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Denis - The COVID Info Guy
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Sharing info on COVID since the start of the pandemic.

#COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #MaskUp😷
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Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 2 Dec to 8 Dec 2025

Reported cases:

🔹COVID: 336 (+16.6%)
🔹Influenza: 1,898 (+23.4%)
🔹RSV: 370 (-5.1%)

Hospitalisations:

🔸COVID: 40 (Stable)
🔸Influenza: 72 (-1.3%)
🔸RSV: 30 (-14.2%)

Source: health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
A Queensland Government – Queensland Health report page dated 8 December 2025. It shows recent hospitalisations and weekly diagnoses for COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV in Queensland. COVID-19: • 40 people currently in hospital with COVID-19  – 7 people (18%) are aged 65–74  – 23 people (58%) are aged 75 or older • 336 COVID-19 cases diagnosed in the past week  – 36 people (11%) aged 65–74  – 63 people (19%) aged 75 or older Influenza: • 72 people in hospital with influenza  – 36 people (50%) aged 65+ • 1,898 flu cases diagnosed in the past week  – 237 people (12%) aged 65+ RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus): • 30 people in hospital with RSV  – None under 6 months old  – 5 people (17%) aged 6 months to under 2 years • 370 RSV cases diagnosed in the past week  – 6 children (2%) under 6 months  – 81 children (22%) aged 6 months to under 2 years The design uses the Queensland Government logo and a clean blue text layout.
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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"A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may worsen this. The message is clear: protecting ourselves still matters."
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may wo...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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US Weekly COVID update: Dec 8, 2025

🔸1 in 102 Actively Infectious
🔸479,000 New Daily Infections
🔸2,940,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸225,000,000 Infections in 2025
🔸147,000 to 590,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸900 to 1,400 Weekly Deaths

Source: pmc19.com/data/
A map of the United States titled “COVID-19 Heat Map, Based on CDC Wastewater Data and Levels (U.S.) – Dec 8, 2025.” The map shows each state shaded by wastewater-indicated COVID-19 transmission levels. Colors represent: Very High (dark red), High (red), Moderate (orange), Low (yellow), Very Low (pale yellow), and Limited Data (diagonal hash lines). Nevada is shown in dark red (very high). Iowa, Arkansas, and Massachusetts are shaded red (high). Several states including Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, and Georgia are orange (moderate). Much of the country is pale yellow (very low), including California, Texas, Florida, and New York. Some states such as Wyoming, Montana, Minnesota, and parts of the Mid-Atlantic have limited data indicated by diagonal striping. A note at the bottom reads: “Five states have moderate to very high transmission. In the ‘Very Low’ regions, there is considerable variability, with some wastewater sites showing higher levels; see in the next two charts though that levels are exceptionally low in some places, such as Hawai’i, DC, and California.” The source is listed as Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative (PMC) and the map credits Michael Hoerger. Data last updated 11/29/25. A data slide titled “National COVID-19 Estimates (U.S.) – Dec 8, 2025” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative. It lists current estimated COVID-19 impacts using large blue text and two-column tables. Under Infections, values are: Proportion Actively Infectious: 1 in 102 (1%) New Daily Infections: 479,000 Infections the Past Week: 2,940,000 Infections in 2025: 225,000,000 Cumulative Infections per Person: 4.84 Under Long COVID, estimates are shaded light blue: Long COVID Cases from New Daily Infections: 24,000 to 96,000 Long COVID Cases from New Weekly Infections: 147,000 to 590,000 Under Excess Deaths, also shaded light blue: Excess Deaths from New Daily Infections: 140 to 240 Excess Deaths from New Weekly Infections: 900 to 1,400 A short paragraph at the bottom states: New daily infections are estimated at 479,000 for December 8. Late November transmission was flat like last year, unlike early-pandemic years where rates increased before Thanksgiving. A table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates – Dec 8, 2025” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative. It lists U.S. states with estimated active COVID-19 prevalence and the probability that someone is infectious in rooms of different sizes (10, 25, 50, 100 people). Columns include: State, CDC Level, PMC Estimate % Actively Infectious, and four risk columns. The rows show wide variation. Examples near the top: Alabama – Moderate; 1 in 47 infectious (2.1%); probability 19% in a room of 10 up to 89% in a room of 100 Alaska – Very Low; 1 in 220 (0.5%); 4% to 37% Highlighted in red: Arizona – Very High*; 1 in 18 infectious (5.7%); 44% in a room of 10, >99% in a room of 100 Indiana – High; 1 in 30 (3.3%); 29% in a room of 10, 97% in a room of 100 Other examples: California – Very Low; 1 in 574 (0.2%) Florida – Very Low; 1 in 494 (0.2%) Illinois – Very Low; 1 in 112 (0.9%) Michigan – Low*; 1 in 87 (1.2%) Minnesota – Low; 1 in 99 (1.0%) A note indicates *Limited data reporting for some entries. Bottom text: Data last updated 11/29/25. A table titled “COVID-19 State Prevalence Estimates – Dec 8, 2025” from the Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative. It lists U.S. states alphabetically from Missouri through Wyoming. Columns show: State, CDC Level, PMC Estimate of percent actively infectious (as “1 in X”), and four columns estimating the chance that at least one person is infectious in rooms of 10, 25, 50, or 100 people. Most states are labeled Very Low with estimated infection levels ranging from 1 in ~100 to 1 in ~300 people, giving 3–8% risk in a room of 10 and 20–60% risk in a room of 100. Highlighted in red: Vermont — High; 1 in 35 (2.8%); 25% risk in a room of 10, rising to 94% in a room of 100. Other examples: New Jersey — Very Low; 1 in 217 (0.5%); 5–37% infection risk depending on room size. Ohio — Low; 1 in 70 (1.4%); 13–76% risk depending on group size. Oklahoma — Low*; 1 in 68 (1.5%); 14–77% risk. West Virginia — Low; 1 in 76 (1.3%); 12–73% risk. A note states: Limited reporting; ND has no data, averages MN, MT & SD. Bottom right text: Data last updated 11/29/25.
December 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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UK: NHS nurse May Parsons, who gave the world’s first COVID shot 5 years ago, is urging people not to forget how life saving vaccines are. With uptake for COVID and flu falling and the UK facing a severe flu season, she warns too many regret declining vaccines when it’s too late.

