Press Release Madrid, Tuesday, 23 September 2025 An experimental intranasal vaccine eliminates the COVID-19 virus in mice Preclinical trials with rodents show 100% protection with the second dose. This work advances the development of new-generation vaccines against COVID-19. (Image caption: SARS-CoV-2 virus exiting infected cells / Team of Luis Enjuanes, PNAS)

Researchers in Spain have developed a new intranasal COVID-19 vaccine that eliminates the virus in mice.

One dose gave 60% protection, but two intranasal doses achieved 100% protection with no detectable virus in nasal or lung tissue, suggesting sterilizing immunity.

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Former DFAT boss wants Australia out of AUKUS.

The Aus Govt could save us embarrassment by conducting its own review into AUKUS, rather than waiting for the US to make the deal untenable.

Our research found 66% of Australians want a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS.

✍️ theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry

Breaking Novavax news🚨

Just called Biocelect to hear that despite no updates on TGA status page…

…Biocelect actually submitted Novavax JN.1 4 weeks ago & it’s currently sitting w- TGA, awaiting approval 😮

A step closer to protection we can med tolerate🤞

Get yr ltr in to help expedite approval ⬇️

7,389 aged care COVID deaths since beginning of pandemic

🔸686 reported deaths in 2020
🔸226 reported deaths in 2021
🔸3,855 reported deaths in 2022
🔸1,359 reported deaths in 2023
🔸1,078 reported deaths in 2024
🔸185 reported deaths in 2025

@Mark_Butler_MP

COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities: 12 June 2025

🔹Active cases: 1,767 (+22.5%)
🔹Active outbreaks: 252 (+27.2%)
🔹Residents cases: 1,310 (+23.2%)
🔹Staff cases: 457 (+20.5%)
🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 185 (+16)

Source: health.gov.au/resources/pu...

Laura Tingle asks “who’s going to be going back into culture wars after this election result?”
“Not just in politics, Newscorp was in it up to their armpits.”🔥💯
#AusVotes25

TONIGHT: Peter Dutton’s marginal seat of Dickson is in the spotlight at a candidates’ forum, organised by Pint & Parmi Politics and broadcast by 6 News

Dutton, Ali France (Labor), Ellie Smith (independent), and Vinnie Batten (Greens) have been invited

LIVE from 6:45pm AEST

Policy of the Day: Protecting whistleblowers

Rather than protecting whistleblowers and the important role they play in stopping corruption, our Government is prosecuting them.

86% of Australians want stronger legal protections for whistleblowers, our research shows. #auspol

Powerful video from @animalliborg.bsky.social content warning - distressing video and audio of injured greyhounds 💔

Albanese used captain’s call to avoid messy brawl over gambling ads This was the fourth time the prime minister had blocked controversial policies to avoid rocking the boat as he prepared for the campaign.

“Prime Minister Anthony Albanese overrode senior minister Michelle Rowland to shelve a clampdown on gambling ads and avoid a brawl with media and sports bosses…”
He is pathetic.

The Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control is advocating for the use of N95 respirators in healthcare settings.
@davidjoffe64.bsky.social @toshiakima.bsky.social

#COVIDisnotover #wearamask #longcovidischronicmasksareiconic #cleantheair

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Given how much more fucked up the world is about to get, the question isn't are you better off than you were three years ago - it's what do you think the next three years are going to be like and who do you want making the decisions? And that's not just about a PM, but the whole parliament.

Dutton: "People have seen food prices go up by 30%."

That's a lie (they went up by 12%) #leadersdebate

The moral of the story is this: do not experiment on yourself by snorting airborne viruses into your brain. Stay in the control group.

It would be good if during an election campaign we discussed that our major ally is now a fascist state trashing the global economy, and that this might affect us?
But no.

Cutting public service jobs undermines capability Peter Dutton says he will cut the Australian Public Service by the same amount it has grown under the Albanese government – 41,000 employees.

It's a good idea to not gut the public service.

