USA: A study found 8% of US healthcare workers with symptomatic COVID kept working while sick, and this increased as the pandemic went on. Presenteeism was more common among those with graduate degrees and higher incomes than among lower-paid or less-educated workers. Source:
CIDRAP
Presenteeism among health workers with COVID rose steadily last year, study suggests
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Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 9 Dec to 15 Dec 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 375 (+11.6%) 🔹Influenza: 1,690 (-10.9%) 🔹RSV: 312 (-15.6%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 32 (-20.0%) 🔸Influenza: 66 (-8.3%) 🔸RSV: 31 (+3.3%) Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu image
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SBS News
Meet the Australian who's still counting our COVID cases — five years on
Meet the Melbourne IT specialist who tracks "incredibly valuable" COVID-19 data in his spare time.
Measles alert for Sydney NSW Health just issued a measles alert for multiple locations across Sydney after a confirmed case travelled around the city while infectious earlier this month. Full list of locations and times below. Source:
Measles alert for Sydney
NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a confirmed case who was infectious while visit...
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Australia’s TGA has added the new Comirnaty LP.8.1 COVID-19 vaccine, targeting the LP.8.1 variant. It’s recommended annually for adults 18–64 who aren’t severely immunocompromised and is free for all residents. Pfizer says it’s now available. Source:
SBS News
New jab for new COVID-19 variant: Australians can now access additional vaccine
The federal health department says regular COVID-19 vaccinations are "the best way" to maintain protection.
Scientists Explain How mRNA COVID Vaccines May Rarely Cause Myocarditis. "A new study identifies a mechanism for how COVID vaccines may, in infrequent cases, drive heart inflammation, a condition that can be caused by the disease itself" Source: https://archive.md/HvfTL Study: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adq0143 image
USA: Deadly 'super' flu surge forces schools to close and triggers mask mandates across the US "The CDC has reported that between 1.9 million and 3.3 million Americans have had the flu since October 1 and 19,000 to 38,000 have been hospitalized. The surge has led to a reinstatement of mask mandates across several states for everyone entering a hospital." Source: https://archive.md/Sa6yF image
Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 2 Dec to 8 Dec 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 336 (+16.6%) 🔹Influenza: 1,898 (+23.4%) 🔹RSV: 370 (-5.1%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 40 (Stable) 🔸Influenza: 72 (-1.3%) 🔸RSV: 30 (-14.2%) Source: https://health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu image
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System. 07 December 2025 "A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may worsen this. The message is clear: protecting ourselves still matters." Source:
John Snow Project
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart dise...
 Study: https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712%2825%2900509-0/fulltext
What Doesn't Kill You Mutates And Tries Again. #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #CleanAir #MaskUp😷 image