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"More than 70% of US household COVID spread started with a child, study suggests"
Published: June 3, 2023
"A study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that 70.4% of nearly 850,000 US household COVID-19 transmissions originated with a child."
Published: June 3, 2023
"A study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that 70.4% of nearly 850,000 US household COVID-19 transmissions originated with a child."
More than 70% of US household COVID spread started with a child, study suggests
www.cidrap.umn.edu
February 8, 2026 at 1:25 AM
"More than 70% of US household COVID spread started with a child, study suggests"
Published: June 3, 2023
"A study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that 70.4% of nearly 850,000 US household COVID-19 transmissions originated with a child."
Published: June 3, 2023
"A study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that 70.4% of nearly 850,000 US household COVID-19 transmissions originated with a child."
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BA.3.2 update. We're up to 89 US wastewater detections. It's around 2% of the total now.
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
BA.3.2 update. We're up to 89 US wastewater detections. It's around 2% of the total now.
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Absolute breath of fresh air. The dam's been cracking for a while, but this is the part where the jet of water blasts out and you know it's unstoppable.
New Brunswick politicians, intelligently discussing airborne pathogens and ventilation thanks to @popnb.bsky.social
Jump to 6:41:10 here:
New Brunswick politicians, intelligently discussing airborne pathogens and ventilation thanks to @popnb.bsky.social
Jump to 6:41:10 here:
Standing Committee on Public Accounts - Feb 3, 2026 - Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
www.legnb.ca
February 5, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Absolute breath of fresh air. The dam's been cracking for a while, but this is the part where the jet of water blasts out and you know it's unstoppable.
New Brunswick politicians, intelligently discussing airborne pathogens and ventilation thanks to @popnb.bsky.social
Jump to 6:41:10 here:
New Brunswick politicians, intelligently discussing airborne pathogens and ventilation thanks to @popnb.bsky.social
Jump to 6:41:10 here:
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Ontario wastewater levels were just updated. The graph for London Ontario is below. So, “during COVID” was when, exactly?! Today, during COVID is today. 😷
wwater.ca/Ontario
wwater.ca/Ontario
January 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Ontario wastewater levels were just updated. The graph for London Ontario is below. So, “during COVID” was when, exactly?! Today, during COVID is today. 😷
wwater.ca/Ontario
wwater.ca/Ontario
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US Weekly COVID update: Feb 2, 2026
🔸1 in 80 Actively Infectious
🔸608,000 Daily Infections
🔸4,540,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸28,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸227,000 to 910,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,300 to 2,200 Weekly Excess Deaths
Source: pmc19.com/data/
🔸1 in 80 Actively Infectious
🔸608,000 Daily Infections
🔸4,540,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸28,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸227,000 to 910,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,300 to 2,200 Weekly Excess Deaths
Source: pmc19.com/data/
February 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM
US Weekly COVID update: Feb 2, 2026
🔸1 in 80 Actively Infectious
🔸608,000 Daily Infections
🔸4,540,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸28,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸227,000 to 910,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,300 to 2,200 Weekly Excess Deaths
Source: pmc19.com/data/
🔸1 in 80 Actively Infectious
🔸608,000 Daily Infections
🔸4,540,000 Infections In The Past Week
🔸28,000,000 Infections in 2026
🔸227,000 to 910,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases
🔸1,300 to 2,200 Weekly Excess Deaths
Source: pmc19.com/data/
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"Wastewater surveillance reveals hidden COVID spread beyond reported cases"
As COVID testing becomes less routine, case numbers can underestimate outbreaks. Research led by Prof Murakami shows wastewater surveillance reveals hidden spread, offering a clearer view of transmission and early warnings.
As COVID testing becomes less routine, case numbers can underestimate outbreaks. Research led by Prof Murakami shows wastewater surveillance reveals hidden spread, offering a clearer view of transmission and early warnings.
