SARS II: Respiratory Boogaloo

https://www.sanders.senate.gov/pres...legislation-to-address-the-long-covid-crisis/

Here’s how SARS-CoV-2 virus is worsening kidney injuries post-Covid

University of Houston researchers make nasal vaccine that prevents COVID from spreading

You had to go and use the V word didn't you

After my last bout with COVID in March, I believe it.

I've had weird shit going on with my right ear ever since

Just put a comically large bandage on your ear, it will be fine.

COVID linked to 65% of new onset cognitive impairment, dementia

Covid. Not the vaccines. Of course.

And what makes you think the vaccines did that?
I'm curious what kind of scientific papers bear that out.

You dumb?

https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/esc/111720

These semiglutides are either among the greatest pharmaceutical discovery since Fleming discovered penicillin or they're the most evil creation since Sauron made The One Ring. Helping cure the obesity epidemic has the potential to eliminate or mitigate so many problems, but they don't address the root causes of obesity. Don't get me wrong I'm in favor of them and I'm sure that any lingering resistance to paying for them by the insurance companies will go away once they're convinced of how much money they're going to save by paying for them instead of all the stuff they're paying for because of obesity. But still, those drugs are a workaround, not a solution. That of course is ideal for the drug companies. Maintenance drugs are where the money is, not cures, which limit the market. (Kind of reminds me of how the Covid virus evolved into something slightly less deadly in favor of something more contagious) Of course, I went the surgical route for weight loss, which has worked, although I am starting to gain some of the weight back. My ex is on one of them and she's losing 2-3 lbs per week. One question I have is how long will it take to come up with a pill and another is will I end up taking it?

Texas
UT researchers say they found an antibody that protects against all COVID-19 variants

Very exciting. I hope it pans out.

Severe Covid infections can inflame brain’s ‘control centre’, research says

An Idaho Health Department Is Barred from Offering Covid Shots

They're just actively harming people now.

Hopefully RFK Jr. will be given the power to protect us from these poisonous antibodies Big Pharma is cooking up.

Well, yeah. Harming people has replaced giving tax cuts to the rich as Republicans' favorite form of recreation.

I remember my first vote for GW Bush in 2000 (which I deeply regret now), and one of his platforms was being a compassionate conservative. Now they've just openly embraced "fuck you, just die" as a party platform.

Welcome back (I wish it was under better circumstances than America voting itself into fascism)

Thank you! It's nice to be back. I missed this basket of deplorables.

We missed you too.

https://bsky.app/profile/jeffgilchrist.bsky.social/post/3layjsqqfyk2d

Given Idaho's voting patterns the overwhelming majority of the ones who die will be Trump voters. There's a lesson there somewhere.

You mean cases are picking up, just like they did last year at this time?

Apparently people like this actually exist

Fuck Taylor Lorenz.

I had to google to see if that was a real person, and it sure is. Yikes

I wonder how many people showed up to her lunatic party

I had no idea who she was ten minutes ago.
That was a much happier time in my life.