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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Jun 7

Choosing to wear a mask is a radical act of kindness, resistance and community care.

It’s a simple yet profound way of saying “I care about my health and others”

In this time of rising fascism, survival is resistance. Refusing to treat anyone as expendable is resistance.

Masking is powerful

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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · May 21

‚There is now a substantial and growing body of evidence pointing to measurable abnormalities in immune, metabolic, neurological, and cardiovascular function in people with ME/CFS. These findings are incompatible with psychosomatic explanations (…).‘

#LongCovid
#ME

www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Patients with severe ME/CFS need hope in the form of evidence-based interventions, not opinions.

www.bmj.com

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · May 20

Why hasn’t the UK updated its infection control guidance to reflect airborne transmission?

Outdated IPC puts lives at risk. SHH-UK is calling for urgent reform.

📄 Read the full statement:
🔗 shh-uk.org/shh-uk-po...

#InfectionControl #FFP3Now #LongCovid

SHH-UK Position Statement: Urgent Changes Needed To UK Infection Prevention And Control Guidance

Outdated Infection Prevention and Control Guidance Is Putting Lives at Risk

shh-uk.org

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Dr Elisa Perego @elisaperego78.bsky.social · May 20

Five years ago today the term #LongCovid was first used as a Twitter hashtag. A single tweet by a patient linked together a growing, grassroots movement of people who weren't recovering from Covid. Across the world, we were fighting for recognition and studying our own disease

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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · May 18

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Alison Twycross RN PhD @alitwy.bsky.social · May 9

💨 Everyone deserves clean air
🖊️ Sign the petition to make safe indoor air a legal right in healthcare settings:
👉 petition.parliament....

Let’s make sure buildings protect health, not harm it.
#SafeAir4All #SafeAirNow #PetitionForCleanAir

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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · May 4

When A President Isn’t A Criminal Propped Up By A Corrupt Supreme Court…

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · May 2

Labour doesn’t need to abandon climate goals or mimic Reform to win again.

Working-class voters care more about economic fairness than Farage-style culture wars.

New data shows the way.

Stephen McNair reports

A new study shows a way out of Labour’s electoral dilemma

With many slim majorities, Labour MPs fear losing votes to left and right. But a major new study suggests there is a way forward

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Chris Fraser 🇬🇧 @christyfraser.bsky.social · May 1

This👇 govt petition is coming to an end in a few days (11th May) and has been widely-shared in the UK already.
If you are elsewhere.. USA, Europe, Aus, NZ, East, West, Up or Down, please take a couple of seconds to ask your followers to repost it? TQ x

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Petition: Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings

We want the Government to set new rules on air quality and infection control in health and social care settings, to prevent and control airborne infections, with new ventilation and filtration require...

petition.parliament.uk

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Chris Fraser 🇬🇧 @christyfraser.bsky.social · Apr 20

And to you! Have a good day! 😊 x

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · Apr 19

😆 Definitely! Happy Easter Chris! x

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Chris Fraser 🇬🇧 @christyfraser.bsky.social · Apr 19

Nice! Thank you for joining the petition. 😊

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Chris Fraser 🇬🇧 @christyfraser.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thank you, yes…. BRITISH citizens.
Foreign citizens resident in the UK can, too.

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Chris Fraser 🇬🇧 @christyfraser.bsky.social · Apr 19

I know.. I’ve seen you! 😊 The more, the better! x

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Chris Fraser 🇬🇧 @christyfraser.bsky.social · Apr 18

Collage artwork,
Format: ATC
(Artist’s Trading Card, 2.5x3.5”),
to mark Good Friday

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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · Apr 18

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Chris Fraser 🇬🇧 @christyfraser.bsky.social · Apr 16

If the link doesn’t take you to the right place, try this..

cllsociety.org/docs/CLL-Soc...

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Chris Fraser 🇬🇧 @christyfraser.bsky.social · Apr 16

It’s likely that charities related to other conditions that cause immuno dysfunction will offer similar information for patients to share with their teams, too.
Stay safe, everyone. 🖖

Chris Fraser 🇬🇧 @christyfraser.bsky.social · Apr 16

This is for pwCLL to help with protecting you from airborne pathogens during visits to medical facilities.
This link takes you to the CLL Society's official statement on masking. You can download it to share with your medical team. 🖖

cllsociety.org/docs/CLL-Socie…

https://cllsociety.org/docs/CLL-Socie…

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Pete #COVIDisAirborne @peteuk7.bsky.social · Apr 16

Nobody should be more unsafe when seeking healthcare or receiving social care.
It is really important to everyone - even if you have signed it, please pass to family, friends, work colleagues etc because the signatures can really quickly add up - but people need to know.
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Pete #COVIDisAirborne @peteuk7.bsky.social · Apr 16

What it asks for:
New rules on air quality & infection control to prevent & control airborne infections.
New ventilation & filtration requirements.
New PPE standards & staffing rules
Monitoring and inspection to ensure compliance.
Please sign below ✍️:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Petition: Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings

We want the Government to set new rules on air quality and infection control in health and social care settings, to prevent and control airborne infections, with new ventilation and filtration require...

petition.parliament.uk

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Chris Fraser 🇬🇧 @christyfraser.bsky.social · Apr 16

Hi, Pete..
I’ll add this to my version! 😊

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Pete #COVIDisAirborne @peteuk7.bsky.social · Apr 16

UK friends, there's a petition that I'd really like to see supported so that it gets discussed in Parliament.
It demands better air quality & PPE standards in health & social care.
It would help every one of us but needs more signatures before May 11th.
Link in replies ✍️ ⤵️
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