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Poll about wearing masks [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
@Testoceratops It's now fairly rare that people wear them publicly here in #Seattle. Each time i go out, downtown here i will see maybe 2 out of upwards of 500 folks wearing them.
The exception would be medical clinics where they require or ask they be worn as my clinic does.
#Covid is now #endemic, meaning, it will never be over. There is literally no chance of it going away. There are drugs to help once infected and obviously vaccinations.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/epidemic-vs-pandemic-difference
“[In] music spaces, the denial is huge,” phytocene said. “Because I think if musicians were to admit that every day they put themselves at risk, they wouldn’t be able to do that career.”
The cause of an extremely rare side effect of one type of COVID vaccine has been identified which will lead to a better vaccine, in other news yes COVID is still a thing and the vaccines are safe
From IGI Global Scientific Publishing:
#Academia #Publishing #Education #Writing #COVID
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Dear Prof./Dr. Marek,
| hope this email finds you well. | am honored to inform you that your
Open Access article, “Teacher Experiences in Converting Classes to
Distance Learning in the COVID-19 Pandemic,” in the International Journal
of Distance Education Technologies (I/DET), has been selected for
recognition in the Most Impactful Papers of the Year Award for 2025.
This award honors your exceptional contributions to the field of Education
and to the advancement of Open Access Publishing.
Addendum to the Friday COVID vax. It went pretty well. Four days post-jab now and I had no after-effects beyond the sore arm.
That made it hard to sleep on my left side for the first two nights. I have the slightest bruise-feeling there still with pressure, but I'll take it! Not much different than the last few vaxes before this one.
Still another few days to build maximum immune benefit I'd assume.
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy Ok but the paper they link does NOT say "up to 3 hours" for COVID-19, it says aerosolized COVID-19 is still highly infectious after 3 hours, when they stopped testing
SARS-CoV-2 remained viable in aerosols throughout the duration of our experiment (3 hours), with a reduction in infectious titer from 10
3.5
to 10
2.7
TCID50 per liter of air New England Journal of Medicine
in other words after 3 hours, every single liter of air contained HUNDREDS of particles that could infect.
And in the years since the 2020 study they cite, others have looked at longer time scales, and papers have found that in indoor air > 500 ppm CO2, enough infectious particles effectively persist indefinitely that cleaning the air is the only physically plausible approach: Nature
#COVID19 #COVID #SARSCoV2 #COVIDisAirborne #PublicHealth #pandemic #CovidIsNotOver
Hospital acquired Covid has a 10% fatality rate.
It’s almost completely preventable with respirators and clean air, but healthcare facilities have chosen a policy of forced infection instead.
Let this case set a precedent & start forcing hospitals to adopt airborne precautions!
#covid #COVIDisAirborne #covidisnotover #sarscov2 #LongCOVID #disability #healthcare
clean air is a human rights issue
clean air is an accessibility need
a decade or three from now, this reality will be so painfully clear to you in so many ways. now would be a GREAT time to stop pretending that the pandemic won't follow you for the rest of your life.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrWpA7gS/
#covid #covid19 #longcovid #covidisntover #disability #disabled #ableism #access #accessibility #humanrights #cleanair #maskup
The #epstein evidence is all pointing towards something many of us have been saying since "urgency of normal" tricked people into dropping Covid protections: Billionaires think there's "too many people on the planet". And they are doing something about it. #CovidIsNotOver #covid #WearAMask
Someone I care deeply about told me they won’t be able to get together in a few days (we’d been planning on them doing a molecular test first) because they think they might have #Covid. Feeling terrible for over a week, sore throat, etc.
What puts this from “sad, but thanks for letting me know” territory into a full WTF is the fact that they were calling from work. Unmasked of course.
I. Can’t. Even.
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Reactivation Care Centre - Finch Site
Facility Type: Hospital (Chronic Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: 6E
Location: #Toronto #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #TPHU0018
Date: 2026-02-11
Public Health Unit: Toronto Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObTPHU
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"Refusing to abandon X indicates?"
I think it indicates:
1. A desperate desire to go 'back to normal.' These people should not be trusted because they'll force us back into the clutches of the US. They forced everyone back to normal with #Covid.
2. A belief that elites (like themselves) should be above the law. Child porn is okay as long as an elite is involved. Because if one elite can go to jail...
#Trump Orders US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to Halt Protections Against Pandemics, Bioweapon Attacks, Disease Outbreaks
Why does Trump want us sick or dead?
https://archive.ph/2026.02.13-201627/https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00468-1 #BirdFlu #Covid #CoverUp
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From the esteemed publication Nature: A woman removing biohazard suit
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Seven Oaks
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: 1st, 4th & 5th Floors
Location: #Scarborough #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #TPHU0004
Date: 2026-02-04
Public Health Unit: #Toronto Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObTPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: AgeCare West Williams
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Kitchener #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #RWPH0015
Date: 2026-02-02
Public Health Unit: Region of #Waterloo, Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObRWPH
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: peopleCare AR Goudie
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Kitchener #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #RWPH0019
Date: 2026-02-02
Public Health Unit: Region of #Waterloo, Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObRWPH
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Heritage House
Facility Type: Retirement Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Guelph #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #WDGH0025
Date: 2026-02-12
Public Health Unit: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObWDGH
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Brantford General Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: B8 Medical Unit
Location: #Brantford #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #GEPH0002
Date: 2026-02-13
Public Health Unit: Grand Erie Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObGEPH
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: The Royal Ottawa Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Mental Health)
Unit/Floor/Area: Geriatrics South
Location: #Ottawa #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #OPHU0040
Date: 2026-02-06
Public Health Unit: Ottawa Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObOPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: The Ottawa Hospital - West End Villa TCU
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: WEV 5 (Floor 5)
Location: #Ottawa #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #OPHU0067
Date: 2026-02-05
Public Health Unit: Ottawa Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObOPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: The Redwoods
Facility Type: Retirement Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Ottawa #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #OPHU0132
Date: 2026-02-02
Public Health Unit: Ottawa Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObOPHU
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„Ab der Impfsaison 2026/2027 wird der Covid-19-Impfstoff Comirnaty® von Pfizer und Biontech über die Regelversorgung in den Verkehr gebracht und nicht mehr zentral über den Bund beschafft. Zudem wird der Impfstoff für Personen ab zwölf Jahren in einer Fertigspritze mit einer Haltbarkeit von zwölf Monaten bei Lagerung zwischen 2 bis 8 °C verfügbar sein.“
Juchu!
https://www.pharmazeutische-zeitung.de/comirnaty-kommt-als-einzeldosis-auf-den-markt-162536/
Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average of its detected Sars-CoV-2 levels went up a great deal. The last calculation was made on 2/3.
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at
@WADeptHealth
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A screencap of the Washington State Department of Health's Covid wastewater data for the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The trend line of the graph is described in the toot text.
Remember, that if you're still masking, you really are often offering some hope in a very "be the change you want to see" type way! A bit of story time on that:
I went to get my phone battery replaced yesterday, and the person at the front desk was wearing an okayish-fitting black surgical mask. I didn't say anything at that time, despite striking up a nice little conversation about the endless ads they had on the TV behind him.
When I went back to pick my phone up, I brought an extra 3M Aura, and broached the topic lightly, with a "It's really nice to still see someone else masking! That's pretty rare today", and he talked a bit about how he agrees, and really can't afford to get #COVID again - and mentioned his sense of smell still hasn't fully returned since the first time when a customer infected him. That seemed like enough of an opening - I brought the Aura out and offered it to him, asking if he'd be interested in an upgrade.
He was clearly curious and asked about it more - after I (very) briefly explained why it would be so much more protective, he was delighted! Like, his eyes legit lit up, and he even talked about how now his ears wouldn't be sore anymore, and how much more comfortable it looked.
I mentioned that the model info was on the front of the mask, and told him where he could get more of them dirt cheap - he said he was going to pitch that to his boss, and otherwise buy them himself
He was trying! He just had no reason to know there was anything better out there - after all: how often do you see someone masking at all these days in the wild, much less with a quality respirator?
It felt really good :>
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: The Royal Ottawa Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Mental Health)
Unit/Floor/Area: Adult General Psychiatry
Location: #Ottawa #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #OPHU0040
Date: 2026-02-01
Public Health Unit: Ottawa Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObOPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Timmins and District Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: Inpatient Unit
Location: #Timmins #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #NEPH0018
Date: 2026-02-09
Public Health Unit: Northeastern Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObNEPH
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"FFP2 masks are part of the [German] Olympic team's hygiene concept to stay healthy and perform successfully!"
"FFP2-Masken gehören beim olympischen Team zum Hygienekonzept, um gesund zu bleiben und erfolgreich zu sein!"
From: https://x.com/dregenus/status/2021154637382836506
#MaskUp #Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver @novid #novid
Checking out the ”Cybersecurity Summit Silicon Valley" since it's in my back yard.
I'm not nearly as #covid cautious as I used to be, but I still mask in crowded indoor conferences.
I'm a bit surprised at the very small number of other masks I'm seeing. Maybe two or three other people?
This is a crowd of people who nominally understand risk mitigation and estimation. That's supposed to be our core competency.
Hot take: protecting the people and practitioners is part of infosec.
@feisty_lemming The Eagles, 2019. Standing with the crowd trying to record every second of “Hotel California” in my memory. So glad I witnessed those old guys bringing their talents out for us. Two hours that will never happen again.
It couldn’t even if I didn’t care about #Covid. So many artists are just not what they were anymore, whether they admit the virus did that to them or not.
I defy anyone to read this and think that #Covid is no longer a problem. We are living through a major public health crisis. #COVIDIsNotOver #SARSCoV2 #LongCOVID RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:biw3ihg7uil6nzgs6wt2zhae/post/3mejwdty2qk2x
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Credit Valley Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: 1C Medicine Unit
Location: #Mississauga #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #PPHU0020
Date: 2026-02-10
Reported Infections to Date: 4
Public Health Unit: Peel Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObPPHU
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"Two cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 were recently identified at a massive immigration detention center in El Paso, according to city officials and a Democratic congresswoman.
El Paso’s U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar disclosed the infections after her Friday visit to Camp East Montana, the 5,000-bed tent facility the federal government hastily built last year on the Fort Bliss Army base."
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/ice-facility-el-paso-tuberculosis/
#PublicHealth #immigration #ICE #detention #tuberculosis #covid #texas
Maryland may soon become the first U.S. state to directly support Long COVID research and development
https://thesicktimes.org/2026/02/06/maryland-considers-long-covid-innovation-bill/
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
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The Sick Times "Maryland considers Long COVID innovation bill"
Maryland may soon become the first U.S. state to directly support Long COVID research and development. The proposed bill doesn’t allocate government funding to Long COVID research. It uses existing infrastructure in the state to create a system for distributing potential gifts from private donors.
I have a bad cough after a long cold. Not as bad as my covid 19 cough where I ripped muscles in my chest and my lowest point in December 2020 was when I felt something peel painfully off my lung and I retched as I coughed it up. That was probably the moment I thought I was going to die on my bathroom floor from covid. #covid
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Watford Quality Care
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Watford #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #LPHU0002
Date: 2026-02-06
Public Health Unit: Lambton Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObLPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19 + #Rhinovirus
Facility: North Lambton Lodge
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Maple
Location: #Forest #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #LPHU0007
Date: 2026-02-04
Public Health Unit: Lambton Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObLPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Country Terrace
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Redwood Grove
Location: #Komoka #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #MLHU0035
Date: 2026-02-05
Public Health Unit: Middlesex-London Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObMLHU
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At parts of the Winter Olympics in Italy, COVID precautions remain, grounded in the reality that airborne infections are still circulating. When your body is your livelihood, prevention is part of performance.
#COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention #Olympics #LongCOVID #MaskUp #N95
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Photo of four athletes seated at a press conference table, all wearing face masks, with microphones in front of them. A blue backdrop behind them shows sponsor logos (including P&G, Samsung, TCL, Visa, Salomon) and Olympic branding. WHN branding “whn.global” appears at the top left. Large yellow text over the lower half reads: “Olympians are still masking in 2026” Smaller white text below reads: “At the Winter Olympics in Italy, some athletes are still masking and isolating, aware that COVID and other respiratory illnesses are not over.” Footer text: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Amica Dundas
Facility Type: Retirement Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Dundas #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #HPHS0038
Date: 2026-02-05
Public Health Unit: #Hamilton Public Health Services
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObHPHS
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Ontario Shores Centre For Mental Health
Facility Type: Hospital (Mental Health)
Unit/Floor/Area: FPRU (Forensice Psychiatric Rehabiliation Unit)
Location: #Whitby #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #DRHD0029
Date: 2026-02-06
Public Health Unit: Durham Region Health Department
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObDRHD
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Mississauga Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: 3C-1Geriatric Senior’s Care
Location: #Mississauga #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #PPHU0002
Date: 2026-02-07
Currently Reported Infections: 2
Public Health Unit: Peel Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObPPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Credit Valley Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: 2C Medicine Unit
Location: #Mississauga #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #PPHU0020
Date: 2026-02-07
Reported Infections to Date: 4
Public Health Unit: Peel Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObPPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Brantford General Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: B6 Medical Unit.
Location: #Brantford #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #GEPH0002
Date: 2026-02-09
Public Health Unit: Grand Erie Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObGEPH
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Our society doesn’t expose children to second hand smoke. Disabling viruses, on the other hand… Well, children are resilient. Right? Right?
