Covid going down, flu going up.

Flu doing flu things… “What doesn’t kill you mutates and tries again.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

@jneill.bsky.social A couple of days ago got it on the 2nd word and thought that was amazing. But this... 😲 Wordle 1,603 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Seeing lots of posts lately telling people to 'get vaccinated'. Completely agree. However. There are millions in the UK who do not qualify for a free vaccine & cannot afford to buy one, covid or flu, and I'd suggest they wear a well fitting respirator.

Which one is more English?

www.thecanary.co/global/world... when you know, you know

The rest of society moves on, gathering population immunity by infection, with those awkward costs that no-one ever discusses, yet those #ForgottenLives and @cvcev.bsky.social don't get anything like "reasonable adjustments" in society, despite all our knowledge. Shocking, no? #VaccinesPlus

Scotland - range of hospital admissions to 02 Nov 2025.

1. New 🇬🇧 study, 13.9M under-18s: compares vascular & inflammatory outcomes after first COVID infection vs first Pfizer dose. www.thelancet.com/action/showP...

Delighted to announce that we have a PhD project, subject to competition, on targeting and understanding the envelope protein ion channel from SARS2, and extending our understanding to pan-CoV therapeutics... Funded by MRC DiMeN with sophion as partners. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Out for a stroll...

All proceeds to #LongCovid & #MECFS research. T-shirts, hoodies, bags, bottles, notebooks, stickers...

🎃 HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 🎃 Our shop has been tootling away & a huge thank you to those who have supported it! 🖇️ longcovidadvoc.shop

Masking at health-care facilities mandatory starting Monday, says NLHS #Newfoundland #Labrador Health authority says it's an attempt to curb spread of respiratory illnesses www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Scotland - hospital admissions for respiratory illnesses to 26 Oct 2025. Covid still slowly dropping, the rest on the way up.

'The NAO report, @nao.org.uk, echoes what we witness every day: palliative and end-of-life care is in crisis.' Says Sam Royston, executive director for research and policy at Marie Curie, @mariecurieuk.bsky.social Article: @the-independent.com #HospiceCare www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

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Grateful that Ontario is providing free updated flu and updated COVID vaccines to the general public starting today. Locate your pharmacy: ontario.ca/vaccine-loca... Please get your vaccinations. #VaccinesWork

Portable air filters clean indoor air from smoke, dust, pet dander, viruses, and more. They are cheap & simple to make — I’ve built several — and nearly silent to run. *There is no downside.* Should be in every workplace, community space, school, daycare, medical facility, & home.

In our short existence, The Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation has issued 58 grants providing healthier indoor air to 30,000 ppl. The Foundation aims to substantially increase these benefits to under-resourced schools over the next several months. Please consider helping us: givebutter.com/buildabox2025

The COVID-19 vaccine should be universally available to all who wish to have the vaccination. The government's first duty is to keep us ALL safe.

Scotland - wider range of hospital admissions being posted - week ending 19 Oct 2025.

London leads the way with air filters installed in schools across the capital! 🌍✨ @london.gov.uk

Scotland - Covid, Flu & RSV admissions to 12 Oct 2025.

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more. Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

“COVID is also more likely to make you feel wiped out, like you’ve been hit by a truck, whereas a cold tends to stay in your head and chest” “COVID, can also spread more easily through the air in tiny particles that linger, especially in crowded or poorly ventilated spaces" archive.md/p189w

Agreed 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Fair to say that @fitterhappieraj.bsky.social was right about so very much! thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Today the trails were full of families from many diverse backgrounds saying Happy Thanksgiving to each other and sharing the peaceful beauty of our true North strong and free. Don’t believe the MAGA lies that Canada isn’t a wonderful united country. We are 🇨🇦

As COVID-19 infections rise in England, more people appear to be turning to private tests especially now that NHS vaccines are restricted to fewer groups this winter. Meanwhile, COVID hospitalisations (🔗 @ukhsa.bsky.social) creep up despite a mild autumn. @theipaper.com inews.co.uk/news/health/...

I will keep drumming this drum: don’t get distracted by 🇺🇸politics: we have our own homegrown variety. From climate change denial to attacks on vaccines and science to eliminating birthright citizenship and a woman’s right to choose, we have our own extremism. #EyesOnCanada

Here's the latest variant picture for Europe (excluding the UK), to late September. The XFG.* "Stratus" variant continued to dominate, growing to 85% frequency. NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" grew slightly to 10%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #EUR #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus 🧵

Apparently it's good for your immune system to get a few infections every year - it will help when you're older to have a bit of immunity. From the flu you got 20 years ago. 🤦 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scotland - covid, flu, rsv admissions to 05 Oct 2025.

Was asked to call Community Care & Treatment Ctr to arrange appt for a blood test. Called on the 9th - first available appt is 20th. Over 10 days to get a blood test. 🤦

Always fascinating to see the 'it's just a cold' group totally ignoring the fact that for some it's considerably worse. Not to mention the long term sequelae that can affect anyone, regardless of seriousness of initial infection.

Ahem... www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

CVF has taken this fight everywhere that counts - to MPs, Lords, experts, the media, and even the UK Covid Inquiry. Your letters, posts, and our petition are being heard! Thank you to every supporter - and particularly one persistent constituent in West Worthing! 👏 2/ #KeepCovidBoosters

‘Breakthrough’ as scientists develop first-ever test for debilitating condition | The Independent share.google/aspNSOa1KSsU...

"Usutu, which mainly infects birds, was first detected in London blackbirds in 2020 and has been found in birds or mosquitoes every year since, making it now endemic to the UK … Usutu often establishes first, with West Nile following as temperatures rise." theconversation.com/first-eviden...

The Covid wave in England continues to grow, with infection levels up 11% in the last week. The risk level is hovering just below Very High. If you do not wish to catch Covid, please take precautions including getting boosted now. buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

There is no evidence that breaking up the MMR shot would make the immunization safer or more effective. The reason why the acting CDC director wants to separate the MMR shot is to discourage people from getting vaccinated by creating larger hurdles.

T-Regs win the Nobel prize. And our School's very own Profs Ye Oo and Graham Anderson were just awarded a Wellcome Discovery grant with Prof Sakaguchi as a Co-I on their project......... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Same for Margaret Atwood…

Here's the latest variant picture for the United Kingdom, to mid-September. The XFG.* "Stratus" variant remained dominant and resumed growing to 81%. NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" fell to 14%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #UK #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus 🧵

Watch to the end 😭

Approximately 5 million Canadians are now covered by National Dental Care plan. For the naysayers, no, the plan doesn’t cover everything but neither do most workplace insurance plans. It's a great help for those who previously had nothing. #cdnpoli

Here's the latest variant picture for the "Global - Other" countries, to mid-September. The NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" variant remained dominant, growing to 68%. XFG.* "Stratus" fell to 25%. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #GlobalOther #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus #XFG #Stratus 🧵

The kids are not, and never were, OK💔 Brave testimony from @sammiemc.bsky.social on the impact of #LongCovidKids on her own, & 1000s of other families. The gaslighting & influence of certain "public health" figures what wholly unacceptable 🤬 @longcovidkids.bsky.social youtu.be/DFykYkqr5Z4?...

Scotland - covid, flu and RSV admissions to 28 Sep 2025.