Denis - The COVID Info Guy
- What would an adequate COVID response look like? Published: Sep 06, 2024 "We have a public that is largely uneducated about and unaware of the problem, thanks to the tireless efforts of our political leaders and corporate media outlets who pushed for a “new normal” of forever COVID reinfections."
- USA: Epidemic trend summary: Feb 6, 2026 COVID-19 As of February 3, 2026: 🔹13 states have COVID-19 infections growing or likely growing 🔹9 state has infections declining or likely declining 🔹25 states show no change Source: cdc.gov/cfa-modeling...
- "Australia is battling its biggest rise in whooping cough cases in 35 years." "During 2024 and 2025 Australia recorded 82,513 whooping cough cases – the highest number since monitoring began in 1991." Source: archive.md/20eq5
- South Korean researchers have been getting attention for a new cancer treatment approach that doesn’t kill cancer cells, but instead reprograms them—changing their behavior so they revert to a state similar to normal cells. www.news-medical.net/news/2025020...
- Study: Attractor Landscape Analysis Reveals a Reversion Switch in the Transition of Colorectal Tumorigenesis Published: 22 January 2025 advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- Queensland Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 2 Feb 2026 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 286 (-6.5%) 🔹Influenza: 467 (-27.1%) 🔹RSV: 318 (-9.9%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 31 (-13.8%) 🔸Influenza: 17 (-52.7%) 🔸RSV: 18 (-30.7%) Source: www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-pra...
- The new 'highly transmissible' COVID-19 variant: what Aussies need to know NB.1.8.1, an Omicron sub-lineage, is now widespread across Australia. It is highly transmissible, spreads faster than earlier Omicron variants, has a shorter incubation period, and causes a sharp, stabbing sore throat early.
- USA: States Join WHO Network After U.S. Withdrawal "Illinois on Tuesday followed in California’s footsteps to become the second state to join the World Health Organization’s pandemic response network after President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the organization." Source: archive.md/ylPeO
- Number of young Australians with dementia to soar "Data released on Thursday reveals people living with young onset dementia, when the syndrome is diagnosed before the age of 65, will rise by 40% over the next 30 years." Source: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
- Australia: Dementia facts and figures www.dementia.org.au/about-dement...
- South Australia: Measles circulating undetected in Adelaide after infectious case identified, SA Health says "SA Health said the adult acquired the infection locally, with chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier describing the case as "very much a concern". www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
- 🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: 5 Feb 2026 From 25 Jan to 1 Feb 2026 🔸COVID positivity rate: 3.0% (+0.6%) 🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 3 out of 4 🔹COVID: 505 (+18.5%) 🔹Influenza: 564 (-13.9%) 🔹RSV: 456 (+4.3%) health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/c...
