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2026-05-13 02:12:34 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 5 May - 11 May 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 272 (-20.4%)
🔹Influenza: 138 (-0.7%)
🔹RSV: 493 (-9.7%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 37 (-35.0%)
🔸Influenza: 11 (+37.5%)
🔸RSV: 44 (-4.3%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-05-12 02:32:27 UTC

"Why the FDA tried to bury studies showing vaccines are safe"
Suppressing studies doesn’t change the evidence — only public access to it. The buried research wasn’t hidden because vaccines were dangerous, but because the data showed the system and vaccines were working.
Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cidrap-op-ed-why-fda-tried-bury-studies-showing-vaccines-are-safe

2026-05-11 22:59:54 UTC

Many older adults who died of COVID weren’t close to death before infection, study suggests.
"About 28% of older people in England who died of COVID-19 in the first 2.5 years of the pandemic would likely, if uninfected, have lived at least another 5 years"
Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/many-older-adults-who-died-covid-weren-t-close-death-infection-study-suggests
Study: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0348575
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2026-05-11 01:00:13 UTC

"Reinfection Raises Long COVID Risk in Children and Adolescents"
"Children and adolescents who are reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 face a significantly higher risk of developing long COVID, according to a large, multi-institutional study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases."
"The findings directly contradict the common assumption that because acute omicron illness is usually mild in children, reinfection is clinically inconsequential... instead, the risk appears cumulative, meaning each successive infection adds to a child’s long-term health burden rather than being neutralized by prior immunity.”
Source: https://news.feinberg.northwestern.edu/2026/05/08/reinfection-raises-long-covid-risk-in-children-and-adolescents/
Study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(25)00476-1/fulltext

2026-05-08 07:14:43 UTC

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 8 May 2026
🔹WA: ⬆️(+67.7%) Hospital data unavailable/updated in the next report
🔹QLD: ⬆️(+7.5%) 57 in hospital
🔸NSW: ⬇️(-9.2%)
🔸SA: ⬇️(-24.4%)
🔹TAS: Next Update: 15 May
🔹VIC: Next Update: 15 May
🔹Aged Care: The Australian government ended weekly COVID reporting.
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2026-05-06 04:57:38 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 28 April - 04 May 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 342 (+7.5%)
🔹Influenza: 139 (-19.1%)
🔹RSV: 546 (-6.5%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 57 (Stable)
🔸Influenza: 8 (-33.3%)
🔸RSV: 46 (+9.5%)
Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-05-06 00:35:12 UTC

Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires’: why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks?
Researchers found that ship design can facilitate the spread of illness. Shared spaces—such as buffets, bars, lifts, cabins and indoor gathering spaces—allow infections to move easily among passengers and crew.
Source: https://archive.md/wyuTU
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2026-05-05 23:40:06 UTC

USA: "F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe"
"The withdrawal of the studies is the latest step by the administration to try to limit access to vaccines. It has sharply cut research funding for vaccine development, released unvetted information casting doubt on vaccines, and blocked other information supporting their safety"
Source: https://archive.md/p8d5n
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2026-05-05 08:11:27 UTC

"Evidence mounts that Long Covid is damaging the hearts of those affected."
"There are also increasing signs that the condition can disrupt the autonomic nervous system"
Source: https://archive.md/Ql86N
Source: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(25)00247-0/fulltext
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2026-05-05 04:54:45 UTC

🇺🇸US Weekly COVID update: May 4, 2026
🔸1 in 270 Actively Infectious
🔸181,000 Daily Infections
🔸1,280,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸73,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸64,000 to 260,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸300 to 600 Weekly Excess Deaths
Source: https://pmc19.com/data/
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2026-05-01 08:18:18 UTC

🇦🇺AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 1 May 2026
🔹WA: ⬆️(+24.0%) Avg 25/day in hospital
🔹TAS: ⬆️(+12.0%)
🔹VIC: ➡️(Stable)
🔸SA: ⬇️(-16.0%)
🔸QLD: ⬇️(-10.4%) 57 in hospital
🔸NSW: ⬇️(-6.0%)
🔹Aged Care: The Australian government ended weekly COVID reporting
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2026-04-30 01:01:07 UTC

Scientists Say This Surprising OTC Medication Lowers Your Risk of COVID.
🔹The over-the-counter nasal spray azelastine may reduce your risk of COVID-19, according to one study.
🔹Azelastine may also shorten how long you’re sick and reduce your risk of other viruses like the common cold.
🔹Doctors explain how it works, plus whether you should try it during COVID season.
Source: https://archive.md/Mppcl
Study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2838335
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2026-04-29 01:28:48 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 21 April - 27 April 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 318 (-10.4%)
🔹Influenza: 172 (-18.0%)
🔹RSV: 584 (-10.5%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 57 (+3.6%)
🔸Influenza: 12 (-29.4%)
🔸RSV: 42 (-17.6%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-04-28 02:42:42 UTC

