This team found #SARS -CoV-2 RNA/protein in tongue tissue of patients with long-term taste dysfunction after #COVID -19. Viral persistence was identified up to 63 weeks post-infection and accompanied by immune activation + misshapen or absent taste buds: evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

So so so happy to share this amazing work with our fantastic collaborators JillahJillah PhD, MPH Danillo Augusto and my team Lawton Murdolo Dimitra Chatzileontiadou GRAS Lab

PROLIFIC trial launch. Phase-2, RCT of 15d #Paxlovid in 400 adults with Severe #LongCovid and objective signs of organ dysfunction/damage following mild/moderate COVID-19. Trial Karolinska Univ.sjuk - Collab Pfizer Inc. Karolinska Institutet clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05… 🧵/

Covid vaccines saved an estimated 19.8 million lives in their first year.

thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

📢We are hiring! 3 year fully funded postdoctoral position INSTITUT PASTEUR to study the immunology of Long Covid.
Please RT. #postdocposition #postdocjobs #scitwitter #LongCovid

First bit of analysis from the CDC on hepatitis cases out yesterday. Summary:
-232 cases <=16 yrs
-76% are <5 yrs
-15% admitted to ICU, 6% transplanted, 1 death
-60% adv positive
-74% SARS-CoV-2 positive on serology with 12% PCR +ve
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A detailed 🧵 on the alarming rise in cases of acute liver failure in healthy children:

Media + scientific bodies have placed undue emphasis on Adenovirus infection as the leading culprit in such cases of liver failure.

Let us see if this claim holds water [short answer: No!]

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A good summary of the possible causes of Long Covid by ⁦The New York Times⁩ nytimes.com/interactive/20…