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Dec 31, 2025 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
The Flu Surge Is the Warning Shot. What Comes After Could Be Worse.
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Right now, the US is in the steep upward phase of a major flu wave, driven largely by H3N2 — a strain historically linked to higher hospitalisations and worse outcomes, especially for older adults and children.
This isn’t just about flu.
Nov 29, 2025 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
🔥 Kids & COVID: The Receipts They Don’t Want You to See
People keep saying “COVID is harmless for kids.”
So here’s what large studies from the UK, US, Kazakhstan, Brazil, India, and elsewhere actually show.
Short version:
COVID can affect kids’ hearts and blood vessels for months to years.
Repeated infections increase risk.
And we still don’t have long-term data on what repeated vascular hits mean for children.
The early signals? Not nothing.
1️⃣ UK (14 million kids)
A major 2025 analysis found that children with confirmed COVID had higher risk over the next 12 months of:
• myocarditis
• pericarditis
• blood clots
• inflammatory/vascular disorders
• low platelets
Importantly, these risks were higher and lasted longer after infection than anything seen after vaccination.
