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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · Jul 24

It’s a lengthy read, but that’s what we‘ll get to:

‚We need a greater recognition from society and politics of what the Covid virus can do to bodies, long-term.

Above all, what we need is liberation from judgements.‘

#LongCovid

BJGP @bjgp.bsky.social · Jul 24

BJGPLife: Long Covid and the body: can we move beyond judgements?
bjgplife.com/long-co...

#GeneralPractice #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 19h

Hospitals are bringing masks back because Covid never left!

But we:

❌ Ignore Covid risks
❌ Don’t clean the air
❌ Deny vaccines to most Clinically Vulnerable
❌ Treat masking as “personal choice” (even HCWs)

It isn’t Living with Covid
It feels like neglect
#KeepCovidBoosters

We have re-introduced mask wearing in some areas

Please wear a mask where you see this poster

Thank you

"Masks remain available for patients, visitors and staff. Please wear a mask in this area"

MHS
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 13h

In 30years I have never been this upset with the words coming out of Government

This includes a plethora of Tory Health Secretaries

I am not part of BMA leadership

I am just a GP who gives up his time freely to advocate for patients, the NHS & make sure the facts are correct

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RV @rv-enigma.bsky.social · 21h

Covid-19 am 10.10.25: R↗️1,15-1,17

R_Berichte (FT-korr) 1,15
R_Meldungen (adj, ohne FT-Korr.) 1,17
R_Hospitalisierung: 1,17

Inkl. DZF ↘️105‼️:
Fälle (7T-M, korr): 84.000
Inzidenz: 700 (540)

Verdopplungszeit: 18-20 Tage
Infiziert: 1 von ~100

Die Grafik zeigt oben die 7T-Mittel der Fallmeldungen nach Berichtsdatum (ohne Nachmeldungen für mehr als 30 Tage zurück liegende Daten und um geschätzte Daten für Feiertage korrigiert) sowie die Fallzahl nach Meldedatum, adjustiert mit einem Nowcast der erwarteten Nachmeldungen. Außerdem ist die aus der NICHT NORMALISIERTEN Abwasser-Viruslast (derzeit wie auch normalisiert 105) berechnete Inzidenz sowie der aktuelle Dunkelzifferfaktor und die Inzidenz (nach Berichtsdatum) inkl. DZF aufgetragen.

Im unteren Bereich stehen gestrichelt R-Werte (d.h. geglättete 4-Tages-Änderungen):
Fälle nach Berichts- und Meldedatum, Viruslast (AMELAG LOESS) und ITS-Belegung.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 15h

Also, if you're "in bed with flu", it's almost certainly Covid.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 15h

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

christinapagel.substack.com

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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 21h

Maybe I wouldn’t mind articles like this so much if they would be prefaced by something like: ‚while those responsible make no efforts to reduce virus transmission, your best bet is to eat well to support your immune system, but you can still get Covid and Long Covid‘.

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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 21h

Obviously, I would be very happy if UPFs were to be eliminated from the food chain (the negative health effects are well known, see cancer links) and fresh food would be made available/affordable for all - as well as clean the air and reduce virus transmission! This has to be a societal effort.

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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 22h

I‘ve never eaten many UPFs.
Home cooking from scratch, always.

Tim Spector would be pretty happy with my diet (just don’t get on with Kefir, but as a German I eat Sauerkraut 😉).

I still got #LongCovid.

This is victim-blaming stuff.

There are many of us who were fit and ate well who got LC 😖

Tania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · 1d

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An unsurprising wellness hack from a British tabloid, & a bit more surprising from a professor of genetic epidemiology at King’s College London.

Like #COVID, #LongCOVID is preventable.

But it's not caused by what you ingest, it's caused by what you inhale -

www.themirror.com/news/health/...

Expert says avoid one kind of food to help fight off Covid and long Covid

Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London, has said that what we eat can help bolster our body's defences against viruses and potentially help avoid serious consequences ...

www.themirror.com

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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 2d

Free 15-page booklet, "Disclosure And Discrimination In The Workplace: A Guide For People With Long-Term Health Conditions"

astriid.org/news/disabil...

Publication from the UK but a lot of the information is likely applicable in many countries.

#chronicillness #ChronicallyIll #Spoonies #Spoonie

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Helen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social · 1d

My thoughts on job advisers in GP surgeries. As you might guess, I'm not a fan.
Will make anxious patients worse. How about incentivising employers instead of telling patients to try harder.

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 2d

Media flurry about the biomarker test for ME. 🧪

It's a promising discovery stage study but what needs to be done to turn this into a validated biomarker?! 🧵
🖇️
translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Infographic titled “ME Biomarker Claims” with a header “Latest Research.” Image shows test tubes, one filled with red liquid as a pipette adds a drop, symbolizing biomedical testing. Text summarises: researchers using EpiSwitch® found immune-linked chromatin markers distinguishing ME/CFS patients from controls, but small sample size and limited validation make biomarker claims premature. Footer credits Long Covid Advocacy and cites Hunter et al., Translational Medicine (2025).

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2d

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...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 2d

The pressure is working. Labour MPs calling for a rapid review of JCVI's Covid vaccine eligibility

Write to your MP with CEV's easy template 👇
www.clinicallyvulnerable.org/post/labour-...

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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 2d

In Germany, it is common now to call the severest form of LC ME/CFS. In the UK, we tend to talk about either LC or ME.

It would be very interesting to look at a cohort of LC patients - would this test be able to pick out those with PEM??

#LongCovid

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 3d

‚This isn’t about money: it’s about how we can provide the best and safest service while struggling with too few doctors and growing demand. No matter how many times we reiterate that tinkering with access doesn’t increase capacity, it seems that no one at NHS England is listening.‘

#GP

Helen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social · 3d

According to Wes Streeting, GPs are less convenient than hairdressers.
My latest on why goodwill has drained away as we try to provide a safe & equitable service in the teeth of a gale of nonsense from NHS England & the govt.
bmj.com/cgi/content/...

