Next Normal
@nextnormal.bsky.social
Londoner navigating the twists and turns of an increasingly complex world. Passionate about learning with and from others and exploring what truly matters—one connection, one conversation, one discovery at a time.
Just like the flu eh?
This week's USA COVID v. Influenza report
October 2024:
53 Influenza deaths
3,253 COVID deaths (30x flu)
2024-to-date:
8,043 Influenza deaths
43,793 COVID deaths (5x flu)
Preliminary November data suggests > 2,000 COVID deaths
Wastewater trending up, again
Re-skeet, please
October 2024:
53 Influenza deaths
3,253 COVID deaths (30x flu)
2024-to-date:
8,043 Influenza deaths
43,793 COVID deaths (5x flu)
Preliminary November data suggests > 2,000 COVID deaths
Wastewater trending up, again
Re-skeet, please
November 26, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Just like the flu eh?
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That's a big jump: 02.32% to 24.67% !!! 👇
Children in central China had higher respiratory infection rates after COVID-19 restrictions ended in 2023
Study of 5423 samples found a rise in Mycoplasma pneumoniae (24.67%) compared to 2.32% in 2022
Masks and hygiene still help reduce infections
virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Study of 5423 samples found a rise in Mycoplasma pneumoniae (24.67%) compared to 2.32% in 2022
Masks and hygiene still help reduce infections
virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Epidemiological characteristics of respiratory pathogens infections among children after the removal of non-pharmaceutical interventions in central China - Virology Journal
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2022 in China, various non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) were implemented to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory pathog...
virologyj.biomedcentral.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:45 PM
That's a big jump: 02.32% to 24.67% !!! 👇
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Long COVID symptoms prevalent among healthcare workers
New research has found that 33.6% of surveyed healthcare workers in England report symptoms consistent with post-COVID syndrome. Yet only 7.4% of respondents reported that they have received a formal diagnosis.
New research has found that 33.6% of surveyed healthcare workers in England report symptoms consistent with post-COVID syndrome. Yet only 7.4% of respondents reported that they have received a formal diagnosis.
Long COVID symptoms prevalent among healthcare workers
New research has found that 33.6% of surveyed healthcare workers in England report symptoms consistent with post-COVID syndrome.
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 23, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Long COVID symptoms prevalent among healthcare workers
New research has found that 33.6% of surveyed healthcare workers in England report symptoms consistent with post-COVID syndrome. Yet only 7.4% of respondents reported that they have received a formal diagnosis.
New research has found that 33.6% of surveyed healthcare workers in England report symptoms consistent with post-COVID syndrome. Yet only 7.4% of respondents reported that they have received a formal diagnosis.
But, but, but, the longer-term sick people just need a little support to get back into the workforce 🥺
‘Working days lost to long Covid could be costing the economy billions of pounds every year as patients struggle to cope with symptoms and return to work, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.’
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/no...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/no...
Long Covid could cost the economy billions every year
Working days lost to long Covid could be costing the economy billions of pounds every year as patients struggle to cope with symptoms and return to work, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 11:58 PM
But, but, but, the longer-term sick people just need a little support to get back into the workforce 🥺
More and more decisions being made by people who know the price of everything and the value of nothing…
Sharing this just out from myself and @chrischirp.bsky.social asking about the JCVI decision to drop eligibility for the COVID vaccine in pregnancy from next year. 🧪 🧵
The UK is no longer offering COVID vaccines to pregnant women – here’s why that might be a bad idea
From spring 2025, pregnant women will no longer be eligible for free COVID vaccines in the UK.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:40 PM
More and more decisions being made by people who know the price of everything and the value of nothing…
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If you want to know what it was really like working in the NHS during that pandemic, I wrote about Professor Kevin Fong’s moving testimony at the Covid inquiry here:
There is more to know than just what you can count
Powerful testimony from the covid inquiry on the limits of what data can convey.
buff.ly
November 21, 2024 at 12:50 PM
If you want to know what it was really like working in the NHS during that pandemic, I wrote about Professor Kevin Fong’s moving testimony at the Covid inquiry here:
Here we go…..Every innovation has a tipping point and then it’s lightening speed. Bluesky this is your moment 👏👏👏
This is really getting quite remarkable
• BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀
• Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up
And the next chart is particularly notable...
• BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀
• Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up
And the next chart is particularly notable...
November 20, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Here we go…..Every innovation has a tipping point and then it’s lightening speed. Bluesky this is your moment 👏👏👏
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I’m getting tired of all of this narrative. You look after yourself when you’re looked after by others & when you’re not struggling with poverty, social isolation & discrimination. The state has a pivotal role in preparing the soil. Whether that’s NHS or beyond.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
NHS ‘will be overwhelmed unless patients look after themselves’
The public must be motivated to take charge of their own health, a Labour adviser has said
www.thetimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:56 AM
I’m getting tired of all of this narrative. You look after yourself when you’re looked after by others & when you’re not struggling with poverty, social isolation & discrimination. The state has a pivotal role in preparing the soil. Whether that’s NHS or beyond.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Astonishingly depressing but unfortunately very true 😔
"Let it rip"...
It really is quite amazing that 99% of the world ate this world class shit burger no questions asked.
And the precedent that it sets... The next mountain of dung that is unleashed, be prepared to swallow it whole, that is to say, to "let it rip", because "it's here to stay".
It really is quite amazing that 99% of the world ate this world class shit burger no questions asked.
And the precedent that it sets... The next mountain of dung that is unleashed, be prepared to swallow it whole, that is to say, to "let it rip", because "it's here to stay".
November 19, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Astonishingly depressing but unfortunately very true 😔
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BMJ: "Analysis reveals global post-covid surge in infectious diseases" Since 2022, 44 countries have experienced a 10-fold increase in the incidence of at least one of 13 infectious diseases compared with a pre-pandemic baseline.
www.bmj.com/content/385/...
www.bmj.com/content/385/...
Analysis reveals global post-covid surge in infectious diseases
A large post-covid global surge in common communicable diseases including influenza, measles, tuberculosis, and whooping cough has been identified in a new analysis of data from 60 organisations and p...
www.bmj.com
June 19, 2024 at 11:34 AM
BMJ: "Analysis reveals global post-covid surge in infectious diseases" Since 2022, 44 countries have experienced a 10-fold increase in the incidence of at least one of 13 infectious diseases compared with a pre-pandemic baseline.
www.bmj.com/content/385/...
www.bmj.com/content/385/...
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New AI-based tool triples estimates of Long Covid - up from a rate of 7% of the population to 22.8%
scitechdaily.com/scientists-u...
scitechdaily.com/scientists-u...
Scientists Uncover Hidden Long COVID Cases, Tripling Previous Estimates
Researchers report that a new AI tool enhances the diagnostic process, potentially identifying more individuals who need care. Previous diagnostic studies estimated that 7 percent of the population su...
scitechdaily.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:25 PM
New AI-based tool triples estimates of Long Covid - up from a rate of 7% of the population to 22.8%
scitechdaily.com/scientists-u...
scitechdaily.com/scientists-u...
The elephant in the room keeps getting bigger 😔
Why can’t these kinds of articles ever mention the impacts of repeated COVID and Long COVID on people’s energy levels? Crushing fatigue is one of the main symptoms
‘The fatigue is not only real, it is absolutely legitimate’: why are so many of us so tired right now?
November 17, 2024 at 12:55 PM
The elephant in the room keeps getting bigger 😔
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Covid is no laughing matter.
"The scale of the problem that Covid is posing for individuals and society appears to be on a par with climate change: too big to tackle, so we look away"
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
"The scale of the problem that Covid is posing for individuals and society appears to be on a par with climate change: too big to tackle, so we look away"
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Covid is no laughing matter when it continues to hurt so many | Letters
Letters: Dr Elke Hausmann and Sue Hewison respond to Tim Dowling’s column about his sons testing positive
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Covid is no laughing matter.
"The scale of the problem that Covid is posing for individuals and society appears to be on a par with climate change: too big to tackle, so we look away"
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
"The scale of the problem that Covid is posing for individuals and society appears to be on a par with climate change: too big to tackle, so we look away"
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...