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[Dr Monique Ryan MP @Mon4Kooyong]

It's the AFL Grand Final this weekend. It's a day of celebration for the millions of us who love the footy.

But, while we enjoy the game and a BBQ, we also have to acknowledge that for far too many women and children Grand Final weekend means something else entirely.

Victoria Police prepare for a 20 percent spike in violence against women on Grand Final day, making it one of the busiest weekends of the year.

Like many of you, I've watched the news coverage in horror this past week. Already 52 Australian women have been killed as a result of domestic violence this year—an utter tragedy every five days.

There is never an excuse for family violence. Governments and leaders across the political spectrum must do more to protect women from domestic violence. Together, we need to admit that the system currently in place is not working. We need a royal commission into domestic and family violence.

I urge everyone to look out for each other this weekend, and if you or someone you know needs support, remember that help is available:

1800RESPECT | 1800 737 732
MensLine Australia | 1300 789 978
Kids Helpline | 1800 55 1800
13 Yarn | 13 92 76
Beyond Blue | 1300 224 636
Lifeline | 13 11 14

If someone is in immediate danger, always call Triple Zero (000).

[Rhi @rhirhiarhii]

A group of my very dear friends came together to make this post, thank you to @alexandrite113 & Fran I’m not sure you’re on Twitter, and everyone who contributed. #longcovidawareness #longcovid

[Running girl @RowFindlay]

@sixfootcandy I just googled how old Bard Pitt is. Don't do it!

[Magda Szubanski AO @MagdaSzubanski]

This is heart-destroyingly tragic, appalling & enraging.
40 years ago I worked in a women’s refuge & encountered first hand flippant police & an antagonistic/dismissive system. Cannot believe still happening
So yes. I feel ashamed, disgusted & very 😡💔 https://t.co/RIyGsjgw7X

[World Health Network @TheWHN]

We’re five years into the pandemic, and the science is telling a very different story than “just a cold.” COVID affects blood vessels, organs, metabolism, and cognition — and the impacts compound with each infection. It’s the same pattern we saw with smoking: people felt fine… until the long-term consequences surfaced.

Full article here: https://t.co/N6vpD3YBIa

#LongCOVID #COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention #CleanAir

[David It Up! @Dave_it_up]

COVID Is Different

I get it. You think COVID isn’t that dangerous anymore. You think it’s just like all the other viruses now.

A lot of it has to do with the times you grew up in. We don’t have much memory of viruses and bacteria killing thousands of people. We don’t remember when it was common for families to lose at least one child to infection before WWII. We don’t remember the permanent scars smallpox left on peoples faces. What we remember are colds and flu. Fever, aches, a few days down. Then you bounce back.

That became our baseline for what “sick” looks like.

COVID came around. At first, people freaked out. Millions died. Then something shifted. It slid into the same mental bucket as everything else. Just another cold. Just another flu.

It’s not.

If you grew up in a second or third world country, places where serious diseases still circulate, you know the difference. Zika is different. Ebola is different. Polio is different. Each virus does its own kind of damage. We used to understand that. Now we’re making the mistake of normalizing something we don’t understand.

Flu and colds don’t breach your blood-brain barrier. SARS-CoV-2 does.

Flu and colds don’t shred your endothelial lining and increase your risk of blood clots. SARS-CoV-2 does.

Flu and colds don’t persist in your tissues. SARS-CoV-2 can.

Flu and colds don’t damage your immune system, causing low T cells. SARS-CoV-2 can.

Now we’re seeing signs it may increase your risk of cancer. SARS-CoV-2 may do this.

The list goes on.

Long COVID is caused by SARS-CoV-2. It’s devastating millions of people. Stop expecting it to act like something it’s not.

Want to break the mental spell? Go to PubMed. Search SARS-CoV-2 or Long COVID. Hundreds of thousands of studies staring you in the face. Tons of damage.

Maybe you’ve been infected a dozen times and you still feel fine. Will that always be the case? Don’t bet on it.

COVID is different because you can catch it every year. You can catch it multiple times in a single year. It mutates fast. Do you really want something that damages your arteries hitting your system over and over?

I sure don’t.

[tern @1goodtern]

"There has been somebody that bought a machine and started scanning in her front room because after having a baby, she thought it’d be a nice thing to do."
😐
https://t.co/QLAu0XdiHT

[Running girl @RowFindlay]

@AndrewHewat Hope you had an awesome run. It's on my bucket list. I'm going to walk it with the kids next holidays.

[Putrino Lab @PutrinoLab]

Incredible talk here at the #UNGA80 #indoorair call to action from our very own Violet Affleck! Reminding us that #longcovid affects all of us, the #covid19 pandemic is ongoing and we have failed to protect our children. Thank you, Violet, for speaking the truth to this room 🙏🏻

[𝙰𝚟𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @AvalonResists]

From Canadian Jim Elliott on Facebook. 🧵

1/ "Dear 77,301,997 Trump-Loving, Conspiracy-Huffing, Rage-Addicted Americans (And the Canadian Dumbfucks Who Worship Them)

Oh, hey there. Sit down. Read this. Try not to cry.

[Kon Karapanagiotidis @Kon__K]

Every Greek 🇬🇷 Australian has a tear of pride in their eyes right now watching Sam Konstas at the MCG Boxing Day test. This is the Australia we take pride in Peter Dutton, our multiculturalism makes us richer, better and more successful.

[Running girl @RowFindlay]

@AndrewHewat WTAF! Maybe they've spent too much time in contaminated air?!?

[FWD NEWS @FWDNEWSnetwork]

Ahahaha

[Running girl @RowFindlay]

Even those with long covid don't qualify for antivirals.

[Running girl @RowFindlay]

@MikeCarlton01 Hey! We're not all bad, some of us get out.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

The beauty of wildlife - a thread 🧵

1. Dick Van Duijn captured the exact moment a squirrel stopped to smell a flower

[Lady Chuan @LadyChuan]

I met with a Medical Director in a Neurology Group a few weeks ago. Outside of his locations are signs that read “No Mask No Entry Until Further Notice.” 1/13

[Prof Kathy Eagar AM @keagar.bsky.social @k_eagar]

“The myth that the virus is 'harmless' for kids”. Except it wasn’t an honest mistake, it was misinformation by a small group of paediatricians, infectious disease & public health specialists. And ATAGI continues to fail children even now https://t.co/gDIKhIIZGm