Janine Vangool
@j-9.bsky.social
COVID graphics & resources (uppercasemag on X)
https://uppercasemagazine.com/health
publisher / editor / designer at UPPERCASE magazine
https://uppercasemagazine.com
https://uppercasemagazine.com/health
publisher / editor / designer at UPPERCASE magazine
https://uppercasemagazine.com
Reposted by Janine Vangool
Canadian COVID Forecast Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is VERY HIGH [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 12.1
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 303,900-409,500
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: VERY HIGH; 10.5X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.4X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 10.6X higher
Deaths: SEVERE; 15.1X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreih3ee2ldhzza7kff3nprx3hhavhjhfmsmajbva2s3taab7vdvbb4m@jpeg)
January 22, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast Jan 17 - Jan 30, 2026
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
CANADA
VERY HIGH [no change]
About 1 of every 95 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 10.5 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.4 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 10.6 x higher
-Deaths: 15.1 x higher
Reposted by Janine Vangool
"These artists have helped me remember that my life is valuable and worth protecting."
Grae Salisbury, an artist with #LongCOVID, rounded up some of their favorite illustrators who bravely explore the ongoing pandemic in their work. bit.ly/4jQ2gY9
Grae Salisbury, an artist with #LongCOVID, rounded up some of their favorite illustrators who bravely explore the ongoing pandemic in their work. bit.ly/4jQ2gY9
January 21, 2026 at 5:24 PM
"These artists have helped me remember that my life is valuable and worth protecting."
Grae Salisbury, an artist with #LongCOVID, rounded up some of their favorite illustrators who bravely explore the ongoing pandemic in their work. bit.ly/4jQ2gY9
Grae Salisbury, an artist with #LongCOVID, rounded up some of their favorite illustrators who bravely explore the ongoing pandemic in their work. bit.ly/4jQ2gY9
Reposted by Janine Vangool
If I were paid to do this job, I'd be in the media and on social media every day.
I'd say:
1)get vaccinated for covid and the flu.
2) wear a respirator (N95) mask in crowded indoor spaces like public transit.
3) keep your holiday get-togethers safe by keeping things well ventilated and filtered.
I'd say:
1)get vaccinated for covid and the flu.
2) wear a respirator (N95) mask in crowded indoor spaces like public transit.
3) keep your holiday get-togethers safe by keeping things well ventilated and filtered.
December 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If I were paid to do this job, I'd be in the media and on social media every day.
I'd say:
1)get vaccinated for covid and the flu.
2) wear a respirator (N95) mask in crowded indoor spaces like public transit.
3) keep your holiday get-togethers safe by keeping things well ventilated and filtered.
I'd say:
1)get vaccinated for covid and the flu.
2) wear a respirator (N95) mask in crowded indoor spaces like public transit.
3) keep your holiday get-togethers safe by keeping things well ventilated and filtered.
Reposted by Janine Vangool
I've been asked by 3 media outlets in the last week to do interviews on the influenza season.
I still haven't seen our new CMOH, appointed Dec 18th, (or old one, for that matter. Or any public health official) in the media on this topic.
For the record, they are acutally paid, to do this.
1/2
I still haven't seen our new CMOH, appointed Dec 18th, (or old one, for that matter. Or any public health official) in the media on this topic.
For the record, they are acutally paid, to do this.
1/2
December 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I've been asked by 3 media outlets in the last week to do interviews on the influenza season.
I still haven't seen our new CMOH, appointed Dec 18th, (or old one, for that matter. Or any public health official) in the media on this topic.
For the record, they are acutally paid, to do this.
1/2
I still haven't seen our new CMOH, appointed Dec 18th, (or old one, for that matter. Or any public health official) in the media on this topic.
For the record, they are acutally paid, to do this.
