WA weekly COVID update: Week ending 2 Nov 2025 🔸COVID positivity rate: 1.8% est. (+0.2%) 🔹PCR cases: 81 (+14.0%) 🔹Hospitalisation: Cases increased to an average of 18 per day (+20.0%) 🔹ICU: 7-day average increased to 2 cases (+100.0%) Source: www.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I...

ACT Health has ended weekly reporting for 2025. Will start back up in autumn/winter 2026. Source: www.act.gov.au/open/respira...

Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report – 20 October to 2 November 2025 In the last fortnight, COVID cases decreased (-3.0%), influenza decreased (+1.0%), and RSV decreased (-19.1%). Reported cases: 🔸COVID: 3,118 🔸Influenza: 13,843 🔸RSV: 2,949 Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...

Researchers looked at 1.8M Americans. (Only ~13% got the 2024–25 COVID shot) 🔸Protection against infection was ~45% at 4 weeks, ~36% at 10 weeks, and ~17% at 20 weeks 🔸Protection against ER visits was 45% → 43% → 39% 🔸Strongest was against hospitalisation/death: 57% → 50% → 34% archive.li/mxYli

SA Weekly Respiratory Update: 1 Nov to 7 Nov 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 110 (+13.4%) 🔹Flu: 501 (+12.0%) 🔹RSV: 133 (+4.7%) 🔹Pertussis: 77 (-8.3%) Reported deaths in 2025: 🔸COVID: 68 (+4) 🔸Flu: 61 (+35) 🔸RSV: 12 (+7) 🔸Pertussis: 5 (+5) @SAHealth Source: www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/conn...

COVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Reduced Infections in Children with Eczema. “Our study suggests that COVID-19 vaccination not only protects against coronavirus but may also have broader health benefits for children with atopic dermatitis"

Dementia Heightens COVID-19 Risks in Sweden’s Seniors. "A significant study conducted in Sweden has revealed alarming insights into how dementia not only affects the risks of contracting COVID-19 but also influences the outcomes for those infected." Source: archive.li/BVzwv

Interesting how the U.S. Olympic Team doctor thinks where you sit, what you wipe down, and how you angle the air nozzle to avoid getting sick on flights is somehow better than wearing a well-fitted N95 mask. 😷 Paywall link (I couldn’t get access): www.wsj.com/sports/olymp...

Large Increase In Numbers Of People Diagnosed With Something That Totally Wasn’t Caused By That Thing

Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill. A new report warns the UK faces an “economic inactivity crisis” as rising sickness and disability leave 800,000 more people out of work than in 2019, costing employers £85bn a year. Source: archive.li/mVfVz

🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 1 November 2025 🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.4% (-0.5%) 🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 3 out of 4 🔹COVID: 628 (+4.9%) 🔹Influenza: 2,273 (+4.7%) 🔹RSV: 388 (-15.8%) @NSWHealth Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...

Society only chose option 1 because they were lied to. “It’s just a cold” “Kids are fine” “Herd immunity” "Only the vulnerable are at risk" Repeat it enough times and people believe there’s no danger. Denial is easy. Prevention takes effort. Source: x.com/1goodtern/st...

Australian government to pass Centre for Disease Control legislation. "Albanese said the new CDC will be an independent statutory agency with a director general and will be in place on 1 January next year." #auspol #ACDC Source: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

New Zealand: The health system is failing Long COVID patients. "Gaslighting, unmet needs, and a sense of abandonment define many Long COVID patient experiences within Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system, according to findings from a University of Otago–Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study" archive.li/yUeht

Taiwan will allow those eligible, aged 12+, to choose the Novavax JN.1 protein-based vaccine as an alternative to Moderna starting next Wednesday. A woman in her 20s with a weakened immune system has been in ICU care since late last month with severe COVID and pneumonia, last vaccinated in 2022.

