This post is part of a new blog series focusing on long COVID. See parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. Long COVID is a complex chronic illness. Its symptoms can be highly inconsistent, and with no diagnostic tests for the disease, it can be difficult to identify and treat.1,2 The lack of measurable indicators … Continued
This is the eighth of a series of posts on Long COVID by David Brasure. See parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9. I get it. You think COVID isn’t that dangerous anymore. You think it’s just like all the other viruses now. A lot of it has to do with the … Continued
COVID is the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2). The virus is spread via infectious aerosols, exhaled by an infected person who may or may not display any symptoms (about half of transmission is presymptomatic or asymptomatic). The virus floats in the air like smoke and can linger in … Continued
Oorspronkelijk gepubliceerd bij LoCovid en met toestemming overgenomen. 17 oktober 2025 Aan de directie en wetenschappelijke staf van het RIVM, n.a.v. ‘RIVM’-publicatiePost-COVID-19 condition in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 in autumn 2023 in the Netherlands: a prospective cohort study with pre- and post-infection data, van Siméon de Bruijn et al, THE LANCET Regional Health, 2025-10-06 Graag … Continued
This is the seventh of a series of posts on Long COVID by David Brasure. See parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9. I was talking to my brother-in-law the other day about something completely unrelated. Long COVID came up. He’d heard the term, but didn’t really know what it meant. I … Continued
This is the sixth of a series of posts on Long COVID by David Brasure. See parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9. In 1918, doctors did something obvious. They opened the windows. They dragged beds outside. Set up tents. Let people breathe. That’s what saved lives during the deadliest pandemic in … Continued
When Tom Hanks was recently spotted riding the subway in New York City, social media quickly lit up. At first, the beloved actor was seen wearing a medical mask, and later, in a follow-up sighting, he appeared to have upgraded to a respirator, a much stronger level of protection, and a more appropriate tool for … Continued
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Overview Throughout the COVID pandemic, there has been confusion from public health and medical leaders over which masks to wear to prevent transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Inadequate supplies of respirator masks and a misunderstanding that the predominant means of transmission of disease was contact/droplet rather than the correct airborne/aerosol meant that there were recommendations … Continued
Deze samenvattingen zijn met toestemming van Locovid herplaatst, een onafhankelijke entiteit. Voor volledige details, volledige artikelen en aanvullende wekelijkse rapporten, bezoek https://locovid.nl/nieuws/cat-weekberichten/. WHN deelt dit uittreksel alleen voor informatieve doeleinden en onderschrijft niet noodzakelijkerwijs andere inhoud op de Locovid-site. Week 30 · update t/m 24 juli 2026 Op basis van rioolwatermetingen blijft SARS-CoV-2 op een … Continued