Amelia Peaceful

ATAGI

1) 2023: Eligibility For 2 Vax Doses
-Ages: 65+ yrs
-Persons aged 18-64 yrs with "severe immunocompromise" (Linked info)
health.gov.au/news/atagi-u...

2) 2023: Eligibility For 1 Dose
-Ages: 18-64 yrs
-Ages: 5-17 yrs with "medical comorbidities"
www.health.gov.au/news/atagi-2...

AUST: Minimum Of 6 AC COVID Deaths Per Day

Free Link

"Covid is killing at least 6 people a day in Australian AC homes, as new figures show two thirds of elderly residents have not had a booster in the last 6 months"

Listed In Article: All ACFs with cases & deaths 👈

archive.is/hGIiX

Thank you.

Aust: Covid Deaths 📌
Incomplete (Refer Notes)
3/11/2023

• This Week: 41
• Since 2020: 23,118
• 2023: 5,902

C19 Deaths 🕯️
◊ VIC: 36*
◊ SA: 4 (Unclear if monthly/week)
◊ ACT: 1 (Age: 70s)
◊ TAS: 0
◊ WA: 0

Notes
◊ Monthly: NSW, QLD (Fed data)
◊ Fortnightly: NT
* Source: @dbRaevn

VIC Hospitals Placed On Stage 2 Health System Response 📌

The VIC CHO noted on Sky News today that hospitals will be placed on Stage 2 from midnight

Stage 2 Includes
-Workforce constraints
-Possible deferment of non-urgent surgery

Source Of Attached Table: The Age - 16/7/2022

AUST: Medicare & Bulk Billing 📌
1/11/2023

1) From Today - Increased Medicare Subsidies For GPs Include
-Pensioners
-CMW Concession Card holders
-Children <16 yrs
-Areas in rural & regional Australia

2) New Medicare Rebate
-60+ min consultations

www.pm.gov.au/media/medica...

Melbournians urged to mask up as COVID cases rise Trusted and independent source of local, national and world news. In-depth analysis, business, sport, weather and more.

Time To Mitigate 😷

VIC's Acting CHO: Victorians are asked to "Consider masking up again" as Covid cases surge

C19 cases are rising across most of Aust

NSW CHO: Growing Covid cases as Flu & RSV fall - C19 expect to peak by end of year

Audio: 2.16 Mins

www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10...

Aust Govts & LC Denial 📌

"The researchers found Aust lacking in several categories, including early investigation, accessibility & availability of trustworthy public health information, & adequate multidisciplinary LC services to meet demand"

Note: We have no LC Medicare item No/s to establish Nos

New study reveals Australian Long COVID response lagging Australia’s Long COVID response is falling short of international standards and needs an urgent overhaul, a new study warns.

Aust LC Response: Below International Standards 📌

In VIC: "14% .. who had C19 suffer from LC"

90% of with LC had mild C19 symptoms

Many with LC are not being treated as per recognised international stds

Research: RMIT University & Northern Health

www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-new...

AHPPC & Covid Data 📌

◊ "Data & reports on C19 will continue to be published & updated regularly"

◊ "C19 reporting will TRANSITION to focus on indicators"

◊ "Reporting frequency will be REDUCED to allow more meaningful assessments of disease transmission & impact over time"

Covid Case Nos In Aged Care
21/10/2023
P2 - VIC

Current C19 Cases 📊
◊ AC Residents: Rising cases
◊ AC Staff: Rising cases

Aust: Weekly C19 Deaths 📌
20/10/2023

• This Wk: 66
• Last Wk: 51
• Since 2020: 23,024
• 2023: 5,808

◊ VIC: 32*

◊ NSW: 19**

◊ QLD: 8*

◊ WA: 6 (30s, 60s, 80-90+)

◊ TAS: 1

◊ ACT: 0

NA
◊ NT: Fortnightly
◊ SA: Monthly

Notes
*Thanks @dbRaevn
**NSW:-2 From totals

Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased rates of liver disease, transplants Transplant centers across the U.S. are reporting an increase in patients with alcohol liver disease due to pandemic drinking that are now in need of liver transplants.

Liver Damage - Not Due to Covid - Due to Stress From C19 That Increased Drinking 📌

This is not a study about C19 causing liver damage - instead it is about how some people are experiencing extreme stress due to C19 which causes some to increase their drinking of alcohol to numb their emotional pain

Covid Nasal Vaccines Get A Boost Facts, data, and analytics about biomedical matters.

Nasal Vaccines (NV)

Dr Eric Topol: "The big gap in our armamentarium is an easy to administer, durable, potent, variant-proof, safe nasal vaccine that blocks infections & transmission"
NVs would return us to "pre-pandemic life"

NVs may arrive late 2024

erictopol.substack.com/p/covid-nasa...

Operation Nasal Vaccine—Lightning speed to counter COVID-19 Given the poor ability of intramuscular mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to induce robust immunity in the respiratory mucosa, a push for a nasal vaccine strategy is needed.

