Seems a while Ron since we first saw those feet in summer mud celebrating the squidge and ooze with the best of them. I like the idea of Pennsilvania indoors making preparation. Smile.
Given the nature of this year's predominant flu virus, and given the mismatch with this year's flu vaccine*, there is every reason to expect this year's flu season to be a bad one.
(* The mismatch is no fault of health officials anywhere, but rather of the flu virus itself and its late, after-vaccine-target-was-chosen mutation.)
Clearly repeated Covid infection has made huge numbers more vulnerable to flu than they used to be and more earlier as their resistance falls much easier.
No, I've read nothing anywhere to indicate that the vaccine might impair Immunity against flu. Covid infection, however, definitely does sometimes make people more vulnerable to flu (and other) infections going forward; like the measles virus, the Covid virus sometimes manages to erase the immune system's 'memory' of past infections and vaccines.
If Covid can so, than so can the vaccines. Those vaccinated have more vaccines than actual Covid exposure. It’s the vaccines which has wrecked people immune system. Look at Korea and Japan. Highly vaccinated! High mask wearing. Yet high flu cases. Does that make sense
You must be aware from your own analysis that SARS CoV-2 has had a major impact on many people's immune system's ability to deal with many conditions, and the consequent impact on NHS resources.
The on-going playing down of this phenomenon and outright denial does not augur well for future generations. The disease burden will be immense.
Biologist here. It's interesting COVID-19 is more closely related to polio than to RSV and flu, RSV and flu are more closely related to measles than to COVID-19, but you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between COVID-19, RSV, flu just from symptoms. Considering COVID-19 is a betacoronavirus strain, it should, barring any unexpected outcome, eventually become as mild as a common cold virus with less impact compared to RSV.
At least it has meant that the NHS where I am (South Scotland) are wearing (insufficient but much better than nothing) masks and recommending that patients do too. I'm usually the only one in a good mask in indoor settings so it was good at my appointment today to see health staff with (even medical) masks on.
Cochrane
Key messages
We are uncertain whether wearing masks or N95/P2 respirators helps to slow the spread of respiratory viruses based on the studies we assessed.
Hand hygiene programmes may help to slow the spread of respiratory viruses.
https://www.cochrane.org/evidence/CD006207_do-physical-measures-such-hand-washing-or-wearing-masks-stop-or-slow-down-spread-respiratory-viruses
Thank you for the update and for your continued work collating this data and arranging it in a digestible format 🙏
Seems a while Ron since we first saw those feet in summer mud celebrating the squidge and ooze with the best of them. I like the idea of Pennsilvania indoors making preparation. Smile.
Given the nature of this year's predominant flu virus, and given the mismatch with this year's flu vaccine*, there is every reason to expect this year's flu season to be a bad one.
(* The mismatch is no fault of health officials anywhere, but rather of the flu virus itself and its late, after-vaccine-target-was-chosen mutation.)
Clearly repeated Covid infection has made huge numbers more vulnerable to flu than they used to be and more earlier as their resistance falls much easier.
No, I've read nothing anywhere to indicate that the vaccine might impair Immunity against flu. Covid infection, however, definitely does sometimes make people more vulnerable to flu (and other) infections going forward; like the measles virus, the Covid virus sometimes manages to erase the immune system's 'memory' of past infections and vaccines.
If Covid can so, than so can the vaccines. Those vaccinated have more vaccines than actual Covid exposure. It’s the vaccines which has wrecked people immune system. Look at Korea and Japan. Highly vaccinated! High mask wearing. Yet high flu cases. Does that make sense
Good point. There's no covid shots in North Korea and China. North Koreans and Chinese are far healthier than South Koreans and Japanese.
You must be aware from your own analysis that SARS CoV-2 has had a major impact on many people's immune system's ability to deal with many conditions, and the consequent impact on NHS resources.
The on-going playing down of this phenomenon and outright denial does not augur well for future generations. The disease burden will be immense.
https://x.com/1goodtern/status/1995930227168719191?s=20
Japan and Korea wear masks and are also highly vaccinated. If those things worked, should they NOT be having an outbreak?
Good point. There's no covid shots in North Korea and China. North Koreans and Chinese are far healthier than South Koreans and Japanese
Biologist here. It's interesting COVID-19 is more closely related to polio than to RSV and flu, RSV and flu are more closely related to measles than to COVID-19, but you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between COVID-19, RSV, flu just from symptoms. Considering COVID-19 is a betacoronavirus strain, it should, barring any unexpected outcome, eventually become as mild as a common cold virus with less impact compared to RSV.
At least it has meant that the NHS where I am (South Scotland) are wearing (insufficient but much better than nothing) masks and recommending that patients do too. I'm usually the only one in a good mask in indoor settings so it was good at my appointment today to see health staff with (even medical) masks on.
Hurrah for proper infection control procedures!