Wastewater surveillance reveals hidden COVID spread beyond reported cases
As COVID-19 testing becomes less routine, official case numbers can make outbreaks look smaller than they really are.
www.news-medical.net
January 31, 2026 at 5:22 AM
"Wastewater surveillance reveals hidden COVID spread beyond reported cases"
As COVID testing becomes less routine, case numbers can underestimate outbreaks. Research led by Prof Murakami shows wastewater surveillance reveals hidden spread, offering a clearer view of transmission and early warnings.
As COVID testing becomes less routine, case numbers can underestimate outbreaks. Research led by Prof Murakami shows wastewater surveillance reveals hidden spread, offering a clearer view of transmission and early warnings.
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“The take-home message from this study is clear: long COVID is here to stay, even in children, & can be exacerbated by reinfections and sustained by high viral circulation. …Without decisive action, the long-term societal cost of long COVID will continue to rise.”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Long COVID is here to stay—even in children
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex,
multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact
the daily life of those...
www.thelancet.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:36 PM
“The take-home message from this study is clear: long COVID is here to stay, even in children, & can be exacerbated by reinfections and sustained by high viral circulation. …Without decisive action, the long-term societal cost of long COVID will continue to rise.”
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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"People have become sicker after the pandemic, but without COVID-19 testing it's difficult to understand why."
"Many people have had COVID-19 multiple times, and each infection carries a risk of long-term effects. Research also suggests that repeated infections may affect the immune system."
"Many people have had COVID-19 multiple times, and each infection carries a risk of long-term effects. Research also suggests that repeated infections may affect the immune system."
Researchers: Not testing for Covid-19 is creating problems
People have become sicker after the pandemic, but without Covid-19 testing it's difficult to understand why.
www.sciencenorway.no
January 23, 2026 at 1:15 AM
"People have become sicker after the pandemic, but without COVID-19 testing it's difficult to understand why."
"Many people have had COVID-19 multiple times, and each infection carries a risk of long-term effects. Research also suggests that repeated infections may affect the immune system."
"Many people have had COVID-19 multiple times, and each infection carries a risk of long-term effects. Research also suggests that repeated infections may affect the immune system."
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“Many had hoped reinfections of COVID would be milder or carry less long-term risk, but we found increased risks for a broad range of conditions, challenging the assumptions many had that children bounce back quickly,”
Keep getting the kids infected... It's going great.
www.pennmedicine.org/news/second-...
www.pennmedicine.org/news/second-...
Second infection in kids doubles long COVID risk | Penn Medicine
Pediatric data show that the increase in long COVID risk was also accompanied by the increased chance of developing a number of other related conditions.
www.pennmedicine.org
January 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM
“Many had hoped reinfections of COVID would be milder or carry less long-term risk, but we found increased risks for a broad range of conditions, challenging the assumptions many had that children bounce back quickly,”
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Your zine inspired me to make a similar one a while back for an ongoing action to improve indoor air quality in schools. Download link here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/aoq13...
January 18, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Your zine inspired me to make a similar one a while back for an ongoing action to improve indoor air quality in schools. Download link here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/aoq13...
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By Lisa Oshima:
A massive study of 40,537 people in @ScienceDirect just redefined C0VID as "a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
20 months post-infection, T-cells & NK cells (our primary viral & cancer defense) had NOT recovered. So much for "It's mild."
X link: x.com/lisawhelan/s...
A massive study of 40,537 people in @ScienceDirect just redefined C0VID as "a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
20 months post-infection, T-cells & NK cells (our primary viral & cancer defense) had NOT recovered. So much for "It's mild."
X link: x.com/lisawhelan/s...
January 19, 2026 at 12:22 AM
By Lisa Oshima:
A massive study of 40,537 people in @ScienceDirect just redefined C0VID as "a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
20 months post-infection, T-cells & NK cells (our primary viral & cancer defense) had NOT recovered. So much for "It's mild."
X link: x.com/lisawhelan/s...
A massive study of 40,537 people in @ScienceDirect just redefined C0VID as "a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."
20 months post-infection, T-cells & NK cells (our primary viral & cancer defense) had NOT recovered. So much for "It's mild."
X link: x.com/lisawhelan/s...
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What's Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
![[COVID zine front cover]
[bold, handwritten] What’s Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
[Drawing of a person (me) with a shoulder-length shag haircut, wearing head-strap respirator mask a sweatshirt, carrying a Corsi-Rosenthal box (a DIY air purifier made with a box fan and furnace filters)]
[word balloon] clean the air, basically! By Hazel Newlevant
[COVID zine back cover]
[handwritten text, circled by a chain which is breaking on the bottom]
“Every chain of transmission that is broken is VALUABLE. Every person that doesn’t GET SICK, that doesn’t lose that WEEK OF WORK, that doesn’t become DISABLED or DIE, from the minorest of inconveniences, to the GREATEST of losses: every single one of those things is VALUABLE.” -Becca on DEATH PANEL podcast 2/16/23.
Print and distribute this zine yourself! Download a PDF here. [arrow pointing to the citations QR code]
[drawing of this zine, getting stapled with a long-arm stapler]
[Creative Commons license logo] CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Citations:
[QR code] newlevant.com/COVIDzine
[bold, handwritten] ALWAYS FREE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:twccexjsbh6y2tyhysjrhc2v/bafkreicg6f3tsxzbhi6hesaqppsfaaidnee33exrrwoalyxyaihaxxdk3a@jpeg)
January 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
What's Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
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“COVID-19 was associated with a 49% increased risk of new-onset autoimmune-related diseases”
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41452424/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41452424/
Association between COVID-19 and New-Onset Autoimmune Diseases: Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 97 Million Individuals - PubMed
SARS-CoV-2 infection may induce long-term immune dysregulation; however, its contribution to the development of autoimmune disease remains disputed. We aim to quantify the relative risk of new-onset autoimmune diseases following COVID-19 and its modifiers through a systematic review and meta-analysi …
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 17, 2026 at 1:31 AM
“COVID-19 was associated with a 49% increased risk of new-onset autoimmune-related diseases”
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41452424/
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41452424/
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Get Ready for the Forever Plague.
"Public health officials gambled with the future and chose a fantasy world instead. Now COVID has become a runaway train with unknown biological consequences."
Published: July 2022
Source: archive.md/Of1Jb
"Public health officials gambled with the future and chose a fantasy world instead. Now COVID has become a runaway train with unknown biological consequences."
Published: July 2022
Source: archive.md/Of1Jb
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Get Ready for the Forever Plague.
"Public health officials gambled with the future and chose a fantasy world instead. Now COVID has become a runaway train with unknown biological consequences."
Published: July 2022
Source: archive.md/Of1Jb
"Public health officials gambled with the future and chose a fantasy world instead. Now COVID has become a runaway train with unknown biological consequences."
Published: July 2022
Source: archive.md/Of1Jb
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While we’re facing bushfires, floods and the more frequent extreme events that have been predicted since the 1980s, we are still approving extensions of coal mines and still approving new gas fields as if we didn’t know what was causing the problem. www.smh.com.au/environment/...
The past three years were the world’s hottest on record
The world is likely to miss the Paris Agreement goals to limit global heating to between 1.5 and 2 degrees above the pre-industrial average, making climate adaptation and “net negative” policies incre...