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A news card preview from the Daily Mirror featuring a photograph of May Parsons, the NHS nurse who administered the first COVID-19 vaccine outside clinical trials. She is wearing a dark navy nurse uniform with white trim and gold earrings, smiling slightly, standing against a blurred clinical background. Below the image, the headline reads: “NHS nurse who delivered world’s first Covid-19 vaccine warns ‘we’re getting complacent’” The article is credited to Martin Bagot and marked as posted 43 minutes ago.
December 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise.

"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."

Source: archive.md/9AqXz
A screenshot of a TIME magazine article. The red TIME logo appears at the top. The headline reads: “For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise.” Two topic labels appear under the headline: “HEALTH” and “PUBLIC HEALTH.” At the bottom is a small profile image of journalist Alice Park with the title “Senior Correspondent.” The article is dated Dec 6, 2025, 3:43 AM AET. For the first time in 25 years, child mortality from preventable diseases is projected to rise — reversing decades of progress. This shouldn’t be happening.
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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What Doesn't Kill You Mutates And Tries Again.

#COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #CleanAir #MaskUp😷
A stylised red virus icon resembling the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) shape is centered on a dark background. White bold capital letters overlay the virus, reading: “WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MUTATES AND TRIES AGAIN” The design uses humor and a warning at the same time — playing on the idea that viruses evolve and continue to pose risk even after initial infection.
December 8, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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COVID vs Flu (New York data)

New York State Health Commissioner reports:

🔹Nearly 3,000 COVID deaths in 2024
🔹Roughly 700 flu deaths (2024)

That’s about 3× more COVID deaths than flu.

