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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · 3d

Eligibility for an NHS Covid booster has been HUGELY restricted this Autumn.

Studies show that both acute & long-term impacts of Covid are substantially WORSE than flu on almost every measure.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

So why are the government offering so much LESS protection for Covid?

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Jun 29

[27 Jun 2025] @DrTedros at WHO media briefing:

“We cannot talk about COVID-19 in the past tense. Although the crisis has passed, the virus remains.

It continues to evolve, it continues to kill, and millions of people continue to live with post COVID-19 condition or long COVID.”

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Jun 24

Anecdotally, I’m also hearing more & more stories of people in my circle testing positive.

And also hospitals wards with outbreaks.

So, if you’ve relaxed your precautions in recent months, now would be a good time to up the ante again.

FFP masks. Ventilation. Air filtration.

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Jun 24

…but with the XFG “Stratus” variant growing strongly and accounting for 34% of sequenced samples across the UK as of early June (almost certainly higher by now), I think there’s a very good chance we’re heading into a summer wave…

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Mike Honey @mikehoney.bsky.social · Jun 22

Here's the latest variant picture for Europe (excluding the UK), to early June.

The LP.8.1.* variant continued to dominate, but fell to 36% frequency.

The XFG.* "Stratus" variant grew strongly to 28%.

#COVID19 #EUR #LP_8_1 #XFG #Stratus #NB_1_8_1 #Nimbus
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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Jun 24

This is your regular reminder that COVID is *not* seasonal.

Many of the biggest waves in previous years have fallen in the summer…

…and, as we head into summer once more, there are definite signs of an uptick.

Will this become another full-blown wave? Only time will tell…

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Long Covid Support @longcovidsupport.bsky.social · Jun 19

Our friend Ondine was a powerful advocate for all with #LongCovid.
Working with her in various arenas was a privilege, including with the NHS Long Covid Taskforce, Covid Inquiry, with Parliamentarians & policy makers. She spoke truth to power & championed the hidden. We miss you.

Long Covid SOS @longcovidsos.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

Ondine Sherwood obituary

Other lives: Founder of a group campaigning for the recognition of Long Covid

www.theguardian.com

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Alan Barnard @alanbarnard1.bsky.social · May 27

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @eleanorwalsh.bsky.social

James, I've been banging on about this for a while to you, but repeated Covid illnesses really do impact the brain and attention span.

Here's a thread by @catinthehat.bsky.social with just a few of the studies:

threadreaderapp.com/thread/17638...

Thread by @_CatintheHat on Thread Reader App

@_CatintheHat: COVID + THE BRAIN 🧠 There’s been a flurry of new studies published in recent weeks about Covid’s detrimental impact on the brain. This is the aspect of Covid which concerns me most, but...

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Alan Barnard @alanbarnard1.bsky.social · May 16

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @eleanorwalsh.bsky.social
Please have a look at this info below.

'Grit' isn't going to fix these harms.

The info comes from a twitter thread of research about cognitive harms caused by repeated Covid. Here is a threadreader summary of it: threadreaderapp.com/thread/17638...

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · May 16

For more information about the detrimental long-term impacts of repeated Covid infections on the brain, please take a peek at my X/Twitter thread below where I’ve collated a tiny fraction of the hundreds of studies on this.

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x.com/_catinthehat...

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · May 16

Hi @mrjamesob.bsky.social

I’d like to know how Bridget Phillipson thinks that teaching children the value of grit is going to help them overcome the neurological damage caused by multiple COVID infections.

The science is clear that this is a major contributor to the mental health crisis in kids.

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James Neill - 🇺🇦💙 🇪🇺🇮🇪🇬🇧🔶 @jneill.bsky.social · Apr 5

And I'd be interested to know if ONS will revise prior years with any new method?

In particular the current model's estimate for 2024 proved to be simply wrong (the data point in red, highlighted).

Fyi @catinthehat.bsky.social

Deaths registered and expected per year
Data points in red are from the latest ONS model

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Dr Barry Jones @barryjmjones.bsky.social · Apr 2

This BBC piece 24/2/21 shows we knew then but still UK IPC guidance does not reflect airborne transmission with RPE such as FFP3 respirators.

