As this article says, regardless of whether this marks the beginning of an outbreak or not, it is an unprecedented warning.

The unprecedented H5N1 panzootic is a vast mutational training ground. Changes of this kind have never been seen since Hong Kong, 97.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

When you refuse to believe that covid infections cause an increased risk of disability, you have to look for other explanations.
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"A hospital trust is asking visitors and patients to return to wearing face masks, as Covid and flu cases rise. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said Covid cases had "risen significantly" over the last few weeks, both locally and nationally."

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The #SARSCoV2 virus continue to infect those unfortunate enough to come into contact with it, and many are potentially being 'disabled' by the impact of the virus.
#CovidContinues, #CovidIsAirborne, #CovidIsNotOver, and effective #ventilation in crowded, indoor spaces, is vital.

Millions of clinically vulnerable people are at much greater risk of Covid, millions with Long Covid (incl kids) live DRASTICALLY altered lives with SIGNIFICANTLY reduced quality of life & evidence accumulating that Covid = higher risk of cardiovascular disease & autoimmunity. 🧵

My column this week is about how even the most basic Covid precautions have been stood down, leaving clinically vulnerable people trapped in their homes and accelerating what threatens to become a major surge this autumn. TL;DR: they couldn't give a damn about us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

BREAKING: British Hospital Gets Caught Asking Staff To Pretend They’re Not Sick And Pretends To Apologise

Healthcare agencies, hospitals, care homes, and schools [in fact, anywhere where large numbers of people mix together in poorly ventilated spaces], should be prepared for rising cases of influenza, RSV and COVID-19.
Actions, not inaction and indifference, matter.
HT @ICT_magazine

Here's the latest variant picture for the United States.

The EG.5.* "Eris" variant (41%) has been dominant, and is still growing.

An early read on the recent growth of BA.2.86.1 "Pirola" gives it a growth advantage of 15% per day over EG.5.*, which predicts a crossover in a couple of weeks.
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Clearly a stolen seat. www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/coll...

Psst... get your COVID booster everyone, it's based on Nobel Prize-winning technology!

Here's an animated map showing the spread of the new BA.2.86 "Pirola" variant.

310 samples have been reported so far, over 5 continents and 23 countries.

Locations are approximate - typically country and state/province.

More details:
aus.social/@mike_honey_...

#CovidIsNotOver so: 'Covid-19 infection levels in the UK are to be monitored this winter via a new study [Nov 2023-Mar 2024] to involve around 32,000 lateral flow tests weekly, and up to 200,000 people taking part. Coordination by the @ONS and @UKHSA'.
www.msn.com/en-gb/health...

Rosalind Franklin discovered the DNA double helix in 1953, but never won a Nobel Prize due to sexism.

Katalin Karikó was kicked out & forced to retire from academia. 70 years after Franklin's discovery, Karikó was awarded the Nobel for developing lifesaving vaccines from another nucleic acid, mRNA.

📣 We have heard that the NHS has now advised to bin the older bivalent Covid vaccines in favour of the newer XBB vaccines.

They are being rolled out to a Clinically Vulnerable arm near you from * today *🫰.

#GetBoosted💉 #AutumnVaccines🍂