Phil; COVID is NOT a cold!!

Clinical Lab Scientist; Advocate for: Democracy, Science, NIH, Ukraine, Vaccines, COVID prevention

[Phil; COVID is NOT a cold!! @fill_de]

@michael_hoerger Wow, nice work Mike on your persistence in cracking the code! P.S. Is that a VitaCore that you are styling? The black masks seem to be more accepted.

[Phil; COVID is NOT a cold!! @fill_de]

@AgnostikGnostik Which state?

[Phil; COVID is NOT a cold!! @fill_de]

@michael_hoerger You are getting very creative! Thank you for everything you do to help people be safe and well!

[The fed up Chef @TheChefsGardens]

Understand what is coming. Food in the store now is priced based on the cost of transportation a couple of weeks ago. Time is short to stock up before prices increase dramatically as new shipments arrive
If you decide to wait plan on increasing your budget by a lot

[Phil; COVID is NOT a cold!! @fill_de]

@TheChefsGardens @threadreaderapp please unroll

[Data Report @CovidDataReport]

BREAKING: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Tests Positive For COVID-19 Before Congress Leaves Capitol Hill.
"The New York congresswoman said she is open to traveling to Florida to campaign while actively battling the virus. "
https://t.co/wPuqDCAKSx

[Neurologist Mom @NeurologistMom]

An observation on cefixime in a severe COVID infection.

My husband got infected with the latest strain recently. It was severe, and by day 5 he was not improving but going downhill. My brother, a family physician abroad who has seen thousands of COVID patients since the pandemic started, suggested cefixime 400 mg a day. He said he doesn't know the mechanism, but his severe patients have improved on a 5-day course, and he extends it to 7 to 10 days depending on the progress.

Within 24 hours of the first dose, my husband started to get visibly better. He took it for 7 days and had recovered by the end of the course.

The obvious caveat: this is one case, and I can't separate the drug from the natural course of the illness. What struck me was the timing of the change and that my brother reports the same pattern across many patients.

A possible mechanism: there is work proposing that SARS-CoV-2 can interact with and replicate in gut bacteria. If that holds, an antibiotic acting on those bacteria could reduce the viral reservoir. It is early work and not yet replicated, but it is the hypothesis that fits what we saw.

P.S.: This is an experience, not medical advice. I am sharing it in the hope it gets some scientists' attention and they may think to design a study.

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

The health and economic impacts from Covid-19 will likely continue for another two decades, according to a report out today from the world’s wealthiest countries.

https://t.co/VKwRC1XG9g

[Jim the hermit @SleepyJim0]

I wear a respirator in public spaces because I still haven’t found an airborne pathogen that seems right for me. I’ve looked into a few diseases (long COVID, influenza, RSV, measles etc) and non of them just ‘click’, never get that feeling that’s one I want.

[g. @GeauxGabrielle]

As an epidemiologist and a LIFELONG caregiver for my parents, I wish people understood that there is a HUGE chasm between sickness and death when it comes to chronic illness.

Your quality of life can decrease so much that you wish you WERE dead. And refusing to take precautions is just passive suicidal ideation in my opinion

[Phil; COVID is NOT a cold!! @fill_de]

@michael_hoerger Not good for Ann Arbor and all of us but great post! In addition to a COVID expert, you are becoming quite the social media master! Excellent and thank you for the incredible amount of work you do for wellness and humanity!!

[Roger Gustafsson |bsk.social @RogerGustafsso2]

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H/T @scott_squires for his picture collection that you find here: https://t.co/YyLd4uFUUJ

H/T @lady_bourg for linguistic review.

H/T @NukitToBeSure for picture.

Link to part one: https://t.co/4BNymxoELx

[Harry Spoelstra @HarrySpoelstra]

"Sweden, which famously did not close its schools (for the PISA ages tested), scored its worst in 2025, and, in fact, lost an entirety of THIRTY POINTS on the PISA metric (15 MONTHS OF LEARNING LOSS) during the 2018-2025 natural experiment in which they kept their schools completely open with no closures."��👇

[Phil; COVID is NOT a cold!! @fill_de]

@DrMichaelScoma Thank you Dr. Scoma! @threadreaderapp please unroll.

[Phil; COVID is NOT a cold!! @fill_de]

@MaskedHottiee Besides creating a Discord account, how would one find these groups and go about doing this?

[Kimiko Shibata 🦋 @ESL_fairy]

@Philebuster @MeetJess I’m a Canadian teacher over here mentioning the cognitive damage from repeated infections. Mild infection = 3 point IQ loss. Many children (and teachers!) have been infected at least 4-6 times over the last 6 years.

https://t.co/KcfKPW5N2O

[Biff #SARSisAirborne 🍉 @Biff234523]

📢💉Nuvaxovid/Novavax availability update for Friday, September 11th, 2026:

What’s new today:
To my very pleasant surprise, @SanofiUS already isn’t leaving much for me to do here. On day 3 of availability, it’s become pointless to continue reporting on specific cities because availability is so widespread.

Feel more than welcome to continue sharing any experiences that you have. I’ll still continue to pay attention to any patterns that emerge, reporting on any online scheduler progress, adding new independent pharmacies, etc. And above anything else, I enjoy hearing about everyone receiving their market-leading COVID protection!

🔴CVS:
Widespread availability reported. Nuvaxovid (“Novavax”) has now been added to the online scheduler. On the booking page itself, it will be listed as “Sanofi-Pasteur.” You can also check inventory by visiting the following webpage and selecting “Nuvaxovid Covid-19 Vaccine/2026-27 Inj 2026-27”: https://t.co/HbVFgT3xMN

🟢Publix:
Widespread availability reported. From the corporate pharmacy director: Shipments should have arrived at all locations at this point, and all should be scheduling appointments. For now, make sure to call ahead and confirm stock, but Nuvaxovid is expected be added to the online scheduler within the next few days.

🔴Costco:
Widespread availability reported. Nuvaxovid has been added to the online scheduler for most locations that have it in stock.

🔵Walmart:
Widespread availability reported. It has NOT been added as an option on the online scheduler.

🔵Kroger and subsidiaries:
Widespread availability reported at Kroger, King Soopers, Fred Meyer, Harris Teeter, QFC, Smith’s, and Mariano’s.

🔵Albertsons and subsidiaries:
Widespread availability reported at subsidiaries Jewel-Osco and Safeway.

🟣Independent pharmacies - support them if/when possible!

• Eddie’s Pharmacy in Los Angeles, LA (outdoor administration is an option)

• Caplet Pharmacy in Columbia, MD

• White Flint Family Pharmacy in North Bethesda, MD

• Cascadia Pharmacy Wallingford in Seattle, WA

• Katterman’s Pharmacy in Seattle, WA

⚠️A few reminders as you look for Nuvaxovid:

1. Confusion is always very rampant during this early stage of the rollout. Pharmacy staff are often unaware of the product naming (Novavax vs Nuvaxovid, which are still used interchangeably), or even unaware of the distinction between Novavax and other COVID-19 vaccine products like Moderna’s Spikevax - so make sure they are not confused about the name. You can also show them a photo of the Nuvaxovid box or have them look up the product in their system with Nuvaxovid’s NDC (National Drug Code) - 49281-026-50 for packages 49281-026-88 and for single doses.

2. Pharmacy staff, unless they are personally involved in taking care of the Nuvaxovid shipment’s arrival, are also often unaware of stock at their own store. In the upcoming days, you may need to ask them if they’re able to check their fridge for availability - especially if you’re enquiring at a chain that is known to have widespread availability.

❗️3. When getting your shot, it’s always best practice to both verbally and visually confirm that you are actually receiving Nuvaxovid.

[Phil; COVID is NOT a cold!! @fill_de]

@trishorwen @Dave_it_up Thank you Trish. I have been following COVID very closely and have consistenly been very cautious from the beginning, but seeing this firsthand has made it that much harder for me to understand how alsomt everyone is ignoring this.