Yes, it still matters. Even if we can no longer avoid Covid entirely, rather once every few years than a couple of times a year, and even more so to protect vulnerable individuals.

Another article that fails to talk about COViD being predominantly airborne and just focuses on handwashing only. Also again, no mention of #PostInfectionRisk. This is not a normal situation to be failing to prevent airborne infections. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A reason why we got here is that the media stopped reporting facts and replaced reporting with making everything a reality tv show where contestants fight one another. It turned lying from a liability into an advantage since it would no longer be punished

Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...

Far too much of Scotland's land is hoarded by a small group of the extremely rich. But we can change that. Scottish Greens are working to strengthen the upcoming Land Reform Bill to boost community ownership and put Scotland’s land in Scotland’s hands.

🧵Pls sign and share new petition to Scottish Government and urge them to broaden access to #Covid19 vaccines and follow WHO guidance at the very minimum: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...

The far-right surge shouldn’t shock me, but it does. We’ve seen this story before—history and today’s regimes both spell out the ending. The difference is, this time we’ve the data in real time. The question is whether we’ll use it to change course. ⚫ Far Right 🔵 Conservatives 🟡 Centre 🔴 Left

Kenyan Paul Eyanae fights illness to win Perth Running Festival marathon thewest.com.au/sport/athlet...

Funny how I only ever hear stories about the EU entry scheme, not the UK equivalent...

Unprecedented grift & corruption, happening daily right in front of us

The far right in Europe today enjoys levels of support it hasn't seen since the 1940s (and we all know what that led to). European countries need to learn how to deal with this surge in extremist support.

Christ this is grim, seeing it laid out this way. The far right is now the most popular party in the UK, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland… Unprecedented

UK travellers should expect "four-hour queues" as new EU border system comes into force. Brexit really is the gift that keeps giving www.itv.com/news/2025-10...

The science is clear... Many respiratory pathogens including COVID-19 spread through the air. It’s time we treat the air we share as a vital part of infection control. 🌬️ #Airborne #ScienceMatters #SafeAir4All #Longcovid #Longcovidawareness #longcovidrecovery

Mild stresses on the body, like fasting or cold exposure, can delay ageing. But how? A new Insight Article explores how oxygen-sensing neurons in C. elegans trigger body-wide stress signals that boost resilience and extend lifespan. buff.ly/wJIQKfm

1. Before 2020, I never, ever remember getting sick being portrayed as a good thing. "Most people will get one or two respiratory infections every year. In some ways, it's a *good thing* when you are a child or healthy adult". *my emphasis. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The purpose of government is not to maximize earnings to investors

Largest political parties in Europe according to polls ⚫ Far-right 🔵 Center-right 🟡 Center-liberal 🔴 Left

The cruelty of saying “hospitals are ready” by increasing ICU beds and body bags… instead of fixing the ventilation. Just mull over that for a bit #MedSky.

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"Make cities safe and fun for kids to run around and play in" is a pretty good guiding light for urban planning

Flying to a climate conference is like chain smoking at a lung health conference and leaders should stop doing that

We must learn from Ukraine. Ukraine air defences take down 80% of targets. Ukrainian drones stopped Russian advance on land and in the Black Sea, and devastated the Russian strategic bomber fleet. Ukraine shows besides tech we need integrated command & a new warfare ecosystem.

A profound rethinking of the history of #biodiversity. "In new view, plants did not colonize a barren wasteland, but rather world prepared for them over eons by the ancient and persistent activity of the fungal kingdom." scitechdaily.com/earth-was-a-...

Someone I know said “I’d rather die than wear a mask”. Really? You’d leave your kids without a father because you don’t like masking? Or you value what politicans say more than years with your kids and family? WTH is wrong with this timeline?

“Our hospitals are ready.” Was never a good plan. Prevent COVID-19. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/sev...