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A public service ad titled “Exposure to Secondhand smoke in Children”. Even breathing small amounts can be dangerous.
Ask your doctor which infectious disease might be right for your child. /s
#Covid #Rsv #MIS-C #CovidIsntOver #LongCovid
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An old cigarette ad, with the slogan “More doctors smoke camels than any other cigarettte”. Shows a man in a suit with a white doctors coat on top, smoking a cigarette.
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Royal Victoria Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: Transitional Care Unit
Location: #Barrie #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #SMDH0022
Date: 2026-02-03
Public Health Unit: Simcoe #Muskoka District Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObSMDH
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The CIDRAP folks made a lot of updates to their coronavirus vaccine landscape page this week: https://cvr.cidrap.umn.edu/coronavirus-vaccine-technology-landscape. It includes a early-stage clinical trial for a vaccine that aims to be broadly protective for SARS viruses, to be conducted in Western Australia ("the other WA"). #covid #COVID19
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Yee Hong Centre - Scarborough Finch
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: 2nd Floor
Location: #Scarborough #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #TPHU0087
Date: 2026-01-30
Public Health Unit: #Toronto Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObTPHU
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RECOVER Research Review Webinar: Long COVID trajectories in adults, February 10
Links:
https://rtiorg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N2vZj5WDQzyTJ0qmjXm0LA#/registration
https://recovercovid.org/r3-seminar-series
From February 2026 Massachusetts ME/CFS & FM Association newsletter
https://massme.monkeypod.io/mailcoach/webview/campaign/05601954-e0f2-44eb-af44-5aca96c2b253
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
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RECOVER Research Review Webinar: Long COVID trajectories in adults, February 10
Researchers in the NIH's RECOVER (Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery) project will present findings about the clinical presentation of Long COVID and how it changes over time on Tuesday, February 10, at 12:00 PM (ET) . Register here. Previous research review seminars can be viewed here.
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Midland Gardens Care Community
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Third Floor South
Location: #Scarborough #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #TPHU0034
Date: 2026-01-29
Public Health Unit: #Toronto Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObTPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: St. Joseph’s Health Centre
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: 4M
Location: #Toronto #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #TPHU0120
Date: 2026-01-29
Public Health Unit: Toronto Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObTPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Guelph General Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: 4W
Location: #Guelph #Ontario
Date: 2026-02-02
Public Health Unit: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit
Facility Tracking Hash: #WDGH0010
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObWDGH
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Sun Parlor Home for Senior Citizens
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Leamington #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #WECH0010
Date: 2026-02-03
Public Health Unit: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObWECH
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Regency Park
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Windsor #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #WECH0047
Date: 2026-02-02
Public Health Unit: #Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObWECH
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#Federal #Vaccine “Advisers” Take Aim at #Covid Shots
One panelist accused the #FDA of withholding data on potential harms. The advisers also are reviewing research on #vaccines given to pregnant women.
#Trump #law #policy #HealthInsurance #PublicHealth #health #medicine #science #ConspiracyTheories #RFKJr
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/health/vaccines-covid-acip-malone-kennedy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
Members of the #federal #vaccine panel chosen by #Health Secy #RFKJr are setting sights on their next targets: the mRNA #Covid shots, & #vaccines offered to pregnant women.
The panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [#ACIP], already has imposed some limits on access to Covid vaccines & has rescinded recommendations for some routine childhood shots.
#Trump #law #policy #HealthInsurance #PublicHealth #medicine #science #ConspiracyTheories
Several of the panelists have said — contrary to scientific consensus — that they believe the #Covid shots are dangerous & should be taken off the market.
In an interview with The NYT, Dr. Robert Malone, one of the panelists, claimed that the #FDA was “hiding” data on the risks of Covid #vaccination & had refused to share it despite multiple requests.
#Trump #law #policy #HealthInsurance #PublicHealth #health #vaccines #medicine #science #ConspiracyTheories #RFKJr
Meanwhile, a study of literally millions of people shows:
"Vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 … **and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality**"
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2842305
#Trump #law #policy #HealthInsurance #PublicHealth #health #vaccines #medicine #science #ConspiracyTheories #RFKJr
#Covid
Hi, these are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.
A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.
The West Point (WSPT) sewage treatment plant's 7 day running average of its detected Sars-CoV-2 levels came back down after last week's spike up. The last calculation was made on 1/25.
WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at
@WADeptHealth
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A screencap of the Washington State Department of Health's Covid wastewater data for the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The trend line of the graph is described in the toot text.
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: The Village of Glendale Crossing (LTC)
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Pondmills, Lambeth
Location: #London #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #MLHU0020
Date: 2026-01-27
Public Health Unit: Middlesex-London Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObMLHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Winchester Glen
Facility Type: Retirement Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Bridlewood Lane (4th Floor - Assisted Living)
Location: #Oshawa #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #DRHD0012
Date: 2026-02-06
Public Health Unit: Durham Region Health Department
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObDRHD
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Amica Whitby
Facility Type: Retirement Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Assisted Living (2nd Floor)
Location: #Whitby #Ontario
Date: 2026-01-20
Public Health Unit: Durham Region Health Department
Facility Tracking Hash: #DRHD0015
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObDRHD
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More #antivax quackery from #RFKJr's hand-picked and unqualified vaccine advisors. As a person approaching 70 yrs old already suffering nerve damage from my one bout of #COVID, this is a direct threat to my health and life. https://archive.is/gTwij
For those who may not know: #BandcampFriday is when #bandcamp waives its share of sales revenue, leaving it all to the selling artists and labels. It started during the #COVID lockdowns as a way to support musicians whose livelihood depended on live performances.
Since bandcamp was sold a few years back, and then again, and then (I think) again, I've been awaiting and dreading the requisite #enshittification. To my knowledge it's been pretty much operating like good ol' bandcamp. Long may she waive!
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Chartwell St. Clair Beach
Facility Type: Retirement Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Tecumseh #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #WECH0009
Date: 2026-01-28
Public Health Unit: #Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObWECH
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This week's Pandemics in BC blog posts:
General: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/02/05/2026-02-05-general/
BC: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/02/05/2026-02-05-bc/
#covid19bc #covid19 #covid #rsv #measles
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Rockwood Terrace
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Durham #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #GBHU0017
Date: 2026-02-04
Public Health Unit: Grey Bruce Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObGBHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Port Perry Place
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Island House
Location: #PortPerry #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #DRHD0037
Date: 2026-02-04
Public Health Unit: Durham Region Health Department
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObDRHD
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Victoria Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: D7-400 - Acute Medicine
Location: #London #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #MLHU0016
Date: 2026-02-05
Public Health Unit: Middlesex-London Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObMLHU
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Long COVID is not psychosomatic. It is a complex, multisystem condition with physical causes documented across growing bodies of research. Preventing COVID-19 infections remains one of the most effective ways to reduce long-term harm.
Shared from the WHN Voices section — reflecting an individual’s lived experience and review of current research. Read full post here: https://whn.global/long-covid-is-not-psychosomatic/
#LongCOVID #LongCOVIDAwareness #COVID19 #COVID #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention
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WHN graphic (whn.global) on a white background with a large yellow highlighted headline: “Research increasingly links Long COVID to physical mechanisms, including:” Bullet list: “viral persistence”; “immune and autoimmune dysfunction”; “nervous system injury”; “mitochondrial damage”; “endocrine disruption”; “vascular injury and microclotting”. Bold text below: “This is not psychosomatic illness. It is a biological condition affecting multiple systems in the body.” At the bottom are two images: a close-up illustration/photo of mitochondria on the left and a human neck/throat image with the thyroid area highlighted on the right. Footer text: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
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WHN graphic (whn.global) with a solid yellow background and large headline: “Preventing COVID-19 reduces the risk of Long COVID.” Bold paragraph: “Long COVID arises from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Reducing exposure to the virus is therefore a primary prevention strategy.” Next paragraph: “Evidence-based measures — including clean indoor air, respiratory protection, testing, and staying home when sick — lower transmission risk and reduce the likelihood of long-term health impacts.” Final line: “Preventing infection protects both individual and population health.” Footer text: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
I miss these days.
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Reads "Don’t drink urine to treat COVID. Doctors debunk newest ‘miracle cure"
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Extendicare Brampton
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Brampton #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #PPHU0055
Date: 2026-01-29
Public Health Unit: Peel Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObPPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Pension du Bonheur
Facility Type: Retirement Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Alfred #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #EOHU0057
Date: 2026-02-03
Public Health Unit: Eastern Ontario Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObEOHU
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I noticed something during several recent ER visits..
More people being intubated.
I can assume that this is happening just as often when I'm not there.
In other words, there's a LOT of severe respiratory illness, #Covid and #RSV..
Government response: 🙈🙊🙉
Intentional ignorance as our #health is jeopardized.
