%, and the tale this week's data tells is *almost* a story of West v East.

https://t.co/1phcyp7jth

1/9

[Harry Spoelstra @HarrySpoelstra]

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the mitochondrial network in human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

‼️SARS-CoV-2 is far more complex than just its S-spike protein, and those with limited understanding often forget this in their efforts to spread misinformation.

➡️"French study findings confirm that SARS-CoV-2 can DIRECTLY infect cardiomyocytes, triggering an inflammatory response."

➡️"The virus targets MITOCHONDRIA, which play a dual role as both the primary energy source and a reservoir of compounds utilized by the virus for replication, as well as a platform for initiating innate immune responses."

➡️“ORF9b, an antagonist of innate immune response, was identified as the candidate for this mitochondrial network perturbation.”

➡️“This interaction may provide a key mechanism underlying the cardiac injuries observed during SARS-CoV-2 infection.”

Please don’t let your guard down, YOU ONLY HAVE ONE HEART, SarsCoV2 has far more dangers up its sleeve, than a Spike-protein!
https://t.co/rCi6RCDBEx

[Dr. Sean Mullen @drseanmullen]

I’ve spent two decades studying how brains age. And I’ve never seen anything quite like this.
In normal aging, some neurons die—but it’s gradual, region-specific, and the brain compensates remarkably well. Most of what we see is driven by loss of synaptic connections, not widespread neuron death. Behavioral changes tend to be slow, subtle, and mostly involve executive function.
In neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, it’s different. These diseases kill neurons. The decline is faster, deeper, and more functionally disabling.
What we’re seeing in young adults after SARS-CoV-2 infection doesn’t fit either pattern.
We’re seeing signs of early, widespread cognitive impairment—slowed thinking, weakened memory, executive dysfunction. Not just in one domain. Not just in one region. Almost every study that looks for brain damage post-infection finds it.
This suggests accelerated neural de-differentiation—a breakdown in how specialized brain regions communicate and function. It's something we normally see decades later.
Impairment doesn’t always mean permanent disability. But if neurons are dying, those cells aren’t coming back. And yes—cognitive disabilities have also spiked dramatically since 2020. There’s no other plausible explanation for the scale and timing of this trend.
Meanwhile, self-styled truth-tellers with zero background in neuroscience or cognition keep minimizing the risks—spreading the idea that these impairments are rare, minor, or imagined.
Speak up with evidence? You’re called an extremist.
Refuse to play along? You’re accused of fear-mongering.
My biggest mistake? Thinking these folks were just misinformed.
They’re not. They’re propagandists.
It’s 2025.
The damage is measurable.
The science is clear.
And the longer we pretend this is normal, the worse the outcomes will be.

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

@ranrampant Yes of course I wear an effective respirator. COVID risk is ever present now, and every infection contributes to a burden of health impacts that shortens people's lives.
I feel sadness for those who don't realise the harm they are doing to themselves with successive infections🤷‍♂️

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

@KH118118 @PozzyWozzy @MelodiousQueef @BrockSnowden @LongCovidAdvoc @SoniaD88719542 @1goodtern @ClementLeeMD @MiftyJackson @sstroschein2 @dogsabode @lilithepunk @PettDanFTW @greedwashing @TyburnFleet @Jo_11__ @Adrian7745 @Natalie_Ross22 @LeonoreTweet @ELPsychologue @schmorbraten @AnnaCPage @DGBassani And re his/her later point, I was not denying the existence of FND or making any reference to Pozzy's own FND diagnosis.

It's utterly irrelevant whether or not Pozzy's diagnosis preceded COVID to whether some long COVID sufferers have been misdiagnosed with FND 🙄

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

@KH118118 @PozzyWozzy @MelodiousQueef @BrockSnowden @LongCovidAdvoc @SoniaD88719542 @1goodtern @ClementLeeMD @MiftyJackson @sstroschein2 @dogsabode @lilithepunk @PettDanFTW @greedwashing @TyburnFleet @Jo_11__ @Adrian7745 @Natalie_Ross22 @LeonoreTweet @ELPsychologue @schmorbraten @AnnaCPage @DGBassani As I understand it, misdiagnosis rates of FND typically range from 1% to 4% when FND is diagnosed based on positive clinical signs (e.g., Hoover’s sign, tremor entrainment test) rather than being a diagnosis of exclusion

