@HelenBranswell@scicomm.xyz
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Apr 23, 2026
Helen Branswell
@HelenBranswell@scicomm.xyz
Infectious diseases correspondent for @newsie.social/@STAT. 2020 Polk winner. Nieman '11. She/her. #Covid #Ebola #monkeypox #flu #polio 🇨🇦
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Motivated by the devastation the Spanish flu inflicted on WW1 troops, the US military was key in the development of #flu vaccine. Keeping troops battle ready is critical, which makes Hegseth's decision to drop mandatory flu shots ill-advised, Paul Friedrichs writes. https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/23/military-flu-shots-no-longer-required-retired-general-criticizes-move/
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Another excellent article from @drjudystone@mstdn.science at Forbes on the idealogical (and ahistorical) decision by the fool in charge of the US military to remove the requirement for the #flu vaccine.
#ID #Vaccine
https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2026/04/23/doctors-say-hegseths-flu-vaccine-decision-will-weaken-military-readiness/
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@mackayim2022@mastodon.social
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Apr 22, 2026
Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him)
@mackayim2022@mastodon.social
forever virologist but not a working one. past researcher. PCR guy. past lab manager. husband. dad. reader. writer. fixer. bad typist. learner. Australian. #MasksMatter Also @mackayim.bsky.social on Bluesky 🦠🤧🧬📑🥼🦟🧀
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A small Australian 2026 #flu update.
22APR2026
🦠It is *not* an early start to the 2026 season. That is a really nice change from several past years.
In the ~12 days since my last update (10APR), detections have risen by 1,602. That's a daily rate of 134.
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@mackayim2022@mastodon.social
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Apr 22, 2026
Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him)
@mackayim2022@mastodon.social
forever virologist but not a working one. past researcher. PCR guy. past lab manager. husband. dad. reader. writer. fixer. bad typist. learner. Australian. #MasksMatter Also @mackayim.bsky.social on Bluesky 🦠🤧🧬📑🥼🦟🧀
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Of what #flu is around, most viruses are A(H3N2) with some Bs and a little A(H1N1).
A reminder that last year started with A(H1N1) dominating and finished with A(H3N2) subclade K wrapping up 2025 and driving a big & unusual summer surge into this year. Not so long ago! There should be heaps of immunity
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@mackayim2022@mastodon.social
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Apr 22, 2026
Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him)
@mackayim2022@mastodon.social
forever virologist but not a working one. past researcher. PCR guy. past lab manager. husband. dad. reader. writer. fixer. bad typist. learner. Australian. #MasksMatter Also @mackayim.bsky.social on Bluesky 🦠🤧🧬📑🥼🦟🧀
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Australian #flu numbers over time.
I've added the main 1 (or 2) dominant A or B subtypes to highlight their exchange over time. It's a busy figure. We've had 2-of-each-A-subtype-dominated years since #InfectionPause, with 2025 having both dominate at different times.
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@MugsysRapSheet@mastodon.social
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Apr 21, 2026
Trump & Epstein: Biz partners.
@MugsysRapSheet@mastodon.social
DON'T ASK ME TO FOLLOW YOU IF YOU CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO FOLLOW *ME*. Formerly @MugsysRapSheet on Twitter. Historian. Setting the record straight when Conservatives try to rewrite history... with a touch of humor & plenty of (unavoidable) sarcasm. 😜
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@paul@oldfriends.live @maddad@mastodon.world
A tiny caveat:
"Died of disease" encompasses more than just the #flu.
But the point is still valid. 👍
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@idren@mstdn.ca
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Apr 13, 2026
Ceridwen 🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@idren@mstdn.ca
🤦♀️🤷♀️😇 Ceridwen, but call me Idren or Ceri: one of Canada's many legally nonbinary third gender assigned-X folks and a grand-derangement-roots exile-settler-citizen in the BC Kootenays area. Socials are Mastodon, Gander and Bluesky. #TheyThemTheirs The Canadian brains of the now-defunct sound track digital systems Weapons of Mass Consumption, Machinebrain Sound System and Massive Roots Dub Collective. Also yes, the original MBSS/TSFWON in "No Clean Break in Love and Death." #ForeverCanadian
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Quoting
My town:
#InteriorHealth is reporting an #outbreak of #RSV at the #NewDenver #LongTermCare facility.
IH posted notice of the respiratory infection outbreak on their website Friday, Apr 3. The outbreak at #ThePavilion was listed as throughout the long-term care facility.
#Canada #BritishColumbia
https://www.castanet.net/news/Castlegar/608057/IH-reports-outbreak-of-RSV-at-New-Denver-s-The-Pavilion
Open quoted post
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@drrjv__dup_31966@vmst.io
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Feb 13, 2026
DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic
@drrjv__dup_31966@vmst.io
“A nation ignorant of the equal benefits of liberty and law, must be awed by the flashes of arbitrary power: the cruelty of a despot will assume the character of justice; his profusion, of liberality; his obstinacy, of firmness” — Edward Gibbon (who wrote ‘The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire’)
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Idiocracy 🤬🤬🤬
FDA declines to review Moderna application for new #mRNA flu #vaccine
“US regulators will not review #Moderna’s request to license a new, potentially more effective #Flu shot – even though the US Food and Drug Administration (#FDA) previously gave the green light to the project – in a decision that could have implications for all new and updated vaccines in the US.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/fda-moderna-flu-vaccine
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@ScienceDesk__dup_11408@flipboard.social
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Feb 11, 2026
Flipboard Science Desk
@ScienceDesk__dup_11408@flipboard.social
Flipboard's page for news about science including space, climate change and more — from trusted sources. All posts written by human editors, especially for Mastodon. For more science coverage, follow Flipboard's federated Science Desk (@science). Get the Flipboard app to explore all your interests in one place: https://about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/ Header photo: Warming stripes for New York City, 1869-2023. Source: Climate Central.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna's application for an mRNA flu vaccine. The company has applied for the vaccine's approval in Europe, Canada and Australia. Here's more from @AssociatedPress@flipboard.com.
https://flip.it/v1C5u0
#Health #Science #mRNA #Flu #USNews
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@ike@pkm.social
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Jan 23, 2026
Ike
@ike@pkm.social
Pro-Democracy Systems Thinking West Coast, USA ⚠️ See my pinned posts before following. Profile image is author on a hike wearing a jester's cap and holding a scepter with a glowing brain on the top. Header image is artificial depiction of the solar system from a profile view with interconnecting lines implying a systemic bidirectional and many-to-many relationship between them.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/115933976096405938
You know that classic story how the loud obnoxious bully becomes a whimpering sod once they take a real hit?
Lets strike the bully tomorrow Friday January 23rd
If you've noticed a cold going around, it would be unfortunate if you caught it and had to call in sick tomorrow.
My normal Friday involves coffee shop and computer work. I think I'll just play video games instead.
#GeneralStrike #USPol #Minnesota #Minneapolis #Union #Walkout #NoKings #COVID #Flu
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