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salconnacht.bsky.social
@salconnacht.bsky.social
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Covid aware mum of 2. Feels like I'm living in the hunger games.
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salconnacht.bsky.social
Interesting how @LBC can so clearly identify how govt and media propoganda is clearly lying in the face of facts and evidence in relation to ICE, but are so blinded to the fact that this has been happening for years with regard to Covid. @mrjamesob.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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drmaireaddb.bsky.social
Mon 22/9/25 Ireland
Wk 38 Mon to Sun

V little testing

Hospital 179+25-4
Yesterday 191+25-4=212‼️ today not 179
New admissions last week +228‼️
+196 wk b4
+157 wk b4

ICU 11‼️+3-2
Yesterday 10‼️

covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/pages/hospit...
ICU, Hospitals & Testing Data
Detailed statistics, graphs and information on ICU, Acute Hospital, and Testing Data.
covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
Our letter about poor indoor air quality in schools was published in the @irishtimes.com today.

Illness is the leading cause of school absence: To reduce the number of school-acquired infections, we must address indoor air quality as an absolute priority.

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
Poor air quality in classrooms
‘Illness continues to be the leading cause of school absences’
www.irishtimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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coreilly.bsky.social
“There is a statutory obligation on employers – including schools – to introduce control measures, such as mechanical ventilation and air purification”

The legislation needs to be enforced NOW

The health of our children should be a top priority
September 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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drmaireaddb.bsky.social
Excellent letter addressing clean air in schools.
Ireland.
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
Poor air quality in classrooms
‘Illness continues to be the leading cause of school absences’
www.irishtimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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drmaireaddb.bsky.social
Mon 7/7/25 Ireland
Wk 27 Mon to Sun

Very little testing in Ireland

Hospital 156‼️+29-5
Yesterday 133
This wk+29 new‼️

ICU 8+0-0
Yesterday 8
This wk+0 new‼️

covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/pages/hospit...
ICU, Hospitals & Testing Data
Detailed statistics, graphs and information on ICU, Acute Hospital, and Testing Data.
covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
July 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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drmaireaddb.bsky.social
Mon 30/6/25 Ireland
Wk 26 Mon to Sun

Very little testing in Ireland
Hospital 133+22-3
Yesterday 138 (today+22-3=157)‼️not 133

ICU 6+0-1
Yesterday 7

covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/pages/hospit...
ICU, Hospitals & Testing Data
Detailed statistics, graphs and information on ICU, Acute Hospital, and Testing Data.
covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
June 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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drmaireaddb.bsky.social
Weeks 16-24 (Mon to Sun)
New admissions:
Wk. Hospital. ICU
16. 84. 3
17. 70. 5
18. 65. 2
19. 78. 2
20. 76. 3
21. 95. 3
22. 106. 3
23. 144. 6
24. 155. 8
June 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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drmaireaddb.bsky.social
Mon 16/6/25 Ireland
Wk 24

Very little testing in Ireland
Hospital 143‼️+23-4
Yesterday 146(today+23-4=165)‼️not 143

ICU 5+1-0
Yesterday 3

covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/pages/hospit...
ICU, Hospitals & Testing Data
Detailed statistics, graphs and information on ICU, Acute Hospital, and Testing Data.
covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
School ventilation is a priority
nousaerons.bsky.social LET'S AIR @nousaerons.bsky.social · Jun 10
Prevention of Airborne Diseases: what if you requested a quote for the installation of decentralized ventilation system with heat recovery for the classroom? It's not complicated, it's not that expensive, and it can be done quickly. Example of a product:
www.komfovent.com/en/news/prod...
A quality education begins with the school ventilation unit | Komfovent
www.komfovent.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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joffirphd.bsky.social
"several developments are coalescing to create a significant degree of unpredictability in the vaccine marketplace. Recent administration actions signal increasing trouble and significant obstacles in getting vaccines onto the market....A series of quiet...

1/2

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | An Uncertain Vaccines Market Keeps Getting Dicier
We may be stripping society of defense against deadly diseases
www.medpagetoday.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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gayfabfourfan.bsky.social
We’re still years away from knowing the full effects of even a single infection. I find it hard to believe that everyone just forgot that some viruses take years to fully manifest.
#CovidIsntOver
daniellebeckman.bsky.social Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · Jun 4
Politics: #COVID is over, the pandemic is over, go live and celebrate!

Science: Calm down, there is much more that COVID can do to the body....

