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The Journal of Infectious Diseases @jidjournal.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Increased in-hospital mortality in immunocompromised individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 during the global pandemic, a multinational cohort study in the EuCARE project ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 bit.ly/4e0KrUQ

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 03/01/2026

COVID-19 in Pregnancy Linked With Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Early Childhood jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... @sammyanderer.bsky.social @jama.com More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

illustration of a bunch of floating covid virii surrounding the silhouette of a pregnant woman

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Lizzy Lawrence @lizzylawrence.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

EXCLUSIVE: A slow-boiling feud between Vinay Prasad and his staff at the FDA is threatening the future of the center that regulates the nation’s vaccines, biological products, and blood supply. Read more here: www.statnews.com/2025/10/31/v...

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Under Vinay Prasad, employees at a key FDA center fear speaking out, look for the exits

Exclusive: Vinay Prasad has rattled FDA staff by expanding his power and pushing out senior leaders.

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UW Infectious Disease Fellowship Program @uwidfellowship.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

“Children with reinfection had significantly higher risks for myocarditis, thrombophlebitis, thromboembolism, arrhythmias, fatigue, cognitive impairment, dysautonomia (including POTS), and abnormal liver enzymes. “ www.emjreviews.com/microbiology... #IDSky #COVID #longCOVID

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Long COVID Risk in Children Doubles After SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection

Children face over twice the risk of paediatric long COVID after SARS-CoV-2 reinfection, highlighting urgent needs for prevention.

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Dr Elisa Perego @elisaperego78.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

My new research is out #LongCovid. The critical role of patient advocacy-research in disease recognition I look at the massive, painstaking process of knowledge building by the Covid patient community in the early pandemic, which led to recognition of LC as a multi-system disease entity

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Jon Douglas @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Mass General Brigham studied 18,124 births and found that children exposed to maternal COVID-19 in the womb had a 29% higher risk of neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3, especially if exposure happened in the third trimester or in male children. journals.lww.com/greenjournal...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Dr Oz: “I think we all agree that Covid has passed”. No we do not agree! Anyone who thinks Covid has passed has no business in charge of public health. It’s still here. It’s still killing and disabling. Get your booster if you can. Wear a mask (ideally an N95) and clean the air!

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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Excited that @statnews.com published our 1st Opinion on why ALL HCWs should be vaccinated against Covid--by me and Dr. Judith Feinberg. www.statnews.com/2025/10/30/c... #PublicHealth

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Health care workers under 65 must be vaccinated against Covid

The vaccination status of health care workers under 65 has profound implications for millions of Americans.

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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Changes in nutrition and sanitation cannot account for the significant and long-term decreases in vaccine-preventable illnesses just after vaccines were introduced. But be sure to learn the facts, avoid falling for misinformation, & always talk to your doctor if you have questions or concerns. (1/2)

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Only the Bluesky is the limit: ten tips for a trending Skytorial. -Note the comment that *Reposting* is a better way to spread your message than Liking, on a platform like this that doesn't have the algorithm of Threads or X which pushes Liked content to you. academic.oup.com/ckj/article/...

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Only the Bluesky is the limit: ten tips for a trending #Skytorial

ABSTRACT. Threaded online medical education first emerged on X (formerly Twitter) in early 2018 following the introduction of a threading feature in Decemb

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MaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🌍 We, #LongCOVID orgs & advocates worldwide, release a collective declaration. 🔗https://longcovidriseup.eu/lc-declaration/ ✍️ Advocates living with Long COVID, orgs & researchers who agree with its principles: contact us to sign for fair representation, urgent action, research & prevention.

Top visual shows an illustration of a crowd of all ages, including some visibly disabled people in silhouettes of blue and teal. The title below the graphic has “Long COVID” in black and “Declaration” in teal. Below the title is a list of logos from six organizations — Winslow Santé Publique, WHN Global, COVID-19 Persistent Catalunya, MaskTogetherAmerica, International LONG COVID Awareness, Asociación Long COVID Aragón — and Elisa Perego, MD Ph.D., writers and organizers of the declaration.

The Long COVID Declaration as shown on the website of Long COVID Rise Up. https://longcovidriseup.eu/lc-declaration/

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The Safer Air Project @saferairproject.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

We’re thrilled to announce the Australian Academy of Science is among the first to join our inaugural Making the invisible visible campaign and are championing indoor air quality as a fundamental accessibility and inclusion issue - by making the air visible for everyone to see. @science.org.au

The Shine Dome, the home of science in Australia, will proudly light up blue and green and display our indoor air quality data as part of the Making the invisible visible campaign. If you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it.
– Anna-Maria Arabia OAM
Chief Executive
Australian Academy of Science

The Shine Dome in Canberra lit up in blue

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

A woman from the FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiological Health explains how her entire department was gutted That means there’s no staff to alert you if your pacemaker is recalled If an implantable device in your body is toxic or broken This could have catastrophic health impacts & cost lives

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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 27/10/2025

NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months. That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off

Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

"The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study just published in the journal Nature." theconversation.com/covid-19-mrn...

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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research

The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to traditional immunotherapy.

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

⚠️SAFETY "There is good evidence that many schools can be made safer for Clinically Vulnerable children and those in Clinically Vulnerable families. In fact, for all children." Ventilation is uncontroversial! 2/

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22/10/2025

The New England Journal of Medicine and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy will be publishing regular public health alerts to replace the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which has been paused due to the federal government shutdown.

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Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

💥The shingles vaccine might be one of the most underrated health moves after 50.💥 New large study(174K pts): ▪️ 50% lower risk of vascular dementia ▪️ 27% fewer blood clots ▪️ 25% lower risk of heart attack or stroke ▪️ 21% lower risk of dying early #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #SciSky 🧪 #NurseSky #IDSky

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Expected excess mortality due to COVID-19 in Canada is HIGH (9%, Forecast score 9).

Graph showing the reported % excess mortality compared to excess mortality predicted from waste water, our model, and the Canadian COVID Forecast score

Graph available at: https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index
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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

About 2.7% of people in Canada are infected and/or experiencing life activity-limiting long COVID this week. The estimated cost of hospitalizations from this week's infections in Canada is $99.5M.

Graph showing Canada's estimated daily % of population infected or experiencing long COVID, by province (average error -/+ 10% overall; 7% last 2 weeks)

Graph available at: https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index
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Table showing estimated new daily and cumulative Omicron hospitalization costs by province - 5 week rolling averages (average error -/+ 10% overall; 7% most recent 2 weeks)

Table available at: https://covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard-index
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Covid-19 roughly doubled the risk of vascular dementia in adults 50+ and for those with pre-existing mental illness the risk rose ~5x. A similar signal appears after other viral infections - a reminder that viruses aren’t "mild" when it comes to brain health 🧠 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years - npj Dementia

npj Dementia - COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 21/10/2025

The Big Cities Health Coalition, which serves over 60 million or 1 in 5 people in the US, has issued a statement condemning the federal government's moves to limit vaccine access and spread disinformation. The cities are working together to ensure people get vaccinated.

Map of Big Cities Health Coalition

Highlighting:
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD
Boston, MA
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
El Paso, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Houston, TX
Indianapolis, IN
Kansas City, MO
Las Vegas, NV
Long Beach, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Louisville, KY
Memphis, TN
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
New York City, NY
Oakland, CA
Oklahoma City, OK
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Portland, OR
San Antonio, TX
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
San Jose, CA
Seattle, WA
Tucson, AZ
Washington, DC

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Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Q - May I ask you about your views of ventilation in schools as a way to potentially deal with future pandemics & generally ventilation being a good thing for children's health and wellbeing? A- “improving ventilation in schools would be a good thing-clearly highly desirable” #CleanAir

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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

#COVID mRNA vaccines may be able to train immune system to attack cancer cells, boost survival The vaccines appeared to sensitize tumors to the cancer drugs immune checkpoint inhibitors, the researchers say. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

*The uninvited guest* (sound on this time!) Third week of observing scary things under the microscope: watching #SARSCoV2🟣 positive cells arrive in the brain. Note it's still inside a blood vessel and being checked by astrocytes🟢and microglia🔵. What happens next? 😨 #FluorescenceFriday

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16/10/2025

“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy. It feels like the world has moved on.” It’s shameful how society is gaslighting people who are experiencing chronic illness and ignoring an ongoing public health crisis.

