Catherine
@catiezee.bsky.social
Trying to avoid covid infection and help others to do the same. Long Covid ally. 🕊️🇳🇿😷🪟🪷
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Catherine
@catiezee.bsky.social
· Jan 26
In case you missed it, here is the New Zealand Ministry of Health confirming that Covid-19 infection carries great risks to your health, and every time you get infected your risk of Long Covid and other medical issues increases.
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As you can see XFG is getting big in New York, while NB.1.8.1 does the same in California. Ontario/Canada has a decent amount of both.
In Europe XFG is big in Catalunya/Spain, while NB.1.8.1 is a bit bigger in France then XFG.
We'll now more in a few weeks!
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In Europe XFG is big in Catalunya/Spain, while NB.1.8.1 is a bit bigger in France then XFG.
We'll now more in a few weeks!
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June 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
As you can see XFG is getting big in New York, while NB.1.8.1 does the same in California. Ontario/Canada has a decent amount of both.
In Europe XFG is big in Catalunya/Spain, while NB.1.8.1 is a bit bigger in France then XFG.
We'll now more in a few weeks!
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In Europe XFG is big in Catalunya/Spain, while NB.1.8.1 is a bit bigger in France then XFG.
We'll now more in a few weeks!
2/2
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I have made an overview of the battle between XFG and NB.1.8.1 in the world
Samples collected on/after the 12th of May
NB.1.8.1 with a very high percentage in some SouthEast-Asian countries, and big in Oceania as well
XFG big in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh
Mixed in North America and Europe
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Samples collected on/after the 12th of May
NB.1.8.1 with a very high percentage in some SouthEast-Asian countries, and big in Oceania as well
XFG big in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh
Mixed in North America and Europe
1/2
June 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I have made an overview of the battle between XFG and NB.1.8.1 in the world
Samples collected on/after the 12th of May
NB.1.8.1 with a very high percentage in some SouthEast-Asian countries, and big in Oceania as well
XFG big in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh
Mixed in North America and Europe
1/2
Samples collected on/after the 12th of May
NB.1.8.1 with a very high percentage in some SouthEast-Asian countries, and big in Oceania as well
XFG big in India/Pakistan/Bangladesh
Mixed in North America and Europe
1/2
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The failure to support alternatives to Pfizer for those that have reactions is (another) massive public health pandemic failure.
Consultation closes 5 June, which isn't that far away.
Consultation closes 5 June, which isn't that far away.
One obstacle to getting Covid vaccines is the side-effects.
Novavax is less reactogenic and people should be allowed to access it as a matter of choice.
ir.novavax.com/press-releas...
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Novavax is less reactogenic and people should be allowed to access it as a matter of choice.
ir.novavax.com/press-releas...
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SHIELD-Utah Study Shows Novavax's COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Lower Reactogenicity Symptoms Compared to mRNA - Apr 15, 2025
Preliminary data showed Novavax's non-mRNA JN.1 COVID-19 vaccine induced lower frequency and severity of short-term side effects and impact on daily life compared with Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine...
ir.novavax.com
May 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The failure to support alternatives to Pfizer for those that have reactions is (another) massive public health pandemic failure.
Consultation closes 5 June, which isn't that far away.
Consultation closes 5 June, which isn't that far away.
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Come read about our family adventure with the new game The Haunted Woods created by Steve Wilcox
"In a far away land, there is a village surrounded by a sprawling forest. Once the forest was lush and vibrant, but it has grown dark and gloomy of late." 🧵1/
"In a far away land, there is a village surrounded by a sprawling forest. Once the forest was lush and vibrant, but it has grown dark and gloomy of late." 🧵1/
January 27, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Come read about our family adventure with the new game The Haunted Woods created by Steve Wilcox
"In a far away land, there is a village surrounded by a sprawling forest. Once the forest was lush and vibrant, but it has grown dark and gloomy of late." 🧵1/
"In a far away land, there is a village surrounded by a sprawling forest. Once the forest was lush and vibrant, but it has grown dark and gloomy of late." 🧵1/
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"Games are surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about COVID-19 and Long Covid.
Canadian professor Steve Wilcox has between 95 and 100% of students ... masking up with N95s after playing a simple game he designed called 'The Haunted Woods.'"
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
Canadian professor Steve Wilcox has between 95 and 100% of students ... masking up with N95s after playing a simple game he designed called 'The Haunted Woods.'"
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
“Long COVID Mode”: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times
Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information — making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...
thesicktimes.org
May 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"Games are surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about COVID-19 and Long Covid.
Canadian professor Steve Wilcox has between 95 and 100% of students ... masking up with N95s after playing a simple game he designed called 'The Haunted Woods.'"
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
Canadian professor Steve Wilcox has between 95 and 100% of students ... masking up with N95s after playing a simple game he designed called 'The Haunted Woods.'"