Scientists: This is bad, I think we can use COVID-19 as a prototypical disease model for ischaemia injury.
🙄🙄
June 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
“What happens to those who can’t run? Who can’t drive or who have no mobility? Those dependent on others for survival or who have complex medical needs and equipment?

Even if they could run from their home, they can’t leave that life sustaining equipment behind. How are we protecting them?“
Disabled People are the Canaries in the Coal Mine
When it comes to natural disasters, pandemics, or disruptions to "normal" life, disabled people are proverbial canaries. We get hit harder and faster than others. Why aren't we factored into plans?
www.disabledginger.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
CO2 serves as a significant predictor of IAQ in classrooms. Irish Classrooms often fail to
meet recommended ventilation guidelines with CO2 levels exceeding 1000 ppm in many
cases, highlighting the inadequacy of current ventilation and school design standards.
@HMcEntee
May 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
The HSE recommends an upper limit of 800ppm of CO2.  Irish Study shows limit was breached consistently during school hours, with values over 1500ppm.  Peaks of 3,803ppm (almost five times the recommended level) were recorded on many occasions
May 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
#Cleanair

esri.ie/publications... The healthcare costs of poor air quality in Ireland: An analysis of hospital admission | ESRI
The healthcare costs of poor air quality in Ireland: An analysis of hospital admission
Air pollution is well recognised as a major risk factor for disease and premature mortality worldwide. In Ireland, fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which originates largely from burning solid fuel for...
esri.ie
May 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
Hospitalisations attributable to air pollution (mainly PM2.5) for these five conditions accounted for 63,572 bed days (range 17,767 to 115,996) over the period 2016-2019. In terms of the policy response, the recent Clean Air Strategy commits to achieving the final WHO air quality guideline by 2040
May 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
The healthcare costs of poor air quality in Ireland = 56 million euro - ESRI study finds
From 2016- 2019 acute healthcare costs of treating 5 conditions attributable to ambient air pollution 1.asthma in children, 2.COPD,
3.ischaemic heart disease,
4.stroke
5.asthma in adults amounted to €56.0m
May 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
Safer air in schools is part of the suite of absence reduction strategies that can be adopted and meet HSA and WHO targets for indoor air quality- committing to healthier children teachers and communities.

@HMcEntee
@INTO

#Cleantheair

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
New Zealand not prepared for another pandemic - epidemiologist
There are relatively simple steps Kiwis can take to help reduce winter nasties, as well as exposure to Covid-19, a top epidemiologist says.
www.rnz.co.nz
June 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
Prescribed land burning can affect air quality far afield. In this study citizens participated to log air quality. Making air quality visible raises awareness gives mandate for behaviour change on a personal and policy level..

#cleanair

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Researchers create system to log air quality impacts of moorland fires
Peak District pilot scheme combines satellite data with sensors on the ground to measure particle pollution
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
Improving indoor air quality is a modifiable risk factor for hypertension
@IMO_IRL
@ICGPnews

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... The Effects of Home Particulate Air Filtration on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review - PMC
The Effects of Home Particulate Air Filtration on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review
Air pollution is a major contributor to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) may be a modifiable risk factor for hypertension. The benefits of in-home air fil...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
June 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
It's still hard to believe how *bonkers* it is that the Minister said — out loud — that she wanted to review the advice about staying off school when sick (To what? Go to school while sick?) rather than facing the reality that illness is a major cause of school absences.
June 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
See the Minister's "nervousness about illness" remarks in the image below.

From The Journal: Admissions of children to adult intensive care units in Ireland more than doubled in 2023: jrnl.ie/6722989
A report from RTÉ featuring comments from the Minister for Education about increased school absence: The Minister attributed illness to "nervousness about illness" and said she would talk to the Department of Health to make sure the correct advice was being given to students.
June 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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cleanairie.bsky.social
Two weeks ago, when reacting to the 2022/23 school attendance report, the Minister for Education was dismissive of illness as being a factor.

Today, a separate report shows that child admissions to adult ICU *more than doubled* in 2023.

Links in next post.
Headline from the Irish Independent reads, "Hugely alarming levels of school absences prompts Minister Helen McEntee to announce measures to tackle problem." Headline from the Journal newspaper: " Admissions of children to adult intensive care units in ireland more than doubled in a year [2023]."
June 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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drmaireaddb.bsky.social
Ireland
Week 21 Wastewater results

Levels rising

RED = COVID detected

www.hpsc.ie/a-z/national...
2025 Wastewater Surveillance Programme Reports - Health Protection Surveillance Centre
www.hpsc.ie
May 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM