There might not be a post next week because I will be travelling (with a mask on!). COVID-19 Long COVID This paper from USA (2025-05-15) reports that 3.89% of people over 65 in a ginormous cohort (3.5 million!) had Long COVID. People who had four vaccine doses had a 39% lower adjusted rate of Long… Continue reading 2025-06-06 General
Month: June 2025
2025-06-06 BC
A number of COVID-19 indicators show the levels going up: wastewater (especially in Fraser), % positivity, # of patients in hospital, and # of hospital admissions. I don’t feel comfortable saying “cases are low” any more. I would like to remind people that: Go get your COVID-19 vaccination! Charts From the BC Viral Respiratory Outcomes… Continue reading 2025-06-06 BC
2025-06-01 General
COVID-19 Variants 🦠🧬 NB.1.8.1 is still causing a lot of cases in Asia and Australia. It has acquired two nicknames: “NimBus” (from the two letters in its designation) and “Razor Blade Throat” because it apparently feels like you’ve been swallowing razor blades. Long COVID 🩸‼️ This preprint using UK participants (2025-05-26) has a potential explanation… Continue reading 2025-06-01 General