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"COVID levels are two to 19 times higher than numbers being reported around the
world, a WHO official said Friday, citing wastewater data.
The news comes as the organization warns of the yet unknown dangers of repeat
COVID infection, which can occur without symptoms.
Because most people have some immunity to COVID due to vaccination and/or prior
infection, “we don’t necessarily know how often we’re getting infected,” Dr.
Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonoses unit, said at
a news briefing in Geneva.
“Five years, 10 years, 20 years from now, what are we going to see in terms of
cardiac impairment, pulmonary impairment, neurologic impairment? It’s year five
in the pandemic, but there’s still a lot we don’t know about it.”
The concerns regarding COVID infection are multipronged, she said, and include
potential acute implications like hospitalization and death, the development of
long COVID, and “even longer-term effects” like those she referenced.
It’s estimated that 6% to 10% of those infected with COVID will go on to
develop long COVID, she added.
“It’s real,” she said of the condition. “It’s not in someone’s head. This is
actually a real condition that needs to be studied properly.”"
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: January 18, 2024
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-96725565
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
