Protect your brain like it matters 😷

Robert Irwin is still masking on planes 😷 👏 Comfortable enough to sleep in during a long haul flight from Australia to LA

🚨📢 ATT: Australians who wish healthcare was safer Here’s your chance to tell the ACSQHC about your experiences to help shape/update the National Safety & Quality Health Service Standards Pls take 10 mins to say what would make healthcare safer for you 🙏 www.surveymonkey.com/r/5PWCFTJ

Haven’t picked up a copy of Herald-Sun in a while, look what I found when I did😳 Inflammatory headline correlating 😷 & violence The most unhelpful, polarising, politicising framing jeopardising those of us trying to protect our health with a medical accessibility tool It’s a slippery slope

🧵Excerpts from Cleaner Air Collective productivity sub many brilliant members of CAC have been busy working on submissions, consultations, inquiries, FOI requests etc, raising voices on behalf of us all on everything from IAQ productivity gains to masks in healthcare & transparency re vaccines🙌

HUGE NEWS‼️ Plum @saferairproject.bsky.social is invited to NY to speak at the “Healthy Indoor Air: Global Call to Action” event on at UN Gen Ass in Sept 🙌 ❤️ Opportunity 4 her to raise lived experience & accessibility, a self funded trip Crowdfunding link: golbalcall.raiselysite.com Pls share🙏

Imagine …

Screaming on the sidelines, but few are listening everyone is choosing a v pretty, fun, scenic path, but it leads straight over a cliff We warn and they just smile and wave and continue toward disaster

You wouldn’t go out in a storm without protection 🌂 Don’t drown in chronic illness by going out in a storm of airborne infectious disease without protection 😷

Safe healthcare ⭐️ Arrived at dentist 8am, cold & wet in Melb but all doors & windows wide open & every staff member in headstrap respirator ready 4 me 🤩 respect shown is priceless Noticed when driving away that the door now closed, sad no one else is protected, but they look after me

Breaking Novavax news🚨 Just called Biocelect to hear that despite no updates on TGA status page… …Biocelect actually submitted Novavax JN.1 4 weeks ago & it’s currently sitting w- TGA, awaiting approval 😮 A step closer to protection we can med tolerate🤞 Get yr ltr in to help expedite approval ⬇️

Last weekend (as part of the year of having fun safely) we did a leadlighting course Girls went in while I parked car & as soon as instructor saw them 😷 he offered to mask too 🤩 better than many HCWs… We layered protections, ate lunch in backyard & had a fun creative day 😊 highly recommended

DIY PH messaging to share as cases go through the roof in Australia putting the health system under enormous pressure If there are gaps in your mitigations, this variant will find them Will your next Cvd infection be the one that leads to long Cvd?

We need as many fed MPs as poss asking Health Minister to personally negotiate procurement/distribution of Novavax & ensure Australians have equitable access It’s his responsibility & can’t be shirked by blaming Biocelect, TGA or ATAGI Pls use our template ⬇️ to write to yr rep

Surprisingly decent advice on how to limit spread of cvd, cold & flu at home 😮 *isolate from rest of household *wear mask at home when sick *maintain good hygiene *open doors/windows to boost ventilation, ⬆️ air turnover *be up to date with cvd & flu vaccines www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Loitering under billboards again taking pics, turning spotlight on experiences of Australians trying to safely access healthcare Great to catch up w- @sickandtiredaus.bsky.social IRL❤️can you see our Cvd conscious messages/protection layers? Share yr story w- PRI b/c we all deserve safe healthcare

Exciting new billboard advocacy campaign underway shining a light on lived experience of unsafe healthcare in Australian hospitals - we deserve better To push 4 change, we need evidence: pls share yr unsafe hospital experiences here* pandemicresistance.org/safe-access *can be anonymous

Up to 5.8 million US kids chronically ill w- long cvd already; in Aust we neither count them or protect them “Vascular damage, heart damage, immune system damage, cognitive damage” vs “Cvd poses a minimal threat to healthy children” 🫠 Betrayal & destruction of a generation

Lots who talk the talk. But few follow through with the inconvenience of walking the walk. Be informed. Be critical of thought. Be independent. Be precautious. Be farsighted. Be logical. Be compassionate. Be well.