Source: x.com/PrognosticCh...
A screenshot of a post on X/Twitter by Prognostic Chats (@PrognosticChats). Their message reads: “Covid is worse than flu. Flu is terrible. So have a think about what that means for Covid, which is typically branded as ‘mild’. It’s never been mild, it’s still not mild.” Below is a quoted post from Jammer (@acrossthemersey), which includes a news headline and an image of red coronavirus particles. The quoted text says: *“New York State Health Commissioner says that in 2024, three times as many New Yorkers died from COVID than the flu, nearly 3,000 to roughly 700. It’s just like the flu, except it’s not like it at all.”* The embedded article headline reads: “NY state had far more COVID deaths last year than flu deaths, health department says” by WRGB Staff, published Dec 4, 2025. A caption under the virus image states that nearly 3,000 New Yorkers died of COVID in 2024 compared to around 700 from the flu. At the bottom of the screenshot, engagement stats show: 78 comments, 324 reposts, 1K likes, and 24K views.
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Well, it's that time again. Meet "Cicada", BA.3.2* (including descendant RE.*). This one has been underground for years (its ancestor BA.3 hasn't been circulating since early 2022, and didn't do much then either). but is now emerging as a contender for the next major lineage.
December 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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🚨 NEW: One of the largest COVID-19 vaccine studies ever (28 MILLION people in France) just dropped.

Results?
• 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19
• 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality
• No increase in 4-year mortality
#BlueSky #MedSky #IDSky #SciSky #NewsSky #PedsSky #ObSky #NurseSky
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities: 4 December 2025

🔹Active cases: 185 (+10.7%)
🔹Active outbreaks: 32 (-3.0%)
🔹Resident cases: 122 (-3.9%)
🔹Staff cases: 63 (+57.5%)
🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 403 (+0)

@SamRaeMP

Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
A screenshot of an Australian Government report titled “COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care homes.” The header includes the logos for the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, and a “BE COVIDSAFE” badge. The report states that as of 8:00am on 4 December 2025, there are 185 active COVID-19 cases in 32 active outbreaks across residential aged care homes (RACHs) in Australia. It mentions 20 new outbreaks, 0 new resident deaths, and 155 combined new resident and staff cases reported since 27 November 2025. A table labeled “Aged Care COVID-19 data as at 8.00am 4 December 2025” shows: Outbreaks: 32 active (down 1 from last week), cumulative total 27,424, with +20 cumulative increase in 7 days RACHs affected: 32 active (down 1), 2,924 cumulative Resident cases: 122 active (down 5), 261,388 cumulative, +113 in 7 days Resident deaths: Not available for weekly change, cumulative total 7,607 Staff cases: 63 active (up 23), 134,838 cumulative, +42 in 7 days A second table titled “Overview of active outbreaks in Australia” breaks the counts down by state and territory — ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, and WA — including: Number of RACHs with outbreaks Active resident cases Active staff cases Outbreaks opened in the last 7 days Outbreaks closed in the last 7 days The totals show 32 aged care homes with outbreaks, 122 active resident cases, 63 active staff cases, 20 outbreaks opened and 21 outbreaks closed in the past week.
December 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Bluesky is starting to feel more like X lately — and battling misinformation is exhausting. If my reply settings tighten up, it’s not because of most of you.

Thanks to everyone who comes here to stay informed and cares about staying safe. You’re why I’m here. 💙
December 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Rebranding COVID as an “influenza-like illness” is a way to minimise the danger — pretending it’s no worse than the flu.

Source: x.com/DailyJLee/st...
A post on X/Twitter by Justin Lee (@DailyJLee). His profile picture shows a man wearing sunglasses and a cap. The tweet reads: “They’re telling us a lot of the covid is going to be classified as ‘influenza-like illness’, and nobody cares, we actually prefer it, flu makes us feel comforted like hot cocoa and soup, ‘covid’ is too scary for our fragile delusions, don’t test: its flu, simple as that.” Below the text, it shows the timestamp 10:12 AM · Dec 7, 2025 and view count 66.4K Views.
December 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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By Nate Bear @natebear1.bsky.social

