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I worked at a healthcare facility last July - I told them I wouldn't go back as the ventilation was so poor (the dip was me going outside for a break). So they've increased the fresh air intake, put 2 HEPA filters in the rooms and the staff are wearing N95s We'll get there 😷👍

On the brink of new forever wars?

NEW article by me! We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before. We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.

Read it here!

What is the association between preoperative #GLP-1 receptor agonist use and periop #respiratory complications in #T2DM patients? Read the full article here: https://www.bjanaesthesia.org.uk/article/S0007-0912(25)00531-8/abstract

This is purpura fulminans, a severe complication of meningitis (which as of today is no longer on our universal vaccine schedule) Micro clots & bleeding into the skin cause skin & tissue death. It’s more common in kids & associated with 20-70% mortality. Those who survive often lose limbs.

Newborn with respiratory syncytial virus pneumonia who is post intubation CXR shows tip of endotracheal tube to be in right mainstem bronchus. There is hyperaeration of right lung #NICU #Neonatology #radiology #pediatrics #radiologia #medstudent #medicalstudent #radiologie #paediatrics #pediatria

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Any pediatrician who has practiced long enough has seen this. The worst death I ever was involved in was a previously healthy child who was otherwise immunized. No one was antivax, family just hadn’t gotten around to getting the flu vaccine that year. Absolutely tragic.

“Our biggest hit of the year, Nick Tsergas ’s fascinating piece on “immunity theft” or why what we think we know about the lockdowns of the covid-19 pandemic reducing our immunity to other diseases is possibly wrong. “ Mun-Keat Looi (BMJ: International news and features editor) on Linked In

Happy New Year to everyone. May your 2026 bring health and prosperity

Happy New Year to everyone. May your 2026 bring health and prosperity

People with type 2 #diabetes are likely to be more susceptible to adverse health effects from PM2·5, which further amplifies #pollution-related #cardiovascular risk www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #T2D #AirPollution #CardioMetabolicHealth #MedSky #EndoSky

In patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, tirzepatide was noninferior to dulaglutide with respect to major cardiovascular events. Full SURPASS-CVOT trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/4qd5rLx  #MedSky #EndoSky #CardioSky

“This trial shows that this intranasal, shelf-stable H5N1 vaccine could play a major role in pandemic preparedness, offering a practical and scalable way to help protect people from evolving strains of the virus.”

Some people may not realize that Tamiflu isn’t the only option. Other flu treatments are available in the United States. These alternatives sometimes fly under the radar. www.cnn.com/2025/12/26/h...

Amazing that this review paper from 2021 just became my most cited paper of my 30+ yr career. I am honored to have been the lead first co-corresponding author with @ChiaWang8. COVID is indeed airborne--as are most other respiratory viruses. @ucsandiego.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/full/10....

Merry Christmas all! It struck me today that this is the first Xmas since the 2021 Omicron wave that I have had zero COVID inpatients. The lull isn’t expected to last. x.com/jpweiland/st...

76 % höhere Wahrscheinlichkeit, innerhalb von 30 Tagen an COVID zu sterben im Vergleich zu Influenza - Daten Populationsstudie Süd Korea 2022/23 Das ist das #milde Omicron SARS-Cov-2 🖕🏻 dass ihr jährlich bekommt anstatt Influenza alle 5 bis 8 Jahre www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...

"Study finds that despite broad COVID vaccine availability, COVID still deadlier than flu in hospitalized patients" Korean health data on 15 million cases found COVID had 76% higher odds of death within 30 days among hospitalised patients than influenza (2022–23) www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...

Delighted to hear that The Invisible Doctrine, the film by @peterhutchison.bsky.social and @lucas-sabean.bsky.social, is being offered free to view on YouTube for the holiday season. It's all yours! youtu.be/gR4eSEetKP0

Well, I think recent data suggests ~90% chance that BA.3.2 will quickly take over and replace the BA.2.86 (Pirola) lineages that dominated for more than 2 years. 50-80% weekly advantage noted in Euorpe in recent months is convincing that it's turned a corner

Asymptomatic: The Silent Spread of COVID-19 and the Future of Pandemics via Johns Hopkins U Press is now #20 in epidemiology in Amazon and 40% off... Addresses the roots of Covid grievances (hint: never the flu) & how to realign preparedness to control silent spread: www.amazon.com/Asymptomatic...

Doctors urge pregnant women to get flu and COVID #vaccines as the respiratory illness season approaches www.kkco11news.com/2025/12/17/d...

Standford Study on Myocarditis shows covid infection is much worse than vaccination So why are right wing media outlets and commentators misrepresenting the paper to attack vaccines? open.substack.com/pub/counterd...

Hospitals which have cut registered nurses or replaced them with lower-paid staff have seen a surge in death rates, a major study has revealed. (£) www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

One of the reasons why I go so hard on science misinformation/disinformation, is that as a working scientist it is frustrating to see your research misreported to push an agenda. For example, consider this piece of right-wing propaganda from The Telegraph that was just published

Yep, can confirm. Atypical HUS triggered by influenza, rhabdo triggered by influenza, AKI triggered by influenza, and just plain influenza that makes your kid feel like they got run over by a truck and can’t breathe.

Australian C19 Weekly Update - 19th December 2025 Note: Cases recorded are from PCR testing only. Actual cases are significantly higher. Data from: nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/ Thanks to @angiecibisdesign for the design! 1/4

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update — 19 Dec 2025 🔹 QLD: ⬆️ UP (+11.6%) 32 in hospital 🔹 NSW: ⬆️ UP (+5.6%) 🔹 SA: ⬆️ UP (+2.5%) 3 deaths reported 🔸 WA: ⬇️ DOWN (–4.1%) Avg 12/day hospital ▫️ VIC: Next update 29 Dec ▫️ TAS: Next update 9 Jan ▫️ ACT: Reporting paused for 2025 🔹 Aged care: ⬆️ UP (+18.9%) 1 death

Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update: The risk estimate increased a touch to 0.1% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-812. That implies a 4% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia 🧵

A recent modeling study in JAMA showed that if MMR vaccine rates drop 10% (easy to see happen with this), we’re back to 400,000-500,000 cases a year. Our current outbreak is 2,000. This turns the clock back to 1950 🚨🚨🚨

This is a real disaster in the making. Babies are going to die. Full-stop. "Why Denmark’s vaccine schedule works for Denmark — but not for the United States." www.statnews.com/2025/12/19/d... via @statnews.com

1 in 500 Alaskans died from COVID-19 (2020–2023) Over a roughly 3-year period, from March 2020 to May 2023, 1,564 Alaskans died from COVID-19. “74% of those who died and were eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine had opted not to receive it.” Source: archive.md/Ylork

As an ex-Tesla owner, I can absolutely confirm that the doors are a death trap in an accident The front release mechanisms aren't obvious, but the ones in the back of the most popular models the 3 and Y are literally hidden I made sure my family knew about them, but many owners wouldn't even know

Here's the latest variant picture for Europe (excluding the UK), to the end of November. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" showed a slightly slowing growth advantage of 7% per day (49% per week) over XFG.* "Stratus", which predicts a crossover in late December. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #BA_3_2 #XFG #Stratus 🧵

Food for thought Science populism, EBM and influencers absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/12/19/s... from @hildabast.bsky.social

Australian Influenza update: The unusual second wave of influenza is continuing in most states of Australia, driven by the clade K (H3N2 clade 2a.3a.1, subclade K) – "Kangaroo variant". #Influenza #Australia 🧵

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"If HCWs wear N95 respirators and surgical masks throughout, the total infection risk can be reduced by 94.7 % and 53.9 %, respectively Increasing the ventilation rate from 1 ACH to 6 ACH reduced the infection risk. ." FYI NSW Health & @racgp.bsky.social et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

25% reduction in all cause mortality over 4 years for those vaccinated against covid, huge study. Wow, this almost suggests covid is implicated in an unbelievable number of deaths. And that vaccinated people should wear respirators if they want to remain abled. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mrn...

Workplace exposures tied to higher risk of long COVID. Study of 2,054 workers in Spain (2020–23) found nearly 1 in 4 (23.7%) developed long COVID. People in high-exposure jobs face a 44% higher risk of long COVID — Health and social care workers, teachers, retail, transport, and security staff.

This is wild. A 22-year-old having COVID 9 times isn’t “normal” or acceptable. She washes her hands religiously, but COVID is airborne — Public health failed her. She had been healthy and happy for most of her life, but repeated infections have clearly taken a toll on her health and wellbeing.

Good news, and totally in keeping with Ironman in CHF and Pivotal in patients on dialysis, which were randomized.

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Traveling for the holidays? Stay well on your way by wearing a high-quality mask like an N95 in crowded indoor spaces like airports and planes. Also wash your hands frequently, cover your cough or sneeze, and avoid traveling if you’re sick. 📲 Learn more: go.cdph.ca.gov/respiratory-viruses

Yes. The message is finally getting out. #Respie

Whilst Labour is advising no masking required the state of California is now advising N95 (ffp2 respirators in the UK) for travel on planes. This is good advice and would be good to see them extend this. They also advise on vaccines. Covid is airborne

Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things