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Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 23 Sep to 29 ...

2025-09-29T06:53:34Z

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 23 Sep to 29 Sep 2025

Reported cases:

🔹COVID: 396 (-18.6%)
🔹Influenza: 1,839 (-32.0%)
🔹RSV: 652 (-9.1%)

Hospitalisations:

🔸COVID: 33 (-23.2%)
🔸Influenza: 109 (-29.6%)
🔸RSV: 39 (-30.3%)

Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 16 Sep to 22 ...

2025-09-23T00:22:24Z

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 16 Sep to 22 Sep 2025

Reported cases:

🔹COVID: 487 (-27.3%)
🔹Influenza: 2,706 (-22.6%)
🔹RSV: 718 (-15.3%)

Hospitalisations:

🔸COVID: 43 (-20.3%)
🔸Influenza: 155 (-25.1%)
🔸RSV: 56 (+16.6%)

Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

🇨🇦 Canada: Quebec to stop offering free COVID-19 vaccines ...

2025-09-18T06:30:34Z

🇨🇦 Canada: Quebec to stop offering free COVID-19 vaccines to the general population.

"A dose will cost between $150 and $180 at a pharmacy"

Source: archive.md/0NIQc

"Buffy the COVID Slayer: Sarah Michelle Gellar posts masked ...

2025-09-07T23:58:48Z

"Buffy the COVID Slayer: Sarah Michelle Gellar posts masked selfie on set of reboot"

"I will wear a mask in my shower if that means I don't get this again" said Sarah Michelle Gellar after recovering from COVID-19.

Source: https://archive.md/iTPlt

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By tern @npub1as2…kyan "I had a reply yesterday that said ...

2025-09-03T05:20:03Z

By tern Tern (npub1as2…kyan)

"I had a reply yesterday that said that if everyone masked and socially distanced for 2 weeks, we would stop the spread of Covid"

"I love this sentiment, and it's true"
"It would stop covid for a while"

"But only for a while"
"Important thread that may help you understand things..."

Source: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1962783319243792655.html

X source: https://x.com/1goodtern/status/1962783319243792655

AusCOVID19 group (npub15gr…ztdn)

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 19 August to ...

2025-08-25T08:22:35Z

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 19 August to 25 August 2025

Reported cases:

🔹COVID: 988 (+2.8%)
🔹Influenza: 4,260 (+0.7%)
🔹RSV: 849 (-6.9%)

Hospitalisations:

🔸COVID: 89 (-1.1%)
🔸Influenza: 269 (+2.6%)
🔸RSV: 64 (+10.3%)

Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

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🇺🇸 USA: Study finds removing school mask mandates ...

2025-08-05T02:51:36Z

🇺🇸 USA: Study finds removing school mask mandates contributed to almost 22,000 U.S. COVID deaths in a year.

Issue Date: May 2025

Source: https://www.nber.org/papers/w33849

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Scottish Oasis fans hit with Covid 'superspreader' ...

2025-08-04T04:47:58Z

Scottish Oasis fans hit with Covid 'superspreader' warning ahead of Murrayfield dates.

"Oasis fans told they are at risk of becoming 'Champagne Superspreaders' thanks to the new Stratus strain going around at reunion tour gigs"

"New strands of Covid can infect thousands within metres of one another, so wear a mask if concerned, be safe and enjoy the return of Oasis."

Source: https://archive.md/QakSG

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'Disabling' Chronic Illness in Children Not Taken ...

2025-07-29T02:16:48Z

'Disabling' Chronic Illness in Children Not Taken Seriously.

“It was found that... 15%, who had previously tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection were identified as likely having long COVID... Suggesting it has become one of the most common chronic illnesses in children.”

"People operate under the false assumption that if you are young and healthy, like kids, COVID is an inconsequential nothingburger and we should not worry about it... Of course, this is not accurate at all, Dr Ziyad Al-Aly added. Long COVID in children always demanded more attention and seriousness."

Source: https://archive.md/XewA8

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🇺🇸US Weekly COVID update: July 28, 2025 🔸1 in 118 People ...

2025-07-28T22:57:01Z

🇺🇸US Weekly COVID update: July 28, 2025

🔸1 in 118 People Currently Infected
🔸406,000 New Daily Infections
🔸2,842,000 New Weekly Infections
🔸142,000 to 568,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,000 to 1,700 Weekly Deaths

🔹 Transmission is high in Guam (very high), Louisiana (very high), Florida, and Hawai’i.

Source: https://pmc19.com/data/

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SARS-CoV-2 detections in wastewater accurately predict illnesses ...

2025-07-24T23:06:37Z

SARS-CoV-2 detections in wastewater accurately predict illnesses within one week

"A new study from the University of Minnesota found that SARS-CoV-2 levels in wastewater accurately predicted the subsequent COVID-19 case count the following week in the community, adding further evidence to the usefulness of wastewater detection."

Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/sars-cov-2-detections-wastewater-accurately-predict-illnesses-within-one-week

Study: https://academic.oup.com/jid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/infdis/jiaf242/8127153

🇳🇿 New Zealand: Long Covid is continuing to linger in the ...

2025-07-14T02:23:00Z

🇳🇿 New Zealand: Long Covid is continuing to linger in the workplace, and businesses struggle to cope.

"Long Covid brings a host of debilitating symptoms, including brain fog, chronic fatigue, joint pain, and respiratory issues. For New Zealand, this translates to between 207,000 and 405,000 people potentially affected. The actual number of Covid infections in the workplace are unreported and, therefore, unknown."

Source: https://archive.md/DZIB0

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Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 1 July to 7 ...

2025-07-07T07:30:56Z

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 1 July to 7 July 2025

Reported cases:

🔹COVID: 1,217 (-1.6%)
🔹Influenza: 3,058 (+6.9%)
🔹RSV: 880 (-1.0%)

Hospitalisations:

🔸COVID: 153 (-11.5%)
🔸Influenza: 152 (+27.7%)
🔸RSV: 41 (-32.7%)

Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

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Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 10 June to 16 ...

2025-06-16T08:25:58Z

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 10 June to 16 June 2025

Reported cases:

🔹COVID: 1,018 (+14.7%)
🔹Influenza: 1,628 (+10.9%)
🔹RSV: 938 (+5.3%)

Hospitalisations:

🔸COVID: 138 (+24.3%)
🔸Influenza: 75 (-12.7%)
🔸RSV: 61 (+12.9%)

Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

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Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 2 June 2025 ...

2025-06-03T02:22:08Z

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 2 June 2025

Reported cases:

🔹COVID: 977 (+45.6%)
🔹Influenza: 1,234 (+5.7%)
🔹RSV: 873 (+8.7%)

Hospitalisations:

🔸COVID: 94 (+74.0%)
🔸Influenza: 65 (+12.0%)
🔸RSV: 46 (+15.0%)

Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

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How scientists are planning to stop long COVID in its tracks. ...

2025-04-09T01:31:58Z

How scientists are planning to stop long COVID in its tracks.

"Long COVID has generated at least 24,000 scientific papers, making it one of the most-studied illnesses in history. But the exact causes of the life-altering condition are yet to be nailed down in a medically meaningful manner."

"Many of us might have moved on from worrying about COVID, but the risk of life-altering effects from your next bout of illness remains real"

“This is a disease where we have no diagnosis, no treatment, no cure. And we really need to fix that.”

Source: https://archive.md/CUDUV

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Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Breakthrough: A Single Shot That ...

2025-03-26T01:40:38Z

Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Breakthrough: A Single Shot That Could Protect You From COVID, MERS, and the Common Cold.

"Viruses, including those that cause COVID-19, use sugar molecules on their surfaces to hide from the immune system, much like a protective coating. Now, researchers have developed a universal coronavirus vaccine that targets both the viruses and the sugars they use to avoid detection."

Two published studies:

Study 1: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.4c11723

Study 2: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.4c11724

Source: https://scitechdaily.com/universal-coronavirus-vaccine-breakthrough-a-single-shot-that-could-protect-you-from-covid-mers-and-the-common-cold/

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Countries should prepare for pandemic 'worse than ...

2024-11-18T07:27:49Z

Countries should prepare for pandemic 'worse than COVID-19' - WHO

Maria Van Kerkhove: "I don't think this pandemic needed to be as bad as it was as it is... And in fact, this was not really the big one, we have to prepare for an even worse one"

Source: https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/11/17/countries-should-prepare-for-pandemic-worse-than-covid-19-who/

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🇺🇸 US: Americans outraged as hospitals bring back COVID-era ...

2024-11-02T00:32:58Z

🇺🇸 US: Americans outraged as hospitals bring back COVID-era mask mandates for visitors and patients.

"One hospital system in Monterey, California, which treats nearly 400,000 patients a year, this week reinstated its face mask mandate for visitors and patients."

"Meanwhile several counties in San Francisco's Bay Area have also brought back mask rules in healthcare facilities ahead of flu season."

"And this week, New York City's health department again began recommending people mask-up while using public transport as the nation heads into winter."

Source: https://archive.md/M95Ak