Dr Joe Pajak

PhD ⚛️ physical chemistry - research studying air entrainment at a solid/liquid/gas interface
Fellow: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chartered Scientist
🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇵🇱 🇮🇪 🇺🇦 🇮🇹
🌬Covid-19 is an #airborne virus
💙NHS health & social care
💙EU citizen
#AirPollution and #WaterPollution: major health risk
https://twitter.com/JoePajak
https://threads.net/@joe.pajak
#CovidIsNotOver
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2024-08-07 02:28:33

‘Are biannual COVID-19 waves the future? Many (including me) hypothesize COVID-19 will eventually become a winter virus, like flu. But clearly COVID-19 is still unpredictable and will likely take another decade to find a rhythm.’ @dr_kkjetelina
https://open.substack.com/pub/yourlocalepidemiologist/p/from-covid-19-peaks-to-new-viral?r=cwb8u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

2024-08-03 20:31:12

'Compared to last week there was a relative increase of 25% of deaths and 12% increase in US emergency room visits due to COVID. This is not a benign wave, moreover, besides getting sick, there will be more people developing Long COVID.' @EricTopol
https://erictopol.substack.com/?r=cwb8u&utm_campaign=pub&utm_medium=web

2024-07-26 22:44:26

'COVID-19 Wastewater data, updated Friday, July 26, by @UMNews’s on-going Wastewater Surveillance Study, shows increasing COVID-19 activity in the state.' @MPRnews @CIDRAP
@UKHSA - our turn, to 'turn on' COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance? @covidinquiryuk
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/07/26/covid-19-rates-hospitalizations-rise-fifth-consecutive-week-minnesota

2024-07-23 19:26:51

Important point in @chrischirp's analysis of @covidinquiryuk report:
'Incorporated into proposed new independent statutory body should be concrete plans to elicit, codify, & communicate our values & priorities in future emergencies.'
p.s. #COVIDisNotOver
https://open.substack.com/pub/christinapagel/p/covid-inquiry-report-we-planned-for?r=cwb8u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

2024-06-29 11:56:32

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Regarding the UK COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Programme - it’s surely common sense, let alone @UKHSA's primary responsibility, to ensure that such an important preventive health treatment is offered to everyone in the UK, as far as is medically appropriate?
https://time.com/6993279/vaccines-to-get-fall-winter/

2024-06-29 11:55:27

Hey @UKHSA, the @US_FDA 'voted unanimously to continue recommending a COVID-19 vaccine for everyone 6 months and older - as they were concerned that the potentially confusing guidance about who should get vaccinated may lead to a lower immunization rate'!
https://time.com/6993279/vaccines-to-get-fall-winter/

2024-06-29 02:38:24

Evidence, from the pandemic years so far, indicate ways to limit spread and impact of the virus that causes this disease, include to get vaccinated, wear face coverings in poorly ventilated spaces, and avoid crowded indoor spaces, and test if uncertain to protect self and others.
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/697/114/444/543/411/original/1161f2c3b912d0cd.jpeg

2024-06-29 01:54:29

'The rise in UK COVID case numbers believed due to combination of waning immunity from vaccines & previous infections & rapid spread of emerging variant: KP.3.' @BawdenTom @theipaper
Stop spreading the disease, improve infection prevention and ventilation!
https://inews.co.uk/news/health/covid-summer-wave-cases-highest-level-uk-february-3137124?ito=twitter_share_article-top
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/696/934/654/124/636/original/53fb22c5b57e5456.png

2024-06-29 01:51:03

2024-06-28 14:05:15

🦠New wave 'might' be peaking in Ireland - COVID19 Data Hub, 28 Jun 2024:
404 Confirmed cases in hospital;
66 New confirmed cases in past 24hrs.
Regardless:
🌬️Must stop spreading this disease!
Improve:
😷Infection prevention
💉Booster access
🌬️Ventilation
https://covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/694/153/007/550/460/original/fdaefa6bdd1f194c.jpg

2024-06-28 10:32:08

Vital @UKHSA! But why restrict COVID boosters?
In 🇺🇸, ‘everyone aged 6 months and older should receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine to protect against potentially serious outcomes of COVID-19 this fall & winter whether or not previously vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine.’ @npub12hm…gfl7
https://x.com/UKHSA/status/1805909643555659951

2024-06-28 04:26:48

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🇺🇸 ‘Everyone aged 6 months & older should receive an updated 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccine to protect against potentially serious outcomes of COVID-19 this fall & winter whether or not they have ever previously been vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine.’ @CDCgov
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/s-t0627-vaccine-recommendations.html

2024-06-28 04:17:49

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‘Data continue to show the importance of vaccination to protect against severe outcomes of COVID-19 and flu, including hospitalization and death.’ Source: @CDCgov
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/s-t0627-vaccine-recommendations.html

2024-06-28 03:29:26

Meanwhile @VOANews reports that, ‘The U.S. @CDCgov has recommended that everyone 6 months old and older should be given an updated COVID-19 vaccine for the 2024-25 immunization campaign, even those previously vaccinated against the disease.’
https://www.voanews.com/a/cdc-recommends-updated-covid-shots-for-everyone-older-than-6-months-/7676498.html

2024-06-27 18:59:58

The airborne virus, #SARSCoV2, that causes the disease 'COVID-19', hasn't gone away.
England latest:
2,815 Cases [in 7 days to 19 Jun 2024]: +33.5%
146 Deaths [in 7 days to 14 Jun 2024]: +5%
A persistent pathogen, 'raison d'être', to infect its host, replicate, and avoid arrest.
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/689/649/822/208/414/original/07380ae3bb19727c.png

2024-06-27 18:37:22

#SARSCoV2, the airborne virus that causes the disease known as 'COVID-19', really hasn't gone away.
In England, despite limited testing and reporting, it's clear the trend is upwards:
🦠2,815 Cases [in 7 days to 19 Jun 2024]: +33.5%
⚰️146 Deaths [in 7 days to 14 Jun 2024]: +5%
Link to data @UKHSA dashboard:
https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/689/560/348/724/289/original/53f12c6a9acbb765.jpg

2024-06-27 12:49:07

🦠COVID19: it's here, there, and everywhere.
Ireland's COVID19 Data Hub:
437 Confirmed cases in hospital; 67 new confirmed cases in past 24hrs, 27 Jun 2024.
🌬️Must stop spreading this disease, improve:
😷Infection prevention
💉Booster access
🌬️Ventilation
https://covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/688/191/598/422/916/original/ec8ca4ed50920a86.jpg

2024-06-26 19:10:38

England deaths, latest week: @ONS
2,794 involving diseases of the respiratory system
1,061 due to diseases of the respiratory system
1,274 involving influenza or pneumonia
347 due to influenza or pneumonia
146 involving COVID-19
96 due to COVID-19
Doesn't look like Covid is over!
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/684/029/440/479/998/original/12dc5630b074e9df.jpg

2024-06-26 12:31:13

🦠COVID19: it's here, there, and everywhere.
Look at 'Ireland's COVID19 Data Hub'.
462 Confirmed cases in hospital 8.00am 26 Jun 2024.
🌬️Do more to limit spreading this disease, improve:
😷Infection prevention
💉Booster access
🌬️Ventilation
📢Communication
https://covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/682/458/785/358/872/original/8811ebc5d79d97a8.jpg

2024-06-25 12:59:30

Look at 'Ireland's COVID19 Data Hub'.
🦠COVID19 rising - it's still airborne!
77 New confirmed cases in past 24 hrs, 8am, 25 Jun 2024.
🌬️Do more to limit spreading this disease, improve:
😷Infection prevention
💉Booster access
🌬️Ventilation
📢Communication
https://covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/676/907/744/174/750/original/98793ba963d9fcd0.jpg

2024-06-25 12:52:40

🦠COVID19: it's here, there, and everywhere.
Look at 'Ireland's COVID19 Data Hub'.
459 Confirmed cases in hospital 8.00am 25 Jun 2024.
🌬️Do more to limit spreading this disease, improve:
😷Infection prevention
💉Booster access
🌬️Ventilation
📢Communication
https://covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/676/880/662/411/096/original/82cde43e27798933.jpg

2024-06-25 11:22:17

'Occurring weeks to months after a COVID-19 infection, Long COVID, a multi-system chronic illness, has led to what some call 'the shadow pandemic'. Many millions are navigating this new illness - patients and caregivers face challenges accessing information and care they need.' https://theconversation.com/making-visible-the-invisible-supporting-long-covid-patients-and-the-people-caring-for-them-229371

2024-06-25 11:03:56

The virus that causes the disease known as COVID-19 [#SARSCoV2] appears NOT to be seasonal, at least not by any measures we would have used in the past.
It's a persistent pathogen, whose 'raison d'être', appears to be, simply, to infect its host and replicate - resisting arrest.
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/676/453/221/679/301/original/df1b4acd54a8ba68.png

2024-06-25 10:40:35

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National Flu and COVID-19 surveillance report
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿'4,273 respiratory specimens reported through the Respiratory DataMart System were tested for #SARSCoV2 [in week 24] with an overall positivity of 10.0%;
🆙compared with 8.4% in the previous week.'
Source:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66740b2fd427ab249955cecf/weekly-flu-and-COVID-19-report-2024-week-25.pdf

2024-06-25 10:29:12

🦠Each infection increases health risks, whether through complacency or insufficient prevention.
🔄Chain of transmission continues - in schools, homes, and workplaces.
🌬️Hospitals lack airborne infection prevention, causing patients to contract COVID and other airborne diseases.
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/676/316/725/053/475/original/7eb9eddcc14db5a3.png

2024-06-25 03:02:37

📢 ‘Long COVID “Day in the Life” photo exhibition: a partnership between @SFU team and @museumofvan, where Long COVID patients share stories and photos - one more step to making visible the experiences of people with an invisible illness.’ @ConversationCA
https://theconversation.com/making-visible-the-invisible-supporting-long-covid-patients-and-the-people-caring-for-them-229371

2024-06-24 19:19:53

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'The aim was to synthesize the effects of the commonly used chemical, surface cleaning and disinfecting products on indoor air quality, focusing on chemical and particulate matter pollutants, exposure, and human health in residential and public buildings.'
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412024004227?via%3Dihub

2024-06-24 19:16:18

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'Comprehensive review, and conclusions, by Prof Lidia Morawska et al, of the impacts of chemistry-based cleaning products on indoor air quality, human exposure, and health in residential and public buildings.'
Very worthwhile reading...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412024004227?via%3Dihub

2024-06-24 19:07:42

🧑‍🔬 'Cleaning products: Their chemistry, effects on indoor air quality, and implications for human health.' @ElsevierConnect
Authors: Heidi Salonen @AaltoUniversity
Tunga Salthammer @tuBraunschweig
Emmanuelle Castagnoli @AaltoUniversity
Martin Täubel @THLorg
Lidia Morawska @QUT
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/672/693/113/562/265/original/1690fa359c9cb8f5.png

2024-06-24 11:25:57

'New Zealand's 6th wave of COVID-19 cases is largely being driven by people's complacency about the virus - the last 3 waves have been getting bigger.'
💯'COVID-19 doesn’t need winter, it basically causes waves any time'. Prof Michael Baker.' @otago
https://t.co/FxYMmvcl0Z

2024-06-24 11:20:52

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'We owe it to the memory of the more than 27 million people estimated to have died so far from Covid, and the rising threats to future generations, to do the best we can to achieve a safer and more secure world.'
Professor Michael Baker. @otago @radionz
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/covid-19/519578/despite-improved-who-regulations-the-world-remains-ill-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic

2024-06-24 11:12:43

No country on its own can protect its people from global threats like war, environmental crises, & pandemics.
Global solidarity & cooperation are vital.
We must strive for a safer world, not least in honour of those we lost to COVID. Professor Michael Baker @radionz
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/covid-19/519578/despite-improved-who-regulations-the-world-remains-ill-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic

2024-06-24 10:45:49

COVID-19, and its continuing impact, and the risks to our health, wellbeing, and economy, highlight the necessity to invest in prevention and enhance access to preventative healthcare for a resilient society in the face of this and future pandemics. @ILCUK
https://ilcuk.org.uk/putting-pandemic-preparedness-on-election-agenda/

