🇺🇸US Weekly COVID update: Jan 12, 2026 🔸1 in 55 Actively Infectious 🔸892,000 New Daily Infections 🔸5,600,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸12,000,000 Infections in 2026 🔸280,000 to 1,120,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸1,600 to 2,700 Weekly Excess Deaths

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Australia: Be warned, COVID has not gone away. "Is there much COVID around? Do I need the new booster shot LP.8.1? ADRIAN ESTERMAN shares the science." Source: https://citynews.com.au/2026/be-warned-covid-has-not-gone-away/

By Spela Salamon, MD, Ph.D: "My hot take: Omicron subvariants are MORE dangerous. Why? Because they are better and reinfecting, and long term risks are cumulative with reinfections." X link:

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Derek Franks ❄️ (@Derek_a_Franks) on X

C0VlD is not “more mild” now than it used to be. It did not magically become safer to get infected just because you wanted it to be. The C0VlD...

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 1 Jan to 4 Jan 2026 Note: The weekly update includes notification numbers for a partial week (1–4 Jan 2026) Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 138 🔹Influenza: 419 🔹RSV: 125 Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 45 🔸Influenza: 88 🔸RSV: 28 Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

🇺🇸US Weekly COVID update: Dec 29, 2025 🔸1 in 51 Actively Infectious 🔸958,000 New Daily Infections 🔸6,320,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸239,000,000 Infections in 2025 🔸316,000 to 1,260,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸1,900 to 3,200 Weekly Deaths Source:

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🚨 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 🦠 Flu is AIRBORNE 🦠 COVID is AIRBORNE 🦠 RSV is AIRBORNE 🦠 Measles is AIRBORNE 🦠 Whooping cough is AIRBORNE These viruses spread through the air you breathe, especially indoors. Protect yourself and others: 😷 Wear a well-fitting mask (N95/P2 Respirator) 💉 Stay up to date with vaccinations 🏡 Stay home if sick 🌬️ Improve indoor air (ventilation & HEPA filters) Clean air, masking and vaccinations save lives.

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 16 Dec to 22 Dec 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 413 (+10.1%) 🔹Influenza: 1,994 (+17.9%) 🔹RSV: 409 (+31.0%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 25 (-21.8%) 🔸Influenza: 93 (+40.9%) 🔸RSV: 39 (+25.8%) Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

By Dr. Michael COVID is NOT primarily a respiratory disease. It is a systemic vascular-immune disease causing endothelial injury, microvascular thrombosis, and immune dysregulation. This is concerning because the injury is cumulative with each infection (endothelium does not easily regenerate). Source:

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COVID is NOT primarily a respiratory disease. It is a systemic vascular-immune disease causing endothelial injury, microvascular thrombosis, and i...

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update — 19 Dec 2025 🔹 QLD: ⬆️UP (+11.6%) 32 in hospital (–20%) 🔹 NSW: ⬆️UP (+5.6%) 🔹 SA: ⬆️ UP (+2.5%) 3 deaths reported 🔸WA: ⬇️ DOWN (–4.1%) Avg 12/day in hospital ▫️ VIC: Next update 29 Dec ▫️ TAS: Next update 9 Jan ▫️ ACT: Reporting paused for 2025 🔹 Aged care: ⬆️ UP (+18.9%) 1 death reported

COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities: 18 December 2025 🔹Active cases: 201 (+18.9%) 🔹Active outbreaks: 38 (+31.0%) 🔹Resident cases: 162 (+22.7%) 🔹Staff cases: 39 (+5.4%) 🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 401 (+1) 7,605 aged care COVID deaths since beginning of pandemic 🔸686 reported deaths in 2020 🔸226 reported deaths in 2021 🔸3,855 reported deaths in 2022 🔸1,359 reported deaths in 2023 🔸1,078 reported deaths in 2024 🔸401 reported deaths in 2025 @SamRaeMP Source: https://www.health.gov.au/resources/publications/covid-19-outbreaks-in-australian-residential-aged-care-homes-19-december-2025?language=en