Many people at the gallery, many wearing masks. CO2 was very high meaning all gallery visitors (and staff) should have been wearing N95 masks. Frida’s life was full of painA mask she wore to keep us saneProtection that could be unfurledA symbol of hope never alone Her story to be toldA mask of courage ever …
CO2 Very High at Frida Kahlo Exhibit in Auckland, NZ – Jan 23 Read More »
Method: starting day 1 of symptoms, 10ml of 1% v/w Povidone Iodine (PVP-I) in sterile water, mouthwash 30 sec, then gargle 30sec then spit out, 2 eyedrops and 5 nose drops, 4hrly for 4 weeks In a paper by Chaudhury et al, 2021 – Povidone iodine 1% (various concentrations available in most NZ pharmacies as …
6 Jan 2023: Thoughts on WHN webinar on xbb1.5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2FvLm0Hc2o There are so many variants now but this is the most transmissable Yunlong Cao – https://twitter.com/yunlong_cao/status/1607915567696203776 1) XBB.1.5 is equally immune evasive as XBB.1, but 2) XBB.1.5 has a much higher hACE2 binding affinity. Akiko Iwasaki https://twitter.com/VirusesImmunity/status/1610032727406874627 I’m concerned because of the putative ability of …
The Only Effective Long-term COVID Strategy is to Suppress Transmission – Jan 23 Read More »
Jan 2023: “Together, our findings indicate that BQ and XBB subvariants present serious threats to current COVID-19 vaccines, render inactive all authorized antibodies, and may have gained dominance in the population because of their advantage in evading antibodies.” “The BQ and XBB subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron are now rapidly expanding, possibly due to altered antibody …
New Variants Pose Serious Threats to Current COVID-19 Vaccines – Jan 23 Read More »
US GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES COMMIT TO CLEANER INDOOR AIR ACROSS THE NATION The Biden-Harris Administration has prioritized improved indoor air quality (IAQ) as an effective tool for reducing the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne diseases. US Government Website – Clean Air in Buildings Pledge Opportunity Share via: Twitter LinkedIn Copy Link More
Excerpt from an interview with Prof Brendan Crabb, December 2022 – part2. We definitely have to shift our strategy. A strategic 180 is required. We should be saying COVID is exceptional, we don’t have anything like this, infection is to be avoided. Not just to protect the vulnerable but we have this Long-COVID that we …
COVID-19 is Exceptional – A Shift in Strategy is Required – Dec 22 Read More »
Excerpt from an interview with Prof Brendan Crabb, December 2022 – part1. The Australian Government just published a discussion document on long term effects of COVID, 4-5% of those who have had COVID, so around 500,000 have Long-COVID. This wave of infection was in many ways worse than the one in April and it was …
“The Greatest (Australian) Public Health Disaster in Living Memory” – Dec 22 Read More »
New year 2023 travel heralds the largest annual migration on earth, an event associated with reconciliation and hope while COVID is rife. Let-it-rip policies imply reconciliation to the hope that new variants will just go away without significant harm and loss of life. In December 2022 nearly half of the passengers on two flights to …
Every subsequent infection is worse. Every subsequent COVID infection causes worse effects. The cavalry is NOT coming. UK disability “support” for those with Long-COVID is effectively unchanged from when this was first posted (updated March 23). Share via: Twitter LinkedIn Copy Link More
Federal Reserve Sees Persisting Labour Market Tightness (Federal Reserve speech 30-11-22)Overall (US Labour) participation … remains well below pre-pandemic trends.Commentary by Arijit Chakravarty suggests approx 4 x pre-pandemic immigration levels may be required to make up the shortfall. Federal Reserve Speech: Signs of elevated labor market tightness emerged suddenly in mid-2021. The unemployment rate at …
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