Random reminder that #BillGates is the reason why AstraZeneca #COVID vaccine is patent-encumbered:
https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-the-world-loses-under-bill-gates-vaccine-colonialism/

> Gates bragged about convincing Oxford University not to open-license its vaccine. Gates leveraged his $750 million donation to the university for vaccine research—even though its vaccine was developed in a publicly funded lab. Eventually, Oxford sold the sole right of production to AstraZeneca, with no guarantee of low prices and an extraordinary opportunity for profit.

Holy cow this is amazing. Moderna's combo Covid and flu mRNA shot outperforms current vaccines in large trial: A combination shot would make it easier for people to get vaccinated against Covid and the flu at the same time https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/modernas-combo-covid-flu-mrna-shot-outperforms-current-vaccines-large-rcna205242

#covid #science #health

"Ein Husten, der einfach nicht weggeht. Eine Blasenentzündung, die zurückkehrt. Oder plötzlich eine Lungenentzündung nach einer vermeintlich harmlosen Erkältung: Viele Menschen berichten seit ihrer #Corona-Erkrankung über eine größere Krankheitsanfälligkeit. Jetzt bestätigt eine Studie, was bislang eher als Bauchgefühl galt – und zeigt: #Covid-19 beeinflusst das #Immunsystem nachhaltig."

https://www.t-online.de/gesundheit/aktuelles/id_100685292/corona-studie-virus-schwaecht-immunsystem-nachhaltig.html

I accidentally started talking to the only Trumper I know again. I thought I had radicalized him last year but then I made the mistake of mentioning that my german born grandpa who fought for the US in WWII was antifa, and I lost him. So I gave up.

He works in the emergency room in the hospital I go to. With all the confidence in the world he told me yesterday that the hospital was giving the employees placebo Covid #vaccinations.

I’m quite sure this isn’t true, but I think I need to say something to my PCP today because my PCP is part of that hospital system and he’s the one who tries to help me not go to the ER when I have a migraine.

Would you say something? He already understands that I want to not have to go to the ER so adding one more reason why isn’t particularly necessary.

But maybe he’ll understand why I’m so extra about my #Covid precautions. Maybe I’ll be starting a whole bunch of drama for no reason.

What would you do?

The new Vitals feature in the #iOS18 #Health app is pretty neat. No new data really, but a straightforward way to visual data. When I got #Covid a couple weeks ago I felt awful and there was no doubt that I was sick, but interestingly the day before I started feeling bad the Vitals app showed “Outliers” in my sensor data. High body temperature, fast respiration, rapid heart beat, etc…

The new Vitals feature in the #iOS18 #Health app is pretty neat. No new data really, but a straightforward way to visual data. When I got #Covid a couple weeks ago I felt awful and there was no doubt that I was sick, but interestingly the day before I started feeling bad the Vitals app showed “Outliers” in my sensor data. High body temperature, fast respiration, rapid heart beat, etc…