Category: Australia
A huge wave of Covid-19 deaths is rolling across the globe *1 Update*
A huge winter wave of Covid deaths is spreading across the world, almost entirely unreported by the mainstream media.… ...More...
The stunning global growth of XBB.1.5
An incredible new visualisation showing the growth of XBB.1.5 across the globe, created by Mike Honey.… ...More...
Recombination potential between SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV
A June 2021 preprint looking at the potential for a MERS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2 recombination event is receiving a lot of social media attention today following rumours of MERS-CoV/SARS-CoV-2 infections at the World Cup in Qatar. … ...More...
Australia: 58% seek advice for ongoing Covid symptoms
An Australian Lung Foundation report has found that three in five people sought medical advice or treatment for ongoing Covid symptoms.… ...More...
Lancet: Covid response “a massive global failure at multiple levels”
The Lancet Commission looking into the global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic response has levelled some withering criticism at the failure of governments and agencies to tackle the pandemic and uncover its origins.… ...More...
India: More than 2 million children orphaned by Covid-19
A project by Imperial College in London outlines the horrendous toll of the pandemic on children across the globe as millions are orphaned by the virus.… ...More...
STOP PRESS: World Health Organisation believes that Long COVID may be a thing
It seems the World Health Organisation has suddenly become aware of something called Long COVID after their chief scientist tweeted the following yesterday:.… ...More...
Australia: 12% of the workforce off sick with long Covid
An estimated 31,000 Australian workers are calling in sick every day because of the debilitating symptoms of long COVID.… ...More...
Omicron BA.4.6 at 4 percent of all US sequences
Omicron BA.4.6, a subvariant of BA.4, has been attracting some media attention over the past few days.… ...More...
Diptheria: First case in Switzerland for 40 years
Several people have been infected with diphtheria at a centre for asylum seekers – the first known cases of the bacterial infection in Switzerland in nearly 40 years.… ...More...