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THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for May 7th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #Hantavirus onboard the #MVHondius a rare and deadly strain that can spread person-to-person

- US #FDA blocks publication of several studies finding Covid-19, shingles vaccines to be safe

- Australia taking preparations for #PathogenX seriously

- From the #IrishTimes : “we need to refocus on #LongCovid [because] in many respects #Covid19 is a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one.”

- Groundbreaking new 12-month study meticulously tracked post-Covid symptoms in children

- Scientists find human embryos are vulnerable to Covid

- @whn May edition of the Kids' Zone Mag all about plants and gardening

...and much more.

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Ecology & Evolution of Health Apr 3

The team is hiring a research engineer (or #postdoc) for 12+12 months via the #PReViX project on the #epidemiology of #PathogenX led by @mtsofonea with @laurentjacob, Anna Zhukova, @sebduchene @simonlorierelab, and François Chevenet.

The goal is to implement #web versions of #phylodynamics software packages.

Applicants are expected to have experience in #JavaScript, #PHP, #Python and, ideally, #rust.

#Job description (in French) is at
https://www.college-de-france.fr/fr/actualites/ingenieur-en-bioinformatique-fh-0