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Anne-Marie Newton

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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
@mikehoney.bsky.social might have thoughts?
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Yes, watching with interest and hoping no new variant takes off. Aged care metrics were creeping up last few weeks but dropped down a bit today. Certainly a relief to be hovering at low levels but with low vax rates this "break" might be short-lived. I find it hard to make a call on broad immunity!
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Oh come on @samjnichols.bsky.social ABC News. When reporting on important health topics, you need to get the basic facts right. The person you quote on droplet spread of covid and flu etc is dead wrong. abc.net.au/news/2025-04... 🧵
"It's important to know that the influenza virus, along with RSV, para-influenza, and COVID, are what we call 'droplet-spread viruses',"  Professor Hespe said. 

"Each time you do the coughing and sneezing, those fluids are actually then potentially spreading to somebody else," Professor Hespe said.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
That would make sense. Thanks Mike.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Cases are always around, that's for sure. Some people do question the wastewater data but I've not seen any real evidence that it's unreliable.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Interesting @mikehoney.bsky.social, especially since new C19 wastewater graph for Perth (up to 21 March), shows last wave has continued to fall, with the level still very low (relatively). LP.8.1 not mentioned in variant charts. @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E...
Line graph of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance trends in Perth Metropolitan area, Western Australia, 01/07/2022 to 21/03/2025
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Thank you Mike - I appreciate your interpretation 🙏
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Sad but true.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
😩
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Yes, certainly still hearing of it anecdotally.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Latest C19 wastewater graph for Perth, Western Australia (up to 14 March). We have not seen levels this low for a long time. What do you make of it @mikehoney.bsky.social? @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E...
Line graph of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance trends in Perth Metropolitan area, Western Australia, 01/07/2022 to 14/03/2025
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
📌
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Cleaner Air Collective @cleanerairau.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Today is Long COVID Awareness Day. We recognise those living with LC and those caring for people with LC. We must all provide support and join the call for research and a remedy for LC. This Billboard was captured in Melbourne, Australia. #LongCovidAwarenessDay
Long Covid Awareness Day Billboard.

Text: International Long COVID Awareness Day
15th March 2025
Recognition, research, remedy.

White background, black text with image of Long COVID Awareness Day ribbon.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
IMPORTANT CAUSE ⤵️ #LongCovidAwarenessDay #CovidIsNotOver
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nrp...
youtube.com
Invisible inclusion
YouTube video by The Safer Air Project
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Thanks Mike. The 'interesting' times roll on.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Yes. Thanks Mike.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
I agree with Andrew - there wasn’t a PCR system collapse in Perth at that time.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Thanks Mike. Always appreciate your extra analysis. And Andrew 🙏
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
🙏
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Thanks so much, Mike 🙏. Do you mean you're calculating this taking into account the missed tests now as well? Because barely anyone is testing now ofc.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Latest C19 wastewater graph for Perth, Western Australia (up to 7 Feb) shows downward trending line. Remains to be seen if it will reach the low points of previous waves 👀 @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social @oncewasarnold.bsky.social www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E...
Line graph of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance trends in Perth Metropolitan area, Western Australia, 01/07/2022 to 07/02/2025
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
And on it goes 😰
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Latest report shows the downward trend in #Covid19 wastewater for Perth, Western Australia has continued (up to 31 Jan). School return effect may show next week. @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social @oncewasarnold.bsky.social www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E...
Line graph of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance trends in Perth Metropolitan area, Western Australia, 01/07/2022 to 31/01/2025
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Latest #Covid-19 wastewater for Perth, Western Australia (up to 24 Jan) shows a small downturn. The rollercoaster rattles on without a controller. @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social @oncewasarnold.bsky.social www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E...
Line graph of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance trends in Perth Metropolitan area, Western Australia, 01/07/2022 to 24/01/2025
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Fyi @oncewasarnold.bsky.social
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Latest #Covid wastewater graph for Perth, Western Australia, up to 17 January. Last report's upward trajectory continues 😒 (No updated variant analysis since 5 Jan) @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E...
Line graph of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance trends in Perth Metropolitan area, Western Australia, 01/07/2022 to 17/01/2025
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Even mainstream news magazines are starting to grasp the horrors of the #LongCovid issue. When will the medical establishment and govts catch up? #Scandalous time.com/7206080/long...
time.com
Dismissed and Disbelieved, Some Long COVID Patients Are Pushed Into Psychiatric Wards
The chronic illnesses that make doctors doubt their patients often start after what “should” be a short-lived sickness—like COVID-19.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
I expect the timing of updates will remain a bit unpredictable - Mondays used to be the norm 🤷‍♀️
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Latest C19 wastewater graph for Perth, Western Australia, up to 10 January. Unsurprisingly, an upward turn following Xmas/NY period. #Covid @mikehoney.bsky.social @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @oncewasarnold.bsky.social www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E...
Line graph of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance trends in Perth Metropolitan area, Western Australia, 01/07/2022 to 10/01/2025
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Snap, Andrew! Cases up in aged care now. bsky.app/profile/amne...
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Latest C19 wastewater report for Perth, Western Australia - up to 3 Jan '25. Pleasing to see downward trend, incl. over Xmas/NY. Note that aged care cases (residents + staff) have risen since then. #Covid @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I'm so sorry to hear about your family member. If only there were more Public Health protections and more PH education ...
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Hi Andrew, you may have received a response too but here's mine from WA Health CDCD Directorate:
Thank you for contacting the Department of Health. We appreciate your concern about the temporary disruption in the reporting of the COVID-19 wastewater surveillance over the Christmas and New Year period.

