I can’t believe we are living through a time where nearly 200 children have died from COVID in the UK and still nothing is done to even roll out vaccines to many who shielded with health conditions, even though countries like France offer to all. Clinically vulnerable can access several times a year

Direct the @ukhsa.bsky.social to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings… The increase in these data may indicate more infections will occur as schools and universities are open and cooler weather causes more people to mix indoors in poorly ventilated spaces. Vaccine limitations.

England positive COVID19 tests upward trend still. Cases, hospitalisations, deaths data all trending up. Unsure if you have COVID19? Test! If positive: Avoid contact with vulnerable people, stay home.  Well-fitting face covering. Avoid crowded poorly ventilated places. Vaccines remain best defence.

“Influenza continued to show low activity and circulated at baseline levels”. It’s not flu. www.gov.uk/government/s...

This wave is set to be worse than last autumn's. It may be already, as this data covers up to last Friday. I do not like what I see in Sheffield and elsewhere. I hope I'm wrong, but I think we need sequencing urgently. 7/8

NHS vaccine booking is now open, for those who are eligible. If you are, go get 'em. And wear an FFP mask to do so. www.nhs.uk/vaccinations... 6/8

Tyneside seems to be level-ish, but Teeside is rocketing even further from an already high level. The same is true in Cumbria. 5/8

The map gets darker the further north you go. Sheffield does a lot of testing. Look at their graph. I'd normally be sceptical of such data, but surrounding areas are all v high and climbing nearly as sharply. 4/8

We're starting to see areas in the Midlands increase the amount of testing they're doing again. Herefordshire, Worcestershire (and Rutland on few but not meaninglessly few tests) look the worst hit; Dudley and Northampton not far behind. 3/8

The PCR positivity map is out, and it's evident that everywhere is seeing a significant surge. UKHSA positivity has risen to 11.83%. Adjusted for non-reporting areas, we make that 13.77%. jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol... 1/8

Wildfires are becoming unstoppable It can only be a matter of time before a major urban centre is obliterated www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Here we go AGAIN 😔 x.com/benking01/st...

And THIS is what we're looking for: Heartrate Variability (HRV) trending upwards, and Stability 👍 Grateful for the #VisibleHealth armband and the #Visible App, to aid this #pacing 🙏

Came home from work. Lay down for EIGHT HOURS - including sleeping for the past two hours. My body is RESET and READY for another day... ...and yet it's 01:00 in the morning and I have another SIX HOURS in bed ahead of me. Those of us with #LongCovid are not living 'normal' lives. I'm SURVIVING.

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy conferred benefits for mother and baby without increased risk, according to an umbrella review of meta-analyses comprising more than 1.2 million women. www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...

Relative risk of long Covid symptoms in kids & adolescents after a 2nd vs. 1st infection This is really bad

A rare call-out into the void of Facebook, just in case anyone is open to listening 😄 www.facebook.com/share/p/17Ua... #LongCovid #PEM #CovidIsNotOver #Stratus

A rare call-out into the void of Facebook, just in case anyone is open to listening 😄 www.facebook.com/share/p/17Ua... #LongCovid #PEM #CovidIsNotOver #Stratus

It took the best part of TWO HOURS to get back down into my Resting Heartrate Zone, despite LYING DOWN on the sofa with my legs elevated. This is NOT NORMAL for me. I feel good in myself, but frustrated at the lengths I'm having to go to! #Pacing to avoid debilitating #LongCovid #PEM symptoms 🙏

⚠️ No parent should ever be in this position, no child should be refused healthcare. If the truth had been shared with the general public, we wouldn’t have been left without support. Module 8. U.K. COVID Inquiry @longcovidkids.bsky.social #CovidInquiry #LongCovidKids #Parenting

...precautionary, to avoid debilitating #PostExertionalMalaise I'm still trying to work this out - and the effects of last week's illness don't seem to have cleared yet. It just took me a full hour to get my heartrate back into a 'resting' pace! Reclining in the car works!

To clarify: I have NO #LongCovid #PEM symptoms (apart from the elevated heartrate)! I still feel absolutely fine; I just know from 3 and a half years of experience that, if I overexert, I will get an awful Malaise and 'heavy' legs and arms for a week or so afterwards. All of this #Pacing is...