BACKGROUND: Operation Nasal Vaccine-Lightning Speed To Counter C19

Dr Eric Topol & Prof Akiko Iwasaki

Nasal Vaccines: “achieve population-wide respiratory mucosal immunity” & “help us get ahead of the virus & build on the initial success of C19 vaccines”

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

No masking for the PM as he attended an aged care facility yesterday - and no interest in Covid deaths, long Covid, Covid related illnesses or excess C19 deaths

It's a clear NO from the PM when it comes to Covid 🙈

Condolences to all who suffered a Covid loss 🙏

Gratitude to all HCWs 💗

Weekly Covid Data: AUST
13/10/2023
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C19 Deaths 📊
Last 10 Days: 51 (-8)
Since 2020: 22,960
2023: 5,744

Hospital 🏥
Hosp: 1,057* (+24)
ICU: 25 (+1)

Short-Term Trends 📋
◊ Hosp: Small increase
◊ ICU: Plus 1
◊ Range Of C19 deaths Since 11/8/2023: 37 - 76

*SA: Fed data

Aust: Weekly C19 Deaths 📌
13/10/2023

• This Week: 51
• Last Week: 59
• Since 2020: 22,960
• 2023: 5,744

◊ VIC: 24*

◊ NSW: 9**

◊ QLD: 7*

◊ WA: 7 (Ages: 50-79yrs & 90+)

◊ NT: 2

◊ ACT: 1 (Age: 80s)

◊ TAS: 1

◊ SA: NA (Monthly)

Notes
*Thanks @dbRaevn
**NSW:-2 From totals

The Waiting Game ⏰

1) Has the Govt ordered the TGA approved the new updated Monovalent Vaccines?

2) When will ATAGI issue recommendations for use?

Australia: Free Shingles Vax

From 1/Nov/23 "A 2-dose course of Shingrix® will be available for free for:
• People aged 65 years & older
• First Nations people aged 50 years & older
• Immunocompromised people aged 18 years & older with medical conditions" (listed)

www.health.gov.au/news/nationa...

Federal government makes new shingles vaccine free for older Australians from November 1 The risk of developing shingles increases with age. From next month a new vaccine against the virus, tipped to be 90 per cent effective, will be available through the National Immunisation Program fo...

Free Shingles Vax: 90% Protection 📌

Min Butler: "Shingrix is much more effective, about 90% effective in older Australians in preventing shingles"

Shingrix will REPLACE the existing Zostavax vax which only provides approx 40% protection

From: 1/11/23
For: Persons 65+ yrs & some with health issues

Weekly Covid Data - Australia 📌
7/10/2023

For those interested in Covid data for all Aust jurisdictions, please refer to my Titter/X page (same name)

Condolences to all who suffered a Covid loss 🙏

Gratitude to all HCWs at this difficult time 💗

Older adults make up two-thirds of COVID hospitalizations this year: CDC A new report from the CDC published Thursday found older adults have made up two-thirds of all COVID-19 hospitalizations in 2023 but few received an updated booster.

US CDC: 2/3s of C19 Hospitalisations Aged 65+ In 2023 📌

"All adults, especially those aged ≥65 years & others at high risk for progression to severe C19 illness, should reduce their risk" with:
1) Updated C19 vaccines
2) Actions to reduce Covid transmission (i.e. masks)
3) Early use of AV meds

Discovery of Blood Biomarkers for LC 📌

◊ NBC Video below: Overview of findings

◊ News-Med: www.news-medical.net/news/2023092...

◊ CNN: edition.cnn.com/2023/09/25/h...

◊ Study - Abstract available, full paper has restrictions: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Video: www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

People with Long COVID Have Distinct Hormonal and Immune Differences From Those Without This Conditi...

NEW: Blood Biomarkers Found In LC Patients 📌

"LC patients have clear differences in immune & hormone function from patients without the condition"

This research "is the first to show specific blood biomarkers that can accurately identify patients with LC"
www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...

It always pays to check for any limitations in a study - these are disclosed in all peer-reviewed studies

Note below how the study authors clearly state "our observations cannot be extrapolated to younger, healthy individuals"

Weekly Covid Data: AUST
29/9/2023
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C19 Deaths 📊
Last 10 Days: 66 (+29)
Since 2020: 22,854
2023: 5,638

Hosp 🏥
Hosp: 1,012 (+56)
ICU: 21 (+1)

Short-Term Trends 📋
◊ Hosp: Rising cases
◊ ICU: Small increase
◊ Range Of Deaths Since 11/8/2023: 37 - 76

Aust: Weekly C19 Deaths 📌
29/9/2023

• This Week: 66
• Last Week: 37
• Since 2020: 22,854
• 2023: 5,638

◊ SA: 22 (Monthly)
◊ VIC: 19
◊ NSW: 17*
◊ QLD: 4
◊ WA: 4 (50s & 70-80syrs)
◊ ACT: 0
◊ NT: 0
◊ TAS: 0

Notes
◊ *NSW: -2 From totals

What will some young people experience in the aftermath of 1 or more Covid infections?

This is a tragic reminder of what is NOT reported in the media about Covid by real people

We need accurate LC data along with full excess data Nos & more research studies to see the connection b/w C19 & illness

Senate Select Committee on C19 📌
Final Report: April 2022
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Recommendation 17: "The committee recommends that a Royal Commission be established to examine Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic to inform preparedness for future COVID-19 waves and future pandemic