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My aunt, the doctor, told me a new joke. She asked: How dangerous is the H5N1 outbreak at the mink farm in Utah? I said I did not know. So she answered: It’s more dangerous than people mink. And then neither of us laughed.
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. @WHO invites public comment on the draft monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework accompanying its Strategic plan for coronavirus disease threat management, covering #COVID19, #MERS and novel coronavirus diseases. Details ⬇️ who.int/news-room/articles-d… (1/3)

Call for public comment – Monitoring, evaluation and learning framework for the Strategic plan for...

Draft document: Monitoring, evaluation, and learning framework for the Strategic plan for coronavirus disease threat management Consultation period: 26 October–13 November 2026 Deadline for comments:...

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The PNW has had high COVlD levels for approximately 2 months. If someone does not regularly mask outdoors, a large gathering during a surge would be a wise time to do so. In surges, the odds of *multiple* infectious people in close proximity increases.
Aug 31 heat map (data from Aug 22)

ALT Aug 31 heat map (data from Aug 22)

Oct 26 heat map (data from Oct 17)

ALT Oct 26 heat map (data from Oct 17)

Taylor Lorenz
@TaylorLorenzSep 23
Replying to @AriDrennen
Outdoor *crowds* are often super spreader events and the PNW has been in a big surge for a while now. It’s weird that people are so averse to recognize this. Somehow everyone understood the concept of mitigating airborne disease in 2020 and 2021
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SCOOP: The RCMP is investigating fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering in connection with Alberta's health care procurement controversy, according to a letter filed in court theglobeandmail.com/canada/a… w @tom_cardoso

RCMP probe potential fraud, money laundering in Alberta health care procurement controversy

Letter filed to court shows charges are being pursued as police investigate the province’s health contracts

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Increased risk for long COVID associated with autoimmune rheumatic diseases medicalxpress.com/news/2026-… via @medical_xpress

Increased risk for long COVID associated with autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD) have an increased risk for long COVID, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

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PMC COVlD Update, Oct 26, 2026 🔥44 states with COVlD outbreaks (see Alt) 🔥Double wave peaks, both at an estimated 950,000 new daily infections 🔥6th week in a row of massive CDC upward retroactive corrections going back to early July THREAD (1/4)
The US has at least 44 states and territories with COVlD outbreaks, a figure identical to last week. The CDC continues to make large, upward retroactive corrections, and we are in a secondary wave peak. States with observed outbreaks include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai’i, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. Additional states with poor monitoring likely have outbreaks based on high levels in bordering counties in adjacent states.

ALT The US has at least 44 states and territories with COVlD outbreaks, a figure identical to last week. The CDC continues to make large, upward retroactive corrections, and we are in a secondary wave peak. States with observed outbreaks include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai’i, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. Additional states with poor monitoring likely have outbreaks based on high levels in bordering counties in adjacent states.

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Baby hawks being scared of a Butterfly
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When you try to act cool, but chaos has other plans.. 😂
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Now that it is 
the last week of October 
if they ask why 
you are wearing a mask 
just tell them you 
are wearing a costume 
for a Halloween party, 
and when they ask 
what you are dressed as, 
tell them you are dressed as
someone who gives a damn
about other people.
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Blood Test Combining IL-6 and Neutrophil Levels Predicts COVID-19 Death Risk in Hospitalised Adults bioengineer.org/blood-test-c…

Blood Test Combining IL-6 and Neutrophil Levels Predicts COVID-19 Death

An exploratory analysis of a phase 3 COVID-19 trial found that a composite score combining baseline interleukin-6 levels and neutrophil percentage identified hospitalised adults with roughly fourteen...

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The flu hospitalization rate in the U.S. is at the highest level for this time of year since the 2010 season. Positive flu tests, emergency room visits and hospitalizations have been increasing since late August and early September. abcnews.com/Health/flu-hospi…

Flu hospitalization rate at highest level for this time of year since 2010 season, but still...

The flu hospitalization rate in the U.S. is at the highest level for this time of year since the 2010 season, according to an update published Friday from the CDC.

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Are you watching the Hooties or are the Hooties watching you?
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The recirculation "feature" in cars is extremely dangerous. It increases risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission immensely in rideshares. The CO2 level itself also promotes drowsiness and cognitive dysfunction, risk factors for accidents. If you have a CO2 monitor, use it while driving with recirc on for 15 mins. You will not be able to unsee the result, and I doubt you will ever do it again.
Aranet Home
@aranet_homeOct 23
The age-old question still stands: which car is trying to suffocate you the most? We're on a mission to find out. First one - the EV.
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at least we’re all under the same moon.
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A friend in New York says everyone there has a cough A friend in Michigan says everyone there has a cough A friend in Georgia says everyone there has a cough A friend in Oregon says everyone there has a cough My friends I fear they have more than just a cough.
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Thank you to all of the courageous people out there who continue to mask, even when it’s not the popular choice!
A red NIOSH N95 mask with red text reading “masking is courageous” surrounded by red roses and abstract boarder decorations. Oliviabelknaptherapy.com

ALT A red NIOSH N95 mask with red text reading “masking is courageous” surrounded by red roses and abstract boarder decorations. Oliviabelknaptherapy.com

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US measles cases hit 4,588, more than twice last year’s total cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-me…

US measles cases hit 4,588, more than twice last year’s total

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bbc.com/news/articles/c63el7…

Devon care home nurse who lied about Covid-19 can return to work

Seven residents died at Holmesley Nursing Home in Sidford when Joanne Burchell was its manager.

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I'm so impressed with CC people in their 20s and 30s. Developmentally, it's just a very difficult time in general, focused on "launching," so there is a lot of pressure surrounding relationships, education, and work. Since pandemic onset, you have lived through immense threats, which much of society stopped acknowledging in 2022. That can create immense stigma, isolation, and alienation. You may be dealing with health issues or caregiving for family earlier than anticipated, or both. These challenges are often much harder if money is especially tight, or you're a part of an underrepresented or minoritized group or groups. It's just difficult in so many way. Anyway, you're the best. I see you. You're way ahead of your time. Keep fighting. 💪😷
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