Inosine Pranobex Linked to Lower Mortality Risk in COVID.
Inosine pranobex (IP) was associated with a >20% reduction in COVID mortality risk during the pre-Omicron period and a >60% reduction during the Omicron period.
Source: https://archive.md/ASJrM
Study: https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712%2826%2900154-2/fulltext#au0001
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2026-04-27 02:29:39 UTC

Queensland: Health leaders urge Premier to get flu jab as deadly new strain hits Queensland.
"Health leaders have slammed Premier David Crisafulli for refusing to publicly receive a flu vaccination as Qld’s deadly “Super K” strain kills twice the expected number of Australians."
Source: https://archive.md/mFWc1
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2026-04-24 07:15:55 UTC

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 17 Apr 2026
🔹SA: ⬇️(-8.7%)
🔹QLD: ⬇️(-5.8%) 55 in hospital (+25%)
🔹NSW: ⬇️(-4.9%)
🔹WA: ⬇️(-1.9%) Avg 10/day in hospital
🔸TAS: Next update: 1 May
🔸VIC: Next update: 1 May
🔹Aged Care: The Australian government ended weekly COVID reporting.
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2026-04-21 02:23:04 UTC

UK: Urgent warning of long Covid symptoms as number of cases rise in UK
"More than 2 million people in the UK are living with long Covid, which expert have described as "the forgotten epidemic". It occurs when the symptoms of coronavirus last longer than 12 weeks."
"Long Covid is not a problem that has gone away, as some people like to think."
#LongCOVID
Source: https://archive.md/AAB9W
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2026-04-21 01:17:13 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 14 April - 20 April 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 355 (-5.8%)
🔹Influenza: 210 (-30.4%)
🔹RSV: 653 (-11.1%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 55 (+25.0%)
🔸Influenza: 17 (-5.5%)
🔸RSV: 51 (+2.0%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-04-20 01:01:17 UTC

Researchers warn of severe long-term damage to the brain after Covid following new study.
"A study published in January followed essential workers who had provided blood samples both before and after contracting Covid. It found that people who developed long-term neurological symptoms after Covid also showed increased levels of phosphorylated tau, a protein linked to early brain degeneration."
Source: https://www.uniladtech.com/science/research-warns-long-term-brain-damage-covid-650802-20260415
Study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(25)00556-0/fulltext

2026-04-19 00:06:46 UTC

Free RSV vaccine for older Australians.
From 15 May, a $445.3 million investment will fund free Arexvy RSV vaccines for Australians aged 75+ and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 60+, with doses otherwise costing around $300 without NIP listing.
Source: https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-mark-butler-mp/media/free-rsv-vaccine-for-older-australians?language=en
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2026-04-17 07:26:10 UTC

🇦🇺AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 17 Apr 2026
🔹SA: ⬆️(+10.3%)
🔸QLD: ⬇️(-23.5%) 44 in hospital
🔸TAS: ⬇️(-16.6%)
🔸WA: ⬇️(-12.0%) Avg 9/day in hospital
🔸VIC: ⬇️(-9.0%)
🔸NSW: ⬇️(-5.2%)
🔹Aged Care: The Australian government ended weekly COVID reporting.
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2026-04-15 05:10:26 UTC

Study finds long COVID leaves a distinct immune signature in the blood.
Study finds long COVID is linked to lasting immune changes, especially inflammation and neurological signals. Vaccines didn’t worsen these responses. The findings could improve biomarkers, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment.
Source: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260414/Study-finds-long-COVID-leaves-a-distinct-immune-signature-in-the-blood.aspx
Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43856-026-01541-6

2026-04-15 01:21:31 UTC

School Difficulties and Long COVID in Children and Adolescents
Published: April 2, 2026
A new study shows Long COVID in kids is linked to real school struggles—attention, learning and social issues. It highlights the need for early recognition and better school-based support to help affected children.
Source: https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(26)00096-3/fulltext
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2026-04-15 00:07:31 UTC

Long COVID is significantly underreported across the globe.
Long COVID has affected over 400 million people globally as of 2024, but it’s likely underreported—especially in low- and middle-income countries where data and access to care are limited.
#LongCOVID
Source: https://archive.md/26rjh
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2026-04-14 02:35:58 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 7 April - 13 April 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 377 (-23.5%)
🔹Influenza: 302 (-9.8%)
🔹RSV: 735 (-2.5%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 44 (-31.2%)
🔸Influenza: 18 (+38.4%)
🔸RSV: 50 (-24.2%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-04-12 02:16:33 UTC

