[27 Jun 2025] @DrTedros at WHO media briefing: “We cannot talk about COVID-19 in the past tense. Although the crisis has passed, the virus remains. It continues to evolve, it continues to kill, and millions of people continue to live with post COVID-19 condition or long COVID.”

This is your regular reminder that COVID is *not* seasonal. Many of the biggest waves in previous years have fallen in the summer… …and, as we head into summer once more, there are definite signs of an uptick. Will this become another full-blown wave? Only time will tell…

Our friend Ondine was a powerful advocate for all with #LongCovid. Working with her in various arenas was a privilege, including with the NHS Long Covid Taskforce, Covid Inquiry, with Parliamentarians & policy makers. She spoke truth to power & championed the hidden. We miss you.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @eleanorwalsh.bsky.social James, I've been banging on about this for a while to you, but repeated Covid illnesses really do impact the brain and attention span. Here's a thread by @catinthehat.bsky.social with just a few of the studies: threadreaderapp.com/thread/17638...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @eleanorwalsh.bsky.social Please have a look at this info below. 'Grit' isn't going to fix these harms. The info comes from a twitter thread of research about cognitive harms caused by repeated Covid. Here is a threadreader summary of it: threadreaderapp.com/thread/17638...

Hi @mrjamesob.bsky.social I’d like to know how Bridget Phillipson thinks that teaching children the value of grit is going to help them overcome the neurological damage caused by multiple COVID infections. The science is clear that this is a major contributor to the mental health crisis in kids.

And I'd be interested to know if ONS will revise prior years with any new method? In particular the current model's estimate for 2024 proved to be simply wrong (the data point in red, highlighted). Fyi @catinthehat.bsky.social

This BBC piece 24/2/21 shows we knew then but still UK IPC guidance does not reflect airborne transmission with RPE such as FFP3 respirators.

As part of Long Covid Awareness Month, and to mark the fifth anniversary of the first UK lockdown, we have sent an open letter and petition to @wesstreeting.bsky.social & @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social #LCandME #FundOurFuture #FundThePlan www.longcovidkids.org/post/open-le...

@longcovidphysio.bsky.social is pleased to support this essential campaign by @longcovidkids.bsky.social Better assessment, care, funding and research are urgently needed for the millions of adults and children living with Long COVID and M.E. #LCandME #FundOurFuture #FundThePlan

🔥 The COVID COVER UP folks are BACK! And if you thought their first two videos were good, just wait ‘til you see Part Three. Governments know Covid is causing mass disability, costing lives & billions of dollars… …and they know how to prevent it. “So what's stopping them?” youtu.be/QM4Q836vGFY

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

He’s blocked me too even though I’ve never interacted with him. He had me blocked even before I re-posted your reply.

Indeed. I wrote to @mrjamesob.bsky.social about this too. I really hope he puts out a correction. bsky.app/profile/cati...

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...

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...

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...

…and he’s blocked me! 😂

🔥 The COVID COVER UP folks are BACK! And if you thought their first two videos were good, just wait ‘til you see Part Three. Governments know Covid is causing mass disability, costing lives & billions of dollars… …and they know how to prevent it. “So what's stopping them?” youtu.be/QM4Q836vGFY

Would you put out a correction James? You said there are 69,000 #LongCovidKids which is wrong. Please see the chart below. The number of children suffering DOUBLED Mar '23-Mar'24. Despite this alarming rise in the number of sick chn the govt. are not bothering to collect any more data 🤯

Hi @mrjamesob.bsky.social, Thanks for discussing Long Covid in children on your show today. As of March 2024, ONS reported that over 111K kids had Long Covid. And that’s just 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. If you extrapolate across the UK, it’s over 120K. The number nearly DOUBLED in a year between Mar 2023 & Mar 2024.

Hi @mrjamesob.bsky.social, Thanks for discussing Long Covid in children on your show today. As of March 2024, ONS reported that over 111K kids had Long Covid. And that’s just 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. If you extrapolate across the UK, it’s over 120K. The number nearly DOUBLED in a year between Mar 2023 & Mar 2024.

