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What is going on with our immune cells after COVID-19 infection?

This thread will explore some of the impacts of COVID infection on our immune system even after people are recovered including:
- Missing naive T-cells
- Exhausted T-cells
- Loss of B-cell maturation
- Hyper-activated inflammatory response
- Immune system is impeded post-infection
- Immunological dysfunction persists 8+ months
- Depletion and dysfunction of dendritic cells

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For subvariants BA 2.75.2, BQ.1.1, and XBB, in in vitro assays, bivalent boosting exceeds 1 or 2 monovalent boosting doses in neutralizing capacity.

Neutralization against BA.2.75.2, BQ.1.1, and XBB from mRNA Bivalent Booster
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM

Tracking the clonal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2-specific T cells in children and adults with mild/asymptomatic COVID-19
sciencedirect.com/science/arti

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Systematic review of rhinovirus finds low evidence for fomite transmission and moderate evidence for airborne transmission. "This suggests that the major transmission route of RVs in many indoor settings is through the air (airborne transmission)."

sciencedirect.com/science/arti

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The #WHO estimates of excess mortality associated with the #COVIDpandemic
Scientits estimate 14.83 million excess deaths globally, 2.74 times more deaths than the 5.42 million reported as due to #COVID19 for the period.
go.nature.com/3V9QNVn #OpenAccess

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Ten COVID Facts Health Officials Dangerously Downplay

Andrew Nikiforuk writes about 10 facts that everyone should know about but may not because public health has not educated people well enough ( thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/12/21 ). 🧵 1/

A MUST-READ

Elon's stale playbook. At Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk was a jerk with a grand vision. At Twitter, he's just a jerk.

businessinsider.com/elon-musk-

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El riesgo de contagio por #COVID19 en interiores fue 18,7 veces mayor que en exteriores, o lo que es lo mismo, un 5% de los casos ocurrirían al aire libre.
medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/20

twitter.com/nauscopio/status/1

En respuesta a @Garcio72

[ Brote de Corea del Sur (no hay camellos) 1 enfermo provocó: 36/185=19,5%

Sea la mortalidad real diez veces inferior (muchos asintomáticos o no detectados), un 2% es el doble del SARS2 -> supongo que en población mayor / vulnerable será muchísimo mayor. ]

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Para celebrar mis primeros 30 días en #Mastodon, acabo de publicar esta guía rápida de iniciación a Mastodon para usuarios de #WordPress

Es un tutorial orientado a usuarios de WordPress pero que puede servir también a cualquier persona que esté migrando a esta plataforma.

blogpocket.com/2022/12/17/guia

Por favor, comparte :boost_ok:

#twittermigration #fediverso #mastodonhelp #mastodontips

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RT @LibDemPatrick@twitter.com

📢 FREE XMAS AIR FILTER! All the schools who wanted air filters in my area now have them ✅ Schools are now closed for Xmas so I’m giving away the left over air filters to families who need one at home. They’re no use sat in my garage unplugged!🔌 If you live nr #Yeovil DM me*
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🐦🔗: twitter.com/LibDemPatrick/stat

Adding two blank spaces (before and after) to Mastodon's address, I was able to review it on Twitter:

twitter.com/nauscopio/status/1

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A pocket-sized carbon dioxide logger and a spreadsheet is all that's needed to determine the #ventilation in a school portable classroom building after everyone leaves. #CovidCO2 #excel #spreadsheets #STEM

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