“If we were to see immune damage manifesting at a population level, it would look like what we’re seeing today: big waves of common illnesses. Unusual spikes of uncommon illnesses. Course reversal for previously declining and eliminated illnesses. An unexplained, global wave of sickness.”

https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/kids-keep-getting-sicker-as-evidence?utm_campaign=post

Five years ago today, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Since then, much of the world has moved on—but COVID hasn’t disappeared.

People are still getting sick, hospitals still see surges, and Long COVID continues to disrupt lives. The good news? We still have the power to protect ourselves and our communities.

Read our latest blog on why prevention still matters: https://whn.global/five-years-since-covid-was-declared-a-pandemic/

Americans are spending nearly 1.5 hours less outside their homes in 2023 than in 2003. New research shows the pandemic accelerated a long-term trend of staying in. Does this sound familiar? https://buff.ly/zzztMZJ
#wfh #sociallife #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver

(Edit: Now with the right graph)

The pandemic’s impact on #education runs deeper than an embrace of remote learning. New research shows growing mistrust of #teachers, reversing the praise they received during lockdowns. https://theconversation.com/5-ways-schools-have-shifted-in-5-years-since-the-covid-19-246449
#COVID19 #highered #edsky

A pandemic isnt an opinion poll.

59% are *wrong.*

Factually, patently wrong.

41% are *right*.

Wear a Fucking Mask you fucks.

#covid19 #CovidIsNotOver

https://aus.social/@DenisCOVIDinfoguy/114124157989551131

#COVID19 joins syphilis, AIDS, and tuberculosis as diseases that persist despite medical breakthroughs. A medical historian explains why social and economic factors are just as crucial as #vaccines in eliminating epidemics. https://theconversation.com/covid-19-is-the-latest-epidemic-to-show-biomedical-breakthroughs-arent-enough-to-eliminate-a-disease-245827
By Powel H. Kazanjian, University of Michigan

For people who are still avoiding COVID:

How are we feeling about hotels/motels? Is there generally a lot or a little air circulation between rooms? Is there a way to tell ahead of time? What are your safety protocols?

A #publichealth professor looks at how the CDC protects Americans’ life and how it’s likely to be affected by the Trump administration’s actions, including laying off thousands of its staff. https://theconversation.com/cdc-layoffs-strike-deeply-at-its-ability-to-respond-to-the-current-flu-norovirus-and-measles-outbreaks-and-other-public-health-emergencies-248486 #COVID19 #BirdFlu #EBOLA

This is pretty messed up I think, since Elon/Trump are kiboshing everything possible, this is not likely to be extended.

Pandemic Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Coverage Set to End March 31

Health systems have been operating under the assumption that telehealth would be a long-term solution. They’re not just worried about Medicare; private insurers often follow Medicare’s lead. If Medicare pulls back, it could trigger a cascade of changes across the board.

#COVID19
https://www.pulmonologyadvisor.com/features/medicare-telehealth-ending/

CBS News: For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, more people in the U.S. died of influenza than from COVID-19 in the week ending on Jan. 25, according to weekly figures published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flu-deaths-surpass-covid-for-first-time-since-pandemic-started/
#covid19 #influenza #flu #death #health #healthcare

good morning from #NYC and a reminder that, given we are the center of the traveling world, with #measles and #birdFlu we have now 5 pandemics and 2 epidemics to deal with here in the Big Apple:

#COVID19
#rotovirus
#norovirus
#influenza
bird flu (#H1N1)
measles
#mpox

so please, fight #MAGA #eugenics and #MaskUp
https://writing.exchange/@davepolaschek/114007996754324445

Nearly half of an elite U.S. epidemiology program known as the "disease detectives" were dismissed by the Trump administration Friday, dealing a blow to public health efforts as fears rise over bird flu. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/15/world/science-health/trump-cdc-bird-flu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #us #disease #donaldtrump #covid19 #birdflu #health

"That’s why the Alberta document is really just despicable.

It’s a complete insult to so many people who sacrificed so much doing everything they could to keep people alive while their work was sabotaged and undermined by information spread by some of the people in this document."
#Covid19 #abpoli #Covid19Response #RewritingHistory