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modern hospitals are typically well ventilated, but lack filtration, especially in small rooms and other enclosed spaces where viral buildup in an airspace is most likely. Ventilation alone isn't getting the job done.

First vaccine targeting SARS virus family enters human trials – Institute for Protein Design The computer-designed vaccine aims to protect against coronaviruses that haven't yet emerged, including pandemic threats

This is amazing... And the trials are happening in Austtalia... www.ipd.uw.edu/2026/02/gbp5...

"Precarious teachers and students they work with are especially at risk, considering schools are superspreader spaces and teachers are one of the most impacted professions from COVID."

Long COVID is here to stay—even in children Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...

🧪 #LongCOVID is here to stay—even in children - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Why the WHO respirator revolt could reshape global health governance - Business Upturn Trade & Policy When a group of senior clinicians and public health scientists formally urged the World Health Organization in January 2026 to...

"To a lawyer trained in occupational safety regulation or human rights litigation, this is not an academic disagreement. It is a warning that existing standards may now be legally indefensible"

www.businessupturn.com/trade-policy...

If you can't work from home you need to be wearing a well-fitted respirator style mask (N95 or equivalent) when sharing indoor air with others, including at work!

If the company isn't going to help keep you safe you need to take steps to protect yourself and everyone else.

We need your help.

Break the silence: let’s start talking about COVID-19 again

Break the silence: let’s start talking about COVID-19 again www.croakey.org/break-the-si...

“Whichever figure you use, the numbers are enormous, rivaling conditions like ADHD and autism as one of the most common chronic diseases in American youth today.” - we really have created an enormous problem, yet don’t seem ready to face it. 1/

Children and teens who had a Covid reinfection had a doubling of #LongCovid risk (PASC) and a significant increase in many other adverse outcomes (Figure) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Done ✅

Let’s hope this is a watershed moment for public health. Feels like it. Congratulations especially @drbronking.bsky.social - but also to Anna-Maria Arabia and all involved. Pls circulate the pledge and get on board. Here is an OpEd we put out yesterday www.burnet.edu.au/news/indoor-...

22% of pupils absent for more than 20 days last year Over a fifth (22%) of primary school children were absent from school for more than 20 schooldays in 2023/24.

Over 1/5th of Irish students missed more than 20 school days last year, with illness being the main reason at primary level & more than 1/2 of school abscences at post primary level being categorised as "unexplained". These figures cannot be normalised. #cleantheair
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Neurocognitive and emotional long-term effects of COVID-19 infections in children and adolescents: results from a clinical survey in Bavaria, Germany - BMC Infectious Diseases Background While children and adolescents typically experience mild symptoms during the acute phase of the COVID-19 infection, some may develop severe post-infectious symptoms. In our study Post-COVID...

🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠

Paediatric version 😔

bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

"Jeimy says that many infants and toddlers admitted to hospital with rare infections since 2022 weren’t yet born when pandemic restrictions were in place, and they therefore couldn’t be experiencing immunity debt. They were, however, likely exposed to SARS-CoV-2."
#covid

Incidence of depression and anxiety in children and adolescents following COVID-19 infection While the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted mental health, limited information exists on the relationship between COVID-19 infection and mental health disorders in children and adolescents....

Another tragic paper about kids and Covid.

doi.org/10.1371/jour...

If you're working on building support at your school, join our Safer shared air in schools webinar tomorrow!

📖 Report: bit.ly/48bAyBc
🎤 Webinar registration: bit.ly/sap-school

Long-term influence of pediatric long COVID syndrome on the visual perception and neuropsychiatric symptoms Long COVID presents with a wide range of persistent symptoms and durations following COVID-19 infection. However, data on children and adolescents remain limited. This study aims to explore visual per...

🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠

Paediatric Version 😔💔

www.pedneur.com/article/S088...

Opinion: Chronic absenteeism from school has worsened since Covid and must be tackled Student attendance has deteriorated since Covid, with more than 30% of students in Deis second-level schools now defined as ‘chronic absentees’

This illustrates exactly how the term, 'Covid' has come to mean, 'the non-pharmaceutical interventions adopted during the emergency phase of the pandemic', not the disease itself.

The 'Covid effect' mentioned in the piece is actually acute C-19 and its sequelae.

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

In kids:

Apr 21, 2025 — Unvaccinated children and adolescents were up to 20 times more likely to develop long COVID than their vaccinated peers, according to new research.

www.pennmedicine.org/news/covid-v...

The Pandemic Has Been a Portal (for a few of us) It's true that most people keep choosing "normalcy". But the COVID conscious community is showing us a radical new way forward, that centers care

In 2020, Arundhati Roy wrote a gorgeous, prescient essay called “The Pandemic is a Portal”. In this piece, I discuss who actually walked through it: the COVID conscious community, and why I’m proud to be a part of it.

www.thegauntlet.news/p/the-pandem...

As of July 1st, CO2 Monitors are mandatory in all Dutch classrooms. Why not in Austria?
@schumannkorinna.bsky.social @andibabler.at @goeg.at

Don't our elected officals care about the kids and their future?

They contrarian won’t like this worm tablet if the trials consistently keep showing that it works against COVID.

Study Shows a Need for Vigilance When Observing Long COVID Symptoms in Younger Children

"Researchers said they can confirm that younger children can have long COVID. Clinicians and caregivers may not recognize long COVID in these children because they are unfamiliar with it."
#Medsky
www.rutgers.edu/news/study-s...

Huge, FREE covid safety resource list | Threat Model Get more from Threat Model on Patreon

With the loss of Masklab (RIP) I found and added three new KN95 vendors that have stylish color and pattern ranges (some for kids, too): www.patreon.com/posts/868717...

Improving indoor air is critical to public health, productivity and competitiveness Improving indoor air is critical to public health, productivity and competitiveness in a world with highly contagious airborne infectious diseases.

Clean the air FFS

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Many children suffering ongoing Covid symptoms More than 20 per cent of children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are experiencing significant persistent health symptoms following Covid-19 infection, according to a new Otago-led study.

Big numbers. Bc of much less severe disease than in adults, authorities have gambled that COVID/long COVID in kids is of little concern. There's much evidence now to suggest that's wrong. There's a clear path to better protect kids. We should take it.
www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...

This image explains how wastewater surveillance works: Virus shedding: Infected people shed viruses when they use the toilet, shower, or wash. Wastewater flow: The virus enters the sewerage system. Sample collection: Wastewater samples are sent to labs for testing. Analysis: Testing can detect rising/falling infections, new variants, or changing strains. Public health use: Results help authorities make informed decisions to protect public health in Australia.

Australia: National Wastewater Surveillance Program

"Starting in the latter half of 2025, the National Wastewater Surveillance Program will test wastewater from sentinel sites across Australia to detect and monitor priority diseases, such as COVID-19 and influenza."

www.cdc.gov.au/topics/commu...

Post‐Covid‐19 Symptoms in Children: A Cross‐Sectional Survey Aim To assess children's self or parental-rated health following Aotearoa New Zealand's (NZ) first widespread community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in February 2022. Methods This cross-sectional st.....

Study: Post-Covid-19 Symptoms in Children: A Cross-Sectional Survey

First published: 09 June 2025

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

K-12 Districts Receive IAQ Funding Key aspects in this quick read: indoor air quality, IAQ, K-12, schools, greenhouse gas emissions - From Building Operating Management and Facility Maintenance Decisions. Helping facility professionals...

US School Districts Receive IAQ Funding. Organizations are looking more closely at ways the poor indoor air quality in classrooms affects schools — specifically, increased absenteeism, lower test scores and decreased teacher retention rates.
www.facilitiesnet.com/iaq/tip/K-12...

Practical ways to support university students with long Covid Educators can make it easier for students dealing with the symptoms of long Covid to continue their studies. In this video, Anne McConway explains the condition and offers strategies for safer, more w...

V.Good advice in this article about supporting uni students w long-Covid.

The general population not ‘getting it’ is one thing, but the steadfast commitment to denial by some scientists & health care workers to pretend covid is over is wild.
Integrity?

www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/pract...