In a study titled, “Aerosol particle emission increases exponentially above moderate exercise intensity resulting in superemission during maximal exercise,” researchers examined whether exercise intensity might influence the likelihood of a superspreader event. From the paper: “We therefore recommend for exercise up to an intensity of ∼2 W/kg to consider keeping a distance of >1.5 m […]
Covid reinfections are not benign: ~39,000 people w/reinfections vs ~5.4 million controls indicates extensive and persistent risk with a “dose-response” (more risk with repeat reinfections) https://t.co/v8nZXBEuNd by @zalaly @BCBowe @Biostayan @WUSTLmed @VAResearch pic.twitter.com/U4pPQZLEaB — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 21, 2022 Key findings include: “Compared to the non-infected control group, those who only had one infection […]
Between April 2020 and June 2021, researchers observed more Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) admissions for Covid than for the flu. The researchers concluded that without Covid mitigations in place, they would expect to see “a volume of critical illness and death in unimmunized children that is markedly higher than what is typically seen with influenza.” […]
Two top infectious disease doctors are warning that the current Covid spike is much larger than many people realize: An article by two top infectious disease specialists published Friday in the Journal of the American Medical Association warns that reports of new cases, now averaging 100,000 a day in the U.S., are being “grossly underreported” […]