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Researchers, clinicians, and advocates gathered for the inaugural conference of the International Society for Long COVID and Post-Acute Infection Syndromes in the Netherlands in late August. Read more from @davetuller1.bsky.social: thesicktimes.org/2026/10/06/b...

Collage graphic featuring a photo of buildings along a canal in Amsterdam, a cluster of tulips, an anatomical diagram showing the human brain and spinal cord, and a diagram of microbes, interspersed with colored blocks in golden and light green. The text reads, “The Sick Times. Biological pathways and mechanistic trials centered at new Long COVID conference in Amsterdam. By David Tuller. Reporting.”

Key points you should know:

In late August, the International Society for Long COVID and Post-Acute Infection Syndromes hosted its inaugural gathering in Amsterdam. Hundreds hobnobbed in the H’ART Museum, a major cultural and conference facility in the heart of the city.

Presenters acknowledged that a series of clinical trials had produced disappointing results. They focused on seeking lessons from the null findings and called for more smartly designed trials targeting the pathological mechanisms believed to be involved.

Some presenters highlighted innovative use of electronic wearables and remote monitoring in an effort to improve research and accurately track biological events, such as the occurrence of post-exertional malaise.

PROBE-PASC, a program centering mechanistic trials for Long COVID funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, was revealed during the conference.

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The Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 4h

There’s No Need To Worry About Hospitals Closed By This Covid Wave Because Everyone Is Immune To Covid Now

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 5h

imposing permanent daylight saving time that messes with our circadian rhythms, not following evidence-based responses to our toxic drug crisis like safe supply, failure to ensure a basic living income for all, so everyone can afford housing & food

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 5h

It's hard to believe politicians are earnest about fixing healthcare when they keep adding to the pile of chronic morbidity: burning fossil fuels, worsening air pollution, fueling wildfires, letting airborne infections spread in healthcare & schools...

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Ryan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 8h

There was also a partial PJ.2.1 sequence recently in German wastewater.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 11h

Source: www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-... Archive link: archive.li/1djLM

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 11h

History’s most deadly plagues ranked – from Black Death, Spanish flu to COVID-19 • Black Death: 75–200M • Spanish Flu: 25–100M • Plague of Justinian: 15–100M • Smallpox: 25–56M • HIV/AIDS: ~45M • COVID-19: 7–38M • Third Plague: 12–15M • Cocoliztli: 5–15M • Antonine Plague: 5–10M • Cholera: 1.4–9M+

A screenshot of a news article from the Daily Star titled "History's most deadly plagues ranked – from Black Death, Spanish flu to Covid-19," updated on October 7, 2026.
The subheadline notes that a suspected Siberian lab-linked pneumonic plague outbreak and a 200-person quarantine have reignited interest in history's deadliest pandemics.
Below the text is a poignant photograph of young South African AIDS advocate Nkosi Johnson resting in a hospital bed with a nasal cannula, holding hands with his adoptive mother, Gail Johnson, who leans in close to look at him.

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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 12h

Censored on TikTok in <30 seconds. Appeal filed. They will allow California residents to know after the COVlD wave has subsided.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 12h

Prime Day is a great time to boycott Amazon and send a clear message that you don’t support the Bezos behemoth That said, please be kind to disabled people who can’t boycott Many rely on Amazon for necessary supplies and are unable to get them any other way Help build networks of community care

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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 13h

California's COVlD outbreak now surpasses 3 months. PMC estimates 1 in 29 residents are actively infectious statewide. Mask up and get boosted.💉💪😷 On a computer, go to pmc19.com/map and click on individual counties for more info, including a graph of recent levels. Summary in ALT text.

County, Level, and PMC estimate of the proportion of the population actively infectious

