U.S. Politics in Real Time · @uspolitics
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Mark · @paka
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At least 237 wards were closed to new admissions prevent spreading to other patients

That compares to a total of 93 closures up to the end of July for all other infection incidents combined

The true figures will be higher, however, as NHS Dumfries and Galloway has not responded to a FOI request & NHS Lothian said it's unable to provide data

heraldscotland.com/news/237463

#scotland #wards #pandemic #infection #hospitals #sciencematters #MasksWork #masks #COVIDIDIOTS #CovidIsNotOver #COVID #COVID19

Last updated 1 year ago

BluePeony :bow_blue: · @pivoinebleue
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Highly mutated strain of new variant reported in

msn.com/en-us/health/other/hig

>The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday it is tracking a recently discovered COVID-19 strain, BA.2.86, after a case of the highly mutated variant was discovered in Michigan. 


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#sciencematters #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver #Michigan #COVID

Last updated 1 year ago

Chris ⊕ · @signalthirteen
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Sooner or later, the truth always comes out.

I usually say it's not the lie but the cover-up, but in this case the lies cost thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of lives. They knew it would. They did it anyway for "feeding the base".

So yeah, the lies were pretty horrible.

cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cou

#sciencematters #publichelath #COVID19

Last updated 1 year ago

Kilian Spandler · @kilianspandler
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DRyan · @DRyan
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DRyan · @DRyan
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Fife4Europe #FBPE · @Fife4Europe
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The UK is losing its edge in science and innovation due to Brexit. Read this insightful article from The Observer on why we need to rejoin Horizon Europe, the EU's flagship research programme. theguardian.com/commentisfree/

#rejoineumarch #sciencematters

Last updated 1 year ago

Mark · @paka
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Study: Cats can transmit COVID-19 to each other

Cats can become infected with COVID-19 through contact with other infected animals or contaminated pens and should be considered part of the household dynamics of the virus, according to a new study in Microbiology Spectrum.

cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-

#pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #COVID19 #COVID #sciencematters #cats

Last updated 1 year ago

Mark · @paka
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Steep increase in sick leave among municipal sector employees

The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (Työterveyslaitos) highlights a concerning trend of increased sick leave among municipal employees in 2022

Regardless of occupation, gender, or age group, sickness absences rose, with the likely cause being the lingering effects of the pandemic.

helsinkitimes.fi/themes/themes

#healthcare #LongCovid #health #sciencematters #absences #workplace #sickness #CovidIsNotOver #finland #COVID19

Last updated 1 year ago

Mark · @paka
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The contrarians have no clothes

As the COVID pandemic has ravaged the world, a collective of "free thinkers" turned contrarians have revealed themselves as pied pipers leading lay people off the edge of rationality ...

misinformationkills.substack.c

#rational #logical #science #sciencematters #COVID19 #COVID

Last updated 2 years ago

Another cool vaccine fact:

Vaccines do NOT stick around the body.

Like a great teacher, they do their job, step away & let the student body soar with the knowledge they have imparted.

Thank a teacher &

#getvaccinated #vaccineswork #VaccinesSaveLives #sciencematters #CovidIsNotOver #COVID #COVID19

Last updated 2 years ago

Jason Bellew · @jasonb
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Planetary Society now has a Community server.

Consider joining the planetary society @ planetary.org/ or donating to support science projects!

#sciencematters #ScienceMastodon #scienceactivism

Last updated 2 years ago

Oliver 👔 · @oliver
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Steffen Prowe · @StePMikrobe
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Galactic Stone 🇺🇦 · @galacticstone
1360 followers · 3920 posts · Server mastodon.social

Here is how I judge politics of any type :

Does the body of peer-reviewed science support this political position?

If yes, then the political view is valid and worthy of discussion.

If no, then it's invalid and generally not worth discussing.

This should be a basic litmus test for any political stand. If a hill isn't supported by science, then it's not worth dying on.

#science #sciencematters #sciencemastodon

Last updated 2 years ago

FQxI Physics · @fqxi
531 followers · 234 posts · Server sciencemastodon.com

We are proud to introduce our newly assembled Scientific Advisory Council, consisting of highly distinguished professionals. The impressive new council will lend their expertise to guide our pursuit of ground-breaking advancements.

fqxi.org/about-us/our-team/

#FQXi #sciencematters

Last updated 2 years ago

St_Clinton · @StClinton
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St_Clinton · @St_Clinton
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Mark · @paka
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Shetland Health board cancels operations due to staff sickness

Planned operations have been cancelled due to staff sickness – following reports that Covid is rife in Shetland once again

Patients may also have to wait longer to access other services

The announcement follows widespread reports of people becoming ill with Covid-19 after attending Up-Helly-Aa

shetlandtimes.co.uk/2023/02/07

#vaccineswork #MasksWork #pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDIDIOTS #sciencematters #COVID #COVID19 #shetland

Last updated 2 years ago