Here's the latest variant picture with a global scope, to the end of May. NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" was roughly flat at 50%. XFG.* "Stratus" fell to 19%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" fell to 14%. 🧵

Register now: Jonas Grau Thomsen speaks online this Friday on technology, inclusion and the clinically vulnerable. He crossed three continents in a wheelchair. Clean air is part of this. Free. go.corsirosenthalfoundation.org.uk/LnOOgmF #CleanAir #Inclusion

NIH press release: "Immune system may attack nervous system in some Long COVID patients" www.nih.gov/news-events/... Paper: A causal link between autoantibodies and neurological symptoms in long COVID pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42208499/ #LongCovid #PASC

Our founder will be making a presentation on 'Indoor Air Quality Inequality, at the HESTIA network webinar on 'Justice and Housing', 23 June 12.30-1.30pm BST: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bde680...

Our founder @salwitcher.bsky.social will explore how indoor air quality inequalities can be exacerbated or reduced in our homes, arguing there's more to inequality than clinical status & why health impacts of airborne infections need to be considered alongside other indoor air pollutants, etc.

I and @independentsage.bsky.social advocated kids vax vs SARS2 since day 1. Even when transiently available to u12s, they were sold as a damp squib by those in authority. As vax coverage dwindles, the lack of foresight gets harder to reconcile. #LongCovidKids is a major neglected issue 💔

Here's the latest variant picture with a global scope, to late May. NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" was roughly flat at 55%. XFG.* "Stratus" fell sharply to 14%. BA.3.2.* "Cicada" was roughly flat at 17%. 🧵

Excellent speech. Thank you 🙏

Wonderful example of a worldwide phenomenon - how pandemic-disabled people have come together in new kinds of communities, blending global and local, online and onsite👏 www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

“This new class of universal vaccines...not only protect against many variants simultaneously, but potentially against related viruses that haven’t yet emerged..". 😮👏https://www.uhs.nhs.uk/whats-new/press-releases/new-ai-designed-universal-vaccine-could-protect-against-future-virus-outbreaks

Why do so many charts on different kinds of ill health show soaring rises from 2020-21? Findings show approx 1 in 6 develop post acute Covid sequelae but diagnostic coding systems capture fewer than half, rendering millions invisible to health systems & policymakers. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Brilliant to see this! Congrats @omsiedu.bsky.social and thank you for taking clinical high risk seriously. Also, it looks like an amazing museum. I wonder whether it has installed the fantastic indoor air-cleaning tech available these days too h/t @cvcev.bsky.social omsi.edu/events/omsis...

Breaking: The FDA appears to have approved the antiviral ensitrelvir (Xocova), which can be used as PEP after being exposed to someone with COVID-19 💊🦠 www.fda.gov/drugs/novel-...

Our letter to Education Ministers and Children’s Commissioners across all four UK nations highlighted concerns around 100% attendance awards. Now Clinically Vulnerable Families are gathering experiences. You do not need to be part of a CV family to contribute👇👇👇 1/2

'Now you See ME Now You Don't' art and photography exhibition now available to view online https://maxxellis.wixsite.com/me-awareness-exhibit  #pwME #MECFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid #pwLongCovid

Long Covid Scotland: 2026 Care & Support Survey We need to hear from people living with Long Covid across Scotland about experiences of care, support, and healthcare Your responses will help us understand what’s working for you, what isn’t & what needs to change. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠 For those yet to be born 🫩💔 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Inaccurate assumptions on mode of transmission, Long Covid still a significant health priority? The UK Covid Inquiry report contains many criticisms & recommendations for the NHS. But are they taking any notice? What can we do? Join the discussion, Mon 11th May 6pm us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Just in case you missed this: 2026-04-29: Current status and future perspectives on the mechanistic and pathophysiological understanding of long COVID, www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Important to understand the drivers behind the concerted efforts made on disinformation, discrediting and dismantling of public health provision, that have been so evident since the pandemic began. As ever, follow the money.

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 👇

📢 Happening today, Monday 13th April, at 6.00pm BST. Should be good. Still time to register...

2/ A special thank you to our early adopter #longcovid + #cleanair community orgs for joining us at the very start of the campaign. @longcovidadvoc.com @longcovidch.bsky.social @chantalbritt.bsky.social) @ruthbrooker.bsky.social @inclusivenew.bsky.social @salwitcher.bsky.social W / business

@goodlawproject.org We are still being told to handwash only for a predominantly airborne virus that carries risks lasting years post infection of things like heart damage (see below) report recent from BMJ. The government should have rolled clean air and vaccines to all years ago.

