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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 8h

🎯tweet by biomimic aka @iseeuliars

"You’re choosing ignorance
and you’re choosing denial.

And you’re mad at me
because I won’t pretend along with you."

OP: x.com/iseeuliars/s...

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Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam.bsky.social · 2d

+West Virginia
Pharmacists in West Virginia can now give COVID-19 vaccines without prescriptions -- and state recommendations based on those of medical societies for everyone over 6 months.

www.herald-dispatch.com/_zapp/pharma...

Pharmacists in West Virginia can now give COVID-19 vaccines without prescriptions

West Virginia pharmacists can now give COVID-19 shots without prescriptions, according to guidance issued Oct. 6 by the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy.

www.herald-dispatch.com

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Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam.bsky.social · 17h

Our new review compares SARS-CoV-2 & HIV on key similarities & outcomes:
–Immune cell (T&other) depletion & dysfunction
–Increases in other infections after COVID
–Rising incidence of signature diseases of immune deficiency
–Limitations of public response
ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...

ajpmfocus.org

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 13h

And that kind of mistake should have never reached this stage (should have been caught and corrected much earlier).

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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 15h

‘While SARS-CoV-2 does not cause HIV/AIDS, its ability to induce immune dysfunction—including T cell depletion & dysfunction, increased susceptibility to infection incl opportunistic, accelerated bio aging, neurological, & systemic damage provide parallels... .’
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...

www.ajpmfocus.org

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bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 13h

i love to imagine this logic applied to other mitigation tools—trembling at a seatbelt, cowering from a helmet, freezing at the sight of a condom—easy to reveal how laughable a take the idea of masking as an act of fear is.

Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 13h

I’m very very tired of “living in fear” being lobbed at maskwearers by people who frequently say they can’t wear one because no one else around them is.

Living in fear is ignoring science and endangering lives and your own health because you’re terrified of not fitting in.

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 13h

🙏 for pointing out these glaring issues.

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Dr Elisa Perego @elisaperego78.bsky.social · 13h

My apologies for correcting the prestigious The Lancet, but we are still in a pandemic. We are not in a post-Covid world. Our collective health isn't better than before 2020 😶

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 13h

Good point. The minimizing of lifelong health issues didn't start with Covid (and has certainly not abated any).

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 14h

And just in case you were wondering...

Google search for: "Is there scientific evidence of Covid's impact on mitochondria?"

Partial result for a Google of: "Is there scientific evidence of Covid's impact on mitochondria?"

"Yes, there is substantial scientific evidence that COVID-19 significantly impacts mitochondria, leading to widespread dysfunction. Research has shown that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can hijack and damage mitochondria, the energy-producing organelles in cells, which contributes to both acute illness and long-term symptoms, particularly fatigue.
How COVID-19 affects mitochondria..."

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 14h

Interesting 👇...

Anne Carpenter @drannecarpenter.bsky.social · 4d

15 years in the making, we confirmed that mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - have an unusual localization in patients who experience psychosis (including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders). You’ll never guess what kind of patient cells we used to make this discovery… 🧵

mitochondria from bipolar patients are closer to the nucleus in these images; control patients' are spread out further

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 15h

🎯😄 Covid PSA by the "22 Minutes" crew:
"It's not COVID! COVID is a whole thing..." (Sept 2024, 2 min video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ce_...

H/t @catinthehat.bsky.social (on Twitter)

#Covid #CovidisAirborne #CovidPSA #CleanTheAir #IAQ

It's not COVID! COVID is a whole thing... | This Hour Has 22 Minutes

YouTube video by 22 Minutes

www.youtube.com

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 16h

From 👆

"This isn’t incompetence. This is policy.

The UK government decided Long Covid doesn’t exist because treating it properly would cost money and require admitting they failed. They failed to provide adequate PPE. They failed to protect healthcare workers. They failed to..."

This isn’t incompetence. This is policy.

The UK government decided Long Covid doesn’t exist because treating it properly would cost money and require admitting they failed. They failed to provide adequate PPE. They failed to protect healthcare workers. They failed to implement proper mitigations. They failed to prepare for the long-term consequences.

So instead of fixing the problem, they’re erasing it.

They’re closing clinics. Cutting benefits. Publishing flawed research. Refusing to recognize occupational disease. All while people lose their careers, their health, their futures.

Boris Johnson wrote “BOLLOCKS” on that memo in 2020.

Five years later, the UK is still writing it.

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 16h

Latest 🎯🧵by @david.notesforfriends.com looks at the Covid situation across the pond...

"This wasn’t ignorance. This was dismissal. This was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom deciding that Long Covid was imaginary because it didn’t fit his agenda..."

🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19779...

The UK Decided Long Covid Doesn’t Exist

They wrote “BOLLOCKS” on the memo.

Boris Johnson saw information about Long Covid symptoms in October 2020. He didn’t ignore it. He didn’t file it away for later review. He picked up a pen and wrote “BOLLOCKS” across it. Then he compared it to Gulf War Syndrome.

That tells you everything.

Four months later, in February 2021, he wrote it again. “Do we really believe in long COVID? Why can’t we hedge it more? I bet it’s complete Gulf War Syndrome stuff.”

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Michael Girard, CA, PAA-NCGR @michaelmgirard.bsky.social · 16h

Needs to be repeated: "Anyone who gets COVID-19 can get long COVID."

Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 18h

🎯PSA by @nychealthy.bsky.social on Twitter (why not post it here on bsky too?):

"Anyone who gets COVID-19 can get long COVID. However, some people have a higher chance of getting long COVID than others because they are at greater risk...
Learn more: nyc.gov/longcovid

OP: x.com/nycHealthy/s...

Anyone who gets COVID-19 can get long COVID. However, some people have a higher chance of getting long COVID than others because they are at greater risk of getting COVID-19 in the first place or having more severe illness.

Learn more: http://nyc.gov/longcovid

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 16h

Latest🚨research from many well-known & highly respected doctors & professors:

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between? (Oct 13, 2025)
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...

[ FREE PDF available ]

COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?

COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due to the immune dysfunction caused ...

www.ajpmfocus.org

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 17h

[and unlike my usual ported over threads, this time I'm not providing a direct link to the research since it's really not worth it, at least not without knowing about all of its limitations.]

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 17h

🎯🧵by @ukhadds.bsky.social on Twitter, pointing out all the shortcomings of this recent "research" [my words]

"Another article came out that is suggesting that ventilation doesn’t work in classrooms.
Does it actually showthat?
No..."

Full 🚨🧵:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19779...

Another article came out that is suggesting that ventilation doesn’t work in classrooms.

Does it actually showthat?

No.

Does it find out anything new?

Also, no.

Straw Man Science? Most definitely.

Let’s get into this 🧵

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 17h

And from same SPI-B report 👆

"- Social and community tensions -
Advice on safe behaviours should acknowledge that different people view the risk of COVID-19 infection differently, often owing to morbidities which are invisible to others. Messaging should accordingly stress tolerance..."

Social and community tensions
Advice on safe behaviours should acknowledge that different people view the risk of COVID-19 infection differently, often owing to morbidities which are invisible to others. Messaging should accordingly stress tolerance and recognition of the different needs and risk appetites of individuals. Stressing the need to respect others’ decisions is vital in order to prevent incidents of verbal abuse and physical assault, which have recently occurred in the UK and other countries. Social distancing, wearing face-coverings and other protective behaviours have become highly politicised and the potential for conflict is unlikely to diminish in the foreseeable future [footnote 14].

Ending restrictions will produce greater uncertainty around how to act safely, generating more stigmatising and exclusionary behaviours [Medium confidence] [footnote 15]. This uncertainty should be mitigated as it will impact health-seeking behaviours, including potentially around vaccination.

Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 18h

This👇is from the "Social and behavioural impacts for lifting remaining restrictions, 10 February 2022" report👆

"Protective behaviours developed during the pandemic can easily reduce or cease if not promoted longer term [High confidence]. As perceptions of personal risk decline, messaging should..."

Protective behaviours developed during the pandemic can easily reduce or cease if not promoted longer term [High confidence]. As perceptions of personal risk decline, messaging should continue to set out the importance of continued adherence to specific protective measures as well as the rationale for lifting restrictions. Messaging should emphasise voluntary adherence as a contribution to collective wellbeing, as well as the continuing risks for some groups.

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 18h

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 18h

So many 🎯🎯🎯 Covid PSA videos on this TikTok account:
www.tiktok.com/@laura_heali...

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 18h

🎯 PSA clip by @laura_healing_arts on TikTok "I respect your decision to mask. You need to respect my decision not to mask..."
www.tiktok.com/@laura_heali...

H/t @fulllanefemme.bsky.social on Twitter

[45 second video]

Screenshot of one of the frames from the video.
Text on screen (caption) reads: "comparison between wearing"
Top right corner of image has a screenshot of the post that this TikTok is responding to.

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 18h

🎯PSA by @nychealthy.bsky.social on Twitter (why not post it here on bsky too?):

"Anyone who gets COVID-19 can get long COVID. However, some people have a higher chance of getting long COVID than others because they are at greater risk...
Learn more: nyc.gov/longcovid

OP: x.com/nycHealthy/s...

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 20h

You can find the document shown above (Covid risk scenarios) & lots more interesting ones from this landing page:

SAGE meetings, February 2022 (SAGE Meeting 105)
www.gov.uk/government/c...

SAGE meetings, February 2022

Minutes and papers from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) meetings held in February 2022.

www.gov.uk

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