Ducky / is on Nostr

Retired computer programmer. I summarize COVID-19 research papers and articles relevant to British Columbia: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/

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2025-04-01 06:20:15

The more I learn about how many viruses can have long-term consequence, the more I wonder if a large part of aging is just dealing with the damage viruses leave in their wake.
I've heard that people were really surprised to find that the overall death rate -- not just death rate from measles -- went down after the measles vax was developed. It turned out that measles was kind of "erasing" immunity, but nobody had known until it went away.
How many more things will go away with vaccination?

2024-08-19 16:46:41

https://annabookwriter.medium.com/to-my-unmasked-friend-in-the-fifth-year-of-covid-f2790ccd267d

2024-07-29 22:28:08

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2024-03-09 02:51:06

This week's COVID-19 in BC blog posts:
General: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2024/03/07/2024-03-08-general/
BC: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2024/03/08/2024-03-08-bc/
#COVID19BC #covid

2024-01-28 20:36:02

This article says that COVID-19 will never be "just a cold" because COVID-19 can infect ANY cells that have ACE-2 receptors, while cold/flu viruses can *only* infect the respiratory system.
Colds can't infect the heart, the brain, the gut, the testicles, the kidneys, blood vessels, the liver, and more. COVID-19 can.
COVID is not "the flu"!
https://www.donotpanic.news/p/why-covid-can-never-be-just-a-cold

2023-12-04 21:48:47

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@npub1842…0kn3 If it persists, look into stellate ganglion blocks. Those help restore taste/smell.
https://press.rsna.org/pressrelease/2023_resources/2472/abstract.pdf (academic: helped 82% of patients)
https://www.kbtx.com/2022/01/31/pain-specialist-working-help-reduce-long-term-symptoms-covid-19-patients/ (mass media)

2023-08-27 17:44:42

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@npub1typ…c8hh I think an even bigger driver of the move away from paper was much MUCH better computer monitors: bigger, higher resolution, and brighter. CRTs were really really crappy.
Also: the drop in office paper use happened much earlier and was more dramatic than the total-paper-consumption line suggests, but the drop in office use was masked by the rise in paper use in boxes (due to Amazon).