2024-06-24 03:06:33

Look up your postcode and let the data inform you so you can maximise tactical voting.
Share this website. https://stopthetories.vote/

2024-06-23 14:03:28

COVID19 still here, there, and everywhere.
Look at Ireland's COVID19 Data Hub:
451 Confirmed cases in hospital 8am 23 Jun 2024.
🌬️Do more to limit spreading this disease, by improving:
😷Infection prevention
💉Booster access
🌬️Ventilation
📢Communication
https://covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/665/834/459/837/513/original/9299f2c219d70c6a.png

2024-06-23 14:01:04

2024-06-23 10:56:37

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'Occupational differences in the prevalence and severity of long-COVID: Analysis of the @ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey'.
'Highlights sectors and occupations where further research is needed to understand the occupational factors resulting in long-COVID.'
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.03.24.23287666v1

2024-06-22 20:53:09

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'A combination of new, more infectious virus variants and waning immunity is likely contributing to the increased levels of infection. The hope is that this will not result in a big wave of infection, but we need to keep a close watch.' @LawrenceYoung11
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/covid-cases-new-variant-hospitalisations-data-b2567094.html

2024-06-22 16:15:00

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Source: 'Realising a global 'One Health' disease surveillance approach: insights from wastewater and beyond.'
Prof Grant Stentiford, @CefasChiefSci, Dr Craig Baker-Austin, Principal Scientist, @edmundpeeler, et al.
@CefasGovUK @NatureComms @Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49417-4

2024-06-22 15:51:54

💯The COVID-19 pandemic 'underscores' the need to strengthen national surveillance systems to protect a globally connected world - essential for early detection, risk assessment, & preparedness, effective management of zoonotic diseases & pandemic threats.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-49417-4

2024-06-22 15:24:51

🦠COVID19: here, there, and everywhere.
Look at 'Ireland's COVID19 Data Hub'.
445 Confirmed cases in hospital 8.00am 22 Jun 2024.
🌬️More can be done to limit spreading this disease.
1. Infection prevention
2. Boosters
3. Improve ventilation
4. Communicate
https://covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/660/492/352/424/343/original/4059fd44f1f4614e.png

2024-06-22 13:54:14

Many people in 'Eastern' Europe, will be aware of the invasion of Poland and their own countries in World War 2.
Particularly poignant for Poles - with Hitler's and Stalin's armies both invading 🇵🇱 in Sep 1939.
The Allies' 'victory' in 1945 left unresolved 'East - West' issues.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/21/russia-was-provoked-into-ukraine-war-claims-nigel-farage

2024-06-21 23:21:19

'This is a wake-up call!
The virus that causes the disease known as COVID-19, hasn’t gone away and this is certainly not a seasonal infection.' @LawrenceYoung11
It's airborne, and a health risk. We don't yet understand the full implications of Long COVID.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/new-covid-variant-unusual-symptom-33082975

2024-06-21 20:07:22

🇵🇱 Polish WW2 airman, Mieczysław Frąckiewicz, of Bury St Edmunds, has died aged 104. His journey to England, to help allied forces fight the Nazis, a lesson to all who dismiss 'migrants'. Once here he served in the RAF with Squadron 304. @SuffolkNewswire
https://www.suffolknews.co.uk/bury-st-edmunds/news/he-always-had-a-spark-about-him-tribute-paid-to-polish-ai-9371290/?IYA-mail=5f6e0149-bc31-45f2-bd13-c89708f24d34

2024-06-21 20:05:33

2024-06-21 14:30:38

'The incoming UK government, which will assume office in July, needs to put forward a credible ten-year plan for supporting science...
'Immigration policies are affecting the country’s ability to attract scientific talent.' Paul Nurse @npub1l9t…8pam
@Nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02025-0

2024-06-21 14:05:53

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Source / reference paper: 'The tissue-resident regulatory T cell pool is shaped by transient multi-tissue migration and a conserved residency program.'
🧑‍🔬@LabListon et al @CamPathology @Cambridge_Uni 8/n @CellPressNews
https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(24)00277-2?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1074761324002772%3Fshowall%3Dtrue#%20