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RSV
As of April 7, 2026:
🔹0 states have RSV infections growing or likely growing
🔹42 states has infections declining or likely declining
🔹6 states shows no change
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2026-04-12 02:15:45 UTC

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Influenza
As of April 7, 2026:
🔹0 states have Influenza infections growing or likely growing
🔹43 states has infections declining or likely declining
🔹5 states show no change
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2026-04-12 02:15:20 UTC

🇺🇸USA: Epidemic trend summary: April 10, 2026
COVID-19
As of April 7, 2026:
🔹0 states have COVID-19 infections growing or likely growing
🔹38 states has infections declining or likely declining
🔹5 states show no change
Source: https://cdc.gov/cfa-modeling-and-forecasting/rt-estimates/?tab=0
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2026-04-11 02:10:26 UTC

"Skin as a potential entry point for SARS-COV-2"
Study finds inflamed skin may increase SARS-CoV-2 entry. Cytokines raise ACE2/TMPRSS2 levels, boosting viral entry—suggesting skin could be an overlooked infection route.
#COVID19 #SARSCOV2
Source: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.07.717019v1
PDF: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.07.717019v1.full.pdf
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2026-04-10 23:08:01 UTC

Long COVID is linked to higher heart disease risk—even after mild infection. Risks include arrhythmias, heart failure and coronary disease. Women are more affected, showing higher rates of heart problems.
Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/long-covid-tied-higher-risk-heart-disease-even-after-mild-infection
Study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(26)00093-3/fulltext
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2026-04-10 08:38:49 UTC

🇦🇺AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 10 April 2026
🔹SA: ⬇️(-29.8%)
🔹QLD: ⬇️(-20.8%) 64 in hospital
🔹NSW: ⬇️ (-7.7%)
🔹WA: No data last week; comparison not available. Avg 13/day in hospital
🔸TAS: Next update: 17 Apr
🔸VIC: Next update: 17 Apr
🔹Aged Care: The Australian government ended weekly COVID reporting
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2026-04-10 02:11:21 UTC

By Maria Amparo Nieto:
"The pandemic is not over. What is over is public health and accurate information."
#COVIDisNotOVER
Source: https://x.com/MariampaEc/status/2041974160440565763
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2026-04-08 02:53:58 UTC

We’re still seeing the long-term impacts of COVID — even if it’s no longer being openly discussed.
This is what an ongoing pandemic looks like.
#COVIDisNotOVER
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/04/05/nicholas-brendon/

2026-04-07 23:14:44 UTC

"Covid connection? 4 out of 10 Austrians can no longer taste or smell, or hardly at all."
A high proportion of people in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland report loss of smell and/or taste, with prevalence around 40%, based on survey data from 2,340 participants.
Source: https://archive.md/UVat9
Study: https://www.springermedizin.de/self-reported-smell-and-taste-disorders-in-the-general-populatio/52225702?searchResult=1.Self-Reported%20Smell%20and%20Taste%20Disorders%20in%20the%20General%20Population%3A%20A%20Cross-Sectional%20Survey%20in%20Austria%2C%20Germany%20and%20Switzerland&fulltextView=true
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2026-04-07 08:30:52 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 31 March - 6 April 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 493 (-20.8%)
🔹Influenza: 335 (-26.8%)
🔹RSV: 754 (-5.2%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 64 (-3.0%)
🔸Influenza: 13 (-35.0%)
🔸RSV: 66 (-14.2%)
Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-04-07 04:52:26 UTC

Victorian Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 3 April 2026
From 22 Mar to 28 Mar 2026:
🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.5% (-0.6%)
🔹COVID: 294 (Stable)
🔹Influenza A: 93 (-10%)
🔹Influenza B: 36 (+64%)
🔹RSV: 276 (+33%)
Source: https://health.vic.gov.au/infectious-diseases/victorian-respiratory-surveillance-report
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2026-04-01 05:40:21 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 24 March - 30 March 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 623 (-4.1%)
🔹Influenza: 458 (-22.8%)
🔹RSV: 796 (-7.6%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 66 (+8.1%)
🔸Influenza: 20 (-33.3%)
🔸RSV: 77 (+28.3%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-03-31 03:56:40 UTC

New Zealand: Dr Bruce Ross Dooley lost his medical registration after encouraging “Omicron parties” to catch COVID instead of vaccination.
He also promoted and sold ivermectin as a better alternative to the Pfizer vaccine.
Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360958376/doctor-who-told-patients-catching-covid-19-was-natural-vaccine-suspended-12-months
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2026-03-27 07:18:33 UTC