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Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · Mar 26

As part of Long Covid Awareness Month, and to mark the fifth anniversary of the first UK lockdown, we have sent an open letter and petition to @wesstreeting.bsky.social & @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social

#LCandME #FundOurFuture #FundThePlan

www.longcovidkids.org/post/open-le...

Image of letter. Please follow the link for accessible version - https://www.longcovidkids.org/post/open-letter-to-the-rt-hon-wes-streeting-and-ashley-dalton-mp-march-2025

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Long COVID Physio @longcovidphysio.bsky.social · Mar 26

@longcovidphysio.bsky.social is pleased to support this essential campaign by @longcovidkids.bsky.social

Better assessment, care, funding and research are urgently needed for the millions of adults and children living with Long COVID and M.E.

#LCandME #FundOurFuture #FundThePlan

Long Covid Kids @longcovidkids.bsky.social · Mar 26

As part of Long Covid Awareness Month, and to mark the fifth anniversary of the first UK lockdown, we have sent an open letter and petition to @wesstreeting.bsky.social & @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social

#LCandME #FundOurFuture #FundThePlan

www.longcovidkids.org/post/open-le...

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 27

Try changing the search filter to search under: ‘Channel’. When I do that, it pops up straight away.

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 26

🔥 The COVID COVER UP folks are BACK!

And if you thought their first two videos were good, just wait ‘til you see Part Three.

Governments know Covid is causing mass disability, costing lives & billions of dollars…

…and they know how to prevent it.

“So what's stopping them?”

youtu.be/QM4Q836vGFY

Part Three: Mild

YouTube video by The Covid Cover Up

youtu.be

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Kegel @kegel7.bsky.social · Feb 26

I appear to also be blocked having liked @catinthehat.bsky.social 's post! Hahaha. Grifters don't take criticism well. 😜🤣

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Gina @gina25.bsky.social · Feb 26

He’s blocked me too even though I’ve never interacted with him. He had me blocked even before I re-posted your reply.

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 25

Indeed. I wrote to @mrjamesob.bsky.social about this too.

I really hope he puts out a correction.

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 24

Hi @mrjamesob.bsky.social,

Thanks for discussing Long Covid in children on your show today.

As of March 2024, ONS reported that over 111K kids had Long Covid.

And that’s just 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. If you extrapolate across the UK, it’s over 120K.

The number nearly DOUBLED in a year between Mar 2023 & Mar 2024.

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 26

Please can you elaborate on why you think this would not be the norm?

It is in line with data from other countries - eg. the Canada Long Covid study below which showed that around 80% of those currently suffering from LC had had symptoms for more than 6 months:

www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/75...

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 26

This is the data for 3-17 year olds from the ONS survey (released in April 2024).

Feel free to check the raw data for yourself at the link below (see tab 1):

www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/pe...

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 26

Again, if you’d read the chart properly, you would see that the data source is clearly labelled.

As is the fact that the charts were produced by me.

No mystery here.

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 26

No, I really don’t get what your issue is. Other than you’ve been exceedingly aggressive for no apparent reason.

I have provided the link to the raw data.

I have told you *I* produced the chart directly from the raw data.

Please do enlighten me as to what else you need?

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 26

This is the data for 3-17 year olds from the ONS survey (released in April 2024).

Feel free to check the raw data for yourself at the link below (see tab 1):

www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/pe...

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 26

Your post above was referring to my “classic diversion” so I was pointing out that I had already provided the link to that study.

I have also already provided the link to the raw ONS data, although I’m sure even you could have found it yourself.

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 26

This is the data for 3-17 year olds from the ONS survey (released in April 2024).

Feel free to check the raw data for yourself at the link below (see tab 1):

www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/pe...

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 26

No data?

Erm, how many times do I have to send you the same link ⬇️ - plus I even went to the bother of creating a filtered screenshot just for you!

“But I know, reading is not your strong point.”

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Cat in the Hat @catinthehat.bsky.social · Feb 26

This is the data for 3-17 year olds from the ONS survey (released in April 2024).

Feel free to check the raw data for yourself at the link below (see tab 1):

www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/pe...

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