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Juravinski Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: E3
Location: #Hamilton #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #HPHS0007
Date: 2026-01-30
Public Health Unit: Hamilton Public Health Services
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObHPHS
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Juravinski Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: E2
Location: #Hamilton #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #HPHS0007
Date: 2026-01-30
Public Health Unit: Hamilton Public Health Services
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObHPHS
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Sault Area Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: 2C
Location: #SaultSteMarie #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #APHU0008
Date: 2026-01-31
Public Health Unit: Algoma Public Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObAPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Sault Area Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: 1B
Location: #SaultSteMarie #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #APHU0008
Date: 2026-02-02
Public Health Unit: Algoma Public Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObAPHU
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This isn’t just “flu season.” It’s multiple pathogens circulating at once — and the harm adds up fast.
Respirator-grade masks provide respiratory protection against inhalation of airborne pathogens. Layered prevention works: masking + ventilation + filtration + testing + isolation protocols.
#PublicHealth #MaskUp #Flu #COVID #COVID19 #Measles #RSV #InfectionPrevention
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Square text-only graphic on a dark charcoal background with “whn.global” in the top-left. Large green headline reads: “When illnesses overlap, harm doesn’t just add up — it multiplies.” Below in white text: “More strain on healthcare.
More missed work + school.
More long-term health impact.
More confusion and burnout.” Then: “And eventually… we start treating preventable harm as inevitable.” (with “preventable harm” and “inevitable.” highlighted in green). Footer in small white text: “The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
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WHN’s Kids’ Zone Magazine is a free, downloadable issue packed with kid-friendly stories, art, science, and COVID-conscious lifestyle ideas made for families who are still choosing care.
Download the latest issue for free + explore past editions anytime: https://whn.global/kidszone/
#PublicHealth #COVID #COVID19 #COVIDConscious #LongCOVIDAwareness
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I do not want, in any way, to minimize the extremely serious problems in #Canada's #grocery industry; it is far too vertically integrated, also true on the global food production level.
That said, can we all please think back to 2020-2022? How governments the world over opened the spigots and printed money, trying to avoid a recession while also galvanizing response to #COVID-19?
Runaway inflation was extremely likely.
Except wages.
#Journalists need to mention this.
How elites handle covid
> Close contacts of the two positive cases were immediately tested. They returned negative results and were administered anti-virals.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-02/winter-olympics-2026-australia-staff-covid-19/106294228
New blogpost:
"Flo Mask Pro thoughts"
I wore a Flo Mask Pro whenever I went inside a building at FOSDEM, and I've written up some brief thoughts about it.
This week's Pandemics in BC blog posts:
General: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/01/30/2026-01-30-general/
BC: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/01/30/2026-01-30-bc/
#covid19bc #covid #covid19 #h5n1 #measles #mpox
#TrumpAdministration policies are completely at odds with growing knowledge of the long-term harm #COVID causes. https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/longcovid/119658
health [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
Trump’s Covid Views Don’t Track With Reality That Recent Studies Suggest
Get our weekly newsletter, The Week in Brief, featuring a roundup of our original coverage, Fridays at 2 p.m. ET.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/the-week-in-brief-covid-19-research-long-term-effects/#cdc #covid-19 #fda #hhs #public-health #the-week-in-brief #trump-administration
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Chartwell Oakville
Facility Type: Retirement Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Oakville #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #HRHD0021
Date: 2026-01-28
Public Health Unit: Halton Region Health Department
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObHRHD
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From Germany:
News Release 29-Jan-2026
"How does #LongCOVID develop? New piece of the puzzle found"
"Big data study finds link to molecular cell state of immune cells"
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114610
"We examined the cells using a so-called single-cell multiomics approach"
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
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News Release 29-Jan-2026
How does Long COVID develop? New piece of the puzzle found
Big data study finds link to molecular cell state of immune cells
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
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After infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, up to ten percent of those affected in Germany develop Long COVID. The symptoms associated with it, such as fatigue, concentration problems, respiratory issues, or neurological problems, can last for months or years. Furthermore, the clinical picture can differ from person to person. “Long COVID is an extremely complex disease with various manifestations,” says Prof. Yang Li, head of the “Computational Biology for Individualised Medicine” department and director of CiiM. “How and to what extent Long COVID develops is still largely unknown. Figuratively speaking, we are unfortunately only looking at an extremely incomplete puzzle.”
The breathless excitement over AI seems to me to be a result of Covid. So many people have lost intelligence due to multiple Covid infections, and they think AI makes them look smart again.
