Donna Ciccia
@donnaciccia.bsky.social
Director #EndometriosisAustralia
Director #ChronicPainAustralia
Interested in all things #endometriosis #chronicpain #longcovid #health #research
Director #ChronicPainAustralia
Interested in all things #endometriosis #chronicpain #longcovid #health #research
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update:
The risk estimate rose sharply last week to 1.3% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-80. It has passed the peak from early January, during the XEC wave.
That implies a 31% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
#COVID19 #Australia
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The risk estimate rose sharply last week to 1.3% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-80. It has passed the peak from early January, during the XEC wave.
That implies a 31% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
#COVID19 #Australia
🧵
June 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update:
The risk estimate rose sharply last week to 1.3% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-80. It has passed the peak from early January, during the XEC wave.
That implies a 31% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
#COVID19 #Australia
🧵
The risk estimate rose sharply last week to 1.3% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-80. It has passed the peak from early January, during the XEC wave.
That implies a 31% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.
#COVID19 #Australia
🧵
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
‘we found significant associations between hippocampal subfield volumes & severity measures in both long COVID & ME/CFS patients.
These findings suggest that structural alterations in the hippocampus may contribute to overlapping symptoms, such as cognitive problems in long COVID & ME/CFS patients’
These findings suggest that structural alterations in the hippocampus may contribute to overlapping symptoms, such as cognitive problems in long COVID & ME/CFS patients’
February 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
‘we found significant associations between hippocampal subfield volumes & severity measures in both long COVID & ME/CFS patients.
These findings suggest that structural alterations in the hippocampus may contribute to overlapping symptoms, such as cognitive problems in long COVID & ME/CFS patients’
These findings suggest that structural alterations in the hippocampus may contribute to overlapping symptoms, such as cognitive problems in long COVID & ME/CFS patients’
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
A TikTok spokesperson said in an email to CNBC, “We can’t be expected to comment on pure fiction.” www.cnbc.com/2025/01/13/c...
China considers selling TikTok U.S. operations to Musk, Bloomberg reports
The Chinese government is considering a plan for Elon Musk to acquire TikTok's U.S. business, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.
www.cnbc.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
A TikTok spokesperson said in an email to CNBC, “We can’t be expected to comment on pure fiction.” www.cnbc.com/2025/01/13/c...
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
This type of cognitive impairment is so badly underestimated.
I lost the ability to read for months and to communicate for years. It was like juggling with 50 balls. Impossible.
I lost almost all income and have nothing in life because of it.
We need answers ASAP.
I lost the ability to read for months and to communicate for years. It was like juggling with 50 balls. Impossible.
I lost almost all income and have nothing in life because of it.
We need answers ASAP.
Out today at www.nature.com/articles/s41...
These numbers are crazy. A generation of young people with dementia waits for us in the near future, and we are not prepared for that. #NeuroCovid
These numbers are crazy. A generation of young people with dementia waits for us in the near future, and we are not prepared for that. #NeuroCovid
January 12, 2025 at 1:14 AM
This type of cognitive impairment is so badly underestimated.
I lost the ability to read for months and to communicate for years. It was like juggling with 50 balls. Impossible.
I lost almost all income and have nothing in life because of it.
We need answers ASAP.
I lost the ability to read for months and to communicate for years. It was like juggling with 50 balls. Impossible.
I lost almost all income and have nothing in life because of it.
We need answers ASAP.
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
A reminder that Los Angeles had its hottest summer in history last year. Southern California has received just 2% of "normal" rainfall during the current "rainy" season.
These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels.
We are in a climate emergency.
These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels.
We are in a climate emergency.
January 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A reminder that Los Angeles had its hottest summer in history last year. Southern California has received just 2% of "normal" rainfall during the current "rainy" season.
These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels.
We are in a climate emergency.
These fires are a direct result of a warming & drying atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels.
We are in a climate emergency.
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
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The study being explained by the senior author.
Thanks to @inkblue01.bsky.social for the video.
