These lines are to commemorate my spectacular failure to win the North Street Book Prize with my 2024 collection “After Spruce: Poems in the Manner of Tom Jenks’ ‘Spruce’ During the Time of the Coronavirus Pandemic”.

Originally published Infection House July 2020

#ExperimentalPoetry #poem #poetry #PoetryCollection #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #Australia #UnitedStates #coronavirus #COVID19 #pandemic #DonaldJTrump #ScottMorrison #GladysBerejiklian #HorseshoeBats #OnlineMigration #OldNormal #SanitiserFatigue #ExponentialGrowth #PanicBuying #Asymptomatic #LafayettePark #FlatteningTheCurve #ZombieBusiness #HerdImmunity #RespiratoryDroplets

#Asymptomatic #Human #Infections With Avian #Influenza #H5N1 Virus Confirmed by Molecular and Serologic Testing - A Scoping Review, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/10/asymptomatic-human-infections-with.html
#Asymptomatic #Human #Infections With Avian #Influenza #H5N1 Virus Confirmed by Molecular and Serologic Testing - A Scoping Review

Studie zwar von 2022, dennoch wertvoll:

»The predicted #asymptomatic proportion peaked (36.2%, 95% CI: 26.0%–46.5%) at 13.5 years of age, then gradually decreased, leveling out in adults 40–50 years old, before dropping to 8.1% (95% CI: 3.4%–12.7%) by 90.5 years.« (mit grafischen Darstellungen)

Kinder und Jugendliche sind also am gefährlichsten, mit 30 Jahren aber immer noch eine 30% Wahrscheinlichkeit für einen #asymptomatisch​en Verlauf.

https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003791

#Corona #CovidIsNotOver

You've got COVID & don't know it(!) 49% of cases are completely asymptomatic, or have no respiratory symptoms whatsoever. Only headache or other symptoms.
- #Yale School of Public Health, citing the #CDC and #Lancet Regional #Health.
So #MaskUp b/c #CovidIsNotOver #asymptomatic #infections #carrier #NYC #mask #respirator #face #shield #vaccination #HEPA #filtration #rapid #tests no #symptoms | #LongCOVID #surpassed #asthma as #number #one #chronic #illness in #USA
#CovidIsNotOver the deeper the state the more Covid in the wastwater (highlighted in red). Cross-hatched states (highlighted in grey) report less than 5%, so ignore them (other maps show high infection in NYC, Long Island, for example).
Link is to map, charts you can customize which region is shown.
#measles #mumps #rubella #booster #shot #vaccine #LongCovid #MaskUp #SARS #bird #flu #wastewater #samples #find #asymptomatic #cases https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-national-data.html

@DenisCOVIDinfoguy @auscovid19

A headline that needs something else or perhaps a more sensitive expression: “Long Covid is continuing to linger in the workplace, and businesses struggle to cope.”
Because I’m pretty sure the people who suffer from Long Covid also struggle to cope with it.

Linked question: have workplaces done anything to either support workers or prevent transmission? Are they cleaning the shared air, for instance? (Especially with current estimates of ~40% of those with Covid-19 being asymptomatic.)

#Covid #CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsNot0ver #PublicHealth #Public_Health #asymptomatic #workplace

This 2022 study of 38 different studies, showed that the percentage of people who are asymptomatic the whole time they're infected with COVID is 44%!
Highest in children and teens, then younger adults, decreasing in frequency to seniors who show the most symptoms. How many ppl have told me they'll put on a mask if they see someone coughing...
#CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #airborne #virus #asymptomatic #carrier #cough #droplets #respirator #face #shield #measles #bird #flu #too https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9935239/
Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Age: A Global Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections have raised concerns for public health policies to manage epidemics. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the age-specific proportion of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infected persons globally by ...

PubMed Central (PMC)
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" is growing, known as "razor blade throat". W.H.O. says it is a variant to monitor, as it is expected to take over soon as #1 strain infecting folks in U.S.A. Link is to COVID wastewater map (pictured), additional resources.
#CovidIsNotOver #SummerSurge #hospitalized #proper #respirator #face #shield #mask #asymptomatic #carrier #razor #blade #cough #COVID = #AirBorne #MaskUp #LongCOVID is #number #one #illness in #children #surpassing #asthma https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-wastewater-surveillance
82K ppl at Metlife Stadium for Shakira concert May 15 may have been exposed to measles. Out of state attendee became sick, fessed up. 1 in 5 who get it will need hospitalization(!) Symptoms might not appear til June 6!
I got blood work done, & sure enough, I'm getting my measles booster - MMR - measles mumps rubella.
#MaskUp #measles #BirdFlu #COVID #LongCOVID #airborne #virus #disease #stadium #concert #exposed #cough #sneeze #contagious #asymptomatic #spreader #event https://people.com/officials-warn-measles-exposure-shakira-nj-concert-metlife-stadium-east-rutherford-11739152
Officials Warn of Measles Exposure at Shakira's New Jersey Concert

A person with measles attended the sold-out concert at the MetLife stadium, which can hold more than 82,000 people.

People.com
Article from yesterday, India News. They discuss the wave in Asia, how Hong Kong is seeing its highest infection rate in over a year. In one week, 31 hospitalizations for #COVID. This strain is now here, mainly in NYC and LA, but a COVID wave is coming to the USA next.
#CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #LongCOVID #asymptomatic #infectious #airborne #virus #mask #face #shield #illness #disease #heart #lung #function #diminished #valve #issues #mild #infection #rates #wastewater #map https://www.indiatoday.in/health/story/covid-19-cases-surge-asia-mild-increase-india-vigilance-thailand-singapore-hong-kong-2727486-2025-05-20
Covid-19 cases rising: What’s behind the sudden spike in Asia?

Covid-19 cases have surged in several Asian countries, including Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand. India, however, reports a mild increase.

India Today