Another vaccine approval and more in my latest next generation Covid vax update:
- Self-amplifying mRNA vax Kostaive approved in the UK
- New trial for a mucosal vax on the starting blocks in Finland
- Some results from AstraZeneca phase 1 trial for mRNA vax
- 11 preclinical reports, including 2 for mucosal pancoronavirus vaccines
News Release 29-Jan-2026
Multiple studies show: "metformin, a widely used & well-established medication, significantly reduces the risk of developing Long COVID when taken during or shortly after acute infection with #SARSCoV2"
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114634
Hashtags:
@longcovid
#LongCovid #PASC #PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC
#Coronavirus
#COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #COVIDー19 #auscovid19 #CovidIsNotOver
@novid #novid
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News Release 29-Jan-2026
Metformin shown to prevent Long COVID across risk groups in multiple randomized trials
Peer-Reviewed Publication
University of Minnesota Medical School
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MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (1/29/2026) — Multiple randomized clinical trials and electronic health record studies now show that metformin, a widely used and well-established medication, significantly reduces the risk of developing Long COVID when taken during or shortly after acute infection with SARS-CoV-2. The findings were published today in Clinical Infectious DiseasesExternal link that opens in the same window.
In the paper, the University of Minnesota Medical School research team provides information about metformin and summarizes several studies in low, standard and high risk populations that show taking metformin during or soon after infection with SARS-CoV-2 prevents the development of Long COVID. Notably, the research summarizes the number of patients needed to receive treatment in each study to prevent one case of Long COVID. On average across the four studies, one case of Long COVID is prevented for every 50 cases of acute SARS-CoV-2 treated with 14 days of metformin.
@MaryAustinBooks Yes, this has been a heck of a decade of a month, for sure, but I don’t think anything will eer match the century that was March of 2020. I spent the last three days of February in the hospital with virulent stomach issues that nobody could ever pin down. I’m now convinced I got a strand of #COVID that manifested itself as GI track fun and games. I read that such a strand existed. Anyway, here’s hoping that February feels more like a month. I’m not holding my breath, though.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@augieray/115979186604435367
Holy moly. And it won't be just people who started with low IQ who got worse. Autocrats prefer this, as these people are easier to manipulate.
" #COVID19 may have increased the number of adults in the U.S. with an IQ of less than 70 from 4.7 million to 7.5 million.'"
AodeRelay boosted"Possible risk of autism in children. Dormant cancer cells awakening. Accelerating aging of the brain.
"More recent studies show that infection by the virus that causes COVID, SARS-CoV-2, can result in heightened health risks months to more than a year later.
" #COVID19 may have increased the number of adults in the U.S. with an IQ of less than 70 from 4.7 million to 7.5 million.'"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-long-term-harm-health-policies/
Long #COVID Linked to New-Onset Allergies: long COVID is associated with persistent immune dysregulation, characterized by chronic inflammation, immune exhaustion, & disrupted energy metabolism
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: The John M. Parrot Centre
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Napanee #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #SEPH0062
Date: 2026-01-23
Public Health Unit: Southeast Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObSEPH
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Fairview Manor
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Almonte #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #SEPH0011
Date: 2026-01-19
Public Health Unit: Southeast Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObSEPH
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Fairmount Home
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Glenburnie #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #SEPH0001
Date: 2026-01-20
Public Health Unit: Southeast Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObSEPH
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: St. Gabriel's Villa of Sudbury
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Whitson
Location: #Sudbury #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #SDHU0006
Date: 2026-01-26
Public Health Unit: Sudbury and District Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObSDHU
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I immediately recoil from anyone that tells me something is inevitable.
There is virtually nothing involving humans that is inevitable except for death. There's a difference between something that's inevitable, and something being forced upon you labelled as inevitable.
-Repeated COVID infections
("it's inevitable you'll get sick so we won't bother trying to protect you, and you shouldn't either")
-AI
("technology advancement is inevitable so don't waste time and energy resisting it")
-Fascism
("this is just a phase in a natural political cycle so don't worry about it...")
"Nearly half of the databases that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used to update regularly — surveillance systems that tracked public health information like Covid vaccination rates and hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus — have been paused without explanation, according to new research."
