Japanese researchers link COVID-19 ‘brain fog’ to neural receptors. A Yokohama City University study found COVID-related brain fog is linked to increased AMPA receptors—proteins vital for brain function—across wide brain regions, affecting memory and concentration. Study: https://academic.oup.com/braincomms/article/7/5/fcaf337/8258475?login=false Source: https://archive.li/3cc8W

🇦🇺 Australia: Not just another flu, COVID-19 complacency risks lives Former ABC medical reporter Sophie Scott warns that complacency about COVID has set in. Public health messaging has faded, yet large numbers are still catching COVID, being hospitalised, or dying — COVID hasn’t gone away. https://archive.li/NccoV

This is what “living with COVID” really means for too many families. Long COVID is not rare, and it’s devastating. We could’ve protected kids better — we still can. Sending love and strength to every parent living this reality 💔 Source:

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Rebecca O'Connor (@rebeccaoco) on X

@Saffiya_Khan1 @TrudiG @SkyNews @KamaliMelbourne I actively hated lockdowns, cried my way through them and felt I was neglecting my children while ...

Scientists have been studying remote work for 4 years and have reached a very clear conclusion: “Working from home makes us thrive” "The four-year lens shows a real shift: flexible schedules raise well-being, protect focus, and support steady results. People sleep longer, commute less, eat better, and give more time to family. Because managers reward outcomes, trust grows and meetings get sharper. That is how remote work changes daily life without lowering standards." Source: https://archive.li/URhbv

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 14 Oct to 20 Oct 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 259 (-14.5%) 🔹Influenza: 1,143 (-1.8%) 🔹RSV: 458 (+3.8%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 25 (-7.4%) 🔸Influenza: 56 (Stable) 🔸RSV: 26 (-38.0%) Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

Crazy to think that 5 years in, some people still think “asymptomatic = not contagious.” It’s been known since early 2020 that people without symptoms can spread COVID very efficiently.🦠😷 #COVIDisNotOVER #CleanAir #MaskUp #AsymptomaticSpread Source:

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smokey mcbongwater (@themaggieshow_) on X

so i’m starting to suspect that people think that asymptomatic=not contagious and i just wanna know how we got here as a society

🇦🇺 AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 17 October 2025 TAS up (+12.5%) and WA up (+4.4%; Avg 25/day in hospital) Others states down — SA (-30.6%), NSW (-21.8%), ACT (-21.7%), QLD (-10%; 27 in hospital) and VIC (-3%) Aged care cases up (+32.8%) and 4 deaths reported

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation. "Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize" "In February 2024, a paper published in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) estimated that up to 6 million children in the United States had suffered from long Covid at some point." #LongCOVIDKids Source: https://archive.li/0CwNs

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 7 Oct to 13 Oct 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 303 (-10.0%) 🔹Influenza: 1,165 (-21.2%) 🔹RSV: 441 (-9.4%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 27 (-20.5%) 🔸Influenza: 56 (-26.3%) 🔸RSV: 42 (Stable) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

🇬🇧 UK: COVID-19 could cost UK £7 billion a year without autumn vaccinations. "A new OHE model shows that stopping annual autumn COVID-19 vaccinations could cost the UK economy £7 billion each year, highlighting the importance of continued immunisation" Source: https://archive.md/nyvSp