My last weekly update for a while. With #COVID19 at historic lows and no sign a new surge will start soon, I'm suspending my weekly updates.
- COVID is very low in 39 states & low in 8 states.
- Mississippi has moderate viral activity, and West Virginia is high.
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My spreadsheet of the long-term effects of #COVID19 has surpassed 3,400 studies. Newer research finds associations between infections and cardiovascular outcomes, brain damage, chronic inflammation, and more. Reinfections increase health risks.
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STUDY of 4-year follow-up of #COVID19 patients hospitalized in 2020 finds that reinfection is a significant risk factor for abnormal fatigue (OR 2.393). “This finding highlights the critical importance of preventing reinfection.”
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New weekly update on #COVID19 in the US:
- COVID is at a 2-year low
- While low in the South, levels are 2x higher in this region than the rest of the US
- Long-term trends remain good
- BA.3.2 is a greater risk to kids this year; update your children's vaccinations!
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My weekly update on COVID trends in the US is published:
- COVID nearing 3-year lows in the US.
- Most states have low or very low viral activity.
- The new variant shows signs of being more dangerous for kids. Follow CDC recommendations and get them vaccinated!
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If you read the post, you'd realize this is based on wastewater analysis, which is not subject to individual testing. Wastewater analysis is reliable--in the US, the CDC's NWSS relies on samples from 1,371 sites covering 44% of the US population. Yes, COVID is very low in most of the US.
STUDY: "Compared with patients with a single #COVID19 infection, those with two, three, and more than three infections had a significantly elevated risk of developing Long COVID, with the odds ratio (OR) of 2.01, 2.19, and 3.04, respectively."
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My weekly update on #COVID19 in the U.S.:
- COVID nearing a one-year low.
- Most states have very low viral activity.
- BA.3.2 is growing, and it may pose more risk to kids than adults in the months ahead.
- Get your children vaccinated as recommended by the CDC.
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Anti-vaxxers claim that #COVID19 vaccines cause “sudden death.” A new study finds the opposite—COVID vaccines DECREASE the risk of sudden death by 43%.
“COVID-19 vaccination was associated with a lower risk of sudden death (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.57)."
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Some of you won't visit X/Twitter for any reason, and I respect that. However, there is something worth reading on that platform--a profoundly moving, thoughtful essay about Donald Trump, Robert Mueller, and what the U.S. has become. It is worth your time, I promise you.
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My weekly update on #COVID19 in the US:
- COVID fell to low or very low viral activity in all 4 regions.
- 2 states still have high viral activity; 7 more have moderate. More than half are at very low activity.
- Summer surges typically start in late May to early July.
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My spreadsheet of research on #COVID19 chronic illness has grown to 3,300 studies. Recent adds:
- Residual cognitive-motor slowing post-COVID
- Severe COVID-19 patients have a higher risk of lung cancer
- Reinfections associated w/ higher prevalence of osteoporosis
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My latest #COVID19 update for the US:
- Viral activity continuing to delcine
- COVID fell in 3 of 4 regions, rising this past week in the south
- COVID risks should continue to fall in the weeks ahead
- 4 factors could impact the risks of Long COVID in 2026
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My latest update on #COVID19 in the US:
- Nationally, COVID dropped to low viral activity for the first time since December
- Viral activity remains moderate in the Midwest and Northeast. Seven states have high viral activity: AL, DE, IL, ME, MN, MI, NE.
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From an editorial by the right-wing Washington Times:
“Radical Liberals… don’t realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country’s highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there.”
Oh, we realize it!
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"Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters."
- Abraham Lincoln
It has been a little weird. The West didn't really have a winter surge. You might want to buckle up for summer.
My weekly update on #COVID19 in the US:
- Small decline this week, although COVID's been quite steady for the past 6 weeks.
- 3 of 4 regions saw declines, with the Northeast registering a small increase.
- 15 states have high or very high COVID viral activity.
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My new post: What Does Recent Research Tell Us About #COVID19 Reinfections?
I summarize more than two dozen research studies published since the beginning of 2025.
Recent research consistently finds reinfections raise risks of Long COVID and other health risks.
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STUDY from Spain finds that healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) kill 3x more people than do auto accidents, and 50% of them are avoidable.
The dangers of nosocomial infections were known before the pandemic and are only greater in 2026.
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...
The answer is 38 studies. Thirty-eight independent studies have been produced by dozens of researchers representing millions of dollars of investment, and yet the media and people continue to ignore the risks.
Details found in my spreadsheet of #COVID19 studies: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Would you like to guess how many research studies have been published in the past 12 months that find that #COVID19 reinfections increase all sorts of risks, including Long COVID, cognitive dysfunction, myocarditis, mental ill health, arrhythmias, fatigue, osteoporosis, and other health issues?
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STUDY of 272 individuals with a single SARS-CoV-2 infection and 116 with two or more infections finds that "SARS-CoV-2 reinfection remained substantially associated with osteoporosis after controlling for con-founding variables, with an OR of 3.08."
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STUDY: From December to March 2022, the postoperative mortality was lower for patients who were #COVID19 vaccinated.
"SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated patients had lower mortality compared to unvaccinated patients (4.9% versus 7.4%, aOR 0.49)."
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A new study out of China found that first-trimester #COVID19 infection is associated with a 2.25x higher risk of birth defects.
Prospective parents must be as committed to protecting their child's health before birth as after.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Weekly #COVID19 update for the US:
- For the 2nd week, COVID viral activity rose slightly in the US.
- Risks vary--very high in the Midwest, low in the West.
- The South saw a significant rise this week.
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Trump loses in SCOTUS! He is not entitled to impose tariffs as he has. SCOTUS says the law requires “clear congressional authorization.”
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Understand what far-right conservatives and MAGA are fighting for. Then understand how much you need to do to fight back.
Idiots like this can say whatever they want. They have First Amendment rights. But it is the idiots who choose to listen and vote for this who truly deserve our scorn.
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“Women are made to be fucked… They exist for sex… They are mothers, whores, nuns. End of list. That's what you can be.”
- Right-wing podcaster and friend of Donald Trump, Nick Fuentes
Don't just get offended at the language—get offended with the values.
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My weekly update on #COVID19 in the US is available:
- Risks moderate in the US, but 13 states have high viral activity
- Midwest still has high COVID risks
- The South has low viral activity but might be showing early signs of a possible rise
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