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Jane Webster

@janieweb.bsky.social
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Retired 🇬🇧Maths teacher, ex-Bridge player, learning Italian and hoping to visit 🇮🇹 again but #immunesuppressed by meds for Rheumatoid Arthritis #CEV so #WearAMask

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
First they said it’s not airborne, but it is a problem… …and people died and the economy went splat. Then they said it is airborne, but now it’s not a problem big enough to do anything about… …and people are still dying, getting chronically ill and the economy is meh*.
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
I sent my friend, who used to work in public health, an article about plans “to gut vaccine promotion and HIV prevention office,” and I asked them what they think will happen next, and in response they said: people will die, lots of people will suffer and die.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
We do not "catch up" on measles infections. Stop it with this immunity debt nonsense.
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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
A diagnosis is a diagnosis There is not over diagnosis there is an increase in those people suffering with mental illness who need support For someone who says he follows the evidence @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social seems to be struggling to grapple with the diagnosis here
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Steve Griffin @profstevegriffin.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Coverage of the @independentsage.bsky.social report on DEI... www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
researchprofessionalnews.com
UK researchers defend diversity in science against Trump’s ‘war’ - Research Professional News
Independent Sage says scientists must fight for diversity initiatives or see important voices silenced
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Honor Rhodes @honor.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
For our American friends- look here. #DEI #Science
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Brilliant to see our "Importance of DEI in Science" report covered by @resprofnews.bsky.social today! Our report has been getting traction - I hope because we're meeting a need from scientists to push back on the attacks on DEI in science. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...
researchprofessionalnews.com
UK researchers defend diversity in science against Trump’s ‘war’ - Research Professional News
Independent Sage says scientists must fight for diversity initiatives or see important voices silenced
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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk NHS waiting Times remain high because the incorrect IPC guidance is in place. Streeting isn’t following WHO either. Long covid is the problem not disabled people. Welfare cuts will do nothing to fix the situation they will just compound the problem.
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Unsurprising that British food and drink exports to the EU have tumbled by more than a third since Brexit. This is the reality of how Brexit pettifogging bureaucracy has changed the relationship with our most important trading partner. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit
Food and Drink Federation say businesses are struggling to deal with added ‘complexity and bureaucracy’
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Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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Xabier Ostale @embers1.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
People are exposing themselves and their children and everyone in their paths to dangerous airborne pathogens. The global population is getting sicker and sicker.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
This interaction will feature prominently in my next article about masks in healthcare. I need all HCWs to understand the tremendous privilege and responsibility they have to their patients. We are putting our lives in your hands. Your comfort or personal politics must be left outside the hospital
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A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients
If you see a mask - wear a mask. Better yet - wear a mask all the time and show us you understand that we're still IN a pandemic. We are depending on you to keep us safe - please don't betray that.
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Samantha Wathen @samanthajwathen.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
An excellent assessment of the situation from @mancunianmedic.bsky.social It's simply not good enough for govt to admit we could still see corridor care next winter. Emergency care should always have been the first priority. bylinetimes.com/2025/02/03/t...
bylinetimes.com
'The A&E Crisis Shows How the NHS Is Getting Worse and the Government Has No Real Plans to Fix It'
Politicians are refusing to take meaningful action to resolve the perma-crisis in our health service, writes NHS Doctor, David Oliver
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Still COVIDing Canada @stillcovidingca.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Would you like to avoid buying respirators made in the United States? We have options. Check out the StillCOVIDing.ca site for lists of respirators made in 🍁 Canada and the 🇪🇺 European Union. stillcoviding.ca/en/resources... #CovidIsntOver #LaPandemieNEstPasFinie
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Masks / respirators
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Scott Squires @scottsquires.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
As we enter year 6 of not doing anything and not talking about it.
Within 5 years most
Americans will have chronic illness, brain damage, and other major health issues that started with a
'mild' case of COVID.
You can choose to protect yourself.
All it takes is a respirator mask.
Long
Covid
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The MSM has been blasting ppl with lies about Covid and its harm, refusing to acknowledge literally all peer reviewed scientific research showing that Covid causes permanent bodily damage, to instead push foundational anti vaxx beliefs like getting reinfected w viruses is "good" for you (it's not!!)
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Liberals joined conservatives to mainstream anti-vax beliefs about viruses and public health
Viruses are bad for kids' health. Public health is a collective effort. Liberals no longer believe either.
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Kegel @kegel7.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Please boost this post. 🙏❤️
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Anyway, WEAR A MASK. Covid is airborne and wearing a respirator is the single biggest step you can take to prevent infection. Also, try to stay in well ventilated areas/avoid crowded indoor spaces, test and encourage others to test, stay home if you're sick, and get vaccinated to help prevent death
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 31/01/2025
What has the UK Covid inquiry learned so far about vaccines and treatments?
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What has the UK Covid inquiry learned so far about vaccines and treatments?
In fourth part of the inquiry, questons were asked about vaccine trials, procurement and the UK’s preparedness for future pandemics The Covid inquiry has spent the past three weeks delving into the UK vaccine rollout and the decision-making around new…
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
⏳ Final day to donate - deadline 23:59 tonight! Absolutely blown away by the love 💕 & support. It means so much that Clinically Vulnerable Families matters to you all. Huge thanks to our supporters. Every ♻️ ♥️ and every message counts. 🙏 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/clinically...
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Dear America Maybe you need an Independent SAGE right now? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
Independent SAGE as an example of effective public dialogue on scientific research - Nature Protocols
The members of Independent SAGE reflect on their experience in setting up, developing and running a science communication platform and service to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Really important people comply with this - if you keep birds like chickens you must read this- we need to ensure we control avian flu and stop it from spreading - thanks @duncanrobertson.bsky.social for highlighting 🧪 www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Avian Influenza Prevention Zone declared for whole of England
Mandatory enhanced biosecurity will now be required and the housing order extended to cover York, North Yorkshire and Shropshire.
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
This week, Jim's podcast tackles vaccine-related topics and highlights a critical issue: The failure to provide Evusheld to the most vulnerable, profoundly impacting their lives and freedoms.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
I remember when advocating for mercy and compassion was considered Christian. Now it's considered radical ideology.
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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
To this day I get shocked responses from people when I tell them kids can catch and spread COVID-19. What a 🤥 that was. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
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COVID study: 40% of children still infectious after symptom resolution
The median time to symptom resolution was 6 days, and 12% of participants still had symptoms at day 10.
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
We’re proud to announce that our lead barrister @adamwagner1.bsky.social is being formally recognised as King’s Counsel (KC). A well-deserved honour recognising his outstanding advocacy and expertise!
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Other98 @other98.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
bylinetimes.com/2023/06/20/t... @uklabour.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com
The Covid Inquiry is Ignoring the Biggest Lesson: COVID-19 is Airborne
In the first week of the Covid Inquiry, the importance of aerosols has been ignored, and the WHO's disastrous initial claim Covid 'is not airborne' has been overlooked
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Brian (Stuttering Loudly) @stutteringloudly.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
It doesn’t matter who says it It doesn’t matter how many people say it It doesn’t matter if politicians or mainstream media say it “Post-pandemic” & “pandemic is over” is misinformation & disinformation The World Health Organization acknowledged the ongoing COVID pandemic in December 2024 1/2
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
🚨Sajid Javid🚨 On Evusheld, he admitted that he was in a meeting with the head of AstraZeneca, Mr Pangalos. They had agreed a deal whereby they only had to pay if it worked against current subvariants. BUT they still didn't purchase it! 1/
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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
www.indiatoday.in/health/story... Article from December. Bird flu has currently hit two farms in the UK. Before we end up being told yet again to wash our hands for airborne transmission of H5N1, know that it’s airborne. So you will need to #WearARespie & handwash.
indiatoday.in
H5N1 strain of bird flu can spread through air, study finds
A recent study shows a mild increase in the H4N1 strain of bird flu transmissibility through air compared to older variants.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
💗💗 If you can, please donate now or start your own fundraiser for us: 👉 crowdfunder.co.uk/p/clinically-vulnerable-families 💬 *Also, boost this thread by commenting and sharing!* 💙💜💗 Thank you 💙💜💗
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Safer Lives for Clinically Vulnerable Families
We urgently need your help to support families at health risk, improving safer access, providing vital support, and advocating for freedoms.
