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Another covid article. 'Tis the season for research updates?

United Press International
People with long COVID exhibit structural changes in brain, scans showDennis Thompson & Carole Tanzer Miller, HealthDay News ( Read more... )

Next Friday marks three years since I took the covid test that officially counted me as a covid statistic. It's crazy to think that something that happened that long ago is still affecting me. And then I read this article the other day that showed I'm not alone, unfortunately.

The New York Times
How Viral Infections Cause Long-Term Health Problems ( Read more... )

Yesterday had a lot that did not go right, especially after work, but one bright spot happened between work and band. I'd finished eating dinner and had left the break room to freshen up before leaving, and in talking to BBC for a few minutes I noticed a dozen doughnuts on the little table between BBC's and Puffy's workstations. Several were ( Read more... )

I saw this article last night and found it intriguing:

A blood test for long Covid is possible, a study suggestsScientists can now show key differences in the blood of those who recover from Covid - and those who don't ( Read more... )

Today's the day: The pandemic is over.

( WGN's article )

This is what March did to me--I neglected to post my monthly covid stats because of how hectic it was. In the meantime, Johns Hopkins University has stopped posting its stats. This is what I found today:

JHU Has Stopped Collecting Data As Of 03/10/2023After three years of around-the-clock tracking of COVID-19 data from around the world, Johns ( Read more... )

From Johns Hopkins:
Global Confirmed: 674,016,285

Global Deaths: 6,862,903

U.S. Confirmed: 103,124,043

U.S. Deaths: 1,117,497

Note from the website: Johns Hopkins to cease live COVID-19 data reporting on March 10; the Coronavirus Resource Center will end after 3 years. Per the link, "The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center will cease its ( Read more... )

Johns Hopkins
Global Confirmed: 666,778,730

Global Deaths: 6,722,650

U.S. Confirmed: 101,646,108

U.S. Deaths: 1,099,860

Vaccine doses yesterday in the US (7-day average): +179,099
Fully vaccinated: 71% of US population; Total 229.3M

IDPHVaccines Administered: 25,827,307 ( Read more... )

My boss walked into work and put a mask on last Friday. That's never a good sign. During the height of the pandemic, when everything was shut down and masking around others was required, the man didn't wear a mask. For him to voluntarily put on a mask is concerning. He wasn't in for too long but he sounded terrible, and I tried not to spend much ( Read more... )