Monthly Archives: May 2022

Links 5/16/22

Posted on May 16, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: SARS-CoV-2 variants are not evolving to escape from T cell-mediated immunity Impact of population mixing between vaccinated and unvaccinated subpopulations on infectious disease dynamics: implications for SARS-CoV-2 transmission Herpes Zoster Risk Increased by 15% Following COVID-19 … Continue reading →

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Even the Washington Post Understands Long COVID

Posted on May 16, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Though I think Ezekiel Emanuel’s estimates of long COVID incidence likely are too high–more about that later this week (boldface mine): The covid-19 pandemic is over. That is what most Americans seem to believe as they cram together for Formula … Continue reading →

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Links 5/15/22

Posted on May 15, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The protective effect of covid-19 vaccination on post-acute sequelae of covid-19 (pasc): a multicenter study from a large national health research network Sydney researchers find enzyme marker to help detect babies at higher risk of SIDS … Continue reading →

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Wall, Abstract

Posted on May 15, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Observed at the corner of 17th and Corcoran Streets NW, Dupont Circle, D.C.:

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Links 5/14/22

Posted on May 14, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Population of Vaquita Porpoises Has Dwindled to Ten, but a Rebound Isn’t Out of the Question Mysterious disease kills 67 horses in just days at federal facility in Colorado: “What on earth is going on” … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It…

Posted on May 14, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

…a week of Mad Biologist posts: Face on the Wall The State of Not-Democracy in the U.S. The Other Alito Draft Opinion Bill Democrats Need to Push All Hail the Imaginary Compromise Pundit Scam: The Student Loans Edition IANAL and … Continue reading →

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Links 5/13/22

Posted on May 13, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Started Out as a Fish. How Did It End Up Like This? A melanistic fox, one of the rarest animals on the planet. “Pasteur’s Bacterial Culture” and “Coley’s toxins”: Anomalies and Landmark Discoveries Alterations in microbiota … Continue reading →

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The COVID Data We Need in a Time of Low COVID Testing

Posted on May 13, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Another day, another story about how we’re dramatically underestimating the prevalence of COVID because of massive undertesting, in part due to at-home antigen testing and in part because resources for COVID prevention are being cut across the board. I know … Continue reading →

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Links 5/12/22

Posted on May 12, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Cross-neutralizing activity against Omicron could be obtained in SARS-CoV-2 convalescent patients who received two doses of mRNA vaccination Low risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission by fomites – a clinical observational study in highly infectious COVID-19 patients In-person … Continue reading →

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IANAL and Alito Is Not a Historian

Posted on May 12, 2022 by mikethemadbiologist

One weird thing regarding the leaked draft anti-Roe opinion is that I see a lot of people talking about it and adding ‘IANAL’ (I am not a lawyer). But it’s not like Justice Alito is a historian, which he calls … Continue reading →

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