Living Safely With Covid
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Covid Safe NZ #CovidIsNotOver
Layers of Protection: Vaccines + Masks + Ventilation + Filtration
Indoor Air Quality Standards
Masks in Healthcare and Aged Care
Aotearoa New Zealand Kikorangi
Pandemics | Typos
Layers of Protection: Vaccines + Masks + Ventilation + Filtration
Indoor Air Quality Standards
Masks in Healthcare and Aged Care
Aotearoa New Zealand Kikorangi
Pandemics | Typos
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Air sampling around poultry farms carried out during Spain outbreaks in 2025. Detection of HPAI aerosols up to 150m from barns - more evidence for airbourne transport of virus between farms.
👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-315
👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-315
September 11, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Air sampling around poultry farms carried out during Spain outbreaks in 2025. Detection of HPAI aerosols up to 150m from barns - more evidence for airbourne transport of virus between farms.
👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-315
👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-315
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New dashboard up for HPAI in Oceania and parts of SE Asia.
👉 avianfluwatch.org
👉 avianfluwatch.org
August 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
New dashboard up for HPAI in Oceania and parts of SE Asia.
👉 avianfluwatch.org
👉 avianfluwatch.org
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Far-UVC. What is it? How does it inactivate airborne pathogens? Will it give you sunburns? If not, why not? And if they work, why aren't they everywhere?
In my latest explainer video I dive into all these questions and try to make some sense of it all.
youtu.be/ujHMIdI2gLs
In my latest explainer video I dive into all these questions and try to make some sense of it all.
youtu.be/ujHMIdI2gLs
How Far-UVC "Safely" Inactivates Airborne Pathogens
YouTube video by Al Haddrell
youtu.be
August 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Far-UVC. What is it? How does it inactivate airborne pathogens? Will it give you sunburns? If not, why not? And if they work, why aren't they everywhere?
In my latest explainer video I dive into all these questions and try to make some sense of it all.
youtu.be/ujHMIdI2gLs
In my latest explainer video I dive into all these questions and try to make some sense of it all.
youtu.be/ujHMIdI2gLs
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Live feed tested ✅️
Politicians confirmed ✅️
Questions compiled ✅️
Join us on Monday 10th August at 10am
www.longcovidsupport.co.nz/live-stream
Politicians confirmed ✅️
Questions compiled ✅️
Join us on Monday 10th August at 10am
www.longcovidsupport.co.nz/live-stream
August 6, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Live feed tested ✅️
Politicians confirmed ✅️
Questions compiled ✅️
Join us on Monday 10th August at 10am
www.longcovidsupport.co.nz/live-stream
Politicians confirmed ✅️
Questions compiled ✅️
Join us on Monday 10th August at 10am
www.longcovidsupport.co.nz/live-stream
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This clip from parliament yesterday is absolutely gobsmacking. Our minister of Science, Innovation, and Technology hopes she believes in science.
Excellent speech by Reuben Davidson (L) yesterday. Full transcript in the video description.
#NZPOL
@nzscientists.bsky.social @savesciencenz.bsky.social
Excellent speech by Reuben Davidson (L) yesterday. Full transcript in the video description.
#NZPOL
@nzscientists.bsky.social @savesciencenz.bsky.social
"Do you think the current Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology believes in science?"
YouTube video by Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand
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August 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
This clip from parliament yesterday is absolutely gobsmacking. Our minister of Science, Innovation, and Technology hopes she believes in science.
Excellent speech by Reuben Davidson (L) yesterday. Full transcript in the video description.
#NZPOL
@nzscientists.bsky.social @savesciencenz.bsky.social
Excellent speech by Reuben Davidson (L) yesterday. Full transcript in the video description.
