They are us
Kia Kaha New Zealand. Stay Strong. The use of hate and fear only creates more hate and fear. And it creates anger and loss. Tragic loss. Some articles online that I found useful to read Read More …
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Way up…
Australia has had a big summer of flu with numbers way up from what we’re used to. As my recent posts here and here flagged, it’s hard to know whether this isn’t just the new Read More …
What’s up d̵a̵n̵g̵e̵r̵ Flu?
Influenza is still hammering Australia with unseasonable disrespect. Is this just more testing for flu viruses, or is it a new variant virus? January in Australia is continuing 2018’s out-of-character trend to be the biggest Read More …
What’s new Influ2day…?
Annoying things I read in the Australian online news media today… Not too late to get the flu shot. No. It sure isn’t. I was…surprised to read this since the flu season – in terms of Read More …
A pile of TWADALs…
IMPORTED POST* During my time engaging with a gaggle of hardcore vaccine denialists, I developed a term and acronym…TWADAL TWADAL stands for “Those Who Are Decided Against Learning“. It came about because those I engaged Read More …
What’s new Influ2day…?
Annoying things I read in the Australian online news media today… ‘Super vaccines’ For those confused – and from what I’ve seen on FaceBook, confusion about this season’s influenza (flu) vaccine program abounds – these are Read More …
Commonwealth games virus and parasite tally!
This is based on numbers reported by the media. Gold is awarded for a confirmed case, silver for a probable and bronze for a suspected case. Hits: 639
Lassa virus: what’s in a name?
UPDATED Just a little post to share some stuff I’ve learned while writing things about stuff. Lassa virus. It can be written in shorthand as LASV. The virus causes Lassa fever (LF), a viral haemorrhagic Read More …
World’s most dangerous animals set free…digitally
You may have heard that from June 2018 onwards [1], a new mosquito emoji (from Japanese e (絵, “picture”) + moji (文字, “character”) [2]) will start rolling out to all the various software applications that Read More …
Aussie Flu, UK Flu – who cares? Get vaccinated.
Some thoughts from Dr Katherine Arden and myself about where the flu viruses sweeping the UK came from. Is it the “Aussie flu”? The short answer is simply “No”. There is an influenza type B Read More …