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Covid Action Scotland @covidactionscot.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

"Some fascists wear balaclavas so let's stop anyone wearing any type of mask at protests" is a really dangerous take and will harm people protecting their health and their safety.

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World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

(...) Whether you're COVID-cautious, COVID-curious, a healthcare professional, researcher, advocate, artist, caregiver, or simply someone with a story to tell, we'd love to hear from you. Submit your work to: whnvoices@whn.global (...)

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Voices Magazine - WHN

WHN Voices Magazine is a magazine published every two months, for the COVID-cautious and the COVID-curious.

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This was my families situation for two years and after being finally given vaccine access @teamlabouruk.bsky.social deprived our families again and left us with out of date, expensive covid vaccines and no protections for an airborne virus. @zackpolanski.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=3diK...

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What life is like for clinically vulnerable children waiting for a Covid jab

YouTube video by Channel 4 News

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

A free Zoom festival will bring together music, theater and comedy made by COVID-conscious artists for COVID-conscious audiences by Protect the Heart of the Arts

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Inspire Festival for the Airborne Aware marks a new chapter in COVID-conscious arts

The free Zoom festival will bring together music, theater and comedy made by COVID-conscious artists for COVID-conscious audiences

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Inclusive New Normal @inclusivenew.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The pandemic, or rather responses to it, have certainly caused immense harm but also spawned amazing new art forms and creativity. This is the first known event of its kind to assemble different genres of COVID-conscious performance into a single airborne-aware programme 👏 Find out more 👇

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Covid Action Scotland @covidactionscot.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Via @covidactionuk.bsky.social : Following the recommendation of the #Covidinquiry there's been explosive news from CATA about the coverup from 2020 on #PPE which still dominates guidance in #NHS and led to death of thousands of #HCWs Mon 13th April 6pm Register tinyurl.com/3t976nft #Covid #Health

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Covid Action Scotland @covidactionscot.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Please note that this event has been postponed. We will post here when we have the new date.

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Inclusive New Normal @inclusivenew.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Today 15/3 is International #LongCovidAwarenessDay & landmarks will be lit up in teal (campaign colour). Awareness is sorely needed e.g. that people still get it, most are working age, had no known health issues, there's no cure & few (ever fewer) services - & that it's an indoor air quality issue.

Cullen Viaduct lit up in teal against a dark blue sky and with a dark foreground - thanks to Cullen Christmas Lights and Davie Smith.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

It’s International Long Covid Awareness Day. One of the best things you can do to support people with Long Covid is wear a mask (ideally a respirator like an N95). Masks break chains of transmission. They prevent infection. The only way to avoid Long Covid is to avoid Covid!

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Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

On #LongCovidAwarenessDay 2026, we hear directly from the people trying to help. Dr Melissa Heightman is a respiratory consultant and researcher working with people living with #LongCovid. In clinic, she sees first-hand the impact the condition has on patients’ lives.

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Long Covid Scotland @longcovidscot.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Landmarks across Scotland are lighting up teal for #LongCovidAwareness - but is Scotland doing enough? ( Spoiler Alert - No, nowhere near) Read this update to find out what's happened, why it matters, and what we can do about it together #LongCovid www.longcovid.scot/blog/upd...

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Dr Kate Cushing @drkatecushing.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

6 yrs on 20/3 since got Covid19 & myocarditis After 10mo felt improving a bit & began ‘gently push myself’ (keen walker) ⬆️worse tachycardias/fatigue/polycythaemia & what now know as Long Covid w Dysautonomia/POTS,PEM/PESE HUGE impact on my life-Crap & Costly! #LongCovidAwarenessDay #Resilience 💪

Image of body in black & heart in red, writing Long Covid - Every Heartbeat Counts and list of symptoms/diagnoses

1 in 10 infected w Covid19 will develop Long COVID
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Long COVID is a post-viral condition resulting from SARS-CoV-2 virus

Estimated 10-15% of those who get COVID-19 develop it, regardless of age & previous health & fitness

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#MEAction Scotland @meactionscotland.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Today is Long Covid Awareness Day. Now in its 4th year, this year's Long Covid Awareness Day focuses on the heart problems which can affect people living with Long Covid #LongCovid #ChronicIllness #LongCovidAwareness

The Long Covid grey and blue ribbon on a blue background. Text reads Long Covid Awareness Day, March 15th, 2026

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Covid Action Scotland @covidactionscot.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Public meeting with speakers from @edinmaskbloc.bsky.social and Glasgow Mask Blocs, 22nd March, 2-4.30 pm. Please register on Zoom: covidactionscotland.org/2026/03/08/p...

