⚠️2x risks of severe w/ 2+ infections—New CDC-funded study finds testing positive for 2+ respiratory virus is linked to increased severity for children <5 years old hospitalized with #COVID19 — **DOUBLING** the risk of severe illness! #Tripledemic reality.
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Who would have thought that an N95 mask, timely vaccinations and ventilation would have prevented even a tripledemic?
Oh wait the evidence did say it, just that the policy makers still seem comfortable with the 'let it rip' approach, a tried and failed one.
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#XBB.1.5 is currently the most transmissible #Omicron variant. It is a branch of XBB, discovered for the first time in October 2022, and is a mixture of two different Omicron subvariants.
erictopol.substack.com/p/a-new-varian
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And this was on pediatric Covid reinfection #2, #3, #4 or #5, etc?
Each & every reinfection worsens ALL Covid risks, per acute & long Covid symptoms, including immunological dysfunction, esp. among those most likely to be asymptomatic.
Welcome to the Reinfection Era ...
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Wonder who funded this funded study? Was there also a funded study of risk with the shot?
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