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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
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The Antigen Evolution & Design lab will focus on using AI-enabled methods to uncover molecular interactions within antigen protein sequences and structures. This approach will be used for designing better, broader immunity vaccines.
More info will follow soon, stay tuned! 😁😁
More info will follow soon, stay tuned! 😁😁
November 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The Antigen Evolution & Design lab will focus on using AI-enabled methods to uncover molecular interactions within antigen protein sequences and structures. This approach will be used for designing better, broader immunity vaccines.
More info will follow soon, stay tuned! 😁😁
More info will follow soon, stay tuned! 😁😁
More countries need to invest in researching, preventing & treating Long COVID
“Karl Lauterbach: The CDU/CSU and SPD want to invest more money in research into post-infectious diseases like Long Covid. Former Health Minister Lauterbach says that Germany could thus become a global leader.”
“Karl Lauterbach: The CDU/CSU and SPD want to invest more money in research into post-infectious diseases like Long Covid. Former Health Minister Lauterbach says that Germany could thus become a global leader.”
Germany will invest in research on Long COVID and related conditions — great news!
Karl Lauterbach: Forschung gegen ME/CFS wird ausgeweitet: Union und SPD wollen mehr Geld in die Erforschung postinfektiöser Erkrankungen wie Long Covid stecken. Deutschland könne damit zum weltweiten Vorreiter werden, sagt Ex-Gesundheitsminister Lauterbach.
November 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
More countries need to invest in researching, preventing & treating Long COVID
“Karl Lauterbach: The CDU/CSU and SPD want to invest more money in research into post-infectious diseases like Long Covid. Former Health Minister Lauterbach says that Germany could thus become a global leader.”
“Karl Lauterbach: The CDU/CSU and SPD want to invest more money in research into post-infectious diseases like Long Covid. Former Health Minister Lauterbach says that Germany could thus become a global leader.”
The Washington State Department of Health has announced their presumptive H5 bird flu case announced yesterday has tested positive , not for #H5N1, but for HPAI #H5N5 - the first recorded case in humans.
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Washington State DOH: H5N5 Avian influenza confirmed in Grays Harbor County resident
#18,846 In a `the plot thickens ' moment, this afternoon the Washington State Department of Health has announced their presumptive H5 cas...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The Washington State Department of Health has announced their presumptive H5 bird flu case announced yesterday has tested positive , not for #H5N1, but for HPAI #H5N5 - the first recorded case in humans.
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NEW: Washington state reports human case of bird flu, patient hospitalized. Waiting for CDC confirmation
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
NEW: Washington state reports human case of bird flu, patient hospitalized. Waiting for CDC confirmation
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In human nasal and lung organoids, human H9N2 from 2024 (A/HK/2346/2024) replicated and 1999(A/HK/1073/1999) did not. mammalian-adaptive substitution PB2-D253N emerged de novo.
👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
In human nasal and lung organoids, human H9N2 from 2024 (A/HK/2346/2024) replicated and 1999(A/HK/1073/1999) did not. mammalian-adaptive substitution PB2-D253N emerged de novo.
👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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NOTUS: MAHA’s Gone Viral. Can Science?
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November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
NOTUS: MAHA’s Gone Viral. Can Science?
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I want to spell this out in case the implications aren't clear:
This means all public tools/webapps of GISAID data (all the ones you've been used to seeing thru the pandemic, as far as we can tell) are prohibited.
The file allowed this. Cut that - cut off all tools the public & others were using.
This means all public tools/webapps of GISAID data (all the ones you've been used to seeing thru the pandemic, as far as we can tell) are prohibited.
The file allowed this. Cut that - cut off all tools the public & others were using.
On Oct 1, 2025, GISAID informed us that they had ended updates to the flat file of SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequences and associated metadata that we had used to update Nextstrain analyses since Feb 2020. GISAID's stated rationale was that their "resources are limited". 1/5
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I want to spell this out in case the implications aren't clear:
This means all public tools/webapps of GISAID data (all the ones you've been used to seeing thru the pandemic, as far as we can tell) are prohibited.
The file allowed this. Cut that - cut off all tools the public & others were using.