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
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For those of you interested in a black Trident P2/N95/FFP3 respirator, Trident are reportedly “monitoring interest in this product and evaluating its commercial viability”. Tell them what you think tridentsafety.com.au/contact-us/
Contact Us - Trident Safety
tridentsafety.com.au
April 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
For those of you interested in a black Trident P2/N95/FFP3 respirator, Trident are reportedly “monitoring interest in this product and evaluating its commercial viability”. Tell them what you think tridentsafety.com.au/contact-us/
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/cl...
Clean Air in Schools
Covid can have substantial impacts on peoples’ health. Although Covid initially enters the body through the respiratory system, it can affect virtually every bodily system and organ. There are no adva...
our.actionstation.org.nz
April 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/cl...
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The drop in hospitalisations to an all time low matches a drop in covid detected in wastewater to an all time low.
April 17, 2025 at 4:13 AM
The drop in hospitalisations to an all time low matches a drop in covid detected in wastewater to an all time low.
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Take it from this American: you don't want the antivaxers to win. Here's a really helpful tipsheet for submissions: covidaction.nz/en/covidinqu...
April 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Take it from this American: you don't want the antivaxers to win. Here's a really helpful tipsheet for submissions: covidaction.nz/en/covidinqu...
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“If you look at the tests they have the profile of a person with very early Alzheimer’s disease. Do they have Alzheimer’s disease? We don’t know.” apple.news/AjLJlXpTWR9G...
April 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“If you look at the tests they have the profile of a person with very early Alzheimer’s disease. Do they have Alzheimer’s disease? We don’t know.” apple.news/AjLJlXpTWR9G...
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Aranet4 HOME Giveaway!
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Rules to enter:
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*The giveaway ends on April 29th 00:00 PT.
#aranet
Want to get your hands on our best-seller? Enter now!🙌
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2) Like this post ❤️
3) Tag a a clean-air lover in the comments 🌬️💚 (unlimited entries)
*The giveaway ends on April 29th 00:00 PT.
#aranet
April 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Aranet4 HOME Giveaway!
Want to get your hands on our best-seller? Enter now!🙌
Rules to enter:
1) Follow our account 👉 @aranethome.bsky.social
2) Like this post ❤️
3) Tag a a clean-air lover in the comments 🌬️💚 (unlimited entries)
*The giveaway ends on April 29th 00:00 PT.
#aranet
Want to get your hands on our best-seller? Enter now!🙌
Rules to enter:
1) Follow our account 👉 @aranethome.bsky.social
2) Like this post ❤️
3) Tag a a clean-air lover in the comments 🌬️💚 (unlimited entries)
*The giveaway ends on April 29th 00:00 PT.
#aranet
"Students were turning up [at Otago university's Student Health Centre] with flu even weeks ago. The message for everyone is, it looks like the flu season is going to be early and don't delay [getting the flu vaccine]."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Flu season comes early as record high cases sparks warning
A public health adviser says the winter flu season appears to be kicking off early, as cases spike across the Tasman.
www.rnz.co.nz
April 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
"Students were turning up [at Otago university's Student Health Centre] with flu even weeks ago. The message for everyone is, it looks like the flu season is going to be early and don't delay [getting the flu vaccine]."
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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This is a patient group that has experienced decades of staggering hostility alternating with ignoring from the medical profession and society at large. They show why we can't treat disability benefits as a "treatment" for the problem of "not working". It's misdefining the problem.
🧵
"Almost no ME/CFS patients return to work: "The help we have provided to patients through the welfare and healthcare systems has had little rehabilitative effect," says a researcher."
www.sciencenorway.no/chronic-fati...
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
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"Almost no ME/CFS patients return to work: "The help we have provided to patients through the welfare and healthcare systems has had little rehabilitative effect," says a researcher."
www.sciencenorway.no/chronic-fati...
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
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March 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is a patient group that has experienced decades of staggering hostility alternating with ignoring from the medical profession and society at large. They show why we can't treat disability benefits as a "treatment" for the problem of "not working". It's misdefining the problem.
Radio interview following the article published by RNZ earlier this week. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Catching Covid in hospitals
Experts are worried that lessons learnt during the Covid pandemic are being ignored and too many people are getting sick and dying after catching the virus in healthcare settings.
www.rnz.co.nz
March 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Radio interview following the article published by RNZ earlier this week. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
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"If people understood how to protect themselves and why they should avoid repeat infections, I’m confident more people would make the effort. But they need to be informed."
#Maskup😷 #COVIDisNotOVER #COVIDisAIRBORNE
#Maskup😷 #COVIDisNotOVER #COVIDisAIRBORNE
March 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
"If people understood how to protect themselves and why they should avoid repeat infections, I’m confident more people would make the effort. But they need to be informed."
#Maskup😷 #COVIDisNotOVER #COVIDisAIRBORNE
#Maskup😷 #COVIDisNotOVER #COVIDisAIRBORNE
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Here are 50 reasons someone might be masking in 2025. None of them have to do with anxiety or criminal behavior, and not all of them about COVID. Use them in your accommodations requests or when advocating to protect the right to wear masks/prevent mask bans.
open.substack.com/pub/misfitme...
open.substack.com/pub/misfitme...
