🇦🇺 Academy of Science #IndoorAir #IAQ The science of indoor air & Pathways to improve Indoor Air Quality In Australia November 2025 Report www.science.org.au/supporting-s...

The welcome fall in Covid infection levels in England continues. However, around 1 in every 180 people in England were still infected as of 2 November, so the risk level remains HIGH. It is too early to think of relaxing precautions. buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

We warned in 2021 that Boris Johnson's 'living with Covid' policy would be an economic catastrophe for the UK, causing a tsunami of sickness for millions of people. And here we are. Let's try living *without* Covid, through good public health. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is an exciting opportunity for a SEND professional to be involved in the creation of an innovative new service for SEND students. Find out more by scanning the QR code, or on our website.

A useful article highlighting the consequences of low iron levels - but it doesn't mention that low iron is very strongly associated with Covid infection. Maybe women should try not to catch Covid as well as being aware of their iron levels? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

All the 'health support' in the world won't keep the UK workforce productive and efficient if we continue to allow Covid to regularly sweep the nation. Let's try living without Covid. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...

There has been a welcome fall in Covid infection levels in England. However, the risk level remains HIGH, and people should not even think of relaxing precautions. Around 1 in every 136 people in England were infected as of 26 October. buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

Two weeks ago, we warned that the NHS was taking a huge gamble with the nation's health by restricting Covid boosters to such a small group. We said that only time will tell whether that gamble would pay off. As the headline below shows, hospitals and GP surgeries are already under extreme pressure.

Covid-19 infections can reactivate dormant cancer cells, and trigger the growth of secondary cancers. There is now compelling medical evidence to this effect. To learn more, please use the QR code in the image or visit the BuDS website: buds.org.uk/covid-and-ca...

According to a statement by the British Euthanasia Society, assisted suicide 'safe zones' within hospitals and care homes will appear if Kim Leadbeater’s Bill becomes law, so that patients will know where the NHS will try to persuade them to die, and where they won't. Oh brave new world...

Covid infection levels in England remain around the Very High level, although there has been a recent small decline. We continue to recommend taking maximum precautions against catching Covid, as around 1 in every 112 people in England were infected as of 19 October. buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

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We are experiencing technical problems with our phone system at present (16 October). Please use the contacts page on our website to get in touch while we get it fixed. Apologies for any inconvenience.

The Covid wave in England has reached Very High levels of risk, with around 1 in every 103 people in England infected as of 12 October. Now is the time to take maximum precautions against catching Covid. buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

Only a healthy nation can be a prosperous nation. We can't afford to let Covid keep culling and disabling the workforce, one wave after another. Let's control Covid, not be controlled by it. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The judiciary has to be independent of politicians, otherwise it is not a judiciary at all. Judges defend disabled people's rights against Government every day. Politicians demanding the right to hand-pick judges is anti-democratic and erodes everyone's essential freedoms.

Disabled people know that it is employers that stop them getting jobs. Rather than harassing disabled people, the DWP should be turning its guns on employers who don't offer inclusive work opportunities or employ disabled people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

People are right to be angry. It is absolutely shameful that the Government have restricted Covid boosters to such a small group. This is a huge gamble with the nation's health purely to save money. Here is how their argument runs: a thread 🧵

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...

Hospices closing from funding cuts. Cancer patients not being treated. Learning disabled people trapped in psychiatric hospitals. But, yes, we can afford assisted suicide on the NHS. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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...

Petition Direct the @ukhsa.bsky.social to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings... Please read, if you haven't already, and support and share with your networks if you agree. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Disabled toilets are not gender-neutral alternatives. They are a specialist purpose-built facility for disabled people. We support gender-neutral WCs, but additional to disabled WCs. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Covid-19 infections can reactivate dormant cancer cells, & trigger the growth of secondary cancers. There is now compelling medical evidence to this effect. Read the full story on our website: buds.org.uk/covid-and-ca...

Covid infection levels in England have again risen sharply over the last week, as have other Covid measures. Infection levels are around a fifth higher, and the overall risk level remains High. A thread 🧵 buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

Lord Falconer, presumably on behalf of Dignity in Dying, has tabled an amendment to the Assisted Suicide Bill to establish a Disability Advisory Board of 6 to 10 members of which only two have to be actually disabled people. What a joke! bills.parliament.uk/publications/6…

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.

