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🧵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...
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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 🙏
February 9, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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.
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Joe Vipond is a global expert on Covid and a leading voice in Canadian medical and scientific circles
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Joe Vipond is a global expert on Covid and a leading voice in Canadian medical and scientific circles
February 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Happening this evening.
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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.
February 5, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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
#covidactionuk
#covidaware
#covidconscious
Joe Vipond is a global expert on Covid and a leading voice in Canadian medical and scientific circles
February 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
This should be a very interesting event!
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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
#covidactionuk
#covidaware
#covidconscious
Joe Vipond is a global expert on Covid and a leading voice in Canadian medical and scientific circles
February 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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
#covidactionuk
#covidaware
#covidconscious
Joe Vipond is a global expert on Covid and a leading voice in Canadian medical and scientific circles
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"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...
Long COVID is here to stay—even in children
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex,
multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact
the daily life of those...
www.thelancet.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"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...
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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
Version in English:
mecfs-research.org/en/2025winte...
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
Halbjahresreport Winter 2025: was haben wir bisher erreicht? - ME/CFS Research Foundation
2025 war ein gutes Jahr – für die ME/CFS- und Long COVID-Forschung. Auch unser Engagement für mehr biomedizinische Forschung war erfolgreich. Dank der guten Arbeit unseres Teams und dem stark wachsend...
mecfs-research.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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
Version in English:
mecfs-research.org/en/2025winte...
#MEcfs #CFS #PwME
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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. ❤️
The National Covid Memorial Wall
Each hand-painted heart represents someone who was loved. Someone who was lost too soon to Covid. Leave a dedication on this page in memory to your loved one, as together we commemorate victims of the...
nationalcovidmemorialwall.dedicationpage.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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. ❤️
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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/...
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
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January 28, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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/...
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis
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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/...
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/...
An NHS hospital is starving a severe ME patient and 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
www.thecanary.co
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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/...
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/...
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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]
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January 22, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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]
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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!
One in four children in England start school without being toilet trained, say teachers
One in four children in England start school without being toilet trained, say teachers
Survey finds rising numbers of reception pupils struggling with basic life skills such as eating independently
About one in four children who started reception in 2025 were not toilet trained, a survey of teachers has found, prompting warnings that growing numbers of pupils are struggling with basic life skills.
In an annual survey of primary school staff in England by the early years charity Kindred Squared, teachers estimated that 26% of the children in their reception class were having frequent toilet mishaps, rising to more than one in three (36%) in the north-east. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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!
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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.
“In the UK, advocacy for clean air in live performance has been growing. Dr. Sally Witcher OBE @salwitcher.bsky.social founder of INN the Arts (“Indoor Safety in the Arts”), has developed a framework of best practices aimed at reducing airborne infection risk in theatres and venues.“
A Pan***ic Play brings the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to the UK stage
A Pan***ic Play draws on a model similar to The Vagina Monologues, presenting “real, lived experiences” of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
A Pan***ic Play draws on a model similar to The Vagina Monologues, presenting “real, lived experiences” of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
January 21, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/live/RfwKiYP...
A Pan***ic Play
YouTube video by Serina
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January 21, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/live/RfwKiYP...
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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...
Infection risk petition set to fail
A leading campaigner says a ‘chasm’ has opened up between the evidence of the risks to people from airborne infections and the willingness of policymakers to do enough about it. The comments from Dr S...
healthandcare.scot
January 12, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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...
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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 👇
January 9, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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 👇
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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...
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...
December 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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...
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
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Please sign this petition for broadening eligibility in 🏴 actionnetwork.org/petitions/fo...? and this for the 🇬🇧: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7331
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⚠️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/
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/
🚨 Vaccination groups remain unchanged for Covid-19.
The JCVI have, again, failed to recommend that all Clinically Vulnerable people should be protected from the constantly evolving virus.
This goes against unchanged WHO 2024 guidance (see image).
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The JCVI have, again, failed to recommend that all Clinically Vulnerable people should be protected from the constantly evolving virus.
This goes against unchanged WHO 2024 guidance (see image).
1/
December 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
⚠️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/
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/
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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/...
Radio Scotland Breakfast - 11/12/2025 - BBC Sounds
News from across Scotland and the world, plus sport, weather and big name interviews.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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/...
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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?
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?
December 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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?
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...
Petition: Review NHS policy on masks, safe air & ventilation to protect vulnerable
Vulnerable people — those with cancer, immune compromise, or chronic illness — should feel safe in NHS settings, not fearful. We’re calling for a 'do no harm' standard: an automatic right to treatment...
petition.parliament.uk
December 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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...
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gone a day early here to have all the links on the website correct in advance of launch :-)
December 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
gone a day early here to have all the links on the website correct in advance of launch :-)
Excellent news 👏
After some hardcore protesting in Germany!! Well done‼️‼️🇩🇪🇩🇪
"The coalition plans to invest 500 million euros by 2036 in the fight against #LongCovid and chronic fatigue syndrome (#MECFS)."
www.spiegel.de/politik/karl...
"The coalition plans to invest 500 million euros by 2036 in the fight against #LongCovid and chronic fatigue syndrome (#MECFS)."
www.spiegel.de/politik/karl...
(S+) Ex-Gesundheitsminister Lauterbach: Forschung gegen ME/CFS wird ausgeweitet
Union und SPD wollen mehr Geld in die Erforschung postinfektiöser Erkrankungen wie Long Covid stecken. Deutschland könne damit zum weltweiten Vorreiter werden, sagt Ex-Gesundheitsminister Lauterbach.
www.spiegel.de
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Excellent news 👏
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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...
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...
Sign the Petition
Make COVID-19 Vaccines Universally Available in the UK - Free of Charge
www.change.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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...
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...