Why Are People Wearing Masks in 2025?
a mental health professional’s perspective
open.substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Here are 50 reasons someone might be masking in 2025. None of them have to do with anxiety or criminal behavior, and not all of them about COVID. Use them in your accommodations requests or when advocating to protect the right to wear masks/prevent mask bans.
open.substack.com/pub/misfitme...
open.substack.com/pub/misfitme...
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Influenza cases and deaths are crazy high in California — especially deaths 2.5x higher than other recent years. Get tested and get flu antiviral medications if you’re sick.
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
February 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Influenza cases and deaths are crazy high in California — especially deaths 2.5x higher than other recent years. Get tested and get flu antiviral medications if you’re sick.
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
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UK: Rise in UK economic inactivity since Covid is genuine, says ONS chief.
"Sir Ian Diamond, the UK’s national statistician was “very confident” in data showing that the number of people neither in work nor looking for work due to ill health had risen to some 2.8mn since Covid-19"
archive.md/gc1kQ
"Sir Ian Diamond, the UK’s national statistician was “very confident” in data showing that the number of people neither in work nor looking for work due to ill health had risen to some 2.8mn since Covid-19"
archive.md/gc1kQ
February 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
UK: Rise in UK economic inactivity since Covid is genuine, says ONS chief.
"Sir Ian Diamond, the UK’s national statistician was “very confident” in data showing that the number of people neither in work nor looking for work due to ill health had risen to some 2.8mn since Covid-19"
archive.md/gc1kQ
"Sir Ian Diamond, the UK’s national statistician was “very confident” in data showing that the number of people neither in work nor looking for work due to ill health had risen to some 2.8mn since Covid-19"
archive.md/gc1kQ
In case you missed it, here is the New Zealand Ministry of Health confirming that Covid-19 infection carries great risks to your health, and every time you get infected your risk of Long Covid and other medical issues increases.
January 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
In case you missed it, here is the New Zealand Ministry of Health confirming that Covid-19 infection carries great risks to your health, and every time you get infected your risk of Long Covid and other medical issues increases.
Reposted by Catherine
While joy emanates from within, managing external influences is crucial for maintaining it. This doesn't mean turning a blind eye to global issues— it's about disconnecting regularly to reconnect with our inner selves. Joy is precious. Nurture it before time slips away.
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
From My Snow-Covered Environment In The Yukon, I'm Sending Joy, Hope, And Positivity
YouTube video by Gurdeep Pandher
youtu.be
January 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
While joy emanates from within, managing external influences is crucial for maintaining it. This doesn't mean turning a blind eye to global issues— it's about disconnecting regularly to reconnect with our inner selves. Joy is precious. Nurture it before time slips away.
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
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Men more likely than women to develop COVID-19 pneumonia, research suggests.
🔹The risk of pneumonia was 7.0% for women, and 12.0% for men.
🔹Data on more than 1.6 million adult COVID-19 patients in Mexico from February 2020 to August 2023.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/men...
🔹The risk of pneumonia was 7.0% for women, and 12.0% for men.
🔹Data on more than 1.6 million adult COVID-19 patients in Mexico from February 2020 to August 2023.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/men...
Men more likely than women to develop COVID-19 pneumonia, research suggests
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 27, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Men more likely than women to develop COVID-19 pneumonia, research suggests.
🔹The risk of pneumonia was 7.0% for women, and 12.0% for men.
🔹Data on more than 1.6 million adult COVID-19 patients in Mexico from February 2020 to August 2023.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/men...
🔹The risk of pneumonia was 7.0% for women, and 12.0% for men.
🔹Data on more than 1.6 million adult COVID-19 patients in Mexico from February 2020 to August 2023.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/men...
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Why you should never kiss a baby
Why you should never kiss a baby
Most new parents are unaware of the risks of other people kissing their newborn baby.
dlvr.it
November 22, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Why you should never kiss a baby
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🗞️A bit more behind the scenes about our new shop & a mini delve into how art & design has been used in activism
🙏Huge thank you to those who have made an order, we've sold over 30 products already!
🔊audio available
⏳3 min read
www.longcovidadvoc.com/post/art-des...
🙏Huge thank you to those who have made an order, we've sold over 30 products already!
🔊audio available
⏳3 min read
www.longcovidadvoc.com/post/art-des...
Art, Design & Activism
It’s been over a year in the making. There’s been some blood, sweat, and tears. But, we made it, the LCA Shop is here and finally ready.
www.longcovidadvoc.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:52 AM
🗞️A bit more behind the scenes about our new shop & a mini delve into how art & design has been used in activism
🙏Huge thank you to those who have made an order, we've sold over 30 products already!
🔊audio available
⏳3 min read
www.longcovidadvoc.com/post/art-des...
🙏Huge thank you to those who have made an order, we've sold over 30 products already!
🔊audio available
⏳3 min read
www.longcovidadvoc.com/post/art-des...