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New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10047479/#:~:text=Current%20work%20suggests%20that%20there,prion%20disease%2C%20i.e.%2C%20neurodegeneration.

Yeah it’s fully terrifying.

I’m extra freaked that now Covid is endemic in the deer populations because Cervid Wasting Disease is also endemic and I’m afraid they will interact somehow…

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Welp, guess masks are forever now between wildfire smoke and spontaneous prion generation risk. Jfc

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What’s really cool is that prion disease incubation period can be years 🙃

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

this is fucking terrifying

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah fuck haha lol ;_;

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

spoiler: a giant emoji (maybe)

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