#NZPOL
@nzscientists.bsky.social @savesciencenz.bsky.social
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cognitive point of view. So, with all due respect, your framing is wrong: the question is not why we didn't debate about keeping schools open, but how we can reduce the spread of all airborne illness in school settings, on a permanent basis. See the amazing work of @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social! /3
July 31, 2026 at 6:43 PM
cognitive point of view. So, with all due respect, your framing is wrong: the question is not why we didn't debate about keeping schools open, but how we can reduce the spread of all airborne illness in school settings, on a permanent basis. See the amazing work of @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social! /3
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With highly-pathogenic avian influenza now in NZ, we're taking steps to protect #kakapo and #takahe by vaccinating against the disease, following a successful trial. We're aiming for ~90 kākāpō and 100 takahē in an initial phase to protect the most valuable birds/sites. #conservation #birds
July 30, 2026 at 8:26 AM
With highly-pathogenic avian influenza now in NZ, we're taking steps to protect #kakapo and #takahe by vaccinating against the disease, following a successful trial. We're aiming for ~90 kākāpō and 100 takahē in an initial phase to protect the most valuable birds/sites. #conservation #birds
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Haven't seen this shared, but it's a great one by a giant in the field, Trevor Bedford. Finds that fastest SARS-2 fitness growth was 2021 to mid-2022. Since then there's been a steady rate of evolution ("fitness flux") >4x faster than H3N2 flu A, a benchmark for rapidly evolving RNA viruses.
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July 30, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Haven't seen this shared, but it's a great one by a giant in the field, Trevor Bedford. Finds that fastest SARS-2 fitness growth was 2021 to mid-2022. Since then there's been a steady rate of evolution ("fitness flux") >4x faster than H3N2 flu A, a benchmark for rapidly evolving RNA viruses.
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Join us! Political panel with all your chronic illness questions put to politicians 💪💪 #longcovid #chronicillness
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July 29, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Join us! Political panel with all your chronic illness questions put to politicians 💪💪 #longcovid #chronicillness
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#H5N1 bird flu: New Zealand announced plans to require poultry farmers (flocks > 100) to create and submit biosecurity plans - including the management of any outbreaks - to the government by the end of the year
AFD Blog `New Zealand to Require Biosecurity Plans From Poultry Sector as Australia's #H5N1 Count Rises to 27' afludiary.blogspot.com/2026/07/new-...
New Zealand to Require Biosecurity Plans From Poultry Sector as Australia's H5N1 Count Rises to 27
#19,265 No unexpectedly, the results overnight from Australia's National Lab CSIRO have confirmed the 7 suspected bird flu detections repo...
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July 28, 2026 at 9:23 PM
#H5N1 bird flu: New Zealand announced plans to require poultry farmers (flocks > 100) to create and submit biosecurity plans - including the management of any outbreaks - to the government by the end of the year
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The WellKiwis reports are probably the best source of up to date info on respiratory disease in the community - results for 8 respiratory viruses.
Looks like roughly 3% of the cohort have had symptomatic covid since late April.
www.wellkiwis.co.nz/news-and-fin...
Looks like roughly 3% of the cohort have had symptomatic covid since late April.
www.wellkiwis.co.nz/news-and-fin...
News & Findings | WellKiwis
www.wellkiwis.co.nz
July 15, 2026 at 9:18 AM
The WellKiwis reports are probably the best source of up to date info on respiratory disease in the community - results for 8 respiratory viruses.
Looks like roughly 3% of the cohort have had symptomatic covid since late April.
www.wellkiwis.co.nz/news-and-fin...
Looks like roughly 3% of the cohort have had symptomatic covid since late April.
www.wellkiwis.co.nz/news-and-fin...
It's here... First H5 bird flu case confirmed in Aotearoa New Zealand today
🦠 #H5N1 avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b
🐦 Brown skua, ocean-going seabird
📍 Petone beach, Wellington, NZ
"No evidence of any illness beyond this seabird"
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/h5-b...
🦠 #H5N1 avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b
🐦 Brown skua, ocean-going seabird
📍 Petone beach, Wellington, NZ
"No evidence of any illness beyond this seabird"
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/h5-b...
www.beehive.govt.nz
July 15, 2026 at 4:30 AM
It's here... First H5 bird flu case confirmed in Aotearoa New Zealand today
🦠 #H5N1 avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b
🐦 Brown skua, ocean-going seabird
📍 Petone beach, Wellington, NZ
"No evidence of any illness beyond this seabird"
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/h5-b...
