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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 4h

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Revealed: What one unlucky Covid patient taught researchers about viruses

Most of us have had to take a few days off work or school because of the flu or COVID-19. But imagine being sick with COVID, not for a week or two, but for

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Thailand Medical News @thailandmedical.bsky.social · 5h

Unique Brain and Nerve Patterns Found in Long COVID and Chronic Fatigue

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Unique Brain and Nerve Patterns Found in Long COVID and Chronic Fatigue - Thailand Medical News

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 6h

CANADIAN FRIENDS-
Exercise vigilance & caution.

Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 9h

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A BlueSky thread by Tara Moriarty on Skyview

Canadian COVID Forecast: Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025 SEVERE: NL, NS, SK VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, PEI HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, ON, QC MODERATE: none About 1 in 95 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 7h

@thewhn.bsky.socia It’s astonishing that ensuring clean air in hospitals—vital for protecting loved ones, extending lives, and preserving cognition—meets resistance. This simple act of care should be an undeniable priority.

Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 9h

COVID outbreak risk remains in #ONhealth hospitals without layers of protection.

Universal masking in ALL areas of #Ontario hospitals is essential for safe healthcare access.

Let regional decision-makers know this is a priority.

@safecare.initiative.works
Take action:
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Safe Care Ontario

Advocating for universal masking protections in healthcare and other mitigation tools. Airborne pathogens like SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, pose a risk to EVERYONE's health ...

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 7h

I can testify to this.

thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 8h

Johns Hopkins scientists found that female mice recovering from COVID showed lasting memory loss and brain inflammation.

The effect was driven by having two X chromosomes, revealing a genetic cause for why long COVID hits women harder.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Mechanisms of sex differences in acute and long COVID sequelae in mice

While males are more likely to suffer severe outcomes during acute COVID-19, a greater proportion of females develop post-acute sequalae of COVID-19 (PASC) despite similar rates of infection. To ident...

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Keith Muise @keithmuise.bsky.social · 7h

Canadian Covid Estimates October 15th, 2025

Mask Up and Stay Safe.
#Covid #MaskUp #LongCovid #LongCovidKids

Canadian Covid19 Wastewater Estimates October 15th, 2025
Estimated Infections

Current
This Week
NL
11,363
15,600 - 26,900
PEI
919
3,000 - 5,200
NS
18,614
25,700 - 44,400
NB
10,236
13,800 - 23,900
QC
185,714
146,800 - 253,700
ON
149,786
200,000 - 345,700
MB
22,166
30,600 - 52,900
SK
20,892
4,600 - 7,900
AB
38,312
50,800- 87,800
BC
52,984
67,000 - 115,900
North
1216
900 - 1500

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Tania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · 7h

"...and 25,000 new #LongCOVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities" 👇

Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 9h

Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 4,500 hospitalizations, 780 deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 25,000 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.

3 tables showing total expected hospitalizations since Dec 2/21 by province (error range -/+ 10%), total expected ICU admissions since Dec 2/21 by province (error range -/+ 10%), and total expected deaths since Dec 2/21 by province (error range -/+ 10%)

Tables available at: https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index
Page 19 (Reported deaths, ICU, hospitalizations by age)

Graph showing Estimated new daily infections resulting in daily life activity-limiting symptoms lasting >3 months, by province, since Dec 2021. (5 week rolling averages)

Graph available at: https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index
Page 13 (Long COVID)

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 7h

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Murphy Issues Warning About Private Equity's Takeover Of Health Care At Brookings Institution | U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday delivered remarks at “Lessons From the Collapse of Steward Health Care,” a Brookings...

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 9h

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Seven Things to Know About Long COVID - WHN

This post is part of a new blog series focusing on long COVID. See part 2. After nearly six years of living with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, everyone knows about COVID-19. However, public awareness of long ...

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 9h

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Frontiers | The effectiveness of air-cleaning technologies against COVID-19 transmission in healthcare settings

BackgroundThe healthcare setting is a high-transmission-risk environment for COVID-19. Attending clinicians and patients are at risk of infection if measures...

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 9h

Canadian COVID Forecast Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025

CANADA

HIGH [no change]

About 1 of every 95 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 6.1 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.9 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 11.3 x higher
-Deaths: 9.2 x higher

This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 8.9

About 1 of every 95 people is infected.

Estimated infections this week: 558,700-965,600
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: HIGH; 6.1X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 5.9X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 11.3X higher
Deaths: HIGH; 9.2X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months

Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 9h

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TB CRISIS ALARMS U.S. & EU: As Plague Resurges, America's Defenses Are Collapsing.

COVID’s ongoing spread is disrupting immune systems, triggering the reactivation of dormant infections like tuberculosis.

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 9h

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A conversation with Dr Angela Rasmussen about the CDC

The CDC is being systematically dismantled. So what? What do we need public health for anyway?

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Havey Institute for Global Health @fsmglobalhealth.bsky.social · 13h

Carolina Hurtado Montoya, MD, PhD, professor of Medical Physiology at the School of Medicine at CES University in Medellín, Colombia, discusses long COVID research in Latin America in the new episode of our #ExploreGlobalHealthPodcast.

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Laura Fry 🇨🇦 @weaverlaura.bsky.social · 13h

Just as science is making the connection between Long Covid and dementia they effectively reduce hcw and long term care? I know two people with dementia who will need beds very soon and there will be nowhere for to get care? Bloody hell.
#bcpoli
#ltc

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 13h

B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne says the government will go ahead with the decision to end pandemic pay supplements for long-term care providers despite warnings it will mean fewer beds and longer waiting lists.

Andrew MacLeod reports. #bcpoli #ltc

Long-Term Care Funding Cuts Will Hurt Seniors, Providers Warn | The Tyee

Operators say they rely on the pandemic supports the government is cutting.

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 12h

NBC Connecticut: 'Five years after the pandemic began, some in Connecticut struggle with Long COVID'

"Now, why it does this is still something of a mystery. I think it's clear that the immune system is changed in some fundamental way" - Dr. Lisa Sanders

www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/f...

Five years after the pandemic began, some in Connecticut struggle with Long COVID

Five years after the pandemic began, it’s clear that some people who got COVID have developed something called Long COVID. The CDC says Long COVID can involve a myriad of symptoms and can last months ...

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 9h

Do ppl just pretend that medical journals are fiction? I could tape this all over the walls and no one would see them.
This cognitive dissonance will put ppl in the grave.

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 12h

Healthcare Innovation: 'Mayo Clinic Platform’s Accelerator Cohort Reflects AI Innovation’s Potential'

'RTHM provides data-driven, technology-enabled care to improve the diagnosis of and treatment for..long COVID, myalgic encephalomyelitis...'

www.hcinnovationgroup.com/clinical-it/...

Mayo Clinic Platform’s Accelerator Cohort Reflects AI Innovation’s Potential

One platform predicts clinical demand and automates healthcare logistics, while another startup deploys hospital-wide AI solutions by embedding engineering teams on-site

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bioRxiv Immunology @biorxiv-immuno.bsky.social · 12h

Mechanisms of sex differences in acute and long COVID sequelae in mice https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.13.682101v1

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 11h

ANU Reporter: 'More than half of long COVID patients still showing symptoms after six months'

'A new study of Australians suffering from long COVID found 56 percent still had persistent symptoms 6 months after their initial infection, according to experts..'

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More than half of long COVID patients still showing symptoms after six months

A new study of Australians suffering from long COVID found 56 per cent still had persistent symptoms six months after their initial infection.

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 11h

🕒 It’s the 15th hour of the 15th day — time to spotlight Long Covid.
💬 We invite you — allies, friends, colleagues — to post a Long Covid fact or article today.
#LongCovid #LongCovidAwareness #SHHUK #SupportHealthcareHeroes #safeair4all

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That Covid Life @thatcovidlife.bsky.social · 11h

Neuroscience News: Long COVID Linked to Surge in POTS Cases #ThatCovidLife #CovidIsNotOver

Long COVID Linked to Surge in POTS Cases - Neuroscience News

Researchers have found that postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) occurs in almost a third of patients with severe long COVID, making it far more common than in the general population.

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 10h

'ILLInet PARATROOPers'

'At the second annual RECOVER-TLC workshop.. in Bethesda, MD, Amy Pope, a co-chair of the ILLInet PARATROOPers, presented a heartfelt call to researchers to listen to what Long COVID sufferers have to say.'

'The response was overwhelming..'

www.illinetparatroopers.org

ILLInet PARATROOPers

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10h

Repeat Covid infections increase your risk of Long Covid.

We are in a mass disabling event that too many people are choosing to ignore.

Every infection is a dice roll with disability, and many (children included) are being infected once a year or more.

Mask up, clean the air, get boosted!

Repeat COVID-19 Infections Could Double Your Risk of Long COVID

The latest study shows that getting repeat COVID-19 infections can come at a high health cost.

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Dia Lacina @dialacina.com · 10h

This is why you need to not just mask, but mask consistently in public.

Highlights
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HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 are preventable infectious diseases with chronic systemic impacts including immune system dysfunction.
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Chronic inflammation, immune exhaustion, and accelerated biological aging are shared hallmarks of HIVI/AIDS and Long COVID/PASC.
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Tissue reservoir persistence drives long-term damage in both HIV and SARS-CoV-2. SARS-CoV-2 mirrors HIV-1 in its ability to evade immune defenses and cause chronic infection.
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SARS-CoV-2 -associated neurological disorders (SAND) parallel HIV-associated neurological disorders (HAND).
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Both pandemics exhibit failures in global solidarity and reveal inequities in healthcare access.

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