The event was not about mask mandates nor did Violet advocate for them, it was about clean indoor air. Her comment “We can create clean air infrastructure that is so ubiquitous and so obviously necessary, tomorrow’s children don’t even know why we need it” is the main aim. Treat air as we do water.

Children are dying preventable deaths in Africa because USAID funding was cut. Americans are terrified of losing their healthcare, food assistance & more. Over half can’t afford a basic standard of living. Why does Argentina get $20 billion dollars?!?

On vaccine misinformation and lies. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

At aged 9 and 13, these children know: this is about more than viruses. Safe, sustainable & equitable education begins with the air they breathe, and when we protect our most vulnerable, we protect everyone. www.safeairschools.org

Their goal? To ensure children in classrooms were seen and heard. 🌎 The event launched a global pledge to improve indoor air everywhere. Safe Air Schools are proud partners, with our founder, from Hampshire 🇬🇧 as a founding signatory.

On Tuesday, two of our junior clean air advocates stepped into Conference Room 4 at the United Nations in New York. With their schools’ full support, they joined the historic event, Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action. #AirClub #HealthyIndoorAir

Trump told aides he can’t understand why people are still asking him about Epstein. He went on to say: “People don’t understand that Palm Beach in the 90s was a different time” It may have been different but trafficking teenage girls was still illegal, still wrong, and we still want the list.

Could you write a story in just 500 Words? What you need to know 📝 500 Words is a creative writing competition for 5-11 year olds 📘 Stories need to be 500 words or less Spelling, punctuation and grammar are not marked! 📊 Closing date: Friday 7th November 2025 at 9pm www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/...

We are pleased to confirm that @sammiemc.bsky.social Founder & CEO, LCK, will give evidence to the UK COVID Inquiry on the morning of Wednesday 1st October. covid19.public-inquiry.uk/hearings/chi...

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IT'S HAPPENING: House Democrats are introducing articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr for slashing research funding and spreading medical misinformation.

A: cos it's in the too hard box. Nice paper Cathy.

🧠 Daily Feed of Brain Damage 🧠 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Hawai'i Governor Josh Green has issued an Emergency Proclamation to protect public access to COVID-19 vaccines. The proclamation allows pharmacists to administer the vaccine to anyone age 3 and older who wants it, without requiring a doctor’s prescription.

White House press conference: DO NOT TAKE TYLENOL!!! IT CAUSES AUTISM!!! Actual letter to physicians: Pssst... there is no link. Acetaminophen is the safest over-the-counter alternative in pregnancy.

We're at a turning point. Since losing Co-Founder Ondine Sherwood in March ‘25, we need your help to continue our vital work. We’ve launched a funding appeal to hire our first paid team member to keep fighting for those with #LongCovid. Can you help secure our future? Donate today: shorturl.at/J5aan

In her #Blog Katie explains more about the masterclass she gave on the three key elements of #storytelling. "In my workshop, I first asked the participants to think of one word that encapsulated their Long Covid experience" www.longcovidkids.org/post/self-ex... #LongCovidStars #CreativeWriting

I've seen so many misogynistic comments directed toward Violet this week. Real gross stuff. I was reminded of the association between toxic masculinity & anti maskers

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The Daily Mail has run a number of attack pieces on Violet Affleck after her incredible UN speech advocating for COVID protections including masks and clean air. These attack pieces including a poll on masking in medical facilities. The result? An overwhelming 76% of people support requiring masks!

💊 Two studies found limitations of Paxlovid for protection from #LongCOVID 🩸 Long COVID may increase menstrual bleeding 👨‍⚕️ A new clinical trial is testing Mitoquinone in combination with “exercise rehabilitation” (which may be detrimental) for LC This week's research updates: bit.ly/46EXPcu

In May, The Sick Times published an op-ed about a novel bill in Illinois that would enshrine the right to wear medical masks into that state’s law. We received a letter from a reader in California, sharing concerns about the right-to-mask bill currently pending in that state. bit.ly/481168l

Thank you to every one of you who voted in this @dailymail.co.uk poll. We did it! It may not seem like a lot, but we sent a message that masking in healthcare is NOT a fringe minority opinion

😷 As virus season begins to loom over us a gentle reminder that we have details about infection prevention & what to do if reinfected. Our RIVER protocol: R - rest I - isolate V - ventilate E - emergency box R - reduce viral load 👇 www.longcovidadvoc.com/box

👪 The Children and Young People’s part of the UK Covid Inquiry is starting on MONDAY when @adamwagner1.bsky.social will make our opening submissions. On WEDNESDAY afternoon, @larawong.bsky.social, founder of CVF, will be there to share our important evidence. Please watch, if you can!

