Alison Jones
@alisonjones.bsky.social
Retired Educator & OD Consultant Wife,Mum &Nan
On Awabakal Land NSW Aus
#auspol #ClimateCrisis
#CleanAir #CovidIsNotOver
On Awabakal Land NSW Aus
#auspol #ClimateCrisis
#CleanAir #CovidIsNotOver
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“Jiang and colleagues conclude, carefully but clearly, that their findings ‘redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise’ and highlight lymphocyte dysregulation as a key immunological feature of Long Covid, particularly in people with cardiovascular disease.”
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...
johnsnowproject.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
“Jiang and colleagues conclude, carefully but clearly, that their findings ‘redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise’ and highlight lymphocyte dysregulation as a key immunological feature of Long Covid, particularly in people with cardiovascular disease.”
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But not the fossil fuel subsidies?
December 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
But not the fossil fuel subsidies?
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Amy nails it.
@amyremeikis.bsky.social
#auspol
‘Labor has the space to do what it wants – and what it wants, apparently, is to be the Liberal Party of the 1990s.’
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
@amyremeikis.bsky.social
#auspol
‘Labor has the space to do what it wants – and what it wants, apparently, is to be the Liberal Party of the 1990s.’
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
First whispers of discontent for Labor are coming from within
Labor has the space to do what it wants – and what it wants, apparently, is to be the Liberal Party of the 1990s.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Amy nails it.
@amyremeikis.bsky.social
#auspol
‘Labor has the space to do what it wants – and what it wants, apparently, is to be the Liberal Party of the 1990s.’
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
@amyremeikis.bsky.social
#auspol
‘Labor has the space to do what it wants – and what it wants, apparently, is to be the Liberal Party of the 1990s.’
www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...
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'Speaking on RTÉ's This Week, Mr Gloster* added that hospital emergency department attendance was at its "highest ever" last Monday'
Highest ever.
*The HSE Chief Executive.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
Highest ever.
*The HSE Chief Executive.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
IMO warns that flu has hit Ireland 'fast and hard'
The Irish Medical Organisation has warned that the flu has hit Ireland "fast and hard" and will add enormous strain to the already stretched public hospital system.
www.rte.ie
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
'Speaking on RTÉ's This Week, Mr Gloster* added that hospital emergency department attendance was at its "highest ever" last Monday'
Highest ever.
*The HSE Chief Executive.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
Highest ever.
*The HSE Chief Executive.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
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SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
johnsnowproject.org/primers/sars...
johnsnowproject.org/primers/sars...
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...
johnsnowproject.org
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
johnsnowproject.org/primers/sars...
johnsnowproject.org/primers/sars...
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“It’s one thing not to be prepared for the unexpected. It is another thing altogether to be unprepared for the entirely predictable.”
If you think that BC hospitals should be preventing illness outbreaks instead of playing catchup, add your voice today: donoharmbc.ca/masks-in-hea...
If you think that BC hospitals should be preventing illness outbreaks instead of playing catchup, add your voice today: donoharmbc.ca/masks-in-hea...
December 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“It’s one thing not to be prepared for the unexpected. It is another thing altogether to be unprepared for the entirely predictable.”
If you think that BC hospitals should be preventing illness outbreaks instead of playing catchup, add your voice today: donoharmbc.ca/masks-in-hea...
If you think that BC hospitals should be preventing illness outbreaks instead of playing catchup, add your voice today: donoharmbc.ca/masks-in-hea...
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Reposted by Alison Jones
Doherty Institute researchers have uncovered new genetic variations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, building a fuller TB genome map and paving the way for future treatments.
https://www.doherty.edu.au/news-events/news/how-dna-tricks-help-tuberculosis-fight-back-against-treatment
https://www.doherty.edu.au/news-events/news/how-dna-tricks-help-tuberculosis-fight-back-against-treatment
How DNA tricks help tuberculosis fight back against treatment
Doherty Institute researchers have used cutting-edge long-read DNA sequencing combined with genome graph analysis to uncover previously unknown genetic variations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This breakthrough creates a more complete TB genome map and opens the door to new treatment targets.
www.doherty.edu.au
December 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Doherty Institute researchers have uncovered new genetic variations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, building a fuller TB genome map and paving the way for future treatments.
https://www.doherty.edu.au/news-events/news/how-dna-tricks-help-tuberculosis-fight-back-against-treatment
https://www.doherty.edu.au/news-events/news/how-dna-tricks-help-tuberculosis-fight-back-against-treatment
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Attention Melbourne! Get along to this event on Thursday night, 6.15pm at Trades Hall.
Woodside is expanding its fossil fuel operations into Canada and these First Nations leaders are trying to protect their ancestral lands. Don't miss it!
Woodside is expanding its fossil fuel operations into Canada and these First Nations leaders are trying to protect their ancestral lands. Don't miss it!
Melbourne/Naarm, save the date: Thursday 11 Dec, 6:15PM at Trades Hall!
Join us in welcoming Chief Na'moks and Gwii Lok'im Gibuu of the Wet'Suwet'en and Gitxsan nations, visiting Australia for the first time to Stop Woodside on their ancestral lands.
Join us in welcoming Chief Na'moks and Gwii Lok'im Gibuu of the Wet'Suwet'en and Gitxsan nations, visiting Australia for the first time to Stop Woodside on their ancestral lands.
December 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Attention Melbourne! Get along to this event on Thursday night, 6.15pm at Trades Hall.
Woodside is expanding its fossil fuel operations into Canada and these First Nations leaders are trying to protect their ancestral lands. Don't miss it!
Woodside is expanding its fossil fuel operations into Canada and these First Nations leaders are trying to protect their ancestral lands. Don't miss it!
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Likely one of the WORST updates in awhile.. Outbreaks sky high, ER Wait times peaking around 11hrs tonight in YEG.. ER Closures, OBGYN Diversions.. COVID, ILI & RSV Peaking towards the moon.. Hold on tight folks.. This is UGLY. @frazzleheadlc.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/frazzleh...
AHS Update V261 of 2025! 2025-12-07
Rural ED Closures, OBGYN Diversions, OR's Closed, COVID, ILI & RSV Spikes, Measles alert for Stollery Edmonton & much much more! Buckle up folks!
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Likely one of the WORST updates in awhile.. Outbreaks sky high, ER Wait times peaking around 11hrs tonight in YEG.. ER Closures, OBGYN Diversions.. COVID, ILI & RSV Peaking towards the moon.. Hold on tight folks.. This is UGLY. @frazzleheadlc.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/frazzleh...
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Well, it’s official…
Barabbas to the Future…
Did Barabbas Loins predict the future of Barnaby Joyce?
Did Barabbas Loins predict the future of Barnaby Joyce?
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Well, it’s official…
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Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact. New evidence in a classroom study.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact. New evidence in a classroom study.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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As far as I know, this is airing tonight! 🤗
So I was interviewed by ABC's 7.30 about the new state Liberal women leaders!
I think it'll air tomorrow night. At, well, 7:30pm 😁
#AusPol
I think it'll air tomorrow night. At, well, 7:30pm 😁
#AusPol
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
As far as I know, this is airing tonight! 🤗
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New post (~4-5 min read) on Confronting Covid's Wake, In Practice... the post describes a template for platforming open conversations within professional societies and conferences amidst ongoing attacks on science and public health.
a brief 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/joshuasw...
a brief 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/joshuasw...
Confronting Covid's Wake, In Practice
A template for open conversations within professional societies and conferences amidst ongoing attacks on science
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
New post (~4-5 min read) on Confronting Covid's Wake, In Practice... the post describes a template for platforming open conversations within professional societies and conferences amidst ongoing attacks on science and public health.
a brief 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/joshuasw...
a brief 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/joshuasw...
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This is precisely why we argued for a national disaster reserves - so there would be trained & equipped people who can mobilise in huge numbers to deal with these disasters as quickly as possible
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
'Everything destroyed' as Indonesia's Aceh grapples with disease after floods
Hit by deadly floods, Indonesians in the region around Aceh Tamiang are grappling with worsening diseases and a lack of medical care at the lone hospital in the area.
www.abc.net.au
December 8, 2025 at 4:17 AM
This is precisely why we argued for a national disaster reserves - so there would be trained & equipped people who can mobilise in huge numbers to deal with these disasters as quickly as possible
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
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Yes I fondly remember describing the concept of the ocean sneezing when we were walking down the @scrippsocean.bsky.social pier.
A new review explores one of the themes of my book Air-Borne: our lungs are like the ocean. Both send life into the atmosphere. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
December 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Yes I fondly remember describing the concept of the ocean sneezing when we were walking down the @scrippsocean.bsky.social pier.
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It’s nuts, and Yan Li-Meng is broken, but she bears responsibility for the path she chose to venture down.
December 8, 2025 at 5:23 AM
It’s nuts, and Yan Li-Meng is broken, but she bears responsibility for the path she chose to venture down.
