Vanessa

Political science. Neurology. Information Management (Archives). Human & Animal Rights

[Vanessa @chip_spring]

@TheRealThelmaJ1 Make sure it's not RFK JR operating the robotics and all will be well.

[tern @1goodtern]

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Seriously folks, mask up on airplanes. Ffp2/n95+.
You have no idea who is sitting next to you.

[Denis - The COVID info guy - @BigBadDenis]

Diphtheria in Australia – Epidemiological update - 27 April 2026

🔹A total of 117 confirmed cases of diphtheria have been notified in Australia in 2026.

🔹In the past fortnight, 37 cases have been notified, with diagnosis dates ranging from 11 March to 21 April 2026.

[Vanessa @chip_spring]

@VolodyaTretyak Tizzy

[Vanessa @chip_spring]

https://t.co/VvdIyjUEi6
Must watch summary of Trump

[Vanessa @chip_spring]

@TheFungi669 Trumpian MO: Government via outrage entertainment.
Nothing is as it seems.

[Vanessa @chip_spring]

@SarahLongwell25 Safe to say it would be an hallucinatory experience!

[NSW Health @NSWHealth]

NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a confirmed case who visited locations in Newcastle and Sydney while unknowingly infectious, including a healthcare facility.

[Andrew Hewat @AndrewHewat]

AUS flu vax time:
"Australia has experienced an unusually early start to the flu season because of a fast-spreading flu variant known as subclade K or Super-K flu"
2025: 500K cases & 1,738 deaths (record yr)
2026 flu vax provides protection against Super-K
https://t.co/254VibAI1N

[Denis - The COVID info guy - @BigBadDenis]

🇦🇺Australia: New COVID strain BA.3.2, otherwise known as “Cicada”, circulating in Australia as it spreads globally.

NSW: 10,247 cases
QLD: 6,378 cases
VIC: 3,635 cases
SA: 1,932 cases
WA: 773 cases
ACT: 225 cases
TAS: 263 cases
NT: 128 cases

https://t.co/K6cgEjdc4P

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

Yes, I'm an economist. And yes, I'll talk about oil and gas prices. But still, I wonder whether (and why) we're avoiding talking about the bigger costs of war.

[Vanessa @chip_spring]

@marceelias What's the problem with mail in voting? We have it in Aus - no issues. We also have compulsory voting plus prepoll voting and day of voting on a Saturday. So much democracy!!

[Amber Woods @AmberWoods100]

Where are the remaining Epstein files?

No. We didn’t forget.

[Vanessa @chip_spring]

@BigBadDenis Appreciate your updates Denis.

[Denis - The COVID info guy - @BigBadDenis]

🧵(1/3) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: 26 March 2026

Week ending 21 March 2026:

🔸COVID positivity rate: 4.4% (+0.9%)

🔸Number of laboratories reporting COVID: 2 out of 4

🔹COVID: 1,001 (+3.7%)
🔹Influenza: 519 (-7.3%)
🔹RSV: 1,369 (+23.7%)

https://t.co/1apogQpqtQ

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

NEWS: Bette Midler just released a remake of Woody Guthrie’s classic protest song “All You Fascists Bound to Lose,” updated to fit the current moment and urge action ahead of the midterms.

You have to listen to this.

[MEAA @withMEAA]

MEAA members at the ABC are on strike from 11am today (AEDT) for 24 hours.

To show your support, we ask that during this time you don’t cross the digital picket line by engaging with ABC content. This means no clicks on social content and no visits to the ABC website.

[Vanessa @chip_spring]

@JackEveres20194 Too bad (for your hypocrisy meter) that Pauline herself installed rooftop solar and accessed govt rebates!

[Denis - The COVID info guy - @BigBadDenis]

Health New Zealand appears to have removed or moved the COVID-19 data and statistics from its website. At the moment, only COVID-19 vaccine data is available.

I emailed them a few days ago to ask about this and haven’t received a response yet.

https://t.co/MkmXxADRxq

[NSW Health @NSWHealth]

NSW Health is expanding free access to the Japanese encephalitis vaccine to people who plan to visit high-risk local government areas for outdoor recreation, following detection of the virus late in the mosquito season.