Would like humanity to make it the 22nd century. Exasperated by Covid denialism. Had hoped we’d build back greener, kinder, wiser
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Thought for the day:
How might global response to 🦠be different, if there were universal, unequivocal acceptance that post viral illness:
(A) Exists
(B) Is common
(C) Often brings life-changing disablement
(D) Can hit any age or prior health
(E) Is largely untreatable
Lucy_of_somewhere🇺🇦🇪🇺💙 retweeted
I wonder whether key stakeholders will be invited to join as participants or observers?
By "key stakeholders” I mean those who will die or be seriously harmed when Gov UK gets it wrong (again!)
Consultation with workers is an absolute requirement of health and safety legislation.
Next Wednesday very quietly Exercise Pegasus begins & will be 3 x 2 day sessions until Nov. It’s being described as the largest pandemic simulation ever. A key recommendation @covidinquiryuk Module 1 report the Chair called for a whole systems simulation but this appears to be NHS focused. They clearly missed a key failing of the Covid prep & response was to only consider NHS!
We have asked to be observers - no response yet so we suspect it’s a no. Our @WelshGovernment contact said they are just participants whilst @UkCabinet are running things. Sounds very passive doesn’t it? Let’s hope it’s being led by @WelshGovernment Resilience & not left to @PublicHealthW @WGHealthandCare who were responsible for the shambolic disjointed response in 2020
@ShiptonMartin @SafeDavid3 @WillHayCardiff @_CatintheHat @rhysthomas @RhunapIorwerth @mabonapgwynfor @Saffiya_Khan1 @1goodtern @gwladwr
youtu.be/PufRFXVNwgg?si=5qc9…
Lucy_of_somewhere🇺🇦🇪🇺💙 retweeted
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Lucy_of_somewhere🇺🇦🇪🇺💙 retweeted
In 2021 in England, public health decided that the way to get well was to get sicker, and that the way to get rid of disease was to catch it.
It's official policy.
They write it down and everything.
Since then...
ALT Multiple infections showing huge spikes since 2021 And they're not all coming down.
Lucy_of_somewhere🇺🇦🇪🇺💙 retweeted
1. I don’t often tweet about my personal life, but on 1st November, my mum Jane was hit by a large vehicle as a pedestrian in St. Louis, USA. She suffered a severe brain injury & remains in a coma in hospital.
Here's Jane & me in happier times.
Any news on when @Novavax JN1 might be available in 🇬🇧 for private vaccination?
Views on a boost with Novavax XBB vs latest Pfizer? (JN1 or possibly KP2)
I need to decide now - as Novavax XBB will no longer be available.
(No sign as yet of new Nova being approved in 🇬🇧)
????
Nosocomial transmission costs £££ (and more than a few lives too)
My father, admitted a week ago to A&E & needing heart surgery is currently ‘bed blocking’
Because lack of clean air meant he has been infected by a Covid positive patient on his ward
Surely @wesstreeting must be desperate for quick wins to save hospitals £££
Why aren’t the sirens aren’t blaring on clean air?
In the absence of 2nd generation vaccines (and their widespread uptake), this will never stop until hospital and other healthcare settings realise that infection control for airborne pathogens needs to be rigorous and constant.
sundayworld.com/news/irish-n…
Teachers lambasting parents for host of failures, including ‘sending kids in sick’
Yet attendance policies threaten, bully and scare parents into doing exactly that 🤷♀️
inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/…
Lucy_of_somewhere🇺🇦🇪🇺💙 retweeted
1. Powerful piece from Tess Finch-Lees. Non-paywalled version in next tweet, but please do click on the official link to demonstrate that this kind of journalism is really needed right now. Please also consider retweeting.
independent.ie/opinion/comme…
Lucy_of_somewhere🇺🇦🇪🇺💙 retweeted
A Clinically Vulnerable med student 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 during a clinical exam. Labelled "less empathetic" for acting to protect health.
Blatant discrimination like this must not be tolerated!
Mask use 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 be protected in law.
ALT #MaskDiscrimination Candidate wore a facemask which limited her ability to demonstrate empathy. Communication however not impaired. Station: Examiner's comments Written feedback is required for all students on their performance. Bullet points are acceptable but please be aware that students may view these comments unedited in the future. Candidate wore a facemask which limited her ability to demonstrate empathy. Communication however not impaired. Didn't explain reduced blood flow as cause of pain. Limited information regarding investigations. Confident and assured, just a little thin on details. Clinically Vulnerable Families
Lucy_of_somewhere🇺🇦🇪🇺💙 retweeted
A new report has revealed that there are inequalities between rates of Long Covid between the North and South of England.
Our reporter @Ruth5News, who was living with Long Covid for two and a half years, has been finding out.
Lucy_of_somewhere🇺🇦🇪🇺💙 retweeted
Q. How does ignoring a pandemic fit with helping people get back to work?
Lucy_of_somewhere🇺🇦🇪🇺💙 retweeted
Rockstar Quits Touring Over COVID-19
« White added that COVID "will be the reason that someone is disabled, or dies, or gets long Covid and I just can't participate in that for myself and for the people who are going to be coming to our shows » popculture.com/music/news/ro…
Lucy_of_somewhere🇺🇦🇪🇺💙 retweeted
Please read @samwollaston’s extraordinarily moving interview with former fell runner & fitness fanatic Lucy Keighley, whose health has been ravaged by long Covid.
There are thousands like Lucy, their lives destroyed. 😔
theguardian.com/society/arti…
