Ah yes, a mystery illness with all the symptoms of COVID… but definitely not COVID 😂 Source: x.com/AdamTsuris/s...

US Weekly COVID update: Sep 22, 2025 🔸1 in 57 Actively Infectious 🔸857,000 New Daily Infections 🔸6,450,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸177,000,000 Infections in 2025 🔸323,000 to 1,290,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸1,800 to 3,100 Weekly Deaths Source: pmc19.com/data/

New Zealand COVID weekly update: 15 Sep to 21 Sep 2025 🔹New cases: 248 (-22.2%) 🔹Reinfections: 150 (60.4%) 🔹Deaths: 6 (+200.0%) 🔹Total deaths: 4,795 (+6) 🔹Hospital: 34 (-8.1%) 🔹ICU: n/a 🔸60.4% were reinfections #COVID19NZ Source: tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-p...

Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 16 Sep to 22 Sep 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 487 (-27.3%) 🔹Influenza: 2,706 (-22.6%) 🔹RSV: 718 (-15.3%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 43 (-20.3%) 🔸Influenza: 155 (-25.1%) 🔸RSV: 56 (+16.6%) Source: www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...

Australia: Brett Sutton admitted some pandemic rules were “probably never necessary,” like wiping groceries, avoiding handshakes or droplets spread. He said, “Through a 100 years of understanding infectious diseases, we overemphasised surfaces or droplets, when the reality was, it’s in our breath”

Moderna says Australians will get the first batch of mRNA COVID vaccines from its Melbourne plant by year’s end. The Coalition had promised it would be “up and running” in 2024, but qualification batches began then. Regulatory approvals now allow full commercial production. archive.md/flAQy

Australia: "The 2025 Australian influenza season peaked between June and July, much earlier than the historical average. Its early onset, rapid growth, and widespread community transmission make this year’s wave one of the most severe in recent history" Source: archive.md/sPGzr

Shoutout to @thewhn.bsky.social for putting together an excellent, science-based Q&A on why many of us are still masking😷 "Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks—Here’s Why: Common Questions Answered." whn.global/yes-we-conti...

Queensland: Measles alert issued in Mackay, QLD as cases grow. "the state recording at least 12 infections in the past 6 weeks in Cairns, the Gold Coast and Townsville" Source: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Strange Covid symptoms explained as doctor give vital warning about new strain. The new variant often starts with ear, nose and throat issues like hoarseness or a sore throat, and shows more GI symptoms, with many reporting nausea, vomiting, bloating, and acid reflux. Source: archive.md/qF1yR

By Eliza @elizaclove “It’s not Covid” = someone who hasn’t taken a Covid test. Source: x.com/elizaclove/s...

France: 3 Straight Weeks of Rising COVID Infections Emergency visits for COVID spiked in late August, up 20% in under-15s and 12% in ages 15-74. Brittany and western France most affected regions; in Charente-Maritime, 9.5% of ER visits were COVID, 5x more than the previous week. archive.md/gOIPR

The long Covid legacy: ‘People don’t want to think about us’ "When Alex Sprackland caught Covid-19 in March 2020, he thought he’d be back to normal in no time. Yet, 5 years on, the 34-year-old still grapples with the severe, life-limiting effects of the infection." #LongCOVID

By @pot8um.bsky.social Having gotten my vax today, let me reiterate that it DOES NOT prevent catching or spreading covid on its own. The vax is one piece of Swiss cheese. Risk assessment isn’t a “one and done”. Mitigation works best in layers. Vax AND mask AND stay the fuck home when sick.

Australians are in more pain – and our new data shows it’s not just due to ageing. "Pain can have a devastating effect on wellbeing and quality of life, with serious flow-on effects. For example, people who experience significant pain are more likely to lose their jobs." Source: archive.md/pBVy5

"Kourtney Kardashian Impulsively Cuts Her Hair While Battling COVID-19." Kourtney Kardashian shared on Instagram that she cut her hair while sick with Covid, posting a photo of the hair next to a stuffed bunny and writing, “I always get the urge to cut my hair when I have Covid.”

Steve Martin Cancels Comedy Shows Due to COVID Diagnosis. “Dear Virginia Beach and Richmond. Sadly, I have come down with Covid. I can’t possibly do the shows that you deserve” Source: archive.md/rsngl

Italy: Covid Continues to Rise — Infections and Deaths Have Increased In The Last Week From September 11 to 17: 🔹Reported cases: 3,692 (+30.7%) 🔹Reported deaths: 21 (+90.9%) 🔹Positivity rate: 12.7% (+2.9%) www.adnkronos.com/cronaca/covi...

Yungblud Forced to Cancel Show Due to Illness, Offers Free Beer to Apologize to Fans. “I’ve been trying to get better for two days since New York but I literally can’t get off the floor and doctors have advised me that I have a virus that requires me to rest and take it seriously.”

Hidden Heart Damage: How COVID Continues Haunting Millions "5 million people worldwide may be walking around with cardiac long COVID, their hearts silently struggling months or years after their initial infection cleared" Report: academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advan...

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 19 September 2025 Biggest declines: ACT (-40.9%) and WA (-23.6%, 50/day in hospital) Also down SA (-14.0%, sadly 11 deaths reported); QLD (-11.4%, 54 in hospital); VIC (-10.0%); NSW (-7.0%) and TAS (-1.6%) Aged care cases down (-26.5%), sadly 6 deaths reported

NSW: Long COVID patients left in the waiting room "With NSW’s only public long COVID in-person clinic closing, GPs have been left holding the bag for caring for these complex, chronic conditions." Source: archive.md/qUQHt

Malaysia: New Covid-19 variant XFG detected "XFG variant accounted for 8.2% of the 43,087 cumulative cases reported in the 35th epidemiology week" "The latest genomic surveillance shows NB.1.8.1 (34%), JN.1 (18.1%), XEC (13.3%), XFG (8.2%), and others (21%)" Source: archive.md/RNxW3

Tasmania Fortnightly COVID Update: Week ending 14 September 2025 From 1 Sep to 14 Sep: 🔸COVID Positivity rate: 2.7% (-0.1%) 🔹COVID: 59 (-1.6%) 🔹Influenza A: 236 (+57.3%) 🔹Influenza B: 188 (-20.0%) 🔹RSV: 148 (-15.9%) Source: health.tas.gov.au/health-topic...

COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities: 18 September 2025 🔹Active cases: 404 (-26.5%) 🔹Active outbreaks: 89 (-8.2%) 🔹Resident cases: 288 (-29.9%) 🔹Staff cases: 116 (-16.5%) 🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 385 (+6) @SamRaeMP Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...

WA weekly COVID update: Week ending 14 Sep 2025 🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.1% est. (+0.3%) 🔹PCR cases: 174 (-23.6%) 🔹Hospitalisation: Decreased to an average of 50 per day (-1.9%) 🔹ICU: 7-day average remained at 2 (Stable) Source: health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I...

ACT Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 12 Sep to 18 Sept 2025 🔹COVID: 36 (-40.9%) 🔹Influenza: 179 (-4.7%) 🔹RSV: 58 (-12.1%) Source: act.gov.au/open/respira...

Victorian Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 19 September 2025 From 7 Sep to 13 Sep 2025: 🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.3% (-0.8%) 🔹COVID: 605 (-10%) 🔹Influenza A: 2,264 (-3%) 🔹Influenza B: 1,043 (-17%) 🔹RSV: 777 (-15%) Source: health.vic.gov.au/infectious-d...

Epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers: "I wear a mask when incidence is high, when there’s a lot going around. I always, always, always wear a mask when traveling, regardless [of disease levels], because [when traveling] you come in contact with so many people from all over the world."

Report: Cardiac risks must be considered when treating COVID-19. "A new major report published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology suggests repeat COVID-19 vaccination may be necessary to mitigate the cardiovascular risk associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection."

SA Weekly Respiratory Update: 13 Sep to 19 Sep 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 171 (-14.0%) 🔹Flu: 1,185 (+11.7%) 🔹RSV: 576 (-20.9%) 🔹Pertussis: 81 (-3.5%) Reported deaths in 2025: 🔸COVID: 51 (+11) 🔸Flu: 15 (+8) 🔸RSV: 5 🔸Pertussis: 0 @SAHealth Source: www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/conn...

The hidden group that loses COVID protection fast. A Japanese study reveals a group who lose vaccine protection faster than others—even if they start with stronger antibody levels. Source: archive.md/RcFWL

Queensland: Measles Outbreak in Far North Queensland 4 new cases have been confirmed, including QLD Health staff members, taking total infections to 7. Cairns Hospital says an infectious person spent 8+ hrs in maternity ward. Masks now mandatory in nursery, maternity, cancer care & ICU units.

By wear a mask! "I feel like I've learned so much about who the people in my life are in the last 5 years and most of it is negative. Not just covid either, just soo many people I believed were thoughtful and relatively kind are sooo self centered and unwilling to engage in critical thought"

Canada: Quebec to stop offering free COVID-19 vaccines to the general population. "A dose will cost between $150 and $180 at a pharmacy" Source: archive.md/0NIQc

New Zealand: Health experts warn of late flu peak with illness rates in south rising. "Healthline data shows influenza-like illness rates in the South Island have risen above the national average, reaching levels not seen since the Covid-19 Omicron community wave in 2022." archive.md/grZys

USA: West coast states band together to issue vaccine guidelines after CDC and HHS purge. "California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii release recommendations in wake of firings at federal health agencies" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Cardiovascular toll of COVID: Millions at risk, new report reveals prevention tips. A new report warns of COVID-19’s cardiovascular toll affecting millions globally, urging vaccination, structured cardiac rehab, and more rehab investment to ease healthcare strain. Source: archive.md/7qeY7

🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 13 September 2025 🔸COVID positivity rate: 3.4% (-0.1%) 🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 1 out of 4 🔹COVID: 1,241 (-7.0%) 🔹Influenza: 5,251 (-12.5%) 🔹RSV: 1,069 (-13.0%) @NSWHealth health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...

NSW: ‘I feel abandoned’: Sydney’s trailblazing long COVID clinic to close. "St Vincent’s Hospital will close its dedicated long COVID service at the end of September, and transition patients into existing respiratory and rehabilitation services" Source: archive.md/fjBm9

Stop Looking for a Silver Bullet. Start Mixing the Long COVID Cocktail. "Like HIV or cancer, long COVID is not a single problem— it’s a layered disease involving multiple biological mechanisms." #LongCOVID

More than one-third of individuals with COVID-19 experience long COVID. "A systematic review and meta-analysis published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases reported a pooled prevalence of long COVID as 36% worldwide." www.eatg.org/hiv-news/mor...

No — the WHO has not officially declared COVID-19 “endemic” yet. The WHO has not declared the COVID-19 pandemic over yet. It is still considered a global health risk. “It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills." - WHO Director-General

Measles alert for Sydney Airport and Northern NSW. “Measles is a vaccine-preventable disease that is spread through the air when someone who is infectious coughs or sneezes” www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/2...

USA: "As the United States enters the peak of its 11th wave of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with an estimated 1 million new infections per day, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to dismantle the nation’s public health system." www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

**Ridiculous headline. The pandemic never ended — we’re still very much in an ongoing pandemic** Ireland: "With covid cases rising, is pandemic on the way back?" "The continued high numbers could be linked to people returning to school and workplaces after the long summer break." archive.md/OSTAR

Long Covid linked to heavier periods and risk of iron deficiency. "Survey of 12,000 women also revealed severity of long Covid symptoms rose and fell across menstrual cycle" www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

"COVID-related hospitalization and impaired lung function predict reduced physical capacity and breathlessness in unvaccinated people for up to 3 years, but even milder cases can cause long-term weakness, researchers in Sweden report in the Journal of Infection." www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/dat...

Adelaide specialists continue battle over long Covid. One Adelaide clinic is still seeing 20–40 patients daily with fatigue, brain fog or muscle weakness from long Covid. Between 5–10% diagnosed with Covid face long-term symptoms that severely disrupt their lives. Source: archive.md/iLC7w

Australia: Road deaths continue to climb. Australia recorded 1,353 road deaths in the 12 months to Aug 31, 2025, up 4.3% and the worst toll since Nov 2010. August alone saw 118 deaths, 25.8% above the national August average since 2020.