COVID Derangement Syndrome

Here’s Looking At You Kid…

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Eight Olympians fall ill after swimming in the Seine

TortoisMedia–Being able to swim in the Seine without getting sick was meant to be one of the great legacies of the Paris Olympics.

France’s President Macron promised to swim in the river to prove its safety, although “not necessarily” before the games began.

But while most of the athletes head home, two have been hospitalised after competing in events with open-water swimming.

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Disease X And The Experts – Run And Shout And Turn About…

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DISEASE X – What it is, and what it is not

CEPI–Disease X is the name given by scientists and the World Health Organization to an unknown pathogen that could emerge in future and cause a serious international epidemic or pandemic. In February 2018, Disease X was included in the WHO’s updated Blueprint list of diseases for which investing in research and development should be an international priority. It is also a priority for CEPI’s research and development investments.

Disease X itself is hypothetical: it does not exist. But the concept of Disease X describes a very real and growing threat to human health – and one the world must prepare better to respond to. The most recent Disease X to emerge was the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Because we were not properly prepared to defend ourselves against it, COVID-19 swiftly spread and caused a deadly pandemic, killing millions worldwide. Safe and effective vaccines have significantly reduced COVID-19’s mortality and morbidity, saving an estimated 20 million lives in the first year of their roll-out.