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 27 March 2026
🔹SA: ⬆️ (+22.1%)
🔹TAS: ⬆️ (+20.0%)
🔹NSW: ⬆️ (+3.7%)
🔸WA: ⬇️(-32.5%) Avg 15/day in hospital
🔸QLD: ⬇️(-0.3%) 61 in hospital (+22.0%)
🔹VIC: Next update: 3 April
🔹Aged Care: The Australian government ended weekly COVID reporting
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2026-03-27 04:21:11 UTC

South Australia (SA) Weekly Respiratory Update: 21 Mar to 27 Mar 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 243 (+22.1%)
🔹Flu: 54 (+14.8%)
🔹RSV: 59 (+18.0%)
🔹Pertussis: 27 (-10.0%)
Reported deaths in 2026:
🔸COVID: <5
🔸Flu: 0
🔸RSV: 0
🔸Pertussis: 0
Source: https://sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/about+us/health+statistics/surveillance+of+notifiable+conditions/respiratory+infections+dashboard
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2026-03-27 00:40:32 UTC

By Tricia Dearborn: @triciadearborn.bsky.social
"Jesus fucking Christ on a cracker.
On 22 March 2026, in Wales, at least 76% of patients in hospital with Covid CAUGHT COVID AT THE HOSPITAL.
Healthcare providers everywhere: have healthcare workers wear N95s! Clean the air! Stop giving patients diseases they did not come in with"
Source: https://x.com/TriciaDearborn/status/2036987786692354220
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2026-03-26 01:21:52 UTC

"Getting COVID Again Is More Dangerous Than Most People Realize—Here’s What To Know"
"Each COVID-19 infection is a new stress on the body. Repeated infections may increase the risk of long COVID by cumulatively affecting the immune system, inflammation and organ systems."
"What makes getting long COVID especially dangerous is that there is currently no cure for it."
Source: https://archive.md/Re86O
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2026-03-26 00:30:06 UTC

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(3/3) NSW COVID-19 Sewage surveillance program: 26 March 2026
Week ending 21 March 2026:
🔹Bondi: ⬆️UP
🔹Liverpool: ⬇️DOWN
🔹Quakers Hill: ⬆️UP
🔹Hunter: ➡️STABLE
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2026-03-26 00:29:34 UTC

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(2/3) NSW COVID-19 Whole Genome Sequencing: 26 March 2026
🔸Last updated: 14 March 2026
🔹 XFG: ~50% (estimated)
🔹 BA.3.2: ~26% (estimated)
🔹 NB.1.8.1: ~24% (estimated)
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2026-03-26 00:29:06 UTC

🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: 26 March 2026
Week ending 21 March 2026:
🔸COVID positivity rate: 4.4% (+0.9%)
🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4
🔹COVID: 1,001 (+3.7%)
🔹Influenza: 519 (-7.3%)
🔹RSV: 1,369 (+23.7%)
https://health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx
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2026-03-24 07:14:48 UTC

World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social
Every COVID-19 infection carries a risk of Long COVID - affecting the brain, heart, lungs, and immune system in ways that can last months or longer.
Prevention still works.
- Masking: Wear a high-quality mask (N95 or better) to reduce spread
- Ventilation: Bring in fresh air and use HEPA filtration indoors
- Distancing: Reduce crowding, use hybrid/remote options when possible
- Testing: Test early and often
- Vaccination: Helps protect against severe illness, especially with other measures
#PublicHealth #COVIDIsNotOver #COVID #COVID19 #LongCOVID #LongCOVIDAwareness
Source: https://bsky.app/profile/thewhn.bsky.social/post/3mhqpk2zvl225
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2026-03-24 04:46:47 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 17 March - 23 March 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 650 (-0.3%)
🔹Influenza: 594 (-1.1%)
🔹RSV: 862 (+29.6%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 61 (+22.0%)
🔸Influenza: 30 (-9.0%)
🔸RSV: 60 (+20.0%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-03-24 01:22:00 UTC

"COVID vaccines not tied to risk of sudden death, study shows."
Data show COVID vaccines do not increase sudden death risk in young, healthy people, contrary to myths circulating widely on social media.
A Canadian study found healthy adolescents and young adults vaccinated against COVID-19 were 43% less likely to experience sudden death than non-vaccinated people,
Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-vaccines-not-tied-risk-sudden-death-study-shows
Study: https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004924
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2026-03-24 00:58:08 UTC

New COVID variant with immune escape potential confirmed in US, 22 other countries.
"The highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 BA.3.2 variant, which has been reported by at least 23 countries as of February 11, has been detected in nasal swabs collected from four US travelers"
"Continued genomic surveillance is needed to track SARS-CoV-2 evolution and determine its potential effect on public health."
#COVID19
Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/new-covid-variant-immune-escape-potential-confirmed-us-22-other-countries
Study: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7510a1.htm
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2026-03-20 22:04:12 UTC