Wastewater sampling continued as scheduled during this time and the reporting from 10 January 2025 onwards will include the data collected over the Christmas and New Year period.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Hi Andrew, you may have received a response too but here's mine from WA Health CDCD Directorate:
Thank you for contacting the Department of Health. We appreciate your concern about the temporary disruption in the reporting of the COVID-19 wastewater surveillance over the Christmas and New Year period.

Wastewater sampling continued as scheduled during this time and the reporting from 10 January 2025 onwards will include the data collected over the Christmas and New Year period.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Prof Jeffrey Townsend, Yale School of Public Health: “Preventing this disease in anybody, no matter how healthy you are, is a really good thing. ... It’s not just a matter of feeling ill. It’s doing bad things to you that we can’t fully understand.” #Covid www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
theguardian.com
Covid surges across US after holidays amid low booster uptake
Test positivity, emergency room visits, hospitalizations and deaths are increasing as expert warns: ‘It’s still dangerous’
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Yes, they are 👍
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Perth Childrens Hosp not on Bsky but: Aug 24: child's mum grateful for many air purifiers in ED, incl treatment rms, all turned on Dec 24: NO air purifiers in ED, even as Dr mentions covid, flu, HPIVs rampant How is it ok to remove airborne infection control for sick kids? @flinty01.bsky.social
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Ever reliable 🙄
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Has form stretching back to 2020: thewest.com.au/news/coronav...
thewest.com.au
Perth doctor may lose career over nazi comment
Senior Perth doctor Clay Golledge has revealed his career is under threat over comments he made comparing the McGowan Government’s COVID-19 border closure to nazi Germany.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Thanks for your thoughts - helpful in the technical sense 🙏
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
I don’t know that it’s downward revision over time - but could be correction of an error with no explanation. Overall it’s a less-than-adequate approach and, coupled with the WW delay issue, is not good enough.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
@oncewasarnold.bsky.social
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Hang on a minute - what's with the discrepancy between last 2 weeks of @WAHealth's Virus WAtch report?? Peak of this C0VID wave's positivity rate revised to a lower level ⤵️ #Covid @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Thanks Andrew. I had already used the online form for the same reason. In the past they've been very slow to respond when I've used this pathway, so we'll see.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
WA Health has updated West Australia's C19 wastewater graph up to 13 Dec. A small levelling off of the wave. In light of the recent PCR positivity rate + aged care data + Xmas gatherings upcoming, this may well be another short-lived downturn. @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @mikehoney.bsky.social
Line graph of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance trends in Perth Metropolitan area, Western Australia, 01/07/2022 to 13/12/2024
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Week ending 8 Dec: big rise in Western Australia’s C19 positivity rate and officially reported cases (noting most go unreported). Take care amongst the Xmas crowds 😷 #Covid
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Thanks @flinty01.bsky.social and great to see you mention (again) recent study showing virus persists in body incl brain for years. Armstrong would help more if he focused on C19’s airborne nature, though, instead of pushing the handwashing/sanitisation dogma.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Thanks so much Mike. Always appreciate your excellent reports.
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Anne-Marie Newton @amnewtonphd.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Thanks. Wish it wasn’t so.
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