I wrote about the findings from the inquiry about the impact of the pandemic on the NHS, and the mistakes of the first year. I hope it makes you angry - it should make us all angry. open.substack.com/pub/christin...

Hello! It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business. My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares, T-shirts and cards. I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing. gailmyerscough.co.uk

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

#RecipeOfTheDay comes from The Royal Marsden Cancer Cookbook. I was asked to contribute, and it was an honour to do so in support of this great hospital. Obviously, I make no curative claims for my soup, but I can promise it provides comfort and tastes delicious www.nigella.com/recipes/caul...

We are not powerless against infections. #Flu is on the rise in the UK and hospitals are full. #Covid is always circulating. Wearing an #FFP3 respirator mask in shared, indoor spaces can reduce the likelihood of getting infected.

Great news as Prof Lidia Morawska who has done fantastic work on particulate matter and raised awareness of the fact that covid 19 can be spread via airborne route has just won a prize in recognition of her achievements

Tom Hanks knows

Feeling unwell? If you have COVID symptoms, TEST If you test positive, ISOLATE If you can’t test, MASK Protect yourself and others (especially high-risk people) - it still matters!

Alarm over government’s choices to lead ‘over-diagnosis’ review that could help ministers cut benefits #MentalHealth #DisabilityBenefits @ritb.bsky.social @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social www.disabilitynewsservice.com/alarm-over-g...

We are all rightly condemning Trump and his coterie for spreading false health information but, right here in the UK, the NHS is telling equally ludicrous porkies about Covid. Think of that when your local hospital invites you to wash your hands to stop an airborne virus.

Please sign and share. Why should there be a difference between the eligibility for flu vaccines and Covid vaccines anyway. If someone over 65 is vulnerable to flu then they are equally as vulnerable to Covid. Makes no bloody sense.

Wow, well there you go! "FRSMs as PPE or RPE is commonplace within NHS literature and perpetuates a dangerous and illegal inaccuracy. The only respiratory protective equipment designated... for the protection against biological agents is the FFP3 or another respirator type..."

The long period of historically lower Covid infection levels in England has come to an end. Covid infection levels in England have jumped nearly a fifth in the last week, and the overall Covid risk is just below High. Now is the time to start resuming strict precautions. buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

Not one national paper talked about this. That’s how far things have gone.

Lemons, oranges, & pomegranates in a wan-li bowl, 1630. Beautiful bounty from Jacob van Hulsdonck of Antwerp, whose day is today.

📢 BIG NEWS!!! For the first time, the Electoral Commission has recognised the voting access needs of Clinically Vulnerable people - thanks to CVF! But we’re not done. They are running a public consultation, and we need your help! 1/🧵 #MyMaskMyVote

This this this Washing hands and wiping down surfaces will not do much to protect children from a deadly, highly infectious, airborne virus. Vaccinate and ventilate.

🩵💜💗 July 19 = Clinically Vulnerable Awareness Day 4 yrs ago, “Freedom Day” left millions behind. For CV people, it wasn’t freedom but exclusion. Health and safety should be inclusive rights, not a privilege. Show solidarity: Share a masked selfie with #CVAwarenessDay 1/

This is good.

Last week I gave evidence to #covidinquiry on behalf of @cbffjuk.bsky.social & called on Chair to summon Pat McFadden MP to update on Govt progress on pandemic preparedness 👇 If you want us all to be better prepared for next pandemic, plse repost. @chrischirp.bsky.social @premnsikka.bsky.social

THREAD on the *desperate* medical situation in Gaza from a presentation by UNRWA director at the World Health Assembly. This thread was written by Prof Anthony Costello over on X - I think it's important to share as widely as possible, so I have transferred to here. Please read and share! 0/11

There are many communities in this country that simply feel abandoned - where services and facilities have gone away to be replaced by gangs, intimidation and antisocial behaviour This is the story of one of those communities 👇 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Masks work. Lockdowns work. Vaccines work. Vaccines don’t cause autism. Ivermectin is for parasite-infested horses. Pass it on.

Remember, if all my current followers recommend @PastPostcard.bsky.social to just one person, he will get really sick of hearing about us. Cheers, T.

Anyone want to see our latest paper on #masks? #healthpolicy 🧪 www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Good morning - Breakfast is live BBC Radio 3 Today Quincy Jones plays Duke Ellington’s Caravan, harpist Nicanor Zabaleta in Germaine Tailleferre’s concerto, a mass by Imogen Holst – as her Aldeburgh House is listed and Fatma Said sings of the benefits of the night. Come and join us.

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

So yeah I just heard Jason Isbell's "If We Were Vampires" for the first time about a half hour ago and I haven't stopped listening to it and crying my eyes out since then. Holy fucking shit.

Its important to celebrate our success with covid vaccine rollout but must better address vaccine hesitancy, disinformation, have speedy fair systems to remunerate those with rare side effects, ensure medicines like evushield are deployed quickly to reduce inequalities & have manufacturing capacity

Thread of my closing submissions on behalf of Clinically Vulnerable Families at the conclusion of the vaccines and therapeutics module of the Covid-19 Public Inquiry today 👇

If you can, please support our fundraiser - which ends tonight at 23:59! And don't forget to like and share. Everything helps! 26/ www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/clinically...

Theme: 💔Clinically Vulnerable were overlooked 💔Their needs underappreciated 💔And voices not heard 24/

Support @cvcev.bsky.social who do incredible advocacy awareness and support work for clinically vulnerable folks in the UK. Support their campaign if you can, every penny will be put to good use. Today is the final day. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/clinically...

Great progress yesterday! Thank you 💕 Donate here 👇 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/clinically...

How wonderful- I had not heard of Eric Tucker- will definitely check him out.

Watch a 4th grader explain how to make a #CRBox. It’s so soothing and simple! You’re going to want one of these Corsi Rosenthal boxes if H5N1 makes the jump to human to human transmission. And it’s excellent for cleaning the air of covid and flu bugs, too. Get supplies while you can. 🤓

Happy PLR Statement Day to all who celebrate! Which stands for Public Lending Right - every time you borrow a book from a public library, its author gets, currently, nearly 12p per loan. An absolute godsend as it gets increasingly more precarious to make a living as a writer. Long live libraries!

🚨Dame Kate Bingham🚨 Dubbed the "hero in a pink jacket 💕" On Evusheld: "I felt very strongly [.]. We were following a very clear 2 tier strategy where the CV immunocompromised were being deprioritised [.] I felt that was *manifestly* wrong both ethically and morally [.]" 1/🧵

💥Clinically Vulnerable Families 💥 Yesterday, @larawong.bsky.social took the stand as founder and leader of CVF. **Sorry for the delay!** - New risks posed by Covid-19 - We need to be recognised as an equality group. 1/ FOLLOW THIS THREAD

Please take a look at our latest @independentsage.bsky.social substack...feels somewhat pertinent at present!!! open.substack.com/pub/independ...

Why aren’t we doing more to acknowledge that flu covid RSV and noravirus are spread in a large part by aerosols?

🎉FIVE New Year’s wishes, FIVE years since Covid: 😷Better masks (FFP2/3) in healthcare 🤒Stay at home sick 💨Improve air quality 🧼Cleaning 🛡Protect lives by putting @uhsft.bsky.social Infection Prevention Control in charge of National IPC. Let’s make 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ a healthier year for all!

🚨 OUT, DAMNED VIRUS! 🚨 Disruptions at David Tennant’s Macbeth—illnesses, unruly audiences, a lost voice mid-performance—may be the result of COVID. To mark these events, #ProtectTheHeartOfTheArts💕 launches a mobile PlusLife testing hub for the London arts community.⬇️⬇️😷😷

Also, why don't we all expect #CleanAirHealthcare? Many patients contract airborne infections in healthcare. 4/

🚨We have co-signed a letter to the UK Covid Inquiry chair, Baroness Hallett, to request the urgent changes we need to access healthcare safely. Please support this!

SARS CoV2 is ubiquitous in indoor air. Highest risk settings are elderly care and healthcare. HT @mark-ungrin.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Another reminder: Respiratory infections spread mainly through the air. That’s why they affect the lungs. Masks, worn correctly and consistently, reduce the spread of respiratory infections. Respirators work better than masks. Washing hands isn’t wrong, but it won’t stop airborne transmission.

🚨𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗩𝘂𝗹𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 This is urgent. I am in my 5th year of dedicating myself to supporting Clinically Vulnerable families, I need your help continue to grow what we’ve built💕 We have achieved so much, but there’s more to do! 1/

Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, the 3rd window. ‘Winter Pastoral’ Artist: SR Badmin