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Feb 4, 2022Liked by John Skylar, PhD

I wonder if this proposed mechanism for loss of smell, if correct, can give us any insight into potential therapies? While for a large majority of sufferers it does seem to recover eventually, it can in some cases take months. There are far more concerning post-COVID health problems, of course; nevertheless, it is something that seriously impacts people's mental health and quality of life.

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I'm not fond of representing UV light as a spermatozoon, like the drawing you incorporated. (I'm pretty sure you didn't draw it yourself.)

About the boosting thing, though ... I got my third shot in October, and it's February. According to some sources, I am now very much less protected than I was in November. We can't actually know that until, say, May when numbers for February have actually been analyzed, though, right?

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