"I would feel really bad, then I would do something as I was feeling better, but it would never really get better in a way. Then that started to persist and then impact my performance" Kyle Cooper shares his health experience, he was a nationally ranked triathlete. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-od...

Depressing to see Guardian claim that 3:4 ppl suffer burnout and implying that anyone suffering fatigue probably has that. Because fatigue cannot ever be #LongCovid, can it? Oh, and the only UK source cited says 1:3 UK adults have suffered high stress levels last year (bad, but not 75% burnout).

As I've said many times before on this platform, the moment I decided that I was going to avoid infection with SARS-CoV-2 was the moment I read that acute Covid-19 could cause both cognitive dysfunction and anosmia. nypost.com/2026/02/10/h...

Still time to register for this great opportunity to hear from a leading international expert & join in discussion of the critically important issue of pandemic (un)preparedness. Monday 9th Feb 6.00pm GMT. Register here: bit.ly/cafebjv Please share 🙏

Happening this evening.

Tessa Munt MP highlighted Savannah’s case in Parliament. She said the Government’s ME delivery plan says avoidable deaths should be ‘never events’ but her critical condition was made worse by inadequate treatment and without specialist services cases like this will keep recurring.

This should be a very interesting event!

Register : bit.ly/cafebjv #covidactionuk #covidaware #covidconscious Joe Vipond is a global expert on Covid and a leading voice in Canadian medical and scientific circles

"These findings reinforce an urgent message that children and adolescents can develop long COVID not only after an initial infection, but also after reinfection. The public health implications are substantial." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The German ME/CFS Research Foundation @mecfsresearch.bsky.social has published a half-year report to give an overview of what they have achieved in the second half of 2025. Version in English: mecfs-research.org/en/2025winte... #MEcfs #CFS #PwME

For those who have started following us recently, you may not be aware that we have an online tribute site where you can upload photos of your loved ones and leave a dedication to them - here's the link. ❤️

Last autumn, #MEAction Scotland went to the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party Conference & spoke to journalist, Justin Bowie of @thecourieruk. We then put Justin in touch with our supporters. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...#MEAction #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis

URGENT: An NHS hospital is starving a severe ME patient & has now stopped giving her fluids. Savannah has now lived with severe ME for several years - but the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in South London is putting her life at risk. @h-sharland.bsky.social has the story www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Savannah is asking that we contact the chief medical officer of the hospital where she is being held. His name is Ben Travis and you can reach him at [email protected] Template to copy/paste in the alt of this pic

Remember how in recent years, the media blamed lockdowns for lack of school readiness in UK when those reports came out? Now, figures are even worse in kids born after lockdowns, yet no admission that media had been wrong!

Thanks for namechecking @inclusivenew.bsky.social's INN the Arts Group's coproduced good practice framework for safety from airborne infection in the arts (DM for a copy). I certainly can't take all the credit! Looking forward to Serina's play - remarkable for itself modelling good practice.

Serina Estrada will be performing her Pandemic Play today in Glasgow. Inspired by verbatim theatre, A Pan***ic Play shares the real, lived experiences of everyday people with the pandemic through the voice of one actor. Livestream this evening 18:55: www.youtube.com/live/RfwKiYP...

Thanks @healthandcare.scot for this article, in advance of my petition calling for protection from airborne infections in health and social care settings returning to Committee. Still time to sign 🙏(anyone anywhere can: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...) healthandcare.scot/stories/4366...

It's easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless in these incredibly difficult times, but there's so much individuals can do to make a difference locally, on protection from airborne infections, & to build new connections and communities. Come & find out more, share your ideas & experiences 👇

We don't know if the BA.3.2.2 saltation will mirror BA.2.86>JN1. Yet, I'm struck by complacency & cognitive dissonance wrt vax & possible impact. For flu, a handful of HA muts is bad clinically, despite OK ANNUAL vax ND50. BA.3.2.2 is off the map, but apparently all is well...

Please sign this petition for broadening eligibility in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...? and this for the 🇬🇧: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7331

⚠️NEW research: Among pregnant people infected with Covid-19 (Delta & Omicron), vaccination was linked to: 📉 ~60% lower hospitalisations 📉 ~90% lower ICU 📉 Preterm birth risk was also lower 1/

Thanks BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast Programme for the opportunity to talk about why following the science, wearing a mask, & cleaning the air to help avoid you & others getting horribly ill with flu is a better idea than not doing that. Starts approx 7.05 minutes in www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Where and when do you wear a mask? Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers which represents NHS trusts, said the country was facing a “nasty” strain of flu. What have you noticed? Are more people wearing masks?

Please sign and share this UK Parliamentary petition for an automatic right to treatment by FFP2/3 masked staff, safe air and ventilation in every setting and stronger infection control: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

gone a day early here to have all the links on the website correct in advance of launch :-)

Excellent news 👏

Evidence suggests COVID vaccine can reduce the numbers of infection, hospitalisations, and deaths... And let's not forget the impact of Long COVID on individuals, on families, on the NHS and care homes, on businesses, on the wider community, and on the economy. Click: www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...

2️⃣ The report says: > “There are 800,000 more people out of work due to ill health than before 2019.” Yet it never asks what happened in 2019–2020 to cause that shift. You can’t fix a workforce crisis while pretending the pandemic didn’t happen. #KeepBritainWorking

1️⃣ 🧵 NEW: The government’s Keep Britain Working report claims to tackle the UK’s crisis of ill health & economic inactivity. But it never mentions Long Covid. Not once. Not the pandemic either. That’s not a small oversight — it’s a fundamental flaw. Let’s unpack why 👇 🔗 www.gov.uk/government/p...

'Vaccination continues to help protect against severe illness, hospitalisations and deaths arising from COVID-19.' according to @ukhsa.bsky.social, source: ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/06/26/w... COVID-19 vaccine surely should be available for all, free of charge, based on their individual health needs.

Vaccines make a difference! Please read, sign, and share, this petition to urge the UK government to overturn its policy regarding access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Make it universally available, free of charge, regardless of age - subject to our own medical history. www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...

🧵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...

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long. There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Yale research @neunion.bsky.social

Scots disabled by #LongCovid have lost over £50,000 in earnings on average. Scottish Government funding? Just £9.70 per patient per year. People are paying the price — not the government. #LongCovidScotland #ChronicIllness #Scotland #MECFS

High Covid levels in Edinburgh waste water week ending 8th September 😢

Covid infection levels in England continue to rise very steeply, up 23% in the last week. While the overall risk remains High, we are anticipating that it will be raised to Very High next week. buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

Today @larawong.bsky.social gives evidence at the #CovidInquiry, sharing the voices of children in Clinically Vulnerable Families. Alongside, we launch our new report: Children & Young People in Clinically Vulnerable Families. No child should ever choose between #educationANDlives.

Clinically Vulnerable Families at the start of the Children and Young People’s module this morning. Support us if you can! I will be here on Wednesday to speak. Tickets are available.

The (ongoing) adverse impact of SARS CoV 2 on our children is a scandal, particularly when so much could now be done to prevent it. Big week for @cvcev.bsky.social & @longcovidkids.bsky.social at the UK Covid Inquiry. Wishing you the best of luck in forcing those responsible to be held to account 🍀

If you thought you'd heard it all where it concerns explanations for increased demand for healthcare 'post-Covid' without mentioning the health impacts of ongoing Covid, I refer you to Cabinet Sec Neil Gray's response to the Citizen Participation & Petitions Committee yesterday 😕

Now that's a novel twist. Hands up how many of you have recently been to the doctors and asked them questions because you 'became more aware of yourselves' during lockdowns 5 years ago.... 🤔

Bring back infection control in healthcare! Please vote. Violet Affleck is right. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Worth voting in this poll if you #Mask www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

1. As someone at high clinical risk interacting online daily with others locally & globally whose lives are similarly restricted due to unsafe indoor air, I couldn't be more honoured & excited to be part of this landmark initiative to make healthy indoor air a priority for every country & community

Hugely proud that our Founder & Director Dr Sally Witcher is be part of this incredible initiative. Keen to know what your priorities would be for action on healthy indoor air. There's a long way to go to get even health, social care & education settings to take this seriously here in Scotland & UK.

4/4 Even though indoor air can be 3-5 times more polluted than outdoor air & we spend around 90% of our time indoors, we have much work to do to get @scottishgov.bsky.social and @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social to take healthy indoor air seriously even in healthcare. Please help to change this 🙏

2/4...from the petitions committee, on petitions with health-related themes, hopefully including mine calling for protection from airborne infections in health & social care settings (anyone can sign, wherever they are): petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...

1/4 Today global leaders gather in New York to push for action on healthy indoor air, at a high level side event at the UN Assembly. Meanwhile, tomorrow in Scotland Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray @scottishgov.bsky.social takes questions... webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v...