Two more drownings today in UK. One in my home city of Oxford. Both youngsters. Slate have (I'm told) kindly removed the paywall on this article.

"...capability of the ANDV Epuyén/18−19 strain shows a facility (R>2) for sustaining continuous chains of transmission if no control measures are enforced" “Super-Spreaders” and Person-to-Person Transmission of Andes Virus in Argentina | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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OUR NEW BMJ editorial: Andes virus should reset WHO’s default approach to airborne risk. 🧵 1/ For severe pathogens with person-to-person transmission, the starting point should be precautionary airborne protections — not waiting for definitive proof after spread occurs. www.bmj.com/content/393/...

I've been skeptical about this hypothesis, but I went looking for evidence anyway... and wow, it appears to be right! Emergency hospital admissions for Covid-19 in Scotland, by age, show a wave in paediatric admissions, not other ages. BA.3.2 was dominant in Scotland by start of Feb 2026. 1/

The rapid increase in BA.3.2 in New York is in fact driven entirely by infections in children, primarily ages 2-17. Green bar shows how often each age group appears in BA.3.2 vs non-BA.3.2 seqs. Ratio of 1 would mean they appear at equal rates, while 5 means that age appears 5x more often in BA.3.2

'...and the clitoris did not even make it into standard anatomy textbooks until the 38th edition of Gray’s Anatomy was published in 1995.' 'The mapping of clitoral nerves is likely to inform reconstructive surgery after female genital mutilation' 230 million www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

🆕 Latest on the meningitis outbreak in Kent: We’ve worked with academic experts to produce a new technical briefing. Early evidence and preliminary analyses provide strong reassurance that existing vaccinations and antibiotic treatments remain effective against this MenB strain.

AI algorithms can become ‘agents of chaos’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Controversial Danish vaccine research group faces new allegations | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

I agree with Kristian. The Danish childhood vaccination schedule needs updating. Great to see Jens' comment that chickenpox vacc is being considered (will protect against acute illness- & prevent shingles & likely decrease dementia risk). These vaccines benefit children - for their whole life!

There's a lot I agree with and, as always, @profjlundgren.bsky.social speaks from experience. That said, I don't buy the idea of "vaccination fatigue" linked to the number of individual shots (as opposed to doctor visits) - especially when it comes to key vaccines, incl. rota, RSV, chickenpox, etc.

Vaccination can benefit older adults too - interesting summary of what we know so far - it is a public health benefit worth consideration Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...

A study in Nature Immunology shows that Long COVID is characterized by persistent activation of chronic inflammatory pathways and T cell exhaustion. The findings suggest new therapeutic targets and potential biomarkers of disease. go.nature.com/4oU0kib #immunosky #medsky 🧪

Magical thinking will not prevent future pandemics or improve public health | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Det er en rigtig god ide at vaccinere mod skoldkopper - udover at beskytte børn mod skoldkopper vil det at undgå infektion med VZV virus også forhindre helvedsild senere i livet - og sandsynligvis nedsætte risikoen for demens. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Science editors pick 2025’s stories that stood out | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

CDC funds controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in African newborns | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Pandemic security needs national leadership | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The lingering shadow of epidemics: post-acute sequelae across history: Trends in Immunology www.cell.com/trends/immun...

Societal restraint of behavior during the pre-vaccine pandemic saved working-age men but not women | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

How the yellow fever mosquito conquered the world | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

I sidste uge blev der målt den højeste konc. af corona i spildevand siden juni 2024 - dvs de sidste 15 mdr. (det tager 1 uge at analyse data) Vi er kun i september- & vaccinationerne starter først i oktober- husk at udluftning, ventilation, HEPA-filtre- & masker mindsker smitten

Built from data from 0.4 million UK Biobank participants and 1.9 million Danes. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

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Corona konc. i spildevand fortsætter med at vokse- hvilket er forventeligt når folk kommer hjem fra ferie, samfundet starter op igen & nye(re) varianter vokser op -& vi ikke minder om vigtigheden af udluftning, ventilation, HEPA filtre, bliv hjemme v. sygdom- & masker til sårbare

Corona koncentrationen i spildevand ser ud til at fortsætte sin stigning- det passer med mønstret fra tidligere år når sommerferien slutter & folk er tilbage på arbejdet & børnene i skole osv En af varianterne giver (ud over alle de andre kendte corona symptomer og risici) hæshed

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Here's the latest variant picture for the "Global - Other" countries, to mid-July. The NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" variant remained dominant, but fell to finish at 49%. XFG.* "Stratus" grew strongly to 36%. #COVID19 #GlobalOther #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus #XFG #Stratus 🧵

Corona koncentrationen i spildevand er desværre i stigning.

Full-body scans of 100,000 people could change way diseases are detected and treated

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I am very grateful for this exciting and inspiring collaboration, and delighted to share our paper, describing the infectious challenges humans have encountered over the last 12,000+ years in Eurasia, the interplay between lifestyle & pathogenic exposures, & the rise of zoonoses rdcu.be/evxDy

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New approach enables body to engineer its own cells to fight cancer or autoimmunity | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

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Great work by Josette documenting the NB.1.8.1 vs XFG. Huge differences by country, likely reflecting different immune histories, namely, a longer history of infection in Europe, North America, & South-Central Asia (favoring XFG) than in East Asia, New Zealand, & Australia (favoring NB.1.8.1).

BREAKING🔔 The 53th paper from G2P-Japan🇯🇵 is out at Lancet Infectious Diseases @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social. We elucidated the virological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 NB.1.8.1. Please repost🔥 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Corona variant NB.1.8.1 ( aka Nimbus) er den nyeste variant der spreder sig - og vil sandsynligvis snart komme til Danmark (er her nok allerede).

Whooping Cough Is Surging. Do You Need Another Shot? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/w...

"NB.1.8.1 is a mutated Omicron variant" shows you how misleading the Greek letter names have become. Reminder that all Greek letters were given between May and November 2021 and none since. Here's reality:

Explosive mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone overwhelms health systems | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...