Justin Beiber and his wife both had COVID-19 again in March. They have never confirmed if they were vaccinated, but since then she has had multiple clots, a stroke, and neurological issues. Now he has a rare neurological syndrome. I'm sorry to hear about this, but I also wonder if they are connected.
We will probably never know, but if it is related then maybe the world will start caring about not letting a virus run amock. People don't care about the workers, but they do care about celebrities.
P.S.A. I hope people are aware that Monkey Pox is also airborne. Please just mask up.
The way these AV people think. It's deviant though I suppose you could consider it a form of critical thinking when it is not outright sophism. I suppose some scientist will, or did, get a million $ grant to prove or disprove.
Bieber's eye movement thing is strange.
https://twitter.com/DrKatEpi/status/1535735378703003649?s=20&t=tkI-8ndXn4oMzpUV3_dIow
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/justin-bieber-ramsay-hunt-covid-vaccine-1367430/
Is facial nerve palsy an early manifestation of COVID-19? A literature review
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002962922001598?s=04&fbclid=IwAR2vx3ykjyHwIUX6niOIVAxbwTN19wE_OBcpY2_o4fANPDaW8YPynos-98I
His wife’s father is an absolute lunatic wingnut. I would be shocked if the daughter had been vaccinated. Also don’t believe this guy was. They’re utter loons. The lot of them.
VZV activation is opportunistic. The stress of fighting off SARS-2-CoV could be a factor, as could lingering cell damage (which we are still struggling to understand).
I've had Bell's Palsy, which is suspected to be caused by HSV activation in the cranial nerve, although not as clearly demonstrated as with Ramsay Hunt and VZV. It started with a weird tingling in my tongue and lip, just on one side, then progressed to paralysis of the face. The biggest hassles were eating and drinking without dribbling, and keeping my eye moist on one side (the lid wouldn't close). It took about four weeks to resolve completely.
The shingles vaccine is indicated for those fifty and older or those with weakened immune systems. I have talked with many people who’ve said that they had shingles in their 20s and 30s. One woman even told me that her 15 year old daughter had it. The only reason the vaccine isn’t for those under 50 is because they didn’t test it in that segment of the population.
I wonder if COVID can weaken the immune system enough to allow an infection like shingles.
I was at the theatre back a little over a decade ago. I don't remember what film I saw. but only a handful attended it. The adjacent theatre was packed. I didn't have a clue what that movie was about. A steady stream of girls, some very young, were going in and out of that theatre. I learned it was a concert movie featuring some guy named Justin Bieber. He was a "teen Idol" (do they even use that term anymore?) I never have paid much attention to the artist. The only performance of his I watched was in the, IMO, odd production of one of Jake Paul's fights. No doubt in my mind that the guy has talent.
About all I would see of him was news reports of him getting in trouble for juvenile sheit like throwing eggs at his neighbor's house.
I watched the Twitter video paying attention to his eyes. His eye movement is affected on the bad side and doesn't always move in tandem with the other.
Yah I do wonder if covid played a role in the illnesses he and his wife have contracted especially at such young ages. I'm not a follower of his but it is a tragedy that they have both been struck down like this. I hope they recover but it could and has severely impacted both of them.
It really is troubling all of this covid stuff (understatement). Some of these young people think their invincible and many don't appear to be affected by covid but the long-term effects could be lurking for a time yet undetermined and unrevealed.
I worry about my son too. He had it early on but appears to be healthy and strong at this point. He's vaxxed and boosted now but is still arrogant about taking precautions. Potentially his dismissal of the possible devastating effects of covid could affect both of us. There is a personal hatred and fear regarding this pandemic that grinds on me as surely as it does others. I'm so weary of this constant nemesis called covid. It's destroying family and social cohesion as well.
I presently see many attending large events where most of the people are unmasked and I know a certain number of covid-related tragedies are going to result for those attending. All those young folks on fire with their hormones raging and gathering at clubs and spring break events, I can only shake my head at. We're all somewhat powerless over a nearly invisible microscopic virus and is concerning.
It's nothing new as past pandemic episodes have revealed the same human behaviors and dismissal of these realities. I'm sad and it is depressing. The new projections of a resurgence of this and other pandemic-related issues are a real downer.
This is not an easy answer. Bell's Palsy, which is what this is, can be caused by Lymes disease-tick bite.I have been there
That's crazy-if you watch the video, he can't even blink on the side that's paralyzed. I'm assuming they weren't vaxxed, as he is a "christian" now...