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Hand-painted by the volunteers, with love. We will never forget them. ❤️

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 04/03/2026

We haven’t seen many narratives about — or for — kids whose family members have #LongCOVID. Author and educator Sara Robitaille seeks to change that with her two new children’s books, Long COVID Transformed My Mommy and Long COVID Transformed My Sister into a Turtle. bit.ly/4csWXfE

An illustration from Long COVID Transformed My Mommy shows two kids in bed with their mother. She wraps them both up in a hug.

An illustration from Long COVID Transformed My Sister Into a Turtle shows a turtle wearing sunglasses and headphones. The text reads, "My mommy is like a turtle that doesn't want to come out of her shell. She avoids loud noises and bright lights. She prefers cozy, quiet places."

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Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

"I would feel really bad, then I would do something as I was feeling better, but it would never really get better in a way. Then that started to persist and then impact my performance" Kyle Cooper shares his health experience, he was a nationally ranked triathlete. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-od...

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35 Doctors Said His Son Was 'Fine.' Then We Looked at His Blood.

YouTube video by Microvascular Research Foundation

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Covid Action Scotland @covidactionscot.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Depressing to see Guardian claim that 3:4 ppl suffer burnout and implying that anyone suffering fatigue probably has that. Because fatigue cannot ever be #LongCovid, can it? Oh, and the only UK source cited says 1:3 UK adults have suffered high stress levels last year (bad, but not 75% burnout).

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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

As I've said many times before on this platform, the moment I decided that I was going to avoid infection with SARS-CoV-2 was the moment I read that acute Covid-19 could cause both cognitive dysfunction and anosmia. nypost.com/2026/02/10/h...

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Long COVID may be triggering Alzheimer’s-like changes in the brain: new study

Over 20 million Americans are believed to have long COVID, suffering symptoms such as severe fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations, dizziness and muscle pain.

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Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Still time to register for this great opportunity to hear from a leading international expert & join in discussion of the critically important issue of pandemic (un)preparedness. Monday 9th Feb 6.00pm GMT. Register here: bit.ly/cafebjv Please share 🙏

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: feb campaign call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Tessa Munt MP highlighted Savannah’s case in Parliament. She said the Government’s ME delivery plan says avoidable deaths should be ‘never events’ but her critical condition was made worse by inadequate treatment and without specialist services cases like this will keep recurring.

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Covid Action Scotland @covidactionscot.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

This should be a very interesting event!

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Covid Action UK @covidactionuk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Register : bit.ly/cafebjv #covidactionuk #covidaware #covidconscious Joe Vipond is a global expert on Covid and a leading voice in Canadian medical and scientific circles

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Inclusive New Normal @inclusivenew.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

"These findings reinforce an urgent message that children and adolescents can develop long COVID not only after an initial infection, but also after reinfection. The public health implications are substantial." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Long COVID is here to stay—even in children

Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex, multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact the daily life of those...

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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

For those who have started following us recently, you may not be aware that we have an online tribute site where you can upload photos of your loved ones and leave a dedication to them - here's the link. ❤️

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The National Covid Memorial Wall

Each hand-painted heart represents someone who was loved. Someone who was lost too soon to Covid. Leave a dedication on this page in memory to your loved one, as together we commemorate victims of the...

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#MEAction Scotland @meactionscotland.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Last autumn, #MEAction Scotland went to the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party Conference & spoke to journalist, Justin Bowie of @thecourieruk. We then put Justin in touch with our supporters. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/... #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis

Heading from The Courier - Fife mum's health struggle reveals alarming lack of specialist care at NHS Fife. Photo of white women with grey bobbed hair wearing a dark blue top with spots.

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

URGENT: An NHS hospital is starving a severe ME patient & has now stopped giving her fluids. Savannah has now lived with severe ME for several years - but the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in South London is putting her life at risk. @h-sharland.bsky.social has the story www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

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An NHS hospital is starving a severe ME patient and has now stopped giving her fluids

Savannah has now lived with severe ME for several years - but the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in South London is putting her life at risk

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Michiel @murtoz.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Savannah is asking that we contact the chief medical officer of the hospital where she is being held. His name is Ben Travis and you can reach him at ben.travis@nhs.net Template to copy/paste in the alt of this pic

Dear Mr Travis,

I’m writing to you with concern for a patient who is rapidly deteriorating in your care at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) patient Savannah Victora-May has been an inpatient with you since March 2025.

After eleven months her condition has only continued to worsen, she now needs to transfer to an a safer environment.

