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Covid cautious in a place of denial.

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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Thank you for continuing these updates! I really rely on them now.
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thank you for continuing to do this. I appreciate the clear information.
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
If you're UK based, try Cambridge masks. Nice designs, reusable and FFP2 equivalent.
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tern @1goodtern.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
"This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?" Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth Plummeting. 📉 It is a hideous scandal that they can publish a chart as obvious as this and not even mention the words 'covid infections'.
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I appreciate the information you share. It's important to know.
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rmcl82.bsky.social @rmcl82.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Can I suggest that everyone disgusted by Farage’s shameful treatment of @annasophiegross.bsky.social follows her en masse? Let’s show her our support, solidarity and that we stand with her, and every other journalist, who is doing their job and holding all politicians to account.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 18/02/2026
These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share. *one voice altered to disguise identity
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
🚨 NEW CVF DATA 🚨 Today we publish new evidence on the impact of the pandemic on Clinically Vulnerable households across the UK. For many, the harms did not end in 2022. 1/🧵 <Full report on final post>👇
Impact on Society Survey

Clinically Vulnerable Families

Findings from a national survey exploring the impact of Covid-19 on Clinically Vulnerable households.

February 2026

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Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Myth 1: Being young and fit protects you from #LongCovid Fact: WRONG ! all ages & fitness levels can be affected including kids & athletes - often after mild or asymptomatic infection. There’s no way to predict who will be affected or how serious that it may be Many are still ill after 6 years!
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Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
www.who.int/europe/event... Myth-busting #LongCovid with WHO Europe We’re proud to support WHO Europe on this vital project tackling myths and misinformation about Long Covid, 6 years on from COVID-19 being declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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Myth-busters- debunking long COVID myths and misconceptions
Misconceptions about post COVID-19 condition, more commonly known as long COVID, continue to hinder diagnosis, prevention, care and rehabilitation. To debunk these myths and misconceptions, WHO/Europ...
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andrew @teachrprecarity.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
"Precarious teachers and students they work with are especially at risk, considering schools are superspreader spaces and teachers are one of the most impacted professions from COVID."
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Jonathan Douglas PhD CPsych @jonathanconp.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Covid! Covid in the media! Hey everybody, come look...a newspaper published an article about COVID!! AND THEY'RE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY!!!!
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UK National Covid Memorial Wall @covidmemorialwall.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
There are more than 500 Google reviews of our beautiful Wall. This one touched us deeply, and we wanted to share. ❤️
Screenshot of a five star Google review. The text reads: A River of Hearts, A Nation's Sigh
It is not a monument of stone, but of love and loss made visible. Stretching for hundreds of metres along the Thames, directly opposite the Palace of Westminster, the National Covid Memorial Wall is one of the most powerful and profoundly human sights in London.
Each of the over 220,000 painted hearts represents a life lost to the pandemic. Viewed from afar, they form a sweeping, sorrowful stripe of colour. Up close, you see the individual tributes—names, messages, dates—a collective gasp of grief given quiet, persistent form. The sheer scale is overwhelming; it is democracy in mourning.
Its location is its devastating voice. The hands that painted these hearts did so in the direct shadow of the seat of power, creating an unignorable, silent testimony. It transforms a routine walk along the river into a sacred pilgrimage.
This is not a memorial to visit, but to feel. You run your fingers over the textured paint, read a stranger’s name, and are struck by the staggering, intimate weight of a national tragedy. It is heartbreaking, essential, and the most important public art in Britain today.
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Thank you, its always useful information and insights
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
We welcome this leadership. Our letter to UK education ministers, backed by national organisations, charities, public health experts and senior MPs calls for the same practical action. Boston shows what is possible when indoor air quality is taken seriously. The UK is asking for action.
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Long Covid UK @longcoviduk.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
The Long Covid groups are calling for: 1. Proper data on how Long Covid affects work and income 2. Economic and welfare policies that reflect the realities of Long Covid 3. Lived experience to be built into decision-making
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tern @1goodtern.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Sickness, Disability, and Death in NHS England Staff The three graphs that *every person* needs to see. The question that every single person needs to ask their government: What are you doing to protect me from Covid infection?
Sickness, Disability, and Death in NHS England Staff

