Avian flu in Victoria - 'not the same strain as the one being reported overseas, included in the United States and Antarctica.' but no futher detail. Assuming not #H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b #birdflu
agriculture.gov.au/about/news/avi…

NSW: Flu cases set to surge as NSW battles trio of viruses.

'A mix of influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been swirling around the state at the start of flu season, triggering a rise in hospital visits.'

NSW Health

Source: smh.com.au/national/austr…

This is no surprise at all, but it's still shocking to see.

This is not acceptable.

The number of cases of COVID in residential aged care homes has more than doubled during the course of 6 weeks.

🔹 As of 11 April – there were 1,150 cases in 209 facilities

🔹As of 16 May – there were 3,110 cases across 378 sites

Anika Wells MP #AgedCare

australianageingagenda.com.au/clinical/provi…

Year Zero-style anti-science. 🤦

Western Australia: Aged care residents dying needlessly due to vaccine complacency, health advocates warn. By John Flint

Anika Wells MP Dr Andrew Miller - bring back disease prevention WA Health Chief Health Officer, Western Australia John Flint

Source: thewest.com.au/news/wa/covid-…

Deeply humbled to have a role in this work. My deep thanks to Trisha Greenhalgh for being such a sterling convenor and motivator, and to the coauthors for sharing your gifts so freely.

journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cm…

Our explainer: #Birdflu is hitting Australian poultry farms, and the first human case has been reported in Victoria. Here’s what we know #H5N1 #H7N3 #H9N2 theconversation.com/bird-flu-is-hi… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

🇳🇿New Zealand: 'Significant' wave likely to hit New Zealand this winter, driven by FLiRT subvariant.

'There were 6146 new cases of COVID reported in the past week - almost double the 3922 cases reported the week before.'

#COVID19 #NewZealand

rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

Masks work. IF YOU WEAR THEM. How do I know? Both I and Dr Carol Bird are over four years into a pandemic where we work daily with patients with worse respiratory symptoms than we have ever previously seen and we have not had a single day of illness.
theconversation.com/masks-work-our…

CALLING MELBOURNITES!
You can now view Aranet 4 CO2 monitors in action at The Leaf Bookshop in Ashburton. And if you like what you see you can buy one there too, benefiting a friendly local business with CLEAN AIR.

Yes. Yes, it is.

Masks work, our comprehensive review has found. And yes, respiratory viruses are spread in the air we breathe. Handwashing alone is not enough. theconversation.com/masks-work-our… via The Conversation

Here's a new Briefing about implications of our new major mask review for Aotearoa New Zealand.
Winter is on the way, respiratory infection rates are up, & there's a potential new pandemic on the horizon.

Mask work & New Zealanders are missing out.

phcc.org.nz/briefing/scien…

'Corporate psychopathy'. The Post Office, infected blood, the Covid inquiry. It does not stop. Our lives are ruled by these lawless psychopaths in positions of power. Read Marina Hyde 👇

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

That implies a 69% chance that there is someone infectious in a group of 30.

As always, that would skew higher for those connected to schools and health care facilities.

Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update:

Sharp rises in most indicators continue as the wave builds momentum.

The Risk Analysis shows a sharp rise in the estimate to 3.8% Currently Infectious, or 1-in-27.

Report Link:
mike-honey.github.io/covid-19-au-va…
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