Long COVID Taste Loss Linked to Molecular Changes.
"A NEW study has provided important insights into the biological basis of persistent taste dysfunction in patients with long COVID, suggesting that subtle molecular changes, rather than structural damage, may underlie ongoing symptoms."
#LongCOVID
Source: https://www.emjreviews.com/microbiology-infectious-diseases/news/long-covid-taste-loss-linked-to-molecular-changes/
Study: https://academic.oup.com/chemse/article/doi/10.1093/chemse/bjaf068/8444736

2026-03-18 01:25:31 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 10 March - 16 March 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 652 (+1.2%)
🔹Influenza: 601 (+8.2%)
🔹RSV: 665 (+0.9%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 50 (+13.6%)
🔸Influenza: 33 (+26.9%)
🔸RSV: 50 (-13.7%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-03-16 03:47:03 UTC

"Long COVID leaves thousands of L.A. County residents sick, broke and ignored"
“You’re not just becoming disabled,” said Elle Seibert, 31, who has dealt with debilitating fatigue and cardiac symptoms since 2020. “You’re realizing how easily society at large and people in your life will abandon you when you cannot offer them things.”
https://archive.md/z5oUp
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2026-03-12 04:51:35 UTC

The COVID-19 pandemic at 6 years: Mass death, debilitation and media silence
"The pandemic has killed over 30 million people worldwide, left more than 400 million suffering from Long COVID and inflicted incalculable damage on the social fabric of every country on Earth. It is one of the most catastrophic events in modern history—and it is not over"
Source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/03/11/umur-m11.html

2026-03-10 04:09:04 UTC

Study links working while sick to higher risk of future absence
"Workers who report going to work while sick, a phenomenon known as presenteeism, may be more likely to miss work due to illness in the future, according to a longitudinal study of South Korean employees"
Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-health/study-links-working-while-sick-higher-risk-future-absence
Study: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-026-26944-x

2026-03-10 00:49:49 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 3 March - 9 March 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 644 (+6.0%)
🔹Influenza: 555 (-1.0%)
🔹RSV: 659 (+22.9%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 44 (+33.3%)
🔸Influenza: 26 (-7.1%)
🔸RSV: 58 (+48.7%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-03-09 22:11:58 UTC

Repeatedly getting Covid doesn’t build immunity, ‘it’s more like accumulating damage’
Leading vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris says there's not enough awareness of the impact of Covid-19 on overall health.
"What many people don't realise is that getting Covid repeatedly is not like building immunity, it's more like accumulating damage," she says.
Source: https://archive.md/Qsv13
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2026-03-06 05:09:06 UTC

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 6 March 2026
🔹TAS: ⬆️ (+38.8%)
🔹QLD: ⬆️ (+28.6%) 33 in hospital
🔹VIC: ⬆️ (+20.0%)
🔹NSW: ⬆️ (+7.2%)
🔸SA: ⬇️ (-6.3%)
🔸WA: ⬇️ (-8.0%) Avg 19/day in hospital
🔹Aged Care: The Australian government ended weekly COVID-19 reporting.
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2026-03-04 06:20:59 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 2 March 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 607 (+28.6%)
🔹Influenza: 561 (+2.3%)
🔹RSV: 536 (+10.2%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 33 (-2.9%)
🔸Influenza: 28 (Stable)
🔸RSV: 39 (+18.1%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-03-04 00:15:55 UTC

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) can directly infect heart tissue.
"Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have developed a human heart cell model demonstrating that the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) can directly infect heart tissue, providing new insight into why some people experience serious heart complications during and after infection."
Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-mini-hearts-covid-virus-infects.html
Study: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1758-5090/ae38d7
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2026-02-24 05:45:51 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 23 Feb 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 472 (+11.5%)
🔹Influenza: 548 (+24.8%)
🔹RSV: 486 (+9.4%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 34 (-8.1%)
🔸Influenza: 28 (-17.6%)
🔸RSV: 33 (+10.0%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-02-23 03:35:37 UTC

By Briana Mills, LMFT:
"When you say the pandemic is over, what you really mean is community care and solidarity are over."
Source: https://x.com/theBrianaMills/status/2025303786349281334
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2026-02-20 06:27:16 UTC

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 20 Feb 2026
🔹SA: ⬆️ (+36.5%) 5 deaths reported
🔹WA: ⬆️ (+34.3%) Avg 18/day in hospital
🔹VIC: ⬆️ (+29.0%)
🔹QLD: ⬆️ (+15.8%) 37 in hospital
🔹NSW: ⬆️ (+13.0%)
🔸TAS: Next update: 6 Mar
🔹Aged Care: The Australian government ended weekly COVID-19 reporting.
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2026-02-19 03:58:19 UTC

"Vaccination cuts risk of COVID-19 respiratory failure or death by 80%"
Adults who received the 2024–25 COVID-19 vaccine were 40% less likely to be hospitalised and 79% less likely to need invasive ventilation or die from COVID-19, according to a new case-control study.
Source: https://archive.md/wRES7
Study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12869339/
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2026-02-18 01:21:31 UTC

"GP shares simple symptom test to know if you have COVID or flu"
"A GP has shared a simple symptoms test to know whether you have COVID or flu. While some of the signs may overlap, there is something that can differentiate the two illnesses."
Source: https://archive.md/FMPrb
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2026-02-17 02:09:55 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 16 Feb 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 423 (+15.8%)
🔹Influenza: 439 (-15.0%)
🔹RSV: 444 (-4.9%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 37 (+5.7%)
🔸Influenza: 34 (+21.4%)
🔸RSV: 30 (+30.4%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-02-15 23:18:06 UTC

"How long diseases like measles and the flu linger in the air — after an infected person has left the room"
RSV: up to 45 mins
Influenza: at least 1 hour
Rhinovirus: 1-2 hours
Measles: up to 2 hours
Norovirus: up to 2 hours
COVID-19: up to 3 hours
Chickenpox: several hours
Mumps: several hours
Tuberculosis (TB): 6-12 hours
Source: https://archive.md/dKnQP
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2026-02-13 05:35:37 UTC

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 13 Feb 2026
🔹WA: ⬆️ (+39.5%) Avg 18/day in hospital
🔹SA: ⬆️ (+31.6%)
🔹QLD: ⬆️ (+27.6%) 35 in hospital
🔹NSW: ⬆️ (+23.0%)
🔸VIC: Next update: 20 Feb
🔸TAS: Next update: 6 Mar
🔸ACT: Paused reporting
🔹Aged Care: The Australian Government ended weekly COVID-19 reporting
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2026-02-12 01:33:47 UTC

By @doodlesbycharlie.bsky.social
“DURING COVID IS NOW. IT NEVER LEFT!” 😷
#COVIDisNotOVER
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2026-02-10 22:09:24 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 9 Feb 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 365 (+27.6%)
🔹Influenza: 517 (+10.7%)
🔹RSV: 467 (+46.8%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 35 (+12.9%)
🔸Influenza: 28 (+64.7%)
🔸RSV: 23 (+27.7%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-02-07 04:53:29 UTC

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Most doctors’ knowledge of Long COVID vs The published Long COVID science.
#LongCOVID #COVIDisNotOVER #COVIDisAIRBORNE
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2026-02-06 07:44:17 UTC

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 6 Feb 2026
🔹NSW: ⬆️ (+18.5%)
🔹VIC: ⬆️ (+13.0%)
🔹SA: ⬆️ (+11.2%)
🔹WA: ⬆️ (+9.0%) Avg 20/day in hospital
🔸QLD: ⬇️ (-6.5%) 31 in hospital
▫️TAS: ➡️ (Stable)
🔹Aged Care: The Australian Government ended weekly COVID-19 reporting
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2026-02-05 06:34:08 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 2 Feb 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 286 (-6.5%)
🔹Influenza: 467 (-27.1%)
🔹RSV: 318 (-9.9%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 31 (-13.8%)
🔸Influenza: 17 (-52.7%)
🔸RSV: 18 (-30.7%)
Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-02-05 06:10:36 UTC

"The new 'highly transmissible' COVID-19 variant: what Aussies need to know"
"The dominant strain, NB.1.8.1 - a sub-lineage of Omicron - is now circulating widely across Australia, although it is flying under the radar."
"NB.1.8.1 is highly transmissible, spreads faster than earlier Omicron variants, and has a shorter incubation period."
"NB.1.8.1 has one signature symptom, the stabbing throat. Many patients report a sharp, stabbing pain when swallowing, often before other symptoms appear."
Source: https://archive.md/Xh61X
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2026-02-04 05:38:37 UTC

"First vaccine targeting SARS virus family enters human trials"
A new vaccine, GBP511 developed by UW Medicine, has entered clinical trials in Australia. It aims to protect against COVID-19 and related coronaviruses, including potential future threats, with trials led by South Korean pharmaceutical company SK Bioscience.
#COVID19
Source: https://www.ipd.uw.edu/2026/02/gbp511-vaccine-clinical-trial-begins/