www.smh.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 3:51 AM
While we’re facing bushfires, floods and the more frequent extreme events that have been predicted since the 1980s, we are still approving extensions of coal mines and still approving new gas fields as if we didn’t know what was causing the problem. www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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Ontario wastewater - appears to be sustaining high levels of influenza and Covid: wwater.ca/Ontario
January 14, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Ontario wastewater - appears to be sustaining high levels of influenza and Covid: wwater.ca/Ontario
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*** Ontario Virus & Variant Update | Jan 11 ***
Hospitalizations due to COVID increased from 176 to 241 in the last update. Influenza hospitalizations have start dropping from the peak of 1,400 to 1,095 with RSV increasing from 121 to 156. 🧵1/
Hospitalizations due to COVID increased from 176 to 241 in the last update. Influenza hospitalizations have start dropping from the peak of 1,400 to 1,095 with RSV increasing from 121 to 156. 🧵1/
January 11, 2026 at 9:25 PM
*** Ontario Virus & Variant Update | Jan 11 ***
Hospitalizations due to COVID increased from 176 to 241 in the last update. Influenza hospitalizations have start dropping from the peak of 1,400 to 1,095 with RSV increasing from 121 to 156. 🧵1/
Hospitalizations due to COVID increased from 176 to 241 in the last update. Influenza hospitalizations have start dropping from the peak of 1,400 to 1,095 with RSV increasing from 121 to 156. 🧵1/
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The U.S. is in the middle of a 12th wave of COVID. Career scientists at the CDC summarized this week in JAMA Internal Medicine that COVID continues to directly cause >100,000 deaths/year, with many excess deaths on top of that.
More at pmc19.com/data
More at pmc19.com/data
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 AM
The U.S. is in the middle of a 12th wave of COVID. Career scientists at the CDC summarized this week in JAMA Internal Medicine that COVID continues to directly cause >100,000 deaths/year, with many excess deaths on top of that.
More at pmc19.com/data
More at pmc19.com/data
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BA.3.2 arrived in Canada.
Two sequences out of 729 from December 2025 are RE.2.2 (BA.3.2.2.2.2).
EPI_ISL_20300765 and EPI_ISL_20300794 - both from Ontario.
Two sequences out of 729 from December 2025 are RE.2.2 (BA.3.2.2.2.2).
EPI_ISL_20300765 and EPI_ISL_20300794 - both from Ontario.
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
BA.3.2 arrived in Canada.
Two sequences out of 729 from December 2025 are RE.2.2 (BA.3.2.2.2.2).
EPI_ISL_20300765 and EPI_ISL_20300794 - both from Ontario.
Two sequences out of 729 from December 2025 are RE.2.2 (BA.3.2.2.2.2).
EPI_ISL_20300765 and EPI_ISL_20300794 - both from Ontario.
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Read the study and think about population level implications, remembering that the vast majority of people have been infected multiple times.
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
COVID-19 leaves a lasting mark on the human brain - Griffith News
COVID-19 does not just affect the respiratory system, but also significantly alters the brain in people who have fully recovered from the infectious
news.griffith.edu.au
December 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Read the study and think about population level implications, remembering that the vast majority of people have been infected multiple times.
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
What are the possible long-term neurological sequelae?
What are the implications for societies now?
news.griffith.edu.au/2025/12/16/c...
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STUDY 2: "Children exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in utero display lower cognitive abilities than children who had not been exposed."
2/2
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
2/2
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The COVID generation: the neurodevelopmental consequences of in-utero COVID-19 exposure
In historical viral epidemics, such as the H1N1 influenza and Zika viruses, prenatal exposures were correlated with risk for neuropsychiatric conditio…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:23 PM
STUDY 2: "Children exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus in utero display lower cognitive abilities than children who had not been exposed."
2/2
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
2/2
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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“Brazilian researchers found that covid-19 triggered a sharp rise in T cell exhaustion and cellular ageing…the strongest effects were seen in CD8+ T cells, which suppress latent viruses such as EBV and VZV. These effects were seen even after mild infections.”
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
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
January 2, 2026 at 1:49 AM
“Brazilian researchers found that covid-19 triggered a sharp rise in T cell exhaustion and cellular ageing…the strongest effects were seen in CD8+ T cells, which suppress latent viruses such as EBV and VZV. These effects were seen even after mild infections.”
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
www.bmj.com/content/390/...