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Have you been bullied into health? Fear, quackery and Covid

So here we are with our modern-day wonder, the internet – where even with a smartphone, you can search for and read the latest scientific research on a host of topics, including diseases like Covid. And what do we have?…

Just had one of those silly Twitter “conversations” with someone who had position so fixed, impossible to change with facts. Yeah, reminds me of adage “Don’t mud wrestle with a pig. The pig enjoys it, and you just get dirty.”…

I’ve read accounts of the Spanish Flu, which was the last major pandemic, mainly in 1918 [so over and done with relatively quickly]. At times, could seem responses were odd: maybe trying to act as if there was no disease…

Highly pathogenic bird flu variants evolve from regular, low pathogenic, bird flus, within intensive poultry farming.

We’ve learned a lot about Covid, even developing vaccines. Yet Covid remains an issue, no matter how much we might wish it gone.

Since early in the pandemic, I’ve been seeing scientists arguing Covid is airborne, even with hashtag #covidisairborne – including to counter notions it is spread by droplets [short range], which seem to be based on very old notions. Important if…

Evidence is snowballing that Long Covid is also a serious issue, even affecting people in whom the disease initially appeared mild.

Maybe humans tweaked bat coronaviruses in gain of function experiments, inadvertently creating Covid thro lab leak.

Covid is airborne, which means that much as unprotected sex is a risk for HIV, unprotected breathing might result in Covid.

Some of the science showing Covid including Omicron is a huge issue; and one that looks set to be with us a long time.

The disinfo downplaying Covid is often from rightwing, mainly money-minded folks who perhaps don't care too much about actual people.

Science can provide some insights into what may happen with Covid, along with ways to limit its impacts.

Category Science

Have you been bullied into health? Fear, quackery and Covid

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A Covid scrapbook: snapshots from the crazy pandemic

Highly pathogenic bird flu variants mostly evolve in intensive poultry farming

Keep Your Underpants Duck Taped and Air Clean as Covid Wild Ride Continues

Covid is airborne so ventilation and air filtration are important

Long Covid – info and links indicating major impact

Perhaps Covid arose through lab leak of tweaked bat Coronavirus

The Covid Conundrum: Endless Lockdowns, Let It Rip … or What?

Science shows Covid including Omicron is Really Not the Flu

“Alarmist” Covid predictions outperform Covid deniers’ soothsaying

Covid virulence, vaccines and variants