2024-06-21 13:42:54

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'Regulatory T cells act like a ‘unified healer army’ whose purpose is to shut down the immune response once it has done its job - and repair the tissue damage caused by it.' 🧑‍🔬@LabListon et al @CamPathology 5/n @CellPressNews
https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613%2824%2900277-2

2024-06-21 13:36:26

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'This new finding means it could be possible to use a drug to shut down the immune response in the patient’s lungs, while letting the immune system in rest of the body continue to function normally.' 🧑‍🔬@LabListon et al @CamPathology 4/n @CellPressNews
https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613%2824%2900277-2

2024-06-21 13:30:19

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'Once the virus is past its peak, regulatory T cells should switch off the body’s immune response, in some people the process isn’t very efficient & can result in ongoing problems.'🧑‍🔬@LabListon et al @CamPathology @Cambridge_Uni 3/n
@CellPressNews
➡️https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613%2824%2900277-2

2024-06-20 19:10:17

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'UK risk of new COVID summer wave as hospitalisations jump by 24% in a week.
Rise in case numbers thought to be due to combination of waning immunity built up from vaccines & previous infections & rapid spread of emerging variant known as KP.3.' @BawdenTom https://x.com/theipaper/status/1803822140489175253

2024-06-20 18:43:05

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Further background from the @UKHSA data dashboard (screenshot below):
🏥2,053 Cases: 7 days up to 12 Jun 2024.
🆙+149 (7.8%) in 7 days.
⚰️139 Deaths: 7 days up to 7 Jun 2024.
🆙+29 (26.4%) in 7 days.
https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/649/947/108/090/857/original/31d5887f72774315.png

2024-06-20 18:31:24

Latest England COVID-19 Data via @UKHSA:
🏥2,053 Cases: 7 days up to 12 Jun 2024.
🆙+149 (7.8%) in 7 days.
⚰️139 Deaths: 7 days up to 7 Jun 2024.
🆙+29 (26.4%) in 7 days.
🚨Limited testing, restricted booster eligibility, reduced reporting schedule.
Data: https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/649/901/065/727/244/original/b27e8b898a9aba98.png

2024-06-20 16:15:13

How much funding does the NHS need over the next decade? | @HealthFdn
https://www.health.org.uk/publications/long-reads/how-much-funding-does-the-nhs-need-over-the-next-decade

2024-06-20 15:11:55

'In the USA '>105 dairy herds across 12 states have reported #H5N1.
Sadly, this isn’t the full picture because of the lack of testing.
@USDA data is also lagged, and so we don’t know how many herds have recovered (are no longer infected).' @dr_kkjetelina⤵️
https://open.substack.com/pub/yourlocalepidemiologist/p/h5n1-update?r=cwb8u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/649/110/811/792/153/original/e0128a5ac058c07e.png

2024-06-20 13:44:08

The pandemic continues...
'Daily overview of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Acute Hospitals across Ireland (29 in total).
460 Confirmed cases in hospital.
97 New confirmed cases in past 24hrs.
Recorded at 8am on 20 June 2024.'
@hpscireland #irishpublichealthHPSC @COVIDisNotOver
https://static.mstdn.science/media_attachments/files/112/648/771/696/877/596/original/e713ead7324f0bb2.png

2024-06-20 13:31:28

Daily overview of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Acute Hospitals across Ireland (29 in total).
460 Confirmed cases in hospital.
97 New confirmed cases in past 24hrs.
Recorded at 8am on 20 June 2024.
@hpscireland #irishpublichealthHPSC #COVIDisNotOver
Source: https://covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/pages/hospitals-icu--testing
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2024-06-20 11:18:49

Passengers share their 'airport' experience today, 20 June - situation described as appalling.
Advice for travellers - to protect ourselves from sharing any airborne viruses - particularly when in cramped, indoor spaces, with poor ventilation?
@UKHSA
🤦🤷
https://birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-airport-live-travel-information-29387022?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
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2024-06-20 09:42:50

Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to OUR health.
It can harm every organ in OUR bodies, causing heart & lung disease, dementia, & strokes.
Let’s use OUR voices, & vote, to ensure the next Government cleans it up!
@cleanairdayuk
#CleanAirDay
https://cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day
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2024-06-20 09:38:40

Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to OUR health.
It can harm every organ in OUR bodies, causing heart & lung disease, dementia, & strokes.
Let’s use OUR voices, & vote, to ensure the next Government cleans it up! @cleanairdayuk
#CleanAirDay
https://www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day

2024-06-20 02:49:46

‘Controlled infection with #SARSCoV2 of people who hadn’t previously been exposed to the virus reveals how molecular and cellular signatures of the immune response portend effective defence against COVID-19.’ @BenIsraelow @VirusesImmunity @YaleIMed @nature
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01644-x

2024-06-20 02:06:29

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'How does the body respond to #SARSCoV2, and what happens if you don't get infected after exposure? Researchers 'unravel the exact timeline of the cellular responses to inoculation with #SARSCoV2 in humans'.
@RLindeboom et al @teichlab @sangerinstitute
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07575-x

2024-06-20 02:02:05

This study gives a comprehensive & detailed time-resolved description of the course of mild #SARSCoV2 infection, or any other infectious disease, with new insights into responses associated with resisting a sustained infection & disease. @RLindeboom et al
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07575-x

2024-06-19 23:36:39

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UK General Election live @Independent
'@RishiSunak is set to be first sitting PM to lose seat, poll finds. The Tories are set to suffer the party’s worst loss in more than a century with senior Cabinet ministers losing their seats.'
It's what they deserve.
https://cdn.jwplayer.com/previews/RCfVyzqc

2024-06-19 23:30:53

2024-06-19 14:03:55

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England deaths, latest week: @ONS
10,240 all causes (previous week 8,092)
2,951 involving diseases of respiratory system (2,342)
363 due to influenza or pneumonia (292)
139 involving COVID-19 (110)
100 due to COVID-19 (71).
Doesn't look like Covid is over!
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales

2024-06-19 13:59:27

England deaths, latest week: @ONS
10,240 all causes (previous week 8,092)
2,951 involving diseases of respiratory system (2,342)
1,187 due to diseases of respiratory system (907)
363 due to influenza or pneumonia (292)
139 involving COVID-19 (110)
100 due to COVID-19 (71).
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2024-06-19 11:05:55

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The recent 265-page report from @theNASEM, [https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/27756] confirms what many scientists and medics have suspected from the beginning: infection with #SARSCov2 virus, which causes COVID, can lead to persistent / recurring symptoms and potentially, long-term, disability.

2024-06-19 10:38:35

🔥Please watch this @ChrisCuomo @NewsNation interview about Long COVID with @PutrinoLab.
Then share it widely, here, and with family, friends and work colleagues. @1goodtern
Each infection with #SARSCoV2, however severe, is a health risk. @BrendanCrabbAC
https://x.com/i/status/1803231742708306205

2024-06-18 19:59:58

🇮🇪 COVID19 rising again, context? Restricted vaccine eligibility, lapses in infection prevention & control?
'Ireland Acute Hospital COVID Data
From 2020 to June 18, 2024
ICU, Hospitals & Testing Data | Ireland's COVID19 Data Hub (http://arcgis.com)'
https://covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/pages/hospitals-icu--testing
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2024-06-18 19:03:29

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'Latest Ireland Acute Hospital COVID Data Recorded at 8.00am on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 ICU, Hospitals & Testing Data | Ireland's COVID19 Data Hub (http://arcgis.com)'
https://covid19ireland-geohive.hub.arcgis.com/pages/hospitals-icu--testing
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2024-06-18 18:49:25

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'Visitor restrictions are [also] in place at Sligo University Hospital (SUH) on a number of wards due to COVID-19 and norovirus outbreaks on site, the hospital has said.' Report via: @RoscommonHerald
https://www.saolta.ie/hospital/suh
https://roscommonherald.ie/news/visitor-restrictions-at-suh-due-to-covid-19-and-norovirus-outbreaks_arid-21635.html

2024-06-18 18:12:25

'In week beginning 2024-6-2, of 29 catchment areas, in Ireland, for which a change in #SARSCoV2 RNA from previous week could be calculated, viral load was stable in 18 areas, while 0 experienced decreases of 10% or more, 11 saw increases of at least 10%.' https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/nationalwastewatersurveillanceprogramme/2024wastewatersurveillanceprogrammereports/nwsp_main_week_23_2024.html#Summary
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2024-06-18 18:11:10

2024-06-18 17:49:30

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In Ireland, there's been 'a surge in confirmed COVID cases and hospitalisations - experts warn that COVID is once again on the rise in Ireland and across Europe'. 'Numbers indicate an upward trend of the virus continuing.' @hpscireland Report: @emma_kh505
https://www.thesun.ie/health/13186701/urgent-warning-cases-new-covid-variant-skyrocket-symptoms-health/
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2024-06-18 13:02:59

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COVID hasn't gone away! And, those pretending it has, can't wish it away by ignoring facts, which include: #COVIDisAIRBORNE.
'Due to the increase in COVID and Norovirus illness in recent days @TUH_Tallaghtin Hospital has introduced restricted visiting.'
https://tuh.ie/News/TUH-is-Closed-to-Visitors.html

2024-06-18 12:54:01

Tallaght Hospital, @TUH_Tallaghtin, Dublin, has suspended all patient visits, due to outbreaks of Covid and Norovirus, except in circumstances of end of life care and critical illness - action in order to protect staff, patients and visitors.' @DublinLive
https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/tallaght-hospital-bans-visitors-due-29371805

2024-06-17 14:45:34

‘Prescription drug shortages are deeply worrying for patients’ physical health, alongside the stress of not knowing if an essential medicine will be available. Several factors contribute to the problem. The Brexit agreement is one of them.’ @denis_campbell https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/16/almost-half-uk-adults-struggling-prescription-drugs-medicine-shortages?CMP=share_btn_url

2024-06-17 13:33:27

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'Data are presented in an interactive spike map which shows outbreaks by disease with the spikes representing the 'fold' change in reported cases...'
Note: Fold change is a metric that expresses the extent of change between two measurements.
https://www.airfinity.com/articles/global-surge-in-infectious-diseases-as-over-40-countries-report-outbreaks-10

2024-06-17 13:15:03

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2024-06-17 13:03:21

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'New analysis by @Airfinity and @business, reveals outbreaks of diseases such as measles, whooping cough, tuberculosis and polio, as well as dengue and cholera are surging worldwide'.
Link below:
https://www.airfinity.com/articles/global-surge-in-infectious-diseases-as-over-40-countries-report-outbreaks-10

2024-06-17 12:50:02

'COVID, RSV and Flu surging together - and wondering if you and your loved ones are really getting sick more often since the COVID pandemic began?
It's not imagination, all that viral activity has led people to wonder what's going on'. @DrKatEpi @business
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-03/are-people-getting-sick-more-after-the-covid-pandemic?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter

2024-06-17 10:12:37

🗳️Who will vote for 14 more years of: 'staggering pressure for schools and primary health services...
due to the demand caused by an epidemic of extreme poverty, as desperate families unable to afford food, clothing or heating turn to them for crisis help'?https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/17/teachers-gps-staggering-extra-demands-poverty-great-britain

2024-06-17 02:16:54

‘Is there a conspiracy of sorts taking place before us in plain sight? Halfway through a general election and yet the political parties have not sought to discuss their or their opponent’s record, during the Covid-19 pandemic.’ @TheBluetrot @TheScotsman
https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/the-covid-conspiracy-of-silence-nobody-is-talking-about-brian-monteith-4667726

2024-06-16 19:31:57

Whoever wins the UK general election and forms the next government, they cannot solve the NHS crisis unless, and until, they also strengthen infection prevention and control across the healthcare sector, and in particular acknowledge that #COVIDisAirborne.

2024-06-16 15:25:59

'Only the vulnerable need to be concerned is one of the most devastating falsehoods of the pandemic.
People infected again & again, think they’ve got away with it - when there’s good odds they have silent damage and their next infection will disable them.'
https://apuffofabsurdity.blogspot.com/2024/05/all-for-health-health-for-all.html

2024-06-16 15:06:08

What advice if we are flying through any airport?
Think about how we might protect ourselves from sharing any airborne viruses - particularly when in cramped, indoor spaces, with poor ventilation.
Hmmm @UKHSA?
🤦🤷Then again who is going to know or care?
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-airport-queues-live-chaos-29362987?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar#entry3539113

2024-06-16 14:49:03

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With latest @ONS data showing 2 million people reporting Long COVID in the UK, we need... to improve indoor air quality through better ventilation, filtration or UV disinfection.
Especially in schools & healthcare, not just Parliament and Buckingham Palace.
https://covidaction.uk/2024/05/11/video-from-march-2024-campaign-call/

2024-06-16 14:33:35

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'While all agencies & experts now admit to COVID’s airborne spread, little has been done to make indoor spaces safer for us all, and the clinically vulnerable in particular, for whom shops, workplaces, restaurants, & even clinical settings are now high-risk areas.'💯Desmond Whyms
https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/commentisfree/2024/apr/28/learn-lessons-covid-before-another-deadly-disease-strikes-observer-letters

2024-06-16 14:32:04

2024-06-16 14:29:31

Link to letter by Desmond Whyms @guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/commentisfree/2024/apr/28/learn-lessons-covid-before-another-deadly-disease-strikes-observer-letters
'With latest @ONS data showing 2 million people reporting Long COVID, we need... to improve indoor air quality through better ventilation, filtration or UV disinfection'. Further details: https://covidaction.uk/2024/05/11/video-from-march-2024-campaign-call/

2024-06-16 00:15:58

Paediatric long COVID overlooked as children generally suffer less severe acute infections than adults. Govts & public health agencies pushed narrative that the only negative possible outcome of catching COVID is death. Untrue! @PutrinoLab
@ABCaustralia
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-16/children-with-long-covid-dismissed-doctors-myth-virus-harmless/103959078?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=twitter&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

2024-06-15 23:34:28

‘Considering the recent increased COVID levels, decline in vaccine efficacy after 15 weeks and increased risk of hospitalisation and death in the elderly, a successful Spring 2024 booster campaign is important to protect the most vulnerable populations.’ https://bhawkins3.substack.com/?utm_medium=email

2024-06-15 21:24:30

'In a candid discussion with @INETeconomics @LynnParramore, Dr. Phillip Alvelda, @alvelda, highlights the imminent dangers of long COVID, criticizing governments and health agencies for ongoing preventable suffering and deaths.'
https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/debilitating-a-generation-expert-warns-that-long-covid-may-eventually-affect-most-americans #inet

2024-06-15 20:45:56

'Staying up to date on vaccination is the best way to protect against severe COVID-19.' Check out @SFGate.
So why are booster vaccines not being made more freely available, in countries such as the UK, @UKHSA?
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/covid-california-san-francisco-wastewater-19509336.php?utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=sfgate

2024-06-15 20:01:33

'COVID is not over, no, really, it is not over; and that is easy to see from, among many other things, what the 'wastewater' is telling us in California.'
Via @Ariana__Bindman @SFGate
Credit also to: @dupuisj https://substack.com/@johndupuis
#CovidIsAirborne
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/covid-california-san-francisco-wastewater-19509336.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

2024-06-15 17:24:46

'Pretence that COVID has gone away must stop. Political parties should clarify their policies on COVID-19 by answering vital questions about infection controls, our right to clean air, indoors and out, data collection, vaccines and Long COVID'. @LabourHub
https://x.com/JoePajak/status/1800176625650450817
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2024-06-15 16:02:19

'The broken housing system can be fixed, 'with political will'. @Shelter
The number of people sleeping rough has doubled since 2010.
To reverse this, we need each political party to commit to fix renting, end homelessness and build the social homes this country needs.' 💯 @Shelter
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2024-06-15 15:19:31

💯@Shelter 'believes the broken housing system can be fixed, 'with political will'. The number of people sleeping rough has doubled since 2010. To reverse this, we need each political party to commit to fix renting, end homelessness and build the social homes this country needs.'
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2024-06-15 04:18:37

COVID vaccines should be recommended for everyone, regardless of age or health status. Limiting eligibility creates unnecessary hurdles for vulnerable individuals and deters high-risk populations from receiving crucial boosters.
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