"The UK says it won't even bother when the next pandemic hits. The lesson most countries have drawn from covid is that letting the old and weak die is better for capitalism. The pandemic was a waymarker on our journey to a harsher, crueller world"
A social media post by Nate Bear (@NateB_Panic) on X/Twitter. Nate’s comment above a shared post reads: “The UK says it won’t even bother when the next pandemic hits. The lesson most countries have drawn from covid is that letting the old and weak die is better for capitalism. The pandemic was a waymarker on our journey to a harsher, crueller world.” Below is a shared post from Cat in the Hat (@_CatintheHat) responding to guidance from NHS England. Cat’s message quotes an excerpt and says it’s shocking: “This has got to be one of the most 🧠 things I’ve ever seen written down…” Beneath their comment is a screenshot of an NHS England document titled “Framework for managing the response to pandemic diseases” (dated July 2024). Key text is highlighted in yellow, stating: “it will not be possible to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus, and it would be a waste of public health resources and capacity to attempt to do so.” The highlighted passage suggests rapid transmission, limited initial control, and challenges in preventing spread. The entire screenshot looks like an official government webpage with headings, bullet points, and formal formatting. The post timestamp shows 6:13 PM · Dec 5, 2025 with 111.1K Views.
December 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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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
A black-background table titled “AUSTRALIA Weekly COVID Update: 5 December 2025.” The table has four columns: States & Territories, Trend, % Change, and Reporting Notes. The rows list Australia’s states, territories, and aged-care sector with icons and trend information. • WA — Up arrow icon, +43.7% increase. Notes: “Weekly update. Avg 17 in hospital/day; Positivity 1.3%.” • QLD — Up arrow icon, +11.6% increase. Notes: “Weekly update. 40 in hospital; Hospitalisations ↑ +17.6%.” (There is a horizontal spacing line before NSW.) • NSW — Down arrow icon, -5.3% decrease. Notes: “Weekly update. Positivity 2.7%.” • SA — Down arrow icon, -5.2% decrease. Notes: “Weekly update.” • VIC — No trend shown. Notes: “Fortnightly reporting — next: 12 Dec.” • TAS — No trend shown. Notes: “Monthly reporting — next: 12 Dec.” • ACT — No trend shown. Notes: “Weekly reporting paused; resumes Autumn/Winter 2026.” • NT — No trend shown. Notes: “No COVID data published by NT Health.” • Aged care — No trend shown. Notes: “Data delayed — no update today.”
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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🇦🇺Australian Respiratory Surveillance Report: 30 November 2025

In the last month (3 November to 30 November 2025)

🔸COVID: 7,515 (+15.6%)
🔸Influenza: 35,006 (+26.1%)
🔸RSV: 5,325 (-20.1%)

Source: www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...
December 5, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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WA weekly COVID update: Week ending 30 Nov 2025

🔸COVID positivity rate: 1.3% est. (-0.5%)

🔹PCR cases: 92 (+43.7%)
🔹Hospitalisation: Average cases remained stable at 17 per day (Stable)
🔹ICU: 7-day average remained at 0 (+0.0%)

