I haven’t heard of any updated vaccines for influenza “clade K”, anywhere. Most doses are given to Australians in our autumn which was 6+ months ago - protection will have waned a lot by now, adding to the problem.

Throw it in the bin is my suggestion

As we head into the new academic year in Australia, I'd like to reshare this document of #neurodivergent study tips that I compiled. It's based entirely on tips by neurodivergent people, and I have had learning advisors tell me it was very helpful and had good info. #historysky #academicsky 1/3

I met a bunny on a lead while going to get a coffee and this might be the best day ever

Interactive dataviz, code, acknowledgements and more info here: github.com/Mike-Honey/c... 🧵 ends

Sadly, that seems unlikely in any Australian jurisdiction, leaving the most vulnerable in our society to bear the impact into December. 🧵

Some encouraging news from Japan, where their wave of "clade K" looks quite short and sharp. Note they did pre-emptively return to masking in healthcare settings, well before the wave peaked. threadreaderapp.com/thread/19969... 🧵

"Activity" (patients in the ED) has been in the “white” zone (off the charts) continuously over that period. The peak on Friday night was around double capacity. www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/conn... 🧵

South Australia’s fragile hospital system looks to have been smashed by this second influenza wave. Here’s the Emergency Dept dashboard for LMH in northern Adelaide showing the last ~48 hours. 🧵

Here’s the picture for Australia, comparing to the last few years to highlight how unusual this season is. In recent years, we hit the bottom of the inter-season trough in October. 🧵

With "clade K" featuring 7 new mutations and evading the 2025 vaccines, I expect many relying on immunity from their earlier 2025 infection are getting a second influenza infection for the year. 🧵

The latest Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report confirms my earlier speculation that the new "clade K" (H3N2 clade 2a.3a.1, subclade K) is driving the "unusual" second wave of influenza in Australia. www.health.gov.au/resources/pu... 🧵

Western Australia had been spared the worst of this second wave until the last week or so. But now there’s a signal of a sharp change in case momentum there also. 🧵

Australian Influenza update: It became clear during November that a unusual second wave of influenza is underway in Australia, driven by the new "clade K" (H3N2 clade 2a.3a.1, subclade K). Tasmania, New South Wales and South Australia are currently the hardest-hit. #Influenza #Australia 🧵

“I never thought I’d go on TV and beg for children not to be intentionally starved and that would be controversial.” — Ms Rachel accidentally finds out who you are not allowed to criticise…

Children were pushed to school after shielding unvaccinated. I can never forgive the government for this.

This is how 21st century fascists treat human beings While the world looks away www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Oil and gas giant Inpex has admitted to srsly under-reporting its cancer-causing pollution (incl. benzene, sulphur dioxide & hydrogen sulphide) just days before a major oil spill at their Darwin gas plant. Inpex is a major gas exporter. Last year they paid no royalties and no resource tax! #auspol

In case you missed this on msm

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

Public Health To Drop ‘Health’ And ‘Public’

Hi! Don't forget to wear a respirator mask tomorrow, my friends. Covid never takes a day off. 😷🫶✌️

Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop. “If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???” Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) will restore the previous colour scheme on its rain radar and weather map. It comes after the BOM's new $4.1 million website received a wave of backlash. none of it from me

kind of annoys me when people use the aesthetics of graffiti to show they're edgy and cool while also calling for more punitive laws, which punish the graffiti artists who give that aesthetic its cultural meaning

"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."

My new research is out #LongCovid. The critical role of patient advocacy-research in disease recognition I look at the massive, painstaking process of knowledge building by the Covid patient community in the early pandemic, which led to recognition of LC as a multi-system disease entity

Do you reckon avocado with some grated cheese would be nice as a meal? I don't have much in the fridge or cupboard for tea tonight. Maybe I could kind of melt the cheese in the MW, and then plonk it on top of the avocado? Yeah?

Sound UP! When a gang of young male Superb Lyrebirds surround you, often within less than a metre. I zoomed back to 80mm but often had to lean back to get this footage. I've left it largely unedited to capture the mayhem of the moment. #birds #birding #nature #lyrebirds

First the The Rose Garden, then The East Wing... Add Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the list of beautiful things Trump is going to intentionally destroy.

David Shoebridge posted ".. too many stories of abuse and harassment from women in ADF. There must be accountability, for years leadership has tried to sweep it under the rug, while survivors are left without support. This class action is a step towards justice." thenightly.com.au/politics/tho...

I’m With The Aussies! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

If you go down to the forests today, you’re in for a big surprise (mass deforestation) johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

Here's a COOKING TIP from me for Australians who want to thicken their stews and don't want to use flour or cornflour. Use a big spoon of "FHC" by Red Tractor (Coles). It stands for Flax Hemp Chia and it's not whole seeds, but is ground into a meal. It works really well! 😃

Dr Oz says the US is “under babied” Kennedy says declining birth rates are a national security threat Neither will do a damn thing to control measles and infectious diseases that are disabling & killing kids Neither will address gun violence which takes the lives of countless kids every year

‘Even mild cases of COVID-19 can lead to lasting changes in heart rate variability and autonomic function.’

Gaza today.

Free Dr Hussam Abu Safiya. Free Dr Marwan Al-Hams They are hostages, they are heroes, they are caged without cause and IsraHell refuses to release them.

🇮🇱 #BOYCOTTIsrael 🇵🇸 #StateOfPalestine 🇵🇸 #FreePalestine 🇵🇸 #SavePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #BenjaminNetanyahu #Netanyahu #Genocide #IsraeliGenocide #IDF #USpol #UKpol #AUSpol #CDNpoli #ICC #UN #EU #Palestine #Israel #Gaza @senatorwong.bsky.social 🇦🇺 @davidpocock.bsky.social

Another article that fails to talk about COViD being predominantly airborne and just focuses on handwashing only. Also again, no mention of #PostInfectionRisk. This is not a normal situation to be failing to prevent airborne infections. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huge rally for Free Palestine today - I think the biggest ever. South Australian’s want a just, lasting peace, Palestinian statehood and self-determination, hostages free, pursuit of war criminals and an end to any Australian public investment in armaments.

More Bad JuJu for kids and Cøvid. Cardiovascular health is something we should explore. Dyslipidaemia and endothelial injury aren't isolated to adults! journals.lww.com/hhmi/fulltex...

Look at the Israelis. They don't belong, &they know it. Their very genes testify to the fact that their ancestral land is in Europe. No amount of killing will ever change that. Their descendants will try, they'll appropriate things &try to make a culture, but it won't be native.

It's sad being the descendant of colonial settlers. I feel colonialism creates 2 victims: the indigenous people, but also the colonial descendants who live divorced from their ancestral land, always knowing they are feral in their new land. They get angry bc they don't belong/2

Jane Goodall offers sage advice for the rest of us. #3E

This Anthropic settlement case…fellow authors, are any of you feeling rage? I have 12 books listed and money (I don’t CARE how many thousands, even millions) is NOT adequate compensation. What was stolen & used without my permission is priceless! Where is the option to scrub my work from AI?!

It’s so ironic. People pirated shit selfishly. All these years. We creatives have endured excuse after excuse for doing it. Writing cease and desist letters; it was like playing whack a mole. And that pirating is what allowed these AI companies to do even worse. Great job, people. Thanks.

I’d take THAT option (plus, real justice for doing it in the first place!!) over the pennies offered in the settlement any day. It’s not about money. Don’t “crawl” my work. Period. I don’t want to be paid to allow AI to use my work, I do NOT WANT MY WORK USED TO TRAIN AI. I do not allow it.

A four post thread, eloquently reflecting my feelings, along with just about every author I know.

Opinion | Despite Israel and Hezbollah reaching a ceasefire agreement in November, the Lebanese army says more than 4,500 violations have been carried out by Israel since then, including a recent strike that killed three young children.