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Flu Outbreak Tests New Pentagon Vaccine Policy
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/20/nx-s1-5864519/flu-outbreak-tests-new-pentagon-vaccine-policy
A flu outbreak at a Texas Air Force Base is fueling debate over the Pentagon's decision to end the military's flu vaccine mandate.
#fluseason #militaryhealth #vaccinepolicy

Econopass Jun 21

A flu outbreak at a Texas Air Force Base is fueling debate over the Pentagon's decision to end the military's flu vaccine mandate. #fluseason #militaryhealth #vaccinepolicy

https://www.npr.org/2026/06/20/nx-s1-5864519/flu-outbreak-tests-new-pentagon-vaccine-policy?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Guerric Haché May 22

Behold, the four seasons of Canada! A slight exaggeration, of course. I enjoyed playing around with the warning-sign style.

I've got this design up as a sticker and a shirt, and if you'd like it on something else, let me know! https://www.etsy.com/shop/LystrosaurusStudio?&search_query=four+seasons

#fourseasons #canada #vancouver #vancouverart #canadianart #vectorart #graphicdesign #wildfires #fluseason #influenza #mosquitoes

CBC Health Apr 1

Flu season still here, warns mom of Calgary cancer patient sick with influenza B
The mother of a young Calgary cancer patient is reminding Albertans the flu season is not over yet, and she's calling on people to consider the vulnerable when they're weighing vaccination this fall.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/influenza-b-children-alberta-9.7149058?cmp=rss

CBC Edmonton Apr 1

Flu season still here, warns mom of Calgary cancer patient sick with influenza B
The mother of a young Calgary cancer patient is reminding Albertans the flu season is not over yet, and she's calling on people to consider the vulnerable when they're weighing vaccination this fall.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/influenza-b-children-alberta-9.7149058?cmp=rss

CBC Calgary Apr 1

Flu season still here, warns mom of Calgary cancer patient sick with influenza B
The mother of a young Calgary cancer patient is reminding Albertans the flu season is not over yet, and she's calling on people to consider the vulnerable when they're weighing vaccination this fall.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/influenza-b-children-alberta-9.7149058?cmp=rss

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Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith Feb 28

There is a very slight uptick in #flu and #RSV cases in #NYC, which may indicate that we're going to have a relatively rare double wave this #FluSeason, but it's still less than 1% of hospitalizations.

#COVIDIsNotOver but #COVID cases are at some of the lowest levels since the virus emerged, and there were 30 deaths in the four weeks ending February 7.

You can help prevent a second wave of #influenza and #RSVirus if you #WearAMask on elevators, trains, buses, doctors' offices and supermarkets!

Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith Feb 24

#COVIDIsNotOver and we will have another outbreak before long. Plus, we have #FluSeason every year. Have you considered monitoring carbon dioxide?

I checked CO2 levels in several different locations over three and a half years. Here are some observations about its uses and limitations.

The likelihood of transmitting #COVID, the #flu or #RSV is affected by factors including temperature, humidity, wind, crowding, viral load, breathing, immune strength and vaccination.

https://grieve-smith.com/ftn/2026/02/so-you-want-to-monitor-carbon-dioxide-levels/

So you want to monitor carbon dioxide levels

One amazing thing about the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with previous epidemics, has been the availability of high-quality open data, keeping medical professionals, epidemiologists and even the general public aware of trends and risks. Ideally we wouldn't have needed these, but too many politicians

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Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith Feb 20

The #NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene need to figure out a way to indicate when an increase in an indicator is within the normal range of fluctuation. Yes, hospitalizations for the #flu went up from 0.34% of all hospitalizations to 0.57%, but those are tiny percentages!

#COVIDIsNotOver and it's still #FluSeason so these numbers are higher than the baseline, but not that much higher.

41 people died of #COVID in January, so I #WearAMask in trains, doctors' offices and supermarkets!

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Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith Feb 14

We're now at 20-26 #flu cases per lakh per day, way down from the peak of 389. Still more than 10x the baseline or 1-2 outside of #FluSeason, but last year we didn't reach this level until April.

#RSV is about the same level. It didn't get much higher this season, and we've seen this many cases every week for almost two months.

#COVID is about half the number of cases, about what we saw in October-November of last year. 41 #COVID19 deaths in January.

I still #WearAMask in trains and markets!