Coronavirus Tidbits #246 May 21, 2023

Clotting in arteries in STEMI w Covid

The findings show patients with an ST-elevated myocardial infarction, or STEMI, and COVID-19 had a significant amount of clotting in their arteries both before and after intervention. Importantly, clots were seen in multiple arteries in close to 30% of patients, a phenomenon observed in less than 5% of patients with heart attacks who do not have COVID-19.

In the United States, someone experiences a heart attack every 40 seconds (CDC). Of these patients, more than 25% will experience a more severe type of heart attack, an ST-elevated myocardial infarction, or STEMI caused by the sudden, total blockage of a coronary artery. Pre-COVID-19 mortality in STEMI patients was below 5% (JACC). Previous NACMI research has shown that mortality jumps to 20% to 25% in patients who present with COVID-19 and a heart attack.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230519/Study-finds-significant-amount-of-clotting-in-the-arteries-of-patients-with-STEMI-and-COVID-19.aspx

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Why is COVID life-threatening for some people? Genetics study offers clues

Immune genes could play a part in the risk of needing intensive care when infected with SARS-CoV-2.

Nature   Heidi Ledford 17 May 2023

An analysis of DNA from more than 24,000 people who had COVID-19 and required treatment in intensive care has yielded more than a dozen new genetic links to the risk of developing extreme illness from the disease.

The study, which was published on 17 May in Nature¹ and has more than 2,000 authors, highlights the role of the immune system in fuelling the later stages of particularly severe COVID-19. The results could one day contribute to the development of therapies for COVID-19 — and potentially other diseases that cause acute respiratory distress or sepsis.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01655-0

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COVID pos were subsequently more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and stroke.

2/ #COVID19 infection causes a flood of proinflammatory cytokines & chemokines in the brain. This sets the stage for profound, permanent neuro-damage. The 1918 #influenza #pandemic was also associated with an increased rate of Parkinson’s disease.

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Monkeypox:

Mpox Vax Flops in Chicago

When the global mpox outbreak began in May 2022, various health agencies quickly authorized a vaccine to be administered based on historical clinical data.

However, those vaccine effectiveness decisions may have been premature compared to new real-world data.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently confirmed a cluster of mpox cases in greater Chicago, Illinois.

And more than 50% of the new mpox cases in Chicago were in previously vaccinated people.

Unfortunately, this indicates the virus is still spreading in the U.S., even among over 1.2. million vaccinated people.

The CDC stated on May 10, 2023, 'We don't know why people in this cluster of cases (Chicago) have gotten mpox after vaccination.'

And 'we don't know if immunity after vaccination has decreased in these cases or how long the vaccine protects against mpox infection.'

'We don't know if the virus has changed,' wrote the CDC.

https://www.precisionvaccinations.com/mpox-vax-flops-chicago