Note well! When diagnosed based on positive clinical signs

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

@PozzyWozzy @KH118118 @MelodiousQueef @BrockSnowden @LongCovidAdvoc @SoniaD88719542 @1goodtern @ClementLeeMD @MiftyJackson @sstroschein2 @dogsabode @lilithepunk @PettDanFTW @greedwashing @TyburnFleet @Jo_11__ @Adrian7745 @Natalie_Ross22 @LeonoreTweet @ELPsychologue @schmorbraten @AnnaCPage @DGBassani It's apparent rarity may well be inflated because of misdiagnosis, of course

Prevalence of diagnosis doesn't of itself say anything if a significant proportion is misdiagnosed

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

@PozzyWozzy @KH118118 @MelodiousQueef @BrockSnowden @LongCovidAdvoc @SoniaD88719542 @1goodtern @ClementLeeMD @MiftyJackson @sstroschein2 @dogsabode @lilithepunk @PettDanFTW @greedwashing @TyburnFleet @Jo_11__ @Adrian7745 @Natalie_Ross22 @LeonoreTweet @ELPsychologue @schmorbraten @AnnaCPage @DGBassani I can't honestly see the problem with what they posted

If in their experience they have found many cases were misdiagnosed missing other long term conditions, surely you would think this a good thing?

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

@PozzyWozzy @KH118118 @MelodiousQueef @BrockSnowden @LongCovidAdvoc @SoniaD88719542 @1goodtern @ClementLeeMD @MiftyJackson @sstroschein2 @dogsabode @lilithepunk @PettDanFTW @greedwashing @TyburnFleet @Jo_11__ @Adrian7745 @Natalie_Ross22 @LeonoreTweet @ELPsychologue @schmorbraten @AnnaCPage @DGBassani Of course

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

@PozzyWozzy @KH118118 @MelodiousQueef @BrockSnowden @LongCovidAdvoc @SoniaD88719542 @1goodtern @ClementLeeMD @MiftyJackson @sstroschein2 @dogsabode @lilithepunk @PettDanFTW @greedwashing @TyburnFleet @Jo_11__ @Adrian7745 @Natalie_Ross22 @LeonoreTweet @ELPsychologue @schmorbraten @AnnaCPage @DGBassani In the past, healthcare providers thought that stress caused conditions like tuberculosis and stomach ulcers

I used to be told my asthma didn't exist 🙄

Etc etc etc

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

@PozzyWozzy @KH118118 @MelodiousQueef @BrockSnowden @LongCovidAdvoc @SoniaD88719542 @1goodtern @ClementLeeMD @MiftyJackson @sstroschein2 @dogsabode @lilithepunk @PettDanFTW @greedwashing @TyburnFleet @Jo_11__ @Adrian7745 @Natalie_Ross22 @LeonoreTweet @ELPsychologue @schmorbraten @AnnaCPage @DGBassani Sadly well known amongst medical community that many end up with simply "go away" diagnoses as doctor just doesn't know what reason is & state of their knowledge is insufficient, or medical science hasn't got there yet, or don't have budget or inclination to test further

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

@PozzyWozzy @KH118118 @MelodiousQueef @BrockSnowden @LongCovidAdvoc @SoniaD88719542 @1goodtern @ClementLeeMD @MiftyJackson @sstroschein2 @dogsabode @lilithepunk @PettDanFTW @greedwashing @TyburnFleet @Jo_11__ @Adrian7745 @Natalie_Ross22 @LeonoreTweet @ELPsychologue @schmorbraten @AnnaCPage @DGBassani If you go back through history it's quite common for patients to be told their problem is in their imagination etc and later medical developments demonstrate otherwise 🤷‍♂️

[Tom Andrews @0bj3ctivity]

@PozzyWozzy @KH118118 @MelodiousQueef @BrockSnowden @LongCovidAdvoc @SoniaD88719542 @1goodtern @ClementLeeMD @MiftyJackson @sstroschein2 @dogsabode @lilithepunk @PettDanFTW @greedwashing @TyburnFleet @Jo_11__ @Adrian7745 @Natalie_Ross22 @LeonoreTweet @ELPsychologue @schmorbraten @AnnaCPage @DGBassani ???? Maybe I'm misreading this but the attachment seems to suggest the account thinks FND is rare, and people with this diagnosis tend to have something else that has not been correctly diagnosed

why do you think this is inappropriate?