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The PNW has had high COVlD levels for approximately 2 months. If someone does not regularly mask outdoors, a large gathering during a surge would be a wise time to do so. In surges, the odds of *multiple* infectious people in close proximity increases.
Aug 31 heat map (data from Aug 22)

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Taylor Lorenz
@TaylorLorenzSep 23
Replying to @AriDrennen
Outdoor *crowds* are often super spreader events and the PNW has been in a big surge for a while now. It’s weird that people are so averse to recognize this. Somehow everyone understood the concept of mitigating airborne disease in 2020 and 2021
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An unseen tsunami. In German insurance claims data, people with a coded post-COVID diagnosis had on average 26.5 more sick-leave days in the first year (46 vs 20) and 6.9 more outpatient doctor visits than comparable people after COVID without that diagnosis🧵
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Economic Burden of Post-COVID Syndrome in Germany Between 2021 and 2025: A Statutory Health Insurance Claims Data Analysis. jheor.org/article/170196-eco…

Economic Burden of Post-COVID Syndrome in Germany Between 2021 and 2025: A Statutory Health...

By Daniel Gensorowsky, Emma Fröling & 7 more. Post-COVID syndrome was found to significantly increase healthcare resource utilization, sick leave, and costs, posing a substantial economic burden on...

jheor.org
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CDC's deputy director to leave Trump administration after six months Jennifer Shuford, who had been Texas's health commissioner, was part of a team hired to restore confidence in the agency. GIFT ARTICLE: wapo.st/4zbhMof

CDC’s deputy director to leave Trump administration after six months

Jennifer Shuford, who had been Texas’s health commissioner, was part of a team hired to restore confidence in the agency.

washingtonpost.com
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Do you or someone you know have Long Covid?
79%Yes
21%No
82 votes • 14 hours
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The number of stories I am hearing about Long Covid is mind-blowing. A few weeks back, we had work done on our chimney and the person who did the work told me his full story of Covid and Long Covid. Yes he admitted to having Long Covid. It is so sad to see what's happening.
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Low-dose naltrexone (4mg) shows promise for Long COVID. A Stanford study of 230 patients found fewer symptoms and improvements in fatigue, brain fog, sleep and post-exertional crashes after 3+ months. Promising results, but without a comparison group, benefits remain unproven.
MedPage Today article from IDWeek titled “Low-Dose Naltrexone Linked to Some Long COVID Improvements.” - Colourful illustration of virus-like particles and molecular structures in shades of purple, blue, pink and orange. - Large black IDWeek logo in the upper-left corner. - Headline reports improvements in some Long COVID symptoms among patients taking low-dose naltrexone. - Subheading warns that the study was observational and lacked a control group, limiting conclusions about effectiveness. - MedPage Today website address appears at the bottom.

ALT MedPage Today article from IDWeek titled “Low-Dose Naltrexone Linked to Some Long COVID Improvements.” - Colourful illustration of virus-like particles and molecular structures in shades of purple, blue, pink and orange. - Large black IDWeek logo in the upper-left corner. - Headline reports improvements in some Long COVID symptoms among patients taking low-dose naltrexone. - Subheading warns that the study was observational and lacked a control group, limiting conclusions about effectiveness. - MedPage Today website address appears at the bottom.

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Human neural stem cells are vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, like Omicron. Research found blocking one entry pathway cut viral entry by 75–85%. Maternal infection may disrupt fetal brain development, risking long-term cognitive or behavioural issues. Monitoring exposed kids is critical.
Futurity article titled “Human neural stem cells are susceptible to COVID virus variants.” - Close-up illustration of colourful, spiky spherical objects resembling viruses. - Large purple sphere in the centre, surrounded by bright green, pink, red and blue spheres against a dark background. - Headline reports that human neural stem cells are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 variants. - Subheading highlights concerns that maternal COVID-19 infection may affect early nervous system development. - Futurity.org website address appears at the bottom.

ALT Futurity article titled “Human neural stem cells are susceptible to COVID virus variants.” - Close-up illustration of colourful, spiky spherical objects resembling viruses. - Large purple sphere in the centre, surrounded by bright green, pink, red and blue spheres against a dark background. - Headline reports that human neural stem cells are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 variants. - Subheading highlights concerns that maternal COVID-19 infection may affect early nervous system development. - Futurity.org website address appears at the bottom.

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Over the past week or so, New World Screwworm activity has really picked up. New Mexico is lighting up with cases now.
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Last week, we removed the need for a developer account and X API credits to use the X connector in Grok Bot Ask @bot to manage your bookmarks, go over your DMs, or draft an article for you free of additional charge
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Replying to @FeralHeather
I'm unnerved by how long this wave is lasting wtf
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I’m joining the team at @X to lead Product. I am a huge believer in @SpaceX's mission to extend human consciousness to the stars, so it’s time to make shitposting multiplanetary. X is the best way to find out what’s happening in the world right now and talk about it. The team has been working tirelessly to make X a better place and product for the people who love it, and many have noticed the recent momentum. My goal is to help accelerate that momentum for our community, new users, and businesses globally by continuing to make this product beautiful and useful. We are twenty years in, but it truly feels like X’s next chapter will be our greatest. I look forward to your ideas and feedback; I’m sure the replies will be measured and magnanimous.
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Twitch streamer 'Komanche', dead at 30 His cause of death has not been officially confirmed The content creator was best known for helping organize the Squid Craft Games, a popular Minecraft competition inspired by Netflix's Squid Game dailymail.com/lifestyle/arti… via @DailyMail`,
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68% of my students absent today. Covid rates in my area “very high.” There is also a surge of early flu cases, according to county public health! Multiple students emailed me to let me know they are sick, or their dependents are sick so they are staying home to care for them. 😬
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The preliminary observations at the San Pedro tide gauge reported 8.02 feet this morning, which is an all-time record (records going back to November 1923). The previous record was 7.93 feet set on 01/10/2005. Slightly higher tides are possible tomorrow.
Tide gauge reading.

ALT Tide gauge reading.

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None of us are ready for what's coming. Not one of us! The people who think climate change is something we can deal with later need to wake up. Later is already here. 📍 Mapasingue Oeste, north-west Guayaquil, Ecuador.
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BREAKING 🚨🚨 #NewportBeach / #California Major flooding issues in Newport Beach this afternoon as tides threaten homes in the bay.
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It got worse - but we grabbed a few lobsters
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BREAKING 🚨🚨 #HuntingtonBeach / #California Large Portions of Sunset Beach on PCH are currently experiencing major flooding issues due to the King tides this morning. Excpect traffic delays and road closures 🎥: @ChefGruel
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Anthropic is banning 5-7% of its users (by revenue) every 9 months lmao
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This is exactly the scenario that @DrFiliatrault, @TRyanGregory and I warned about in a Scientific American article last summer: scientificamerican.com/artic… We weren’t the only ones. This is such a predictable disaster unfolding in slow motion.

The Next Flu Pandemic Could Be Worse Than Covid If We Don't Heed History

COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it.

scientificamerican.com
Marc Johnson
@SolidEvidenceOct 25
There is something really concerning (and disappointing) going on in the US right now. A dangerous and preventable situation. Let me explain. nextstrain.org/avian-flu/h5n… 1/
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