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Public Health Action Network @publichealthaction.bsky.social · 13h

Six former U.S. surgeons general wrote a joint op-ed in the Washington Post to warn everyone that RFK Jr is endangering the health of the country - and we couldn't agree more.

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d

"Secretary Kennedy is entitled to his views. But he is not entitled to put people’s health at risk. This is bigger than politics. It’s about putting the health of Americans first."

- Six former U.S. surgeons general, who have served under both Republican and Democratic administrations

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · 13h

🎙️ ON AIR:

We're speaking with Science magazine's @cohenjon.bsky.social about how scientists around the world are keeping pathogens under control and how we can prevent the next deadly pandemic. Cohen's new book is "Planning Miracles."

❓ What are your Qs about pandemic prevention?

📻 Listen:

Science Journalist Jon Cohen on Preventing the Next Pandemic | KQED

We talk to about overcoming denialism and what scientists around the world are doing to keep the most dangerous pathogens at bay.

www.kqed.org

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MaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 2d

MaskTogetherAmerica Long COVID Defense forum, Fri, Nov 7, 5:00–8:30pm EST
Join patients, doctors, & their allies to combat minimization & erasure of #LongCOVID.
bit.ly/Join_LCDefen...
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Ann Wallance
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Dr. Angelique Corthals (left) and Julie Lam (right) holding MaskTogetherAmerica’s Long COVID banner representing the Long COVID community in demanding mitigation, patient care, awareness, and research funding, as well as urging the world to support long-haulers.

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dr rv 🚐 (spooky 🎃) @rinewithoutacat.bsky.social · 1d

Québec's COVID-19 vaccination campaign is now live.

For most in the province the vaccine will cost $150 - $180, and inclusion of those "at risk" and therefore eligible for a free-at-point-of-care vaccine does not include those with a diagnosis of long COVID.

www.quebec.ca/en/health/ad...

COVID-19 vaccination

Making your appointment, learn about types of vaccines.

www.quebec.ca

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 1d

This one's for all the parents who have told me they're going through hell trying to find Covid vaccines for their children: It's not just you! Gift link:

Seeking Covid Shots for Their Children, Some Parents Hit a Wall

www.nytimes.com

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 1d

We’ve hit 10K newsletter subscribers, so we’re giving away five The Sick Times swag packs, including pins, stickers, a patch, and our famous dad hat!

Sign up for our newsletter, or forward a recent newsletter to a friend, then comment “10K GIVEAWAY” to be entered. thesicktimes.org/newsletter/

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Public Health Action Network @publichealthaction.bsky.social · 2d

We're excited to support National Indoor Air Quality Awareness month! We can all work together to improve our indoor air quality by investing in good air purifiers at home, and working with schools to improve their air quality.

#cleanairschools #iaq #NationalIndoorAirQualityAwarenessMonth

Together we can improved our indoor air quality

Image from the American Lung Association for National Indoor Air Quality Awareness month, showing a simplified house drawing with a stylized air-flow graphic, in a circle.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 2d

The acting CDC director has finally signed off on the vaccine advisory panel's recommendations for the COVID vaccines.

While the CDC is trying to sell this as a win for antivaxxers, in reality this means that COVID vaccines will be more accessible than they have been in recent weeks.

CDC Immunization Schedule Adopts Individual-Based Decision-Making for COVID-19 and Standalone Vaccination for Chickenpox in Toddlers

ATLANTA—October 6, 2025— The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today updated its adult and child immunization schedules to apply individual-based decision-making to COVID-19 vaccination and recommend that toddlers receive protection from varicella (chickenpox) as a standalone immunization rather than in combination with measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination.The immunization schedules adopt recent recommendations by the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which were approved last week by Acting Director of the CDC and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill. The schedules will be updated on CDC.gov by October 7, 2025.

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Public Health Action Network @publichealthaction.bsky.social · 2d

Jonathan Howard has been a tireless advocate for documenting the terrible strategy, espoused by the current U.S. federal public health leaders, of making everyone infected with COVID, and for telling the truth about the impacts of getting COVID. We're excited to read his new book. 📖

Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 5d

The sequel to We Want Them Infected is done!

COVID killed 1.2 million Americans while vaccines saved millions.

Yet, disinformation superspreaders were empowered, where they are taking a wrecking ball to science & medicine.

How did that happen?🧵

sciencebasedmedicine.org/everyone-els...

Everyone Else is Lying to You: My Book is Done!

The pandemic’s biggest disinformation superspreaders are now in charge. How did this happen?

sciencebasedmedicine.org

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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 5d

Of course. Jeanne Marazzo fired from #NIH for speaking out against the current regime.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

www.nytimes.com

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The Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 3d

New Cutting-Edge Scans Able To Show Whether You’re Battling Long-Term Effects Of Covid Infection Or A Legion Of Demons

A patient going into a scanner
Headline:
New Cutting-Edge Scans Able To Show Whether You’re Battling Long-Term Effects Of Covid Infection Or A Legion Of Demons
Story by Guy Moobray and Betty Disney-Makit

Photo from Adobe

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

Amid the federal government "shutdown," we are in a blackout on CDC state-level data. Our model is designed for such blackouts and remains resilient at the national level, leaning on Biobot data for recent national estimates of changes in transmission. Monitor state-level data where still available.

PMC COVID-19 Data Dashboard

October 6, 2025 - Report

Amid the federal government "shutdown," we are in a blackout on CDC state-level data. Our model is designed for such blackouts and remains resilient at the national level, leaning on Biobot data for recent national estimates of changes in transmission. Monitor state-level data where still available.

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

**CDC Blackout**

US Weekly COVID update: Oct 6, 2025

🔸1 in 81 Actively Infectious
🔸602,000 New Daily Infections
🔸4,540,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸189,000,000 Infections in 2025
🔸227,000 to 910,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,300 to 2,100 Weekly Deaths

Source: pmc19.com/data/

The image is a COVID-19 heat map of the U.S. dated October 6, 2025, titled “1 in 81 Estimated Actively Infectious.” It’s based on CDC and Biobot wastewater data, showing most states in grey labeled “CDC Blackout,” indicating missing data during a federal “shutdown.”

At the bottom, it notes:
“PMC estimates 602,000 new daily infections amid ‘shutdown’ & state-level data blackout.”

Color legend (bottom left): Very High (dark red) → High → Moderate → Low → Very Low → No Data.
Most of the country is shown as having no current data available.

The image shows a Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) report titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.)” dated October 6, 2025.

🦠 Infections

Proportion Actively Infectious: 1 in 81 (1.2%)

New Daily Infections: 602,000

Infections in the Past Week: 4,540,000

Infections in 2025 (to date): 189,000,000

Cumulative Infections per Person: 4.69

🧠 Long COVID

From new daily infections: 30,000–120,000 new Long COVID cases

From new weekly infections: 227,000–910,000

⚰️ Excess Deaths

From new daily infections: 170–280 deaths

From new weekly infections: 1,300–2,100 deaths

The note at the bottom states that daily infections (602,000) are about half of the September 6 peak (1.24 million), yet post-acute effects and excess deaths remain high despite the decline.

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Benjamin Balthaser @blbalthaser.bsky.social · 3d

The Great Barrington Dec. aka the “let covid rip” policy, legitimated the death of over a million Americans, is disabling of tens of millions more, & failed to achieve its own instrumental goal, ending the pandemic. It did succeed hwvr in gutting public health & eroding public trust in science

Five years ago today, we authored the Great Barrington Declaration, arguing for focused protection instead of lockdowns. A wholehearted thank you to the almost one million co-signers. We were proven right.

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · Aug 10

A high court in Peru ruled that COVID was an occupational health risk for all workers in September 2023!
Covid is airborne @privateeyenews.bsky.social
www.covid19litigation.org/news/2023/09...

Peru – Lima High Court declares COVID-19 an occupational disease for all workers

www.covid19litigation.org

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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 6d

Vaccines for Children Program beneficiaries lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay: Acting Director Jim O'Neill has not signed ACIP recommendations, preventing access. www.statnews.com/2025/09/30/c... via @statnews.com @aniloza.bsky.social @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social

Low-income children lack access to Covid vaccines because of approval delay

Two weeks after vaccine advisers approved new Covid recs, Kennedy still hasn’t given his approval, leaving states unable to order updated shots for low-income kids.

www.statnews.com

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Canada Strong Masks @canadastrong.bsky.social · 10d

Never wonder whether it's COVID or FLU again.

ANNOUNCING THE FIRST combo rapid tests FOR HOME, approved by Health Canada.

Detect COVID, FLU A, and FLU B with just one swab.

This is a great tool to have ready the next time a family member isn't feeling well.

Well Life COVID and INFLUENZA rapid antigen test kits, package of 5.

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 6d

Now Jeanne Marrazzo, the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has been fired by #RFKJr in retaliation. This administration is corrupt. Matthew Memoli: remember this man's name, MAGA grifter who scored $500M for his research. www.statnews.com/2025/09/04/n...

Two former top NIH officials say they were forced out in retaliation for objecting to grant terminations

Whistleblower complaints by two former top NIH officials offer their inside accounts of the Trump administration’s targeting of vaccine science.

www.statnews.com

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 6d

🩸Thrombotic events doubled since 2020, reinfections increase risk of Long COVID

👃 Olfactory dysfunction occurred in people after SARS-CoV-2 infection

🧘‍♂️ A behavioral trial is assessing a vague “mindfulness intervention” for Long COVID.

This week's #LongCOVID research: bit.ly/4mHhIpj

A scientific drawing shows a blood clot, with red blood cells trapped in a white fibrin mesh. The text reads, "The Sick Times. Long COVID research updates. A large study found thrombotic events doubled since 2020 and that reinfections increased the risk of Long COVID. A study found that olfactory dysfunction, or changes to sense of smell, occurred in people after SARS-CoV-2 infection. A behavioral trial is assessing a vague “mindfulness intervention” for Long COVID." Three slides follow with shortened versions of the text in this caption.

Researchers in Spain assessed over 190,000 participants, using data from a public health research network, in a study published in the journal Vaccines. They found that Long COVID prevalence was three to 10 times higher in individuals with three or more reported infections (about 600 people in the dataset) than in those with only one infection. They also found that the number of thrombotic events, including strokes and pulmonary embolisms, in people under 60 doubled from 2020 to 2024, in both people who were and weren’t vaccinated. The authors concluded that policymakers should prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and that healthcare workers should continue wearing protective masks.

A new RECOVER study published in JAMA found that olfactory dysfunction, or changes to sense of smell, occurred in people after SARS-CoV-2 infection, even in those who didn’t report changes. The study included 3,525 participants and formally tested 40 different smells. Researchers found that 66% of previously-infected participants without self-reported change or loss also had olfactory dysfunction, and that dysfunction coincided with cognitive deficits. The authors wrote that their findings corroborated other studies that people underestimate their loss of smell following COVID-19.

A behavioral trial at Columbia University (LONG-CALM) is assessing a vague “mindfulness intervention” for Long COVID. The clinicaltrials.gov page states that participants will view a series of recorded “mindfulness sessions” which were “created by the study team” for eight weeks. The study aims to enroll 400 participants, who will also complete surveys about their symptoms. Mindfulness has been heavily criticized as a treatment for Long COVID by leading researchers and people with the disease. While it can help reduce stress, it has been weaponized against people with chronic illnesses and taken research funding away from trials assessing potential root causes, including immune dysregulation, viral persistence, reactivated viruses, and more.

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 6d

New: The CDC acknowledges that pregnancy, in and of itself, is a high-risk condition for severe Covid. Yet it removed its vaccine recommendation for pregnant people without other conditions. Its contradictory messaging, plus the Trump admin's broader actions/inaction on vaccines, has reduced access.

Covid Shots Protect Pregnant Women, but Getting Them Now Can Be Hard

www.nytimes.com

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 7d

Please support our petition:

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people – keep covid boosters

'Protect the NHS' and 'Save Lives' by continuing to fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people, including most previously shielded as CEV, rather than limiting them to over-75s, care hom...

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 8d

If you thought wearing a mask was “too hard”, you really won’t like living with chronic illness.

Everything about the chronic illness existence is hard.

It’s suffering, fatigue, pain and abandonment.

It’s having to mask all the time because no one else wants to protect you.

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 7d

It’s true, COVID damages immune systems. That alone is reason enough to take care to avoid it.

But the connection between COVID and cancer is getting more explicit. Did you see this recent study?
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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · Jul 31

“After excluding those cancer patients who died from Covid, the researchers found that cancer patients who tested positive for Covid faced an almost doubling of risk of dying from cancer compared to those patients with cancer who had tested negative.”

Covid and flu can awaken ‘sleeping’ cancer cells, scientists find

New research suggests that respiratory viruses could cause these dormant cancer cells to multiply

www.independent.co.uk

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thetranscendedman @atranscendedman.bsky.social · 6d

UCL researchers tested 103 swab samples with a new quantum nanodiamond rapid test for COVID.

It showed 95% sensitivity and 100% specificity, detecting infection about 2 days earlier than standard lateral flow tests.

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

Quantum-enhanced nanodiamond rapid test advances early SARS-CoV-2 antigen detection in clinical diagnostics - Nature Communications

Spin-enhanced lateral flow tests use nanodiamonds for the sensitive, robust detection of disease biomarkers. Here, authors report a clinical evaluation of a test for SARS-CoV-2 antigen, finding 95.1% sensitivity (Ct ≤ 30) and 100% specificity, with detection 2.0 days earlier than conventional tests.

www.nature.com

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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 7d

Prof Francois Balloux V
@BallouxFrancois
I'm not sure how to convey this message in a half-acceptable way.
But, if the objective were to send SARCOV2 into endemicity, then healthy kids have to be exposed to the virus, ideally earlier than later. This is not 'eugenism'; it is bog-standard infection disease epidemiology.
21:22 • 26/01/2022 • Twitter Web App

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