Raina MacIntyre
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Physician. Field Epidemiologist🔎 Expert in prevention, detection and response 2 epidemics and pandemics. Founder of @Epiwatch_BSP 🇦🇺
Sydney
Joined January 2014
Analyses: High-dose #flu vaccine better protects against hospitalization, infection than standard-dose High-dose vaccine was 40% more effective against hospitalization than the standard-dose version. https://t.co/U6RkO5bCFK
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Data: Risks of vascular, inflammatory conditions in kids higher after #COVID infection than vaccination Over 6 months, COVID infection led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, versus 0.85 per 100,000 after vaccination. https://t.co/v3OwT5GjhN
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“A second monkey has been shot and killed and authorities said Tuesday that they were still searching for a third missing monkey a week after their escape from a truck that overturned on a Mississippi highway,” @AP reports.
apnews.com
A second monkey has been shot and killed and authorities say they're still searching for a third missing monkey a week after their escape from an overturned truck on a Mississippi highway.
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Adding to the already strong case for vaccinating kids against COVID. COVID-19 vaccines carry substantially less risk to kids' heart health than infection, new study finds
9news.com.au
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#COVID vaccination cuts risk of long-term symptoms in teens by over a third, data suggest The vaccine is unique in having this effect on progression to a chronic condition, despite infection, the researchers say. https://t.co/3qE0eHGUZa
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SO WELL DESERVED & A GOOD SIGN 👏 Prof Lidia Morawska has won Australia's most coveted scientific research prize, $250k Prime Minister's Prize for Science for pioneering research about air quality & infectious disease, helping to safeguard Public Health
abc.net.au
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
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Australian scientist who alerted world that Covid is airborne wins top science prize
theguardian.com
Prof Lidia Morawska says recognition of her research comes at a fraught time – an ‘age of anti-science’
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New JAMA review: ➡️ COVID-19 affects the heart long after infection. From myocarditis to arrhythmias and heart failure, cardiovascular complications persist across acute & #LongCOVID. ➡️ Routine cardiac follow-up is crucial for post-COVID patients. ➡️ COVID vaccination does
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Fantastic news for a well deserving person. I really hope this helps elevate the subject. https://t.co/752waoDj9C
abc.net.au
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
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"Children born to mothers who had COVID-19 while pregnant face an elevated risk of developmental disorders by age 3, including speech delays, autism, motor disorders, and other neurodevelopmental delays" https://t.co/DD7Oa6FQh0
news-medical.net
Children born to mothers who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy face a 29% higher likelihood of developmental disorders by age three, including speech, motor, and autism-spectrum delays. The risk...
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“The study found that children & adolescents who experienced a second SARS-CoV-2 infection had more than double the risk of developing long COVID compared to those with only a single infection. Reinfection was also associated with elevated risks for serious conditions…”🎯🚨
Penn Medicine: 'Study Shows COVID-19 Reinfection More Than Doubles Long COVID Risk in Children' 'This work, conducted as part of the NIH-funded RECOVER Initiative, analyzed data from more than 465,000 patients across 40 pediatric hospitals.' https://t.co/peBUTOSm1L
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COVID‐19 Vaccination and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Older Adults With Coronary Artery Disease and Heart Failure: Insights From a Large Propensity‐Matched Cohort Study ‼️VACCINES WORK! 🔥IMPORTANT AND LARGE retrospective, propensity‐matched cohort study (December 2020–December
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Acute and chronic viral infections, including Herpes Zoster (Shingles), Hepatitis C, HIV, CMV, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2, are linked with a substantial increased risk of cardiovascular events, from a systematic review. Figure for SARS-CoV-2 below https://t.co/j22nbVTIcC
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South Korea -"Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks on farms in Gyeonggi and Gwangju; quarantine measures strengthened, including permanent operation of disinfection facilities." https://t.co/jQuMXFt2EP h/t Commonground #H5N1
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Lab monkeys escape after truck crashes in Mississippi, 1 remains on the loose
usatoday.com
A truck carrying rhesus monkeys from Tulane University crashed on Oct. 28, causing several of them to escape from the vehicle.
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View of parliament from Old Parliament House. Great morning talking about disinformation and misinformation at @AAHMS_health
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I’m so pleased to have been funded by the ARC for a project on the social aspects of clean air and how to better communicate risk and educate people of all ages about the importance of clean air for everyone’s health (with David Rousell from RMIT)
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Nature research paper: SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade https://t.co/AFQZS85y6f
nature.com
Nature - mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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