Alameda | Very High | 1 in 26
Alpine | High | 1 in 34
Amador | High | 1 in 36
Butte | Very High | 1 in 22
Calaveras | High | 1 in 30
Colusa | Very High | 1 in 25
Contra Costa | High | 1 in 36
Del Norte | Very High | 1 in 23
El Dorado | High | 1 in 40
Fresno | Very High | 1 in 23
Glenn | Very High | 1 in 23
Humboldt | High | 1 in 32
Imperial | High | 1 in 31
Inyo | Very High | 1 in 20
Kern | Very High | At least 1 in 20
Kings | Very High | At least 1 in 20
Lake | Very High | 1 in 23
Lassen | Very High | At least 1 in 20
Los Angeles | High | 1 in 34
Madera | Very High | 1 in 24
Marin | Very High | At least 1 in 20
Mariposa | High | 1 in 29
Mendocino | Very High | 1 in 24
Merced | Moderate | 1 in 43
Modoc | Very High | 1 in 21
Mono | Very High | 1 in 25
Monterey | Very High | 1 in 28
Napa | High | 1 in 33
Nevada | Very High | 1 in 28
Orange | High | 1 in 38
Placer | High | 1 in 29
Plumas | Very High | At least 1 in 20
Riverside | Very High | 1 in 26
Sacramento | High | 1 in 29
San Benito | High | 1 in 30
San Bernardino | Very High | At least 1 in 20
San Diego | Moderate | 1 in 48
San Francisco | High | 1 in 34
San Joaquin | Very High | 1 in 22
San Luis Obispo | High | 1 in 29
San Mateo | High | 1 in 37
Santa Barbara | Very High | At least 1 in 20
Santa Clara | High | 1 in 40
Santa Cruz | Very High | 1 in 26
Shasta | Very High | 1 in 26
Sierra | Very High | 1 in 23
Siskiyou | High | 1 in 31
Solano | High | 1 in 34
Sonoma | Very High | 1 in 25
Stanislaus | Very High | At least 1 in 20
Sutter | High | 1 in 31
Tehama | Very High | 1 in 23
Trinity | High | 1 in 30
Tulare | Very High | 1 in 20
Tuolumne | High | 1 in 29
Ventura | High | 1 in 34
Yolo | Very High | 1 in 24
Yuba | Very High | 1 in 28

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 13h

The BCNDP & Eby are campaigning hard on healthcare right now but it seems they are missing something - protecting patients & staff from airborne infections is needed for safe/accessible care

Jeopardy puzzle
M_asks in healthcare

Clue: How do we fix this?

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13h

If everyone had food, water, housing, education and healthcare … we would all be better off. When basic needs are met, people flourish. Health and happiness improves. We could easily provide for everyone by demanding the billionaire class pay their fair share.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13h

Disabled people deserve healthcare, housing, food and support. They deserve accommodations. They don’t deserve to be treated as “less than” because they can’t work. No one’s worth should be tied to productivity. Only the top 1% benefits from a system that leaves “non productive” people behind.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14h

First, Matthew Ingalls invited Jane Doe to the Cornell frat. Then he sent the messages advertising her as “free” When he was found out, he tried to claim that she sexually assaulted him. Now he’s rumoured to have fled the country for Dubai. Nothing says “I’m innocent” like running…

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 16h

What’s the etiquette here if someone is repeatedly quote posting you with replies turned off to spread rape apologist nonsense? If I block will the quote posts go away? Am I better off detaching first? I’m so exhausted. If men could stop defending the Cornell 7 that would be awesome.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 16h

Hawaii COVID-19 Cases and Testing Summary Source: health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusd...

An official Hawaii COVID-19 Cases and Testing Summary dashboard, last updated on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, with data current as of September 28, 2026.
The green and white dashboard breaks down metrics into distinct sections:
• Statewide Cases (Sep 22 – Sep 29): Shows a decrease of -55 cases week-over-week, a 7-day average of 65 daily cases, and a 7.5% test positivity rate, accompanied by a declining trend line graph.
• Hawaii County: -3 change week-over-week, 5 daily cases (7-day avg), and 5.2% positivity.
• Honolulu County: -37 change week-over-week, 47 daily cases (7-day avg), and 7.9% positivity.
• Kauai County: -2 change week-over-week, 5 daily cases (7-day avg), and 10.9% positivity.
• Maui County: -13 change week-over-week, 7 daily cases (7-day avg), and 8.3% positivity.
Each county card includes a small line graph tracking case trajectories from September 15 to September 22.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 16h

Hawaii: Influenza and COVID-19 activity rising • Flu positivity increased to 20.3% during Sept 23–30 • COVID-19 positivity 7.5% • Health officials urge precautions to reduce spread and protect vulnerable people.

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Flu, COVID spreading in Hawaii: simple steps to stay healthy

Health officials encourage residents to take precautions against respiratory viruses, which include influenza and COVID-19, as cases remain active.

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 18h

Dear journalists, If you're looking to interview a doctor on Covid in 2026, a good probing question is whether they wear a respirator mask in their practice. If not, maybe time to source a new expert

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 18h

Thailand: COVID cases down -26% last week Reported weekly cases: 🔸W30: 9,276 🔸W31: 7,938 🔸W32: 12,188 🔸W33: 11,913 🔸W34: 15,505 🔸W35: 15,409 🔸W36: 17,473 🔸W37: 15,973 🔸W38: 34,842 (data dump of backlog data) 🔸W39: 12,300 🔸W40: 9,066 (-26%) Source: dvis3.ddc.moph.go.th/t/DDC_CENTER...