2026-02-04 00:13:10 UTC

'Zombie' Remnants of COVID-19 Hunt In Packs And Kill Our Immune Cells
Study by 30+ authors shows how the destruction of the virus within our body leaves dangerous protein fragments that target immune cells, helping explain debilitating long COVID symptoms affecting millions worldwide.
#COVID19 #LongCOVID
Source: https://www.sciencealert.com/zombie-remnants-of-covid-19-hunt-in-packs-and-kill-our-immune-cells
Study: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2521841122

2026-02-03 22:50:40 UTC

Long-COVID symptoms persist for years in nonhospitalized adults, study reveals
Study of 130 non-hospitalised Long COVID adults in Sweden found that at 2.5 years ~50% had severe dyspnea and depression, and 42% had impaired lower-body strength on testing at clinic.
Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/long-covid-symptoms-persist-years-nonhospitalized-adults-study-reveals
Study: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-026-26532-z
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2026-02-01 00:16:16 UTC

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Top-liked reply = I turn it into a meme.
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2026-01-31 05:16:37 UTC

"Wastewater surveillance reveals hidden COVID spread beyond reported cases."
As COVID testing becomes less routine, case numbers can underestimate outbreaks. Research led by Prof Michio Murakami shows wastewater surveillance reveals hidden spread, offering a clearer view of community transmission and early warnings.
Source: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260130/Wastewater-surveillance-reveals-hidden-COVID-spread-beyond-reported-cases.aspx
Study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412025007792?via%3Dihub

2026-01-31 05:03:10 UTC

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 30 Jan 2026
🔹SA: ⬆️(+2.8%)
🔹QLD: ➡️(STABLE) 36 in hospital
🔹WA: ⬇️(-46.3%) Avg 27/day in hospital
🔹NSW: ⬇️(-23.4%)
🔸VIC: Next update: 6 Feb
🔸TAS: Next update: 6 Feb
🔹Aged Care: The Australian Government ended weekly COVID-19 reporting.
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2026-01-30 01:41:00 UTC

Metformin shown to prevent long COVID across risk groups in multiple randomised trials when taken during or shortly after acute infection with SARS-CoV-2.
Source: https://archive.md/dsi5t
Study: https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaf700/8444410?login=false
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2026-01-28 04:24:16 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 27 Jan 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 306 (Stable)
🔹Influenza: 641 (-7.1%)
🔹RSV: 353 (+7.2%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 36 (+12.5%)
🔸Influenza: 36 (-25.0%)
🔸RSV: 26 (-21.2%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-01-23 07:48:02 UTC

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 23 Jan 2026
🔹VIC: ⬇️ (-37%)
🔹SA: ⬇️ (-23.3%)
🔹WA: ⬇️(-20.3%) Avg 31/day in hospital
🔹QLD: ⬇️(-19.4%) 32 in hospital
🔹NSW: ⬇️(-9.7%)
🔸TAS: Next update: 6 Feb
🔹Aged Care: The Australian Government has made a decision to no longer publish data about COVID-19 cases in Australian residential aged care facilities on a weekly basis.
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2026-01-23 04:00:32 UTC

"US formally withdrawals from World Health Organization, leaving debt"
The United States has officially withdrawn from the WHO, one year after signalling its intent to leave. The US previously funded about 20% of the WHO budget but has not paid dues for 2024 or 2025, leaving a $278 million debt. WHO says withdrawal isn’t complete until debts are paid.
Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/public-health/us-formally-withdrawals-world-health-organization-leaving-debt

2026-01-20 05:52:54 UTC

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Queensland: SARS-CoV-2 Whole Genome Sequencing: 15 January 2026
🔹KP.3.1.1: ~30%
🔹NB.1.8.1: ~29%
🔹XFG: ~20%
🔹BA.3.2: ~16%
🔹XFW: ~5%
Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0024/1361922/sars-cov-2-genomic-analysis-report.pdf?version=23
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2026-01-20 05:52:05 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 19 Jan 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 306 (-19.4%)
🔹Influenza: 690 (-31.9%)
🔹RSV: 329 (-7.0%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 32 (-5.8%)
🔸Influenza: 48 (-23.8%)
🔸RSV: 33 (+10.0%)
Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-01-19 22:11:17 UTC

"Mass UK study debunks COVID vaccine myth."
"A landmark study of nearly 14 million children in England has revealed that the Covid infection carries a higher risk of heart complications than the vaccination"
Source: https://archive.md/PanVG
Study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(25)00247-0/fulltext
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2026-01-19 07:11:55 UTC

Australian Centre for Disease Control.
The Director-General leads the Australian Centre for Disease Control, providing national leadership on public health risk and overseeing analytical, policy, operational, and advisory work. Paul McCormack is Acting Director-General, supported by an advisory council, leadership team, and ~250 staff across 6 branches.
Source: https://www.cdc.gov.au/about-us/our-leadership-and-governance
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2026-01-19 04:11:51 UTC

"Scientist whose work laid foundations for Covid vaccines dies aged 91"
"Gregory Gregoriadis’s work paved the way for modern medical breakthroughs including the use of lipids in mRNA Covid vaccines."
Source: https://archive.md/3ZwbL
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2026-01-19 01:47:09 UTC

By Irena Buzarewicz @irenabuzarewicz.bsky.social‬
Source: https://bsky.app/profile/irenabuzarewicz.bsky.social/post/3mcmkhsib2s22
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2026-01-16 06:42:35 UTC

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 16 Jan 2026
🔹WA: Up (+45%) Avg 20/day in hospital
🔹SA: Up (+25%)
🔹NSW: Up (+10%)
▫️QLD: 380 new cases. 34 in hospital (First full week of data)
🔸VIC: Next update: 23 Jan
🔸TAS: Next update: 6 Feb
🔹Aged Care: No data published today — last update was 19 Dec 2025
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2026-01-13 04:15:58 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 12 Jan 2026
5 Jan to 11 Jan 2026
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 380
🔹Influenza: 1,014
🔹RSV: 354
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 34
🔸Influenza: 63
🔸RSV: 30
Note: This is the first full week of data. The previous week only included a partial week (4 days of reporting)
Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-01-12 01:15:56 UTC

By Dr. bird 🌻 | Inspiring Change @bbiiirdbphd.bsky.social‬
One of the saddest parts about being alive in the ongoing C-19 world, as someone who has stayed up-to-date on the research and lived by it, is that you find out that most everyone you ever knew is happy to move on building a life without you in it, by painting you out as “crazy”.
Source: https://bsky.app/profile/bbiiirdbphd.bsky.social/post/3mc46han5hc26
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2026-01-12 00:07:29 UTC

🇺🇸US Weekly COVID update: Jan 12, 2026
🔸1 in 55 Actively Infectious
🔸892,000 New Daily Infections
🔸5,600,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸12,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸280,000 to 1,120,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,600 to 2,700 Weekly Excess Deaths
https://pmc19.com/data/
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2026-01-11 23:40:56 UTC

Australia: Be warned, COVID has not gone away.
"Is there much COVID around? Do I need the new booster shot LP.8.1? ADRIAN ESTERMAN shares the science."
Source: https://citynews.com.au/2026/be-warned-covid-has-not-gone-away/

2026-01-08 04:35:36 UTC

By Spela Salamon, MD, Ph.D:
"My hot take: Omicron subvariants are MORE dangerous. Why? Because they are better and reinfecting, and long term risks are cumulative with reinfections."
X link: https://x.com/Derek_a_Franks/status/2008532003763744878
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2026-01-06 07:15:28 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 1 Jan to 4 Jan 2026
Note: The weekly update includes notification numbers for a partial week (1–4 Jan 2026)
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 138
🔹Influenza: 419
🔹RSV: 125
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 45
🔸Influenza: 88
🔸RSV: 28
Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2026-01-04 22:12:07 UTC

🇺🇸US Weekly COVID update: Dec 29, 2025
🔸1 in 51 Actively Infectious
🔸958,000 New Daily Infections
🔸6,320,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸239,000,000 Infections in 2025
🔸316,000 to 1,260,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,900 to 3,200 Weekly Deaths
Source: https://pmc19.com/data/
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2025-12-24 01:34:39 UTC

🚨 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
🦠 Flu is AIRBORNE
🦠 COVID is AIRBORNE
🦠 RSV is AIRBORNE
🦠 Measles is AIRBORNE
🦠 Whooping cough is AIRBORNE
These viruses spread through the air you breathe, especially indoors.
Protect yourself and others:
😷 Wear a well-fitting mask (N95/P2 Respirator)
💉 Stay up to date with vaccinations
🏡 Stay home if sick
🌬️ Improve indoor air (ventilation & HEPA filters)
Clean air, masking and vaccinations save lives.

2025-12-22 07:44:48 UTC

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 16 Dec to 22 Dec 2025
Reported cases:
🔹COVID: 413 (+10.1%)
🔹Influenza: 1,994 (+17.9%)
🔹RSV: 409 (+31.0%)
Hospitalisations:
🔸COVID: 25 (-21.8%)
🔸Influenza: 93 (+40.9%)
🔸RSV: 39 (+25.8%)
Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu
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2025-12-20 01:09:20 UTC

By Dr. Michael
COVID is NOT primarily a respiratory disease.
It is a systemic vascular-immune disease causing endothelial injury, microvascular thrombosis, and immune dysregulation. This is concerning because the injury is cumulative with each infection (endothelium does not easily regenerate).
Source: https://x.com/internetuserf12/status/2001484955621208550
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