All three rising significantly from the point that covid infections started.
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Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Our letter to WHO, signed by over 2,300, calls for respirator use in healthcare to protect patients and staff. Covered by Kat Lay in The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised
Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid
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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
We don’t know who needs to hear this, but the flu is getting out of hand. And we needed to make a post about it. Here are our pretty direct thoughts, because sometimes our social media manager/infographic designer is tired & can’t think of a way to put it more gently. Please make good choices. (1/2)
Here’s the thing:  Ridiculous numbers of people are getting the flu right now.  Cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are reaching or have already reached record-breaking numbers.  People of all ages are getting sick, being hospitalized, and dying, even if they had no other health conditions. And lots of people who are “ok” and don’t require hospitalization are feeling terrible and probably wish they were not sick.You should really be trying not to get the flu (and 
COVID-19 and RSV and more). This means, yes, you should really get vaccinated….Vaccines teach your body how to  recognize and respond to the particular viruses they were created for. No amount of washing your hands, eating healthy, sleeping, or exercising can do this for you. Sorry. These are all important for your immune system and other reasons, but they cannot replace the work of vaccines. People of all ages, with or without other health issues, should get vaccinated. Vaccines help prevent infection and severe illness in people of all ages (yes, even kids. Healthy children can and do die from the flu. And most children who die are unvaccinated*). *Sources if you don’t believe us: bit.ly/428YhOU, tinyurl.com/4tmv8km8, bit.ly/mm7241a2. ... and you should wear masks.If you don’t want to get or spread the flu (or COVID-19 or other things) you should really wear masks. Seriously, people. Yes, we know, some of you love them and some of you hate them. But we’re a health agency so we’re here to share the things that work to protect your health. Masks keep you from breathing in, or breathing out into the air, virus particles that make you and others sick, even if you don’t know you or the people around you are sick (and honestly you often won’t know). You should wash your hands frequently, eat healthy foods, and get plenty of sleep, but no amount of any of this is going to keep you from breathing in virus particles in the air. Definitely wash your hands. Please. Viruses can spread in multiple ways, and handwashing helps prevent some of those ways. But you can’t wash away a virus you’ve breathed in.    There’s a reason masks often become required again at doctors’ offices and hospitals whenever virus spread gets bad (like now). It’s because they work.Also, it’s very unkind to choose to be unmasked around others if you know you’re sick (and if there’s no reason you can’t wear a mask).  For you, maybe it’s “just” the flu or a mild case of another illness, and you don’t care if you’re sick. But for the person you pass it to, it could be: Too much for their body to handle in addition to their chronic illness | The illness they pass to a loved one who has cancer | The reason they are sick on the day of an important life event | A hospital stay for a child | The infection that leads to a disability | Their cause of death. If you are sick, please be kind and stay away from others as much as possible, and wear a mask if you have to spend time away from home. PS: A lot of cases of illness spread by people who don’t have symptoms, so if you want to be even more considerate, it’s a good idea to mask around other people even if you don’t think you’re sick.
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Stephanie @bookfrolic.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Feeling alone at Christmas? Why not join an annual virtual party started by Sarah Millican on X but now here?! I’m doing my best to keep this tradition going. Use #JoinIn on Dec 25 if you need company or just want a chat. Like/Save this feed to see all the #JoinIn posts bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
'John Muir, co-founder of the Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation, a UK charity campaigning for the improvement of clean indoor air, said any investment in the devices was well worth the money'. There's a poll in this article - please vote. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
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Education bosses ‘missing a trick’ by failing to roll out air cleaners in schools
Northern Ireland is “missing a trick” by not rolling out air cleaners across its school estate, an industry expert has said.
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Prof Danny Altmann @daltmann.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Come and join us at Imperial College to work a project looking at mechanisms in Long Covid and ME/CFS We're looking for: A keen, experienced Research Nurse A gifted molecular immunologist with a strong bioinformatics background www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript.... www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
There is a really important poll on clean air in this article.
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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati... ‘John Muir, co-founder of the Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation, a UK charity campaigning for the improvement of clean indoor air, said any investment in the devices was well worth the money.’
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Education bosses ‘missing a trick’ by failing to roll out air cleaners in schools
Northern Ireland is “missing a trick” by not rolling out air cleaners across its school estate, an industry expert has said.
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SAMHE (Schools' Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education) @samhe.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
📢 Introducing CHEPA: a free, easy-to-use tool for #schools and local authorities! Calculate how a #HEPAfilter would affect your classroom #AirQuality and energy use. 🍎 ✔️ Easy-to-use ✔️ Evidence-based ✔️ Classroom-specific results Try the #CHEPAcalculator today: www.coschools.org.uk/CHEPAcalcula...
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
#NHS must learn lessons of COVID to overcome winter #flu In the Guardian experts including @martinmckee.bsky.social say increasing vaccine uptake, boosting support for people to stay home when unwell & increasing ventilation would help protect from flu. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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NHS must learn lessons of Covid to overcome winter flu, say experts
If not, academics say people will continue to get sick and die while schools close and hospitals are overwhelmed
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
4/ Ventilation saves lives. Clean indoor air, through ventilation or filtration, dramatically cuts the spread of respiratory infections. It’s time to treat air quality like food hygiene: a basic public health requirement.
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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
🧵2/3 The full letter can be found on Link edIn and fully referenced on our website with the opportunity to show your support.
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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
🧵1/3 Safe Air Schools UK has sent an urgent letter to ministers in all four UK administrations backed by leading scientists, clinicians, teachers, school leaders, and public health experts.
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I am sorry to hear that.
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I agree. The government is complicit in damaging people's health. I can't believe the complete failure of so many institutions which are meant to inform and protect us.
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
It would be so simple to put protections in place, and inform the public about covid harms. Increasing long-term disabilities and absences, and negative economic impact are now evident, but can be turned around for the future - if gov are sensible & brave enough to 'follow the science'
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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 05/11/2025
🗞️PRESS RELEASE: UK Workforce Strategy by Sir Charlie Mayfield Overlooks Long Covid, Ignoring Serious Public Health and Economic Risks. 🖇️ tinyurl.com/2rewc475
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UK Workforce Strategy Overlooks Long Covid, Ignoring Serious Public Health and Economic Risks
The government’s...
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I can't like this. It's too horrific.
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Thank you
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Thank you for this. Does this work if taking antihistamines as a tablet too, or does it need to be a nasal spray? Pin
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Also for those who should be classed as clinically vulnerable but aren't. Asthmatics are vulnerable to flu, but not covid apparently 😕
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Thank you 📌
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Thank you 📌
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Andrew Dobbie @a-dobbie11.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
I still have not been able to find a GTA doctor willing to help Openwater with the 150 kHz ultrasound treatment of Long COVID microclots. Openwater will provide all the materials. Literally just need a PHD candidate or doctor to administer. Interested or know of anyone? Pls DM🙏
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
I'm sorry to hear this. Hope you get it sorted soon
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
I saw you! You were brilliant. Really informative 👍
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
I found this, too. I knew I previously cared about avoiding covid, but post-infection my brain was saying 'don't worry now'. It took lots of energy to fight that and resume being covid aware.
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Thank you! 📌
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Thanks 📌
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Lou @sea2hawk.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
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