Prof Brendan Crabb (@BrendanCrabbAC) / X

Prof Brendan Crabb

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Prof Brendan Crabb

@BrendanCrabbAC

Director & CEO @BurnetInstitute - Also owner of @CrabbBrendan but inadvertently locked myself out and can't get back in. So this is where I'll be!

Melbourne, Victoria

Joined February 2024

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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Mar 5, 2024
Dear All, I have managed to regain access to my original account @CrabbBrendan (thanks to X support) & so will be reverting to that in the main. Thanks to all who have followed me here, I will continue to monitor this account for the time being. Sorry for the hassle.
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Feb 28, 2024
Flu is important, but COVID is next level. From vaccine recommendations to isolation guidance, American leaders seem bent on aligning COVID policies to those for flu. That threatens to minimize the disease’s still-high toll, @KatherineJWu writes.
Why Are We Still Flu-ifying COVID?
From theatlantic.com
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Mar 3, 2024
COVID linked to fall in intelligence, study finds
Cognitive tests show that long covid lowers IQ
From thenewdaily.com.au
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Feb 26, 2024
Overcoming dogma is always hard, but when it comes to how COVID is transmitted it has proved almost impossible. I commend @Mark_Butler_MP's words in Parliament yesterday. COVID is airborne. It makes a huge difference for him to say it so explicitly. Much credit to @Mon4Kooyong.
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Feb 29, 2024
This is a big deal - "..implications are far-reaching, from individuals experiencing cognitive struggles to the potential impact on populations & the economy." Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain,... theconversation.com/mounting-resea… via @ConversationUS
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Mar 2, 2024
Pretty disturbing. We must do better at protecting the most vulnerable in our community. Everyone wants to do this but current approaches are clearly not sufficient. For one thing, #CleanIndoorAir is a must. Should be the same in aged care, hospitals & schools as in Parliament.
dbRaevn
@dbRaevn
Mar 1, 2024
📈AUS - Aged care active cases and outbreaks 1st March 2024 #COVID19Aus Active cases: 1,719 ▼ 147 • Residents: 1,177 ▼ 149 • Staff: 542🔺2 Facilities with outbreaks: 253 ▼ 16 Source: 🌐health.gov.au/sites/default/… Extracted data: 🌐github.com/dbRaevn/covid1…
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Mar 11, 2024
An "aging accelerant".
COVID Safety For Schools
@CovidSafetyEd
Mar 11, 2024
One of the most important topics covered in the COVID Safety For Schools Course is "Why should we care?" In the course Prof Jeremy Nicholson summarises what is currently known about the potential long-term impacts of COVID on kids.
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Mar 3, 2024
Thanks to the Actuaries Institute for this analysis. The good news is the excess mortality is much less in 2023 than 2022, about half. The bad news is it is still a v large death toll (8-10,000) that if not compared to 2022 would shock more. COVID drives this. We must do better.
Karen Cutter
@KarenCutter4
Mar 3, 2024
The Mortality Working Group of the Actuaries Institute blog on Australian excess mortality to 30 November 2023 is now out. actuaries.digital/2024/03/04/exc…
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Feb 25, 2024
Thanks @RevBillCrews @2GB873 - The dominance of JN.1 signifies a new era in the pandemic, the 4th after pre- vax, post-vax & omicron eras. Chronic effects the biggest concern. Simply have to take it more seriously. 2GB - Prof. Brendan Crabb (Covid JN.1)
Prof. Brendan Crabb (Covid JN.1)
From 2gb.com
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Feb 19, 2024
Discussion on the impact of COVID mitigations in schools is welcome. But sweeping statements without context likely does more harm than good. A reminder, pre-vax, most Australians encountered neither the disease (thanks to suppression) nor substantial stay at home measures. 1/
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Feb 13, 2024
Dear All, Likely won't be able to get back in to my usual account @CrabbBrendan given my email has changed since setting that up. So I will be posting here for the foreseeable future. Please let others know if you think they might be interested. Also on BlueSky.
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Feb 27, 2024
Terrific. An "integrated strategy" for airborne-transmitted infections is a must. As is "a response that is evidence-informed rather than evidence-ignored." theconversation.com/a-pandemic-tha… via @ConversationEDU
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Feb 19, 2024
Replying to @BrendanCrabbAC
Note also that in the last 2 years almost all Oz kids have been infected, many multiple times. This will not be consequence free to their health (with concerns over chronic impacts), to their parents/grandparents (+30,000 of who have died prematurely) & to schools attendance. 3/
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Prof Brendan Crabb
@BrendanCrabbAC
Feb 19, 2024
Replying to @BrendanCrabbAC
Future responses should most definitely aim to be less disruptive to society, but that should not mean living with the disease and its consequences. We should aim to avoid both. We explain in our submission to the current COVID inquiry. burnet.edu.au/knowledge-and-… 4/end
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