Queensland Health has issued an alert over the rising number of hospitalisations in Queensland for influenza and COVID-19. "Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Heidi Carroll said nearly 300 Queensland hospital beds per day were currently occupied by patients with flu or COVID-19." Source:

southburnett.com.au

Flu, COVID-19 Cases Rising - southburnett.com.au

Queensland Health has issued an alert over the rising number of hospitalisations in Queensland for influenza and COVID-19.

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Viruses and the Brain: New study uncovers links to neurodegeneration after viral infection. "A new study published in Genomic Press Brain Medicine reveals that these models have shown viruses like SARS-CoV-2 (the virus behind COVID-19) can reach brain cells quickly—within just 7 days—and cause inflammation, a key contributor to memory problems and brain fog." Source:

The New Indian Express

Viruses and the Brain: New study uncovers links to neurodegeneration after viral infection

CHENNAI: Dr. Danielle Beckman is a neuroscientist whose passion for studying the brain is helping to reveal how viral infections—like COVID-19—...

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By @RTHM_Health "A new study suggests that exercise doesn’t clear microclots in people with Long COVID—it just fragments them into smaller ones. These smaller clots are linked to increased inflammation and impaired oxygen transport, which may help explain post-exertional malaise (PEM) and post-exertional symptom exacerbation (PESE)—a worsening of symptoms after even mild physical or mental effort." "Researchers observed these microclot and inflammatory changes even after submaximal exertion, highlighting the need for caution when recommending exercise-based therapies." Want more research breakdowns like this? Sign up for our email list at

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Exercise-induced Changes in Microclotting and Cytokine Levels Point to Vascular Injury and Inflammation in People with Long COVID

Background: Long COVID is a persistent and episodic multi-system condition that impacts quality of life and functional status. Underlying pathologi...

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Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 24 June to 30 June 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 1,238 (-5.7%) 🔹Influenza: 2,860 (+20.4%) 🔹RSV: 889 (+3.6%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 173 (-13.9%) 🔸Influenza: 119 (+21.4%) 🔸RSV: 61 (+0.0%) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu @AusCOVID19 group

Gut microbe emerges as a promising tool in the fight against COVID-19. "New research uncovers how Akkermansia muciniphila primes powerful immune responses against the virus." Source:

News-Medical

Gut microbe emerges as a promising tool in the fight against COVID-19

Researchers found that Akkermansia muciniphila boosts lung-specific antiviral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in mice by modulating the gut–lung axis...

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Akkermansia Muciniphila Primes Lung-Resident Antiviral Immunity via the Gut–Lung Axis During SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Gi-Cheon Kim, Jun-Soo Do, Sung-Hee Kim, Jong-Hwi Yoon, Jiseon Kim, Donghun Jeon, Emmanuel Hitayezu, Intan Rizki Mauliasari, Naeok Koo, Jeong Jin Kim, Jun-Young Seo, Su-bin Lee, Ki Taek Nam, Kwang Hyun Cha, Ho-Keun Kwon, Je Kyung Seong :: SSRN

Background: The gut microbiota is essential for shaping systemic immunity and modulating the gut–lung axis, playing a crucial role during respira...

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🇮🇪 Ireland: COVID-19 cases have surged over 60% in the past fortnight. Variant LP.8.1 accounted for 38% of cases in the last 5 weeks. Last week saw 28 outbreaks, all in healthcare settings—13 in nursing homes, 10 in hospitals, 4 in residential homes, and 1 in a community hospital. Source: https://archive.md/4KeeQ @AusCOVID19 group

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 17 June to 23 June 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 1,313 (+28.9%) 🔹Influenza: 2,374 (+45.8%) 🔹RSV: 858 (-8.5%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 201 (+45.6%) 🔸Influenza: 98 (+30.6%) 🔸RSV: 61 (+0.0%) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu @AusCOVID19 group

"Viruses that cause common infections such as COVID, RSV or the flu can also trigger heart attacks and strokes, new research warns." "A team from the University of Melbourne and Murdoch Research Children’s Institute (MCRI) found the viral respiratory infections were linked to an increased risk of the potentially deadly heart events." Source: https://archive.md/Ku1Ow @AusCOVID19 group

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 10 June to 16 June 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 1,018 (+14.7%) 🔹Influenza: 1,628 (+10.9%) 🔹RSV: 938 (+5.3%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 138 (+24.3%) 🔸Influenza: 75 (-12.7%) 🔸RSV: 61 (+12.9%) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu @AusCOVID19 group

Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children. "Repeatedly mass infecting kids with COVID is not a public health strategy. It's a fast pass to declining population health" "So many children are getting Long COVID because COVID causes Long COVID, and children are not “immune” to COVID, they are not becoming healthier with each infection, and the adults around them are doing nothing to mitigate the virus." "So if COVID is a virus that can disable them, damages their blood vessels, raises their risk of heart failure and cardiac arrest, causes autoimmune disorders, diabetes, and a range of mental health and cognitive problems, then we’d be doing something really awful by failing to deal with, or even acknowledge it. Maybe even unforgiveable." Source: https://archive.md/c8aSv @AusCOVID19 group