COVID + THE BRAIN 🧠 There’s been a flurry of new studies published in recent weeks about Covid’s detrimental impact on the brain. This is the aspect of Covid which concerns me most, but which many people seem to be blissfully unaware of. So let’s dig into what we know… 🧵

PMC COVID-19 Forecasting Model, Sep 23, 2024 🧵 1/8 The U.S. continues to see an estimated 1.1 million daily COVID infections with 2.2% of the population actively infectious as we descend from the peak of a 9th Covid wave. Transmission will remain very high the rest of 2024.

Why clean the air in schools? It's NOT just for COVID. * Fewer days of missed school due to illness. * Fewer days with teachers sick. * Fewer allergens and pollutants. * Less transmission to siblings, parents, and other family members. * Less CO2 is better for learning.

“Previous research also suggested that loss of smell could signal broader neurological involvement in diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.” If you are still masking around those outside your household, you are not crazy. You are adapting your behavior to COVID data. ❤️‍🩹😷❤️‍🩹