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A few bits:
-A Liberal campaigner called two young women "little scum"
-Daniel's son was told his mum was a "bitch"
-Jewish teal supporter was called "a kapo of the antisemite"
-Wilson never condemned incidents, making excuses like "low blood sugar levels"
When do they admit they've gone too far?
-A Liberal campaigner called two young women "little scum"
-Daniel's son was told his mum was a "bitch"
-Jewish teal supporter was called "a kapo of the antisemite"
-Wilson never condemned incidents, making excuses like "low blood sugar levels"
When do they admit they've gone too far?
'There are still people recovering from the trauma': The Goldstein campaign was worse than we thought
While the 2025 federal election inquiry has shown there was a clear rise in hostility at election booths around the country, Tim Wilson's electorate of Goldstein seems to have reached another level.
www.crikey.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
A few bits:
-A Liberal campaigner called two young women "little scum"
-Daniel's son was told his mum was a "bitch"
-Jewish teal supporter was called "a kapo of the antisemite"
-Wilson never condemned incidents, making excuses like "low blood sugar levels"
When do they admit they've gone too far?
-A Liberal campaigner called two young women "little scum"
-Daniel's son was told his mum was a "bitch"
-Jewish teal supporter was called "a kapo of the antisemite"
-Wilson never condemned incidents, making excuses like "low blood sugar levels"
When do they admit they've gone too far?
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Bit late sharing, but the fact someone can win an election this way is both blood boiling and chilling.
Daniel volunteers were shouted at, spat on and stalked. They were told by police to travel in groups. I couldn't get it all in here.
And Wilson shows no remorse
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/a...
Daniel volunteers were shouted at, spat on and stalked. They were told by police to travel in groups. I couldn't get it all in here.
And Wilson shows no remorse
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/a...
'There are still people recovering from the trauma': The Goldstein campaign was worse than we thought
While the 2025 federal election inquiry has shown there was a clear rise in hostility at election booths around the country, Tim Wilson's electorate of Goldstein seems to have reached another level.
www.crikey.com.au
December 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Bit late sharing, but the fact someone can win an election this way is both blood boiling and chilling.
Daniel volunteers were shouted at, spat on and stalked. They were told by police to travel in groups. I couldn't get it all in here.
And Wilson shows no remorse
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/a...
Daniel volunteers were shouted at, spat on and stalked. They were told by police to travel in groups. I couldn't get it all in here.
And Wilson shows no remorse
www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/04/a...
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Queensland Museum has been accused of misleading teachers and children about the root cause of the climate crisis through a multimillion-dollar misinformation partnership with one of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Queensland Museum accused of misleading teachers and children about the cause of climate change
Education program sponsored by Shell’s Queensland Gas Company is ‘climate obstruction dressed up as education’, advocacy group says
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Queensland Museum has been accused of misleading teachers and children about the root cause of the climate crisis through a multimillion-dollar misinformation partnership with one of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Victorian Government faces avalanche of opposition over its move against VicHealth www.croakey.org/victorian-go... #publichealth
Victorian Government faces avalanche of opposition over its move against VicHealth
www.croakey.org
December 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Victorian Government faces avalanche of opposition over its move against VicHealth www.croakey.org/victorian-go... #publichealth
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Why are electricity bills so high? The Coalition & fossil media say renewables. It's actually coal, gas and corporate profiteering. We look at the evidence
#auspol
youtu.be/efOyTFmiw80?...
#auspol
youtu.be/efOyTFmiw80?...
Are Renewables Really Driving Energy Prices? | The West Report
YouTube video by The West Report
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Why are electricity bills so high? The Coalition & fossil media say renewables. It's actually coal, gas and corporate profiteering. We look at the evidence
#auspol
youtu.be/efOyTFmiw80?...
#auspol
youtu.be/efOyTFmiw80?...
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Extra Special Envoy, Jillian Segal, asked at Estimates to provide complete list of organisations who she met with.
Responds: request is too broad to be meaningfully answered - only provides sectors she's met with.
#alltoohard
#takingthepiss
Responds: request is too broad to be meaningfully answered - only provides sectors she's met with.
#alltoohard
#takingthepiss
December 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Extra Special Envoy, Jillian Segal, asked at Estimates to provide complete list of organisations who she met with.
Responds: request is too broad to be meaningfully answered - only provides sectors she's met with.
#alltoohard
#takingthepiss
Responds: request is too broad to be meaningfully answered - only provides sectors she's met with.
#alltoohard
#takingthepiss
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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
"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
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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
"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