Dr Noor Bari
@njbbari3.bsky.social
MBBS BSc Hons Infectious Diseases 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 Zero COVID Australia [email protected] NjbBari3 on X
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Beautifully said, Ezra.
This social media ban for kids and teens is a poorly thought out knee jerk reaction and many kids will be harmed because of it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This social media ban for kids and teens is a poorly thought out knee jerk reaction and many kids will be harmed because of it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m 15 years old and have a disability. Social media has been a lifeline – why is the government kicking me off? | Ezra Sholl
As I come to terms with life as a quadriplegic, Instagram and TikTok are a reminder I’m not alone
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Beautifully said, Ezra.
This social media ban for kids and teens is a poorly thought out knee jerk reaction and many kids will be harmed because of it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This social media ban for kids and teens is a poorly thought out knee jerk reaction and many kids will be harmed because of it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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NZ had a long, heavy wave (double wave?), but are down in the usual trough for the last month or two.
www.phfscience.nz/media/ghqlct...
www.phfscience.nz/media/ghqlct...
www.phfscience.nz
December 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
NZ had a long, heavy wave (double wave?), but are down in the usual trough for the last month or two.
www.phfscience.nz/media/ghqlct...
www.phfscience.nz/media/ghqlct...
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No signs of a second influenza wave in Peru
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DrJuanCelis on X: "Vigilancia de virus respiratorios @INS_Peru Cayendo influenza y VSR, aumento de sars-cov2. Lo usual. https://t.co/Kfk2UWuo8g https://t.co/vdX3dtfbxm" / X
Vigilancia de virus respiratorios @INS_Peru Cayendo influenza y VSR, aumento de sars-cov2. Lo usual. https://t.co/Kfk2UWuo8g https://t.co/vdX3dtfbxm
x.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
No signs of a second influenza wave in Peru
x.com/GIPEIT/statu...
x.com/GIPEIT/statu...
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AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 5 Dec 2025
WA: Up (+43.7%) Avg 17 in hospital/day; Positivity 1.3%
QLD: Up (+11.6%) 40 in hospital +17.6%
NSW: Down (-5.3%) Positivity 2.7%
SA: Down (-5.2%)
VIC: Next update: 12 Dec
TAS: Next update: 12 Dec
ACT: Paused reporting for 2025
Aged-care: Update delayed
WA: Up (+43.7%) Avg 17 in hospital/day; Positivity 1.3%
QLD: Up (+11.6%) 40 in hospital +17.6%
NSW: Down (-5.3%) Positivity 2.7%
SA: Down (-5.2%)
VIC: Next update: 12 Dec
TAS: Next update: 12 Dec
ACT: Paused reporting for 2025
Aged-care: Update delayed
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 5 Dec 2025
WA: Up (+43.7%) Avg 17 in hospital/day; Positivity 1.3%
QLD: Up (+11.6%) 40 in hospital +17.6%
NSW: Down (-5.3%) Positivity 2.7%
SA: Down (-5.2%)
VIC: Next update: 12 Dec
TAS: Next update: 12 Dec
ACT: Paused reporting for 2025
Aged-care: Update delayed
WA: Up (+43.7%) Avg 17 in hospital/day; Positivity 1.3%
QLD: Up (+11.6%) 40 in hospital +17.6%
NSW: Down (-5.3%) Positivity 2.7%
SA: Down (-5.2%)
VIC: Next update: 12 Dec
TAS: Next update: 12 Dec
ACT: Paused reporting for 2025
Aged-care: Update delayed
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" @governmentofbc.bsky.social ’s logging agency has changed a policy that conserved remnant old-growth forest in the northwest, with a briefing note showing a plan to open those areas for harvesting has been approved...the shift “may invoke scrutiny” from conservationist environmental groups."
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Document reveals approval to harvest remnant old-growth in B.C.’s northwest
Document reveals approval to harvest remnant old-growth in B.C.’s northwest
British Columbia’s logging agency has changed a policy that conserved remnant old-growth forest in the province’s northwest, with a government briefing note showing a plan to open those areas for harvesting has been approved.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
" @governmentofbc.bsky.social ’s logging agency has changed a policy that conserved remnant old-growth forest in the northwest, with a briefing note showing a plan to open those areas for harvesting has been approved...the shift “may invoke scrutiny” from conservationist environmental groups."
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There are plenty of good reasons to continue protecting yourself consistently against #Covid infections, including the danger of Long Covid and the increased risk of strokes. However, I am amazed by how many Covid cautious people are convinced that the virus not only weakens the immune system
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December 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
There are plenty of good reasons to continue protecting yourself consistently against #Covid infections, including the danger of Long Covid and the increased risk of strokes. However, I am amazed by how many Covid cautious people are convinced that the virus not only weakens the immune system
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⚠️ BREAKING:
Glasgow Hospitals Reintroduce Mask Mandate Amid Rapid Flu Surge
VISITORS have been told to wear facemasks in Glasgow hospitals amid a flu outbreak.
Glasgow Hospitals Reintroduce Mask Mandate Amid Rapid Flu Surge
VISITORS have been told to wear facemasks in Glasgow hospitals amid a flu outbreak.
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
⚠️ BREAKING:
Glasgow Hospitals Reintroduce Mask Mandate Amid Rapid Flu Surge
VISITORS have been told to wear facemasks in Glasgow hospitals amid a flu outbreak.
Glasgow Hospitals Reintroduce Mask Mandate Amid Rapid Flu Surge
VISITORS have been told to wear facemasks in Glasgow hospitals amid a flu outbreak.
I don’t think some people realise how long Europe has been around for, and have perhaps forgotten what Europe has been through.
It’s not that easy to erase.
It’s not that easy to erase.
December 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I don’t think some people realise how long Europe has been around for, and have perhaps forgotten what Europe has been through.
It’s not that easy to erase.
It’s not that easy to erase.
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Seen that most of last year and this year
December 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Seen that most of last year and this year
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Immunity debt's "...explanatory power has faded as the number of non-covid infections has kept rising each year...
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky
Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2
“Immunity debt,” a theory to explain the global surge in non-covid infections since pandemic restrictions were lifted, is increasingly being challenged by emerging evidence. Nick Tsergas reports
Myco...
www.bmj.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Immunity debt's "...explanatory power has faded as the number of non-covid infections has kept rising each year...
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky
A growing number of scientists believe that the SARS-CoV-2 virus may instead be subtly altering our immune systems." 🛟😷medsky
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Fascinating. I thought it looked like a likely candidate to do this. Technically, a significantly mutated strain that hits the north and south in one go could be thought of as a pandemic strain.
December 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Fascinating. I thought it looked like a likely candidate to do this. Technically, a significantly mutated strain that hits the north and south in one go could be thought of as a pandemic strain.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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I’m from the generation that remembers when these diseases ran rampant. Perhaps we need to be reminded with a dose of repeated history
December 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m from the generation that remembers when these diseases ran rampant. Perhaps we need to be reminded with a dose of repeated history
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That was exactly what happened in our school outbreak. Everyone thought it was gastro, but then the kids didn't get better. They started showing flu-like symptoms and finally someone tested (Flu A). Not before it spread tho. I know of 3 kids from one grade who spent time in hospital 😞 Very nasty.
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
That was exactly what happened in our school outbreak. Everyone thought it was gastro, but then the kids didn't get better. They started showing flu-like symptoms and finally someone tested (Flu A). Not before it spread tho. I know of 3 kids from one grade who spent time in hospital 😞 Very nasty.
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Australian Influenza update:
It became clear during November that a unusual second wave of influenza is underway in Australia, driven by the new "clade K" (H3N2 clade 2a.3a.1, subclade K).
Tasmania, New South Wales and South Australia are currently the hardest-hit.
#Influenza #Australia
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It became clear during November that a unusual second wave of influenza is underway in Australia, driven by the new "clade K" (H3N2 clade 2a.3a.1, subclade K).
Tasmania, New South Wales and South Australia are currently the hardest-hit.
#Influenza #Australia
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December 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Australian Influenza update:
It became clear during November that a unusual second wave of influenza is underway in Australia, driven by the new "clade K" (H3N2 clade 2a.3a.1, subclade K).
Tasmania, New South Wales and South Australia are currently the hardest-hit.
#Influenza #Australia
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It became clear during November that a unusual second wave of influenza is underway in Australia, driven by the new "clade K" (H3N2 clade 2a.3a.1, subclade K).
Tasmania, New South Wales and South Australia are currently the hardest-hit.
