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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1h

I get what you mean, but that’s actually the original headline from the article, so I kept it as is.

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 2h

Study: Neuroimaging findings in children with COVID-19 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Published: 27 February 2024

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Neuroimaging findings in children with COVID-19 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Neuroimaging findings in children with COVID-19 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

www.nature.com

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 2h

"Abnormal Brain Scans In Children With COVID-19 Revealed In Data From 96 Studies"

"The research underscores how much more we have to learn about what the virus can do to the brain."

Published: February 28, 2024

Source: archive.md/yWzIs

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Mike Honey @mikehoney.bsky.social · 6h

Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update:

The risk estimate fell to 0.1% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-842.

That implies a 4% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Australia
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 3h

Study: Paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm small noncoding RNAs and increases anxiety in offspring in a sex-dependent manner.

Published: 11 October 2025

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Paternal SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm small noncoding RNAs and increases anxiety in offspring in a sex-dependent manner - Nature Communications

Whether paternal pre-conceptual SARS-CoV-2 infection impacts sperm RNA content, or effects offspring phenotypes, has not been previously investigated. Here authors report changes in sperm noncoding RNAs in SARS-CoV-2 infected sires and increased anxiety-like behaviors in offspring.

www.nature.com

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 3h

COVID-19 causes changes in sperm that lead to increased anxiety in offspring.

"Florey researchers have shown that a father’s SARS-CoV-2 viral infection before conception can alter their offspring's brain development and behaviour, through changes in sperm"

Source: archive.md/3s9M2

Medical Health Aged Care

11/10/2025 20:01

COVID-19 causes changes in sperm that lead to increased anxiety in offspring

The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 3h

Italy: New COVID cases show signs of stabilising.

From 2 October to 8 October:

🔸Positivity rate: 11.1% (-1.7%)

🔹Reported cases: 4,272 (Stable)
🔹Reported deaths: 18 (-51.3%)
🔹Hospitalisations: 959 (+14.3%)
🔹ICU: 30 (Stable)

www.adnkronos.com/cronaca/la-c...

La curva del Covid si stabilizza, Pregliasco: "Possibile coda e nuova risalita"

'Ma a questo punto speriamo che torni a crescere dopo l'inverno', auspica il virologo. 'Il mancato mix di Sars-CoV-2 con i virus respiratori stagionali sarebbe un elemento positivo'

www.adnkronos.com

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 19h

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

"Dozens of CDC employees, including “disease detectives,” top scientists, and the entire Washington office, were notified they’re being laid off as part of the Trump administration’s latest wave of federal job cuts."

Source: archive.md/l4vAK

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

“Disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists, the entire Washington office and the staff of a weekly public health journal were among those who learned late Friday that they would lose their jobs.

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Reporting from Washington
Oct. 11, 2025, 12:34 a.m. ET

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 1d

Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

Source: christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

England is now experiencing a significant COVID wave, after 10 months of relative quiet.

"If someone says they are in bed with flu, it’s almost certainly COVID, given that the number of people admitted to hospital for COVID last week was 50 times higher than the number admitted for flu!"

The chart shows weekly hospital COVID admissions per 100,000 population in the UK from May 2023 to September 29, 2025, based on UKHSA data.

Autumn 2023 peak reached around 6 per 100k.

Winter JN.1 peak followed early 2024 (~5 per 100k).

Several 2024 peaks occurred mid-year before dropping.

A 10-month stretch of low, stable levels lasted through late 2024 to mid-2025.

A new Sept 2025 wave shows a sharp upward climb approaching prior peak levels.

Source: UKHSA weekly surveillance report
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Chart by @chrischirp.bsky.social.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! I managed to access it too, just wasn’t sure if others might have issues.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

Last week, COVID levels found in wastewater continued to rise in many European countries, reaching moderately high levels in some.

Trends in Covid activity as measured by wastewater monitoring by European country: Week ending Jan 5, 2024 to Oct 2, 2025.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

A chart titled “Last week, Covid levels found in wastewater continued to rise in many European countries, reaching moderately high levels in some.”

Subheading reads: “Trends in Covid activity as measured by wastewater monitoring by European country: Week ending Jan 5, 2024 to Oct 2, 2025.”

Six line graphs show wastewater trends for:

Germany: Large early 2024 spike (~150K), dip mid-year, rising again by Oct 2025.

Netherlands: Multiple peaks (~1.8K), renewed climb late 2025.

Denmark: Sharp surge to ~7.2K by Oct 2025.

Sweden: Repeated small waves up to ~12.

Austria: Moderate peaks near ~330, trending upward.

France: Very high early-2024 peak (~9.3K), rising again later 2025.

Source: Bob Hawkins Substack, data from National Wastewater Monitoring Sites, created with Datawrapper.
Link: https://bhawkins3.substack.com/p/covid-situation-report-oct-9-2025

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

**I’m unable to bypass the paywall**

Source: www.scmp.com/week-asia/he...

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

Japan’s flu season hits 5 weeks early amid fears of an evolving virus.

Japan’s Health Ministry declared an influenza epidemic after 4,030 cases were reported in the week starting Sept 22, up 957 from the previous week.

135 schools closed amid outbreaks, three times higher than last year.

Japan’s flu season hits 5 weeks early amid fears of an evolving virus

The government has declared a nationwide flu epidemic, prompting calls for vaccinations and heightened vigilance

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Julian Ryall
Published: 8:00am, 8 Oct 2025 Updated: 11:50am, 8 Oct 2025

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

Study: Comparative risk of post-acute sequelae among adults following SARS-CoV-2 or influenza virus infection: A retrospective cohort study among United States adults.

Published: October 9, 2025

journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

Comparative risk of post-acute sequelae among adults following SARS-CoV-2 or influenza virus infection: A retrospective cohort study among United States adults

Author summary Why was this study done? It is known that people may suffer medical complications long after COVID-19, which are called post-acute sequelae (PAS). Similar sequelae are also known to h...

journals.plos.org

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

A study of 74,738 COVID cases and 18,790 influenza cases found that COVID patients had a higher risk of severe long COVID within 6 months.

Within 30 days, 826 COVID patients vs 89 flu patients died; within 90 days, 1,391 COVID patients vs 149 flu patients died, showing worse outcomes for COVID-19.

Severe COVID may carry higher risk of long-term conditions requiring hospitalization through 6 months

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update — 10 October 2025

COVID cases down nationwide:

ACT down (-32.3%), WA down (-32.0%, 34/day in hospital), SA down (-23.9%), QLD down (-14.8%, 34 in hospital), NSW down (-10.1%)

Aged care down (-16.9%) 1 death reported

TAS & VIC report fortnightly. Next update: 17 Oct

AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update — 10 October 2025
States & Territories Trend % Change Reporting Notes
ACT ⬇️ Down -32.3% Weekly update
WA ⬇️ Down -32.0% Weekly update. Avg 34/day in hospital. Positivity 1.8%
SA ⬇️ Down -23.9% Weekly update
QLD ⬇️ Down -14.8% Weekly update. 34 in hospital
NSW ⬇️ Down -10.1% Weekly update. Positivity 2.8%
TAS — — Fortnightly reporting. Next update 17 Oct
VIC — — Fortnightly reporting. Next update 17 Oct
NT — — Data no longer published on NT Health’s website
Aged care ⬇️ Down -16.9% Weekly update. 1 death reported

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report – 22 September to 5 October 2025

In the last fortnight, COVID cases decreased (-25.2%), influenza decreased (-30.3%), and RSV decreased (-33.5%)

Reported cases:

🔸COVID: 4,064
🔸Influenza: 19,937
🔸RSV: 5,020

Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

WA weekly COVID update: Week ending 5 Oct 2025

🔸COVID positivity rate: 1.8% est. (-0.1%)

🔹PCR cases: 89 (-32.0%)
🔹Hospitalisation: Decreased to an average of 34 per day (-10.5%)
🔹ICU: 7-day average decreased to zero (+0.0%)

Source: health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I...

In the past week, the number of COVID-19 notifications to the Department of Health decreased to 89 notifications (Figure 15).

Figure 15. COVID-19 notifications and test positivity by notification week, WA, 2023 to 2025 YTD

In the past week, currently hospitalised cases decreased to an average of 34 per day. The 7-day average for cases currently in intensive care units decreased to zero (Figure 16).

Figure 16. 7-day average of COVID-19 cases currently in hospital or in ICU, WA, 2023 to 2025 YTD

The SARS-CoV-2 concentration in wastewater from the Perth metropolitan area decreased in the past week (Figure 17).

Figure 17. SARS-CoV-2 concentration in wastewater and COVID-19 notification rate, Perth metropolitan area, WA, 2023 to 03 Oct 2025.

Genomic sequencing indicated SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineage NB.1.8.X predominated in clinical and wastewater samples (Figure 18).

Figure 18. Distribution of SARS-CoV-2 variants in clinical samples (top) and metropolitan wastewater catchments (bottom), 03 July 2022 to 05 Oct 2025.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

7,595 aged care COVID deaths since beginning of pandemic

🔸686 reported deaths in 2020
🔸226 reported deaths in 2021
🔸3,855 reported deaths in 2022
🔸1,359 reported deaths in 2023
🔸1,078 reported deaths in 2024
🔸391 reported deaths in 2025

@Mark_Butler_MP @SamRaeMP

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities: 9 October 2025

🔹Active cases: 225 (-16.9%)
🔹Active outbreaks: 48 (+2.1%)
🔹Resident cases: 181 (-16.2%)
🔹Staff cases: 44 (-20.0%)
🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 391 (+1)

@SamRaeMP

Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...

COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care homes

National snapshot

As at 8:00 am 9 October 2025, there are 225 active COVID-19 cases reported in 48 active outbreaks in residential aged care homes (RACHs) across Australia. There have been 22 new outbreaks, 1 new resident death and 223 combined new resident and staff cases
reported since 2 October 2025.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

ACT Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 3 Oct to 9 Oct 2025

🔹COVID: 23 (-32.3%)
🔹Influenza: 140 (-16.6%)
🔹RSV: 34 (-5.5%)

Source: www.act.gov.au/open/respira...

Report titled “ACT COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV Epidemiology Overview,” prepared by the ACT Health Directorate for the week of 3–9 October 2025. A table shows case counts and rates: COVID-19 (23 new, 2,797 YTD, 4.8 per 100k), influenza (140 new, 7,587 YTD, 29.4 per 100k), and RSV (34 new, 2,917 YTD, 7.1 per 100k). Age-group data indicate highest influenza and RSV rates among those aged 0–19, while COVID-19 is more evenly spread across age groups.

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

UK: SARS-CoV-2 lineages

Between 1 September 2025 and 14 September 2025

🔹81.94% - XFG
🔹7.41% - XDV
🔹1.85% - JN.1
🔹1.39% - JN.1.11.1

SARS-CoV-2 lineages
UKHSA conducts genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 lineages.

This section provides an overview of circulating lineages in England, derived from data on sequenced PCR-positive SARS-CoV-2 samples in SGSS.

The prevalence of UKHSA-designated lineages among sequenced cases is presented in Figure 10.

To account for reporting delays, we report the proportion of lineages within COVID-19 cases that have had a sequenced positive sample between 1 September 2025 and 14 September 2025. Of those sequenced in this period 81.94% were classified as XFG, 7.41% were classified as XDV, 1.85% were classified as JN.1 and 1.39% were classified as JN.1.11.1. Note that low sequencing numbers will impact the accuracy of the prevalence estimates.

Please note that lineages will be grouped independently from their parent lineage once they reach sufficient prevalence, and may be re-grouped into their parent lineage if their prevalence subsequently falls. The data sources and methodology page contains more information on lineage groupings.

Figure 10. Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 lineages amongst available sequenced cases for England from 30 September 2024 to 21 September 2025

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 1d

UK: Weekly COVID Update

29 September to 5 October 2025

🔸Positivity rate: 12.9% (+1.2%)

🔹Reported cases: 2,917 (+14.5%)
🔹Hospital admission rate: 4.65 per 100,000 (+1.24)

Source: www.gov.uk/government/s...

COVID-19 cases
As of 8 October 2025, there were a total of 2917 COVID-19 cases identified in hospital settings in week 40, increasing from 2547 cases in the previous week. SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) PCR positivity in hospital settings increased in week 40, with a weekly average positivity rate of 12.9% compared with 11.7% in the previous week. Positivity rates were highest in those aged 85 years and over at a weekly average positivity rate of 18.8%. This increased when compared with week 39, when positivity rates were at 16.6% among those aged 85 years and over

Line chart titled “COVID-19 like” from the emergency department syndromic surveillance system. It shows a sharp peak around October 2024, a long low plateau through mid-2025, and a steep rise again approaching October 2025.

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