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Long Covid Is Real -- And It's Changing an Entire Generation

Long Covid is affecting hundreds of thousands of kids in America, and many doctors and schools refuse to recognize their illness.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Since we can’t rely on the HHS, CDC, or FDA to say it, I will: MAKE SURE YOU ARE VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES. GET YOUR MMR. Measles cases have reached their HIGHEST point since the disease WAS ELIMINATED from the United States in 2000. We are at the tipping point for the return of ENDEMIC measles.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16/10/2025

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more. Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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Ron Chusid @rchusid.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Study finds no correlation between Covid vaccines in the first trimester and birth defects. This is consistent with other studies showing that the Covid vaccine is safe and effective for pregnant women. #Medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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First-Trimester mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination and Risk of Major Congenital Anomalies

This cohort study examines the association between first-trimester exposure to messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines and the risk of major congenital malformations among infants in France.

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Bloom lab @jbloomlab.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

In new study led by @bdadonaite.bsky.social, we measure how spike mutations affect function & antigenicity of spike of KP.3.1.1 strain of SARS-CoV-2. Sheds light on how key neutralizing epitopes are changing & importance of RBD up/down motion. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Spike mutations that affect the function and antigenicity of recent KP.3.1.1-like SARS-CoV-2 variants

SARS-CoV-2 is under strong evolutionary selection to acquire mutations in its spike protein that reduce neutralization by human polyclonal antibodies. Here we use pseudovirus-based deep mutational sca...

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Maxwell Smith, PhD @maxwellsmith.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

"These findings suggest that COVID-19 may have created a new year-round baseline for work absences that is similar to influenza season conditions before the pandemic" jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market

This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.

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KW @2022onward.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Il est plus que temps de changer les narratifs afin que le progrès soit enfin possible. En 2025, où sont les normes de la qualité de l’air intérieur, les vaccins de deuxième génération pour tous, les traitements pour le Covid long, le port de masque obligatoire dans les milieux de la santé, etc.?

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Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

+West Virginia Pharmacists in West Virginia can now give COVID-19 vaccines without prescriptions -- and state recommendations based on those of medical societies for everyone over 6 months. www.herald-dispatch.com/_zapp/pharma...

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Pharmacists in West Virginia can now give COVID-19 vaccines without prescriptions

West Virginia pharmacists can now give COVID-19 shots without prescriptions, according to guidance issued Oct. 6 by the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy.

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Linsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Healthy indoor air is a proven prescription for public health that can help fortify our buildings and enhance people’s health, protecting against respiratory diseases and illnesses, cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline. resources.wellcertified.com/press-releas...

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Julia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

“Workers continued to see elevated health-related absences linked to COVID-19… [which] has likely raised the value to workers of paid-leave policies & existing social safety net programs. Measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission in the workplace may also mitigate these new exposure risks”

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Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market

This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.

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Solid Evidence @solidevidence.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I just updated our cryptic lineage dashboard if anyone is interested. Viewer warning: this site contains a ton of actual data that really long persistent COVID infections are still occurring. 1/ dholab.github.io/public_viz/0...

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SARS-CoV-2 Cryptic Lineage Visualizations

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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I am pleased that we are following CALIFORNIA department of public health vaccination guidelines. Note: COVID vaccine will be given to 'all those who choose protection'. As an ICU physician, I advise you to CHOOSE PROTECTION. I've seen too many bad cases.

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Soren Larsen (SEGL) @sorenlarsen.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity "The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."

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Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

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betsy ladyzhets 😷 @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

COVID-19 data are limited this week due to the government shutdown, but we are not entirely without information on how the disease is spreading. Many independent dashboards as well as state and local sites continue to offer info. (1/3) thesicktimes.org/2025/10/07/n...

The Sick Times COVID-19 trends graphic. Text reads:
"COVID-19 data are limited this week due to the government shutdown, now the second time that vital disease surveillance has been interrupted since Trump took office in January. The CDC has not updated the majority of its COVID-19 and respiratory disease data pages since September 26.

Still, we are not entirely without information, largely thanks to independent data services and researchers. The CDC did update a handful of national-level COVID-19 metrics last Friday. WastewaterSCAN and Biobot Analytics have continued sharing wastewater surveillance data on their regular update schedules. And epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers (whom I recently interviewed) combed through state health department websites to report state-level trends."

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