“New study finds on average, it takes up to 3 mths to return to good physical health after Cvd infection & 9 months to recover good mental well-being. For up to 20% of infected people in study, mental-health recovery took even longer: up to a year or more” time.com/7292910/covi...

In honour of Scott Morrison being recognised in this year's King's Birthday Honours list for his leadership during the pandemic I thought it would be great to remember a few of his very finest moments of said leadership … Good times - remember “it’s not a race”?

A declaration of (informed) independence Built on a foundation of verified, evidence based strategies Sustained by resilience, community and commitment to human rights ✊ 😷

I don’t trust our society, politicians & commentators w- this question anymore “⬆️ in new diagnoses of malignancy outstrips estimates based on ageing pop alone, suggesting cancer is becoming more common…Should there be cut-off age 4 cancer treatment? & if so what should it be?”

Everyone’s aware an early winter cvd infection creates immune system dysfunction… …leaving them sitting 🦆 4 every flu, RSV, pneumonia, measles, cold, future cvd variant that comes their way, right? 😬 Mask up, get boosted, improve IAQ & save yrself from a miserable winter

A/P Paul Grifffin 👏 “When colder, we’re more likely to be indoors, in close proximity to others…also ⬇️ ventilation/airflow. Large indoor gatherings can be hotbed 4 flu & Cvd” His advice: ventilate w- airflow/air purifiers & avoid others if symptomatic www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Congrats to a friend, a member of CC community who’s worked tirelessly to achieve community access to vital, expensive tools with co2 monitors available to borrow through Glen Eira libraries in Vic 👏 I am inspired to ask my local library to do the same 🤩 @arabelladaniel.bsky.social

There are so few humans making simple, sustainable choices There will be so many humans reaping regret Every layer of protection is an investment in a healthier future Each day of choosing denial or fitting in or immediate gratification is a pathway to loss

Dear ⁦‪@Mark_Butler_MP‬⁩ You say you got yr cvd booster, it puts you in a good position over winter & other Australians should make sure they do the same You’re lucky you can medically tolerate mRNA, I can’t Pls get Novavax so we can have same protection as you www.health.gov.au/ministers/th...

While I agree w- Ass Prof Herrero that “If you've got a cough or cold I'd wear a mask b/c you don't want to share that with other people” I’d also point out that using a mask proactively has stopped me getting a cough or cold (or covid) for over 5 yrs now … www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Time reports on NB.1.8.1 “genetically equipped with changes that allow it to infect cells more efficiently. That means it could spread more easily” Article then asks “How do I protect myself against new variant?” & fails to even mention masks/cleaner air strategies 🤦‍♀️ time.com/7289133/new-...

Magda (or any cancer patient) shouldn’t need to plead “I'll be lying g low while my immune system takes a hammering, so if you see me-don't hug me, kiss me or breathe anywhere near me” PH should inform us all on how to protect immunocompromised from airborne threats www.smh.com.au/culture/cele...

WHO: “ADDITIONAL pub health risk of NB.1.8.1 evaluated as low…Despite concurrent ⬆️ in cases/hospitalizations, current data do not indicate it leads to more severe illness than other circulating variants” In other words, NB.1.8.1 to ➡️ just as much severe illness, hospitalisation, long Cvd & death 🤨

Please share this with everyone you know who isn’t already taking these basic, evidence based precautions as their standard protocol when visiting aged care Might just save a grandparent’s life

Cricketers w- cvd: not only Travis Head, also Marcus Stoinis recently infected w- cvd while on break in Aust: “Unfortunately I had cvd which we don’t talk about much anymore, but I had a bout of cvd when I got back which was a nice welcome home. So I rested up & came back here”

I don’t know 4 sure if new cvd variant NB.1.8.1 is more severe But all evidence def points to it being highly virulent 200% ⬆️ in cases in a week in NZ 😮 ⬆️ in hospitalisations & deaths likely to follow If you relaxed yr protections recently, it’s def time to layer up again 😷

New cvd variant NB.18.1 hits the news ⁦‪John Flint‬⁩ reports it’s driving ⬆️ in infections & hospitalisations in WA NB.1.8.1 also surging in Asia. In Hong Kong, cvd cases & hospitalisations have climbed to worst levels in past 12 mths Coming to a state near you… www.perthnow.com.au/news/public-...

