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[🎒Joanna Teglund✊😷🍉Human life is sacred @JoannaTeglund]

12 COVID waves, 1-3 per year since 2020, so most children born after 2019 were first infected in the womb and multiple times after birth—children who have never been healthy. They are dying from progressive organ damage caused by the bioweapon SARS-CoV-2, an insidious killer.
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[Eva Martina Merz - Bavastro @BavastroEva]

@HeribertBerger @BerndSek31 Wenn erhältlich
Der bisherige Impfstoff mit Anpassung auf #LP.8.1 wird über das ZEPAI für Menschen über 12 Jahre bis einschließlich Anfang 2027 weiterhin bestellbar bleiben. Dieser Impfstoff ist dabei auch für Selbstzahler weiterhin kostenfrei, man trägt Kosten der Impfleistung.

[tern @1goodtern]

I have seen several sad posts this week from people who stopped taking covid precautions because 'case levels are low', only to regret catching it almost instantly.

[Hibiscus @HibiscusInsular]

Es ist empfehlenswert, ein antivirales Medikament zu nehmen, wenn man eine akute #Corona-Infektion hat. Fast halb so große Wahrscheinlichkeit, #LongCovid zu bekommen. #Paxlovid

[Ralf Wittenbrink @RWittenbrink]

SARS-CoV-2-Saltationsvariante PJ.2.1

Die stark mutierte SARS-CoV-2-Variante PJ.2.1 breitet sich in USA weiter aus: 10 neue Nachweise gab es im Abwasser, vorwiegend in New York, so @SolidEvidence gestern in seinem Post. Die bislang verfügbaren Daten sprechen dafür, dass PJ.2.1 …

[Harry Spoelstra @HarrySpoelstra]

Blood–Brain Barrier Changes and Related Microvascular Outcomes in Long-COVID: A Comprehensive Review

🚨COVID doesn’t just infect the lungs, it leaves holes in the blood-brain barrier, a trail of microclots, inflammation, and lasting brain fog!

➡️This comprehensive USA/Brazilian review synthesizes evidence from 15 studies(2020-2025) on blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption and microvascular injury in LongC0VID/PASC.

➡️Overview:
- SARSCoV2 drives systemic ENDOTHELIOPATHY,

- In vitro data show Spike protein causes direct endothelial toxicity, platelet aggregation, NF-κB activation, mitochondrial remodelling, and tight-junction (e.g., Claudin-5) downregulation,

- Animal models confirm structural BBB degradation, pericyte loss, and increased permeability (including with Delta/Omicron),

- Human clinical evidence reveals multifocal microthrombosis, elevated CSF/serum biomarkers of barrier leakage (QAlb elevated in ~50% of samples, total protein, S100B) and neuronal injury (NfL, GFAP), plus cytokine elevation (IL-6, IL-8),

- These changes facilitate neurotoxic influx (fibrinogen etc.), sustained neuroinflammation, impaired glymphatic clearance, and possible autoimmunity, without requiring detectable virus in CSF,

- Some BBB markers normalize over time yet symptoms persist, implying secondary cascades (hypoxia, inflammation) maintain LongC0VID phenotypes such as brain fog, fatigue, and cognitive deficits.

➡️Review conclusion:
“The evidence gathered in this review indicates BBB dysfunction as an important and multifaceted pathogenic mechanism in Long-COVID. We describe a continuous pathogenic cascade in which initial endothelial injury, driven by molecular imbalances, progresses to structural barrier collapse, thromboinflammation, and impaired glymphatic clearance. This sequence of events suggests that the clinical manifestations of cognitive decline and fatigue are not isolated neuronal deficits, but may be consequences of systemic vascular failure that alters the metabolic and homeostatic environment of the central nervous system.
Although the molecular pathways linking vascular injury to neurodegeneration are becoming increasingly clear, translating this knowledge into clinical practice remains a challenge. Furthermore, Long-COVID has demonstrated normalization of BBB markers without correlation with long-term symptoms, as observed in some reports, suggesting that other mechanisms are involved, underpinned by the consequences of the initial disruption rather than continuous leakage.”

‼️So, AGAIN, COVID-19 systematically damages cerebral ENDOTHELIUM and the BBB, creating a lasting vascular–inflammatory foundation for neurological LongC0VID. The population-level cerebrovascular risk remains elevated and demands urgent biomarker-validated, vascular-targeted therapies plus prospective studies.
Meanwhile: #AvoidSars2 #AvoidReinfections #StayVaccineUpdated
https://t.co/IrC2kwULOw

[tern @1goodtern]

I have seen several sad posts this week from people who stopped taking covid precautions because 'case levels are low', only to regret catching it almost instantly.

Case levels have remained low here, but Covid is in constant circulation, and may be on the rise again.
The reason there have been fewer cases for a while is that most people have temporary acquired immunity because they keep catching it every nine months to a year.

Keeping catching it is going to cause terrible health problems for some of them, so the temporary immunity isn't really a benefit.

But that lull gives the illusion that it's not around or a problem.
It is still around.
And it's only less of a problem at the societal level: smaller burden on emergency healthcare during lull, smaller burden of sick leave during lull,
It's still a problem for any individual that catches it.

As always: mask up folks.

[Keith @keetmuise]

“Doctors aren’t worried about kids getting Covid, why are you?”

Well aside from history being riddled with examples of times when doctors didn’t see obvious danger like with refusing hand washing, smoking, HIV/AIDS, etc, sometimes all you need is intuition and open eyes.

Doctors not worrying about Covid proves nothing, and it doesn’t protect kids from Long Covid and the other damages Covid can inflict.

[🎒Joanna Teglund✊😷🍉Human life is sacred @JoannaTeglund]

🧵🆕study: 142 babies born to mothers who had confirmed COVID during pregnancy 2020-2022.
At 22 months:
52% scored in a range that indicates developmental delay/impairment in at least one area:
Language: ~39%
Motor skills: ~30%
Cognitive skills: ~30%
About 20% in all three areas.

[Stepsen 🇩🇪🇪🇺 @stepsenmccool]

Das AfD-Verbotsverfahren einzuleiten, ist die absolut gebotene Maßnahme. Boris Pistorius hat recht und ist zurecht der beliebteste Politiker Deutschlands.

Ob die AfD als verfassungswidrig Partei verboten werden muss, hat allein das Bundesverfassungsgericht zu entscheiden.

Nicht die Bundesregierung, nicht die Umfragezahlen, nicht die AfD, nicht ich und auch nicht die X-Kommentatoren.

Aber das Bundesverfassungsgericht muss die Möglichkeit bekommen, das zu bewerten und zu entscheiden.

[PostX #UniteToFight2024 @TeamPostX]

@DrMichaelaBauer „No one gives you a 🥇 for sitting at home but it’s incomparably harder than any Olympic training I have ever done“
@oonagh_cousins, who talked about participatory research, flaws of GET/CBT, importance of Pacing at @U2Fight_World

https://t.co/kCLnzUhOgC
https://t.co/dGGCpEqmtD

[ZitaF💚💚💚 @rzfichtl]

@DrMichaelaBauer Vielen Dank für die klaren Worte!

[Michaela Bauer @DrMichaelaBauer]

Bei #MECFS ist reduzierte Aktivität nicht mit Antriebsminderung gleichzusetzen.

#PEM setzt die Grenze.

Mangels kausaler Therapie ist #Pacing zentral – wird dies als Antriebsmangel, Rückzug oder Vermeidungsverhalten fehlinterpretiert, drohen psychiatrische Fehldiagnosen.

[Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 @rahmstorf]

Urlaub in der Klimakrise.
Keine KI, einfach ein Handyfoto, das ich vorhin am Strand von Lacanau (Frankreich) gemacht habe.
In welchem Klima wird der kleine Junge aufwachsen?
Es liegt in unserer Hand, aber die Zeit läuft uns davon.

[Michael Stingl @neurostingl]

Man kann nicht oft genug betonen wie wichtig es ist, dass im deutschsprachigen Raum so korrekt über ME/CFS und die Missstände in der Versorgung berichtet wird.

Ohne diese Berichterstattung würde noch wesentlich mehr blockiert werden.

Danke!

[Martin Rücker @martinruecker]

https://t.co/3HDfHvrV3T

[Hiroshi Yasuda (保田浩志) @Yash25571056]

From a study in the U.S., "Long COVID affects an estimated 10–20% of SARS-CoV-2 survivors with heterogeneous, multi-system symptoms persisting for months to years, contributing to significant workforce disruption and reduced functional capacity..
[In this analysis,] Three preliminary clusters emerged:
- Cluster 1 (“brain fog”), characterized by fatigue (96%), difficulty remembering (97%), and difficulty concentrating (94%);
- Cluster 2 (“undifferentiated”), with low prevalence across all symptoms; and
- Cluster 3 (“persistent acute”), marked by cough (92%), congestion (80%), headaches (78%), and body aches (78%).
Notably, among Cluster 1 (“brain fog”) respondents, 44% reported not working.."

Then, AI has emerged.

'Post-Acute COVID-19 Symptoms Clusters and Work Status'
https://t.co/PXwCjdAz6r

[Harry Spoelstra @HarrySpoelstra]

LongC0VID risk collapsed with Delta/Omicron-era infections, it did not become the “longC0VID variant,” but this is a myopic finding!

🚨Don’t let this study fool you!

➡️This UK hospital study shows the proportion of HOSPITALISED patients developing longC0VID fell sharply from >50 % in the Wild-type/Alpha waves to ~12–21 % in the Delta/Omicron era.

➡️Population-level mild-infection burden almost certainly did not follow that trend and likely stayed high or grew because of widespread untested infections, exploding reinfections under waning immunity and immune-evading variants, plus societal minimisation that caused massive under-ascertainment outside hospitals.

➡️The LongC0VID clinics worldwide are a living example.

➡️Actually, even worse… many have a LongC0VID phenotype without realising it…… yet!!
#AvoidSars2 #AvoidReinfections
https://t.co/OMU1OMbbRm

[NichtGenesen @NichtGenesen]

https://t.co/8g40Wms9mm

@BMAS_Bund @DRV_Bund_Reha

[💙💛 Regina Laska @Sunnymica]

Unsere schlimmsten Befürchtungen scheinen gerade wahr zu werden.
Nina Warken soll Kanzleramtschefin werden und Carsten Linnemann ausgerechnet das Gesundheitsministerium übernehmen.
Diese so unfassbar beliebte Regierung wird also definitiv nicht reformiert, sondern lediglich neu sortiert.