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
🚨Dame Kate Bingham🚨 Dubbed the "hero in a pink jacket 💕" On Evusheld: "I felt very strongly [.]. We were following a very clear 2 tier strategy where the CV immunocompromised were being deprioritised [.] I felt that was *manifestly* wrong both ethically and morally [.]" 1/🧵
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DCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
New Covid Forecast Ontario - Jan 18-31, 2025 SEVERE, about 1 in every 53 people infected, mask up! 😷 Repeat infections increase your odds of Long Covid which includes 100+ symptoms & illness like heart attack, stroke, dementia. Check your province: lookerstudio.google.com/embed/report... #ONpoli
Canadian COVID Forecast
Jan 18-31, 2025
ONTARIO
SEVERE: 16.8 (no change)
About 1 of every 53 people is infected ~160,900 - 208,500 infections this week

How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections VERY HIGH 13.8X higher
Long COVID estimate VERY HIGH 12.2X higher
Hospitalizations, ICU SEVERE 17.6X higher
Deaths SEVERE 18.8X higher

HOW TO HELP EVERYONE:
- UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
- WEAR N95-type masks
- AVOID indoor social gatherings
- AVOID crowded non-essential places
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/01/2025
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The above video was taken out of sequence. The below should give more context... KB "So actually, the first goal was around protecting the UK population." CTI [Hugo Keith KC] "Do you think you succeeded on securing or making available those monoclonal antibodies?" KB "No!" 2/
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Kate goes on to make the argument that by not protecting this population, we were also promoting viral mutation and the evolution of variants. 3/
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
On funding, clinical trials, and onshore manufacturing. We need long-term planning and strategy. KB "We don't have that level of capability or long-term thinking in government." 4/
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
On the inclusion of therapeutics within the remit of the Vaccine Taskforce: KB "It was quite clear that there was 'open warfare' between BEIS [Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy] and the Department for Health" 5/
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
KB "I felt strongly that we should have governance over the neutralising antibodies because there are a portion on people in the UK who are immunocompromised." "It was part of our original mandate." "to protect all those people *including* the immunocompromised." 7/
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
CTI "Did you ever get the impression during your time in the VTF that the issue of prophylactic development was being left behind, being made to be a second-class citizen?" KB " I absolutely felt that, yes. From late October 2020." 10/
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The JCVI identified *30 MILLION* people who were deemed to be Clinically Vulnerable (at that time): 💙All adults over 50 💜Those under 50 with severe underlying disease Kate described it as an "enhanced 'flu cohort" 11/
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
"Immediately" in May 2020, the VTF were aware of the development of Evusheld. 12/
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
KB "We initially signed a [.] letter of intent, but non-binding for a million doses of their long acting antibody cocktail [.] expected to have a 6m effect." 13/
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
AZ couldn't supply this order, as they had 2.5M doses for the world. They then asked what was the minimum order to protect the immunocompromised population. 15/
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The CMOs suggested no more than 50,000 if there was a political will. Ultimately, no prophylactic treatment has *ever* been purchased to protect this, our most vulnerable, population. 16/
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
KB "I felt very strongly [.]. We were following a very clear 2 tier strategy where the CV immunocompromised were being deprioritised [.] 1 felt that was *manifestly* wrong both ethically and morally [.]" 17/
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
KB " It did not follow the goal that we had been set, which was to protect the entire population." 18/
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