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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 5d

Vaccinated but Still Got COVID? A New Study Helps Explains Why.

"A Japanese study has found that one group of people lose vaccine protection more quickly than others, even though they begin with higher antibody levels."

Study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Vaccinated but Still Got COVID? A New Study Helps Explains Why

A Japanese study has found that one group of people lose vaccine protection more quickly than others, even though they begin with higher antibody levels. Two healthcare workers receive COVID-19 vaccin...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5d

Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury.
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity | George Monbiot

Fixing that hole could have cost under £100; the cost of not doing so is limitless. My prang highlights the neoliberal folly of false economies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 5d

About half the money a general practice receives is from the global sum payment, this is money for delivering the core parts of it contract. This sum is calculated using a number of factors. Find out more about what these are in our explainer. https://bit.ly/4pRAkG3

GP Funding And Contracts Explained | The King's Fund

This explainer sets out how general practices are contracted and paid in England, looking at the services they are contracted to deliver, and the different streams of funding they receive.

www.kingsfund.org.uk

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 5d

Average real wage of UK workers is stuck the 2008 level.

Some bosses are collecting 1,112 times more than the average employee wage. Millions forced to rely on food banks and charity.

Workers have no say in income distribution. Govts do nothing.

Can't build economy/society on huge inequalities.

The government must ensure fair distribution of income

'The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.'

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Dr Satoshi Akima, FRACP @toshiakima.bsky.social · 5d

Just as COVID never ended so too the Spanish flu pandemic never ended either. But we now have the technology to end them both with an indoor air revolution. Two birds, one stone #COVIDisAirborne #InfluenzaIsAirborne

Why the 1918 Flu Pandemic Never Really Ended | HISTORY

After infecting millions of people worldwide, the 1918 flu strain shifted—and then stuck around.

www.history.com

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Nature @nature.com · 5d

Stem-cell models provide evidence that viral DNA sequences that entered the human genome in the past were repurposed to aid early stages of embryonic development

go.nature.com/4nRJyA4

Ancient viral DNA in the human genome shapes early development

Stem-cell models provide evidence that viral DNA sequences that entered the human genome in the past were repurposed to aid early stages of embryonic development.

go.nature.com

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 12d

"Just remember, your organic Autistic ways of socialising, communicating, thinking and processing are not disordered or defective or broken; they are just different. You are not broken, you are a wonderful, whole, Autistic person." At Reframing Autism:

reframingautism.org.au/service/i-am... #autism

I Am Autistic - Reframing Autism

reframingautism.org.au

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Fergus Murray @fergus.oolong.co.uk · 20d

I'm so excited to finally be able to share these animations!

Here's the @thrivingautistic.bsky.social page about them, along with the companion blogs (two of which I wrote myself).

Please share them widely, if you like them. 😊
www.thrivingautistic.org/autistic-exp...

Educational Animation Videos about Autistic Experiences

Our two new neuro-affirming educational animation videos celebrate Autistic experiences and perspectives.

www.thrivingautistic.org

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 20d

Today marks an important step in protecting the world from future health risks: the amended International Health Regulations (IHR) officially take effect.

Congratulations to all countries for their commitment to making the world healthier, safer, and fairer!

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empresspiggypog.bsky.social @empresspiggypog.bsky.social · 21d

Today, much like every other day, I'm reminded of why I prefer cats to most humans.

empresspiggypog.bsky.social @empresspiggypog.bsky.social · 21d

Not feeling too thrilled about this 'investment' given that the USA is rapidly turning into a dystopian hellscape under the rule of a mad dictator who is in turn just a sock puppet for corporate greed. With 'friends' like this, we don't need enemies. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

US to invest £150bn in UK, promising thousands of jobs

The UK government is calling this the largest commercial deal of its kind and expects it to create more than 7,600

www.bbc.co.uk

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Long Covid Families @longcovidfam.bsky.social · 23d

A child keeps losing their place reading, complains of headaches, struggles with memory. Teachers may see distraction, but a new study shows brain changes months after COVID. Symptoms: headaches, dizziness, attention & memory issues, mood shifts, sleep trouble. This is #pediatricLongCOVID.

Long-term influence of pediatric long COVID syndrome on the visual perception and neuropsychiatric symptoms

Long COVID presents with a wide range of persistent symptoms and durations following COVID-19 infection. However, data on children and adolescents remain limited. This study aims to explore visual per...

www.pedneur.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22d

Even if you aren’t masking anywhere else it still makes sense to wear a mask in medical settings & pharmacies because there’s a greater chance of being close to someone contagious & there are more people who are at higher risk in these places. Masking in these settings both protects you & others.

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 22d

I really think there should be a continued public health push to have people wear a mask in pharmacies and medical settings since that is where sick people and people who are higher risk can be found frequently. It has never made any public health sense to loosen those precautions.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24d

THE HONMOON IS SEALED

www.billboard.com/music/chart-...

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Soundtrack Hits No. 1 on the Billboard 200

The "KPop Demon Hunters" soundtrack hits No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, while Justin Bieber and sombr make waves in the top 10.

www.billboard.com

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The Creatively Maladjusted @tyrotcm.bsky.social · 26d

"For years, the Forest Service had barred workers from wearing masks, arguing that they were too cumbersome for the job. But current and former officials have said the agency did not want to deal with the potentially costly consequences of admitting the long-term dangers of smoke exposure."

Jessica Wildfire @jessicawildfire.bsky.social · 29d

So this whole time, the Forest Service *wouldn't let* firefighters wear N95 masks or respirators to protect themselves while battling wildfires? This makes me really, really angry.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...

U.S. Wildfire Fighters to Mask Up After Decades-Long Ban on Smoke Protections

www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Kiki @drkiki.bsky.social · 28d

Is anyone paying attention to this game of chess? 🧪

www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/c...

Trump administration dissolves climate contrarian group that authored controversial report | CNN

The group’s end can be traced to a lawsuit alleging the group’s formation violated federal law in several ways.

www.cnn.com

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 28d

Infection with a virus that infects and inflames the brain was associated with depression and anxiety in kids.

And we shoved them into classrooms without fresh air or masks anyway.

Cos we are such fantastic adults. Well done. /s

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Incidence of depression and anxiety in children and adolescents following COVID-19 infection

While the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted mental health, limited information exists on the relationship between COVID-19 infection and mental health disorders in children and adolescents....

journals.plos.org

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 29d

Scientists will not find a simple answer to how autism arises, despite Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s promise to announce its causes sometime this month. Here’s what makes the condition so staggeringly complex

Autism Has No Single Cause. Here’s How We Know

Scientists will not find a simple answer to how autism arises, despite Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s promise to announce its causes sometime this month. Here’s what makes the condition so staggeringly comp...

www.scientificamerican.com

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Science Magazine @science.org · 28d

Some 241 million years ago in what is now England, a tiny, lizardlike creature had teeth well suited for snapping after insects.

Now named Agriodontosaurus helsbypetrae, this extinct reptile may be the oldest of its kind ever found. https://scim.ag/3V75MC5

‘Incredible’ fossil reveals earliest relative of lizards and their kin

Paleontologists use x-rays to reconstruct ancient reptile bones too fragile to remove from rock

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 29d

Next-generation COVID-19 vaccine shows stronger protection against new variants.

The vaccine ARCT-2303 uses self-amplifying mRNA (sa-mRNA) to direct cells to make more viral protein, training the immune system and producing a stronger, longer-lasting response than traditional mRNA vaccines.

Next-generation COVID-19 vaccine shows stronger protection against new variants

The Doherty Institute has contributed to an international clinical trial using next-generation COVID-19 vaccines and mRNA technology, which shows a new COVID-19 vaccine (ARCT-2303) offers stronger protection against Omicron and can be given safely alongside the flu shot.

www.doherty.edu.au

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 29d

USA: COVID-19 falls off list of top 10 causes of death in U.S.

"Death rates declined overall, but not for leading killers heart disease and cancer"

"Suicide took COVID’s place on the list"

Source: archive.md/aHflZ

Covid-19 falls off list of top 10 causes of death in U.S.

Death rates declined overall, but not for leading killers heart disease and cancer

By Elizabeth Cooney Sept. 10, 2025
Cardiovascular Disease Reporter

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empresspiggypog.bsky.social @empresspiggypog.bsky.social · 29d

He's a lying sycophant who would happily sell the people voting for him into indentured servitude if it got him an ounce of power. I continue to be astonished by any working class voters deluding themselves into thinking that this man cares about any of us.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · Sep 9

Unveiling the cover for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS!

Garrodigh is a curmudgeonly three-headed dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. Unfortunately, the rider he's assigned to is... a lot.

Coming Summer 2026 from DAW (US) and Arcadia (UK)!