🇬🇧 UK: You are “more likely” to catch COVID “indoors and in crowded places”, the NHS warns.
"Avoiding these areas where possible could help limit your chances of infection."
Source: https://archive.li/IfLIi
No-needle test can tell if flu/COVID vaccines are effective.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a skin patch that can detect antibodies for COVID and flu. It’s far more sensitive than current tests, needs only a half-volt of power, and provides results in about 10 minutes.
Source: https://archive.li/yBsS2
Study: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.5c03817
Molecular Pathways Explain Why Long COVID Hits Women Harder.
Women are 3x times more likely to develop long COVID.
Researchers found gut leakiness, inflammation, anemia, and hormone imbalances in women with long COVID (including lower testosterone and cortisol). These factors may help explain why long COVID affects women more.
Source: https://archive.li/pUBSE
Study: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(25)00522-1
Tern is right. It’s great having an informed online community that’s adapted to the ongoing pandemic reality and is doing everything possible to stay safe.
I know it’s been a tough ride, but please know you are not alone.
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🇬🇧 UK: New flu virus mutation could see 'worst season in a decade'
Professor Nicola Lewis, director of the World Influenza Centre, says this year’s flu dynamics are “unusual” and “concerning.”
Flu’s R is estimated at 1.4 vs 1.2 normally, meaning 100 cases could spread to 140 instead of 120.
Source: https://archive.li/1GUWd
Another article talking about COVID in the past tense. The pandemic didn’t end. Transmission continues, long COVID continues, and ignoring it doesn’t make it go away. The “tools to stop the next pandemic” are the same tools we should be using now.
"Pandemics are a choice - Nov 9, 2025"
Source: https://archive.li/fLf7a
Dementia Heightens COVID-19 Risks in Sweden’s Seniors.
"A significant study conducted in Sweden has revealed alarming insights into how dementia not only affects the risks of contracting COVID-19 but also influences the outcomes for those infected."
Source: https://archive.li/BVzwv