I wrote this 2 years ago on this date. We need to slow this virus now. People called me sheep and said I didn’t know what I was talking about. That all of us were wrong. October 11, 2023 People keep asking me why I’m still wearing masks? Why my family is still wearing masks?

FROG = Fascism Resistance On the Ground 👏 👏👏Let’s hear it for the amphibians on the front lines 👏👏👏

Not looking forward to future airport queueing on my own as my Irish partner waltzes through the EU passport lane and out the other side. Brexit continues to make everything shittier.

Excluding all health and social care workers from the winter COVID vaccine makes no sense

There is nothing magical (or even vaguely scientific) about that whole 6 feet thing. The vulnerable person 12 or 20 or however many feet away from you is still going to get bombarded with any COVID/RSV/Influenza you're spreading while unmasked. 😑

Was all set to cheer and then I read it. "It's not all the time, it's just when you're in that six-feet distance." While I applaud any measure that increases mask usage in health facilities, I would REALLY like for the people making these policies to learn how AIRBORNE spread happens.

The European Rural Parliament is a fast growing & unique movement, rooted in and working for the interests of the rural & islands people and communities of Europe. including of course Scotland where they are soon to meet. Find out more about them 👉 share.google/cHZ2OP8OPIfY...

Clean indoor air is public health. 💙 We spend 90% of our lives indoors — at home, at work, and in schools. Cleaner air means fewer illnesses, better focus, safer spaces. See our latest campaign. 👇 go.corsirosenthalfoundation.org.uk/76TBlzW #CleanAir #PublicHealth #IndoorAirQuality #CleanAirForAll

Also chronic asthmatic, I was last permitted a free covid jab in 2022. Now we're not worth protecting any more, only those of us with money to spare can protect our health each year. I'll pay whatever it costs but many can't. This is why I never stopped masking cos no one else gives a shit about us.

Masking has returned to Healthcare in PEI. Covid is not over, protect yourself, and others. #GetLoud #Covid #MaskUp #LongCovid #LongCovidKids www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

And this is with vaccines and Paxlovid. SARS-CoV-2 is objectively more impairing than the flu and it circulates all year round, yet adequate prevention measures such as good ventilation and testing are not a priority for those in power.

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

We think the UK government should ensure that management of healthcare associated infections (HCAI) is extended to include recording data on COVID infections spread within hospitals. That’s why we signed this petition. Please join us - if you haven’t already. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Really satisfied with how pretty this @flomask.bsky.social decoration turned out

Clinics are the one place patients should be SAFE Colds, flus & coughs are the #1 reason why Canadians see a doctor …so where did masking in healthcare go? It’s political.

The cost of doing nothing☠️‼️ @binitakane.bsky.social 🙏🏻 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

3 guesses for what sort of mask is my favorite for Halloween. <giving you a minute...> If you guessed "respirator," you are right! 😷 Things are scary enough out there without the added worry of catching and spreading covid.

Reduce the viral loads on air by ventilating and filtering air. Many diseases are less severe when the exposure dose is lower.

Attempting to “live with” (aka ignore) airborne viruses circulating at high levels *is a choice*. We could do much better. #MedSky

Anyone in HR seeing this should be pushing for Covid mitigation at workplaces

Yale researchers analyzed data from 158 million US workers and found that even after the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to raise work absences by 13% and labor force exits by 13%. The virus has created a new year-round baseline similar to flu season. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

1/5 Telefonische Krankschreibung, wetten? Studie, USA Hohe Zahl an Fehlzeiten am Arbeitsplatz durch COVID-19 und somit weiterhin erheblicher Einfluss auf die Leistungsfähigkeit der Belegschaft (und zwar nicht nur saisonal). #COVID #COVID19 bioengineer.org/long-term-ef...

Immigration powers science 🧪

I'm old enough to remember when almost everyone smoked, knowing just how bad smoking was for health. A lot of people still drink well above recommended weekly limits, even though they are not physically dependent on alcohol. I think about this a lot when I think about Covid.