#h5n1 — Public Fediverse posts

Elicitation of Potent #H5N1 - and #H7N9-Neutralizing #Antibody Responses in Rh. Macaques by Sequential Heterologous #Vaccination with #mRNA and Adenoviral Vectors Encoding Full-Length Hemagglutinins, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/elicitation-of-potent-h5n1-and-h7n9.html

Elicitation of Potent #H5N1 - and #H7N9-Neutralizing #Antibody Responses in Rh. Macaques by Sequential Heterologous #Vaccination with #mRNA and Adenoviral Vectors Encoding Full-Length Hemagglutinins, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/elicitation-of-potent-h5n1-and-h7n9.html

Elicitation of Potent #H5N1 - and #H7N9-Neutralizing #Antibody Responses in Rh. Macaques by Sequential Heterologous #Vaccination with #mRNA and Adenoviral Vectors Encoding Full-Length Hemagglutinins, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/elicitation-of-potent-h5n1-and-h7n9.html

Elicitation of Potent #H5N1 - and #H7N9-Neutralizing #Antibody Responses in Rh. Macaques by Sequential Heterologous #Vaccination with #mRNA and Adenoviral Vectors Encoding Full-Length Hemagglutinins, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/elicitation-of-potent-h5n1-and-h7n9.html

Elicitation of Potent #H5N1 - and #H7N9-Neutralizing #Antibody Responses in Rh. Macaques by Sequential Heterologous #Vaccination with #mRNA and Adenoviral Vectors Encoding Full-Length Hemagglutinins, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/elicitation-of-potent-h5n1-and-h7n9.html

The Peak Of This Covid Wave Could Be Long And Painful!!

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW5jN_d10qQ

The Peak Of This Covid Wave Could Be Long And Painful!!

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW5jN_d10qQ

Covid And Other Viruses Are Rising This Holiday Weekend

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH0iTtRLjYY

Covid And Other Viruses Are Rising This Holiday Weekend

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH0iTtRLjYY

See Which State Has Now Gone Off The Charts For Covid!!

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO8Bk9tgw80

See Which State Has Now Gone Off The Charts For Covid!!

#COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO8Bk9tgw80

Sex differences in #vaccine-induced #neuraminidase cross-recognition impact #H5N1 #dissemination to the lower respiratory tract in mice, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/sex-differences-in-vaccine-induced.html

Sex differences in #vaccine-induced #neuraminidase cross-recognition impact #H5N1 #dissemination to the lower respiratory tract in mice, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/sex-differences-in-vaccine-induced.html

Sex differences in #vaccine-induced #neuraminidase cross-recognition impact #H5N1 #dissemination to the lower respiratory tract in mice, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/sex-differences-in-vaccine-induced.html

Sex differences in #vaccine-induced #neuraminidase cross-recognition impact #H5N1 #dissemination to the lower respiratory tract in mice, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/sex-differences-in-vaccine-induced.html

Sex differences in #vaccine-induced #neuraminidase cross-recognition impact #H5N1 #dissemination to the lower respiratory tract in mice, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/09/sex-differences-in-vaccine-induced.html

@jhaue
Typical of news media these days… “Is it too late?” Why do we need more bad news? How about emphasising the *Upside* every now an then. I don’t mean that news media ought to be all bubbly or tragically optimistic, but there’s no necessity to render all news as bad events, too late, too soon, not enough of this, not enough of that, etc..

I’m not having a good day by the looks of things… I apologise.

#ThisIsNotJournalism #ParrotingReporter #HarbingersOfBadNews #SelfFulfillingNews #H5N1

THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for August 6th, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue

- #Cyclospora outbreak reaches 47 states, #Cyclosporiasis cases top 22k & claim two lives

- #Ebola outbreak still growing, with confirmed cases now at 3802 and deaths at 1707

- Australia confirms first mass avian mortality incident from #H5N1 bird flu, other species at risk

- New #Covid lineage PJ.2.1 considered a major evolutionary jump as Alpha, Delta, & Omicron were

- Study: Covid infections can reactivate dormant viruses, tied to increase in autoimmune conditions post-Covid

- Study: severe Covid infections linked to “anxiety [traits] in offspring via altered sperm RNA”

- #Fauci invokes 5th amendment >100 times in Senate witch-hunt hearing

...and much more.

