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Samantha
@samjamwich42.bsky.social
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Fan of The Orville, Star Trek, sci-fi, comedy and Scott Grimes who wants to lose herself in that universe for a while until ours is safer and kinder. #RenewTheOrville #BlackLivesMatter 🌈 πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ 😷 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦
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I know a few children suffering seriously debilitating effects of long covid.

Some have been withdrawn from school, some only attend for a few hours and they're still struggling.

Kids deserve to be educated without being disabled in the process.

#CleanAir
#CleanAirInSchools
#LongCovidKids
He was less than helpful on Long Covid.

Sarah Hannett KC for
@longcovidkids.bsky.social
"The govt never communicated that risk [of LC] to parents in the summer of 2021. Do you accept it ought to have done so?"

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Like many clinically vulnerable families, we were threatened with prison, fines of Β£1,000s and losing my job and my child's school place.

All because my family chose to protect our lives by temporarily educating at home.

It was the most stressful time and it must never happen again. 😭

#CleanAir
AW "Do you understand why... many [Clinically Vulnerable families] will have felt it was safer to educate their children at home...?"

BJ "I can see why they might have felt as they did. But clearly I thought it was best for everybody if they could get back to school."

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Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t β€˜interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’tΒ β€˜interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
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Exactly! Families with multiple people to protect are being hit so hard by this. Clinically vulnerable people, including those who are borderline immunosuppressed or in their early 70s, aren't covered. 😭
#KeepCovidBoosters
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Very quick update on Covid in England from latest UKHSA hospital data. Looks like current Covid wave *might* have peaked, and also that flu season is starting a little earlier than normal.

If you can get vaxxed for either, I'd do it!

christinapagel.substack.com/p/very-quick...
Very quick update on Covid in England
Covid wave has possibly peaked and flu looks like it's starting early
christinapagel.substack.com
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Exactly this. πŸ«‚
I just hope those who are being misled (on both sides of the pond) will eventually come to realise what is happening and we'll all get back on track.
I'd love something to give me hope again. I used to turn to optimistic shows like Star Trek and The Orville to remind myself of what we could achieve together. Unfortunately, we seem to be set on a much darker course now. For the first time, I think watching them may make me feel a sense of loss 😒
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I’ve been saying this for ten years now but possibly not often enough: Ask Them What They Think The Words They’re Using Mean. And then ask them to name the β€˜problematic’ people. We had β€˜sovereignty’, β€˜laws’ & β€˜unelected bureaucrats’. The US now has β€˜Antifa’, the β€˜radical left’ & β€˜insurrection’. Ask!
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On a side note, I want more seasons of The Orville.

That is all.
Please email your MP to keep covid boosters and sign the petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Clinically vulnerable people like me are now having to fight for basic vaccine access on top of battling our health conditions. Please help us if you can.πŸ™
#KeepCovidBoosters
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🚨 BREAKING: Labour MPs back calls to restore NHS Covid vaccines for all Clinically Vulnerable people!

After pressure from CVF members and supporters - a rapid U-turn appears to be underway.

WELL DONE!

#KeepCovidBoosters campaign a HUGE success!
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⚠️The NHS once protected us.

Now, millions of Clinically Vulnerable people are being told we don’t qualify for a Covid vaccine - even as new variants spread.

This is a dangerous, preventable mistake.

#KeepCovidBoosters
If you've found your suddenly not eligible for covid vaccines and you're a UK citizen, please sign the petition in the post below.
#KeepCovidBoosters
#Vaccine
#Covid

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This happened to me on Saturday, I booked both the flu and covid jabs at my GP surgery but when I got there I was told I was ineligible for the covid jab! I'm CEV and a carer
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The MILLIONS of people who were denied vaccines are suddenly realising.

@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social this was a terrible idea.

Not only will the NHS struggle this autumn / winter, but people will suffer and die unnecessarily.

It isn't too late for a U-turn!
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Word of the Day is β€˜tandsmΓΈr’, from Danish. It describes bread that is buttered so thickly you can see tooth marks in it after every bite. Its literal translation? β€˜Tooth butter’.
La Voix has me absolutely creased - she is so funny πŸ˜‚ Her and AljaΕΎ are so great together.
#Strictly
Already seen the scores and voted before watching #strictly - just started, la Voix after her dance was brilliant, asking Tess about butlins, blaming Alijaz for not teaching her the standing leg. Brilliant
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Children in Clinically Vulnerable families knew through testing that they were positive, and the real risks that they might kill their loved one.... and in some cases they did - and they knew it.

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πŸ’™πŸ’œπŸ’—Yesterday was a BIG day for CVF at the UK Covid Inquiry.

After a year of work, @larawong.bsky.social’s full written statement (much longer than her oral evidence) is now public.

You can also watch her full oral evidence on YouTube.

Highlights below.

⚠️LONG thread warning 🧡

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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.
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Children must NEVER choose between EDUCATION and LIVES.

Both are human rights.

#EducationANDlives