Western Australia’s COVID health boss Dr Andy Robertson to retire in February. “His leadership was pivotal during the COVID-19 pandemic — arguably the most significant public health crisis in a century — where he guided the State’s response with expertise and resolve.” - WA Premier Roger Cook

Prof Deborah Lupton "The hardest thing for me these days about wearing a mask is that you make others around you feel uncomfortable. You are reminding them that C19 is still a risk and that they should be doing the same. Clinicians and public health experts in particular do not like this reminder"

"Children who catch COVID-19 are at risk of contracting dangerous heart inflammation, but don't face the same danger from getting vaccinated against the virus, a new, large-scale study has found." www.9news.com.au/health/covid...

Tom Hanks explains to Stephen Colbert why he masks on the subway: "I'm doing a play right now so I cannot get sick... I've had COVID enough in my life, I don't need to do that again. So I'm wearing this for health reasons." Thank you Tom! Masks are still a key part of public health.

Japan: "Wear a Mask"... Over 1,000 Schools Closed in Japan as Early Flu Cases Surge Japan reported 24,276 new flu cases from Oct 20–26. Since last month, 1,015 kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools have implemented class closures or temporary shutdowns to prevent influenza spread.

Global COVID cases rose by over 19,000 last month, though true infections are far higher “Surveillance is happening but it’s at a much lower level than it used to be. We don’t have a complete picture of virus circulation of the variants that are out there,” says Maria Van Kerkhove archive.li/0D68G

Austrian researchers identify persistent immune protein as biomarker for complications of Long COVID-19 PTX-3 has been identified as a biomarker for tissue damage, immune activation, and post-infection issues, offering insight into Long COVID and ME/CFS biological mechanisms. archive.li/WB5AE

New Zealand COVID weekly update: 5 Nov 2025 27 Oct to 2 Nov 2025: 🔹Reported cases: 151 (Stable) 🔹Reported Deaths: 5 (+400.0%) 🔹Total deaths: 5,471 (+5) 14 Oct to 20 Oct 2025: 🔹Hospitalisations: 29 (-14.7%) #COVID19NZ Source: www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-p...

"No Amount of Hand-Washing Can Make COVID-19 a Seasonal Virus" Published: 14 August, 2024 "The left image shows that SARS-CoV-2 propagated to most organs, whereas the right image shows that influenza was mostly confined to the liver and lungs" Source: whn.global/scientific/n...

New coronavirus subspecies with SARS-CoV-2–like mutation discovered in Brazilian bat. "Scientists have identified a new coronavirus subgenus in a Brazilian bat with a feature that, as in the related SARS-CoV-2 virus, allows it to invade human cells" Source: www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/new...

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 28 Oct to 3 Nov 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 254 (+7.1%) 🔹Influenza: 1,105 (-1.6%) 🔹RSV: 424 (+13.0%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 16 (-33.3%) 🔸Influenza: 57 (+5.5%) 🔸RSV: 31 (+14.8%) Source: health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...

COVID vaccination cuts risk of long-term symptoms in teens by over a third, data suggest. "The risk of long COVID was 36% lower in adolescents vaccinated within 6 months before their first infection than in their unvaccinated peers"

Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.

US Weekly COVID update: Nov 3, 2025 🔸1 in 209 Actively Infectious 🔸234,000 New Daily Infections 🔸1,680,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸196,000,000 Infections in 2025 🔸84,000 to 340,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸500 to 800 Weekly Deaths Source: pmc19.com/data/

'I have long Covid, but some say it isn't real' 27-year-old Anita Widdowson caught Covid in Jan 2022, later developed long Covid and was diagnosed in 2023. She faces disbelief about her condition and struggles daily with symptoms that prevent her from working or studying. Source: archive.li/rdhWT

Australia: In August, 211 patients died from influenza compared to 153 from COVID-19, amid record-breaking flu season. Reported deaths so far this year: 🔸COVID-19: 1,473 🔸Influenza: 977 🔸RSV: 149 www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clini...

"Minimizing COVID-19 is maximizing social harm" "Governments, in the interest of maintaining the status quo, seem to be misleading people and hoping for the best." Source: archive.li/aKlzJ

Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update: The risk estimate fell to 0.1% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-1264. That implies a 2% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia 🧵

UK: ‘I’ve stopped being eligible for the Covid vaccine and I’ve caught it 3 times in 6 months’ 27-year-old Ella wears a high-quality mask and avoids crowded, poorly ventilated places like the London Underground, yet has caught Covid 3 times since her last booster. Source: archive.li/VGoQ1

"This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough" "We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought." Source: archive.li/Op73F

Australia: Nurse among patients calling for better access to long COVID treatment Former ICU nurse Julie Mirtschen, 43, from Port Macquarie, developed long COVID after back-to-back flu and COVID infections in March 2020. Researchers say she’s among up to 870,000 Australians living with long COVID.

"Children born to mothers who had COVID-19 while pregnant face an elevated risk of developmental disorders by age 3, including speech delays, autism, motor disorders, and other neurodevelopmental delays, according to new research by investigators at Mass General Brigham."

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update — 31 October 2025 Mixed trends nationally — Cases up in VIC (+15%), SA (+14.1%) and ACT (+5%) Cases down in TAS (-33.3%), WA (-21.9%, avg 15/day in hospital), QLD (-8.4%, 24 in hospital) and NSW (-7.6%) Aged care (Stable) and 1 new death reported

COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities: 30 October 2025 🔹Active cases: 202 (Stable) 🔹Active outbreaks: 41 (-4.6%) 🔹Resident cases: 158 (+1.9%) 🔹Staff cases: 44 (-6.3%) 🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 400 (+1) @SamRaeMP www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...

Tasmania Fortnightly COVID Update: Week ending 26 Oct 2025 From 13 Oct – 26 Oct 2025 🔸COVID Positivity rate: 2.2% (-0.7%) 🔹COVID: 30 (-33.3%) 🔹Influenza A: 181 (+42.5%) 🔹Influenza B: 16 (-69.8%) 🔹RSV: 56 (-9.6%) Source: health.tas.gov.au/health-topic...

WA weekly COVID update: Week ending 26 Oct 2025 🔸COVID positivity rate: 1.6% est. (-0.1%) 🔹PCR cases: 71 (-21.9%) 🔹Hospitalisation: Cases remained stable at an average of 15 per day (Stable) 🔹ICU: 7-day average increased to 1 case (+0.0%) Source: health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I...

SA Weekly Respiratory Update: 25 Oct to 31 Oct 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 97 (+14.1%) 🔹Flu: 447 (-10.6%) 🔹RSV: 127 (-13.0%) 🔹Pertussis: 84 (-1.1%) Reported deaths in 2025: 🔸COVID: 64 🔸Flu: 26 🔸RSV: 5 🔸Pertussis: 0 @SAHealth Source: sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/conn...

ACT Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 24 Oct to 30 Oct 2025 🔹COVID: 21 (+5.0%) 🔹Influenza: 68 (Stable) 🔹RSV: 26 (+18.1%) Source: act.gov.au/open/respira...

"Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights" Article published: 01 Oct 2023 "If you believe it's now safe to fly without a protective mask, you might want to think again. New research shows the COVID-19 virus has been found on nearly every flight tested." Source: archive.li/1S0tH

#MasksWork. But sometimes humans don't.

Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack Heart attack risk triples within weeks after a COVID-19 infection and quadruples within a month after a flu infection, per a large review and analysis published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Source: archive.li/kbL8w

Victorian Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 31 Oct 2025 From 19 Oct – 25 Oct 2025 🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.1% (-0.1%) 🔹COVID: 415 (+15%) 🔹Influenza A: 1,745 (+23%) 🔹Influenza B: 121 (-15%) 🔹RSV: 296 (-8%) Source: health.vic.gov.au/infectious-d...

Exactly this — vaccines help prevent hospitalisation and death, but they don’t stop infection or transmission. That’s why masking is still so important. 😷 Source: x.com/TaylorLorenz...

"Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday evening, October 28, according to government sources." "The prime minister is reported to have very mild symptoms and has continued working from his office since Wednesday morning." Source: archive.li/GqqeV

🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 25 October 2025 🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.9% (+0.5%) 🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4 🔹COVID: 599 (-7.6%) 🔹Influenza: 2,171 (-2.2%) 🔹RSV: 461 (-6.5%) @NSWHealth Source: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...