✨THREAT MODEL is free to read -- please help keep it accessible to all by becoming a patron, even $1 a month makes a difference!✨

https://www.patreon.com/violetblue/posts/pandemic-roundup-165898425

#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCovid #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #COVIDnews #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver

#Oseltamivir #Resistance in #Human #Influenza #H5N1 and #H7N9 Infections: A Mini Review, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/07/oseltamivir-resistance-in-human.html

What’s the risk of humans getting sick from bird flu?
#BirdFlu #H5N1 #Health #AvianFlu #Virus #Influenza #Pandemic #Australia #Biosecurity #Poultry #Wildlife #FoodSafety #Virology #Epidemiology #DiseasePrevention #GlobalHealth #FlueVaccines #Research
https://the-14.com/whats-the-risk-of-humans-getting-sick-from-bird-flu/

A bird flu vaccine for humans is being trialled – here’s how it works
#BirdFlu #H5N1 #Vaccine #mRNA #Health #Science #Pandemic #PublicHealth #Vaccines #Healthcare #FluVaccine #Technology #WHO #Virus #CancerResearch #Biotech #Medicine #Innovation #AvianFlu
https://the-14.com/a-bird-flu-vaccine-for-humans-is-being-trialled-heres-how-it-works/

Prior #immunity to seasonal #influenza #H3N2 virus confers varying levels of cross - #protection against challenge with clade 2.3.4.4b #H5N1, #H7N9, or #H9N2 virus in a #ferret model, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/04/prior-immunity-to-seasonal-influenza.html

#Ocular findings in Northern #Gannets following an #outbreak of high pathogenicity avian #influenza #H5N1, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/04/ocular-findings-in-northern-gannets.html

#FYI #USA #MicrobeTV #ThisWeekInVirology #DanielGriffin #VincentRacaniello #MASA #MakeAmericaSaneAgain #infectiousdiseases #vaccinate #vaccines #birdflu #avianflu #H5N1 #norovirus #measles #influenza #flu #RSV #covid19 #covid #sarscov2 #LongCovid #TWIV 1308 www.youtube.com/watch?v=if3o...

TWiV 1308: Clinical update wit...

#FYI #USA #MicrobeTV #ThisWeekInVirology #DanielGriffin #VincentRacaniello #MASA #MakeAmericaSaneAgain #infectiousdiseases #vaccinate #vaccines #birdflu #avianflu #H5N1 #norovirus #measles #influenza #flu #RSV #covid19 #covid #sarscov2 #LongCovid

#TWIV 1308 clinical update 28 Mar 2026

Dr. Griffin's bowtie of today: Biohazard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if3oBYyh2b0

shownotes: https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-1308/

Hooded Merganser on 3/19 at Marine Nature Study Area on LI. Note, this is a distressed bird. The erratic and circling movement seen in this video clip indicate infection with H5N1, Avian Influenza. H5N1 is taking a heavy toll n waterfowl and other birds in this area, that on top of a harsh winter in which many starved due to heavy snow cover. Should you encounter birds showing these symptoms, the best course of action would be to contact wildlife conservation personnel.

#birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #biodiversity #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #H5N1 #AvianFlu

Hooded Merganser on 3/19 at Marine Nature Study Area on LI. Note, this is a distressed bird. The erratic and circling movement seen in the video clip posted at the same time as the photo indicate infection with H5N1, Avian Influenza. 😭
#birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #biodiversity #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #H5N1 #AvianFlu

🆕 quarterly monitoring report on #AvianFlu w/ @[email protected] & EURL: 🔹HPAI detections in birds declining in Europe but are higher overall than recent years 🔹Small rise in mammal detections 🔹First possible EU spillover from wild birds to cattle in NL Low public risk. link.europa.eu/DQ9f3T #H5N1

Avian influenza: detections in...

#FYI #USA #MicrobeTV #ThisWeekInVirology #DanielGriffin #VincentRacaniello #MASA #MakeAmericaSaneAgain #infectiousdiseases #vaccinate #vaccines #mpox #avianflu #birdflu #H5N1 #measles #influenzaA #influenza #flu #RSV #covid19 #covid #sarscov2 #LongCovid

#TWIV 1302 clinical update 07. Mar. 2026

No bowtie today, but Man in Black =) (~Yersinia pestis)

Today's quote: "To acquire knowledge, one must study, but to acquire wisdom, one must observe." Marilyn vos Savant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WajnRHqdLTk

#FYI #USA #MicrobeTV #ThisWeekInVirology #DanielGriffin #VincentRacaniello #MASA #MakeAmericaSaneAgain #infectiousdiseases #vaccinate #vaccines #herpes #HerpesZoster #measles #tuberculosis #RSV #influenza #covid19 #covid #sarscov2 #LongCovid #avianflu #birdflu #H5N1 #influenzaA

#TWIV 1294 clinical update week 5. feb. 2026

Dr. Griffin's bowtie of today: Tuberculosis

Today's quote: "Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler" Albert Einstein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJHmN9gv_Ys

5-Feb-2026
#H5N1 causes die-off of Antarctic skuas, a seabird
#Skua deaths mark first #wildlife mortality due to #avianFlu
on #Antarctica

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1115389

#science #birdflu #influenza #ecology #conservation

Intranasal #replicon #vaccine establishes mucosal #immunity and protects against #H5N1 and #H7N9 #influenza, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/01/intranasal-replicon-vaccine-establishes.html

Expanding Horizons: #Host Range #Evolution and #Treatment Strategies for Highly Pathogenic Avian #Influenza #H5N1 and #H7N9, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/12/expanding-horizons-host-range-evolution.html

Highly Pathogenic Avian #Influenza: #Tracking the #Progression from IAV #H5N1 to IAV #H7N9 and Preparing for Emerging Challenges, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/12/highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza.html

Attachment and #replication of clade 2.3.4.4b #influenza #H5N1 viruses in #human respiratory #epithelium: an in-vitro study, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/12/attachment-and-replication-of-clade.html

#Corona #SaubereLuft #CleanAir #Grippe #Influenza #C19 #RSV #H5N1 #CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsntOver #TeamVorsicht Mit Luftreinigern, Impfung 💉 und Masken😷 kann man sich schützen vor einer Ansteckung mit #LuftuebertragenenViren 👍💪👇

#Corona #SaubereLuft #CleanAir #Grippe #Influenza #C19 #RSV #H5N1 #CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsntOver #C19 #Influenza #TeamVorsicht Die Weihnachtszeit🎄🎅🧑‍🎄 beginnt. Mit Luftreinigern und Masken😷 kann sich schützen vor einer Ansteckung mit #LuftuebertragenenViren 👍💪

@servelan

We don't need no stinkin' WARNINGS 😜
We don't want to see it coming 😄
We want that #NewarkAirport flying blind feeling 🤠🤡
Shopping & Working, Working & Shopping right up until we smash into the windscreen
#MAGA #TrustThePlan!
#H5N1 #FDAFail #Measles
#Covid19

Grippe aviaire: la Chine et l’UE suspendent leurs importations de poulet brésilien
https://www.techniques-ingenieur.fr/actualite/breves-afp/grippe-aviaire-la-chine-et-lue-suspendent-leurs-importations-de-poulet-bresilien-146266/
#alimentation #poulet #grippe #aviaire #Brésil #Chine #Europe #UE #santé #H5N1 #élevage #oiseaux #maladie #épidémie #commerce

ABD’de kuş gribi salgını!:  ABD, 2017'den bu yana kümes hayvanı çiftliğinde H7N9 kuş gribi salgınının ilk kez görüldüğünü bildirdi.

HAYVAN SAĞLIĞI HEYETİNDEN AÇIKLAMA

H5N1 kuş gribi salgınıyla mücadele eden ABD, ülkede 2017'den itibaren kümes hayvanı çitliğinde görülen ilk H7N9 salgınını duyurdu. Mississippi Hayvan Sağlığı Heyeti yaptığı açıklamada, "H7N9 virüsü tamamen Kuzey Amerika ve yabani kuş… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/abd-de-kus-gribi-salgini-212745.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #kuşgribi #hayvansağlığı #H7N9 #H5N1 #salgın

46,000 birds died or killed after bird flu in Mississippi.

"...A new strain of a highly pathogenic bird flu known as H7N9 has surfaced at a poultry farm in Mississippi where chickens are raised for breeding...."

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-03-19/bird-flu-developments-new-strain-discovered-and-research-on-immunity

#birdflu #h5n1 #hpai #h7n9

Sinds jaren nog eens een uitbraak van #H7N9 #vogelgriep in de VS. H7N9 heeft bij mensen een #mortaliteit van 25%, maar kwam tot nu toe weinig voor.
Die andere vogelgriep #H5N1 kan ondertussen verrassend genoeg ook katten besmetten.

#davindikstraf

@M02 op X schrijft:

“Ik ben niet langer ‘Corona-bewust’.

Ik ben ‘lucht-bewust’.

Het geldt voor #Covid19, #griep, #TBC [#tuberculose], #mazelen, #H5N1 #vogelgriep enz.

Het omvat [#openhaard-] brandrook en smog rond (snel-)wegen.”

#LuchtBewust #schoneLucht #aerosolen #virusplicht #zwevendeAIDS

#France, #Grippe #aviaire : les #élevages de #mammifères sont également surveillés, https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sante/maladie/grippe-aviaire/grippe-aviaire-les-elevages-de-mammiferes-sont-egalement-surveilles_7059287.html#xtor=RSS-3-[lestitres]

La #vigilance est à son comble alors que la grippe aviaire ne contamine plus seulement les volatiles. En #Europe, plusieurs mammifères ont été infectés par le virus #H5N1.

@GlennMG So, I was talking to a friend today, and told them about what was going on with Bird Flu and raw poultry cat food. They had some in their freezer and tossed it out. Why isn't there a big deal about recalling raw poultry food? That's what I want to know!!!
#FDAFail #CDCFail #BirdFlu #H5N1 #AvianInfluenza #CatFood

A 2022 avian #H5N1 #influenza A virus from clade 2.3.4.4b attaches to and replicates better in #human respiratory #epithelium than a 2005 H5N1 virus from clade 2.3.2.1

Source: BioRxIV, AbstractBackground: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 viruses of the A/Goose/Guangdong/1/1996 (GsGd) lineage pose significant global risks to wildlife, domestic animals, and humans. Recent cross-species transmission events to mammals, including humans, highlight this risk.…

https://etidioh.wordpress.com/2024/11/28/a-2022-avian-h5n1-influenza-a-virus-from-clade-2-3-4-4b-attaches-to-and-replicates-better-in-human-respiratory-epithelium-than-a-2005-h5n1-virus-from-clade-2-3-2-1/

Nous sommes en 2024.
Florence Nightingale est plus proche de la vérité que les CDC en ce qui concerne la propagation des maladies par voie aérienne.
Hannu Ikonen- Framapiaf

https://zeroes.ca/@hannu_ikonen/113529561457207168

via @Monolecte

#covid #h5n1 #tuberculose #histoire

Good Afternoon SARS2PAians!

1/2 for Sept. 9th, 2024

I hope you are having a healthy and productive late summer!☀️

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VOCs

The national mutation leaderboard hasn't changed much.: https://ibb.co/LP1L4LZ

There are no new mutations that are on the far horizon that can compete with KP.3.1.1 so far.

The closest competitor is the recombinant XEC, a combo of KS.1.1 and KP.3.1, and is maybe almost equally as fast as what we have now.

We have XEC already in PA.: https://ibb.co/JpnYfcJ

The good news is XEC, as I mentioned last time, has only 2 spike mutations different from KP.3.1.1, so any immunity granted against KP.x.y will also work very well against XEC.

Actually, the current versions are pretty stagnant. Stagnation is good as it gives us a breather, but it's also what happened between XBB and JN.1/KP.x.y.: https://ibb.co/BCqrTFN

Thanks to variant hunters, who constantly monitor virus genetics and then estimate growth rates (and some of which are not even paid to do this for us), we will have a few weeks to a month or two of any incoming fast, binding, or immune-evasive mutations.

Keep watching that space. It's important, especially as winter approaches.

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Wastewater

WastewaterSCAN still has our region at HIGH levels of SARS2.: https://ibb.co/wRCwRkK

Chester's numbers are not low, but much more manageable than in other areas. Harrisburg is doing much better as numbers keep going down there! Good work Hburg!: https://ibb.co/Pm9kF4H

Our region's numbers are going down after a peak already. This is a relief. We are still the HHS region with the lowest numbers.: https://ibb.co/3zcRKJL

PA, after quite a sizeable spike, is VERy quickly returning to numbers way below national average and more on par with the rest of the region.: https://ibb.co/VtVxDYX

We're doing something right. 💪

But remember, numbers are still in the moderate to HIGH range, so please keep working on source control.

According to CDC, there is NO state right now having anything less than "moderate" wastewater levels. Clearly this is defintely NOT a best-case scenario going into Fall.

Existing immune deficiency due to previous reinfections (and first time infections!) and already very high virus spread might make for quite a high-maintenance Fall and Winter this year.

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Kits, vaxes, etc.

Reminder that you can get 4 Federally funded tests kits by mail at the end of this month. Don't miss it!!

Covidtests.gov: https://aspr.hhs.gov/covid-19/test/Pages/default.aspx

There's also a tool from Vaccines.gov to find an mRNA KP.2 vaccination near you!!!

🔴Also reminder: if you have an uncomfortably strong reaction to mRNA vaccines, please do give Novavax a try. It's protein-based, and formulated much like a traditional tetanus shot, rather than mRNA.

https://us.novavaxcovidvaccine.com/find-a-vaccine

I am not in any way paid to promote Novavax. And I'm not the company President, but...I am in fact a client 😎

If you are unable to get Novavax, PLEASE.....get something.

🔴And gooooooo get a FLU SHOT too if you are able!

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Other Pathogens

:coronavirus: H5N1

There was a first case already of H5N1 infection in a person in Missouri, NOT linked, so far, to animal contact and not farm related.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/06/health/first-human-case-of-bird-flu-not-linked-to-animals/index.html

This is the current picture for H5N1. Found in 14 states.: https://ibb.co/pfrFxtT

This is ...pretty bad. This is getting progressively...kinda bad.

🔴Please DO NOT consume raw dairy products: raw eggs, undercooked/rare meat, unpasteurized dairy. Dippy eggs. Raw egg-based cookie dough. Just don't.

🔴Use extra caution with animals like rodents in your home, especially if you have to deal with them after they're trapped.

🔴Keep your cats indoors and dogs away from prey. H5N1 has a super-high kill rate especially in cats.

Stock up NOW on a few N95s (you will NOT want less than a genuine N95 for this thing), gloves, and MERV-13 filters for those CR boxes.

CDC can repeat "risk assessment low" all they want, we should NOT be screwing around with something than has an estimated baseline 20% kill rate, which is the reason I spend so much time on this subject in a SARS2 forum.

The current genetics of H5N1 is not scary, but giving this thing more chances to hit the lottery is the worst thing we could be doing now.

🔴Again: H5N1 cannot combine with the pathogen that causes COVID19, because one is a SARS and the other is an influenza. They are way too different from each other. But it CAN combine with influenza A and B....and we are entering that season soon.

We can do the best things in preparation NOW for a worst case scenario which means building up some basic PPE at home, avoiding exposure. Prepare =/= panic.

Please stay safe this coming Fall and keep that source control down!

☀️🍁☀️

#COVID19 #COVID #COVIDisNotOver #SARS2PA
#Pennsylvania #PA #KP3 #XEC #FLuQUE

#Wastewater #Norovirus #Noro

#H5N1 #HPAI #BirdFlu

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #WashHands #mRNA #Novavax
#VaccinesSaveLives #StayHomeIfSick !

Good Afternoon and Holiday, SARS2PAians!

🔴1/2 Sept/2/2024

I hope you're having a GREAT late summer. ☀️

There's not much going on that is new right now in VOC land. Top variants are still KP.3, descendats of JN.1.

KP.3 is FAST. Super fast. It's like a heat-seeking missle, getting a lot of people that have never had COVID before, for the first time.

Including me 🙄 which is why I didn't post last week. I apologize yet again.

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My stuff (should you for some weird reason be curious)

I tested + almost a week and a half ago and am STILL testing positive. I am doing everything possible to not give this thing air. I'm wearing an N95 outside all the time now and only going out if it's necessary. I have 2 Corsi-Rosenthal boxes that go every moment I'm home to protect my pets. I'm feeling OK but not 100%...maybe 75%.

I am determined to keep testing every day as long as it's financially doable.

I'm monitoring my symptoms, both acute, long term, and especially cognitive (most scary and hardest to tell) for any further changes.

I think I have Novavax (I am not paid to write this, I wish I was 🙄) to thank for not being worse than this because it's been clinically proven to grant extra protection to upper respiratory passages, which is ground zero for where SARS2 enters the body...(at least against the older variants).: https://ibb.co/1fCjZvr

BA.5 Study Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10451060/

AGAIN...if you have an uncomfortably strong reaction to mRNA, please give Novavax a try as overall, it's been proven to cause fewer side effects AND be more cross-protective between current mutations.

But if you do not have access to Novavax...Please. Get something.

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XEC

As far as XEC (which is a recombinant of KP.3.3 and KS.1), it's still being monitored for spread as it's the only thing that can possibly even keep up with KP.3.x.y now.

The good thing is, it has a difference of only two spike changes from KP.3.1.1 (the top variant blazing around now) so vaccines will protect VERY well against it, too.: https://ibb.co/9yfCqFc

Both Novavax (JN.1 formula, the "trunk" of the current top variant tree) and mRNA (KP.2 formula, a "branch" of the tree that most closely resembles current variants) are very good matches to the top variants going around and they're all out for scheduling right now.: https://ibb.co/1RFn3HF

:canparrot: GO GET VAXED! (...and for flu, too!)

Also get those 4 Federally-funded test kits through the mail when they're available in late September!: https://aspr.hhs.gov/covid-19/test/Pages/default.aspx

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Wastewater

Wastewater numbers are still VERY HIGH according to CDC and WastewaterSCAN nationally.: https://ibb.co/Wx4jyKy

PA's wastewater numbers continue to rise:https://ibb.co/QPfQvmK

...while the rest of the HHS regions' numbers have seemingly hit peak. According to CDC we've been bumped up to the VERY HIGH slot.: https://ibb.co/QczqW3m

Harrisburg is again getting hit really hard with viral spread, being at the top in wasteewater right now out of HHS Region 3. Please stay safe and wear a quality well-fitting respirator in crowded areas or places with suboptimal ventilation!

Continued in next post.....

#COVID19 #COVID #COVIDisNotOver #SARS2PA
#Pennsylvania #PA #KP3 #XEC #FLuQUE

#Wastewater #Norovirus #Noro

#H5N1 #HPAI #BirdFlu

#WearAMask #CleanTheAir #WashHands
#VaccinesSaveLives #StayHomeIfSick !

Good Afternoon SARS2PAians!

Once again, I am requesting you accept my apology for shifting some posts to Monday instead of Friday. The past few weeks were...somethin'.

And I hope you are enjoying your SUMMER! ☀️

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:ms_arrow_right: Wastewater

Nothing has really changed tho, wastewater numbers are going WAY UP nationally and kids aren't even back to school yet.: https://ibb.co/X555c7w

Wearing a quality respirator should be considered in crowds, in places of low ventilation AND in ANY close contact...even outside.

Controlling this stuff at the source (which is other people already infected) NOW will prevent LEARNING LOSS this winter.

We don't want LEARNING LOSS.....do we? 🤔

While regionally, our Northeast region is still doing much, much better than the rest of the country, and Chester is doing much better than a few weeks ago, Harrisburg is still AT THE TOP of wastewater results for our region. Please respirator-up and be aware of social contacts in H-burg!: https://ibb.co/bHXf3SP

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:ms_arrow_right: Other Pathogens

🔴Mpox

There's....um...still quite a lot going on that's not SARS2.

Mpox has been declared a Public Health Emergency of international Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Org.

This is NOT...N O T the same beast as in 2022.

This is a different clade (Clade II) which is many times more deadly than the 2022 version.

Mpox Clade II has been separated out on WastewaterSCAN and you can see testing results for it there.: https://ibb.co/WDMzmjM

Yes there are some vaccines for it,: https://x.com/sailorrooscout/status/1824100811351244818

and they are both from smallpox as Mpox is in the same family and they are genetically similar enough to be cross-effective.

One is JYNNEOS (Imvanex, IMVAMUNE) which is non-replicating and pretty much safe for everyone. The ACTUAL smallpox vaccine is live virus which makes it...not really all that ideal because you have to be soooooo much more careful with it, but STILL effective for life as long as exposure remains low.

Mpox is not new and there are effective antivirals against it; however this clade is NEW and its high death rate is of concern.

We MUST ramp up vaccine production against this disease.

🔴H5N1

H5N1 is a version of Influenza A and is also separated out on WastewaterSCAN.: https://ibb.co/LZpj7pT

There are still new herds testing positive for H5N1 (Bird Flu/Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza/HPAI).

We MUST pull out all the stops and keep testing our food supply chain, especially pigs. Pigs are asymptomatic against H5N1 (which is like the woooooorst news I will probably learn this entire year) and yet they are the ideal mix of human-like and animal-like genomes that could trigger dangerous mutations.: https://ibb.co/HBNpXVW

DO NOT consume non-pasteurized dairy.

DO NOT consume undercooked meat and eggs (no dippy eggs, y'all!)

You might want to consider Ultra-Pasteurized dairy instead of "pasteurized" dairy and plant-based meat replacements.

🔴Cats have an especially VERY high death rate from H5N1, with end results similar to rabies (massive brain swelling and damage). Please keep your kitties indoors and away from dead birds.

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:ms_arrow_right: Fire/PM2.5

So far so good with wildfire smoke over here in PA. While most of Canada is enveloped in lower air quality, we are so far not in the windpath of it.

Keep those Corsi-Rosenthal boxes handy in case the wind takes a turn for the worst for us. Keeping windows tightly closed is good for wildfire smoke but terrible for pathogen control. CR boxes can make up for this loss of filteration!

Honestly, everyone should have a CR box at home, and every classroom should have one. Especially this winter.

:coronavirus: This winter is going to be...somethin'...if we don't do some source control NOW.

:canparrot: We can do this with some empathy and a LOT of source control!

Please have a safe Summer and upcoming Fall! ☀️🍁☀️

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