1/2
Reposted by Janine Vangool
As H3N2 sweeps across Canada, what to know about flu's heart attack risk https://globalnews.ca/news/11589225/flu-risk-heart-attack/
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
As H3N2 sweeps across Canada, what to know about flu's heart attack risk https://globalnews.ca/news/11589225/flu-risk-heart-attack/
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
Reposted by Janine Vangool
Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 3,800 hospitalizations, 770 deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 20,000 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.
December 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 3,800 hospitalizations, 770 deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 20,000 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.
Reposted by Janine Vangool
WHAT'S NEW THIS WEEK?
About 1 in 55 people in Canada is currently infected (521,000-683,000 infections/week).
The most recent estimate for the United States (Dec 15) is 1 in 63 infected (www.pmc19.com/data/index.php).
About 1 in 55 people in Canada is currently infected (521,000-683,000 infections/week).
The most recent estimate for the United States (Dec 15) is 1 in 63 infected (www.pmc19.com/data/index.php).
December 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
WHAT'S NEW THIS WEEK?
About 1 in 55 people in Canada is currently infected (521,000-683,000 infections/week).
The most recent estimate for the United States (Dec 15) is 1 in 63 infected (www.pmc19.com/data/index.php).
About 1 in 55 people in Canada is currently infected (521,000-683,000 infections/week).
The most recent estimate for the United States (Dec 15) is 1 in 63 infected (www.pmc19.com/data/index.php).
Reposted by Janine Vangool
Canadian COVID Forecast: Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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The start of Covid’s 7th year
is the perfect time to revisit
the pandemic hobbies
you have abandoned:
you can get back to baking
and puzzles, reading
and calling friends;
and you can even get back
into doing what you can
to protect other people.
*
301
librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/p...
is the perfect time to revisit
the pandemic hobbies
you have abandoned:
you can get back to baking
and puzzles, reading
and calling friends;
and you can even get back
into doing what you can
to protect other people.
*
301
librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/p...
Plague Poems – The Three-Hundred-and-First Week
If they respond (and they will respond) to the mask you wear and the precautions you take by telling you that at this point nobody cares about the pandemic anymore, remember: the fact that they fee…
librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The start of Covid’s 7th year
is the perfect time to revisit
the pandemic hobbies
you have abandoned:
you can get back to baking
and puzzles, reading
and calling friends;
and you can even get back
into doing what you can
to protect other people.
*
301
librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/p...
is the perfect time to revisit
the pandemic hobbies
you have abandoned:
you can get back to baking
and puzzles, reading
and calling friends;
and you can even get back
into doing what you can
to protect other people.
*
301
librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/p...
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They’re coming for public health, The case for masks, Avoid giving and getting Covid for the holidays, and more
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open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
They’re coming for public health, The case for masks, Avoid giving and getting Covid for the holidays, and more
Bonus Will we finally learn the lessons of Covid?
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
They’re coming for public health, The case for masks, Avoid giving and getting Covid for the holidays, and more
open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
Reposted by Janine Vangool
Heartbreakingly, despite our best efforts, today the Government of Alberta was able to bring an end to the injunction against Bill 26 on the basis of its use of the notwithstanding clause.
This is a cruel and dangerous move by a government that will harm vulnerable young people.
This is a cruel and dangerous move by a government that will harm vulnerable young people.
December 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Heartbreakingly, despite our best efforts, today the Government of Alberta was able to bring an end to the injunction against Bill 26 on the basis of its use of the notwithstanding clause.
This is a cruel and dangerous move by a government that will harm vulnerable young people.
This is a cruel and dangerous move by a government that will harm vulnerable young people.
The pandemic is not over! We are not “post-COVID”. Outbreaks in hospitals, acute care, schools are still happening.
Alberta quietly ends public reporting of COVID outbreaks in acute care
St. Albert Gazette
December 17, 2025
By Brett McKay
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/albe...
#CovidIsNotOver #Alberta #ABPoli #health #DataSuppression
St. Albert Gazette
December 17, 2025
By Brett McKay
stillcoviding.ca/en/news/albe...
#CovidIsNotOver #Alberta #ABPoli #health #DataSuppression
Alberta quietly ends public reporting of COVID outbreaks in acute care
stillcoviding.ca
December 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The pandemic is not over! We are not “post-COVID”. Outbreaks in hospitals, acute care, schools are still happening.
Reposted by Janine Vangool
Read more about simple, practical ways to gather more safely this season:
👉 whn.global/a-healthier-...
#COVID #COVID19 #Flu #RSV #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention
👉 whn.global/a-healthier-...
#COVID #COVID19 #Flu #RSV #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention
A Healthier Holiday Season: Simple Ways to Gather Safely - WHN
The holiday season is a time for warmth, connection, and celebration. Whether you’re gathering with family, friends, coworkers, or neighbors, you can take simple, effective steps to reduce the spread ...
whn.global
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Read more about simple, practical ways to gather more safely this season:
👉 whn.global/a-healthier-...
#COVID #COVID19 #Flu #RSV #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention
👉 whn.global/a-healthier-...
#COVID #COVID19 #Flu #RSV #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention
“The research shows that young children are doing worse in almost every category of core development compared to pre-pandemic levels.”
Hmmm…
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
Hmmm…
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
More than one third of kindergarteners in B.C. struggle with core development, study finds
University of British Columbia research shows young children doing worse in almost every category compared to pre-pandemic levels
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
“The research shows that young children are doing worse in almost every category of core development compared to pre-pandemic levels.”
Hmmm…
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
Hmmm…
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti...
Add your COVID advocacy artwork to the WHN bulletin board!
Want your public health artwork or infographics featured on our bulletin board? Here’s how to join us:
1. Fill out the Get Involved form: whn.global/get-involved/
2. Join our Slack to meet the community and share your work: whn.global/whn-slack-wo...
1. Fill out the Get Involved form: whn.global/get-involved/
2. Join our Slack to meet the community and share your work: whn.global/whn-slack-wo...
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Add your COVID advocacy artwork to the WHN bulletin board!
What You Need to Know About COVID, November 2025
I invite you to read this article I compiled for the World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social.
whn.global/what-you-nee...
I invite you to read this article I compiled for the World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social.
whn.global/what-you-nee...
What You Need to Know About COVID, November 2025 - WHN
COVID is the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2). The virus is spread via infectious aerosols, exhaled by an infected person who may or may not dis...
whn.global
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
What You Need to Know About COVID, November 2025
I invite you to read this article I compiled for the World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social.
whn.global/what-you-nee...
I invite you to read this article I compiled for the World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social.
whn.global/what-you-nee...
Reposted by Janine Vangool
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
ALBERTA
SEVERE [no change]
About 1 of every 114 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 12.8 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.5 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 11.7 x higher
-Deaths: 20.8 x higher
ALBERTA
SEVERE [no change]
About 1 of every 114 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 12.8 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.5 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 11.7 x higher
-Deaths: 20.8 x higher
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Alberta's COVID Forecast outlook is SEVERE [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 15.1
About 1 of every 114 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 10,400-13,900
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: VERY HIGH; 12.8X higher
Long COVID: HIGH; 6.5X higher
Hospitalizations: VERY HIGH; 11.7X higher
Deaths: SEVERE; 20.8X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
AVOID indoor social gatherings
AVOID crowded non-essential places
If you ARE HIGH RISK: ALSO AVOID outdoor social gatherings
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreiha7iwiz3r2ptjbdzynzcvagjbyy25eeuz64tvkyhby2naxibw2oy@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
ALBERTA
SEVERE [no change]
About 1 of every 114 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 12.8 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.5 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 11.7 x higher
-Deaths: 20.8 x higher
ALBERTA
SEVERE [no change]
About 1 of every 114 people is infected.
Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:
-Infections: 12.8 x higher
-Long COVID: 6.5 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 11.7 x higher
-Deaths: 20.8 x higher
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There is no such thing as an intelligent report on increasing school absences due to chronic illness and mental health issues that does not lead with a discussion of the out-of-control virus that causes chronic illness and mental health issues.
@cbcnews.ca has seriously weird biases about COVID. 🙄
@cbcnews.ca has seriously weird biases about COVID. 🙄
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 AM
There is no such thing as an intelligent report on increasing school absences due to chronic illness and mental health issues that does not lead with a discussion of the out-of-control virus that causes chronic illness and mental health issues.
@cbcnews.ca has seriously weird biases about COVID. 🙄
@cbcnews.ca has seriously weird biases about COVID. 🙄
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What this government is doing is wrong, and people are hurting. To every trans young person and every family feeling targeted right now: you are seen, you are valued, and you belong in Alberta.
We will keep fighting for your dignity, your safety, and your future.
youtu.be/WgE5dmVa6AQ
We will keep fighting for your dignity, your safety, and your future.
youtu.be/WgE5dmVa6AQ
You belong here, and we will keep fighting for your dignity, your safety, and your future.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
What this government is doing is wrong, and people are hurting. To every trans young person and every family feeling targeted right now: you are seen, you are valued, and you belong in Alberta.
We will keep fighting for your dignity, your safety, and your future.
youtu.be/WgE5dmVa6AQ
We will keep fighting for your dignity, your safety, and your future.
youtu.be/WgE5dmVa6AQ
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NO EXCUSES. THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE. YOUR RIGHTS ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY ***RIGHT NOW*** BY THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT. IT'S TIME TO TAKE A STAND.
McDougall Centre from 5-7 pm. it's time to STAND UP or get rolled over
#NotwithstandingClause #CharterRightsAndFreedoms #yyc #abpoli #ableg
McDougall Centre from 5-7 pm. it's time to STAND UP or get rolled over
#NotwithstandingClause #CharterRightsAndFreedoms #yyc #abpoli #ableg
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
NO EXCUSES. THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE. YOUR RIGHTS ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY ***RIGHT NOW*** BY THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT. IT'S TIME TO TAKE A STAND.
McDougall Centre from 5-7 pm. it's time to STAND UP or get rolled over
#NotwithstandingClause #CharterRightsAndFreedoms #yyc #abpoli #ableg
McDougall Centre from 5-7 pm. it's time to STAND UP or get rolled over
#NotwithstandingClause #CharterRightsAndFreedoms #yyc #abpoli #ableg
Reposted by Janine Vangool
Reposted by Janine Vangool
🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
November 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🆄🅽🆂🅰🅵🅴 🅸🅽 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅾🆁🅺🅿🅻🅰🅲🅴
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
how the CBC forced me to resign over COVID
and why we’re all worse off for it—especially our kids
a 🧵
(on the occasion of my son’s [5th] and the CBC’s [89th] shared birthday, nov. 2)
👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
[links to referenced articles in ALT text]
No "golden dome"—sign the petition.
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/no...
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/no...
No Golden Dome for Canada
The Golden Dome purports to defend North America against incoming missiles by placing interceptors in space, but the technical challenges are enormous, the costs astronomical, and the strategic risks ...
you.leadnow.ca
October 31, 2025 at 9:29 PM
No "golden dome"—sign the petition.
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/no...
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/no...
Reposted by Janine Vangool
This is still some of the best #Covid #flyers / #infographics that I've seen. The individual images are also on the WHN website but the link in the quoted post below is for the PDF version that includes ALL the flyers (instead of having to download each PNG manually).
Here's a short URL to the page that hosts all of those great Covid awareness flyers created by @uppercasemag for @thewhn.bsky.social:
tiny.cc/covidflyers
tiny.cc/covidflyers
October 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This is still some of the best #Covid #flyers / #infographics that I've seen. The individual images are also on the WHN website but the link in the quoted post below is for the PDF version that includes ALL the flyers (instead of having to download each PNG manually).