President Trump has claimed that Leucovorin is a “gamechanger” in autism treatment, and that “it could help make our kids healthy again”. This is entirely false. BuDS has prepared a detailed briefing on this matter, which can be found at the link: buds.org.uk/president-tr...

Paracetamol - known as Tylenol in the US - does not cause or 'trigger' autism. If pregnant women take paracetamol, their chance of having an autistic child is not affected. It is extraordinary that we have to say this, but the bizarre news coming from America means we have to.

I am waiting for December for the statement on hospitals being overloaded yet again with ‘Winter viruses’ 🙄 Remember when we get there that Labour abandoned 13 million clinically vulnerable on vaccines and failed to roll to prevent/protect #Longcovid.

If humanitarians want to bring forward a Bill to allow palliative care doctors to hasten the death of patients who are at the very end of their life and in unrelievable severe pain or distress, they should do so. But Kim Leadbeater’s Bill is not that bill: it's a Suicide Bill.

Kim Leadbeater’s Bill allows people who are not in pain, not suffering, and not at risk of imminent death, to be medically euthanised. That's a Suicide Bill. Parliament can't make good law unless it stops this pink-tinged, glossing over of reality. Disabled people deserve better. #AssistedDying

One of the worst articles I have read on assisted dying, and exemplifies why I am against the Bill currently going through parliament. Miscomprehension and oversimplified opinion on what others' lives are like to live, are rife.

Covid infection levels in England have risen sharply over the last 2 weeks, as have other Covid measures. The overall risk level has risen from moderately high to High. buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

A really good way to help avoid brain fog is not to catch Covid. Nearly 14% of NHS patients now feel they have or may have persistent post-Covid symptoms like brain fog. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Kim Leadbeater’s Bill allows people who are not in pain, not suffering, and not at risk of imminent death, to be medically euthanised. That's a Suicide Bill. Teresa May was quite correct, and the Bill's sponsors need to be honest and own it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We know many people look out for our weekly Covid risk assessment post, so here's a quick update. Unfortunately, the publication of the data we primarily use for our risk assessments has been delayed. We therefore cannot produce a risk assessment this week, but we will resume as soon as possible.

Covid vaccines do not cause cancer. It seems extraordinary that we have to say that, but health misinformation is being given a huge platform by disgraced ex-doctors linked to extremist politicians. Please don't worry - there is no truth whatsoever to these ridiculous claims.

Thank you to @buds-disability.bsky.social for everything they are doing to keep us all informed on the #COVID statistics. You can also subscribe to their newsletter and they are raising funds so that they can continue providing this brilliant service. The details on how to donate are below.

After their recent big jump, Covid infection levels in England have again remained roughly static this week. As of 31 August, around 1 in every 224 people were infected. A further increase is only a matter of time, and we'll continue to closely monitor the situation. buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

Covid infection levels in England, which jumped up the week before last, remain at roughly the same level this week. We advise people to start resuming strict precautions if they do not wish to catch Covid, as we believe the trend in infection levels is still upwards. buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

The Bank of England is worried that the UK workforce is too old and sick to support economic growth, and the Government wants to force disabled and ill people back to work. This approach is doomed to fail. 1/4 www.theguardian.com/business/202...?

We were alarmed to hear of this plan to abolish the judicial immigration appeals tribunal. On top of the plan to abolish disabled children and young people's right to appeal to the judicial SEND tribunal, this is a deeply worrying and anti-democratic trend. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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...

So, as a corporate body and charity, apparently we have to confirm our age on Bluesky by getting a member of staff to hand over their personal details. Not good enough @bsky.app.

Our apologies, but we do not have access to our DMs because @bsky.app wants us to confirm our personal age, which is difficult when you're a corporate body. Please email [email protected] to contact us while we try to sort this out.

Covid infection levels in England have once again risen, but remain at historically lower levels. Around 1 in every 249 people in England were infected in the week to 10 August, and the overall Covid risk remains Moderately High. buds.org.uk/covid-19-ris...

@bsky.app how is an organisation supposed to confirm it's age?

@buds-disability.bsky.social This week in @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Only a brief Covid update this week due to late data publication: Covid infection levels in England have not substantially changed, and remain at historically lower levels. Full update next week as usual.