🇦🇺AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 4 April 2025 #COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotOVER #COVIDisAIRBORNE @npub15gr4...ztdn

COVID-19 re-infection doubles risk of long COVID in kids, young adults, data reveal. "These findings emphasize the ongoing risk of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) with reinfection, regardless of severity, and suggest that the risk of PASC may be cumulative with each successive infection" Source:

COVID-19 re-infection doubles risk of long COVID in kids, young adults, data reveal

The second infection was also tied to a 50% or greater increase in several specific long-COVID conditions, including myocarditis and fatigue.

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medRxiv

Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 in the Omicron Era is Associated with Increased Risk of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A RECOVER-EHR Cohort Study

IMPORTANCE Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) remains a major public health challenge. While previous studies have focused on chara...

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🇺🇸 USA: FDA delays full approval of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine even though it was on track for clearance. "Full approval would make the vaccine available beyond an emergency declaration and could provide additional reassurance to people seeking the vaccine." Source: https://archive.md/3mPiv @npub15gr4...ztdn

Queensland respiratory surveillance report: 19 Mar to 25 Mar 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 481 (-3.9%) 🔹Influenza: 901 (-2.9%) 🔹RSV: 556 (-5.7%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 94 (+28.7%) 🔸Influenza: 67 (-9.4%) 🔸RSV: 39 (-4.8%) @npub15gr4...ztdn Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Breakthrough: A Single Shot That Could Protect You From COVID, MERS, and the Common Cold. "Viruses, including those that cause COVID-19, use sugar molecules on their surfaces to hide from the immune system, much like a protective coating. Now, researchers have developed a universal coronavirus vaccine that targets both the viruses and the sugars they use to avoid detection." Two published studies: Study 1: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.4c11723 Study 2: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.4c11724 Source:

SciTechDaily

Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Breakthrough: A Single Shot That Could Protect You From COVID, MERS, and the Common Cold

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 use sugar molecules to hide from the immune system, but scientists at Scripps Research have designed a universal coronaviru...

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A recent study from the University of Toledo (UToledo) shows link between COVID-19 and rise in POTS diagnoses. "The paper adds clear scientific evidence to the strong relationship between COVID-19 infection and the development of POTS — a link that previously had been limited to anecdotal accounts" Source:

UToledo News | The University of Toledo News

COVID-19 Brought About a Large Rise in POTS Cases | UToledo News

A UToledo study has found a five-fold increase in the number of newly identified postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome patients post COVID.

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5 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Roughly 30 million people have died globally from COVID-19 and its myriad health impacts, with hundreds of millions more now suffering from Long COVID. This catastrophe was not inevitable but resulted from deliberate policy decisions by capitalist governments that prioritized profits over human lives—a form of social murder on a massive scale."

World Socialist Web Site

5 years of the COVID-19 pandemic: The response of the <em>World Socialist Web Site</em>

The WSWS’ record stands as an irrefutable indictment of the capitalist response to the pandemic and a testament to the necessity for a global soc...