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A little virus that still can: poliovirus and poliomyelitis May 1, 2026
Age and COVID-19: What’s with all the young kids? April 14, 2026
Asymptomatic, acute and persistent COVID-19 symptom changes over the course of three infections March 5, 2026
How are asymptomatic COVID-19 cases tracking? March 2, 2026
Another way to look at flu season size February 28, 2026
Whooping cough in 2024 was huge in Australia, but is declining in 2025 and 2026 February 19, 2026
Pathology lab PCR is not research lab PCR January 27, 2026
Is there more flu in Australia and New Zealand than normal for Christmas? Hell Yes! December 27, 2025
Catch them all? There are three different influenza viruses and they can co-circulate each season August 22, 2025
The “Infection Pause”: because it’s about fewer infections, not an immune debt to repay July 31, 2025
A Flunami in July July 27, 2025
COVID-19 is a Pandemic: What if it was a Pandemic Emergency? And what are they anyway? July 24, 2025
In Australia, COVID-19 deaths did decrease between 2023 and 2024, but it’s still a major killer. July 2, 2025
Flu down under is a July thing June 16, 2025
Q fever – an old zoonosis with a better diagnosis June 9, 2025

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A little virus that still can: poliovirus and poliomyelitis
Age and COVID-19: What’s with all the young kids?
Asymptomatic, acute and persistent COVID-19 symptom changes over the course of three infections
How are asymptomatic COVID-19 cases tracking?
Another way to look at flu season size

All opinions are my own and do not represent medical advice or the views of any institution.

All graphics made by me are free-to-use. Please just cite the particular page, blog and me. A heads-up would be nice too but that can happen later.

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