Bowling Shane
@smonk708.bsky.social
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Good on NHS leader, Daniel Elkeles, calling for a revival of mask-wearing during the current “tidal wave of flu.”
That trying to save lives is going to be highly controversial - and No. 10 are already sitting on the fence - is deeply depressing. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
That trying to save lives is going to be highly controversial - and No. 10 are already sitting on the fence - is deeply depressing. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
People urged to wear masks when they are ill as UK faces ‘tidal wave’ of flu
NHS Providers boss says those who are ‘coughing and sneezing’ should wear face coverings on public transport
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Good on NHS leader, Daniel Elkeles, calling for a revival of mask-wearing during the current “tidal wave of flu.”
That trying to save lives is going to be highly controversial - and No. 10 are already sitting on the fence - is deeply depressing. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
That trying to save lives is going to be highly controversial - and No. 10 are already sitting on the fence - is deeply depressing. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Well worth a read/listen imho and then share far and wide please x
December 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Well worth a read/listen imho and then share far and wide please x
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New study: “Even 20 months post-infection, CD8+ T cells remained 9.9% below baseline... Immune recovery varied by age and sex, with older adults and males showing prolonged lymphopenia... Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.” #COVID
“SARS-CoV-2 causes lasting immune dysregulation for over 20 months.”
Hey Siri, on average, how many COVID infections does a person have yearly? Do the math.
(Just kidding, Siri doesn’t like answering questions about COVID)
Hey Siri, on average, how many COVID infections does a person have yearly? Do the math.
(Just kidding, Siri doesn’t like answering questions about COVID)
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
New study: “Even 20 months post-infection, CD8+ T cells remained 9.9% below baseline... Immune recovery varied by age and sex, with older adults and males showing prolonged lymphopenia... Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise.” #COVID
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This is exactly what happens when a novel seasonal influenza strain meets a population with Covid-induced immune dysregulation; it's not 'like Covid again', it's the ongoing and continuous effects of Covid.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Flu: It is like Covid again, says principal as 170 pupils sick
Confirmed flu cases among adults and children across Northern Ireland have more than trebled in the last two weeks.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is exactly what happens when a novel seasonal influenza strain meets a population with Covid-induced immune dysregulation; it's not 'like Covid again', it's the ongoing and continuous effects of Covid.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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As always, Labour dances to right wing tunes instead of trying to fix systemic issues such as social care and mental health system reliant on restraint, incarceration and unaccountable private providers after the hollowing out of community services and slashing of services for children & adolescents
December 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
As always, Labour dances to right wing tunes instead of trying to fix systemic issues such as social care and mental health system reliant on restraint, incarceration and unaccountable private providers after the hollowing out of community services and slashing of services for children & adolescents
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Cartoon full of misinformation in the Guardian.
We have the tools to prevent sickness. The real denial is ignoring that high quality masks and vaccines reduce infections. This isn’t hard.
We have the tools to prevent sickness. The real denial is ignoring that high quality masks and vaccines reduce infections. This isn’t hard.
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Cartoon full of misinformation in the Guardian.
We have the tools to prevent sickness. The real denial is ignoring that high quality masks and vaccines reduce infections. This isn’t hard.
We have the tools to prevent sickness. The real denial is ignoring that high quality masks and vaccines reduce infections. This isn’t hard.
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'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
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The worst part for me of the covid inquiry is that their key findings are still calling preventions restrictions and implying only vulnerable people are at risk when we know long covid is also a risk to everyone. No mention of airborne transmission. Basically nothing has been learnt.
a person cleaning a rug with a brush on the floor
ALT: a person cleaning a rug with a brush on the floor
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The worst part for me of the covid inquiry is that their key findings are still calling preventions restrictions and implying only vulnerable people are at risk when we know long covid is also a risk to everyone. No mention of airborne transmission. Basically nothing has been learnt.
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COVID-19 has not disappeared. It continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - yet national strategies still appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for stronger infection prevention... open.substack.com/pub/joepajak...
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
COVID-19 has not disappeared. It continues to spread, disable, and disrupt lives - yet national strategies still appear to fail to acknowledge its persistence or the need for stronger infection prevention... open.substack.com/pub/joepajak...
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The cost of living crisis was caused in large part by gas prices.
Heat pump policy supports a solution which which gets the country off gas AND reduces emissions.
I seriously hope this is some crossed wires, if not we really are in trouble.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Heat pump policy supports a solution which which gets the country off gas AND reduces emissions.
I seriously hope this is some crossed wires, if not we really are in trouble.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of thousands to lose heat pump subsidies in Reeves’s budget plan
Exclusive: Supporters say grants largely going to middle-class households, but experts warn move will slow transition from gas boilers
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The cost of living crisis was caused in large part by gas prices.
Heat pump policy supports a solution which which gets the country off gas AND reduces emissions.
I seriously hope this is some crossed wires, if not we really are in trouble.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Heat pump policy supports a solution which which gets the country off gas AND reduces emissions.
I seriously hope this is some crossed wires, if not we really are in trouble.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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2,796,380 teaching days are lost to sickness absence in England
£222 is spent per pupil on supply teacher costs
That’s 3.91% of all teaching costs per student
Yet clean air costs less than the price of a pizza per child, per year
Details available at #SafeAirSchools .org
Ht @jneill.bsky.social
£222 is spent per pupil on supply teacher costs
That’s 3.91% of all teaching costs per student
Yet clean air costs less than the price of a pizza per child, per year
Details available at #SafeAirSchools .org
Ht @jneill.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
2,796,380 teaching days are lost to sickness absence in England
£222 is spent per pupil on supply teacher costs
That’s 3.91% of all teaching costs per student
Yet clean air costs less than the price of a pizza per child, per year
Details available at #SafeAirSchools .org
Ht @jneill.bsky.social
£222 is spent per pupil on supply teacher costs
That’s 3.91% of all teaching costs per student
Yet clean air costs less than the price of a pizza per child, per year
Details available at #SafeAirSchools .org
Ht @jneill.bsky.social
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The big science accounts are talking about immune dysregulation due to COVID-19 now.
I. Told. You. So.
Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole.
Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)
I. Told. You. So.
Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole.
Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The big science accounts are talking about immune dysregulation due to COVID-19 now.
I. Told. You. So.
Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole.
Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)
I. Told. You. So.
Infection does confer antibodies and T cells against C19… but it also takes a wrecking ball to the immune system as a whole.
Stop burning down your house. (Metaphorically.)
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Swifts have declined 70% since 1994.
They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites.
A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings.
The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it.
Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites.
A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings.
The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it.
Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
November 8, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Swifts have declined 70% since 1994.
They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites.
A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings.
The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it.
Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites.
A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings.
The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it.
Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
It is a scandal that children cannot access COVID vaccines (even privately) in the UK.
I've never really understood the logic of "targeted vaccination".
Of course, money is a huge issue and we seek to get the most out of every £ spent.
Of course COVID and flu waves would be far worse without it.
But, what doesn't sit well for me is the following...
Of course, money is a huge issue and we seek to get the most out of every £ spent.
Of course COVID and flu waves would be far worse without it.
But, what doesn't sit well for me is the following...
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It is a scandal that children cannot access COVID vaccines (even privately) in the UK.
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“Covid jabs gave under-18s heart problems – but were less risky than catching virus”
inews.co.uk/news/health/...
inews.co.uk/news/health/...
Covid jabs gave under-18s heart problems – but were less risky than catching virus
The health impact of a Covid infection was higher than the risks from the vaccine for teens and children - but it won't settle arguments over current vaccine policy
inews.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
“Covid jabs gave under-18s heart problems – but were less risky than catching virus”
inews.co.uk/news/health/...
inews.co.uk/news/health/...
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1️⃣ 🧵 NEW: The government’s Keep Britain Working report claims to tackle the UK’s crisis of ill health & economic inactivity.
But it never mentions Long Covid.
Not once.
Not the pandemic either.
That’s not a small oversight — it’s a fundamental flaw. Let’s unpack why 👇
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/p...
But it never mentions Long Covid.
Not once.
Not the pandemic either.
That’s not a small oversight — it’s a fundamental flaw. Let’s unpack why 👇
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/p...
Keep Britain Working Review: Final report
Keep Britain Working is an independent review of the role of employers in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces.
www.gov.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
1️⃣ 🧵 NEW: The government’s Keep Britain Working report claims to tackle the UK’s crisis of ill health & economic inactivity.
But it never mentions Long Covid.
Not once.
Not the pandemic either.
That’s not a small oversight — it’s a fundamental flaw. Let’s unpack why 👇
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/p...
But it never mentions Long Covid.
Not once.
Not the pandemic either.
That’s not a small oversight — it’s a fundamental flaw. Let’s unpack why 👇
🔗 www.gov.uk/government/p...
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1️⃣1️⃣ 💬 The UK needs honest policymaking not PR.
We can’t “keep Britain working” while erasing the pandemic’s impact.
We need clean air, infection prevention, and recognition for those disabled by Long Covid.
Otherwise, you’re just keeping people sick.
#KeepBritainWorking
We can’t “keep Britain working” while erasing the pandemic’s impact.
We need clean air, infection prevention, and recognition for those disabled by Long Covid.
Otherwise, you’re just keeping people sick.
#KeepBritainWorking
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
1️⃣1️⃣ 💬 The UK needs honest policymaking not PR.
We can’t “keep Britain working” while erasing the pandemic’s impact.
We need clean air, infection prevention, and recognition for those disabled by Long Covid.
Otherwise, you’re just keeping people sick.
#KeepBritainWorking
We can’t “keep Britain working” while erasing the pandemic’s impact.
We need clean air, infection prevention, and recognition for those disabled by Long Covid.
Otherwise, you’re just keeping people sick.
#KeepBritainWorking
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The @greenparty.org.uk are not afraid to face up to the long-term harms of #Covid & commit to rational public health solutions. 💚
Labour can't #KeepPeopleWorking by erasing the suffering of workers with #LongCovid & ignoring our right to a safe working environment.
Time for #BoldPolitics! 💚
Labour can't #KeepPeopleWorking by erasing the suffering of workers with #LongCovid & ignoring our right to a safe working environment.
Time for #BoldPolitics! 💚
1️⃣1️⃣ 💬 The UK needs honest policymaking not PR.
We can’t “keep Britain working” while erasing the pandemic’s impact.
We need clean air, infection prevention, and recognition for those disabled by Long Covid.
Otherwise, you’re just keeping people sick.
#KeepBritainWorking
We can’t “keep Britain working” while erasing the pandemic’s impact.
We need clean air, infection prevention, and recognition for those disabled by Long Covid.
Otherwise, you’re just keeping people sick.
#KeepBritainWorking
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The @greenparty.org.uk are not afraid to face up to the long-term harms of #Covid & commit to rational public health solutions. 💚
Labour can't #KeepPeopleWorking by erasing the suffering of workers with #LongCovid & ignoring our right to a safe working environment.
Time for #BoldPolitics! 💚
Labour can't #KeepPeopleWorking by erasing the suffering of workers with #LongCovid & ignoring our right to a safe working environment.
Time for #BoldPolitics! 💚
We can't solve problems until we admit that they are problems. The denialism around COVID is causing many of these issues but inevitably instead of clean indoor air public health protections we will just get more cruelty aimed at sick and disabled people.
The reason for this is multi-factorial, but the fact that Long Covid is not mentioned once is extremely telling. Especially since the article makes an explicit comparison with 2019.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
The number of people who are out of work for health reasons has grown by 800,000 since 2019.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We can't solve problems until we admit that they are problems. The denialism around COVID is causing many of these issues but inevitably instead of clean indoor air public health protections we will just get more cruelty aimed at sick and disabled people.
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The reason for this is multi-factorial, but the fact that Long Covid is not mentioned once is extremely telling. Especially since the article makes an explicit comparison with 2019.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
The number of people who are out of work for health reasons has grown by 800,000 since 2019.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
The reason for this is multi-factorial, but the fact that Long Covid is not mentioned once is extremely telling. Especially since the article makes an explicit comparison with 2019.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social 👏You’ve long challenged injustice and defended public health.
I’m asking for your voice again please.
The UK is denying free COVID-19 vaccines to many adults - unlike some other countries.
I’ve launched a petition to demand universal access.
Please would you consider sharing?
I’m asking for your voice again please.
The UK is denying free COVID-19 vaccines to many adults - unlike some other countries.
I’ve launched a petition to demand universal access.
Please would you consider sharing?
October 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social 👏You’ve long challenged injustice and defended public health.
I’m asking for your voice again please.
The UK is denying free COVID-19 vaccines to many adults - unlike some other countries.
I’ve launched a petition to demand universal access.
Please would you consider sharing?
I’m asking for your voice again please.
The UK is denying free COVID-19 vaccines to many adults - unlike some other countries.
I’ve launched a petition to demand universal access.
Please would you consider sharing?
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So finally the media are breaking the story… New York Times are leading with.
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
So finally the media are breaking the story… New York Times are leading with.