Unfortunately, there have been multiple cases like Savannah’s where hospitals without knowledge of how to treat severe ME patients, have caused significant and sometimes life-threatening declines. This was the case with 27-year-old severe ME patient Maeve Boothby O’Neill – who tragically died in 2021 as a direct result of inadequate care by Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

Firstly, we ask that you urgently restore her intravenous fluids. If you do not take immediate action on this, Savannah will be at real risk of death.

Savannah wishes to move to a hospice where palliative-trained staff will be equipped to stabilise her. Given this, I am writing to urge Queen Elizabeth Hospital to take steps to arrange her safe and urgent transfer into a hospice before her condition declines any further.

We also urge the hospital to engage with advice from ME experts and read the up-to-date internationally-recognised guidance medical guidance on safe care for people with Severe ME that has been shared with her doctor, and train staff accordingly. Members of Savannah’s multi-disciplinary team have a duty to engage with this information.

Most importantly, please acknowledge that as the patient, Savannah is the expert in her own condition. And therefore, I ask that your staff respect her agency to refuse treatments where she knows they will cause her to deteriorate further and actively listen to her when she communicates the care she needs.

Yours sincerely,

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Covid Action Scotland @covidactionscot.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Remember how in recent years, the media blamed lockdowns for lack of school readiness in UK when those reports came out? Now, figures are even worse in kids born after lockdowns, yet no admission that media had been wrong!

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Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Thanks for namechecking @inclusivenew.bsky.social's INN the Arts Group's coproduced good practice framework for safety from airborne infection in the arts (DM for a copy). I certainly can't take all the credit! Looking forward to Serina's play - remarkable for itself modelling good practice.

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Covid Action Scotland @covidactionscot.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Serina Estrada will be performing her Pandemic Play today in Glasgow. Inspired by verbatim theatre, A Pan***ic Play shares the real, lived experiences of everyday people with the pandemic through the voice of one actor. Livestream this evening 18:55: www.youtube.com/live/RfwKiYP...

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A Pan***ic Play

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Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Thanks @healthandcare.scot for this article, in advance of my petition calling for protection from airborne infections in health and social care settings returning to Committee. Still time to sign 🙏(anyone anywhere can: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...) healthandcare.scot/stories/4366...

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Infection risk petition set to fail

A leading campaigner says a ‘chasm’ has opened up between the evidence of the risks to people from airborne infections and the willingness of policymakers to do enough about it. The comments from Dr S...

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Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

It's easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless in these incredibly difficult times, but there's so much individuals can do to make a difference locally, on protection from airborne infections, & to build new connections and communities. Come & find out more, share your ideas & experiences 👇

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Steve Griffin @profstevegriffin.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

We don't know if the BA.3.2.2 saltation will mirror BA.2.86>JN1. Yet, I'm struck by complacency & cognitive dissonance wrt vax & possible impact. For flu, a handful of HA muts is bad clinically, despite OK ANNUAL vax ND50. BA.3.2.2 is off the map, but apparently all is well...

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

⚠️NEW research: Among pregnant people infected with Covid-19 (Delta & Omicron), vaccination was linked to: 📉 ~60% lower hospitalisations 📉 ~90% lower ICU 📉 Preterm birth risk was also lower 1/

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Sally Witcher @salwitcher.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Thanks BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast Programme for the opportunity to talk about why following the science, wearing a mask, & cleaning the air to help avoid you & others getting horribly ill with flu is a better idea than not doing that. Starts approx 7.05 minutes in www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Radio Scotland Breakfast - 11/12/2025 - BBC Sounds

News from across Scotland and the world, plus sport, weather and big name interviews.

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Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Where and when do you wear a mask? Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers which represents NHS trusts, said the country was facing a “nasty” strain of flu. What have you noticed? Are more people wearing masks?

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PANS+ Scotland @pansplusscot.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

gone a day early here to have all the links on the website correct in advance of launch :-)

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 05/11/2025

2️⃣ The report says: > “There are 800,000 more people out of work due to ill health than before 2019.” Yet it never asks what happened in 2019–2020 to cause that shift. You can’t fix a workforce crisis while pretending the pandemic didn’t happen. #KeepBritainWorking

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 05/11/2025

1️⃣ 🧵 NEW: The government’s Keep Britain Working report claims to tackle the UK’s crisis of ill health & economic inactivity. But it never mentions Long Covid. Not once. Not the pandemic either. That’s not a small oversight — it’s a fundamental flaw. Let’s unpack why 👇 🔗 www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Keep Britain Working Review: Final report

Keep Britain Working is an independent review of the role of employers in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces.

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Covid Action Scotland @covidactionscot.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

🧵Pls sign and share new petition to Scottish Government and urge them to broaden access to #Covid19 vaccines and follow WHO guidance at the very minimum: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

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