Great to see this coverage of #LongCovidAwarenessDay - lead item in @healthandcare.scot. Thanks so much! 🙏 healthandcare.scot/stories/4402... @longcovidscot.bsky.social @longcovidadvoc.com @longcovidkids.bsky.social @longcovidsupport.bsky.social

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.

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!

“Before I got ill I was active and independent" Molly, aged 17, describes things many people never have to think about, standing up, concentrating, eating, or leaving the house, can suddenly become incredibly difficult. www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/2593333... #LongCovidKids #LongCovidAwareness

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.

"Post-COVID Liver Complications Revealed" Review of 23 studies finds COVID-19 can cause liver complications months after infection, particularly in long-COVID patients. Cases reported across multiple countries highlight the global relevance of these findings.

Blog from @chronicliving123.bsky.social on the low take-up of NHS training on ME/CFS. #MEDeliveryPlan chroniclivingtherapy.com/empty-classe...

“6 years ago this week..the WHO…declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic… [It] has been deliberately erased from public consciousness by the political establishment, even as the virus continues to spread, disable and kill on a mass scale.”

Just came across this. A useful collection of source material. What Does Recent Research Tell Us About COVID-19 Reinfections? by Augie Ray medium.com/p/what-does-...

Help heat up this map! Thanks to your support, nearly 1200 emails sent so far. Stand with children with Long Covid? 📍https://www.longcovidkids.org/post/invisible-to-policy-visible-in-children-s-lives-long-covid-kids-march-2026 #LongCovidAwareness #LongCovid #ChildrensRights #LightUpForLongcovid

Progressively Widening Healthcare Costs in Long COVID Over Five Years www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6... Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update #LongCovid #PASC

with alt - everybody needs to see this.

News Release 5-Mar-2026 "How viruses mess with our brains: A team from the UNIGE and the HUG reviewed 900 scientific articles to better understand the impact of viruses on memory, attention, and concentration" www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #COVIDBrain #NeuroPASC #LongCovid #PASC #MEcfs #CFS

A woman with Long Covid won almost one million dollars in a lawsuit against her employer who refused to allow her work from home accommodations. May this set a precedent. Remote work should be accessible to all who need it. It’s a game changer for people with disabilities.

It beggars belief that 6 years into an airborne infection pandemic healthcare settings are among the places you're most likely to sick from airborne infection & every Winter hospitals are overwhelmed by them. When is Infection Prevention and Control policy and practice going to wake up?

Covid Action are planning their last MASKED demonstration outside the Covid Inquiry on March 5 at 12.45pm 121 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W2 6BU You are all welcome to join us and thank you for all previous support. Our theme being the Covid Inquiry maybe over but Covid is not!

News Release 25-Feb-2026 "Tulane study reveals key differences in long-term brain effects of COVID-19 and flu: Disruption of serotonin & dopamine signaling pathways could explain why some feel 'brain fog' after being infected by COVID-19" www.eurekalert.org/news-release... #LongCovid #NeuroPASC

Comparison of Covid vs flu in the experimental model: Only Covid showed persistent brain inflammation Repair of lung tissue impaired with Covid vs flu www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm...

🎉 Registration is now open for #ISEE2026! Join us in Munich from August 30 – September 2, 2026 and be part of the global environmental epidemiology community. 📣Register now: www.isee26.org #ISEE2026 #munich #environmentalepidemiology

A chance to hear from and join in discussion with @jvipondmd.bsky.social, scientific adviser for @thewhn.bsky.social, advocate, and emergency physician based in Canada. Monday 9th February, 6.00pm GMT, registration details below.

"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...

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.

Some good news: ME/CFS is explicitly mentioned in the new NIAID vision. 👇 Hopefully, this will lead to more funding opportunities for ME/FS research in the US.

Insightful study from @virusesimmunity.bsky.social on learning on post=acute sequelae (like Long Covid, ME, Lyme disease and others) across history, back to 1889/90 www.cell.com/trends/immun...

Individuals with long COVID neurocognitive symptoms showed a significant increase in blood tau protein, a biomarker linked to neurodegenerative diseases, compared to pre-infection levels. doi.org/hbjtjr