Russ Lyon
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Russ Lyon
@RussLyon7
Surgical Neurophysiologist (ret). Doctorate in Medical Physiology/Immunology. Interests in R &D in Sports Immunology and Wearable Biosensors





BREAKING: Los Angeles county reports a new ALL TIME LOW for COVID positivity of 0.3%. 79 new COVID positive patients were reported as new admissions, down from 97 reported last week (!) Only 5 positive tests were included for the positivity rate (same as last week's initial report, now up to 11. This tells us there's much more COVID out there than reported. Lagged 1 extra week, SARS-2 levels almost doubled from very low levels across 3 sites. RSV is at a year over year high (1/2)


A new Scientific Reports study adds an important nuance to the long COVID conversation. The biggest difference was not between people with PCC and without PCC, but between uninfected people and everyone who had recovered from SARS2🧵



Université de Sherbrooke, 150 people, blood tests found a distinct post COVID protein pattern 3 months after mild infection. Long COVID cases also showed more oxidative stress and signs of DNA damage. nature.com/articles/s4159…






California reports 0.73% COVID positivity statewide. Bay Area + Sacramento = 0.64% SoCal = 0.75% cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/D…



U.S. Army to Secure Coyote Interceptors in First Long-Term Deal as Drone Swarms Surge.









There's not much BA.3.2 in the US yet, but the numbers are still pretty striking. Ages 0-18 are more than 5 times as common in BA.3.2 sequences as in non-BA.3.2 sequences. USA, 2026, Feb 1 to present (Mar 23), non-travel non-BA.3.2, 139/1172 (11.9%) BA.3.2 26/41 (63.4%)



