Teaching can be relentless! All 4 lessons this morning were really enjoyable, but my heartrate has stayed elevated for the best part of 7 hours 🤔 I can't seem to get it to drop 🤔 I have the rest of the day off on Wednesdays - thankfully 🙏

Rapid changes in the Antarctic are 'stark warning' to the world oceanographicmagazine.com/news/rapid-c...

Federal workers are about to have their livelihoods upended because of this shutdown. We'll hear talk about "sacrifices" that the American people need to make. Meanwhile, Trump is bailing out Argentina with $20 billion worth of taxpayer dollars.

We will regret not acting faster on climate change.

Wednesday morning; 9 days on from being infected with something that disrupted my body's regained Stability. And things finally look back under control. #EliteHRV says I'm back in balance. #VisibleHealth says Looking Stable. #KubiosHRV says 'Normal' Readiness. Back on track🤞 #Pacing #LongCovid

Some good news. London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces. The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

The first series was good too. An accidental find.

A great find on #BBCiPlayer Scotland from the Sky, Series 2: Living off the Land: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0004kbd #Scotland #CaledonianForest #Rewilding #HillForts #Archaeology

#Farming #Mechanisation

#Mull #TheClearances #Scotland

This passage nearly broke me.

#Isla #Peat #Whisky

#Staffa #FingalsCave

Gutted to have missed the apparently gorgeous Autumnal weather whilst stuck at home today, mostly lying in bed... And last Saturday. And Sunday. But hopeful that I will have recovered enough to manage my 4 lessons tomorrow and then still have some energy left 🤞 #LongCovid

Excellent News @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social www.facebook.com/share/18xb9o...

A great find on #BBCiPlayer Scotland from the Sky, Series 2: Living off the Land: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0004kbd #Scotland #CaledonianForest #Rewilding #HillForts #Archaeology

Very restful afternoon. Heartrate back down low. Hoping to have an overnight 'RESET' 🤞 #Pacing like crazy to avoid my debilitating #LongCovid #PEM symptoms

I served with the National Guard in Afghanistan. American cities are not “training grounds.” What a disgusting concept.

I called my daughter up last evening and said, "go outside right now, you'll thank me later."

important article highlighting the continuing benefit to both mother and newborn of vaccinating pregnant women against Covid. The US under RFK Jr just stopped recommending vax for pregnant women. The UK has withdrawn vax for pregnant women too - I think both are very stupid decisions.

Excellent News @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social www.facebook.com/share/18xb9o...

Confirmation from my #KiActiv smartwatch data that, by 1:45pm, my activity so far today (mostly cooking) involved only 45 minutes of movement, of which only 7 minutes was 'Moderate' rather than 'Light' activity. Bearing in mind that I don't *feel* unwell, I'm glad I resisted doing more today 🙏

Heartrate is being elevated much more readily than usual. Whatever my illness was last week seems to have made my body more reactive to movement. I've cooked an easy curry ready for our evening meal, and I've made a loaf of bread. That's pretty much it. No other obvious symptoms 🤔 #LongCovid

I should say that my additional heartrate monitor armband (the #Coospo HW9) remains invaluable to alert me to potential overexertion BEFORE it happens. I'm making some bread. The Coospo HR monitor just buzzed to alert me that I'd reached 129 b.p.m. whilst enthusiastically kneading the dough. REST🙏

Hundreds of UK children disappeared during the (initial years of this) pandemic

Tuesday (Day Off Work): My nervous system is very much 'Out Of Balance' - #VisibleHealth 👇 My Heartrate Variability (HRV) is significantly reduced, with Sympathetic Nervous System Activity 'Abnormally Elevated' - #EliteHRV 👇 My third app #KubiosHRV also suggests 'Very Low' Readiness 👇 REST DAY!

...but my heartrate was REALLY elevated today - even before my 1st lesson of the day, which led to me blowing my #VisibleHealth PacePoints budget 👇 I'm hoping that, by resting SO MUCH today (due to the warnings my Visible Health Pacesetter was giving me) I will avoid #PEM 🙏