@danaparish@Canakiwi2 Up to 8 hours is correct (and conservative). Gellan and pectin have mucoadhesive properties that temporarily bind to mucin (opposites attract, as they say…)
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It seems more certain than ever: getting Covid is bad for your brain.
This study, which found cognitive effects at 1 year post Covid to be equivalent to brain aging from age 50 to 70, looked only at hospitalized patients. But as Dr. Topol says.... 1/7
“The science is really compelling at this point that your nose is the point of infection for most respiratory infections, and that includes cold, flu, RSV and even COVID,” says Alex Revelos, Akita Biosciences’ co-founder and CEO. https://t.co/uLK3HMscRV
If I could choose just four studies out of the over 500 I’ve reviewed to convince you to take precautions from SARS-CoV-2, the following would be on my list:
1. The Lancet just published a compelling study of >16 million people demonstrating the risk of type 2 diabetes after COVID-19 was significantly higher in unvaccinated individuals compared to vaccinated ones. Hospitalized COVID-19 patients faced a dramatically higher risk of developing diabetes, which declined over time but remained elevated. Most importantly, 60% of those diagnosed with type 2 diabetes after COVID-19 continued to have the condition 4 months later (https://t.co/U08gHQoyuJ).
2. A study in The New England Journal of Medicine from February (2024) shows alarming accelerated cognitive decline in all individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, even after a recovery period (https://t.co/B6gjgSRA8Y).
3. A preprint on macaque monkeys reveals that even mild and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 can lead to the formation of Lewy bodies post-infection (https://t.co/01pUt1J8Wx). Moreover, a peer-reviewed study on rhesus monkeys showed an equally disturbing increased presence of tau proteins, in all monkeys (https://t.co/K2u4gjIuCJ).
4. The 2007 SARS1 mouse study, which is crucial for understanding the potential severity of coronavirus infections. No mouse survived beyond the 16th serial passage, a phenomenon we refer to as the "rule of 15" or the “passthrough rule.” This shows evidence of the evolutionary process and the dangers of allowing it to spread unabated (https://t.co/H0SC7a5Yqi).
Given the compelling evidence from these studies alone (with intentional omission of the immune dysfunction, elevated cardiac/stroke risk and gut problems), it should be clear as day, that this virus is NOT by any means “mild.” It can do lasting damage on the metabolic system and central nervous system which impairs everyday physical and cognitive functioning. It can cause performance errors and incapacity to work. It’s dangerous and threatens our way of life.
The public has been lied to and cleaning indoor air, masking indoors and vaccinating against SARS-CoV-2 are essential public health measures.
Note that I’ve left out studies showing increased risk rising with repeated infection, and I’ve omitted studies showing the efficacy of precautions… because people don’t take precautions unless they agree that infection poses a serious concern. And until now, we are fighting survival bias and people who think “brain fog” is some kind of rite of passage to immunity.
People don’t understand brain fog from SARS2 is brain damage. People also don’t understand that not being hospitalized isn’t some kind of gold star participation award that keeps you free of lifelong effects from pathogens that can persist in your blood, bone and organs. Until they understand what they’re doing to their bodies and brains, they’ll take zero action. Explain it to them, before it’s too late.
An exciting development for a new Covid vaccine: inhaled single dose induces strong mucosal immunity and protection in multiple species, including non-human primates, and prevents transmission across all variants assessed
https://t.co/2EMK3TSo3V @Nature
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A systematic review of airplane flights and Covid infections: duration of flight correlated with infection risk, long flights> 6 hours markedly increased risk (25X) and mask use blocked them
https://t.co/KIdLgKB1zV
h/t @linseymarr
As a physician I am deeply concerned about North Carolina's potential total ban on mask-wearing. It’s disturbing to think immunocompromised and cancer patients could be deemed criminals for following medical advice aimed at safeguarding their health. 😞 https://t.co/Dj0WD9J68f
😨 COVID patients EXHALE UP to ...
#protectyourself#MaskUp
- 1,000 copies of virus/minute
- 60,000 copies of virus/hour
- 1,440,000 copies of virus/day
- More than 10 million copies of virus during the first 8 days of infection