There are only 4,400 signatures on this petition because billionaires convinced everyone via social media and some MSM that COVID was mild and wouldn’t impact them. They thought just ‘vulnerable’ people would be impacted. Wrong! We are officially still in a Pandemic, it doesn’t take long to 🧵

💙 Please can you do one small thing for me this Sunday. Please spare a minute to sign this ⬇️ petition. And then please try to find at least one more person to sign it - maybe a partner or friend? Together, we can get it to at least 10K signatures! ✍🏻 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

The latest NHS data shows a record 61,529 people waited more than 12 hours for admission to A&E in England in January. Recent ONS analysis shows that 30-day mortality is doubled for people spending 12 hours in A&E. That rises to four times as high for ages 20-50.

The Covid Cover Up (on X) have just published this on YT: 'Politicians: Unmasked part 1 - It's airborne' www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELVv...

We've found a fix for the API change, so the PCR positivity map is now up to date with yesterday's data. The current UKHSA data runs up to 31 Jan. jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/7

@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk We need transparency on #COVID. Labour promised this!

'Covid Inquiry declined to rule that Covid Is Airborne' despite using *airborne* mitigations: Enhanced ventilation system 16 ventilation units 8 air changes p/h Portable air filters - & they are still unwilling to clarify #CovidisAirborne!? @drsimonwilliams.bsky.social H/t @catinthehat.bsky.social

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 UK COVID-19 INQUIRY DECLINES TO RULE THAT COVID IS AIRBORNE 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 covid19.public-inquiry.uk/wp-content/u...

Why do UK Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidelines still not acknowledge airborne transmission of Covid-19? | Anne Marie McConway @annemarie1.bsky.social northwestbylines.co.uk/news/health/...

Important thread from the other place: threadreaderapp.com/thread/18849... #CovidIsAirborne @catinthehat.bsky.social

If a virus is wholly or partly spread via the airborne route, healthcare workers should be given appropriate protective equipment, & air quality standards should be upgraded. #Covid Interesting thread by @catinthehat.bsky.social on @gwynnemp.bsky.social's letter to @annemarie1.bsky.social 👇

📣 Some of the work we do is in #LongCovid research. Several of our charity members have been involved in an array of research and have co-authored many significant papers. Take a look at some of them on our website - Link below! ⬇️ #ResearchLongCovid

✍️ Our #LongCovid Groups letter to @gwynnemp.bsky.social 24/01/2025 ‘We trust that as Minister for health protection you will want to take the opportunity support the call for early recommendations, review the IPC guidance in light of the evidence heard at the @covidinquiryuk’ #LongCovidKids

BIRD FLU (H5N1) OUTBREAK ON TWO FARMS IN ENGLAND ▪️1.6 million hens culled on a large poultry farm in Shopshire (20 Jan) ▪️15,000 turkeys culled on a farm in North Yorkshire (22 Jan) ▪️A 3km protection zone & 10km surveillance zone have been declared around both farms.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me... Paid sick-leave for workers Wastewater testing Free LFTs Anti-viral treatments Free vaccination #RPE in healthcare & hospitals 'n schools with #CleanAir #12DaysOfChristmas #PublicHealth

"On the fifth day of Christmas Wes Streeting @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social sent to me... Free LFTs Anti-viral treatments Free vaccination Two filtering masks & hospitals 'n schools with clean air 5/12

"On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me... Anti-viral treatments Free vaccination Two filtering masks ...Hospitals & schools with clean air. 4/12

"On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me... Free vaccination Two filtering masks And hospitals & schools with clean air. 3/12

"On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me.. Two filtering masks And hospitals & schools with #CleanAir." 2/12

"On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me... Hospitals & schools with clean air" 1/12

Wishing you all a healthy & happy New Year! 🥳 Let’s hope 2025 is the year that the government recognises the need for a more sustainable & preventative approach to managing the health of our nation. Here’s my New Year’s Wishlist ⬇️ What’s on your Wishlist?

🔎 SPOT THE DIFFERENCE After weeks of having every single social media post being bombarded with people telling them how inadequate their advice was for not including any steps to prevent transmission of AIRBORNE viruses… …guess what @UKHSA have FINALLY added to their advice?

Study on over 4000 p/w #LongCovid from UK Long Covid clinics: 🔴 Little improvement over 6 months 🔴 Worse functional impairment than individuals who had a stroke 🔴 Health related quality of life on par with p/w advanced cancers 🔴 Economic burden averaged £931 per person per month Link ⬇️

Principled updating of expected deaths includes demographics alone based on dynamical modelling. There's no way demographics alone accounted for a 14% increase. This is an empirical adjustment, blind to the dynamics. Which is anti-scientific and wrong.

Public health caught lying with statistics again, to minimize. The ongoing deaths from the ongoing pandemic.