Why Are So Many Children Getting Long COVID? "A study by Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) last year found that up to 5.8 million American children now have long COVID." Dr. Grossman said, "As vaccinations help prevent long COVID and vaccinations were not available to pediatric patients until long after they were for adults, fewer children had protection" Source: https://archive.md/N9qqP #LongCOVID

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 3 June to 9 June 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 887 (-9.2%) 🔹Influenza: 1,467 (+18.8%) 🔹RSV: 890 (+1.9%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 111 (+18.0%) 🔸Influenza: 86 (+32.3%) 🔸RSV: 54 (+17.3%) @npub15gr4...ztdn Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

🇦🇺 Australia Weekly COVID Update – 6 June 2025 A big jump in reported COVID cases in QLD (+45.6%, 94 in hospital, +74%), with increases also in SA (+37%), NSW (+9.5%), and ACT (+3.4%). Aged care cases up (+17.4%) with 13 reported deaths. WA update delayed, VIC/TAS updates due 13 June. NT no longer reports. #COVID19Australia @npub15gr4...ztdn

New COVID-19 variant in China just ‘small mutation away’ from a pandemic, warn scientists. Scientists warn the new HKU5-CoV-2 virus, now found only in bats, is one small mutation from infecting humans. Unregulated wildlife trade heightens spillover risk. Source: https://archive.md/EkRy8 @npub15gr4...ztdn

🇬🇧 UK: Doctors call for return of face masks after new COVID strain reaches UK. In the UK, cases of the new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 have been reported. WHO is monitoring due to its rapid spread and possible resistance to prior infection or vaccination. Source: https://archive.md/DTVHw @npub15gr4...ztdn

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 2 June 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 977 (+45.6%) 🔹Influenza: 1,234 (+5.7%) 🔹RSV: 873 (+8.7%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 94 (+74.0%) 🔸Influenza: 65 (+12.0%) 🔸RSV: 46 (+15.0%) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu @npub15gr4...ztdn

Robin is saying: "COVID IS BACK" Batman is slapping Robin while responding: "IT NEVER LEFT" #COVIDisNotOVER @npub15gr4...ztdn

🇺🇸 USA: "Doctors sound alarm over massive spike in Americans suddenly dropping dead from unexplained heart attacks." "The COVID virus — which is thought to have infected over 100million Americans — has been shown to cause damage to the heart and blood vessels which may be a factor." "Researchers at Mass General Brigham, a Harvard-affiliated hospital, found that heart-related deaths gone up to 17% in the years following the Covid pandemic" Source: https://archive.md/0zvzO @npub15gr4...ztdn

There’s a new COVID variant driving up infections. A virologist explains what to know about NB.1.8.1. Researchers found NB.1.8.1 had the strongest binding to the human ACE2 receptors, a “doorway” to our cells, of several variants tested—suggesting it may infect cells more efficiently than other variants. Source: https://archive.md/KK2GC @npub15gr4...ztdn

Queensland respiratory surveillance report: 26 May 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 671 (+21.5%) 🔹Influenza: 1,167 (+20.1%) 🔹RSV: 803 (+15.7%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 54 (+1.8%) 🔸Influenza: 58 (-1.6%) 🔸RSV: 40 (-2.4%) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu @npub15gr4...ztdn