One of the biggest misconceptions is that COVID is "like the flu". It was never "like the flu". Traditional upper respiratory diseases get into the respiratory system *and then stop*. They just aren't very good at getting into other cells. COVID, however, gets into cells via the ACE2 receptor, and there are ACE2 receptors in almost every cell.

https://www.donotpanic.news/p/why-covid-can-never-be-just-a-cold

In autopsy studies, they have found SARS-CoV-2 virus just about everywhere they have looked: lungs, heart, brain, kidney, gut, testicles, ovarian fluid, etc. It is true that in many of the research papers, they only look for RNA (because it's easy), which can't tell if it's infectious or just fragments of no-longer-dangerous virus. HOWEVER, there have *also* been a fair number of studies which have found *infectious* viruses in human tissues, including this one which found infectious virus in *skull sawdust* that came from sawing open skulls to do brain autopsies:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/8/24-0145_article

#covid #covid19 #covidisnottheflu

@eniko
My mother (photo right) was born soon after that 1918 pandemic. Her older sister Anna (photo left) had died from it while still a toddler, just shy of her third birthday.

My entire childhood, my Mom was always telling me to "go wash my hands."

I couldn't come in the door from school without washing my hands right away (and before getting my hugs welcoming me home).

I couldn't touch money without washing my hands right after.

I was taught how to NOT touch things: use my sleeves for public doorknobs, flush public toilets with my shoe/elbow (if I had to use them at all), and just generally be aware of germs in public spaces.

People probably thought she was #OCD and weird when I was growing up. And during my childhood years (1960s to 70s), she probably was.

But she was also correct.

"Did you wash your hands?"

Thanks, Mom.👐 ❤️

#CovidIsNotOver #Covid #CovidIsNotTheFlu #PandemicPrecautions #WashYourHands #Genealogy #1918Flu #1918FluEpidemic

https://newrepublic.com/article/177502/bob-menendez-donors-pacs-mortons-steak-expenses

Time reveals all as this #BobMenendez issue was first reported back in 2021 but with the recent scandal, back in the news except now implicating more #senators #houseMembers

Still patiently waiting for the #covidisnottheflu scandal to reveal itself but if this is any indicator… it will eventually get there when it’s definitely too late