RE: https://mastodon.social/@violetblue/116235250150418950

Even if not in New Zealand, all the information in this video applies.

#Covid #OpenAWindow #GetVaccinated #MaskUp #StayHome

Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.

Now it’s been circulating for more than a year, with cases reported in 30 states in 2026.

Pandemic researchers say the resurgence is a warning sign — and a big reminder to #GetVaccinated.

https://theconversation.com/we-study-pandemics-and-the-resurgence-of-measles-is-a-grim-sign-of-whats-coming-275059

We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what’s coming

Controlling the spread of many infections, including measles, depends on trust in public health, which is eroding.

The Conversation

RE: https://todon.eu/@focusedoninfinity/116219842147435718

Good informative Covid video based on research. Worth the 15 minute watch (and following the link externally to Youtube)
Covid never "ended", repeat infections increases likelyhood of Long Covid and cellular damage.
#CovidIsNotOver #LongCovid #Covid19 #PublicHealth #GetVaccinated #WearAMask

Each Covid-19 wave wrecks your health. Here's what you can do

Hospitalisations and deaths from the virus are climbing as the ninth wave of Covid-19 surges across Aotearoa.

RNZ

These types of deaths are mostly preventable. Getting your flu shot & wearing a mask in public, reduces yours and other peoples risks.
IT"S NOT JUST A COLD!

Eighth child dies from flu in Massachusetts, health officials report

There have been 298 deaths among adults during the 2025-2026 flu season, bringing the influenza death total to 306.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-eighth-child-flu-death/70652079

#Flu #Influenza #PublicHealth #GetVaccinated #WearAMask

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"Sorry your seemingly healthly 30 year old son dropped dead of a heart attack." But his chart will often show us that he had previously contracted Covid. It doesn't have to be a bad infection to cause this kind of damage.

We can never really know if it was really what caused the issue. Only research like this can confirm what we already suspected, #Covid19 can cause harmful long-term outcomes.

#Covid19 #GetVaccinated #WearAMask #CovidisNotOver #PublicHealth

I've been passing this article that came out in January:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/12/nation/heart-failure-deaths-in-us-covid-pandemic/?s_campaign=8315:varf

I decided to search for the original article - the Globe seems to have picked it up first, but that's not the concerning thing.

The search reminded me that the resulting heart damage caused by Covid has been studied CONSTANTLY since the original pandemic started. But to the everyday Joe Schmoe, Covid is over and "It's only a cold".
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#CovidisNotOver #Covid19 #WearAMask #GetVaccinated #PublicHealth

Heart failure deaths up in US since COVID

The increases have been most pronounced among younger adults and Black Americans, pointing to disruptions in care and worsening conditions during the health emergency.

The Boston Globe

RE: https://kind.social/@nat/116166480289416048

Spectacular presentation from Nat, I highly recommend taking a look and sharing!
#CovidisNotOver #WearAMask #Getvaccinated #PublicHealth #Covid19

> Parents Tried to Shield Their Children From Vaccines. Instead They Got Measles.
https://archive.ph/nJO6M (NYT- unlocked)

Oh, I can hear the #CosmicJoker laughing, seriously laughing here.

Oh well, you can keep giving the religious nutjobs their "exemptions" or you can say fuck that, #GetVaccinated.

Meanwhile, the Cosmic Joker keeps laughing.

Blessed be the #DivineHumor.
#FAFO

> Could a vaccine prevent dementia? Shingles shot data only getting stronger. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/could-a-vaccine-prevent-dementia-shingles-shot-data-only-getting-stronger/

Already got mine, since I did have chickenpox in younger days. Hey, I will take all the help I can get.

#GetVaccinated #health

Could a vaccine prevent dementia? Shingles shot data only getting stronger.

Latest data hints that benefits seen so far could be underestimates.

Ars Technica