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It was great to see the Clean Air 4 Kids campaign showcased in Baroness Linforth’s speech.
@CleanAir4KidsUK was set up by @erbrooker after her son was diagnosed with cancer & she wanted to ensure he’d be in the healthiest possible environment at school.
https://t.co/mqcIxJrE3t
@bphillipsonMP@RachelReevesMP@darrenpjones@MayorofLondon some London schools got some air purifiers with the support of the Mayor. Please could the rest get funding for them too? And installation encouraged for September? Families are still getting ill.
Incredible speech delivered by Baroness Linforth in the House of Lords today calling for clean indoor air in schools.
“It would cost less than a tenner per child per year to provide pupils and staff with clean air - about the same cost as a coffee and a cake.”
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💚 Thank you to @ZackPolanski and Dr Amir Khan for discussing Long Covid on @_BoldPolitics for #LongCovidAwarenessMonth
Excellent discussion that includes the lack of care, siloing & investment for people with Long Covid, ME, Fibro and other complex conditions
🖇️ Full segment at 27m 👇️
March Long COVID illuminations:
USA 139
Australia 105
Belgium 2
Canada 119
Cyprus 4
England 42
France 2
Hungary 1
Ireland 9
Isle of Man 3
Luxembourg 2
Mexico 3+
Netherlands 1
New Zealand 11
N. Ireland 10
Puerto Rico 1
Romania 1
Scotland 14
Spain 36
Wales 9
On March 15th, International Long COVID Awareness Day, there will be at least 473+ landmarks, out of 513+ for the month, in 20 countries illuminating mostly in Teal for Long COVID.
#LitForLongCovid
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His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen, lit up for Long Covid Awareness Day with our thanks. Thank you for helping shine a light on Long Covid.
#LongCovidAwarenessDay#LitForLongCovid
Tonight our spire is Teal to raise awareness of Long Covid, a multi-systemic disease following a COVID infection, this includes severe, mild, or asymptomatic infections. There are currently no proven treatments or cures for Long COVID. https://t.co/xkK9jY5w5q #LitForLongCovid
Edinburgh Castle lit up tonight for Long Covid Awareness Day.
A huge thank you to the Castle team and Helen at Long Covid Kids for helping shine a light on Long Covid.
#LongCovidAwarenessDay#LitForLongCovid
Following govt's bluster yesterday about bathing waters a quick reminder as of this morning every single stretch of river in England designated as a bathing spot has a "Do not swim" advisory posted.
You have been warned.
@ahandvanish Interesting … I think this is what I get each morning on waking but it subsides once I get moving. Have tried to explain what it feels like to people / drs but they don’t understand! Now accept it will happen and manage it. Don’t have severe pots with my LC though.
It’s concerning to realise how much was known about the importance of ventilation to reduce Covid transmission, even back in 2021.
And yet, 3 years later, there has STILL been no concerted effort to improve ventilation in the major hubs of transmission: SCHOOLS & HOSPITALS.
All data, including this latest report reflecting the current flu outbreak, shows that illness is the main driver of pupil absence.
Labour MPs can’t keep punishing kids for being sick! They must protect kids in schools - air filters now! And stop these cruel attendance policies.
@wesstreeting “Staff will be doing all they can to keep the NHS running and to protect patients.”
Doing all they can to *protect* patients?
Really?
Will they all be wearing FFP3 masks to avoid getting infected & then spreading that infection to clinically vulnerable patients then, Wes?
Following the controversy over the edited Trump speech, the BBC has been lambasted for its negative and biased portrayal of the leader of a prominent right-wing government…
An Evening with Private Eye 2025, out now on YouTube.