This means all public tools/webapps of GISAID data (all the ones you've been used to seeing thru the pandemic, as far as we can tell) are prohibited.
The file allowed this. Cut that - cut off all tools the public & others were using.
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We are looking for teachers willing to test Jasper, a CO2 monitor in their classrooms. Jasper is a prototype and we would like to receive user feedback as soon as possible from several countries. If you are interested, please fill out the form: letsair.org/jasper
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We are looking for teachers willing to test Jasper, a CO2 monitor in their classrooms. Jasper is a prototype and we would like to receive user feedback as soon as possible from several countries. If you are interested, please fill out the form: letsair.org/jasper
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So we have four branches of BA.3.2 circulating now
two BA.3.2.1 related each other but distinct and two BA.3.2.2 related but distinct.
My take about this is that both lineages are enough tuned to not disappear , with BA.3.2.2 having the potential of expand further.
two BA.3.2.1 related each other but distinct and two BA.3.2.2 related but distinct.
My take about this is that both lineages are enough tuned to not disappear , with BA.3.2.2 having the potential of expand further.
November 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
So we have four branches of BA.3.2 circulating now
two BA.3.2.1 related each other but distinct and two BA.3.2.2 related but distinct.
My take about this is that both lineages are enough tuned to not disappear , with BA.3.2.2 having the potential of expand further.
two BA.3.2.1 related each other but distinct and two BA.3.2.2 related but distinct.
My take about this is that both lineages are enough tuned to not disappear , with BA.3.2.2 having the potential of expand further.
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Your best bet is to email Pharmac to ask when LP.8.1 vaccine will be available
You can also check their website for updates
If you hear anything feel free to tag us so we can share it
www.pharmac.govt.nz/medicine-fun...
You can also check their website for updates
If you hear anything feel free to tag us so we can share it
www.pharmac.govt.nz/medicine-fun...
COVID-19 vaccines
Pharmac is responsible for the management of COVID-19 vaccines. This includes funding, procurement, and supply.
www.pharmac.govt.nz
October 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Your best bet is to email Pharmac to ask when LP.8.1 vaccine will be available
You can also check their website for updates
If you hear anything feel free to tag us so we can share it
www.pharmac.govt.nz/medicine-fun...
You can also check their website for updates
If you hear anything feel free to tag us so we can share it
www.pharmac.govt.nz/medicine-fun...
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Old 3M N95 masks stayed effective for up to 13 years (though straps may fail).
October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Old 3M N95 masks stayed effective for up to 13 years (though straps may fail).
Pfizer Comirnaty LP.8.1 vaccine approved 30 Oct by Medsafe NZ
Timing of rollout is up to Pharmac, which has noted feedback that people want earlier access to updated vaccines
Note: JN.1 approved 7 Nov 24, rolled out 20 Jan 25
Hope we don’t have to wait until 2026 for LP.8.1!
Timing of rollout is up to Pharmac, which has noted feedback that people want earlier access to updated vaccines
Note: JN.1 approved 7 Nov 24, rolled out 20 Jan 25
Hope we don’t have to wait until 2026 for LP.8.1!
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Pfizer Comirnaty LP.8.1 vaccine approved 30 Oct by Medsafe NZ
Timing of rollout is up to Pharmac, which has noted feedback that people want earlier access to updated vaccines
Note: JN.1 approved 7 Nov 24, rolled out 20 Jan 25
Hope we don’t have to wait until 2026 for LP.8.1!
Timing of rollout is up to Pharmac, which has noted feedback that people want earlier access to updated vaccines
Note: JN.1 approved 7 Nov 24, rolled out 20 Jan 25
Hope we don’t have to wait until 2026 for LP.8.1!