Helen Salisbury: GPs versus hairdressers? Streeting has no idea

The row about online access to GP services continues.1 In April it was agreed that GPs would keep online portals open in their core hours, but a six month delay was put in place. This was so that NHS ...

bmj.com

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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 3d

Local newspaper, Germany, today.

Yes, people aged 60 and over, and those with chronic illnesses, are advised to get the yearly Covid vaccine.

#LongCovid

Wird eigentlich noch gegen Corona geimpft?
Ja, auch hier gilt nach wie vor die Empfehlung der Stiko, dass sich Menschen ab 60 Jahren oder chronisch Kranke jedes Jahr im Herbst mit einem, neu an aktuelle Varianten angepassten, MRNA-Impfstoff behandeln lassen sollen. Die Nebenwirkungen nehmen durch die jährliche Wiederholung nicht zu.
Falls jemand die Impfung tatsächlich sehr schlecht verträgt, muss man überlegen, ob diese unbedingt notwendig ist.

Are people still being vaccinated against coronavirus?
Yes, the Stiko (German Institute for Occupational Health) recommendation still applies here: people aged 60 and over, or those with chronic illnesses, should be treated every fall with an mRNA vaccine that has been newly adapted to current variants. Side effects do not increase with annual re-administration.
If someone actually tolerates the vaccination very poorly, one must consider whether it is absolutely necessary.

Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 3d

Are the people deciding who can get the Covid jab now familiar with the massive increase in people unable to work due to ill health? Are they seriously thinking there is NO connection?

#LongCovid

Stretched job centre staff struggling to get disabled people into work www.bbc.com/news/article...

A graph showing the massive increase in the category of people with no work requirements who claim Universal Credit between 2020 and 2025, with all other categories including intensive work search, working, preparing and planning for work, more or less flatlined

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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 4d

People want the Covid vaccine.

Especially in a world where vaccine hesitancy is rising, that should give health agencies a pause for thought.

Are they giving out the right message here??

#LongCovid

Pharmacies facing angry patients over Covid jab confusion www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pharmacies facing angry patients over Covid jab confusion

Up to half of patients coming to some pharmacies are being turned away because they are not eligible.

www.bbc.com

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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 4d

Yes!

As a minimum, all patients coming through Long Covid clinics should be tested there for POTS as standard.

#LongCovid

CONCLUSIONS:
In this cohort of predominantly younger women with highly symptomatic long COVID, POTS is common and presents with overlapping symptoms between POTS and non-POTS patients. Long COVID POTS confers lower physical activity and capacity compared with non-POTS long COVID and should be systematically assessed in this condition.

Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 4d

‚Not eligible‘?

Does this include people who are immunocompromised (one of the criteria for getting the vaccine) due to living with #LongCovid (T-cell dysfunction etc), but that not being recognised by government and pharmacies?

We should be eligible, on the basis of their own criteria!

Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 5d

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!

Community Pharmacy England

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Pharmacy teams have reported major issues to us over the last two days related to large numbers of patients booking COVID-19 vaccinations via the National Booking System (NBS) who are not eligible for the vaccine this winter.

We are working with NHS England to try to address this unacceptable situation and to get more NHS communications issued to help people understand whether they are eligible for the vaccine.

In the meantime, we have created three posters that pharmacy teams can use to help explain about vaccine eligibility this winter:

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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 5d

Did I miss it? The mention of Covid??

I think I didn’t. They actually managed another article without mentioning Covid.

Surprised? No. But disappointed and angry. Helpless. Hopeless.

#LongCovid

Late nights and packed lectures - why freshers' flu is so hard to dodge www.bbc.com/news/article...

Freshers' flu: Why is it so hard for students to dodge?

It's not the actual flu, and it's rarely serious, but when thousands of students arrive on campus they bring a cocktail of viruses.

www.bbc.com

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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 6d

Everybody should read his letter.

This affects school children, teachers, and their families.

Anybody who works in schools. Anybody who meets socially or professionally with people who work in schools or who have children.

Not many people are untouched by what happens in schools.

#LongCovid

Tania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · 6d

A letter from a "Concerned Dad
Former Headteacher" to a British MP. This letter could have been written by a concerned parent and/or teacher to a politician in any other country, all united in their willful denial of an #OngoingPandemic, now in its 6th year -

Binita Kane @binitakane.bsky.social · 7d

Brilliant article by a teacher highlighting the current dire situation for teachers and kids every winter when it comes to infection risk and spread. We continue to fight for our kids to have the right to breathe clean air.

stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/d...

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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 6d

Always the same s****. And they always get their letters published 🤯

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Stefan Hemler @stefanhemler.bsky.social · 7d

In #München ist am letzten Wochenende des Oktoberfests die #Wiesnwelle unübersehbar🍻
Legt man die von @rv-enigma.bsky.social ermittelte Dunkelziffer zugrunde, erreicht die Corona-7-Tagesinzidenz fast 1000🦠🤧🤒
Auch die Abwasserwerte steigen📈
Sie sind aber derzeit noch geringer als in den Vorjahren🙏

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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 7d

Case in point ☹️

Nothing about testing, nothing about #LongCovid

Have some chicken soup!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 8d

BBC: ''Since having Covid my life has completely changed'

'Others, like 16-year-old Molly from Weymouth, said they were still experiencing symptoms of Long Covid...'

"Too often children like me have felt abandoned and failed..."

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Covid Inquiry: 'Since having Covid my life's completely changed'

A teenager has told the Covid-19 inquiry she often feels "left out" after missing so much school.

www.bbc.com

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