John W

retired NHS Doctor

[tern @1goodtern]

If you're not a little freaked out that a variant of Covid especially adapted to long term persistence in the body is preferentially targeting young kids this winter then you're not thinking straight.

[Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧 @_CatintheHat]

To those paying attention, none of this has come as a surprise.

Experts predicted this would happen from early on.

Scientific American (July 2021):
“A Tsunami of Disability Is Coming as a Result of Long COVID”

https://t.co/OxU2PnT5y0

(Paywall free: https://t.co/Kz79wkyCe7)

[Eric Feigl-Ding @DrEricDing]

Warning—never dry your hands with air dryers in public bathrooms. Fecal aerosols are real. Don’t dry with airborne poop. Public toilets honestly need UV and HEPA filters.

[SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @COVID19_disease]

⚠️ BREAKING:

Europe 🇪🇺 Ordered to Boost Hospitals, Reinstate Masks, and Quarantine Sick Amid Bird Flu Pandemic Threat

[Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 @MrMatthewTodd]

Yes, we should be wearing masks.

This flu is debilitating, dangerous and has already killed babies and kids amongst others.

This Flu season is breaking records all over the world and comes on the back of Covid which damages the immune system - which the media is silent about.

But millions have been radicalised into opposing simple health measures.

[Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd]

🚨 NEW: One of the largest COVID-19 vaccine studies ever (28 MILLION people in France) just dropped.

Results?
• 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19
• 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality
• No increase in 4-year mortality
• Vaccinated people had lower risk of death from any cause.
In short: mRNA vaccines weren’t just safe — they were protective across the board. 🔥📉

[World Health Network @TheWHN]

COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.

Read the full article: https://t.co/deuQWUp4nC

#COVID #LongCOVID #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention #SARSCOV2

[Sky News @SkyNews]

3.3-magnitude earthquake shakes part of northwest England

🔗 Tap the link below to read more
https://t.co/uuJVqex8QL

[Danielle Beckman @DaniBeckman]

Very important study and more evidence that #NeuroCovid can contribute to neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment. When they say 'it's all in your head', they might be trying to be dismissive, but are accidentally being very realistic.
https://t.co/pdDaMlBQce
#LongCovid

[tern @1goodtern]

Bad news.

[SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @COVID19_disease]

⚠️ BREAKING:

Scientists Warn H5N1 Bird Flu Is Mutating Faster Than Ever

The virus is spreading across the world and mutating into an expanding family of viral strains unlike anything seen before.

[Dr Richard Hirschson @richardhirschs1]

⚠️Japanese mutant H3N2 Flu update:
From bad to worse.
Numbers continue vertical ascent, hospitals full, school closures expanding.
Lots of Seasonal flu and BirdFlu (H11, H10, H7, H5N1) about.

https://t.co/9dKN5OtMNU

[SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @COVID19_disease]

⚠️ BREAKING:

UKHSA says 'wear a mask' as four viruses spread in UK

Health officials are urging people to take extra precautions including wearing a face mask if you have symptoms as four winter viruses continue to circulate across the UK.

[Manchester News MEN @MENnewsdesk]

UKHSA says 'wear a mask' as four viruses spread in UK https://t.co/mTF0kfzrrM

[tern @1goodtern]

I'm not sure why I'm bothering posting important threads at the moment because hardly anyone sees them or shares them. Twitter is broken.

But sometimes I see something that blows my mind, and this was that.

[Martha-JD, MBA, PCC-😷🇺🇦 @mryoung151]

UK 🇬🇧New flu virus mutation could see 'worst season in a decade'

A seasonal flu virus suddenly mutated in the summer. It appears to evade some of our immunity, has kick-started a flu season more than a month early, and is a type of flu that history suggests is more severe.
The NHS has now issued a "flu jab SOS" as fears grow that this will add up to a brutal winter.

[Dame Sa 🐝 3.5% @LongCovidHell]

Politicians are banging on about rising disability and sickness since 2020, while completely ignoring the main cause: COVID.

Are they suffering from mass amnesia, or are they deliberately hiding the truth?

Either way, we’re in very strange and worrying times.

[Gina 😷 SARS2isAirborne #VoteGreen 💚 @Saffiya_Khan1]

“Because COVID destabilizes the immune system, researchers are now beginning to see a link between repeat COVID infections and rising cancer rates in young people. One study recently found that a COVID infection can accelerate or increase cancer risk…”

[Smart Air @SmartAirFilters]

Old 3M N95 masks stayed effective for up to 13 years (though straps may fail).

[Cat (CovidSolidarity) @CovidSolidarit1]

I detect a change of tone from 2024.