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Layers of Protection: Vaccines + Masks + Ventilation + Filtration
Indoor Air Quality Standards
Masks in Healthcare and Aged Care
Aotearoa New Zealand Kikorangi
Pandemics | Typos
Layers of Protection: Vaccines + Masks + Ventilation + Filtration
Indoor Air Quality Standards
Masks in Healthcare and Aged Care
Aotearoa New Zealand Kikorangi
Pandemics | Typos
Preprint: Long COVID, POTS, and LC-POTS are biochemically distinct diseases.
Their differences are encoded in post-translational modifications inside fibrinaloid microclot complexes; not in protein abundance.
🧵 by @resiapretorius.bsky.social
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Their differences are encoded in post-translational modifications inside fibrinaloid microclot complexes; not in protein abundance.
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@resiapretorius: 🧵 1/10 We are excited to share our preprint examining pre-pandemic POTS and Long COVID, using deep analysis of the insoluble microclot fraction of blood. Our study shows that the key ...
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December 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Preprint: Long COVID, POTS, and LC-POTS are biochemically distinct diseases.
Their differences are encoded in post-translational modifications inside fibrinaloid microclot complexes; not in protein abundance.
🧵 by @resiapretorius.bsky.social
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Their differences are encoded in post-translational modifications inside fibrinaloid microclot complexes; not in protein abundance.
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BA.3.2 now 13.0% in NZ wastewater
"Cicada" is making itself known in New Zealand with a big jump in the last fortnight.
BA.3.2 was below 1% in the fortnight to 30 November, increased to 11.7% week of 7 Dec and is now at 13.0%
Also present:
28% MC.10.2.1
24% PE.1.4
19% NB.1.8.1
16% XFG
"Cicada" is making itself known in New Zealand with a big jump in the last fortnight.
BA.3.2 was below 1% in the fortnight to 30 November, increased to 11.7% week of 7 Dec and is now at 13.0%
Also present:
28% MC.10.2.1
24% PE.1.4
19% NB.1.8.1
16% XFG
December 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
BA.3.2 now 13.0% in NZ wastewater
"Cicada" is making itself known in New Zealand with a big jump in the last fortnight.
BA.3.2 was below 1% in the fortnight to 30 November, increased to 11.7% week of 7 Dec and is now at 13.0%
Also present:
28% MC.10.2.1
24% PE.1.4
19% NB.1.8.1
16% XFG
"Cicada" is making itself known in New Zealand with a big jump in the last fortnight.
BA.3.2 was below 1% in the fortnight to 30 November, increased to 11.7% week of 7 Dec and is now at 13.0%
Also present:
28% MC.10.2.1
24% PE.1.4
19% NB.1.8.1
16% XFG
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Clean air for kids & staff in schools & daycares shouldn’t be controversial
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance:
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No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance:
bsky.app/profile/mama...
Clean air for kids & staff in schools & daycares shouldn’t be controversial
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1297...
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance
preview.mailerlite.io/preview/1297...
Clean Indoor Air Toronto
cleanindoorairto.ca
December 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Clean air for kids & staff in schools & daycares shouldn’t be controversial
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance:
bsky.app/profile/mama...
No IAQ policy at any level of govt ensuring indoor air is clean & safe to breathe atm
Petition to Toronto Board of Health to direct TO Public Health to adopt Health🇨🇦's new IAQ Guidance:
bsky.app/profile/mama...
Long Covid’s long reach: Long Covid & ME/CFS are post-infectious chronic conditions that can change people’s lives and sense of identity.
"For parents and caregivers, it’s scary seeing a child with such a debilitating condition and with no clear treatment or pathway to recovery." #LongCovidKids
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"For parents and caregivers, it’s scary seeing a child with such a debilitating condition and with no clear treatment or pathway to recovery." #LongCovidKids
1/
December 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Long Covid’s long reach: Long Covid & ME/CFS are post-infectious chronic conditions that can change people’s lives and sense of identity.
"For parents and caregivers, it’s scary seeing a child with such a debilitating condition and with no clear treatment or pathway to recovery." #LongCovidKids
1/
"For parents and caregivers, it’s scary seeing a child with such a debilitating condition and with no clear treatment or pathway to recovery." #LongCovidKids
1/
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At present, there is no evidence of an increased hospitalization rate associated with BA.3.2 cases in Germany.
influenza.rki.de/Wochenberichte…
influenza.rki.de/Wochenberichte…
https://influenza.rki.de/Wochenberichte…
December 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
At present, there is no evidence of an increased hospitalization rate associated with BA.3.2 cases in Germany.
influenza.rki.de/Wochenberichte…
influenza.rki.de/Wochenberichte…
Today’s WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition update is already out of date.