Made IAQ history. #HealthyIndoorAir #AirClub #Leader

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100%. See @deanbaker13.bsky.social for detailed proposals on how this could be easily done and would save hundreds of billions of dollars a year (about $400 billion in the US alone), not to mention the lives saved and improved. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJJZ...

Yes, treating severe Cøvid with broad spectrum antibiotics has further imperiled our dwindling armoury of available treatments for bacterial superinfection. So much winning🔥🔥🔥 doi.org/10.1056/EVID...

We appreciate that lots of French people are understandably upset by this. Please don't shoot the messenger. We were sharing many quotes. It was left up so people could judge for themselves. Please DO contact the source if you have questions or concerns - we cannot help. We are on the same side!🙏

The main purpose of the rhetoric encouraging racism is distraction. How do we fight racism &avoid dismissing it as a serious issue while not getting distracted from the other big social, economic& environmental determinants of our health, wellbeing & happiness? That’s the conversation we must have.

No, You Have Lion Covid

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Proud that @burnetinstitute.bsky.social and the @science.org.au came together to drive this. Lots of partners and support too. Bronwyn King and Anna Maria Arabia are very effective change-makers.

On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York (September 23, 2025), numerous organizations and two countries came together to sign a global commitment affirming that healthy indoor air is a human right. One of these organizations is "Let's Air."

Donate here: 👉 www.clinicallyvulnerable.org/donate While you are here, please also sign and share our petition for #KeepCovidBoosters. Your support is very much appreciated! 🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

💔 Clinically Vulnerable Families, including children, are still being left behind. We're fighting for clean air, vaccines, antivirals, legal recognition etc. - but we can’t keep going without your help! Every £ supports our work. Please donate if you can🙏 & share if you can't. Thank you!

Well done to the Daily Mail readers 😉 for their overwhelming support for #MasksInHealthcare.

In a world full of people cosplaying “back to normal” at the expense of their health… be a Violet Affleck. Have the courage to wear a respirator and stand out. Have the strength to speak up for the most vulnerable and lead by example. Masking is resistance.

We’ve seen where this ends. The Nazis targeted disabled people. Those in power rely on society’s fear and misunderstanding of disability. The truth is there’s nothing to be afraid of. We aren’t less than. We aren’t “better off dead”. We’re worth fighting for.

Telling people to “tough it out” when they’re sick is ableism. Saying that autism is “unacceptable” is eugenics. Bragging about the strong people who don’t take meds or vaccines? It infers that those who need medications are weak. It’s all eugenics. This regime sees disabled people as less than.

TGA report: Post-market review and testing of disposable face masks and respirators. Published: 3 September 2025 www.tga.gov.au/resources/pu...

Australia: "Many products used to protect healthcare workers during COVID weren’t up to scratch" The TGA has tightened rules for face masks and respirators on the ARTG after a review found many products added early in the pandemic didn’t meet safety or quality standards. Source: archive.md/2j4O6

Being disabled is a minority group you can join at any time. Everyone believes they will be the exception. That it won’t happen to them, or when it does they will “try harder” than us The truth is most people will become disabled. Health is both fragile & temporary. Engage in disability justice

Telehealth is an essential accommodation for people with disabilities. Going to an appointment can set back our baseline for days, not to mention the risk of getting COVID or another hospital acquired infection. Great post below on how you can advocate to ensure Medicare doesn’t cut Telehealth

Everyone dealing with chronic illness should receive a living wage and a reliable caregiver. Most of us are forced into legislative poverty, often relying on abusive or unsafe people to get basic needs met. If we were provided the safety & security of a caregiver…. We could thrive.