Line H. Brodersen

Cand.mag. Skeptic. Science and politics. Humanist by heart ❤️

[The Vertlartnic @TheVertlartnic]

Long Covid Cases Hidden By Widespread Preference For Literally Any Other Diagnosis

[tern @1goodtern]

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[Danielle Beckman @DaniBeckman]

Happy to share that after a prolonged peer-review process, our review covering the major Neuroinflammatory events in #LongCovid was accepted today for publication at @Transl_Psych from the @NaturePortfolio! Coming soon, but preprint available here: https://t.co/Pa1ME9eRpT

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The next frontier for prevention of heart and vascular disease isn't targeting lipids. It's about blocking inflammation. These are some of the ongoing clinical trials @NatureMedicine
https://t.co/DSLMoPFqs7

[tern @1goodtern]

This rebuttal is brilliant, detailed, compassionate, intelligent, science based, and thorough.
The precise opposite of the statement she's replying to.

Please read, share, share, and then share. And also share:

[Danielle Beckman @DaniBeckman]

Crucial paper on #NeuroCovid just published! #LongCovid patients with neurocognitive symptoms showed increased antibodies against the nervous system that correlated with several neurological symptoms. Targeting these antibodies might offer therapeutic benefits for some patients

[Hannah Davis @ahandvanish]

#LongCovid has not decreased from 2020-2024.

Prevalence is 13-23% of US population, increasing 0.4%-1.5% every 3 months.

Incidence was 10-29%, but began increasing in 2023.

"These findings indicate an accumulating rather than resolving disease burden." https://t.co/SZGm2NFkg0

[Siebe. @PatientPersists]

Laagste niveau corona ooit gemeten in rioolwater (15)!

Goed nieuws, en ook wat slecht nieuws🧵

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

@vanillaopinions People are getting infected with SARS-CoV-2 an average of approximately ever 14 months. Swiss Re has excess deaths continuing through at least 2033.

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

The Swiss Re Institute suggests COVID will kill about 150,000 Americans this year (excess deaths), so it's more like a bad cancer than a bad flu.

I would suggest talking to scientists who do Covid research and continue to take it seriously. My wife and I lead separate PhD programs. We homeschool so that our children do not experience the brain damage and other health problems from reinfections, which continue to pose a serious burden in 2026. It remains the most common chronic health condition in kids.

A key reason why it might appear "milder" is that about 2 million Americans have died from COVlD (excess deaths). Wipe out 2 million people most vulnerable to any health problem, it will almost always appear acutely milder.

[Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez]

1/n: I could be wrong, of course, but my take about this hantavirus outbreak is less about the actual outbreak and more about what it means in the context of the last two decades and moving forward. Let me explain...

[Dr. Sean Mullen @drseanmullen]

There are now more than half a million scientific publications related to COVID-19 and a rapidly growing body of evidence linking SARS-CoV-2 infection to immune dysregulation, microvascular injury, autonomic dysfunction, clotting abnormalities, viral persistence, and measurable cognitive changes.

And to the people constantly sick, exhausted, dizzy, forgetful, exercise intolerant, waking up to feeling like you got hit by a truck on the daily or suddenly developing strange inflammation, heart issues, GI problems, or “mystery” symptoms after repeated infections…

At some point you and society as a whole must confront the reality that repeated infection with a vascular and neurotropic virus was never as harmless as everyone wanted it to be.

I choose to live in reality.

That virus is still here. It is still spreading through the air. And it is still associated with long-term vascular, immune, and neurological consequences for many people.

Protecting yourself from that threat — through cleaner air, better ventilation, filtration, vaccination, and high-quality masks in high-risk settings — also reduces your risk from many of the other respiratory pathogens constantly circulating around us.

And if you are tired of watching people suffer while being told this is “normal,” then start demanding urgency.

Ask why Long Covid clinics are closing instead of expanding.
Ask why immunologists, virologists, neurologists, vascular scientists, and pathologists are not being funded at Manhattan Project scale to investigate viral persistence, immune dysfunction, clotting, mitochondrial damage, and cognitive impairment.
Ask why billions can appear overnight for almost anything else, but millions living with chronic illness are told to “pace themselves” and move on.

Support researchers (the ones who are still focused on Long Covid that don’t conflate the disease)
Support clean air initiatives (two strong efforts happening in Illinois right now! Help us!!).
Support disability advocacy.
Pressure institutions to improve indoor air quality.
Stop mocking people for protecting themselves.
And stop accepting “everyone is sick all the time now” as a normal feature of modern life.

[Line H. Brodersen @h_brodersen]

This is likely still happening. But we don't test, because we don't want to know. https://t.co/8WaEHAjeOM

[Putrino Lab @PutrinoLab]

Excited to work with @Invivyd to get this out. One of the most common questions I get from people in the #LongCOVID community are about vaccination alternatives. People still want to protect themselves from SARS-CoV-2 infection but many experience https://t.co/SDaNZHsPIW
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[Otto Kolbl @OttoKolbl]

Why did nobody warn you? I can tell you. Late March 2020, I was part of the COVID taskforce of the German Interior Ministry. In our first report from 27 March, we were probably the first in Western countries to warn about long-term sequelae from COVID, based on experience with SARS (2003) and data about COVID from China. We also argued against herd immunity strategy. A few days later, the German government abandoned herd immunity. But we, and I personally, were violently attacked by influential German right-wing media, followed by major mainstream media, including moderate left-wing. A massive defamatory media campaign. My university threatened to fire me (they actually did a few months ago). That's how mainstream media and the academic community silenced those who knew and warned.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The FDA has blocked publication of research that found widely used Covid-19 and shingles vaccines were safe. https://t.co/P4ZNeIfvPV

[Putrino Lab @PutrinoLab]

Fantastic piece from @VirusesImmunity. Thank you for always having the courage to stand up for what is right even when it might be “inconvenient”. You’re an inspiration to our team and to so many others. Proud to be a friend and collaborator 🙏🏻🥹

[Scott Squires @scottsquires.bsky.social @scott_squires]

And we’re tired of pediatricians ignoring COVID & long COVID. We’re tired of them still not having read a single one of the over 400,000 studies or being unaware long COVID is now the #1 chronic illness in children. Tired of them not warning parents.

[Mark Faghy @DrMark_Faghy]

After a slight delay.. our new article:

Current status and future perspectives on the mechanistic and pathophysiological understanding of long COVID

Is here: https://t.co/uIO8cHybzH

[Dirk Paessler @dpaessler]

“Die Pandemie ist doch vorbei,” denken viele Menschen, aber diese Grafik (heute im Spiegel) zeigt, dass das nicht stimmt.

Die Kurve zeigt die jährliche Belastung für die Bevölkerung in Deitschland in Mrd. Euro. Und man sieht: diese Belastung denkt gar nicht daran zu sinken.