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Not a Patty. Not born in 1946. Here to read, learn and scream into the void about Covid, children's well-being and Australian politics. Also here for dog/cat/nature pics bc we all need a bit of joy in our timelines.
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I hate that these stupid huge utes are becoming popular in Australia, spurred on by tax incentives and poor emissions standards. #auspol https://transportation.social/@DrTCombs/111433872495062399
Tab Combs (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image Y'all, she's 53 inches tall. 4 feet, 5 inches. And still not tall enough to "be seen." #RoadSafety #NHTSA #RoadTank #StupidTrucks

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As per A.J. Leonardi:
The current list of infections of increased risk due to Covid infection

1. RSV https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10582888/
Authors at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, a serious institution with a history of 16 Nobel laureates found about a 1.4x risk of rsv infection among youths after covid infection.

2. Strep Throat https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj-2022-072529

Authors in the BMJ found a 1.27x increased risk of strep infection after covid.

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver

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Association of COVID-19 with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in children aged 0–5 years in the USA in 2022: a multicentre retrospective cohort study

To investigate whether COVID-19 infection was associated with increased risk for incident respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections and associated diseases among young children that might have contributed to the 2022 surge of severe paediatric RSV ...

PubMed Central (PMC)
Got my #COVID #booster about 27 hours ago. Side effects have not been nearly as bad as with the previous 4 boosters. No fever/chills, no body aches, no muscle/joint pain. I have been able to do my usual weekend activities. Win! #Boosted
Here’s Angelo Carusone, Media Matters’ CEO, on the lawsuit: https://www.threads.net/@mediamattersforamerica/post/Czy1l8XO2fY/

This is a cool twist on the EV. It's a kei truck, so I'm already on board. But it has features for public emergency assistance.

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/11/18/most-boss-electric-pickup-truck-cybertruck-vs-puzzle-van/

The Puzzle features an exterior USB & AC outlet panel, powered by rooftop solar panels. Members of the public can access the panel to recharge their devices & connect to Wi-Fi, without having to climb into the cab.

A first aid kit located in the exterior panel enables people to help themselves in case the driver is out of commission or absent.

The car also comes equipped with a full sized crowbar, considered to be an essential tool for digging people out of debris in case of earthquakes and other disasters until heavy equipment arrives.

Most Boss Electric Pickup Truck: Cybertruck Vs. Puzzle Van

The coolest electric pickup truck on the block is not actually a pickup truck, it's the new Puzzle van from HW Electro.

CleanTechnica
@JacintaAllanMP Language matters - they are PROTECTIONS, not restrictions. Masking in hospitals is a basic protective measure that should never have been removed from Victorian hospitals. @VicGovDH

I've started a substack! I'll be using it instead of Twitter threads to post about latest Covid situation, latest NHS stats etc.. easier to share here on Mastadon, but more importantly, ensures my content remains *free*!

Next week, I'll be posting about latest Covid situation but also a look back at all the data we *used* to have and common biases in Covid data !

If you've valued what I've been doing on social media, please do subscribe - it's free!

https://open.substack.com/pub/christinapagel/p/so-ive-started-a-substack?r=8zv6v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

So I've started a substack...

I’ve been um-ing and ah-ing about this for a while, but have decided to take the plunge and start a Substack, mainly because of the uncertainty about what is going to happen to Twitter - especially if Twitter starts charging users! My initial plan is to use Substack for the types of things I used to put into medium to longish Twitter threads - so things like analysis of the latest Covid data, discussions of the latest Covid research, state of the NHS, and - sometimes - posts about my other research in health care.

Diving into Data & Decision making

25% increase week on week in Covid hospital admissions in England - increases seen across all regions except London. The latest wave continues.

Note that this is not (yet?) the new variant BA.2.86 ("Pirola") which is a small % of sequenced cases, but mostly Omicron XBB variants.

@DenisCOVIDinfoguy @auscovid19 Here are the recent trends in the key stats for Victoria (log axis):
#Influenza B is ripping through our household. Fevers and misery all around