History has shown us that when you cut public service jobs, you don’t save the nation a single cent. It costs the country more because work is then carried out by expensive contractors and consultants.

@futurework.org.au #auspol

"Just when you think it couldn't get any worse, the Victorian government has just given the green light for a FULL native Stubble Quail shoot starting today despite the little bird's numbers crashing!
WHO ARE YOU LISTENING TO JACINTA ALLAN?
Read more ⬇️
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truly sickening footage of some of the suffering experienced by greyhounds in NSW just on Friday - footage Greyhound Racing NSW doesn't want the public to see. Australians have a right to see what greyhound racing really looks like

#bangreyhoundracing

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Gardens (Newcastle) Saturday night 3 y/o "Magic Wylde" (no 1 red) resisisted being stuffed into box, then was clearly injured soon after start. Vet exam revealed torn muscle in near fore upper radius. He runs on awkwardly - looks bad so replay is "missing" from GRNSW pages

the president of the united states stands at a podium Alt: the president of the united states stands at a podium

Please welcome PRESIDENT @barackobama.bsky.social to BlueSky,,, working in my Flaverification,,,

As rancid rotting fat balls wash up all over Tasmania's World Heritage-listed harbour, why is Albanese so keen to protect a cavalier multi-national that pollutes land and sea, employs only a handful of people, pays no company tax and sells diseased fish? #auspol

Another crucial post from us, witches, about our #VileKyle campaign.

Please read the screenshots, and let’s go.

#ToYourBrooms

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Lehrmann inquiry head Walter Sofronoff engaged in ‘serious corrupt conduct’ , review finds Investigation by ACT Integrity Commission finds Sofronoff’s disclosure of confidential material to journalists amounted to corrupt conduct

Walter Sofronoff - head of the ACT Lehrmann inquiry - has been found to have engaged in "serious corrupt conduct" through his disclosures to two journalists: Janet Albrechtsen at The Australian newspaper & Elizabeth Byrne at the ABC.

Well, well, well . . .

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

In case you missed it, here is the New Zealand Ministry of Health confirming that Covid-19 infection carries great risks to your health, and every time you get infected your risk of Long Covid and other medical issues increases.

Very good from Royce, who has done a lot of work on this stuff. Dark times ahead

The world has largely moved on from COVID-19. Meet the people who can't It's been five years since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, but some people continue to feel the effect every day.

Australia: Plum Stone, a healthy 38-year-old, first contracted COVID in March 2020 with mild symptoms. Over time, she developed heart issues, brain fog, and numbness. She was reinfected in Nov 2022, worsening her POTS. 5 years later, she still struggles with neurological and cardiovascular problems.

Cardiologists seeing more cases of POTS since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic POTS is a condition that disrupts the body's ability to regulate blood flow while changing positions. Dr. Charles Hong says they have seen a sharp rise since COVID.

Cardiologists seeing more cases of POTS since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

"Dr Hong said the condition can be debilitating, with symptoms like dizziness, fainting, brain fog, shortness of breath and even gastrointestinal issues."

Australian COVID-19 weekly stats update:

The risk estimate was flat at 0.4% “Currently Infectious”, or 1-in-271.

That implies a 10% chance that someone is infectious in a group of 30.

#COVID19 #Australia
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Trump pick for Pentagon says selling submarines to Australia would be ‘crazy’ if Taiwan tensions flare Nominee for undersecretary for defense policy says Aukus deal to deliver Virginia class submarines could leave US sailors ‘vulnerable’

So the Americans are going cold on AUKUS ? Amazing…

Poll: Trump a greater threat to world peace than Putin or Xi More Australians consider US President Donald Trump a greater threat to world peace than Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping.

New research: More Australians consider Donald Trump a greater threat to world peace than Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping.

🔴 Trump (31%)
🟠 Putin (27%)
🟠 Xi Jinping (27%)

Almost half (49%) said they felt less secure since the election of President Trump. 17% feel more secure. #auspol