The TAG-CO-VAC recommends a monovalent LP.8.1 vaccine stating available data indicate BA.3.2 does not currently exhibit a clear fitness advantage over JN.1-derived variants
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The TAG-CO-VAC recommends a monovalent LP.8.1 vaccine stating available data indicate BA.3.2 does not currently exhibit a clear fitness advantage over JN.1-derived variants
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December 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Today’s WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition update is already out of date.
The TAG-CO-VAC recommends a monovalent LP.8.1 vaccine stating available data indicate BA.3.2 does not currently exhibit a clear fitness advantage over JN.1-derived variants
1/
The TAG-CO-VAC recommends a monovalent LP.8.1 vaccine stating available data indicate BA.3.2 does not currently exhibit a clear fitness advantage over JN.1-derived variants
1/
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🚨🧵by Zdenek Vrozina:
"COVID-19 is often described as an inflammatory disease.
But new research shows SARS-CoV-2 goes deeper.
It alters regulatory layers inside cells at the RNA level, weakening antiviral defense from within..."
Full 23-tweet 🧵
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"COVID-19 is often described as an inflammatory disease.
But new research shows SARS-CoV-2 goes deeper.
It alters regulatory layers inside cells at the RNA level, weakening antiviral defense from within..."
Full 23-tweet 🧵
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December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
🚨🧵by Zdenek Vrozina:
"COVID-19 is often described as an inflammatory disease.
But new research shows SARS-CoV-2 goes deeper.
It alters regulatory layers inside cells at the RNA level, weakening antiviral defense from within..."
Full 23-tweet 🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/20013...
"COVID-19 is often described as an inflammatory disease.
But new research shows SARS-CoV-2 goes deeper.
It alters regulatory layers inside cells at the RNA level, weakening antiviral defense from within..."
Full 23-tweet 🧵
threadreaderapp.com/thread/20013...
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'John Muir, co-founder of the Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation, a UK charity campaigning for the improvement of clean indoor air, said any investment in the devices was well worth the money'.
There's a poll in this article - please vote.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
There's a poll in this article - please vote.
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Education bosses ‘missing a trick’ by failing to roll out air cleaners in schools
Northern Ireland is “missing a trick” by not rolling out air cleaners across its school estate, an industry expert has said.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
'John Muir, co-founder of the Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation, a UK charity campaigning for the improvement of clean indoor air, said any investment in the devices was well worth the money'.
There's a poll in this article - please vote.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
There's a poll in this article - please vote.
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Immunity theft: COVID infection may leave people more susceptible to other infections
"44 countries have seen tenfold increases in at least 13 infectious diseases compared with levels observed before the pandemic. One idea they discuss, known as "immunity theft," proposes that an episode of acute COVID may leave people more susceptible to other infections"
Source: archive.md/BLkpk
Source: archive.md/BLkpk
December 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Immunity theft: COVID infection may leave people more susceptible to other infections
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AFD Blog `The Lancet: The Threat of Another #Coronavirus Pandemic' afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Lancet: The Threat of Another Coronavirus Pandemic
#18,990 Although influenza A has historically been the cause of most major respiratory pandemics, three times between 2002 and 2020 we watch...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:54 AM
AFD Blog `The Lancet: The Threat of Another #Coronavirus Pandemic' afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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Current H5N1 avian influenza viruses replicate better in human respiratory tissues than a historic one, warranting "the urgency to prevent cross-species transmission to humans by controlling spillover events to mammals and limiting viral spread in farmed mammals." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
December 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Current H5N1 avian influenza viruses replicate better in human respiratory tissues than a historic one, warranting "the urgency to prevent cross-species transmission to humans by controlling spillover events to mammals and limiting viral spread in farmed mammals." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Fresh air is not a lifestyle preference or a comfort feature. It is one of the most effective public-health interventions we have. A century ago, this was already understood. Today, we continue to ignore it, even as COVID and Long COVID persist.
Read the full article: whn.global/fresh-air-sa...
Read the full article: whn.global/fresh-air-sa...
December 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Fresh air is not a lifestyle preference or a comfort feature. It is one of the most effective public-health interventions we have. A century ago, this was already understood. Today, we continue to ignore it, even as COVID and Long COVID persist.
Read the full article: whn.global/fresh-air-sa...
Read the full article: whn.global/fresh-air-sa...
