Strange Covid symptoms explained as doctor give vital warning about new strain. "The new variant seems to be starting with ear, nose and throat symptoms, so most people are complaining about a really hoarse voice or a super sore throat. It also seems to present with more GI symptoms. A lot of people are complaining about nausea, vomiting, bloating [and] acid reflux." Source: https://archive.md/qF1yR

Queensland: Measles Outbreak in Far North Queensland. 4 new measles cases, including QLD Health staff, taking the total number of measles infections to 7. Cairns Hospital says an infectious person spent 8+ hours in maternity ward. Masks are now mandatory in the nursery, maternity, cancer care, and ICU units. Source:

Health care workers confirmed positive in Far North Qld measles outbreak

More locally acquired cases have been confirmed with exposure sites now including Cairns Hospital's maternity ward and areas on the Atherton Tablel...

🇨🇦 Canada: Quebec to stop offering free COVID-19 vaccines to the general population. "A dose will cost between $150 and $180 at a pharmacy" Source: archive.md/0NIQc

🇺🇸 USA: "COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ohio nearly doubled during the past month." "In the past week, 281 Ohioans were hospitalized with COVID-19, nearly double the 148 reported 4 weeks before" "According to the CDC, only 23% of U.S. adults and 13% of children received the updated 2024–25 COVID-19 vaccine." Source:

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COVID-19 hospitalizations surge as vaccine eligibility tightens

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ohio nearly doubled last week, and two respiratory illness&#x20...

🇦🇺 Australia: Intranasal vaccine stops infection at the source. In 2022, Australian researchers secured nearly $1 million in grants to develop an intranasal COVID-19 vaccine. Their latest findings show it can block the virus in the nose, preventing it from spreading through the body or to other people. Source: https://archive.md/iaSKv Study:

Frontiers | Upper respiratory tract immunization with Pam2Cys-adjuvanted spike protein vaccine achieves sterilizing protection against SARS-CoV-2

Man's COVID Infection Lasted 2 Years, Setting a New Record. A 41-year-old immunocompromised man endured acute COVID-19 for 750+ days, with 5 hospitalisations and ongoing respiratory symptoms. Unlike long COVID, the infection never cleared. His extremely low T-cell count 35/µL, far below the healthy 500–1,500 range, allowed the virus to persist. Source:

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Man's COVID Infection Lasted 2 Years, Setting a New Record

An immunocompromised man endured ongoing acute COVID-19 for more than 750 days.

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 9 Sept to 15 Sep 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 670 (-11.4%) 🔹Influenza: 3,498 (-15.6%) 🔹RSV: 848 (-1.6%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 54 (+1.8%) 🔸Influenza: 207 (-11.9%) 🔸RSV: 48 (+11.6%) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

🇮🇹 Italy: COVID is advancing and the flu is already here. Nationwide COVID cases rose to over 2,800 last week, up from 2,000 the week prior, driven by the Stratus (XFG) variant. Surveillance shows 19% of samples were COVID, 6% non-Sars-CoV-2 coronaviruses, and a few isolated influenza cases are already being detected. Source:

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Pregliasco: 'Verrà colpito un italiano su 4'

By Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger "Bad news: Today the CDC revised last week's wastewater levels *upward* by 5%. The updated forecast will put the estimated peak closer to Sep 13 at 1.3 million New Daily Infections." Source:

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Bad news: Today the CDC revised last week's wastewater levels *upward* by 5%. The updated forecast will put the estimated peak closer to Sep 13 at ...

🇨🇦 Canada: COVID Cases Starting to Climb COVID wastewater levels are moderate nationally but high in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal South & Prince Edward Island. ER test positivity for COVID-19 stands at 8.5% nationwide. Source: https://archive.md/kkdbl