bundlekin
@bundlekin
CV mum, science degree (immunology, virology). Likes Classics.
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Hi @bbccomedy. We need to talk about the new @Dawn_French “comedy” series that implies that infection control is a joke. This is a serious issue, particularly for Clinically Vulnerable people who remain at increased risk, and we are not laughing. 1/
AirFanta 3Pro and replacement filters are available in Canada now. You can order it on air-fanta.com instead of Amazon. That will help me to avoid some cost. Thank you.
In April 2024, an Economist Impact report warned that: 🔎 251.8 MILLION work hours may be lost in the UK in 2024 due to Long Covid. 🔎 The economic cost was estimated to be over US$15.5 BILLION, equivalent to 0.5% of the UK’s GDP. impact.economist.com/health/incompl…
Two countries. Two charts. A very similar (and concerning) trend. ………….. Can you think of anything that happened in 2020 which is still affecting huge swathes of people on an ongoing basis and which may help explain this worrying trend? /1
Why do N95s work? Cooper the cat shows us how. Electrostatic attraction. It works really well at attracting and capturing particles. N95 filter media is electrostatically charged, making it very efficient at grabbing even ultra-fine particles out of the air. It's still…
🏥 | "It’s infuriating to witness a preventable crisis unfold. It’s placing intolerable strain on the NHS workforce and endangering vulnerable patients." @drmattuk warns the NHS faces a ‘state of preventable emergency’ as the flu outbreak escalates. dauk.org/flu-wave-nhs-f…
⚠️NEW research: Among pregnant people infected with Covid-19 (Delta & Omicron), vaccination was linked to: 📉 ~60% lower hospitalisations 📉 ~90% lower ICU 📉 Preterm birth risk was also lower 1/
🚨 Vaccination groups remain unchanged for Covid-19. The JCVI have, again, failed to recommend that all Clinically Vulnerable people should be protected from the constantly evolving virus. This goes against unchanged WHO 2024 guidance (see image). 1/
Would it surprise you to learn that illness absence is ALSO 40% higher in teachers compared to the pre-pandemic average? Are the teachers also truanting and suffering from “terrifyingly high levels of school avoidance”? Or could it be that there’s just a lot more illness…?
This feels like an important breakthrough moment… On the BBC News this evening, Medical Editor @BBCFergusWalsh clearly stated: “As for facemasks, simple surgical masks are *not* good at stopping viruses. You really need a properly fitted tight respirator mask for that”… /1
The NHS needs change. #SackRitchie x.com/i/status/19995…
The influence of Lisa Ritchie on national infection control continues to risk Clinically Vulnerable lives. @wesstreeting she MUST go! #Flu #SackRitchie
It’s fantastic to see the @MayorofLondon pressing forward with action on clean air in our children’s classrooms. But our children’s right to breathe clean air in school should NOT be a postcode lottery. We need the govt to take urgent action at a NATIONAL level. /17
21. Ultimately, we need Govt, public health, and public opinion to cause a paradigm shift where we start taking infectious diseases seriously. Why do we tolerate "winter pressures" EVERY YEAR?! They are predictable AND preventable. The investment would more than pay for itself...
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic... 1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
6. Masks are key NPIs, all the more critical due to lack of clean air. 7. Respecting the impact of infection on fellow human beings and awareness of NHS capacity is not "panic". 8. Awareness that millions of vulnerable folks don't have reasonable adjustments is also not "panic".
What is the evidence for the method of transmission of flu? Is there any evidence that droplet or fomite transmission are significant or is it covid all over again and it's essentially just airborne? @_CatintheHat @SGriffin_Lab @cv_cev @drseanmullen @ukhadds
Sorry, can I get this right... Kemi Badenoch was traumatised by something that dentists, factory workers, painters, metalworkers, lab techs and forensics wear every day of their working lives, and she thinks she should lead a country?
SHARE YOUR OPINION AND EXPERIENCES WITH #Covid #LongCovid or #Flu and why YOU feel it’s important to wear a Facemask 😷🦠🤒 Click link and scroll down to the section that needs to be filled in! #chronicillness #disabled #Facemask #immunocompromised theguardian.com/society/2025/d…
Kemi Badenoch has rejected mask-wearing to curb flu, saying she is “still traumatised” by “all the mask-wearing” during Covid. You know what's more traumatising than wearing a mask? Having your family members die because politicians played culture wars with their lives. 1/2
Harry is a good guy & this is a good response @HarryLeeming 👏👏👏 As a clinician-researcher I’d be very happy working with anyone that has the humility to admit they inadvertently got it wrong & set out to correct it. And I’d love to work with Harry & Rory in the future x
NHS England: “It will not be possible to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus, and it would be a waste of public health resources and capacity to attempt to do so.” This has got to be one of the most 🤯 things I’ve ever seen written down in an official document.
COVID INQUIRY 🚨CATA has issued an open letter to Baroness Hallett warning that key Module 1 recommendations are being disregarded. Of particular concern is the NHS stance that any attempt to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus would be “a waste of public health resources”.
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