It doesn’t feel like it mostly It’s heartbreaking, frustrating, devastating An impossibly difficult burden But truth + strength to face it & act on it Is a gift we continue to choose each day We can’t control everything, but we control what we can which is more than most

Only Violet Affleck’s combo of intelligence, passion & platform could take an insightful academic PH essay & plaster its important messaging all over mainstream media Eg Daily Mail quoted multiple essay paragraphs in its extensive article 🙏 Violet 💜 www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar...

TGA reassurance as US restricts cvd vax access “TGA spokesperson said it’s independent of FDA influence "TGA works w- int counterparts inc US FDA, but independently reviews data & makes own decision within Aus context” Access 4 elig Austs "remains free in 2025” www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

If you’re not part of the solution, you are contributing to the lethal problem Whether motivated by greed or weakness, you are on the wrong side of history

🧵insightful quotes from Yale Global Health Review article by university student Violet Affleck Thoughtful analysis of the patterns of response to both the pandemic and climate crisis; and the opportunities to learn from chronically ill humans how to heal a chronically ill earth

VIC CHO ALERT: ⬆️ risk of measles in greater Melb area *⬆️ measles cases acquired locally *recent cases infectious in public at multiple locations in greater Melb & Gippsland *Anyone w- measles symptoms to seek med care/testing. Wear a mask & call ahead to be isolated from others

Global measles outbreak hits Australia “Aus has already recorded 52 measles cases for 2025, incl 20 in NSW, 14 in Vic, 13 in WA That's compared to 57 for all of last year & just 26 in 2023” Reminder: measles is airborne; clean air & masks as well as 💉 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

Dear @markbutlermp.bsky.social Last week you declared the “end of cvd” on Q&A 🤦‍♀️ but *69% ⬆️ cvd deaths than predicted in 2024 *”2024 was materially worse than anticipated, both peak mortality of waves & underlying mortality b/w waves” *5x ⬆️ cvd deaths than flu *gen exc mortality 1% ⬆️ than expected

“5 times as many Australians dying from Cvd than flu in 2024, shock* research published by the Actuaries Institute shows New analysis by lnstitute’s Mortality Working Group of mortality b/w Jan & Nov 2024 found: 69% MORE cvd deaths than predicted” *only a shock to those not paying attention

A Pill to Prevent Cvd Shows Promise: ensitrelvir already approved in Japan as Cvd treatment US FDA considering it 4 fast-track approval to prevent cvd ensitrelvir ⬇️ risk of getting cvd by 67% by blocking virus’ ability to make more copies of itself time.com/7267886/pill...

Ever wondered why fed gov refuses to lift a finger to protect the many aged care residents dying from cvd every week? Withholding vaccinations, respirators, tests, clean air to protect them? Listen to this & consider the pressing need to free up beds… it couldn’t be convenient neglect could it? 🤷‍♀️

Q: What’s the only way to get @Mark_Butler_MP to say the words “bird flu”? A: Ask a question about the price of eggs 🙄 On Q&A, he dismissed bird flu as a “weird little simple story” 😳 Because bird flu is nothing more than an economic inconvenience, right? Nothing to see here… 🫠

1/2 I can’t find a Vic dept of health account here so wanted to share their most recent advice reminding us of the ongoing threat of COVID and advising evidence-backed layered protections Putting @markbutlermp.bsky.social to shame with his recent “end of COVID” comments on national tv 🤦‍♀️

Long Covid Awareness Day journalism with integrity from ⁦‪@RollingStone‬⁩ “Living with any chronic health condition can be a lonely & isolating existence; but it’s esp alienating to live with one that reminds people of a pandemic they’d rather forget” www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...