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So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.

submitted 7 days ago • 1874 comments

Richard Gere, "We have a bully and a thug who is President of the United States"

submitted 20 days ago • 82 comments

🚨 They're at it again: A new study claims air purifiers and ventilation might INCREASE transmission risk. But it's built on bad assumptions and misleading framing. Let’s break it down so you don’t get fooled. 🧵👇

submitted 27 days ago • 13 comments

Today our legal team has written to the Chair of the UK COVID Inquiry to invite her to make urgent interim recommendations to make healthcare settings safe. 🙏 wear a mask 😷in all healthcare settings this festive season, help reduce risk. #CovidInquiry #LongCovidKids #NHS #HealthCare

submitted 71 days ago • 3 comments

submitted 71 days ago • 358 comments

These people eliminated 190 million dollars in childhood cancer research money to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest corporations in human history. I’m a no.

submitted 71 days ago • 813 comments

This is really disappointing- only 41.8% of eligible people have taken up the offer of an RSV vaccine! London has the lowest take up- 34.2%. Takeup in some ethnic groups such as S Asian as low as 14.3%- this clearly stores MUCH more work needed to communicate about this vaccine & its benefits 🧪

submitted 71 days ago • 14 comments

Jeffries: In our nation's history, 25% of our nation's debt was accumulated during the four years of the former president, 25%. How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility ever.

submitted 71 days ago • 1060 comments

Flu cases are rising- its well worth trying to get a flu jab if you can- it will protect from the worst effects of flu-do try and stay safe & well this xmas www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

submitted 71 days ago • 4 comments

Worrying trends to as whooping cough vaccines still fairly low- i fear vaccine hesitancy impacting here- rates to a little in some London boroughs from a low of around 30%. 😔🧪

submitted 71 days ago • 6 comments

Literally crying hearing how French women applaud Gisele Pelicot every day as she walks out of court. #r4today Everywhere around the world women watch & applaud her bravery too. She stood up for all of us. Because the shame has to switch sides.

submitted 72 days ago • 138 comments

“600+ hospitalised with Covid, flu & RSV” ..& still ~at the 5th Christmas of the pandemic~ no public health advice about prevention You catch COVID, flu & RSV by breathing infected air Prevent virus build-up by cracking open a window in buildings & vehicles www.irishtimes.com/health/2024/...

submitted 72 days ago • 2 comments

New Christmas lights just went up in Clacton. (Farage is still the MP who makes most money from second jobs. By a long way.)

submitted 74 days ago • 232 comments

Obviously no one could have foreseen this.

submitted 74 days ago • 3 comments

SARS-CoV-2 detected in 9 % of aerosol samples from community indoor spaces (study in Spain) “Highest frequency of detection was in elderly care homes & healthcare settings” Cleaning the air in hospitals & care homes is simple cheap solution to stop infection www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

submitted 74 days ago • 9 comments

I'm a Labour Party member. I'm booked in for a meeting to find out how Labour are planning to (win / lose) the next general election by (fixing / not fixing) the NHS by (ignoring / addressing) infection control and the ongoing COVID pandemic.

submitted 74 days ago • 2 comments

A mask (an ffp2+/n95+ mask) worn properly will help stop you catching Covid, flu, rsv, measles, norovirus, whatever virus is the airborne flavour of the month. It's amazing how many people think catching any of those is a good idea.

submitted 79 days ago • 15 comments

Universities Are Failing a Critical #COVID Test Improving indoor air quality —ventilation, high-quality filters in AHUs, portable air filtration, germicidal UV, monitoring & display of CO2— has been shown to reduce in-classroom transmission of COVID-19 by 80% in schools thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024...

submitted 79 days ago • 2 comments

What is Immunodeficiency? Ever heard of immunodeficiency? It’s where the immune system doesn't work properly due to genetic or other causes. It leaves people prone to severe, recurrent infections. They can remain undiagnosed for many years, resulting in organ damage and even disability. 1/2

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment

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submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

Hmmmm.... Imagine that 🧐🧐🧐 Leaving a vasculopathic brain eating Class 3 Biohazard to tear repeatedly through your population isn't economically viable🤷🏻‍♂️ ☠️ Dead people don't shop ☠️ Sick people cannot work Just Sayin'

submitted 85 days ago • 2 comments

Tell me again about how nurseries and schools don't drive infections in local communities.

submitted 86 days ago • 18 comments

Registration is now open for the next Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief get-together on 26 February at the Renfield Centre in Glasgow. Full programme will be announced soon. Find out more and book your place here: www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/demystifying...

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Excellent summary from @chrischirp.bsky.social of how the NHS is faring this winter thus far

submitted 94 days ago • 2 comments

Calling all Air Purifier manufacturers - we have several UK projects for which donations of Air Purifiers would be gratefully received. If you'd like to help, or know somebody who could, please DM us! #CleanAir

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submitted 97 days ago • 4 comments

Via @tryangregory.bsky.social www.swissre.com/press-releas...

submitted 97 days ago • 8 comments

I have to agree that scientists do need to continue to speak up and support people to recognise pseudoscience however we also need to self-care and support each other because the action of trolls are draining and can be threatening. 🧪

submitted 97 days ago • 14 comments

UPDATED: Trump's confirmed picks to lead US health agencies: HHS - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. NIH - Jay Bhattacharya CMS - Mehmet Oz CDC - Dave Weldon FDA - Marty Makary Surgeon General - Janette Nesheiwat All have spread disinformation on vaccines and public health measures.

submitted 98 days ago • 36 comments

This is the average length of time that people admitted to hospital for Covid stayed in hospital, month by month throughout the last nearly five years in Scotland. Can someone please point to the place on the graph where Covid becomes mild?

submitted 97 days ago • 10 comments

Why wouldn’t you take long Covid into account when considering who should be vaccinated. Quite apart from the health issues of the people who get it, it clearly has an enormous economic impact.

submitted 106 days ago • 4 comments

We’ve put a lot of work into making Bluesky a healthier social network. This app is designed to give you a choice — in what you want to see, what you don’t want to see, and how you want to interact. Some tips on how to customize your experience:

submitted 106 days ago • 963 comments

Hey new arrivals, if you're wondering where to start in terms of following people, just go onto the post below, and you can follow a really good collection of covid conscious people. ❤️👇

submitted 108 days ago • 99 comments

This is such an important article with thanks to @jljcolorado.bsky.social for posting. Here it is with the paywall removed. #CleanAir #SafeAirSchools 📌 archive.is/2023.08.11-1...

submitted 108 days ago • 2 comments

I find this incredibly inspirational and lifting. A literal breath of fresh air. Worth seeing if your schools will sign up to a workshop. @smartairuk.bsky.social #CleanAir #SafeAirSchools #Schools #CvCEV #ProtectAllKids #LongCovid youtu.be/2VoHEQE16yA

submitted 111 days ago • 4 comments

Today would have been Carl Sagan's 90th birthday. He wrote this in 1995. Carl was absolutely right. #CarlSaganDay

submitted 111 days ago • 251 comments

Now the weather is turning colder a good time to remind that air cleaners can be a low energy approach to maintaining good indoor air when windows are less frequently opened. We looked at this recently for classrooms led by @henryburridge.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

submitted 125 days ago • 5 comments