I honestly don’t think I’ve anything left to say about COVID-19. Whatever we say, it’s ignored by the authorities. It’s also being ignored large numbers of people who should know better. For me, this ⬇️ post sums up one big reason why we’re not getting anywhere.

The Government should be addressing the causes of sickness and disability

They don't want to admit there are so many people with long Covid. If they did they wouldn't be able to cut benefits.

I will repeat this again. COVID isn't over. The Neoliberals decided their wealth was better than your health. 😷☮️✌️✊

Tired of half a story.

COVID-19 isn’t over. An estimated one in ten people have long Covid in the U.K. Infection control isn’t being taken seriously by the Government or the NHS. COVID-19 affects the brain, so is bad for your mental health.

Yes, this is a global crisis. It’s not just the US who have a problem. Most of the public are oblivious though as the authorities don’t talk about it. For example, the authorities are happy to let COVID-19 harms get blamed on everything else. It’s getting worse.

That’s because the « left » you are referring to is actually the pseudo left, working hand in hand with capitalist governments to dismantle public health. Here’s scientifically grounded coverage of the COVID pandemic: www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

I have repeatedly run into leftists of all stripes that call me a “covid dead ender” for not wanting to ignore this. But how is never ending increases of death and disability not a dead end to them is what I’d like to know.

I'm thinking of the leftist content creators I follow who never mention Covid. They go to conferences, travel, no masks. Then they get sick, no testing, "just a cold". They disappear for a while or work sick. Over & over. They talk endlessly about social justice issues but never this one.

Nope, the left. The right obviously don't care & liberals think they care but there are self-proclaimed leftists who support marginalized groups but are silent when it comes to masking & otherwise protecting disabled & immunocompromised people (& all of us tbh because Covid does not discriminate.)

Labour arguably stopped being left leaning since Blair. This government is just as much as a disgrace to this entire nation as much as the Tories are. Starmer's father was a toolmaker and he made a tool in his son

Not that we can call Labour left any more but the total absence of divergence from Tory policies on Covid is making me very angry being CEV and not having been told by anyone that I am not any more.

Large sections of the left started ignoring the pandemic in 2022 and they now have nothing to say about increasing levels of sickness and disability. They (rightly) criticise welfare benefit cuts but offer no critique on how we got here.

Yes it's fucking disgraceful. Labour are cutting funds for the disabled. Keep on masking beautiful people 😷. The government seem intent on mass democide.

The infected blood scandal is claiming the lives of 2 people a week. They’re still waiting for compensation. Disgraceful. How many are dying under our ‘living with Covid’ policies? How many are being disabled by our ‘living with Covid’ policies? Will they get compensation?

The number of long term sick & disabled has skyrocketed since 2020. Growth in the economy is virtually non-existent. Welfare cuts are being made. Yet how many journalists have joined the dots to the huge impact the pandemic & Covid has had & is still having? It’s pathetic.

‘Young people living with debilitating symptoms caused by long Covid feel abandoned. Kaylee, 17, a once promising gymnast, developed the virus on her 12th birthday & experiences dizziness & shortness of breath, causing her to miss school & give up the sport she loves’.

“Since the pandemic…” says Liz Kendall in her Commons statement. That’s part of the problem. Labour won’t admit COVID-19 is still having a big impact. COVID-19 can weaken the immune system, which means that people are getting ill more often. Long term sickness is escalating.

The NHS GP-Patient Survey is 5 times bigger than the ONS Survey with nearly 700K respondents. They estimate over 3M people in the U.K. have long Covid. COVID-19 is still causing long Covid yet we’re doing nothing about it. We should prevent illness not punish disabled people!

As far as I’m aware the only U.K. politicians who have posted about long Covid Awareness Day today are the leaders of @TheGreenParty. Well done to @carla_denyer and @AdrianRamsay 👏👏

Collaboration with the patient community is crucial for progress. ‘Given the many dimensions of long-COVID & its associated risk factors, international collaborations will be indispensable in validating these findings across diverse populations’ apple.news/AewaOjQzAQhG... #LongCovid

We can’t have growth without workers ffs. #CleanAir & vax for all who want them would be an investment & create jobs & growth.

You won’t get long term growth in the economy unless you address the causes of illness and disability. This is so obvious but most politicians are ignoring it. I was pleased this was raised by Professor Danny Altmann at the recent meeting of the long Covid APPG.

The NHS GP-Patient Survey is 5 times bigger than the ONS Survey with nearly 700K respondents. They estimate over 3M people in the U.K. have long Covid. COVID-19 is still causing long Covid yet we’re doing nothing about it. We should prevent illness not punish disabled people!

The Government should be doing something about the causes of escalating chronic ill health, including preventing new cases of long Covid, not punishing disabled people 😡

Craig Charles had George Egg on his show earlier on BBC 6 Music. George has been ill again with “a nasty virus”, the “worst sore throat ever” and “bad fatigue”. He said “it could’ve been Covid but as there’s no tests anymore” he didn’t know. Sums up public health in 2025.

Long Covid, higher death rate from knock on covid effects (heart attack, stroke etc), unaffordable energy, food price inflation, rising pension age, sabotaging NHS, austerity, assisted dying laws, leaving ECHR. Don't tell me they are not trying to enact eugenics in plain sight.

They let over 1,000 disabled die waiting for their benefits. They cut vaccines to the vulnerable, they don’t care if we die.

On this Covid Day Of Reflection, I’m thinking about all the people who have died because of COVID-19, close to 250,000 officially in the U.K. I’m thinking about all those with long Covid. Over 3M in the U.K. Covid is still killing and disabling and nothing is being done.

Labour can’t even mention long Covid in their ‘Get Britain Working’ White Paper but they can make time for an Assisted Dying Bill.

Well you seemed to find it necessary to reply multiple times rather than write a single reply. Perhaps look at your own actions and you will discover the reasons for my multiple replies. Have a great day 😁

Not as much as I laughed at you. A sycophant of the highest order made to look like a fool.

When are left wing politicians going to stand up for British citizens dying and becoming disabled from COVID? All preventable! We vote, we pay taxes. I have watched two friends die long before their time and one relative. Neither friend had any health condition prior to Covid and they were only

The Covid Cover Up - part 3 "It's not mild" It's absolutely exceptional. I hope people can see that the politicians know how harmful this is and yet they are saying & doing absolutely nothing. Gwynne knows first hand how severe Long Covid is. Full thread on X. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM4Q...

Addendum, see @TheCovidCoverUp on X "They know, they don't want you to know" How very accurate and the videos they have produced are highly accurate and brilliantly put together. Example: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yawh...

Thread; There are no excuses: Health minister Andrew Gwynne got sacked. He was useless on Covid anyway. Some say he has been badly advised by 'experts'. I think those experts were selected because they tenaciously defend flawed science. Govs hide behind these 'experts' to limit costs & liability. 1/

Must be the only 'expert' who continually gets the letters in the wrong order. Let me help; ME/CFS. Wow.

“Many of you know that my son is still battling complications from Long Covid. We are well into the 5th year of his decline which began when he was 10 years old” Royal Hansen. We agree, “there is more to be done” www.linkedin.com/pulse/growin... #LongCovidKids #LongCovid #PatientVoices

Please can you elaborate on why you think this would not be the norm? It is in line with data from other countries - eg. the Canada Long Covid study below which showed that around 80% of those currently suffering from LC had had symptoms for more than 6 months: www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/75...

This is the data for 3-17 year olds from the ONS survey (released in April 2024). Feel free to check the raw data for yourself at the link below (see tab 1): www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/pe...

If you bothered to read my post properly, you’ll see that I provided the link to the source paper. Read properly and do better. 😊

Again, if you’d read the chart properly, you would see that the data source is clearly labelled. As is the fact that the charts were produced by me. No mystery here.

No, I really don’t get what your issue is. Other than you’ve been exceedingly aggressive for no apparent reason. I have provided the link to the raw data. I have told you *I* produced the chart directly from the raw data. Please do enlighten me as to what else you need? bsky.app/profile/cati...

…and he’s blocked me! 😂

Thing is he's posted a whole load of misinformation on his account too. One being that AJ Leonardo is wrong about T-cell exhaustion. Studies clearly show that this is happening: www.frontiersin.org/journals/imm... Just putting red crosses through others people's posts, with no evidence isn't science

I appear to also be blocked having liked @catinthehat.bsky.social 's post! Hahaha. Grifters don't take criticism well. 😜🤣

Your post above was referring to my “classic diversion” so I was pointing out that I had already provided the link to that study. I have also already provided the link to the raw ONS data, although I’m sure even you could have found it yourself. bsky.app/profile/cati...

No data? Erm, how many times do I have to send you the same link ⬇️ - plus I even went to the bother of creating a filtered screenshot just for you! “But I know, reading is not your strong point.” bsky.app/profile/cati...

Fantastic new video. The authorities know COVID-19 isn’t mild. They know it’s still dangerous but they downplay it and cover it up. Don’t let them get away with it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM4Q...