Put on a fucking mask.
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Highly transmissible flu strain Super-K infects more than 2,500 Australians
Highly transmissible flu strain Super-K infects more than 2,500 Australians

More than 2,500 Australians have rung in the new year with a highly transmissible new strain of influenza, and health authorities are on alert for what could be Australia’s worst year since tracking began 35 years ago.

Last year’s record, when more than half a million Australians contracted a laboratory-certified form of flu and 1,508 people died, was a 44% increase on the 2024 mortality rate.

#AusPol #Australia #Medical #health #covid #covid19 #GetVaccinated #disability #disabled #LongCovid #PutOnAMask #flu

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/08/flu-super-k-australia-highly-infectious-strain?CMP=share_btn_url

Highly transmissible flu strain Super-K infects more than 2,500 Australians

Unseasonably high rate of influenza comes as vaccination rates plummet among those most vulnerable, GPs say

The Guardian
I really wish Prof Peter Hotez had an account on Mastodon rather than just that bird site.
#MAHAFAIL #GetVaccinated #HHS #Science

Finally went and got my #flu shot (along with my kids), and I guess this is a reminder to do the same if you haven't already.

#GetVaccinated #vaccinessavelives

RE: https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/115830275867691351

I recently turned an anti vaxxer who called the COVID vaccine a clot shot into someone who decided to go and get vaccinated using a very simple argument. Feel free to use it:

1. Vaccines are made by drug companies.
2. Drug companies make most of their money off the elderly as ageing populations require more care.
3. Why would you kill off your customers before they become the most profitable to you?

They've now had all their COVID vaccines.

Ironic too that we were all supposed to be dead by new year's eve.

#vaccines #GetVaccinated #vaccineswork

Trump, RFK Jr., and anti-vax fiends have accomplished an amazing feat. Measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. in 2000. In 2025, there were 2,065 new cases. ~93% were unvaccinated or unknown, while 7% had received at least one dose of the vaccine. #GetVaccinated #measles

"Multiple diseases, including pertussis (#WhoopingCough), #influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (#RSV), and #COVID19, are contributing to increased respiratory illness activity across the United States and globally as the 2025–26 respiratory season unfolds."

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/us-respiratory-virus-activity-rises-arkansas-reports-record-pertussis-year

#GetVaccinated #VaccinesSaveLives

US respiratory virus activity rises as Arkansas reports record pertussis year

CIDRAP
Went out with N99 masks to a show. Attended family Christmas eve party masked, attended Christmas day family gathering masked. I don't give it a second thought that very few around me are masked because it's second nature to protect ourselves. Hearing of a LOT of people getting sick with ILI and Covid.
#PublicHealth #WearAMask #GetVaccinated #CovidIsNotOver #ILI
After you get past the commercial, interview with Dr Peter Hotez is well worth the watch:
U.S. measles cases surge to highest level in 30 years:
https://www.ms.now/ms-now/watch/u-s-measles-cases-surge-to-highest-level-in-30-years-2478590531509
#measles #getvaccinated #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease #WearaMask
U.S. measles cases surge to highest level in 30 years

This year's spikes in measles cases could cause the U.S. to lose its "elimination status" by next year after the CDC reports nearly 2,000 cases and 50 outbreaks nationwide. Dr. Peter Hotez discusses on "All In."

MS NOW

3 kids lost to the flu is 3 too many. 💔

The flu shot isn’t about fear — it’s about protecting kids, elders, and each other, especially before holiday gatherings.

Please get vaccinated and encourage others to do the same.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-eohu-flu-child-deaths-2025-9.7016118
#GetVaccinated #PublicHealth #Ottawa #FluSeason

Flu blamed in deaths of 3 children in Ottawa area this month | CBC News

Three children between the ages of five and nine have died from complications of influenza this month, health officials in Ottawa and a neighbouring region said Monday.

CBC

RE: https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/115735855881669989

This whole thing is unconscionable. We're becoming the world's leader in spreading infections and not caring who they hurt...
#GetVaccinated #WearaMask #QuackDoctor #IBelieveInScience #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth