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Elvis-it's a nickname @zolascola.bsky.social · 55m

She says, "and since." He could say that it was important in the beginning to hold off until there was some accurate info, but is he really saying that it's good that no guidance has been given re: Long Covid & students yet?

Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 5h

Asked about providing guidance to schools re #LongCovid Gavin Williamson suggests providing no information was better than incorrect information. It appears this extended to not even confirming its existence leaving families we support subject to disbelief and fines #CovidInquiry

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 32m

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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 ...

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ARTSTRADA MAGAZINE @artstradamagazine.bsky.social · 17h

"Scientists Have Finally Uncovered What’s Behind Long COVID’s Most Taxing Symptom": l.smartnews.com/p-6o3FANBm/u...
Amongst people with long COVID, there was an abnormally high density of AMPA receptors. And the more AMPA receptor activity there was, the more severe people reported their impairments

Scientists Have Finally Uncovered What’s Behind Long COVID’s Most Taxing Symptom (Men's Health)

REMEMBER COVID? PLENTY of people have already moved past the lockdowns, social distancing, and other protective measures. But for people with long COVID—symp...

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 16h

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 16h

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How declining MMR vaccination rates put future generations at risk

Declining MMR vaccination rates fueled by misinformation threaten to revive rubella, endangering future generations despite decades of proven vaccine safety.

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 1d

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COVID & Health News, 10/12/25

The CDC has had a data blackout since the government shutdown two weeks ago, so most government data on COVID infections has stopped being posted.

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 1d

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French pharmacies run out of Covid tests as cases soar

A vaccination campaign against Covid begins in France on October 14

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Danilo Buonsenso @buonsenso.bsky.social · 2d

Working (and Keeping Your Salary) When Long COVID or ME/CFS Makes Full-Time Work Impossible

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Working (and Keeping Your Salary) When Long COVID or ME/CFS Makes Full-Time Work Impossible

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Tatiana Trifan #FBLC @tatianatrifan.bsky.social · 2d

"In this [...] review, we provide a synthesis of the state of scientific evidence on long COVID, assess the impacts of long COVID on human health, health systems, the economy and global health metrics, and provide a forward-looking research and policy roadmap."
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Long COVID science, research and policy - PubMed

Long COVID represents the constellation of post-acute and long-term health effects caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection; it is a complex, multisystem disorder that can affect nearly every organ system and c...

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 2d

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Opinion | The Case for Splitting Up the Autism Spectrum

Science recognizes autism subtypes -- the DSM should too

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 2d

😞 We warned for 6 yrs. smdh

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 2d

People across the UK are still living with Long Covid — their stories show why clean, safe air matters for everyone.

Read and support the call for #SafeAir4All.

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#LongCovid #SHHUK #longcovidawareness #longcovidrecovery #publichealth

My VERY LONG Long Covid Journey - Emma M

My COVID journey began on the 1st April 2020 when I first stepped foot onto the ward of a community hospital where I had never worked before.

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 2d

Hacker News finally cares about long COVID.

Cool. Only took them years of ignoring every post I made until this one.

Read the comments. People are hurting.

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Quantification of fibrinaloid clots in plasma from pediatric Long COVID patients | Hacker News

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 2d

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CDC Expands Access to COVID Shots for Pregnant Women

Agency's vaccine advisors' recommendations about shared decision-making appear to apply

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

History in the making. I just found an old message from a friend with AIDS and it didn't sit well with me at all.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 4d

Just saw someone angrily blustering on Facebook that if the scaremongers were right, 30% of people would have long covid by now!!! And welp…
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Studies across 14 nations show 25% to 30% rate of long COVID

Among the 25% of participants in 1 study who said they experienced long-COVID symptoms, 13% reported sleep disorders.

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Christophe Veltsos @drinfosec.bsky.social · 4d

🚨🧵 by @david.notesforfriends.com:

"We Protected Our Children By Homeschooling During COVID, And The Science Proves We Were Right
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For years, those of us who chose to homeschool during the pandemic were labeled paranoid. Overprotective. Helicopter parents..."

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We Protected Our Children By Homeschooling During COVID, And The Science Proves We Were Right

I’ve had it with the gaslighting.

For years, those of us who chose to homeschool during the pandemic were labeled paranoid. Overprotective. Helicopter parents overreacting to what everyone insisted was “a cold” for kids.

Now the studies have come in. And guess what? We were right all along.

The data is brutal and vindicating. Children who catch COVID more than once face double the risk of long COVID. Their chance of myocarditis jumps 3.6 times higher than kids with just one infection. They’re developing kidney damage, brain issues, and symptoms in practically every organ system researchers have bothered to check.

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 5d

Disinformation and the destruction of public health & America’s trust in doctors will kill more people than cigarettes. Neither I nor the other five living Surgeons General wanted to call for this unprecedented warning- but all felt compelled by duty to do so. wapo.st/3VTALll

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 5d

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Country star Cody Johnson cancels entire 2025 tour after medical emergency requires immediate surgery

Cody Johnson is undergoing emergency surgery for a severe eardrum rupture, forcing the country singer to cancel his entire 2025 concert schedule.

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 5d

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Updated 2025 fall vaccine guide

Your guide, frequently asked questions, webinar recording and resources

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 5d

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Mask mandates return in parts of the Bay Area as virus season nears

Mask requirements are returning to health care settings across parts of the Bay Area, as health officials brace for the annual surge in respiratory illnesses — including COVID, influenza and RSV.

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 5d

Everything is so surreal.

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 6d

Scientists analyzed blood cells from people with COVID-19, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s.

Using deep learning, they found shared immune genes like XIST and HLA-DRB5 that may link COVID-19 inflammation to long-term neurodegeneration.

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Linking COVID-19 to Neurodegeneration: A Single-Cell Deep Learning Study of PBMCs in Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s Disease

COVID-19 has increasingly been linked to neurological complications that may overlap with those observed in neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases. In this study, we analyzed single-cell RNA-sequen...

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 5d

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Dr. Andrea Love (@immunologic)

The MAHA movement claims to focus on improving our health, but by every measure, it’s doing the opposite. Watch ⬇️⬇️ https://youtu.be/-dHd0XbeFD0?si=7EYsNtAjBGqBkM7L Discouraging life-saving vaccin...

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Becky Ancira Robertson @ancirabecky.bsky.social · 5d

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One Mutation Away From The Next Global Pandemic: Fall 2025 Update On H5N1

Is Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Going To Start Spreading In People This Year?

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