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

1) In a Bulgarian study, 65 ME/CFS and 54 Long Covid patients showed similar immune alterations when compared to healthy controls. They had lower NK and CD8+ T cells, but increased inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and TNF.

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...

There's so much local groups can do to make a difference, even if just a few people. Mask blocs (distributing masks), air libraries (lending HEPA air filters), resources, zines & all kinds happening across the UK. Find out where to start & share your questions & learning too 👇

"Infections before COVID could leave the immune system compromised. Infections during acute illness could compound tissue damage. Infections afterward could exploit post-COVID immune dysfunction."

Delighted to see our founder @salwitcher.bsky.social in the #ThereForME advent calendar, nominated by @murtoz.bsky.social, a member of our INN the Benefits System group. Many thanks to Social Security Scotland & for listening to us & Edel Harris for including our input in her ADP review report.

COVID-19 Damage to Blood Brain Barrier Raises New Concerns www.thailandmedical.news/news/covid-1...

University of Pennsylvania scientists analyzed blood from long COVID patients and found that virus-specific T cells targeting SARS-CoV-2, EBV, or VZV were highly active in at least 40% of them, suggesting persistent immune activation drives symptoms. academic.oup.com/jimmunol/art...

1️⃣ A new Nature Communications study from the RECOVER-Adult consortium tracks how #LongCovid symptoms evolve over 15 months in 3,659 adults infected in the Omicron era. This isn’t just “who has LC” it’s about what path the symptoms take.

UK vax eligibility is based on fundamentally flawed cost-benefit analysis & total failure to understand the cumulative damage Covid reinfection is doing to our population's health, & how this drives economic damage & benefit costs. It makes no clinical or economic sense. Come and find out more 👇

Do get in touch if you'd like a copy of our INN the Arts group's framework for safe 'indoor air inclusion' in the arts.

Excellent news that there's now a Covid positivity map for Scotland! A very useful tool to help predict incoming pressures on local NHS & Local Authority services, for CV people & anyone needing to manage risk. Thanks @skeuomorphology.bsky.social & @publichealthscot.bsky.social for supplying data 🙏

Excellent report 👇

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"Engineering Healthier Indoor Environments" this Friday, 7th November 12.00-1.00pm GMT, to mark World Ventil8 Day (8th November). Great panel of expert speakers. www.eventbrite.com/e/world-vent...

Ep26 | Long COVID Clinic Fireside Chat with @binitakane.bsky.social & @helenoakleigh.bsky.social Hydration, Appetite & Blood Sugar in POTS 🗓️ Wed 5 Nov 18:00 GMT | 📺 YouTube Dr Binita Kane & @angryhacademic.bsky.social unpack low blood volume, thirst, “low blood sugar” sensations & hunger in POTS.

Wondering how/ if this intersects with DECODE ME @cgatist.bsky.social

The evidence is overwhelming. Surgical masks were not designed to protect against respiratory infection & are vastly inferior to respirators. For the WHO's advice not to reflect this is indefensible & dangerous. Please sign & share - open to scientists, doctors, patient advocate organisations, etc.

Wondering if that would suggest that vaccination to stimulate the immune system would be a bad idea if the immune system is already over-activated and stressed. Does anyone know anything about the interaction? Is there research on this? @putrinolab.bsky.social @virusesimmunity.bsky.social

Polluted indoor air - harmful particles, gases, chemicals, infection-spreading aerosols, mould spores, etc - is a key driver of ill-health yet largely ignored. Delighted our founder @salwitcher.bsky.social is a Commissioner for this landmark global initiative healthandcare.scot/stories/4307...