🦠Heads up. BA.3.2 has arrived in NZ
BA.3.2 detected in Aotearoa New Zealand wastewater
3.2% for the week to 5 October
BA.3.2 is not shown in the fortnight to 19 Oct. However, variants with a national percentage of < 1% are not included so BA.3.2 is likely to still be circulating
BA.3.2 detected in Aotearoa New Zealand wastewater
3.2% for the week to 5 October
BA.3.2 is not shown in the fortnight to 19 Oct. However, variants with a national percentage of < 1% are not included so BA.3.2 is likely to still be circulating
October 30, 2025 at 4:06 AM
🦠Heads up. BA.3.2 has arrived in NZ
BA.3.2 detected in Aotearoa New Zealand wastewater
3.2% for the week to 5 October
BA.3.2 is not shown in the fortnight to 19 Oct. However, variants with a national percentage of < 1% are not included so BA.3.2 is likely to still be circulating
BA.3.2 detected in Aotearoa New Zealand wastewater
3.2% for the week to 5 October
BA.3.2 is not shown in the fortnight to 19 Oct. However, variants with a national percentage of < 1% are not included so BA.3.2 is likely to still be circulating
LP.8.1 mRNA vaccine:
💠 Markedly boosts neutralising antibody responses against
NB.1.8.1 and XFG
💠 Much lower neutralising antibodies against BA.3.2.2 infections
💠 Markedly boosts neutralising antibody responses against
NB.1.8.1 and XFG
💠 Much lower neutralising antibodies against BA.3.2.2 infections
1️⃣ Georg Behrens, Markus Hoffmann & team examined antibody responses induced by the novel LP.8.1-adapted mRNA vaccine.
October 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
LP.8.1 mRNA vaccine:
💠 Markedly boosts neutralising antibody responses against
NB.1.8.1 and XFG
💠 Much lower neutralising antibodies against BA.3.2.2 infections
💠 Markedly boosts neutralising antibody responses against
NB.1.8.1 and XFG
💠 Much lower neutralising antibodies against BA.3.2.2 infections
BA.3.2 has not been detected in Aotearoa New Zealand genomic samples processed to date (3 October 2025)
#BA32
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#BA32
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COVID-19 Genomics Insights Dashboard #64 - October 2025
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October 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
BA.3.2 has not been detected in Aotearoa New Zealand genomic samples processed to date (3 October 2025)
#BA32
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#BA32
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Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation
Millions of adults and kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.
#LongCovid
Millions of adults and kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.
#LongCovid
“Millions of Americans are impacted by long Covid, and they deserve a federal government that will have their back,” Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine told Rolling Stone.
“The Trump administration is not only failing to achieve those goals, but actively taking us in the wrong direction.”
“The Trump administration is not only failing to achieve those goals, but actively taking us in the wrong direction.”
Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation
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October 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation
Millions of adults and kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.
#LongCovid
Millions of adults and kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize.
#LongCovid
“Immune dysfunction and systemic effects in HIV and SARS-CoV-2 infections are distinct, but share relevant similarities and downstream consequences.”
“Emerging evidence that SARS-CoV-2 induces a distinct form of acquired immunodeficiency (AID).”
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
“Emerging evidence that SARS-CoV-2 induces a distinct form of acquired immunodeficiency (AID).”
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
COVID-19 is “Airborne AIDS”: provocative oversimplification, emerging science, or something in between?
COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 is often compared to other pandemics for its societal
and global health impact, with some commentators drawing parallels to HIV/AIDS due
to the immune dysfunction caused ...
www.ajpmfocus.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“Immune dysfunction and systemic effects in HIV and SARS-CoV-2 infections are distinct, but share relevant similarities and downstream consequences.”
“Emerging evidence that SARS-CoV-2 induces a distinct form of acquired immunodeficiency (AID).”
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
“Emerging evidence that SARS-CoV-2 induces a distinct form of acquired immunodeficiency (AID).”
www.ajpmfocus.org/article/S277...
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#NZpol
They feel invisible because yeah, they've been made invisible. Because we've "moved on" apparently.
The utter state of things right now.
They feel invisible because yeah, they've been made invisible. Because we've "moved on" apparently.
The utter state of things right now.
#LongCovid “No one is immune to this”
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of formerly healthy young Kiwis suffering with long Covid
The pandemic never ended, and we're all living proof of that.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of formerly healthy young Kiwis suffering with long Covid
The pandemic never ended, and we're all living proof of that.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of young Kiwis with long Covid
A group of young Kiwis prove what international studies show: that long Covid has a particularly debilitating effect on young people. But how much medical support is there for them?
www.1news.co.nz
October 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
#NZpol
They feel invisible because yeah, they've been made invisible. Because we've "moved on" apparently.
The utter state of things right now.
They feel invisible because yeah, they've been made invisible. Because we've "moved on" apparently.
The utter state of things right now.
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This is heartbreaking 💔
#LongCovid “No one is immune to this”
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of formerly healthy young Kiwis suffering with long Covid
The pandemic never ended, and we're all living proof of that.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of formerly healthy young Kiwis suffering with long Covid
The pandemic never ended, and we're all living proof of that.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of young Kiwis with long Covid
A group of young Kiwis prove what international studies show: that long Covid has a particularly debilitating effect on young people. But how much medical support is there for them?
www.1news.co.nz
October 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This is heartbreaking 💔
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So distressing. It's bad enough dealing with long covid in midlife when you've at least lived some life. But these people are right at the start of their lives and they're so incapacitated.
The platitudes from the ministry of health don't help either.
The platitudes from the ministry of health don't help either.
October 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
So distressing. It's bad enough dealing with long covid in midlife when you've at least lived some life. But these people are right at the start of their lives and they're so incapacitated.
The platitudes from the ministry of health don't help either.
The platitudes from the ministry of health don't help either.
#LongCovid “No one is immune to this”
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of formerly healthy young Kiwis suffering with long Covid
The pandemic never ended, and we're all living proof of that.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of formerly healthy young Kiwis suffering with long Covid
The pandemic never ended, and we're all living proof of that.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of young Kiwis with long Covid
A group of young Kiwis prove what international studies show: that long Covid has a particularly debilitating effect on young people. But how much medical support is there for them?
www.1news.co.nz
October 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
#LongCovid “No one is immune to this”
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of formerly healthy young Kiwis suffering with long Covid
The pandemic never ended, and we're all living proof of that.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of formerly healthy young Kiwis suffering with long Covid
The pandemic never ended, and we're all living proof of that.
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...
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I just updated our cryptic lineage dashboard if anyone is interested.
Viewer warning: this site contains a ton of actual data that really long persistent COVID infections are still occurring.
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Viewer warning: this site contains a ton of actual data that really long persistent COVID infections are still occurring.
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dholab.github.io/public_viz/0...
SARS-CoV-2 Cryptic Lineage Visualizations
dholab.github.io
October 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I just updated our cryptic lineage dashboard if anyone is interested.
Viewer warning: this site contains a ton of actual data that really long persistent COVID infections are still occurring.
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dholab.github.io/public_viz/0...
Viewer warning: this site contains a ton of actual data that really long persistent COVID infections are still occurring.
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dholab.github.io/public_viz/0...
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There are actually so many cuties on Refresh Connections and the fact they're all Covid conscious makes it even better 😭💕💕
March 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
There are actually so many cuties on Refresh Connections and the fact they're all Covid conscious makes it even better 😭💕💕
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An excellent article by Amanda Kvalsvig and Anna-Maria Arabia, with contribution by Dr Bronwyn King AO, highlighting the reasons that indoor air quality matters more than ever, and how to translate the evidence into meaningful action.
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Why investment in clean indoor air is vital preparation for the pandemics and climate emergencies to come
Unchecked airborne infections cost billions in lost health and productivity each year – likely more than the cost of better ventilation to clean up indoor air.
theconversation.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
An excellent article by Amanda Kvalsvig and Anna-Maria Arabia, with contribution by Dr Bronwyn King AO, highlighting the reasons that indoor air quality matters more than ever, and how to translate the evidence into meaningful action.
theconversation.com/why-investme...
theconversation.com/why-investme...
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Long covid & kids - details below:
🔹️"Children and teenagers are twice as likely to develop long Covid after a second coronavirus infection as after an initial infection, a large new study has found. The research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...
🔹️"Children and teenagers are twice as likely to develop long Covid after a second coronavirus infection as after an initial infection, a large new study has found. The research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can...
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...
Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Long covid & kids - details below:
🔹️"Children and teenagers are twice as likely to develop long Covid after a second coronavirus infection as after an initial infection, a large new study has found. The research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can...
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...
🔹️"Children and teenagers are twice as likely to develop long Covid after a second coronavirus infection as after an initial infection, a large new study has found. The research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can...
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...