CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Outbreak: #COVID-19Facility: Humber Reactivation Care Centre - (200 Church St Site)Facility Type: Hospital (Chronic Care)Unit/Floor/Area: A2NLocation: #Toronto #OntarioFacility Tracking Hash: #TPHU0065Date: 2026-02-23Public Health Unit: Toronto Public HealthPHU Tracking Hash: #OnObTPHUClick or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

How Covid does long term damage to the brain. #COVID #LongCovid https://archive.ph/2026.02.25-120841/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-02-25/how-long-do-covid-s-effects-last-brain-issues-are-still-being-found

L'Huffington Post - News, inchieste e approfondimenti HuffPost: Come una pandemia. Il Medio Oriente resta a terra, mai così tanti voli cancellati dal CovidCaos nei trafficatissimi hub del Golfo_ Emirates, Etihad, Air France, British Airways, Air India, Turkish Airlines e Lufthansa congelano gli spostamenti di decine di migliaia di persone rimaste a terra o bloccate nelle città mediorientaliLike a pandemic. The Middle East remains grounded, never so many flights canceled due to Covid.Chaos in Gulf hubs – Emirates, Etihad, Air France, British Airways, Air India, Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa freeze the movements of tens of thousands of people stranded or stuck in the Middle Eastern cities.#TheMiddleEast #Covid #Emirates #Etihad #AirFrance #BritishAirways #AirIndia #TurkishAirlines #Lufthansa #theMiddleEastern https://www.huffingtonpost.it/economia/2026/03/01/news/come_una_pandemia_il_medio_oriente_resta_a_terra_mai_cosi_tanti_voli_cancellati_dal_covid-21326601/

News-packed update on nextgen Covid vaccines this month at my @PLOS blog:- Phase 2 results for a self-amplifying mRNA vaccine from Japan with a phase 3 trial recently closed off- Preclinical results for an intranasal "universal" vaccine that provided some protection from coronaviruses, H1N1 flu, some bacterial infections, and an asthma allergen- Opportunities to participate in intranasal vaccine trials in Finland and the USAnd much more:https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2026/03/01/progress-for-universal-vaccine-more-nextgen-covid-vax-news-update-no-38/#Vaccines #Covid #Covid19

@giflian @datum I think 3/4 of the people who I knew who got Paxlovid quickly were elderly; I'm not sure how the fourth got it.

From this week's Pandemics in BC blog posts:General: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/02/28/2026-02-28-general/BC: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/2026/02/28/2026-02-28-bc/#covid19bc #covid19 #covid #measles #influenza #vaccines

Outbreak: #COVID-19Facility: Wikwemikong Nursing HomeFacility Type: LTC HomeUnit/Floor/Area: West WingLocation: #ManitoulinIsland #OntarioFacility Tracking Hash: #SDHU0017Date: 2026-02-26Public Health Unit: Sudbury and District Health UnitPHU Tracking Hash: #OnObSDHUClick or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

Outbreak: #COVID-19Facility: St. Joseph's LodgeFacility Type: LTC HomeUnit/Floor/Area: Facility WideLocation: #Sudbury #OntarioFacility Tracking Hash: #SDHU0030Date: 2026-02-22Public Health Unit: Sudbury and District Health UnitPHU Tracking Hash: #OnObSDHUClick or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

Outbreak: #COVID-19Facility: Extendicare Stirling HeightsFacility Type: LTC HomeUnit/Floor/Area: Facility WideLocation: #Cambridge #OntarioFacility Tracking Hash: #RWPH0023Date: 2026-02-16Public Health Unit: Region of #Waterloo, Public HealthPHU Tracking Hash: #OnObRWPHClick or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

'Drie nieuwe Kamerleden in parlementaire enquêtecommissie corona'"Dat zijn Dion Huidekooper (D66), André Poortman (CDA) en Annelotte Lammers (Groep Markuszower), maakte Kamervoorzitter Thom van Campen donderdag bekend. D66’er Henk-Jan Oosterhuis gaat juist uit de commissie.""Kort na de verkiezingen zat de commissie met nog maar drie leden, nu is dat aantal weer uitgebreid tot vijf."https://www.skipr.nl/nieuws/drie-nieuwe-kamerleden-in-parlementaire-enquetecommissie-corona/#politiek #ParlementaireEnquete #corona #Covid

Outbreak: #COVID-19Facility: West Shore VillageFacility Type: Retirement HomeUnit/Floor/Area: Facility WideLocation: #PortPerry #OntarioFacility Tracking Hash: #DRHD0048Date: 2026-02-25Public Health Unit: Durham Region Health DepartmentPHU Tracking Hash: #OnObDRHDClick or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

Outbreak: #COVID-19Facility: V!VA Whitby ShoresFacility Type: Retirement HomeUnit/Floor/Area: Assisted Living - 2nd FloorLocation: #Whitby #OntarioFacility Tracking Hash: #DRHD0046Date: 2026-02-25Public Health Unit: Durham Region Health DepartmentPHU Tracking Hash: #OnObDRHDClick or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

Outbreak: "Respiratory Outbreak" (Unspecified Pathogen)Facility: Lakeridge GardensFacility Type: LTC HomeUnit/Floor/Area: 6 WestLocation: #Ajax #OntarioFacility Tracking Hash: #DRHD0020Date: 2026-03-02Public Health Unit: Durham Region Health DepartmentPHU Tracking Hash: #OnObDRHDClick or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

Outbreak: #COVID-19Facility: Villa MintoFacility Type: LTC HomeUnit/Floor/Area: Facility WideLocation: #Cochrane #OntarioFacility Tracking Hash: #NEPH0010Date: 2026-02-22Public Health Unit: Northeastern Public HealthPHU Tracking Hash: #OnObNEPHClick or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

Chise did a wonderful thread over on Bluesky about the vaccine that is starting clinical trials in Australia, GPB511. This vaccine candidate is aiming for broad protection against multiple #COVID #COVID19 strains and related coronaviruses. Something I learned in Chise’s thread: some of the underlying technology comes from research done here in Seattle at the UW.https://bsky.app/profile/sailorrooscout.bsky.social/post/3mfrobocvmc2e

Outbreak: #RSVFacility: Yee Hong Centre - Scarborough FinchFacility Type: LTC HomeUnit/Floor/Area: 1st FloorLocation: #Scarborough #OntarioFacility Tracking Hash: #TPHU0087Date: 2026-02-20Public Health Unit: #Toronto Public HealthPHU Tracking Hash: #OnObTPHUClick or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.