🦠 #H5N1 avian influenza clade 2.3.4.4b
🐦 Brown skua, ocean-going seabird
📍 Petone beach, Wellington, NZ
"No evidence of any illness beyond this seabird"
www.beehive.govt.nz/release/h5-b...
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Please share! This is a huge project and we are supported by libraries all over Aotearoa!
Help us raise awareness!
Decorate a pillowcase for the Long Covid Pillowcase Project.
Decorate a pillowcase for the Long Covid Pillowcase Project.
July 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Please share! This is a huge project and we are supported by libraries all over Aotearoa!
@joannehewittnz.bsky.social wondering if you have ever attempted to calculate the prevalence of COVID per X of population based on average per-person faecal viral shedding rate in wastewater?
July 14, 2026 at 9:03 PM
@joannehewittnz.bsky.social wondering if you have ever attempted to calculate the prevalence of COVID per X of population based on average per-person faecal viral shedding rate in wastewater?
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This week wildlife veterinarians in New Zealand begin to vaccinate kākāpō and four other endangered or critically endangered bird species, now that highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected for the first time in neighbouring Australia. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
As flu virus threatens its unique bird species, New Zealand pins hopes on a vaccine
Arrival of H5N1 in Australia triggers ambitious vaccination program
www.science.org
July 8, 2026 at 11:32 AM
This week wildlife veterinarians in New Zealand begin to vaccinate kākāpō and four other endangered or critically endangered bird species, now that highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected for the first time in neighbouring Australia. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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MB-32, a small molecule that targets the ACE2 receptor, gave SARS-CoV-2-infected mice a 100% survival rate while untreated mice succumbed. Its exact interaction with ACE2 still needs further characterization. doi.org/hb8p7n
Small-molecule antiviral drug targets ACE2 receptor to block coronaviruses from entering cells
The ongoing evolution of SARS-CoV-2, particularly the rapid emergence of the omicron variant and its sublineages, has weakened the effectiveness of existing vaccines and antiviral drugs, underscoring the potential risk of future coronavirus pandemics.
medicalxpress.com
June 25, 2026 at 8:20 PM
MB-32, a small molecule that targets the ACE2 receptor, gave SARS-CoV-2-infected mice a 100% survival rate while untreated mice succumbed. Its exact interaction with ACE2 still needs further characterization. doi.org/hb8p7n
2024 Facilities Management Association of New Zealand report showed the benefits of improving Ao NZ’s indoor air quality in schools & workplaces
Potential productivity and health benefits of $1 billion over 10 years would far exceed the $253m investment 🧵
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Potential productivity and health benefits of $1 billion over 10 years would far exceed the $253m investment 🧵
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June 25, 2026 at 5:19 AM
2024 Facilities Management Association of New Zealand report showed the benefits of improving Ao NZ’s indoor air quality in schools & workplaces
Potential productivity and health benefits of $1 billion over 10 years would far exceed the $253m investment 🧵
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Potential productivity and health benefits of $1 billion over 10 years would far exceed the $253m investment 🧵
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Intercept is placing a big bet on making common respiratory infections not so common. Note: I'm on the Intercept advisory board.
www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1...
Stripe, Anthropic, and OpenAI are backing an effort to stop respiratory infections
Intercept, a new nonprofit, will focus on countering the common cold and the flu.
www.technologyreview.com
June 24, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Intercept is placing a big bet on making common respiratory infections not so common. Note: I'm on the Intercept advisory board.
www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1...
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We treat respiratory infections like the cold and flu as minor nuisances. The evidence increasingly suggests they’re anything but. I'm excited to be an advisor for Intercept, a $500M bet to make them a thing of the past.
interceptfund.substack.com/p/e9438538-4...
interceptfund.substack.com/p/e9438538-4...