Source: health.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I...
A line and bar graph titled “COVID-19 notifications and test positivity by notification week, WA, 2023 to 2025 YTD.” Blue bars represent weekly PCR-confirmed COVID-19 cases, and a black line shows the percentage of positive tests. The x-axis spans from early January 2023 to early December 2025. The y-axis on the left measures case notifications from 0 to 1600, and the y-axis on the right measures test positivity from 0% to 20%. The chart shows multiple waves: a large peak in mid-2023 with around 1500 weekly cases and test positivity near 18%, a decline toward early 2024, another wave mid-2024 reaching around 900 weekly cases and ~10% positivity, and a later wave around late 2024 with a similar rise and fall. Toward late 2025, case numbers and positivity have dropped significantly, with the latest bars around 90 weekly cases and positivity around 1–2%. A note above the chart reads: “In the past week, the number of COVID-19 notifications to the Department of Health increased to 92 notifications (Figure 9).” A bar graph titled “7-day average of COVID-19 cases currently in hospital or in ICU, WA, 2023 to 2025 YTD.” The x-axis shows weekly dates from early January 2023 to early December 2025. The y-axis measures the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, ranging from 0 to 300. Blue bars represent people hospitalized with COVID-19. Small orange bars on top represent patients in ICU. The chart shows multiple surges: a large spike near the start of 2023 (~250 hospitalizations), another peak around mid-2023 (~240 hospitalizations), and additional waves through 2024, each smaller than the last. ICU occupancy appears very low throughout, often near zero. In the most recent data on the right, hospitalizations are around 17 per day, while ICU remains at zero. A note below clarifies that “hospitalised” cases refer to active or cleared COVID-19 in current inpatients, and ICU counts are a subset of these cases. A dual-axis line chart titled “SARS-CoV-2 concentration in wastewater and COVID-19 notification rate, Perth metropolitan area, WA, 2023 to 28 Nov 2025.” The x-axis shows weekly dates from January 2023 through late November 2025. Two lines are plotted: • Blue line — 14-day weighted average of SARS-CoV-2 wastewater concentrations (left y-axis: 0–30,000 genome copies per 50mL) • Yellow line — 14-day average of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population (right y-axis: 0–100) The blue wastewater line shows multiple waves: a very large spike in late 2023 approaching 30,000, followed by declines and several smaller peaks through 2024 and 2025. The latest values remain low but show a slight uptick. The yellow case-rate line remains much lower in comparison — small waves align roughly with wastewater peaks but stay mostly under 20 cases per 100,000. The most recent case levels appear near zero. A note at the bottom explains that some dashed portions of the wastewater line represent incomplete data or changes in testing methodology, including a newer test in December 2024 that increased detection sensitivity. At the top of the chart, the text states: “The SARS-CoV-2 concentration in wastewater from the Perth metropolitan area marginally increased in the past week.” A figure titled: “Distribution of SARS-CoV-2 variants in clinical samples (top) and metropolitan wastewater catchments (bottom), 03 July 2022 to 30 November 2025.” The figure contains two horizontal stacked bar charts showing the changing proportions of Omicron sub-lineages over time in Western Australia. The top chart represents clinical sequencing. The bottom chart represents wastewater sequencing. Each bar shows a week ending date along the timeline from July 2022 to November 2025. Variant colors shift over time as different lineages rise and fall. Early in the timeline, BA.2 and BA.5 lineages (yellow, turquoise, etc.) dominate, followed by transitions to newer Omicron sub-lineages including XBB, KP, FL, and EG families, shown in multiple colors. In late 2024 into 2025, the charts show a continued evolution of variant mixtures. The most recent months display increasing portions of XFG.X (light purple), indicated in the heading as the predominant lineage in both clinical and wastewater samples. A footnote explains that clinical data may appear skewed due to low sequencing numbers, so wastewater sequencing is considered a more representative measure of variant presence in the community. The title text above the figure states: “Genomic sequencing indicated SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sub-lineage XFG.X predominated in the clinical and wastewater samples.”
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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hunter*: what opinion will you defend like this?

decolonize: "covid is far from over and repeat infections aren’t good for anyone! wear a gawdamn mask!"

#COVIDisNotOVER #COVIDisAirborne #MaskUp @dec0l0nize.bsky.social

Source: x.com/DEC0L0NIZE/s...
A screenshot of a tweet from the account En(during COVID) @DEC0L0NIZE posted on Dec 3, 2023. Their tweet reads: “covid is far from over and repeat infections aren’t good for anyone! wear a gawdamn mask!” They are quote-tweeting a post from hunter @y2khunter* dated Dec 1, 2023 that asks: “what opinion will you defend like this?” Below the text is a black-and-white cartoon image showing a single person standing at the bottom of the frame facing a massive crowd of hundreds of people looming above. The lone person holds a sign that says: “Yes, you all are Wrong.” The visual implies someone standing alone against overwhelming public opinion. At the bottom of the screenshot are Twitter interaction icons showing 4 replies, 170 retweets, 644 likes, and 21K views.
December 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Korea: COVID-19 Hospitalisations Among Elderly Outpace Flu Cases, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) Warns.

"61% of COVID hospitalisations are people 65+, meaning seniors make up over 6 in 10 cases. This year, COVID remains a bigger threat to older adults than flu"

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A news article screenshot from The Chosun Daily features the headline: “COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Elderly Outpace Flu Cases, KDCA Warns.” A subheadline notes that 61.2% of COVID-19 hospitalizations involve people aged 65 or older, highlighting the need for dual vaccination during winter virus surges. Below the headline is a photo of a healthcare worker in blue gloves and a white lab coat preparing a vaccine dose from a vial labeled “COVID-19 Vaccine.” The caption repeats that over 61% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients are seniors and emphasizes the importance of both flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for those 65 and older. The article is credited to Song Hye-jin and shows an update timestamp of December 5, 2025 at 09:55.
December 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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South Australia Weekly Respiratory Update: 29 Nov to 5 Dec 2025

Reported cases:

🔹COVID: 144 (-5.2%)
🔹Flu: 773 (-3.4%)
🔹RSV: 77 (-2.5%)
🔹Pertussis: 66 (+15.7%)

Reported deaths in 2025:

🔸COVID: 78
🔸Flu: 61
🔸RSV: 12
🔸Pertussis: 5

Source: sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/conn...
A public health dashboard dated Friday 5 December 2025 shows weekly and year-to-date COVID-19 statistics. Tabs at the top allow switching between COVID-19, Flu, RSV and Pertussis. The table displays: • New cases reported this week: 144 • Cases year to date: 10,838 • Cases previous year to date: 17,481 • Deaths year to date: 78 • Deaths previous year: 230
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Biggest cry baby in the room? The one refusing to mask. 😷

Babies are vulnerable — their immune systems aren’t fully developed, and a mum has every right to protect her baby.

Source: x.com/chantz_y/sta...
A screenshot of a tweet by the user “chantzy” (@chantz_y). The tweet reads: “A friend with a new baby asked guests to mask in order to hold her baby. A relative refused to mask & broke down in tears about her ‘restrictions.’ As a reminder, babies <6 months have the 2nd highest hospitalization rate from Covid after adults 75+ & are too young to be vaxxed.” The post timestamp shows 3:06 AM · Dec 5, 2025, with 34.1K views. The user’s profile picture shows a person with light hair, and the standard Twitter icons are visible at the top.
December 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Scotland: Flu cases more than double as hospital admissions surge by 70%

🔹Hospital admissions jumped from 426 to 724 between Nov 24–30
🔹“Very high” levels in ages 5–14
🔹Adults 65+ account for ~40% of admissions
🔹A mutated H3N2 influenza strain is driving more severe illness
Flu cases in Scotland more than double as hospital admissions surge by 70%
An influenza mutation of the H3N2 strain, known for causing severe illness, is dominating across Scotland.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Mask Mandate Returns At New Jersey Hospitals.

Respiratory virus season has prompted mask mandates in New Jersey: Hackensack Meridian Health (17 hospitals) and RWJBarnabas Health (14 hospitals) now require masks for visitors as of Dec. 1.

Source: archive.md/h4MBj
A group of healthcare workers wearing medical masks stand closely together, looking directly at the camera. The person in front, a woman in a white coat with a stethoscope, is centered and in sharp focus, while several masked colleagues in scrubs and lab coats appear behind her. A caption on the image reads, “Mask Mandate Returns At NJ Hospitals,” and below it is attributed to patch.com.
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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FDA officials said without evidence that COVID vaccines have killed children.

Prasad and Makary gave no evidence for claims vaccines killed 10 children.

CDC data shows over 2,000 reported COVID deaths among kids under 18, including nearly 700 infants under age 1 since the start of the pandemic.
FDA officials said without evidence that COVID-19 vaccines have killed children. Here's what you should know
COVID-19 infection carries a greater risk of myocarditis than the COVID-19 vaccines, scientists say.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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"COVID Shots Tied to a Lower Risk of Death From Any Cause"

According to a nationwide study of 28 million people in France, vaccinated adults had a 74% lower risk of dying from severe COVID-19, and a 25% lower risk of death from any cause compared to unvaccinated.

Source: archive.md/me3mp
A woman wearing a blue shirt and a face mask sits in the back seat of a car with her sleeve rolled up, while a healthcare worker in a mask and gloves leans in through the open car door to administer a COVID-19 vaccine. Sunlight comes through the windows, and medical supplies rest on the woman’s lap. Below the image is a MedPage Today headline that reads: “COVID Shots Tied to a Lower Risk of Death From Any Cause,” with a subheading stating that the benefit remains even after excluding coronavirus-related deaths.
December 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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France: "Two cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been confirmed in France in individuals who recently returned from travel abroad"

MERS-CoV mainly spreads from camels in the Arabian Peninsula. Human transmission occurs in healthcare but community spread is rare.
France confirms 2 MERS coronavirus cases in returning travelers
Two cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been confirmed in France in individuals who recently returned from travel abroad, according to the French Ministry of Health. ...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM