Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP
@davidjoffe64.bsky.social
Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Neurobiology and Long Cövid
WHN Long Covid Working Group Vice Chair
Neurobiology and Long Cövid
WHN Long Covid Working Group Vice Chair
And back to school we go 💥
Victorian Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 6 Feb 2026
From 25 Jan to 31 Jan 2026:
🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.8% (+0.8%)
🔹COVID: 202 (+13%)
🔹Influenza A: 250 (-34%)
🔹Influenza B: 33 (+106%)
🔹RSV: 132 (+10%)
Source: www.health.vic.gov.au/infectious-d...
From 25 Jan to 31 Jan 2026:
🔸COVID positivity rate: 2.8% (+0.8%)
🔹COVID: 202 (+13%)
🔹Influenza A: 250 (-34%)
🔹Influenza B: 33 (+106%)
🔹RSV: 132 (+10%)
Source: www.health.vic.gov.au/infectious-d...
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
And back to school we go 💥
February 5, 2026 at 11:38 PM
@jukka235.bsky.social
A big call out and thanx to the Swedish
"Infectionists" 🔊🔊
At some point they ought to be called to account, perhaps?
Sadly, they are but the canary in everyone's coalmine. No country will be left behind in the race to chronic diseases and disabling Long C-19
A big call out and thanx to the Swedish
"Infectionists" 🔊🔊
At some point they ought to be called to account, perhaps?
Sadly, they are but the canary in everyone's coalmine. No country will be left behind in the race to chronic diseases and disabling Long C-19
Mortality in Sweden:
The good news: deaths are declining in most age groups >=15. At the same time, causes of death that started rising after 2019 are becoming increasingly dominant across all age groups <15. Most affected are 5-9 and 10-14 year olds.
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The good news: deaths are declining in most age groups >=15. At the same time, causes of death that started rising after 2019 are becoming increasingly dominant across all age groups <15. Most affected are 5-9 and 10-14 year olds.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
@jukka235.bsky.social
A big call out and thanx to the Swedish
"Infectionists" 🔊🔊
At some point they ought to be called to account, perhaps?
Sadly, they are but the canary in everyone's coalmine. No country will be left behind in the race to chronic diseases and disabling Long C-19
A big call out and thanx to the Swedish
"Infectionists" 🔊🔊
At some point they ought to be called to account, perhaps?
Sadly, they are but the canary in everyone's coalmine. No country will be left behind in the race to chronic diseases and disabling Long C-19
Sleep after Cövid.....
Old paper... Still relevant 🙏🏻
Sleep and Vigilance (2025) 9:111–121
doi.org/10.1007/s417...
Old paper... Still relevant 🙏🏻
Sleep and Vigilance (2025) 9:111–121
doi.org/10.1007/s417...
Altered Sleep EEG Spectral Density and Increased REM Density in COVID-19 Survivors: a Comparative Polysomnographic Study - Sleep and Vigilance
Study Objectives To investigate the effects of COVID-19 on sleep architecture by analyzing EEG spectral density and REM characteristics in COVID-19 survivors compared to healthy controls. Methodology ...
doi.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Sleep after Cövid.....
Old paper... Still relevant 🙏🏻
Sleep and Vigilance (2025) 9:111–121
doi.org/10.1007/s417...
Old paper... Still relevant 🙏🏻
Sleep and Vigilance (2025) 9:111–121
doi.org/10.1007/s417...
This breaks the Internet Today
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February 4, 2026 at 2:48 PM
This breaks the Internet Today
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Awesome❄️🧊🥶
Booking Cuba for skiing 🙄
"Climate Change is a hoax"
- Proudly sponsored by petrochemical industries
Booking Cuba for skiing 🙄
"Climate Change is a hoax"
- Proudly sponsored by petrochemical industries
February 4, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Awesome❄️🧊🥶
Booking Cuba for skiing 🙄
"Climate Change is a hoax"
- Proudly sponsored by petrochemical industries
Booking Cuba for skiing 🙄
"Climate Change is a hoax"
- Proudly sponsored by petrochemical industries
A wild guess...
Gut Dysbiosis after Cövid may trigger new onset Atrial Fibrillation 🧐
doi.org/10.1016/j.cm...
Gut Dysbiosis after Cövid may trigger new onset Atrial Fibrillation 🧐
doi.org/10.1016/j.cm...
Redirecting
doi.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:27 AM
A wild guess...
Gut Dysbiosis after Cövid may trigger new onset Atrial Fibrillation 🧐
doi.org/10.1016/j.cm...
Gut Dysbiosis after Cövid may trigger new onset Atrial Fibrillation 🧐
doi.org/10.1016/j.cm...
February 1, 2026 at 11:11 AM
My concerns about REM Behaviour Disorder and Dopa senescence remain.
My interest in the Vagus Nerve is longstanding... @harryspoelstra.bsky.social gave it my name as a hashtag... Not sure I'm going to be remembered in this light 🤣😂😆
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
My interest in the Vagus Nerve is longstanding... @harryspoelstra.bsky.social gave it my name as a hashtag... Not sure I'm going to be remembered in this light 🤣😂😆
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The gut-brain vagal axis governs mesolimbic dopamine dynamics and reward events
Gut-brain vagal signals gate dopamine ensembles, reshaping reward and motivation beyond a brain-centric view.
www.science.org
February 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
My concerns about REM Behaviour Disorder and Dopa senescence remain.
My interest in the Vagus Nerve is longstanding... @harryspoelstra.bsky.social gave it my name as a hashtag... Not sure I'm going to be remembered in this light 🤣😂😆
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
My interest in the Vagus Nerve is longstanding... @harryspoelstra.bsky.social gave it my name as a hashtag... Not sure I'm going to be remembered in this light 🤣😂😆
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The Australian view on visiting the USA at present. Apparently, these were posted to the US Embassy in response to their advert for expedited visas 😂😂
Suffice to say, Aussies aren't going to add to the tourist dollars
Suffice to say, Aussies aren't going to add to the tourist dollars
January 31, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The Australian view on visiting the USA at present. Apparently, these were posted to the US Embassy in response to their advert for expedited visas 😂😂
Suffice to say, Aussies aren't going to add to the tourist dollars
Suffice to say, Aussies aren't going to add to the tourist dollars
🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠
@atranscendedman.bsky.social 🥵
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@atranscendedman.bsky.social 🥵
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Choroid plexus alterations in long COVID and their associations with Alzheimer's disease risks
INTRODUCTION Choroid plexus (ChP) enlargement is a neuroimaging biomarker of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration. However, evidence of ChP structural and perfusion alterations in long coronaviru...
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:08 PM
🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠
@atranscendedman.bsky.social 🥵
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@atranscendedman.bsky.social 🥵
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
This observation is not the first from this group.
Xeno-AMP's 🤔🤔
Tell me how you've fixed this when you've "cured" Long Cövid?
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Xeno-AMP's 🤔🤔
Tell me how you've fixed this when you've "cured" Long Cövid?
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
SARS-CoV-2 peptide fragments selectively dysregulate specific immune cell populations via Gaussian curvature targeting | PNAS
Immune cell populations are dysregulated in COVID-19 for currently unknown reasons:
Plasmacytoid dendritic cell (pDC) populations are reduced, thus...
doi.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM
This observation is not the first from this group.
Xeno-AMP's 🤔🤔
Tell me how you've fixed this when you've "cured" Long Cövid?
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Xeno-AMP's 🤔🤔
Tell me how you've fixed this when you've "cured" Long Cövid?
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
#COVID is a global issue. We are in the same boat in the UK 😔
Proud to see the paper our WHN Long C-19 Team wrote is making the MSM
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www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
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www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
January 29, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Proud to see the paper our WHN Long C-19 Team wrote is making the MSM
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www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
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www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
Trump policies at odds with emerging understanding of COVID's long-term harm
Studies offer insights into the health risks and burdens faced by people who have had COVID infections. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has narrowed COVID vaccine recommendations and cut research.
www.cbsnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Proud to see the paper our WHN Long C-19 Team wrote is making the MSM
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www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
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www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-l...
January 28, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Perhaps the Democrats need someone older 🙄🙄
Might as well say they want them to have a slogan of “ICE be polite”
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Perhaps the Democrats need someone older 🙄🙄