First there was reduced wastewater surveillance for Covid and now the crowdsourced FluTracking survey is being discontinued
Min of Health has decided not to continue with the FluTracking survey each week from next year.
What a ridiculous decision. The cost savings must be minimal
What are our taxes actually used for if not things like public health?
What a ridiculous decision. The cost savings must be minimal
What are our taxes actually used for if not things like public health?
December 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
First there was reduced wastewater surveillance for Covid and now the crowdsourced FluTracking survey is being discontinued
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Nat Rev Neurol: The global threat of vaccine-preventable neurological diseases /
Felicia C Chow et al
go.nature.com/44uCylI
Felicia C Chow et al
go.nature.com/44uCylI
December 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Nat Rev Neurol: The global threat of vaccine-preventable neurological diseases /
Felicia C Chow et al
go.nature.com/44uCylI
Felicia C Chow et al
go.nature.com/44uCylI
New Zealand BA.3.2 “Cicada” wastewater update
Detected each week to date in November, but fell below 1% threshold in week to 23 Nov.
Detected in a few sampling sites. Not yet widespread.
NB.1.8.1 NImbus: 40.7%
PE.1.4: 18.0%
XFG Stratus: 16.0%
45% of population covered by ww testing.
Detected each week to date in November, but fell below 1% threshold in week to 23 Nov.
Detected in a few sampling sites. Not yet widespread.
NB.1.8.1 NImbus: 40.7%
PE.1.4: 18.0%
XFG Stratus: 16.0%
45% of population covered by ww testing.
www.poops.nz updated New Zealand COVID-19 wastewater surveillance, levels and variants.
December 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
New Zealand BA.3.2 “Cicada” wastewater update
Detected each week to date in November, but fell below 1% threshold in week to 23 Nov.
Detected in a few sampling sites. Not yet widespread.
NB.1.8.1 NImbus: 40.7%
PE.1.4: 18.0%
XFG Stratus: 16.0%
45% of population covered by ww testing.
Detected each week to date in November, but fell below 1% threshold in week to 23 Nov.
Detected in a few sampling sites. Not yet widespread.
NB.1.8.1 NImbus: 40.7%
PE.1.4: 18.0%
XFG Stratus: 16.0%
45% of population covered by ww testing.
2025 Australia & New Zealand flu seasons prolonged due to influenza A(H3N2) subclade K (formerly J.2.4.1)
Australia had record numbers of laboratory-confirmed flu cases and an unusually long season stretching from May to November
NZ had a more moderate season but with a longer than usual tail
Australia had record numbers of laboratory-confirmed flu cases and an unusually long season stretching from May to November
NZ had a more moderate season but with a longer than usual tail
AFD Blog `Eurosurveillance: Extended influenza seasons in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 due to the emergence of influenza A(H3N2) subclade K viruses' @H3N2 afludiary.blogspot.com/2025/12/euro...
Eurosurveillance: Extended influenza seasons in Australia and New Zealand in 2025 due to the emergence of influenza A(H3N2) subclade K viruses
#18,985 Yesterday morning, in WHO DON: Seasonal influenza - Global situation , we took a side excursion to look at the most recent Austr...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
2025 Australia & New Zealand flu seasons prolonged due to influenza A(H3N2) subclade K (formerly J.2.4.1)
Australia had record numbers of laboratory-confirmed flu cases and an unusually long season stretching from May to November
NZ had a more moderate season but with a longer than usual tail
Australia had record numbers of laboratory-confirmed flu cases and an unusually long season stretching from May to November
NZ had a more moderate season but with a longer than usual tail
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Huge reduction in ED and urgent care visits for children who received a 2024–2025 COVID vaccine.
If only Pharmac would get up to date with the science and offer vaccines and boosters for all age groups.
If only Pharmac would get up to date with the science and offer vaccines and boosters for all age groups.
MMWR: Effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Children in the United States — VISION, August 29, 2024–September 2, 2025
Stephanie A. Irving et al
bit.ly/48ylQnV
Stephanie A. Irving et al
bit.ly/48ylQnV
Effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Children...
This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among children ages 9 months to 17 years.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Huge reduction in ED and urgent care visits for children who received a 2024–2025 COVID vaccine.
If only Pharmac would get up to date with the science and offer vaccines and boosters for all age groups.
If only Pharmac would get up to date with the science and offer vaccines and boosters for all age groups.
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🚨 Scientists detected a recombinant monkeypox virus combining Clade Ib & Clade IIb in a traveler from Asia to the UK.
The virus continues to surprise us — this is what happens when transmission continues unchecked.