Intercept
Intercept is a $500M philanthropic initiative that will catalyze the development and deployment of the technologies needed to radically reduce the burden of respiratory infections, and eventually elim...
interceptfund.substack.com
June 24, 2026 at 5:21 PM
We treat respiratory infections like the cold and flu as minor nuisances. The evidence increasingly suggests they’re anything but. I'm excited to be an advisor for Intercept, a $500M bet to make them a thing of the past.
interceptfund.substack.com/p/e9438538-4...
interceptfund.substack.com/p/e9438538-4...
“Several viruses including herpes simplex virus type 1 (that causes cold sores), chickenpox virus (varicella zoster virus that also causes shingles) and SARS-CoV-2 (which causes COVID-19) have all been linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia after infection.”
June 6, 2026 at 9:22 PM
“Several viruses including herpes simplex virus type 1 (that causes cold sores), chickenpox virus (varicella zoster virus that also causes shingles) and SARS-CoV-2 (which causes COVID-19) have all been linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia after infection.”
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USA: "Previous research estimated that 20 million Americans have long COVID; however, new research published in JAMA Network Open suggests that an additional 10 million Americans may be unknowingly suffering."
#LongCOVID #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne
Source: archive.md/KzfJN
#LongCOVID #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne
Source: archive.md/KzfJN
June 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
USA: "Previous research estimated that 20 million Americans have long COVID; however, new research published in JAMA Network Open suggests that an additional 10 million Americans may be unknowingly suffering."
#LongCOVID #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne
Source: archive.md/KzfJN
#LongCOVID #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne
Source: archive.md/KzfJN
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A big month for next generation Covid vaccine trials!
— Details of an exciting trial in Tanzania for an intranasal vax for low-resource communities—results may come soon;
— An overview of the Covid human challenge studies, as one reaches a milestone
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absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2026/05/31/a...
— Details of an exciting trial in Tanzania for an intranasal vax for low-resource communities—results may come soon;
— An overview of the Covid human challenge studies, as one reaches a milestone
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A Bumper Month of Clinical Trial News (NextGen Covid Vax Update) - Absolutely Maybe
It was a big month for clinical trials of next generation Covid vaccines. An exciting phase 1/2 trial in Africa for an…
absolutelymaybe.plos.org
May 31, 2026 at 8:38 AM
A big month for next generation Covid vaccine trials!
— Details of an exciting trial in Tanzania for an intranasal vax for low-resource communities—results may come soon;
— An overview of the Covid human challenge studies, as one reaches a milestone
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absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2026/05/31/a...
— Details of an exciting trial in Tanzania for an intranasal vax for low-resource communities—results may come soon;
— An overview of the Covid human challenge studies, as one reaches a milestone
.... 1/2
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2026/05/31/a...
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Filtering the air may help prevent your own infection from becoming more severe
If everyone in a household becomes infected with the same virus, does it help to isolate from each other and can you be a danger to yourself? Read on to find out... 🧪🧵1/
#AirQuality #IAQ #Ventilation #Infection #COVID
If everyone in a household becomes infected with the same virus, does it help to isolate from each other and can you be a danger to yourself? Read on to find out... 🧪🧵1/
#AirQuality #IAQ #Ventilation #Infection #COVID
May 29, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Filtering the air may help prevent your own infection from becoming more severe
If everyone in a household becomes infected with the same virus, does it help to isolate from each other and can you be a danger to yourself? Read on to find out... 🧪🧵1/
#AirQuality #IAQ #Ventilation #Infection #COVID
If everyone in a household becomes infected with the same virus, does it help to isolate from each other and can you be a danger to yourself? Read on to find out... 🧪🧵1/
#AirQuality #IAQ #Ventilation #Infection #COVID
Long Covid 👀
WILD finding. So what does it all mean? First and foremost, if samples from your blood can make someone sick, then we need not have conversations about the legitimacy of this diagnosis any more.
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May 29, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Long Covid 👀
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PHFS respiratory dashboard updated to the 28th yesterday. Amid the normal seasonal Auckland SARI hospitalisations, very, very little influenza and covid.
May 29, 2026 at 4:11 AM
PHFS respiratory dashboard updated to the 28th yesterday. Amid the normal seasonal Auckland SARI hospitalisations, very, very little influenza and covid.