Long COVID This paper from the UK (mostly pre-vax) looked at long-term effects on the heart among people who had been infected with COVID-19. Those who had not been hospitalized had higher risks of heart issues over the study period (32–395 days later), but especially in the first 30 days after infection: 2.74 times the… Continue reading week ending 2022-10-27 General
Author: Ducky
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Charts COVID-19 levels in wastewater, from Jeff’s spreadsheet: From the Government of Canada vaccine page, cumulative vaccine uptake by age over time for 1, 2, 3, and 4 doses: No, I don’t know why the cumulative percentage goes down sometimes. I don’t think we have so much immigration of unvaccinated people that it would affect… Continue reading 2022-10-21 BC tiny
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Transmission This article says that almost 100 prisoners at Mission Institution federal prison got COVID-19. Vaccines This article reports that the fall vax campaign has been somewhere between glitchy and fucked up. This North Shore News online survey says that 80% of the people polled say that they will get a fall booster: Mitigation Measures… Continue reading week ending 2022-10-20 BC
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Advice A friend of mine in Seattle told me that they’d gotten COVID-19, and asked me what they should do next. What could they do to get better sooner/faster/better? How should she protect their partner? This is the advice I gave: Isolate until you test negative The US CDC says to isolate until five days… Continue reading week ending 2022-10-20 General
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Influenza (See also today’s General post for more on this year’s influenza season and why I’m talking about flu shots on a COVID-19 blog.) This article says that there are mixed reports about whether you have to wait for an invitation to get an influenza vaccine or not. There is a phone number you can… Continue reading week ending 2022-10-13 BC
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There seem to be an unusually high percentage papers and articles this week which I’m bored with. Things like: Oh look, the pandemic is not over! Huh, boosters actually do work! Yes, vaccines are safe for pregnant women (and COVID-19 is really bad for pregnant women). Myocarditis in young men is a rare, mild side… Continue reading week ending 2022-10-13 General
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Charts From my friend Jeff’s spreadsheet:
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Modelling The BC COVID-19 Modelling Group has released another report. They say that BC is undercounting COVID-19 deaths: They say that, based on serology data, the province is undercounting cases by about a factor of 100x (this is consistent with a report that some UBC scholars including Dr. Henry) published. I am as convinced in… Continue reading week ending 2022-10-06 BC
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Mitigation Measures As this article reports, all travel restrictions have been waived in Canada. No proof of vaccination, no masks on planes, etc. HOWEVER, reminder, non-USA citizens arriving in the US by air still have to be vaccinated (per this US government site). This report is from the US (about Ohio and Florida, specifically) and… Continue reading week ending 2022-10-06 General
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Charts From Jeff’s spreadsheets: