Denmark whole of pop cohort with extensive covid testing & reporting, free healthcare (ie less prone to bias & missing data) Long term ⬆️ in cardiovascular & kidney disease risks associated with infection were small, limited to a few outcomes, & attenuated by vaxx & Omicron

The latest NSW Health report:

4-1/ My COVID update for epidemiological weeks 3-4 of 2025. For the 1st time since 1952, the CDC stopped publishing its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMRW)—the last update was on 16 Jan. Is the Trump administration emulating Chinese secrecy practices?

Mongolia and Madagascar are 2 countries I have been to recently that just aren’t like anywhere else. I wondered whether there was a list of “unique” countries and I found this, based on the Country Similarity Index. Mongolia is in the top 10, but not Madagascar.

COVID-19, influenza and RSV are all at a low level of activity. Whooping cough activity has dropped significantly. Stay up to date with vaccinations and stay at home if you are sick to protect yourself and others. Full report: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/cov…

I have little insight into the DC crash beyond what 30 years of experience tells me. The investigation will take time, but my experience tells me this was nothing more than a tragic accident. I don’t have a huge amount of of operational experience in the US, mainly limited to….

Aside from the general issues about Trump‘s tariff and his economic nationalism strategy, today’s actions against Canada and Mexico are inexplicable and dangerous. 1/8

What percentage of people presenting with cognitive decline need an MRI? Robert Howard

Is Iceland in Scandinavia? I thought I knew the answer but now I’m not sure …

Journal of Infection and Public Health just published a paper summarizing case fatality rate (CFR) and infection mortality rate (IFR) for all of Austria from February 2020 through May 2023. Critically, they also split out results over time, by variant, age group, vaccination and

40% of students at Sydney Uni went to public schools. What % of kids go to public schools?I think it’s 60% so Sydney needs to do better but it isn’t terrible now. What IS terrible is that so many kids go to private schools! smh.com.au/national/nsw/p…

Hi FluTrackers, Here is the link to this week's report for Australia: flutracking.net/Info/Report/20…………… (Please note that this is a download link and you may need to open it in a browser if you're using X on your mobile). #FluTracking😊

I’m American. In 2022 I spent 6 weeks in Mongolia. What I saw broke my Western mind (for good). 5 crazy lessons the Mongols taught me that transformed how I see life:

Hi FluTrackers, Here is the link to this week's report for Australia: flutracking.net/Info/Report/20……………… (Please note that this is a download link and you may need to open it in a browser if you're using X on your mobile). #FluTracking😊

RSV is at a moderate level of activity. COVID-19 and influenza are all at a low level of activity. Stay up to date with vaccinations and stay at home if you are sick to protect yourself and others. Full report: health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/cov…

Our survey of 975 older Mongolians found they have high levels of NCDs (esp. hypertension) and disability. Yet they report high levels of life satisfaction, self-rated health and quality of life. The Chinggis Khan effect? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

RETWEET if you stand with President Zelensky!

In today’s SMH. Written in response to an article about a Mediterranean cruise that included a stop in Algiers. (They edited out my opening that said the article “gave the impression that travel to Algeria was difficult and dangerous. Neither is true.”)