💙 People across the UK are still living with Long Covid — their stories show why clean, safe air matters for everyone. 📖 Read and support the call for #SafeAir4All. Read More Here: shh-uk.org/sineads-s...#SafeAir4All #LongCovid #SHHUK #longcovidawareness #longcovidrecovery #publichealth

University of Minnesota scientists found that people with certain HLA genes linked to chronic fatigue syndrome bind weakly to viral and bacterial antigens, suggesting poor immune clearance may underlie ME/CFS, long COVID, and post-Lyme illness. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fantastic news! Well done @london.gov.uk 👏. Now please can everyone who values children's health and development, and workplace health and safety, do the same? 🙏

No surprise there (not to anyone who has paid any attention to the impact of air quality on health). Links to studies in 🧵👇. Worth flagging that outdoor air pollution isn't the full story. Indoors it can be compounded by pollution generated indoors & airborne pathogens- infections, allergens, etc

Interesting @thewhn.bsky.social event with some big names in the 'clean air world' (though the panel gender balance was perhaps a little less than balanced!) youtu.be/EXaP-1jkUvM?...

"Big news for healthier buildings in Canada: #HealthCanada has published Guidance for #IndoorAirQuality Professionals, a practical, science-based resource for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) experts, building operators, and employers": ospe.on.ca/advocacy/pol....

Scientists Warn That COVID-19 Infection Found to Trigger New Autoimmune Liver Disorders www.thailandmedical.news/news/scienti...

The joint union guidance on classroom ventilation has been updated. Find it in our toolkit, alongside the DfE’s Seven Steps to Healthier Schools & Higher Attendance and updated short, medium & long-term actions on our Improving Classroom Air page. ⛓️‍💥 www.safeairschools.org

You know how we keep being told that repeated reinfection strengthens our immune system, builds population/ herd immunity, so almost no one needs boosters now? Oh dear... 👇 www.aj4/fulltext

Traws Pharma has dosed the first patient in two Phase 2 trials of ratutrelvir, a ritonavir-free oral COVID-19 antiviral. One compares it with Paxlovid, the other tests patients ineligible for Paxlovid. Results are expected by the end of 2025. www.stocktitan.net/news/TRAW/tr...

We have to get the corrupting influence of political & commercial imperatives out of 'independent' scientific bodies. Democracies everywhere - if they exist in more than name - should be taking action now, before too late. Like so much learning from the pandemic this continues to be wholly ignored.

⚠️The NHS once protected us. Now, millions of Clinically Vulnerable people are being told we don’t qualify for a Covid vaccine - even as new variants spread. This is a dangerous, preventable mistake. #KeepCovidBoosters

Very helpful thread 🙏

🧠 New Research Summary Healthcare worker stress when treating Long Covid patients. 📚Read Summary: shh-uk.org/?p=34787 📚 Full study: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.... #LongCovid #LongCovidSupport #LongCovidRecovery #LongCovidAwareness #LongCovidCommunity #LongCovidResources

More evidence of the role of viral persistance as an underlying disease mechanism.

The MILLIONS of people who were denied vaccines are suddenly realising. @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social this was a terrible idea. Not only will the NHS struggle this autumn / winter, but people will suffer and die unnecessarily. It isn't too late for a U-turn!

Well, part of the reason is because Universities and educational establishments in general do absolutely nothing to ensure clean, safe, healthy indoor quality, so it's not just students having a party but airborne infections. No mention of that or the current Covid wave www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's also vital to reduce the damage to public health, economy and education still being caused by the current pandemic. theconversation.com/why-investme...

Children and teens who had a Covid reinfection had a doubling of #LongCovid risk (PASC) and a significant increase in many other adverse outcomes (Figure) www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The (ongoing) adverse impact of SARS CoV 2 on our children is a scandal, particularly when so much could now be done to prevent it. Big week for @cvcev.bsky.social & @longcovidkids.bsky.social at the UK Covid Inquiry. Wishing you the best of luck in forcing those responsible to be held to account 🍀

Now that's a novel twist. Hands up how many of you have recently been to the doctors and asked them questions because you 'became more aware of yourselves' during lockdowns 5 years ago.... 🤔

“We invite governments, non-governmental organizations, cities, universities, schools, healthcare facilities, professional associations, advocacy organizations, businesses, and community groups to sign the Pledge”. Has yours signed? #AirClub #SafeAirSchools www.airclub.org