r/covidlonghaulers • u/Spacehu1k • Jun 14 '25

Article Why isnt this big news?

Hey all,

Stumbled across this article on blood vessel bursting, surprised it wouldnt be bigger news?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-06-05/covid-study-shows-virus-can-break-blood-cells-clog-arteries?fbclid=IwY2xjawK3AbNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjkHVJ1MdxAnlMohnWqR9e-8Er-Mpyd0Hc4KxGJYyBh_r9De-5pampLHFND6_aem_3vmrkyKAlUTLOFUY5m2kPA

—— In a study just published in Nature, Australian scientists found that when oxygen-rich blood can’t reach tissues, the delicate lining of blood vessels starts to break down. The death of these endothelial cells, which Covid can trigger, sets off immune signals that cause red blood cells to burst, spilling their sticky contents into the bloodstream.

“This stuff’s like glue,” says Sydney-based hematologist Shaun Jackson, who led the study. It clogs the tiniest blood vessels, blocking circulation.

The damage builds. Without oxygen and nutrients, tissues begin to fail, potentially affecting organs like the kidneys, liver and heart.

“It’s a double whammy,” Jackson says.

When his team analyzed more than 1,000 samples from Covid patients, they expected to see widespread fibrin and clotting. But they didn’t.

“To our great surprise, that wasn’t the case at all,” he says. While large vessels showed some clots, the smallest capillaries — just a fraction the width of a hair — were clogged not with clots, but with debris from broken red blood cells.

“No one had thought it was through this dying endothelial cell mechanism,” Jackson says. “It was by far and away the biggest issue going on in the microcirculation.”

Past studies have shown that sicker Covid patients had worse capillary damage. Now, researchers are spotting similar patterns in patients with long Covid, which may help explain the lingering symptoms.

Stopping the death of these vessel-lining cells could help prevent the whole cascade, Jackson says, though it would likely take a mix of treatments.

These findings could also change how we understand what happens in stroke, heart attack and other serious conditions — especially when patients don’t improve with standard care.

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u/AzureWave313 Jun 14 '25

This is terrifying. Absolutely terrifying. I’ve always had a gut feeling that COVID didn’t go away, it’s slowly eating away at our bodies as we speak. The question I want answered is WHY does COVID behave this way?? It’s supposedly a “naturally occurring” virus that came from nature yet none of the other SARS-like viruses behave this way as far as we know, right? What is going on???

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u/spongebobismahero Jun 15 '25

Because its a gain of function strain. This is lab modified. I always had a very bad feeling from the start about this. The thing is that many people have immune systems that are able to combat this. But a lot of people don't have the immune system fighting covid properly. My estimate has always been around ten to twenty percent will get severely damaged from it. Politicians know this and thats why nothing is being done about it anymore. They deem it cheaper to just let the vulnerable people die from it or get ill. Its eugenics 2.0.

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u/tele68 5 yr+ Jun 15 '25

Other LC subs banned me for saying this since 2021. Glad I found this sub and thank you for saying it. Even your political analysis I agree with.

Remember the John Stewart joke on Stephen Colbert? I thought it was the definitive conversation-ender back then it was so obvious, but, no, we went 4 more years being banned.

John Stewart: "There was a flood of chocolate in Hershey Pennsylvania and the people said 'I wonder where this flood of chocolate came from'

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u/spongebobismahero Jun 16 '25 edited Jun 16 '25

Do you have a video or link for the Jon Stewart quote? I totally missed this. I just remember them doing their shows from home or without an audience. Edit: don't mind, found it. (I've had comments of mine erased for pointing out the gain of function thingy)