An infographic titled "COVID-19 Situation Update" from Thailand's Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, current as of 5 October 2026.
The purple dashboard provides data on cases and deaths:
• New Cases: +2,145 cases (2,023 imported, 122 local).
• Cumulative Cases (since 1 Jan 2026): 190,512 cases.
• New Deaths: +0 cases. Total deaths since Jan 2026 stand at 37.
• Weekly Number of Cases: A line graph tracking weeks 2 to 40 shows a steep drop from a late-year peak near 30,000 cases down to 9,066 cases.
• Top 5 Provinces: Bangkok leads significantly with 573 cases, followed by Chonburi (84), Nakhon Ratchasima (82), Nonthaburi (75), and Ubon Ratchathani (74).
• Cases by Age Group: A horizontal bar chart shows the highest numbers in the 20–29 (474) and 30–39 (461) brackets.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 18h

New Zealand: Wastewater COVID-19 Surveillance: Week Ending 20 Sep 2026 Wastewater Variant Analysis - Last Updated: 6 Sep 2026 🔹XFG: (~26.9%) 🔹PQ.16.1.1 (~26.2%) 🔹NB.1.8.1 (~19.1%) 🔹RF.5: (~12.6%) 🔹BA.3.2 (~5.3%) 🔹Recombinant (~5.0%) 🔹JN.1 (~4.9%) Source: poops.nz

A line graph titled "SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater and Reported COVID-19 Case Numbers" subtitled "National, last 18 months, on linear scale." The graph compares two metrics from March 2025 to late August 2026.
The left vertical axis measures Genome copies per person per day (from 0 to 10M) for wastewater, represented by a green line. The right vertical axis measures New cases reported per day (from 0 to 200) for clinical cases, represented by a blue line.
The data tracks two major peaks where both lines rise and fall in a similar pattern:
• A large peak between May '25 and July '25, where reported cases peak near 150 per day and wastewater peaks near 5M copies.
• A second, slightly lower peak around February '26 to March '26, where wastewater peaks higher (around 6M copies) while reported cases peak near 120 per day.
By August '26, both lines converge and trend downward near their lowest points on the chart.

A stacked bar chart titled "Wastewater Variant Analysis" showing the change in the national percentage of SARS-CoV-2 variants per week over an 18-month period from April 2025 to September 2026. The vertical axis represents percentages from 0% to 100%.
The chart visualizes a sequence of shifting genetic variants over time, displayed as a timeline of tightly packed, multi-coloured vertical bars.
• Early in the timeline (mid-2025), light turquoise and purple segments dominate the lower portions of the bars.
• By late 2025 and early 2026, dark blue and green segments become highly prominent in the middle sections.
• Moving into mid-to-late 2026, a bright yellow variant dominates the upper half of the bars, while light pink and orange segments begin to grow from the bottom of the graph by September 2026.
A color-coded legend at the bottom lists 14 variant categories, including labels like PQ.16.1.1, XEC, KP.3, JN.1, and BA.3.2.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 19h

New Zealand COVID weekly update: 7 October 2026 28 September to 4 October 2026: 🔹New cases: 60 (-23.0%) 🔹Deaths: (data removed from dashboard) 15 September to 21 September 2026: 🔸Hospitalisations: 13 (+30.0%)⚠️ Source: healthnz.govt.nz/about-us/hea...

An interactive Microsoft Power BI dashboard titled "COVID-19 reporting dashboard" from Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora), current as of Sunday, October 4, 2026.
The dashboard features a dark blue theme with a large line graph in the center plotting cases from 2020 through late 2026, showing a massive initial peak in early 2022 followed by smaller subsequent waves and a flattened line by 2026.
Three primary metric boxes in the top right display overall case counts:
• 2.7M Reported Total since 01-01-20
• 270 Reported Last 30 Days (05-09-26 to 04-10-26)
• 60 Reported Last 7 Days (28-09-26 to 04-10-26)
A left-hand navigation sidebar includes buttons labelled Age, Ethnicity, District, Deprivation, and Definitions.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 19h

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 29 Sep - 5 Oct 2026 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 252 (-3.8%) 🔹Influenza: 2,737 (-12.6%) 🔹RSV: 300 (-9.0%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 25 (-48.9%) 🔸Influenza: 236 (+7.7%)⚠️ 🔸RSV: 21 (+16.6%)⚠️ Source: health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 19h

Sweden: Measles outbreak linked to music festival • Dozens of cases reported • Outbreak linked to Urkult Festival: 10,000 attendees • Just 10 measles cases in all of 2025 • Childhood MMR uptake: 97% in 2022 → ~93% now • Children make up a significant share of cases

vaccinestoday.eu

Measles outbreak in Sweden: most cases in unvaccinated children - VaccinesToday

European experts say combined MMR vaccine is the best way to stop epidemic

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Ryan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 19h

Since Aug 31, 12.8% (10/78) airport surveillance seqs from international travelers to the US have been PJ.2.1. 45% (9/20) from Latin American travelers in that period are PJ.2.1: 4 from Cuba & 1 each from Chile, Colombia, the DR, Ecuador, & Guatemala. PJ.2.1 is the fastest variant in the world now.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 20h

New paper: Long COVID exposes a huge blind spot in how governments define “security.” We respond quickly to sudden, visible crises, but seem to accept mass disability as normal, even while it puts growing pressure on healthcare, the workforce, the economy and society. Published: 28 September 2026

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The securitization of global slow-onset risks/threats: long COVID, a case study - Globalization and Health

This paper investigates why Long Covid, despite affecting millions globally and posing a serious threat to public health and economic stability, remains largely absent from contemporary security agend...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20h

“If you thought Cornell was bad, just wait for us” That’s a text message from high school football players allegedly directed at one victim in Idaho who they were saying should be raped & murdered Make no mistake, all the men defending the Cornell 7 are enabling these monsters.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20h

Christa Pike survived not one, but two, lethal injections. She had requested a firing squad and was denied. Tennessee put her through cruel & unusual punishment that was tantamount to torture. Abolish the death penalty. The state should not be allowed to kill people.

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Christa Pike ‘conscious, speaking’ nearly a week after botched execution: ‘Her recovery is medically unprecedented’

Christa Pike is “conscious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care” nearly a week after her botched execution, her attorneys said on Tuesday.

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Dan O'Hara @skeuomorphology.bsky.social · 21h

One thing my recent encounter with the techaholics has revealed is how much they've internalized fash/eugenicist attitudes Techbro: Data is the new oil! Master AI or you'll be left behind! Me: Builds a datamap to help ordinary people avoid disease Techbro: You are mentally ill

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The Skylark @theskylark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Final month of reposting. Will be travelling on Halloween so will probably wrap it up the day before. 🎃

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The Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 22h

If Chronic Illness Is Real, Why Don’t More Sexy People Have It?

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 23h

The best study thus far is with BA-21 Mexican study

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Winslow Santé Publique @winslowsp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Soutenons et participons. Solidarité aux lycéen•nes. #PlanAir2022 #QAI #Santé #Prévention

pancarte en carton peinte avec du rouge : « MACRON, LES ENFANTS SONT MALADES. OU EST TON PLAN AIR ? », avec des petits cœurs dessinés.

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 06/10/2026

COVID-19 trends continue to diverge by region. The Northwest seems to be the latest hotspot, and Western states overall are seeing an early start to flu season. thesicktimes.org/2026/10/06/n...

Graphic from The Sick Times sharing the latest COVID-19 trends for October 6, 2026. The graphic presents trends for three metrics: WastewaterSCAN category for SARS-CoV-2, which is "high" (represented with red) and slightly decreasing (represented with a diagonal down arrow); CDC wastewater viral activity level for SARS-Cov-2, which is "very low*" (lighter yellow) and significantly decreasing (directly down arrow); and CDC COVID-19 test positivity, which is moderate (darker yellow) and stable (side to side arrow). Text below these metrics reads: "*CDC wastewater viral activity levels are calculated based on measurements in the last two years only. They do not account for the lower spread that could be possible with more widespread precautions."

COVID-19 trends continue to diverge by region, as some parts of the country are seeing a summer wave taper off and others are seeing cases rise with the onset of colder weather. The Northwest seems to be the latest hotspot, and Western states overall are seeing an early start to flu season.

Cases continue to decline in the South, with wastewater data from the CDC, WastewaterSCAN, and Biobot Analytics as well as test positivity and emergency department visits all showing multiple weeks of decreases for this region. However, COVID-19 levels are still higher in these states, as outbreaks from the summer wave have not yet concluded.
In the West, there seems to be a split between North and South: test positivity rates and ED visits are starting to decline in the Southwest but increasing in the Northwest.

Two line charts showing test positivity rates for SARS-CoV-2 and influenza, from the CDC's National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS). The top chart shows trends for health region 9, including Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, Guam, and other island territories; the bottom chart shows trends for health region 10, including Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state. On both charts, the X axis represents time, going from September 2025 to September 2026, and the Y axis represents the percent of tests reporting positive results each week, going from 0% to 30%. Influenza is represented by a blue line and triangles and SARS-CoV-2 is represented by a red line and circles. Both regions have recently reported higher COVID-19 levels and are starting to report higher flu levels. In the latest data, region 9 is showing a potential decline in COVID-19 and more rapid increase in flu, while region 10 is showing a continued increase in COVID-19 and more muted (but still significant) increase in flu.