#Influenza #Australia
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With Christmas looming, and people taking off on holidays, be prepared for bushfires. Don't assume it can't happen to you
The PM, Anthony Albanese, has warned of a “difficult” summer bushfire season ahead, as a natural disaster was declared in parts of NSW.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The PM, Anthony Albanese, has warned of a “difficult” summer bushfire season ahead, as a natural disaster was declared in parts of NSW.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Albanese warns of ‘difficult’ bushfire season ahead as cooler conditions bring relief to disaster-ravaged NSW
Most active fires contained on Sunday as disaster payments announced after at least 12 homes in Koolewong and four at Bulahdelah were destroyed
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
With Christmas looming, and people taking off on holidays, be prepared for bushfires. Don't assume it can't happen to you
The PM, Anthony Albanese, has warned of a “difficult” summer bushfire season ahead, as a natural disaster was declared in parts of NSW.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The PM, Anthony Albanese, has warned of a “difficult” summer bushfire season ahead, as a natural disaster was declared in parts of NSW.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I was having an allergy attack, so i sent hubby out to get eyedrops.
He has been stuck for an hour. He says it’s horribly busy, and he’s waiting in the car.
Hmmmmm 🤔
Thats not a good sign. pharmacy busy, then GP busy, then ED busy, then ICU busy…
He has been stuck for an hour. He says it’s horribly busy, and he’s waiting in the car.
Hmmmmm 🤔
Thats not a good sign. pharmacy busy, then GP busy, then ED busy, then ICU busy…
December 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I was having an allergy attack, so i sent hubby out to get eyedrops.
He has been stuck for an hour. He says it’s horribly busy, and he’s waiting in the car.
Hmmmmm 🤔
Thats not a good sign. pharmacy busy, then GP busy, then ED busy, then ICU busy…
He has been stuck for an hour. He says it’s horribly busy, and he’s waiting in the car.
Hmmmmm 🤔
Thats not a good sign. pharmacy busy, then GP busy, then ED busy, then ICU busy…
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It's #FluorescenceFriday, and this is a reminder that I'm coordinating a collection on the Brain-Immune-Vascular interface in Dementia for @natureportfolio.nature.com, and we have several APC (Article Processing Charge) waivers available! Check out more here:
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December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's #FluorescenceFriday, and this is a reminder that I'm coordinating a collection on the Brain-Immune-Vascular interface in Dementia for @natureportfolio.nature.com, and we have several APC (Article Processing Charge) waivers available! Check out more here:
www.nature.com/collections/...
www.nature.com/collections/...
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Disaster agency warns that monsoon storms are adding more rain and making hillsides unstable.
Sri Lanka landslides feared as toll hits 618, widespread loss sweeps Asia
Disaster agency warns that monsoon storms are adding more rain and making hillsides unstable.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Disaster agency warns that monsoon storms are adding more rain and making hillsides unstable.
Just be aware. One of the severe cases of influenza in a child recently presented primarily with GI symptoms before progressing to MOF.
There is a risk of missing the window for specific treatment if you don’t think of flu A.
#MedSky
There is a risk of missing the window for specific treatment if you don’t think of flu A.
#MedSky
December 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Just be aware. One of the severe cases of influenza in a child recently presented primarily with GI symptoms before progressing to MOF.
There is a risk of missing the window for specific treatment if you don’t think of flu A.
#MedSky
There is a risk of missing the window for specific treatment if you don’t think of flu A.
#MedSky
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Excellent plan? I'm sure you meant excrement plan ...
December 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Excellent plan? I'm sure you meant excrement plan ...
I’ve finished all my paperwork. Moodles. CPD. Taxes. School permission slips. Warranty forms. Insurance stuff. Deleting random emails and unsubscribing from rubbish.
Although… one of my moodles was really late because I thought the reminders were phishing. 🤣
Although… one of my moodles was really late because I thought the reminders were phishing. 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I’ve finished all my paperwork. Moodles. CPD. Taxes. School permission slips. Warranty forms. Insurance stuff. Deleting random emails and unsubscribing from rubbish.
Although… one of my moodles was really late because I thought the reminders were phishing. 🤣
Although… one of my moodles was really late because I thought the reminders were phishing. 🤣
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Not only am I not gonna clean the toilet, but I’m going to tell all my neighbours about my excellent plan.
That way, soon, no one will even remember what the brush next to the loo is for!
That way, soon, no one will even remember what the brush next to the loo is for!
December 7, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Not only am I not gonna clean the toilet, but I’m going to tell all my neighbours about my excellent plan.
That way, soon, no one will even remember what the brush next to the loo is for!
That way, soon, no one will even remember what the brush next to the loo is for!
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But the public health resources used to treat people? Fine to rack up costs that way?
Was everything always so short sighted?
Was everything always so short sighted?
December 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
But the public health resources used to treat people? Fine to rack up costs that way?
Was everything always so short sighted?
Was everything always so short sighted?