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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39782-x SARS-CoV-2 is a zoonotic virus with documented bi-directional transmission between people and animals. Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) poses a unique public health risk due to the potential for reservoir establishment where variants may persist and evolve. We collected 8,830 respiratory samples from free-ranging white-tailed deer across Washington, D.C. and 26 states in the United States between November 2021 and April 2022. We obtained 391 sequences and identified 34 Pango lineages including the Alpha, Gamma, Delta, and Omicron variants. Evolutionary analyses showed these white-tailed deer viruses originated from at least 109 independent spillovers from humans, which resulted in 39 cases of subsequent local deer-to-deer transmission and three cases of potential spillover from white-tailed deer back to humans. Viruses repeatedly adapted to white-tailed deer with recurring amino acid substitutions across spike and other proteins. Overall, our findings suggest that multiple SARS-CoV-2 lineages were introduced, became enzootic, and co-circulated in white-tailed deer.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00115-5/fulltext "In this Personal View, we discuss current knowledge on SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigen persistence in children infected with SARS-CoV-2. Based on the evidence that the virus can persist in adults, we have done a literature review and analysed studies that looked for SARS-CoV-2 RNA or antigens in children undergoing autopsy, biopsy, or surgery for either death from COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome, or assessments for long COVID-19 or other conditions. Our analysis suggests that in children, independent from disease severity, SARS-CoV-2 can spread systemically and persist for weeks to months. We discuss what is known about the biological effects of viral persistence for other viral infections and highlight new scenarios for clinical, pharmacological, and basic research exploration. Such an approach will improve the understanding and management of post-viral syndromes."

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/opinion/rochelle-walensky-cdc-pandemic-despair.html?unlocked_article_code=GjMbQ4xQBDjEAUTa2TSyRussun6gLHRq_U50JEa-WrHRR0TyDu86oLSlA7i26VAENPLq_FhqJWZdygBOKqUR2XPt7fPdFX7WpdzUidUOAwzWFVFTAg4c0WlSg43Jgh5wr7sI6Ch3EReYaP3MQcaHDwAKi_2NOu-jnQT25dclsd7BSprgKSNAsey_TwqsKQ7F3FhEfmUL8AOwwvu7jO5DIPZdXo9HCAoWyG-pdoHoo5IoO2F9Q0UYqluhQ80_MJe1wlUSf--isi79dy7w40My-hO-_mibYkc74ILxv-CE1rJ6edeJKEnmdoeEUIILBYha7tnSaKuocp3q79Q_Bk5LeStQpsy4JWf9D0l9TcE1lDQ&smid=url-share

"Long-term persistent symptoms of COVID-19 affect 30–80% of patients who have recovered from the disease and may continue for a long time after the disease has been overcome. The duration of these symptoms over time might have consequences that affect different aspects of health, such as cognitive abilities. The main objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to objectify the persistent COVID-19 cognitive deficits after acute phase of infection and to summarize the existing evidence. Additionally, we aimed to provide a comprehensive overview to further understand and address the consequences of this disease. "

Houston Methodist had also noticed around that time that Bowden had claimed on social media that she would no longer care for vaccinated patients, and exhibited other forms of "unethical behavior" and disseminated "disinformation" on social media, according to the complaint.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/31/health/covid-lung-damage.html?unlocked_article_code=6qCr5D-A7oaPIE6EOpvozDvAbrxV6tvA2PRqiZRdTxnZ9vMfH42blYVPyn6FO6rOTrN3C4nWNE3C5VD4wMj0Qvg3BIQvHUCS_A8pvSJ2KtIsyKOzdMFsMok7FmcDEKyb4OfPM6lCGdcLBgCDrWqv1frnDY0VDXjUg8EocyUFa-WdxhEgbqIf6h8FLGcXtKTI_3Demn7E3jshTWdEenHCYu2_cBSVU0NWWaMIOWpffoEIO7n0iQ3JqXh9Nwn808WbmZu_35eJL0DOtilJlF-BzlZQT85qLo0m2Atvqyoo6rwWQlB0GEELbjD9dE6-G0UKc4iflCNRed69npZqXMy2lrEmOVBTqC5pAXk&smid=url-share

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https://wapo.st/41zbQV1 "Millions of Americans gathered maskless in homes and houses of worship this month for Passover, Easter and Ramadan — the latest evidence that coronavirus has retreated from public view as the pandemic winds down. But retreat is not the same thing as eradication: Federal health officials say that covid-19 remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States, tied to about 250 deaths daily, on average, mostly among the old and immunocompromised."

https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/trump-fueled-38-of-pandemic-misinformation-conspiracies-study/

"In view of a conspicuous absence of any cross-country study linking obesity and COVID-19 mortality, we conduct an empirical analysis of plausible associations between COVID-19 mortality and the proportion of obese in the adult population distributed across 142 countries around the globe. We observe a statistically significant positive association between COVID-19 mortality and the proportion of obese in adult populations spanning 142 countries. This association holds across countries belonging to different income groups and is not sensitive to a population’s median age, proportion of the elderly, and/or proportion of females. The estimated elasticity of COVID-19 mortality, with respect to the proportion of obese in adult populations, is the highest for the sub-sample of countries that belong to the high-income group. While limits of confidence intervals around the point estimates of these elasticities range between 0.7 and 2.1, on an average, every percentage point increment in the proportion of obese in adult populations contributes to an additional 1.5% points to COVID-19 mortality for high income countries. A positive association, observed between COVID-19 mortality and the proportion of the obese in a country’s adult population, is robust subject to alterations in the conditioning information set on age, gender, and income." https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-33093-3

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/cdc-refutes-florida-surgeon-general-covid-vaccine-claims/67-3c895ed4-4695-4c26-a70c-c8c8a39681d1 FDA/CDC response letter linked in article

https://wapo.st/3IXCi4k It never ends

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/22/magazine/covid-pandemic-oral-history.html?unlocked_article_code=G8rZnYcxLeiDZpMkeNrxQFSSdDvt-ICmbRyLxH-Q9Um91S0EPEdy9j1acpA4IWqx2uUegsrkywrSfomJQv369XBoeBN2IomvVpM4N4tShmx0tRU_8IiVd-4QjmGuiVscHQ2yASVswmPBvr8PMsXFIHQNHDDRhqCiHMgxmTb-682YzVJFVTF4wx5SLiVNPIKiUIZ1ClSfU0QQ6cw7OO8WdYfCzCLvqt8bPzm09p6dBu2CnSFtP6eBn4YTwHnvRtHzYnC85jGM2ZNwkiX3QghqWQGjCzMS__APUDTUxlCE8GLvBtamu413A8KHCbDW87Fu61RAb_EwKKwXVDjK-vrVBaPh7phTaw32o6a-XfC5r59QDoQ1PSA&smid=url-share

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2213920 The current moment in the Covid-19 pandemic is a pivotal one. There is an urgent need to confront a future in which SARS-CoV-2 will remain with us, threatening the health and well-being of millions of people throughout the world. At the same time, it’s important to acknowledge that objectively we are in a better place with regard to the virus than we’ve ever been and that in fact many people believe the pandemic is behind us. This reality compels us to avoid using alarmist language and to offer valid and feasible solutions to bring people along to a new, nonemergency phase of the pandemic. How we craft our policies, programs, and associated messaging in this context and who delivers the messages is as important as ever. "

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1084941/abstract Note this is a pre=pub abstract.

https://wapo.st/3ImXdxz Gifted Article

https://january6th.house.gov/ The full report and interviews. The interviews are in the Media Center section. Something to read over the holiday. Also CSPAN is good resource to rewatch the various hearings