Surveillance + data sharing matter more than ever.
virological.org/t/inter-clad...
The virus continues to surprise us — this is what happens when transmission continues unchecked.
Surveillance + data sharing matter more than ever.
virological.org/t/inter-clad...
Inter-Clade Recombinant Mpox Virus Detected in England in a Traveller Recently Returned from Asia
Inter-Clade Recombinant Mpox Virus Detected in England in a Traveller Recently Returned from Asia Authors: Steven T. Pullan1, Isobel Everall1, Rebecca Doherty1, Lucy Crossman1, Emma Wise1, Hassan Ha...
virological.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🚨 Scientists detected a recombinant monkeypox virus combining Clade Ib & Clade IIb in a traveler from Asia to the UK.
The virus continues to surprise us — this is what happens when transmission continues unchecked.
Surveillance + data sharing matter more than ever.
virological.org/t/inter-clad...
The virus continues to surprise us — this is what happens when transmission continues unchecked.
Surveillance + data sharing matter more than ever.
virological.org/t/inter-clad...
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FYI for wellingtonians interested - I saw the optometrist yesterday and the one at Bailey Nelson on Wilson masked. I asked ahead of time during confirmation.
December 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
FYI for wellingtonians interested - I saw the optometrist yesterday and the one at Bailey Nelson on Wilson masked. I asked ahead of time during confirmation.
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The following is good advice to give the public in a flu wave #UKHSA. Get fresh or filtered air in shared spaces. Wear a well-fitted mask or respirator that leaves no gaps.
Stay at home orders only work if you pay people to do it.
Stay at home orders only work if you pay people to do it.
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The following is good advice to give the public in a flu wave #UKHSA. Get fresh or filtered air in shared spaces. Wear a well-fitted mask or respirator that leaves no gaps.
Stay at home orders only work if you pay people to do it.
Stay at home orders only work if you pay people to do it.
Refresh Connections app for Covid Conscientious friendships, dating and to find community online
Available on iOS and Android
Please share to help people connect!
www.refreshconnections.com
Available on iOS and Android
Please share to help people connect!
www.refreshconnections.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Refresh Connections app for Covid Conscientious friendships, dating and to find community online
Available on iOS and Android
Please share to help people connect!
www.refreshconnections.com
Available on iOS and Android
Please share to help people connect!
www.refreshconnections.com
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Hi everyone,
Drs. Tara Moriarty and Stef Christensen will be holding a special Data Discussion session on Dec 9th to provide information on and answer questions about COVID-19 testing devices and methods in advance of the holiday season.
#StillCoviding #COVID19
covid19resources.ca/discussions/
Drs. Tara Moriarty and Stef Christensen will be holding a special Data Discussion session on Dec 9th to provide information on and answer questions about COVID-19 testing devices and methods in advance of the holiday season.
#StillCoviding #COVID19
covid19resources.ca/discussions/
COVID-19 Conversations
COVID Discussions is a virtual kitchen table discussion series, where YOU, the public and experts come together to chat about everything COVID-19 related.
covid19resources.ca
December 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Hi everyone,
Drs. Tara Moriarty and Stef Christensen will be holding a special Data Discussion session on Dec 9th to provide information on and answer questions about COVID-19 testing devices and methods in advance of the holiday season.
#StillCoviding #COVID19
covid19resources.ca/discussions/
Drs. Tara Moriarty and Stef Christensen will be holding a special Data Discussion session on Dec 9th to provide information on and answer questions about COVID-19 testing devices and methods in advance of the holiday season.
#StillCoviding #COVID19
covid19resources.ca/discussions/
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🎥✨ We’re thrilled to share the highlights reel from our Safer shared air: Making the invisible visible conference, held earlier this month.
We're incredibly grateful to everyone who was able to join us either in person, or online, and helped make the event so successful.
youtu.be/-tqfCBrmwe8
We're incredibly grateful to everyone who was able to join us either in person, or online, and helped make the event so successful.
youtu.be/-tqfCBrmwe8
Safer shared air: Making the invisible visible 2025 conference highlights
YouTube video by The Safer Air Project
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
🎥✨ We’re thrilled to share the highlights reel from our Safer shared air: Making the invisible visible conference, held earlier this month.
We're incredibly grateful to everyone who was able to join us either in person, or online, and helped make the event so successful.
youtu.be/-tqfCBrmwe8
We're incredibly grateful to everyone who was able to join us either in person, or online, and helped make the event so successful.
youtu.be/-tqfCBrmwe8
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.