Maggie Walsh-Buhi, MPH, PhD

New Mexican in the Midwest. Public Health educator, community collaborator, researcher, & writer. Lover of books, cats, coffee & plants. Content=my views

[SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @COVID19_disease]

⚠️ BREAKING:

U.S. 🇺🇸 reports 3.8 million new COVID-19 cases in a single week, with 550,000 daily infections.

Currently, 1 in every 87 Americans is infected with COVID-19.

Transmission rates are now higher than at any point during 48.6% of the pandemic.

[Mo 😷 @mo_journeys]

Tuberculosis, flu, covid and H5N1 bird flu are all AIRBORNE diseases. Washing your hands is not enough to protect yourself. Wear a high quality mask (N95 / KN95 / KF94) in all public spaces!

[SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @COVID19_disease]

⚠️ BREAKING:

U.S. 🇺🇸 reports 5.012 million new COVID-19 cases in a single week, with 716,000 daily infections.

Currently, 1 in every 67 Americans is infected with COVID-19.

Transmission rates are now higher than at any point during 61.0% of the pandemic.

[Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 @RachelBitecofer]

The person keeping you from dying from Listeria is a federal employee.

The person making sure your plane doesn’t fall out of the sky is a federal employee.

The person busting up drug rings is a federal employee.

The person prosecuting terrorists is a federal employee.

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

COVlD Heat Map: 30 States + DC in the CDC High/Very High range.

1 in 67 (1.5%) of the population estimated to be actively infectious, per PMC model.

[Bill Hartman, MD, PhD @hartman_bill]

The CDC is not allowed to comment on the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas. The word must get out, however. Most of the world is vaccinated against TB, but the US is not. We are vulnerable and this is a real threat.

[AJ Leonardi, MBBS, MPH, PhD @fitterhappierAJ]

Many years ago I claimed covid was damaging the immune system

I did have confidence it would be consensus soon

Now it's in Science, published unequivocally

Where are the people that promised it didn't?
10.1126/science.adn1077

[SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @COVID19_disease]

🚨⚠️ Heart attacks🫀in people under 40 have risen 66% since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. COVID is a vascular disease

COVID can affect the cardiovascular system by increasing blood stickiness, which raises the likelihood of blood clot formation.

[Jammer @acrossthemersey]

If you live in one of these 11 states colored in the pretty shade of purple, ER visits are “soaring” due to COVID, RSV and flu so if you have an emergency, maybe just stay home or whatever.

COVID isn’t a respiratory illness, it’s vascular, but nobody wears a mask so who cares.

[Jeremy Lindenfeld @jeremotographs]

Today I was granted access to speak with incarcerated firefighters.

They told me:
- they hadn’t showered in 5 days
- they were not provided regularly meals
- they were working 24 hours in a row
- they feel under appreciated and underpaid

[SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @COVID19_disease]

Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights

If you believe it's now safe to fly without a protective mask, you might want to think again. New research shows the COVID-19 virus has been found on nearly every flight tested.

https://t.co/UL9o7UkvOG

[Dr. Sean Mullen @drseanmullen]

I chose Novavax for its durability and potential benefits like getting into the bone marrow, offering some protection against severe outcomes. But let’s be crystal clear: vaccination does NOT appear to protect against the neurocognitive effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

A newly published study in Brain Communications confirms that whether you were vaccinated or not before infection, the neurological impacts of Long COVID remain the same. Symptoms like brain fog, fatigue, headaches, and attention deficits persist at alarming rates, leaving millions struggling to regain their quality of life.

It’s 2025. We’ve known about the airborne spread of this virus for years. Yet the refusal to address indoor air quality and masking with respirators continues to harm millions, including our children.

Enough is enough. This must be the year we take meaningful action:
- Clean the air in schools, workplaces, and public spaces with purification devices.
- Wear respirators in high-risk environments (most indoor venues).
- Invest in prevention like it matters—because it does.

We owe it to ourselves, our families, and future generations to stop ignoring the data. Let’s make 2025 the turning point.

[People's City Council - Los Angeles @PplsCityCouncil]

While you're watching these fires grow across LA, understand that incarcerated people make up 30% of the California's on-the-ground wildfire crews

[Liberta Cherguia 🇪🇺 @MbarkCherguia]

In case anyone is wondering what happened to the dinosaurs, here's a baby blue heron

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

While we’re banning books…

Finland is teaching children in school how to recognize fake news and propaganda as part of critical thinking and civic responsibility. Some of this will seem very familiar.

Be. Like. Finland.

[Hiroshi Yasuda (保田浩志) @Yash25571056]

The current situation of bird flu (H5) in U.S.:
- 66 human cases confirmed
- 10,917 wild birds detected
- 51 jurisdictions with the wild birds detected
- 129,795,101 poultry affected
- 50 states with outbreaks in poultry
- 915 dairy herds affected
- 16 states with outbreaks in dairy cows

There is already a chicken pandemic, and there will be a cattle pandemic soon. What's next?

'H5 Bird Flu: Current Situation'
https://t.co/IQDATXPyCO

[SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @COVID19_disease]

⚠️ BREAKING:

U.S. 🇺🇸 reports 6.678 million new COVID-19 cases in a single week, with 954,000 daily infections.

Currently, 1 in every 50 Americans is infected with COVID-19.

Transmission rates are now higher than at any point during 82.3% of the pandemic.

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

COVID Heat Map (U.S.), based on today's updated CDC data through Dec 28

🔹Lots of dark red (Very High)
🔹Lots of gray (no data reported), including in states with Very High transmission the prior week
🔹Lots of diagonal lines (limited data reported)

Full report posts Monday.

[Ruth Langmores Salty Attitude @AnnieTehworst]

COVID: Highest level in more than two years, climbing
RSV: Highest level in more than two years, climbing
Influenza A: Highest level in more than two years, climbing
Norovirus: Highest level in more than two years, climbing

Immune systems: Clearly functioning very poorly

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

Covid transmission is so high in New Mexico that about 13% of the population was actively infectious on Dec 14 (latest CDC data), per PMC Case Estimation models.

State estimates come with many caveats. However, look at the graph. You can't even see the low category labels.