THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for Mar. 19th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #LongCovid affects 18 million Americans (that we know of)

- Over 150,000 uncounted Covid deaths occurred 2020-2021

- Study of higher education during Covid shutdowns shows certain subjects are better taught online

- #UK Covid Inquiry report due out today; UK in “much worse position” than before Covid

- #RFKJr ’s ACIP/CDC vaccine advisory board is spreading a “report” that Covid vaccines cause a condition just like Long Covid

- This weekend: Covid safety for sex workers workshop (online)

- Netherlands experiencing record Covid lows

- NZ rejects WHO pandemic rule changes, aligning with RFK Jr

...and much more.

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#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCovid #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #COVIDnews #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver

Thank you to Moms Demand Action for sharing Jen's story. 🧡

https://www.facebook.com/MomsDemandAction/posts/after-his-daughter-jen-was-stolen-by-a-horrific-act-of-domestic-gun-violence-dre/1412949390869360/

#prevention #PublicHealth #nonprofit

For anyone interested in #population change, #globalhealth, and #statistics – the Department of Social #Statistics and #Demography at the University of #Southampton is currently recruiting for their #MSc programmes. These programmes focus on developing strong #analyticalskills for real-world #research and #policy.

More info and QR code links in the flyers ⬇️

#Demography #SocialResearch #AppliedStatistics #DataScience #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #QuantitativeResearch

RFK Jr. is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market.

History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back when trust in shots — or access to them — falters.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-vaccine-agenda-childhood-plagues?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Health #PublicHealth #Vaccines #Children #History #Science #RFKJr

Thank you for sharing Jennifer Ann's story 🧡

https://www.facebook.com/MomsDemandAction/posts/after-his-daughter-jen-was-stolen-by-a-horrific-act-of-domestic-gun-violence-dre/1412949390869360/

#prevention #PublicHealth

Just attended Sweden’s Radon Day in Stockholm 🇸🇪

A room full of experts, authorities, and companies working on one shared challenge: radon.

Really encouraging to see collaboration across sectors — and also refreshing to hear honest discussions about what’s still missing.

Progress is happening… but there’s more to do.

👉 Curious — is radon something people talk about where you live?

#Radon #PublicHealth #IndoorAirQuality #Sustainability
https://youtu.be/TfqBKnW4d9g

🏅 Auszeichnung für eine Zeit, die uns alle geprägt hat.

🤝 Der Ärzteverband Öffentlicher Gesundheitsdienst Baden-Württemberg hat Gesundheitsminister Manne Lucha mit der Justinus-Kerner-Medaille geehrt – für seinen Einsatz im Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst, insbesondere während der Corona-Pandemie.

😷🦠 Auch in Baden-Württemberg hieß das damals: Lockdowns, Kontaktbeschränkungen, geschlossene Clubs, Kinos und Sportangebote. Dazu kamen Maskenpflicht im Alltag, immer wieder neue Corona-Verordnungen und Regeln, die sich an die Lage angepasst haben.

💭 Auch Themen wie Test- und Impfstrategien, Maskenbeschaffung und zeitweise Ausgangsbeschränkungen haben den Alltag geprägt.

🎯 Der Öffentliche Gesundheitsdienst war dabei mittendrin: von der Umsetzung der Regeln bis zur Organisation von Schutzmaßnahmen.

💪 Die Auszeichnung macht sichtbar, wie viel alle Beteiligten in dieser Zeit geleistet haben – und wie wichtig ein funktionierendes Gesundheitssystem ist.

#ÖGD #Gesundheit #BadenWürttemberg #Pandemie #JustinusKernerMedaille #PublicHealth Corona #Zusammenhalt

How Australia could be at risk of a meningitis outbreak

A growing outbreak of meningococcal B and meningitis has killed two young people in the UK as the number of infections climb. Here's why infectious disease professor Paul Griffin thinks Australia should be worried.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/boosting-vaccinations-could-prevent-a-meningitis-outbreak/106472046

#Meningococcaldisease #VaccinesandImmunity #PublicHealth #DiseaseOutbreak

"'Vaccines do not cause autism and they never have caused autism,' stressed [Kate] O'Brien [World Health Organization vaccine chief].

She said vaccines had saved 154 million lives over the past 50 years, and more than 30 diseases could be prevented through immunisation..."
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2598396/vaccines-facing-misinformation-spike-who-experts
#vaccines #VaccineSkepticism #misinformation #disinformation #WHO #PublicHealth #science