🇦🇺Australia: It has been 5 years since COVID-19 hit Australia. These numbers show its impact | ABC News "Tomorrow marks 5 years since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Australia." #COVID19Australia #COVIDisntOVER #COVIDisAIRBORNE @npub15gr4...ztdn Source:

COVID-19 hit Australia five years ago. These numbers show its impact

It's been about five years since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Australia. This is what Australia living through "unprecedented times"...

Queensland: Weekly infection surveillance report: 15 Jan to 21 Jan 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 1,303 (-12.2%) 🔹Influenza: 663 (+14.9%) 🔹RSV: 377 (-3.0%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 205 (-19.9%) 🔸Influenza: 33 (-13.1%) 🔸RSV: 32 (-13.5%) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu @npub15gr4...ztdn

Meet the Americans who still take COVID-19 precautions seriously. “I don’t consider myself COVID cautious. I consider myself COVID competent,” Zebrowski said. “Cautious would imply that I have an unreasonable fear of something. I do not have an unreasonable fear of this disease.” Source:

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Meet the Americans who still take COVID-19 precautions seriously

People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic.

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🧵(1/3) Queensland: Weekly infection surveillance report: 13 Jan 2025 **Change in cases since last report (15 Dec 2024)** Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 1,485 (-27.3%) 🔹Influenza: 577 (+102.4%) 🔹RSV: 389 (-32.1%) @qldhealth @npub15gr4...ztdn Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

‘The pandemic isn’t over’: my year of long Covid – video "Darren Parkinson is one of about 2 million people living with long Covid in England and Scotland. The illness is having a detrimental impact on his life, stopping him from being the kind of active and involved parent he wants to be to his two children. The Guardian has spent a year with Darren and his family to document his journey as he tries to recover from long Covid and come to terms with his new reality" Source:

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‘The pandemic isn’t over’: my year of long Covid – video

Darren Parkinson is one of about 2 million people living with long Covid in England and Scotland. The illness is having a detrimental impact on his...

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How To Avoid Catching Covid While Flying - October 16, 2024 "Wear a mask—before you’re even on the plane" "Research has found that wearing a well-fitting, high-quality mask like an N95 or KN95 lowers your chances of picking up COVID-19 by 83%" Source: https://archive.md/54zir @npub15gr4...ztdn

“If people really understood the science behind all this, they would have a very different attitude” Five years of the COVID-19 pandemic: An interview with Dr. Arijit Chakravarty Dr. Arijit Chakravarty: "I think that if you’re out there taking COVID seriously, and if you’re out there still trying to avoid repeated infections, you’re still doing the right thing. It is still possible to avoid being infected and a worthwhile goal." Source:

World Socialist Web Site

Five years of the COVID-19 pandemic: An interview with Dr. Arijit Chakravarty

In this interview, Dr. Chakravarty discusses the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health globally five years after the initial out...

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XEC Variant May Be Driving ‘Silent’ COVID-19 Surge In December 2024. "Not talking about COVID-19 doesn’t mean that it has gone away. The trouble, though, is many people are acting as if COVID has gone" "Failing to take appropriate precautions could leave you open to getting COVID, both the long and the short of it." Source: https://archive.md/7mZaT @npub15gr4...ztdn

New COVID strain sweeps Queensland with ‘sharp increase’ in cases. “Don’t be the person who gives the unwelcome gift of COVID-19,” the chief health officer warns as a new variant lands 250 Queenslanders in hospital daily. Source: https://archive.md/z5YKD @npub15gr4...ztdn

Kidney Decline Faster After Severe COVID vs Other Pneumonia. "COVID-19 infection may be harder on the kidneys than other respiratory tract infections, a Swedish observational study indicated." Study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2828493?utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_term=122624 Source: https://archive.md/hvHCr @npub15gr4...ztdn