"There is a need to find better ways to diagnose and manage #LongCovid".
#NeuroCovid
Thanks to @inkblue01.bsky.social for the video.
"There is a need to find better ways to diagnose and manage #LongCovid".
#NeuroCovid
January 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The study being explained by the senior author.
Thanks to @inkblue01.bsky.social for the video.
"There is a need to find better ways to diagnose and manage #LongCovid".
#NeuroCovid
Thanks to @inkblue01.bsky.social for the video.
"There is a need to find better ways to diagnose and manage #LongCovid".
#NeuroCovid
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By AJ Leonardi, MBBS, PhD @fitterhappieraj.bsky.social
"I am vaccinated but still mask"
"Vaccination did not prevent the neurological manifestations of Long Covid"
"Many people have been harmed cognitively from Covid"
Source: academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
"I am vaccinated but still mask"
"Vaccination did not prevent the neurological manifestations of Long Covid"
"Many people have been harmed cognitively from Covid"
Source: academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
January 8, 2025 at 5:49 AM
By AJ Leonardi, MBBS, PhD @fitterhappieraj.bsky.social
"I am vaccinated but still mask"
"Vaccination did not prevent the neurological manifestations of Long Covid"
"Many people have been harmed cognitively from Covid"
Source: academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
"I am vaccinated but still mask"
"Vaccination did not prevent the neurological manifestations of Long Covid"
"Many people have been harmed cognitively from Covid"
Source: academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
Enough with the bot accounts! 🙄
January 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Enough with the bot accounts! 🙄
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
It is truly wild that it is estimated that more than 20 million people died of Covid and the prevailing vibe is that the world overreacted. That is an astonishing toll! More people died of Covid in the US than in the Civil War. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
5 years after it appeared, things we know and still don't know about COVID
Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries.
www.pbs.org
January 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It is truly wild that it is estimated that more than 20 million people died of Covid and the prevailing vibe is that the world overreacted. That is an astonishing toll! More people died of Covid in the US than in the Civil War. www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
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While we’re banning books…
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
January 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
While we’re banning books…
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.
Be. Like. Finland.
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities: 2 January 2025
🔹Active cases: 1,725 (+254)
🔹Active outbreaks: 287 (+52)
🔹Residents: 1,270 (+181)
🔹Staff: 455 (+73)
🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 27 (+27)
www.health.gov.au/sites/defaul...
🔹Active cases: 1,725 (+254)
🔹Active outbreaks: 287 (+52)
🔹Residents: 1,270 (+181)
🔹Staff: 455 (+73)
🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 27 (+27)
www.health.gov.au/sites/defaul...
January 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities: 2 January 2025
🔹Active cases: 1,725 (+254)
🔹Active outbreaks: 287 (+52)
🔹Residents: 1,270 (+181)
🔹Staff: 455 (+73)
🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 27 (+27)
www.health.gov.au/sites/defaul...
🔹Active cases: 1,725 (+254)
🔹Active outbreaks: 287 (+52)
🔹Residents: 1,270 (+181)
🔹Staff: 455 (+73)
🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 27 (+27)
www.health.gov.au/sites/defaul...
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
A study that acknowledges that COVID is still spreading rapidly across the world and is causing a huge illness burden through Long COVID and delayed impacts such as neurological and heart problems, and is collecting data on these problems. Rather than looking the other way
#EpiSky ? I love this question. Beautiful studies in epi? What even makes a beautiful study in epi? Exceptional, unexpected data? Clean identification? Rich theoretical relevance? Or just straight up health impact?
🧪 In your field, tell me about an experiment or empirical paper broadly construed you find beautiful!
Inspired by a paper from the #PhilSci feed. #neuroskyence #dataskyence #MLSky #StatSky 🧬💻
Inspired by a paper from the #PhilSci feed. #neuroskyence #dataskyence #MLSky #StatSky 🧬💻
December 27, 2024 at 10:47 PM
A study that acknowledges that COVID is still spreading rapidly across the world and is causing a huge illness burden through Long COVID and delayed impacts such as neurological and heart problems, and is collecting data on these problems. Rather than looking the other way
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
My new year’s resolution is the same as it has been since Jan 2020. To protect my brain and body from COVID infection. Respirator wearing inside all public places, boosters when eligible, cleaning the air, advocating for safety at events, fighting ignorance and apathy.
Who’s with me?
Who’s with me?
December 27, 2024 at 10:57 PM
My new year’s resolution is the same as it has been since Jan 2020. To protect my brain and body from COVID infection. Respirator wearing inside all public places, boosters when eligible, cleaning the air, advocating for safety at events, fighting ignorance and apathy.
Who’s with me?
Who’s with me?
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
Australia: More cases of COVID-19 in residential aged care in 2023-24 than in the previous year.
🔹In 2023-24, there were 119,652 resident cases and 53,282 staff cases of COVID, both higher than the previous year.
🔹2,134 resident deaths in 2023-24, more than 40 deaths on average a week.
🔹In 2023-24, there were 119,652 resident cases and 53,282 staff cases of COVID, both higher than the previous year.
🔹2,134 resident deaths in 2023-24, more than 40 deaths on average a week.
December 6, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Australia: More cases of COVID-19 in residential aged care in 2023-24 than in the previous year.
🔹In 2023-24, there were 119,652 resident cases and 53,282 staff cases of COVID, both higher than the previous year.
🔹2,134 resident deaths in 2023-24, more than 40 deaths on average a week.
🔹In 2023-24, there were 119,652 resident cases and 53,282 staff cases of COVID, both higher than the previous year.
🔹2,134 resident deaths in 2023-24, more than 40 deaths on average a week.
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
COVID cautious person: I can’t unmask to drink from this cup unless you ensure the air is clean through ventilation and filtering
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
COVID cautious person: I can’t unmask to drink from this cup unless you ensure the air is clean through ventilation and filtering
November 23, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
COVID cautious person: I can’t unmask to drink from this cup unless you ensure the air is clean through ventilation and filtering
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
COVID cautious person: I can’t unmask to drink from this cup unless you ensure the air is clean through ventilation and filtering
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
Here's the latest variant picture for the United Kingdom.
DeFLuQE variants (KP.3.1.1 and descendants) are now clearly dominant over FLuQE variants (KP.3.*) and FLiRT.
More details:
aus.social/@mike_honey_...
DeFLuQE variants (KP.3.1.1 and descendants) are now clearly dominant over FLuQE variants (KP.3.*) and FLiRT.
More details:
aus.social/@mike_honey_...
Mike Honey (@mike_honey_@aus.social)
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Here's the latest variant picture for the United Kingdom.
DeFLuQE variants (KP.3.1.1 and descendants) are now clearly dominant over FLuQE variants (KP.3.*) and FLiRT.
#COVID19 #UK...
aus.social
August 23, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Here's the latest variant picture for the United Kingdom.
DeFLuQE variants (KP.3.1.1 and descendants) are now clearly dominant over FLuQE variants (KP.3.*) and FLiRT.
More details:
aus.social/@mike_honey_...
DeFLuQE variants (KP.3.1.1 and descendants) are now clearly dominant over FLuQE variants (KP.3.*) and FLiRT.
More details:
aus.social/@mike_honey_...
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
A new Covid variant called KP.2 is taking off. The variant, which belongs to a subset of variants that scientists have cheekily nicknamed “FLiRT,” now makes up over a quarter of cases in the U.S. Here's what to know.
There’s a New Covid Variant. What Will That Mean for Spring and Summer?
Experts are closely watching KP.2, now the leading variant.
www.nytimes.com
May 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM
A new Covid variant called KP.2 is taking off. The variant, which belongs to a subset of variants that scientists have cheekily nicknamed “FLiRT,” now makes up over a quarter of cases in the U.S. Here's what to know.
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
#Variant update for #Ontario, #Canada (up to Dec. 26, 2023)
The BA.2.86.* #Pirola clan of variants is now the majority of sequences at 56%. JN.1 "Pirola" has taken 1st place at 38% with HV.1 #Eris down to 18%. The next closest is JG.3.2 "Eris" at 7%. Graph tools by Mike Honey. 🧪🧵1/
The BA.2.86.* #Pirola clan of variants is now the majority of sequences at 56%. JN.1 "Pirola" has taken 1st place at 38% with HV.1 #Eris down to 18%. The next closest is JG.3.2 "Eris" at 7%. Graph tools by Mike Honey. 🧪🧵1/
January 6, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
The state of the pandemic, now in its 2nd biggest wave of infections since it began
In the new Ground Truths
erictopol.substack.com/p/sotp-state...
Thanks @luckytran.bsky.social @jpweiland.bsky.social @ryanhisner.bsky.social and Daniele Focosi for their great work incorporated in the summary
In the new Ground Truths
erictopol.substack.com/p/sotp-state...
Thanks @luckytran.bsky.social @jpweiland.bsky.social @ryanhisner.bsky.social and Daniele Focosi for their great work incorporated in the summary
January 6, 2024 at 3:41 PM
The state of the pandemic, now in its 2nd biggest wave of infections since it began
In the new Ground Truths
erictopol.substack.com/p/sotp-state...
Thanks @luckytran.bsky.social @jpweiland.bsky.social @ryanhisner.bsky.social and Daniele Focosi for their great work incorporated in the summary
In the new Ground Truths
erictopol.substack.com/p/sotp-state...
Thanks @luckytran.bsky.social @jpweiland.bsky.social @ryanhisner.bsky.social and Daniele Focosi for their great work incorporated in the summary
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
Singapore recorded 32,035 new infections in the week of 26 Nov to 2 Dec -- the highest number of infections recorded this year.
#COVID19 #Singapore #COVIDisNotOver
Source: www.straitstimes.com/singapore/mo...
#COVID19 #Singapore #COVIDisNotOver
Source: www.straitstimes.com/singapore/mo...
December 8, 2023 at 10:23 PM
Singapore recorded 32,035 new infections in the week of 26 Nov to 2 Dec -- the highest number of infections recorded this year.
#COVID19 #Singapore #COVIDisNotOver
Source: www.straitstimes.com/singapore/mo...
#COVID19 #Singapore #COVIDisNotOver
Source: www.straitstimes.com/singapore/mo...
Reposted by Donna Ciccia
Statistics Canada just released a report on Long Covid. The results are striking.
*1 in 9 Canadians currently have long Covid
*38% prevalence at 3+ infections
*Recovery is prolonged or elusive:
-> 80% take > 6 months to recover
-> 50% NOT recovered yet
t.co/tKMfFKJei3
*1 in 9 Canadians currently have long Covid
*38% prevalence at 3+ infections
*Recovery is prolonged or elusive:
-> 80% take > 6 months to recover
-> 50% NOT recovered yet
t.co/tKMfFKJei3
Experiences of Canadians with long-term symptoms following COVID-19
This study uses data from the Canadian COVID-19 Antibody and Health Survey to describe the current COVID-19 landscape, including infection, reinfection, and acute and long-term symptoms. This study al...
t.co
December 9, 2023 at 5:55 AM
Statistics Canada just released a report on Long Covid. The results are striking.
*1 in 9 Canadians currently have long Covid
*38% prevalence at 3+ infections
*Recovery is prolonged or elusive:
-> 80% take > 6 months to recover
-> 50% NOT recovered yet
t.co/tKMfFKJei3
*1 in 9 Canadians currently have long Covid
*38% prevalence at 3+ infections
*Recovery is prolonged or elusive:
-> 80% take > 6 months to recover
-> 50% NOT recovered yet
t.co/tKMfFKJei3