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BREAKING: Top Virologists Warn World to Prepare for Deadly H5N1 Bird Flu Pandemic

Top virologists from 40 countries warn of growing H5N1 bird flu pandemic risk; urge stronger global defences as virus could kill 1 in every 2 people it infects.
May 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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1/ Measles may be slowing, mRNA vaccines are under political attack and drowning remains the #1 cause of death for toddlers. I'm back with your weekly dose of what’s happening in #publichealth —and what it means for you. 🧵
May 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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the jobs of the future, where you will be a hereditary serf producing goods for your betters
Lutnick: "It's time to train people not to do the jobs of the past, but to do the great jobs of the future. This is the new model where you work in these kinds of plants for the rest of your life and your kids work here and your grandkids work here. We let the auto plants go overseas."
April 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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BREAKING: Poland culls 11.5 million poultry in response to avian influenza outbreak.
April 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Feeling like you don’t know what to do to help right now? Here’s an action you can take! LINK HERE! linktr.ee/politicsgirl
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I Kinda Hate The World Right Now
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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April 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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With the LP.8.1.* variant on the way to dominance in most places, it is time to ponder which variant might drive the next wave.

The leading contenders at this point are LF.7.7.2, NB.1.8.1, XFG and XFJ.

#COVID19 #LF_7_7_2 #NB_1_8_1 #XFG #XFJ
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April 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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I reviewed the 3 major reports on alcohol intake and health outcomes, and had a conversation with Dr. Vivek Murthy, who issued one of them. There is little agreement between them, expect for the risk of breast cancer, and even that is discordant!
erictopol.substack.com/p/a-ground-t...
A Ground Truth on Alcohol Intake
My review of the 3 major reports and podcast with Dr. Vivek Murthy
erictopol.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Terrifying News:

A hepatitis C outbreak strikes Florida, and the U.S. government shuts down the only CDC lab capable of testing the samples.

This isn’t a mistake it’s political negligence putting lives at risk.

We need leaders who act now and prioritize health. We need accountability and answers.
April 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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"Preliminary data showed Novavax's non-mRNA JN.1 COVID-19 vaccine induced lower frequency and severity of short-term side effects and impact on daily life compared with Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine."
SHIELD-Utah Study Shows Novavax's COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Lower Reactogenicity Symptoms Compared to mRNA - Apr 15, 2025
Preliminary data showed Novavax's non-mRNA JN.1 COVID-19 vaccine induced lower frequency and severity of short-term side effects and impact on daily life compared with Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine...
ir.novavax.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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BREAKING: Bird Flu Hits 1,009 Dairy Cattle Across 17 U.S. States; WHO Issues New Guide to Spot Human Cases and Strengthen Pandemic Preparedness.
April 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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⚠️ BREAKING:

U.S. 🇺🇲 Sees 2.24 Million COVID-19 Cases in a Week as COVID-19 Transmission Surges to 28.3%

Currently 1 in 149 Americans Infected.
April 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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"Is COVID Rewriting the Rules of Aging? Brain Decline Alarms Doctors."

"Millions of long-COVID patients continue to struggle with cognitive difficulties"

#LongCOVID #COVIDisNotOVER

Source: archive.md/bSXmv
April 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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JUST IN: Two Oregonians Die from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Experts Alarmed Over Possible Prion Cluster.
April 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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"in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, its authors describe how a positive test for COVID-19 is associated with increased rates of diagnosis of various non–SARS-CoV-2 infections in the 12 months following an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection"
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
COVID-19 may put patients at risk for other infections for at least 1 year
www.cidrap.umn.edu
April 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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On the SARS-CoV-2 variant watch CDC update today:
—LP.8.1 is the one, no other new ones emerging at this time
—That we still have Covid genomic surveillance in the US, in light of everything else going on, is another positive note
April 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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BREAKING: U.S. Sees 2.793 Million COVID-19 Cases in a Week as COVID-19 Transmission Surges to 40.7%

Currently 1 in 120 Americans Infected.
April 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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I need to find healthy ways to deal with the stress that reading stuff like this causes me.

It is so sad to watch.
April 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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"Children and adolescents who contract SARS-CoV-2 infection face a higher risk of adverse kidney outcomes, especially those with preexisting chronic kidney disease (CKD) or acute kidney injury (AKI)"

Study: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Source: archive.md/qReof
April 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Dr Peter Marks, "Vaccines have been studied very extensively for being potentially associated with autism"

"That theory has been debunked"

"One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children"
April 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Rare devil sunrise appears in multiple countries across earth
April 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Nasal Bacteria May Elevate COVID-19 Infection Risk

"A new study from researchers at the George Washington University has found that certain bacteria living in the nose may influence how likely someone is to get a COVID-19 infection."

Study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Nasal Bacteria May Elevate COVID-19 Infection Risk
A new study from researchers at the George Washington University has found that certain bacteria living in the nose may influence how likely someone
www.miragenews.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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The nasal microbiome influences the risk of a Covid infection
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
April 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM