On this day…

Four years ago we mourned the loss of a larger than life uncle.

Little would we know that tomorrow we would also lose our grandmother.

#LocalElections2024
#Breathtaking

Positive #CleanAir post.
Had a parent teacher meeting yesterday. Teacher was lovely, no problem with me wearing a mask, opened the doors, 2 #HEPA filters running, CO2 monitor on her desk showing 792. 💚👏 She monitors it throughout the day and she always has the skylight open!😍

Paul C of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 i 🇸🇪 Office for National Statistics (ONS) Uptake, by age.
NB. this is as at Dec 2023
NB2. The only under 16s having a booster are CEV.

🌷Nathalie Elodie #HealthySchools Andrew Gwynne MP The Labour Party James Neill  ≠ 𝕏 Labour South East Office for National Statistics (ONS) Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧 Stephen Morgan MP My own MP informed me that more within The Labour Party are aware of the need for air filters to protect against Covid (& now Strep, Measles etc)

Jim McManus OCDS,FFPH 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦 spoke of the need to protect children in schools
twitter.com/CommonsEAC/sta…
Sarah Muckle FFPH greg fell FFPH Simon Bryant please take this up

#Covid #Covid Vaccine

I do like it when an anti-eejit posts a study which they clearly haven't read 😬😬🤣🤣

'supporting that mRNA vaccination is effective at eliciting a robust antibody response in toddlers and young children'

nature.com/articles/s4146…

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Covid-19 hospital admissions

It appears that the age groups, which predominantly consist of parents, are experiencing the most significant increase in COVID-19 hospital admissions

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#LongCovid can kill. It's scientifically proven it can. #LongCovid can present with cardiovascular and thrombotic manifestations. It's scientifically proven it can. If you're glossing over this, you're not on the side of patients. You are, also, not on the side of science

🇪🇸 Spreading awareness of #LongCovid in #children in Spain

“Those who are sociopathic towards the elderly and the chronically ill are also sociopathic towards children. It is due to its nature and moral character”

🙏🏼 Evelio González Prieto

We need to reduce Covid transmission in Australian schools. One percent of children in England & Scotland with Long Covid is a disastrous outcome, and we’re heading in the same direction.

A big thank you to Tom Bawden for acknowledging the data limitation which means that the ONS figures for those living with Long Covid for >12 weeks are significantly understated.

The new paragraphs in his i newspaper report are highlighted below ⬇️

inews.co.uk/news/science/h…

77% of patients in hospitals in Wales caught C19 *in* hospital.

This is a similar picture for the rest of the country.

Personal experience knows this to be delaying discharge, worsening health outcomes & hastening death.

Robust infection control processes are needed now.

I love this from Dr Rachel Clarke. @Michaelrosen asks why they held his hand when he was unconscious - to help blood pressure he suggests and - she adds: “because you are a human being & she wanted to be a human being towards you -and that’s the glue that runs through healthcare”

Following today's Westminster Hall debate on #MECFS our CEO has provided the following video update.

We have also released an organisational statement which can be found here: actionforme.org.uk/news/westminst…

Links to watch the debate & the full transcript can be found using link above

⚖️ME Debate at Westminster Hall
Points made on actions needed:
🔹Delivery Plan published before the election
🔹Gender bias addressed in research
🔹Welfare changes needed
🔹More biomedical research funding
🔹NICE Guidelines followed
Fleur Anderson MP call for 5 Actions👇

🚨 4 out of 5 Head Teachers said they don’t have the budget to maintain their school buildings

🚨 DfE: it’s up to local authorities and trusts to make their own decisions on investment in their schools

What do we do when Trusts don’t respond to H&S complaints?

Damian Hinds

The UK is being dangerously complacent in its casual approach to infectious disease management.

We better wake up.