COVID-19

"“In Canada, as of August 2022, more than 1.4 million people – or about 15 percent of adults who have contracted COVID-19 – say they experience symptoms three months or more after their initial SARS-CoV-2 virus infection. These include respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological and cognitive impairments and they can be debilitating."

19 percent of infected adults had long-term symptoms. Over half of affected adults reported limitations: 21.7% often or always, 32.7% sometimes, and 45.7% never or rarely.

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Although some studies have shown neuroimaging and neuropsychological alterations in post-COVID-19 patients, fewer combined neuroimaging and neuropsychology evaluations of individuals who presented a mild acute infection. Here we investigated cognitive dysfunction and brain changes in a group of mild …

NIH News Release: "...findings suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection damages the CD8+ T cell response, an effect akin to that observed in earlier studies showing long-term damage to the immune system after infection with viruses such as hepatitis C or HIV."

Immunity debt is an attractive concept. But there is little evidence that it's causing the resurgence in pediatric respiratory infections.

The hygiene hypothesis says exposure to germs helps kids develop healthy immune systems. But many viruses didn’t circulate as widely during the pandemic. Are there downsides to missed infections?

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Reinfected patients faced more than double the risk of death, over triple the risk of hospitalization, were three times more likely to develop lung problems, and had a 60% higher likelihood of developing neurological issues.

Many people face persistent cognitive symptoms after COVID-19. A new study, which grew and examined 3D models of the human brain, offers a possible explanation as to why this might be.

About 25% of children and teens experience long-COVID symptoms lasting over four weeks after infection, with 29% for hospitalized cases. Common symptoms include mood issues, fatigue, sleep problems, headaches, respiratory issues, nasal congestion, cognitive difficulties, appetite loss, exercise intolerance and altered smell.

CDC data of 1,522,699 deaths from heart attacks in 10 years found that by the second year of the pandemic, rates of heart attack death had increased by 29.9% for adults ages 25-44, by 19.6% for adults ages 45-64, and by 13.7% for adults age 65 and older.

Nature Medicine - Individuals with COVID-19 are at an increased risk for an array of neurologic disorders at 12 months, even in those who were not hospitalized during the acute phase of the infection.

We should be rallied to defend ourselves and our kids. Our leaders offer timid silence.

The group Urgency of Normal published a National Post article that misinforms, denying grave risks from lax school protections.

A review of 31 studies reveals that long COVID affects 16% of children and adolescents after COVID-19.

Some patients’ health-related life quality scores worse than those of people with stage 4 lung cancer

Stuck in a fog of misleading narratives, most of us don’t see the true extent of COVID's persisting—and intensifying—threats. INET’s Lynn Parramore talks to Dr. Phillip Alvelda about the dangers we’re missing and the failures of public health agencies to inform and protect us. *This is Part 1 of a two-part interview.

"The danger is clear and present: COVID isn’t merely a respiratory illness; it’s a multi-dimensional threat impacting brain function, attacking almost all of the body’s organs, producing elevated risks of all kinds, and weakening our ability to fight off other diseases. Reinfections are thought to produce cumulative risks, and Long COVID is on the rise. Unfortunately, Long COVID is now being considered a long-term chronic illness — something many people will never fully recover from."

Experts want government agencies to act.