The hepatitis outbreak affecting children across the world appears to be caused by two simultaneous viral infections to which children are more susceptible because lockdowns left them with weakened immune systems.
The spike protein from Covid vaccination can persist in a person's tissues and immune cells for months after injection and is associated with ongoing debilitating symptoms, a study by U.S. researchers has found.
Children are turning up in doctors' clinics infected with as many as three different types of viruses, in what experts believe is the result of their immune systems being weakened from two years of Covid lockdowns.
Different individuals inherit an immune system primed to deal with different pathogens. This protects the species and also explains variation in susceptibility to diseases between individuals and regions.
Virology Journal has published a heart surgeon's call for all Covid vaccine booster programmes to be stopped on safety grounds, calling Covid vaccines a "major risk factor for infections in critically ill patients".
John Collis draws on the work of Prof Daniel M Davis to explore the role of genes in the immune system and asks whether genetic diversity might explain why some people are worse affected by Covid than others.
Some Brits say they are suffering from 'super colds', with flu immunity having weakened following months of closures and isolation.
BBC News has published an article highlighting "calls" - just one call, actually – for the introduction of wearable symbols showing that the wearer has a weakened immune system and would like to keep a distance.
A review of 35 studies comparing changes in childhood vaccination services before and during Covid has found that Covid and lockdowns have massively disrupted vaccine roll-outs, affecting millions of children worldwide.
A lack of exposure to the natural environment caused by lockdowns is likely to have stunted the development of children's immune systems, making them more prone to allergies, asthma and autoimmune diseases.
