Nov. 2, 1926: Musher Leonhard Seppala arrives by ship with two of his best sled dogs, Togo (right) and Fritz, in Seattle, for a national tour. Togo is getting overdue recognition after his key part in last year’s sled-dog run carrying a diphtheria serum that saved Nome, Alaska.
November 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Nov. 2, 1926: Musher Leonhard Seppala arrives by ship with two of his best sled dogs, Togo (right) and Fritz, in Seattle, for a national tour. Togo is getting overdue recognition after his key part in last year’s sled-dog run carrying a diphtheria serum that saved Nome, Alaska.
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Jan. 31, 1925: The race by dog sled to deliver antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, amid a deadly diphtheria outbreak enters its most desperate and dangerous phase. Champion musher Leonhard Seppala sets out…
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November 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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5/n diphtheria have been carried to the snake crying. Parentless children from the Orphanage. Perhaps the most brutal transport of all the transports that have gone on. One loses sight of it because of the multiplicity, the rudeness, the bestiality, but this transport took the
November 2, 2026 at 4:54 PM
5/n diphtheria have been carried to the snake crying. Parentless children from the Orphanage. Perhaps the most brutal transport of all the transports that have gone on. One loses sight of it because of the multiplicity, the rudeness, the bestiality, but this transport took the
Diphtheria in Australia – Epidemiological update – 19 October 2026
Published: 26 Oct 2026
🔹In 2026, Australia has recorded 626 diphtheria cases
🔹Over the past fortnight 8 total cases were notified
🔹NT: 323 cases, WA: 275 cases, SA: 23 cases, QLD: 5 cases
Source: www.cdc.gov.au/resources/pu...
Published: 26 Oct 2026
🔹In 2026, Australia has recorded 626 diphtheria cases
🔹Over the past fortnight 8 total cases were notified
🔹NT: 323 cases, WA: 275 cases, SA: 23 cases, QLD: 5 cases
Source: www.cdc.gov.au/resources/pu...
October 30, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Diphtheria in Australia – Epidemiological update – 19 October 2026
Published: 26 Oct 2026
🔹In 2026, Australia has recorded 626 diphtheria cases
🔹Over the past fortnight 8 total cases were notified
🔹NT: 323 cases, WA: 275 cases, SA: 23 cases, QLD: 5 cases
Source: www.cdc.gov.au/resources/pu...
Published: 26 Oct 2026
🔹In 2026, Australia has recorded 626 diphtheria cases
🔹Over the past fortnight 8 total cases were notified
🔹NT: 323 cases, WA: 275 cases, SA: 23 cases, QLD: 5 cases
Source: www.cdc.gov.au/resources/pu...
My well used Impfbuch (vaccination book) informs me that this is my 10th flu vaccine and 8th COVID vaccine.
Flu is definitely in the lead in the number of my vaccinations. COVID has now equalised with Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis each of which I have been vaccinated against 8 times.
Flu is definitely in the lead in the number of my vaccinations. COVID has now equalised with Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis each of which I have been vaccinated against 8 times.
November 2, 2026 at 4:35 PM
My well used Impfbuch (vaccination book) informs me that this is my 10th flu vaccine and 8th COVID vaccine.
Flu is definitely in the lead in the number of my vaccinations. COVID has now equalised with Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis each of which I have been vaccinated against 8 times.
Flu is definitely in the lead in the number of my vaccinations. COVID has now equalised with Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis each of which I have been vaccinated against 8 times.
One extra doss against Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Polio comes from a vaccine study of @ovg.ox.ac.uk in which I took part some years ago.
So if you can't tell by now: I am a big fan of vaccinations. Such a great innovation of humanity!
So if you can't tell by now: I am a big fan of vaccinations. Such a great innovation of humanity!
November 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
One extra doss against Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Polio comes from a vaccine study of @ovg.ox.ac.uk in which I took part some years ago.
So if you can't tell by now: I am a big fan of vaccinations. Such a great innovation of humanity!
So if you can't tell by now: I am a big fan of vaccinations. Such a great innovation of humanity!
I hope congenital syphilis (about which I was taught q1975) is now history & congenital rubella - in spite of RFK Jr’s efforts to bring back measles polio mumps diphtheria pertussis maybe even TB & smallpox!)
October 31, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I hope congenital syphilis (about which I was taught q1975) is now history & congenital rubella - in spite of RFK Jr’s efforts to bring back measles polio mumps diphtheria pertussis maybe even TB & smallpox!)
A disease Australia beat with vaccines just killed someone there again.
Diphtheria. The kind of thing most people assumed was gone for good.
Diphtheria. The kind of thing most people assumed was gone for good.
November 2, 2026 at 10:03 AM
A disease Australia beat with vaccines just killed someone there again.
Diphtheria. The kind of thing most people assumed was gone for good.
Diphtheria. The kind of thing most people assumed was gone for good.
Also they carried diphtheria antitoxin. Not a vaccine.
October 26, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Also they carried diphtheria antitoxin. Not a vaccine.
It was mostly Togo and also diphtheria antitoxin, not a vaccine, but still
October 27, 2026 at 11:44 PM
It was mostly Togo and also diphtheria antitoxin, not a vaccine, but still
Senegal reports 456 confirmed diphtheria cases and 14 deaths, up from 368 cases as of 19 October, with no new deaths
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=38de53b2-7b3e-49a3-9b24-c72d49b1a01a&eventid=f0e728af-5ff9-4714-a1e4-39906f317201&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=38de53b2-7b3e-49a3-9b24-c72d49b1a01a&eventid=f0e728af-5ff9-4714-a1e4-39906f317201&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
November 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Senegal reports 456 confirmed diphtheria cases and 14 deaths, up from 368 cases as of 19 October, with no new deaths
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=38de53b2-7b3e-49a3-9b24-c72d49b1a01a&eventid=f0e728af-5ff9-4714-a1e4-39906f317201&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=38de53b2-7b3e-49a3-9b24-c72d49b1a01a&eventid=f0e728af-5ff9-4714-a1e4-39906f317201&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
My city used to have cemetery tours on Halloween. But they basically just talked about diphtheria and German immigrants
#fullmoonfrights
#fullmoonfrights
October 28, 2026 at 12:20 AM
My city used to have cemetery tours on Halloween. But they basically just talked about diphtheria and German immigrants
#fullmoonfrights
#fullmoonfrights
[November 2nd, 1926] Leonhard Seppala and his famous lead dog, Togo, arrived in Seattle from the Far North. Togo helped save Nome during the 1925 diphtheria epidemic. They arrived on the Tanana along with other dogs and reindeer.
November 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
[November 2nd, 1926] Leonhard Seppala and his famous lead dog, Togo, arrived in Seattle from the Far North. Togo helped save Nome during the 1925 diphtheria epidemic. They arrived on the Tanana along with other dogs and reindeer.
Today is International (11)
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November 1, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Today is International (11)
Tom Petty's Wildflowers song day
Shakespeare's' Tempest 415th anniversary
Diphtheria vaccine 132nd anniversary
Modern Turkish Alphabet 98th anniversary
The Doors Light my fire song day
START treaty day
Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day
Tom Petty's Wildflowers song day
Shakespeare's' Tempest 415th anniversary
Diphtheria vaccine 132nd anniversary
Modern Turkish Alphabet 98th anniversary
The Doors Light my fire song day
START treaty day
Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day
Why is there even any diphtheria at all. I've not heard of a case since I was a child in London, England and a schoolboy neighbour had it when he and I were about 5 years old. I though all babies were immunized against it.
October 30, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Why is there even any diphtheria at all. I've not heard of a case since I was a child in London, England and a schoolboy neighbour had it when he and I were about 5 years old. I though all babies were immunized against it.
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO - October 2026
Behind every dose, a decision: evidence, equity and health security
Behind every dose, a decision: evidence, equity and health security
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO - October 2026
From 5 to 8 October, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) met to review the evidence on vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV), diphtheria, yellow fever, mpox and polio,...
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October 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO - October 2026
Behind every dose, a decision: evidence, equity and health security
Behind every dose, a decision: evidence, equity and health security
Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Vaccine Market: Trends & Growth Analysis 2035 | WiseGuyReports www.wiseguyreports.com/reports/diph...
Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Vaccine Market: Trends & Growth Analysis 2035
Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Vaccine Market Size was estimated at 2.77 (USD Billion) in 2023. The Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Vaccine Market Industry is expected to grow from 2.9(USD Billion) in 2024...
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October 29, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis Vaccine Market: Trends & Growth Analysis 2035 | WiseGuyReports www.wiseguyreports.com/reports/diph...
Well, technically it was diphtheria antitoxin, not a vaccine, but your point still holds.
October 25, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Well, technically it was diphtheria antitoxin, not a vaccine, but your point still holds.
Built in 1893, it was part of the Ruchill Hospital, which was specifically constructed to treat patients with infectious diseases such as such smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, poliomyelitis and measles, all of which were common in Glasgow at the end of the Victorian era.
#glasgow #architecture
#glasgow #architecture
November 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Built in 1893, it was part of the Ruchill Hospital, which was specifically constructed to treat patients with infectious diseases such as such smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, poliomyelitis and measles, all of which were common in Glasgow at the end of the Victorian era.
#glasgow #architecture
#glasgow #architecture
Jonathan Polonsky and colleagues compare outcomes of home- and facility-based care during a major diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria. Home-based care was not associated with increased mortality or transmission, and could be an option for mild disease when facility capacity is overwhelmed. 🧪 #MedSky
Outcomes of home-based versus facility-based care for mild diphtheria during a large epidemic in Kano State, Nigeria: A retrospective matched cohort study
In a cohort study, Jonathan Polonsky and colleagues compare outcomes of home-based and facility-based care during a major diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria, finding that home-based care was not associate...
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October 27, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Jonathan Polonsky and colleagues compare outcomes of home- and facility-based care during a major diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria. Home-based care was not associated with increased mortality or transmission, and could be an option for mild disease when facility capacity is overwhelmed. 🧪 #MedSky
And I’d take almost any side effects over certain, painful death, as happens w/ rabies, and is highly likely w/ tetanus, diphtheria, & hep B.
October 30, 2026 at 2:02 PM
And I’d take almost any side effects over certain, painful death, as happens w/ rabies, and is highly likely w/ tetanus, diphtheria, & hep B.
October 29, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Yes. Diphtheria vaccines 👍
October 26, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Yes. Diphtheria vaccines 👍