The test positivity rate for health region 10, which includes Northwest states, has been over 10% for the last three weeks.
Flu cases are also starting to increase on the West coast. Test positivity data for flu, from the same CDC system where I find these data for COVID-19, show recent increases for both health region 10 and region 9, the Southwest.

I’m watching to see if COVID-19 levels go up further in the Northeast and Midwest, as these regions saw fewer cases this summer and often experience bigger outbreaks with colder weather.
There’s some good news for ongoing data availability: the CDC has awarded a new wastewater testing contract to Verily covering about 200 sites in the CDC's network. As Verily also had the prior contract for these sites, there will be a shorter gap in data than if the CDC was switching to a different contractor. It’s still unclear how long we may see a reporting break, though — the latest note on the CDC dashboard simply says “there will be a brief gap.”

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Today is Canada's 2nd National Day of Action on Planetary Health 🌎 More than 30 events are taking place with several health orgs participating to speak out on the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss & pollution 📩 Sign the letter planetaryhealthday.ca

planetaryhealthday.ca

National Day of Action on Planetary Health

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WHN (Français) @whnfr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Une infection antérieure ne garantit pas une protection contre une nouvelle infection au COVID. Les réinfections peuvent survenir, et chaque nouvelle infection représente une nouvelle occasion de développer le COVID long. Réduire le nombre de fois où nous sommes infectés demeure important.

Visuel du Réseau mondial de la Santé sur fond noir, avec des éléments graphiques roses. En haut : « whn.global » et « Réseau mondial de la Santé – La science pour un monde plus sûr et en meilleure santé ». Texte principal : « Davantage d’exposition ne signifie pas une meilleure protection. » En dessous : « Attraper le COVID ne vous empêche pas de l’attraper de nouveau. Les infections répétées au COVID multiplient les occasions de développer un COVID long. »

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 06/10/2026

Link to paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 06/10/2026

Extraordinary article about ME - its history, controversialisation & how medical ignorance is systemically maintained. Clear & thorough 💫 Brilliant 🧵by Chloe 👇

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Source: nz.news.yahoo.com/xfg-covid-va... Archive: archive.li/GuGYO

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

UK: COVID cases and hospitalisations surge in September • Cases: 1,374 → 4,589 (+230%) • Hospital admissions: 950 → 4,939 (+420%) • Hospital test positivity: 5.9% → 7% (+1.1%) • XFG: >50% of positive tests Cases are at their highest since October last year

A nurse in blue scrubs walks down a brightly lit hospital corridor, seen from behind. Other healthcare workers in scrubs and masks are visible further down the hallway, some standing near medical carts and equipment. The walls are white with blue protective trim and handrails. Above the image, a news headline reads, "What is the XFG Covid variant? Cases on rise as hospitalisations up more than 400% in a month," attributed to Rebecca Whittaker for The Independent, dated October 6, 2026.

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Cite this article Herrera, E., Señoráns, A., Barrenechea, A. et al. Cognitive phenotypes and neuropsychological trajectories in post-COVID-19 syndrome: a 12-month follow-up study. Sci Rep (2026). doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Cognitive phenotypes and neuropsychological trajectories in post-COVID-19 syndrome: a 12-month follow-up study - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Cognitive phenotypes and neuropsychological trajectories in post-COVID-19 syndrome: a 12-month follow-up study

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is obviously a worrying development, especially considering the fact that air travel was involved. I am considerably more concerned by the ongoing outbreak of Ebola in this region than I am by current events in Russia. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Kenya confirms first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus

The patient had been living in DR Congo, where more than 4,000 people have died from the disease this year.

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Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD @dalupton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just finished watching 70 Up. Glorious as always - but I can’t believe that the one seismic event affecting everyone since the last series - the COVID pandemic - was not mentioned once. The great silence continues

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Winslow Santé Publique @winslowsp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Il n'y a pas assez de mort·es, d'engorgement aux urgences, de #CovidLong, de décompensations de maladies chroniques, MAIS il y a quand même trop d'arrêts de travail, estime le gouvernement" #TraduisonsLes

Post SudOuest.fr montrant une soignante masquée en chirurgical penchée vers une personne, avec le texte : "Le virus circule depuis la rentrée mais il n’est pas nécessaire d’avancer la campagne de vaccination, estime le gouvernement."

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