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-databases-not-updated-vaccines-study-rcna255467
Original research: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/ANNALS-25-04022
#PublicHealth #CDC #surveillance #data #vaccines #immunizations #covid #pregnancy #ChildrensHealth
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Amica Riverside
Facility Type: Retirement Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
Location: #Windsor #Ontario
Date: 2025-01-15
Public Health Unit: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
Facility Tracking Hash: #WECH0022
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObWECH
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: Queensway Carleton Hospital
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: C4
Location: #Ottawa #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #OPHU0035
Date: 2026-01-26
Public Health Unit: Ottawa Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObOPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: The Ottawa Hospital - Civic Campus
Facility Type: Hospital (Acute Care)
Unit/Floor/Area: A1
Location: #Ottawa #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #OPHU0043
Date: 2026-01-24
Public Health Unit: Ottawa Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObOPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: St. Patrick's Home
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Kilkenny
Location: #Ottawa #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #OPHU0015
Date: 2026-01-23
Public Health Unit: Ottawa Public Health
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObOPHU
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Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: The Manor Village at London
Facility Type: Retirement Home
Unit/Floor/Area: 3 East
Location: #London #Ontario
Facility Tracking Hash: #MLHU0034
Date: 2026-01-23
Public Health Unit: Middlesex-London Health Unit
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObMLHU
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Late is the hour of US Republican capitulation after decades of mental and physical trauma on the remaining US citizens they haven't murdered.
Yet.
The #Republican response to #Covid claimed the lives of over 700,000 US citizens in a year.
#Republicans
Today, they want to "turn the temperature down."
No.
#NoKings !
Hospitals shouldn’t be a place where patients and healthcare workers get infected.
Preventing airborne infections requires system-level protections, not “optional” measures. Because prevention works—and clean air saves lives.
Read more: https://whn.global/importance-of-systemic-public-health-measures-to-mitigate-airborne-infections/
#PublicHealth #N95 #InfectionPrevention #COVID19 #covid #hepafilter #CleanAir
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“This post is from WHN’s Healthcare Safety section and was prepared by the World Health Network for Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin, President & CEO of The Joint Commission.”
“Throughout history, foundational public health measures—such as hygiene protocols, vaccination campaigns, and universal blood safety standards—emerged in response to widespread morbidity and mortality.
While these measures faced initial resistance, they have since become cornerstones of modern healthcare.”
“The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
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“This post is from WHN’s Healthcare Safety section and was prepared by the World Health Network for Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin, President & CEO of The Joint Commission.”
“The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic underscores the urgent need to address address airborne aerosol transmission, especially in healthcare settings, where high-risk individuals are concentrated and healthcare workers face repeated exposure.
A study published in JAMA Network Open (2024) found that halting universal masking and SARS-CoV-2 testing in hospitals led to a 25% increase in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections compared to community infections. Reinstating masking reduced these infections by 33%.”
“The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
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“This post is from WHN’s Healthcare Safety section and was prepared by the World Health Network for Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin, President & CEO of The Joint Commission.”
“To safeguard healthcare environments, it is imperative to transition from reactive source-control policies to proactive systemic public health measures.
Healthcare systems must adopt systemic, evidence-based interventions, including:
• Universal Respirator Use (N95)
• Improved Ventilation Standards (HEPA + air exchange)
• Strategic Testing
whn.global/importance-of-systemic-public-health-measures-to-mitigate-airborne-infections/”
“The World Health Network is a network devoted to global compassion—working together to inspire collective action through science for a safer, healthier world.”
@augieray When I fly, I bring my CO₂ monitor on the plane. As you know, CO₂ levels are a proxy for ventilation levels. I have seen extraordinarily unhealthy levels (~several thousand ppm) while waiting for takeoff and deplaning.
During flight, depending on the plane, CO₂ levels are typically between 800 and 1,100 ppm—still far too high to be safe.
I always wear an Aura respirator. If you don't, and are sitting near someone with #COVID, you're very likely to be infected.
Are there guides for requesting covid accommodations for healthcare appointments and surgery? (US)
#Covid #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #WearAMask #YallMasking #CovidIsAirborne #CovidRealist #LongCovid
This week's Pandemics in BC blog posts:
General: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/01/23/2026-01-23-general/
BC: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/01/23/2026-01-23-bc/
#covid19bc #covid #covid19 #mpox #shingles #influenza #measles
Dystopian capitalism is no stranger in my hometown:
"The idea? Putting cameras on the harbourside of the slab-like building and projecting the feed onto the back of the blank surface, so residents can have their view back."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/saint-john-americold-harbourfront-projection-9.7052478
This is a quote from the former health minister that sold us all out to #covid.
Outbreak: #COVID-19
Facility: North York General Hospital - Seniors' Health Centre
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: First Floor
Location: #NorthYork #Ontario
Date: 2026-01-21
Public Health Unit: #Toronto Public Health
Facility Tracking Hash: #TPHU0029
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObTPHU
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