THREAT MODEL: COVID 🦠
for October 22nd, 2026
by independent journalist @violetblue
- US #Measles cases grow 8% in 1 week; current case count at 4410
- #DRC #Ebola case-fatality rate 48%; 1 in 4 new cases are children
- #UK #Covid rates are high, hospitalizations surge 41% in 2 weeks
- Preprint study: #Covid evolving to be harder for human immune systems to ID
- #POTS cases in kids up 84% from pre-pandemic rates
- Needle-free #mRNA #vaccines on the near horizon
- Modeling study: indoor #gym environs show 18.4% hourly transmission risk if 1 in 30 users is infected
- Olympic sprinter speaks out about her severe #ME, in part triggered by Covid infection
- 2026 #MaskRequired summer camp in Boston is planning for summer 2027!
...and much more.
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