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Sharing international Covid-related new learning, opportunities and creativity; driving good practice towards a safe Inclusive New Normal. Please tag if you have some to share. Thanks!
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🎉 Registration is now open for #ISEE2026!
Join us in Munich from August 30 – September 2, 2026 and be part of the global environmental epidemiology community.
📣Register now: www.isee26.org
#ISEE2026 #munich #environmentalepidemiology
Join us in Munich from August 30 – September 2, 2026 and be part of the global environmental epidemiology community.
📣Register now: www.isee26.org
#ISEE2026 #munich #environmentalepidemiology
February 5, 2026 at 11:15 AM
🎉 Registration is now open for #ISEE2026!
Join us in Munich from August 30 – September 2, 2026 and be part of the global environmental epidemiology community.
📣Register now: www.isee26.org
#ISEE2026 #munich #environmentalepidemiology
Join us in Munich from August 30 – September 2, 2026 and be part of the global environmental epidemiology community.
📣Register now: www.isee26.org
#ISEE2026 #munich #environmentalepidemiology
A chance to hear from and join in discussion with @jvipondmd.bsky.social, scientific adviser for @thewhn.bsky.social, advocate, and emergency physician based in Canada. Monday 9th February, 6.00pm GMT, registration details below.
Register : bit.ly/cafebjv
#covidactionuk
#covidaware
#covidconscious
Joe Vipond is a global expert on Covid and a leading voice in Canadian medical and scientific circles
#covidactionuk
#covidaware
#covidconscious
Joe Vipond is a global expert on Covid and a leading voice in Canadian medical and scientific circles
February 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
A chance to hear from and join in discussion with @jvipondmd.bsky.social, scientific adviser for @thewhn.bsky.social, advocate, and emergency physician based in Canada. Monday 9th February, 6.00pm GMT, registration details below.
"These findings reinforce an urgent message that children and adolescents can develop long COVID not only after an initial infection, but also after reinfection. The public health implications are substantial." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Long COVID is here to stay—even in children
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC, also known as long COVID) are complex,
multisystem, long-lasting complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that profoundly impact
the daily life of those...
www.thelancet.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"These findings reinforce an urgent message that children and adolescents can develop long COVID not only after an initial infection, but also after reinfection. The public health implications are substantial." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Thanks for namechecking @inclusivenew.bsky.social's INN the Arts Group's coproduced good practice framework for safety from airborne infection in the arts (DM for a copy). I certainly can't take all the credit! Looking forward to Serina's play - remarkable for itself modelling good practice.
“In the UK, advocacy for clean air in live performance has been growing. Dr. Sally Witcher OBE @salwitcher.bsky.social founder of INN the Arts (“Indoor Safety in the Arts”), has developed a framework of best practices aimed at reducing airborne infection risk in theatres and venues.“
A Pan***ic Play brings the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to the UK stage
A Pan***ic Play draws on a model similar to The Vagina Monologues, presenting “real, lived experiences” of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
A Pan***ic Play draws on a model similar to The Vagina Monologues, presenting “real, lived experiences” of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
January 21, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Thanks for namechecking @inclusivenew.bsky.social's INN the Arts Group's coproduced good practice framework for safety from airborne infection in the arts (DM for a copy). I certainly can't take all the credit! Looking forward to Serina's play - remarkable for itself modelling good practice.
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Some good news: ME/CFS is explicitly mentioned in the new NIAID vision. 👇
Hopefully, this will lead to more funding opportunities for ME/FS research in the US.
Hopefully, this will lead to more funding opportunities for ME/FS research in the US.
1) From the new NIAID vision:
"The NIAID will foster research to better understand long-term post-infectious and non-infectious inflammatory syndromes, such as long COVID, chronic Lyme disease, myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, and adverse events after vaccination"
"The NIAID will foster research to better understand long-term post-infectious and non-infectious inflammatory syndromes, such as long COVID, chronic Lyme disease, myalgic encephalitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, and adverse events after vaccination"
January 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Some good news: ME/CFS is explicitly mentioned in the new NIAID vision. 👇
Hopefully, this will lead to more funding opportunities for ME/FS research in the US.
Hopefully, this will lead to more funding opportunities for ME/FS research in the US.
Insightful study from @virusesimmunity.bsky.social on learning on post=acute sequelae (like Long Covid, ME, Lyme disease and others) across history, back to 1889/90 www.cell.com/trends/immun...
The lingering shadow of epidemics: post-acute sequelae across history
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has drawn global attention to post-acute infection syndromes
(PAIS), with millions affected by post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC, or Long COVID).
While Long COVID is newly ...
www.cell.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Insightful study from @virusesimmunity.bsky.social on learning on post=acute sequelae (like Long Covid, ME, Lyme disease and others) across history, back to 1889/90 www.cell.com/trends/immun...
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Individuals with long COVID neurocognitive symptoms showed a significant increase in blood tau protein, a biomarker linked to neurodegenerative diseases, compared to pre-infection levels. doi.org/hbjtjr
Increased levels of Alzheimer's-linked protein found in some with long COVID
A study of 227 individuals who experienced neurocognitive difficulties post COVID-19 infection—such as headaches, vertigo, balance dysregulation, changes in taste/smell, and brain fog—displayed a significant increase in their blood plasma of a crucial protein called tau, which is found in nerves and especially in the brain.
medicalxpress.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Individuals with long COVID neurocognitive symptoms showed a significant increase in blood tau protein, a biomarker linked to neurodegenerative diseases, compared to pre-infection levels. doi.org/hbjtjr
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1) In a Bulgarian study, 65 ME/CFS and 54 Long Covid patients showed similar immune alterations when compared to healthy controls.
They had lower NK and CD8+ T cells, but increased inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and TNF.
They had lower NK and CD8+ T cells, but increased inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and TNF.
January 14, 2026 at 12:09 PM
1) In a Bulgarian study, 65 ME/CFS and 54 Long Covid patients showed similar immune alterations when compared to healthy controls.
They had lower NK and CD8+ T cells, but increased inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and TNF.
They had lower NK and CD8+ T cells, but increased inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6 and TNF.
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Thanks @healthandcare.scot for this article, in advance of my petition calling for protection from airborne infections in health and social care settings returning to Committee. Still time to sign 🙏(anyone anywhere can: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...) healthandcare.scot/stories/4366...
Infection risk petition set to fail
A leading campaigner says a ‘chasm’ has opened up between the evidence of the risks to people from airborne infections and the willingness of policymakers to do enough about it. The comments from Dr S...
healthandcare.scot
January 12, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Thanks @healthandcare.scot for this article, in advance of my petition calling for protection from airborne infections in health and social care settings returning to Committee. Still time to sign 🙏(anyone anywhere can: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...) healthandcare.scot/stories/4366...
There's so much local groups can do to make a difference, even if just a few people. Mask blocs (distributing masks), air libraries (lending HEPA air filters), resources, zines & all kinds happening across the UK. Find out where to start & share your questions & learning too 👇
January 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
There's so much local groups can do to make a difference, even if just a few people. Mask blocs (distributing masks), air libraries (lending HEPA air filters), resources, zines & all kinds happening across the UK. Find out where to start & share your questions & learning too 👇
"Infections before COVID could leave the immune system compromised. Infections during acute illness could compound tissue damage. Infections afterward could exploit post-COVID immune dysfunction."
www.news-medical.net/news/2025121... Anyone recall how many years ago I said C19 appeared to be reactivating TB?
They’ve picked up on the concept.
They’ve picked up on the concept.
Hidden infections may play a key role in driving long COVID symptoms
For millions suffering from long COVID, their persistent breathlessness, brain fog and fatigue remain a maddening mystery, but a group of leading microbiologists think they may have cracked the case.
www.news-medical.net
December 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM
"Infections before COVID could leave the immune system compromised. Infections during acute illness could compound tissue damage. Infections afterward could exploit post-COVID immune dysfunction."
Delighted to see our founder @salwitcher.bsky.social
in the #ThereForME advent calendar, nominated by @murtoz.bsky.social, a member of our INN the Benefits System group. Many thanks to Social Security Scotland &
for listening to us & Edel Harris for including our input in her ADP review report.
in the #ThereForME advent calendar, nominated by @murtoz.bsky.social, a member of our INN the Benefits System group. Many thanks to Social Security Scotland &
for listening to us & Edel Harris for including our input in her ADP review report.
December 10th. Thank you for being #ThereForME, Dr Sally Witcher @inclusivenew.bsky.social!
Sally is the founder of Inclusive New Normal, a social enterprise aiming to drive forward learning from the pandemic, towards a safe, inclusive new normal. Nominated by Michiel. ✨
Sally is the founder of Inclusive New Normal, a social enterprise aiming to drive forward learning from the pandemic, towards a safe, inclusive new normal. Nominated by Michiel. ✨
December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Delighted to see our founder @salwitcher.bsky.social
in the #ThereForME advent calendar, nominated by @murtoz.bsky.social, a member of our INN the Benefits System group. Many thanks to Social Security Scotland &
for listening to us & Edel Harris for including our input in her ADP review report.
in the #ThereForME advent calendar, nominated by @murtoz.bsky.social, a member of our INN the Benefits System group. Many thanks to Social Security Scotland &
for listening to us & Edel Harris for including our input in her ADP review report.
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COVID-19 Damage to Blood Brain Barrier Raises New Concerns - Thailand Medical News
www.thailandmedical.news
November 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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University of Pennsylvania scientists analyzed blood from long COVID patients and found that virus-specific T cells targeting SARS-CoV-2, EBV, or VZV were highly active in at least 40% of them, suggesting persistent immune activation drives symptoms.
academic.oup.com/jimmunol/art...
academic.oup.com/jimmunol/art...
academic.oup.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
University of Pennsylvania scientists analyzed blood from long COVID patients and found that virus-specific T cells targeting SARS-CoV-2, EBV, or VZV were highly active in at least 40% of them, suggesting persistent immune activation drives symptoms.
academic.oup.com/jimmunol/art...
academic.oup.com/jimmunol/art...
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1️⃣ A new Nature Communications study from the RECOVER-Adult consortium tracks how #LongCovid symptoms evolve over 15 months in 3,659 adults infected in the Omicron era. This isn’t just “who has LC” it’s about what path the symptoms take.
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
1️⃣ A new Nature Communications study from the RECOVER-Adult consortium tracks how #LongCovid symptoms evolve over 15 months in 3,659 adults infected in the Omicron era. This isn’t just “who has LC” it’s about what path the symptoms take.
UK vax eligibility is based on fundamentally flawed cost-benefit analysis & total failure to understand the cumulative damage Covid reinfection is doing to our population's health, & how this drives economic damage & benefit costs. It makes no clinical or economic sense. Come and find out more 👇
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
UK vax eligibility is based on fundamentally flawed cost-benefit analysis & total failure to understand the cumulative damage Covid reinfection is doing to our population's health, & how this drives economic damage & benefit costs. It makes no clinical or economic sense. Come and find out more 👇
Do get in touch if you'd like a copy of our INN the Arts group's framework for safe 'indoor air inclusion' in the arts.
“Grassroots COVID conscious advocacy has emerged in theatre. In the US, performer Ezra Tozian has published guides in HowlRound. In the UK, Dr. Sally Witcher OBE @salwitcher.bsky.social , founder of INN the Arts, has published a best practices framework for reducing airborne infection risk.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Do get in touch if you'd like a copy of our INN the Arts group's framework for safe 'indoor air inclusion' in the arts.
Excellent news that there's now a Covid positivity map for Scotland! A very useful tool to help predict incoming pressures on local NHS & Local Authority services, for CV people & anyone needing to manage risk. Thanks @skeuomorphology.bsky.social & @publichealthscot.bsky.social for supplying data 🙏
The PCR positivity map is out, and you might notice something a bit different this week.
From now onwards the map includes Scotland, using the same metric: PCR test positivity.
jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...
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From now onwards the map includes Scotland, using the same metric: PCR test positivity.
jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Excellent news that there's now a Covid positivity map for Scotland! A very useful tool to help predict incoming pressures on local NHS & Local Authority services, for CV people & anyone needing to manage risk. Thanks @skeuomorphology.bsky.social & @publichealthscot.bsky.social for supplying data 🙏
Excellent report 👇
🇦🇺 Academy of Science
#IndoorAir #IAQ
The science of indoor air
& Pathways to improve
Indoor Air Quality
In Australia
November 2025 Report
www.science.org.au/supporting-s...
#IndoorAir #IAQ
The science of indoor air
& Pathways to improve
Indoor Air Quality
In Australia
November 2025 Report
www.science.org.au/supporting-s...
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Excellent report 👇
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ME Connect (helpline & email service) is available to offer support and information.
** Freephone number - 0808 801 0484 **
Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m
Thursday: Late night until 9pm
Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 12 noon.
You can also email us at meconnect@meassociation.org.uk
#pwME
** Freephone number - 0808 801 0484 **
Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m
Thursday: Late night until 9pm
Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 12 noon.
You can also email us at meconnect@meassociation.org.uk
#pwME
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ME Connect (helpline & email service) is available to offer support and information.
** Freephone number - 0808 801 0484 **
Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m
Thursday: Late night until 9pm
Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 12 noon.
You can also email us at meconnect@meassociation.org.uk
#pwME
** Freephone number - 0808 801 0484 **
Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m
Thursday: Late night until 9pm
Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 12 noon.
You can also email us at meconnect@meassociation.org.uk
#pwME
"Engineering Healthier Indoor Environments" this Friday, 7th November 12.00-1.00pm GMT, to mark World Ventil8 Day (8th November). Great panel of expert speakers. www.eventbrite.com/e/world-vent...
World Ventilation Day: Engineering Healthier Indoor Environments
To mark world ventilation day join our panel discussion on how we can enable positive change in our indoor environments.
www.eventbrite.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"Engineering Healthier Indoor Environments" this Friday, 7th November 12.00-1.00pm GMT, to mark World Ventil8 Day (8th November). Great panel of expert speakers. www.eventbrite.com/e/world-vent...
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Ep26 | Long COVID Clinic Fireside Chat
with @binitakane.bsky.social & @helenoakleigh.bsky.social
Hydration, Appetite & Blood Sugar in POTS
🗓️ Wed 5 Nov 18:00 GMT | 📺 YouTube
Dr Binita Kane & @angryhacademic.bsky.social unpack low blood volume, thirst, “low blood sugar” sensations & hunger in POTS.
with @binitakane.bsky.social & @helenoakleigh.bsky.social
Hydration, Appetite & Blood Sugar in POTS
🗓️ Wed 5 Nov 18:00 GMT | 📺 YouTube
Dr Binita Kane & @angryhacademic.bsky.social unpack low blood volume, thirst, “low blood sugar” sensations & hunger in POTS.
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Ep26 | Long COVID Clinic Fireside Chat
with @binitakane.bsky.social & @helenoakleigh.bsky.social
Hydration, Appetite & Blood Sugar in POTS
🗓️ Wed 5 Nov 18:00 GMT | 📺 YouTube
Dr Binita Kane & @angryhacademic.bsky.social unpack low blood volume, thirst, “low blood sugar” sensations & hunger in POTS.
with @binitakane.bsky.social & @helenoakleigh.bsky.social
Hydration, Appetite & Blood Sugar in POTS
🗓️ Wed 5 Nov 18:00 GMT | 📺 YouTube
Dr Binita Kane & @angryhacademic.bsky.social unpack low blood volume, thirst, “low blood sugar” sensations & hunger in POTS.
Wondering how/ if this intersects with DECODE ME @cgatist.bsky.social
Hidden Genetic Link Between Heart Failure and COVID-19 Discovered
www.thailandmedical.news/news/hidden-...
www.thailandmedical.news/news/hidden-...
Hidden Genetic Link Between Heart Failure and COVID-19 Discovered - Thailand Medical News
www.thailandmedical.news
October 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Wondering how/ if this intersects with DECODE ME @cgatist.bsky.social
The evidence is overwhelming. Surgical masks were not designed to protect against respiratory infection & are vastly inferior to respirators. For the WHO's advice not to reflect this is indefensible & dangerous. Please sign & share - open to scientists, doctors, patient advocate organisations, etc.
Doctors & scientists urge WHO: N95s—not surgical masks—must be the standard in healthcare.
Add your name before Oct 31 👇
tinyurl.com/RespiratorsN...
#RespiratorsNotSurgicals #ProtectHCWs
Add your name before Oct 31 👇
tinyurl.com/RespiratorsN...
#RespiratorsNotSurgicals #ProtectHCWs
A Call for the Universal Use of Respirators in Healthcare - Add Your Name
In an effort to advance global public health through turbulent times, a group of experts from around the globe in medicine, public health, law, industrial hygiene, and other disciplines, met at the Un...
tinyurl.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The evidence is overwhelming. Surgical masks were not designed to protect against respiratory infection & are vastly inferior to respirators. For the WHO's advice not to reflect this is indefensible & dangerous. Please sign & share - open to scientists, doctors, patient advocate organisations, etc.
Wondering if that would suggest that vaccination to stimulate the immune system would be a bad idea if the immune system is already over-activated and stressed. Does anyone know anything about the interaction? Is there research on this? @putrinolab.bsky.social @virusesimmunity.bsky.social
The body of evidence for persistent activation of the immune system in #LongCovid and related post-infective syndromes
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Immunological associations in post-infective fatigue syndromes including Long COVID—a systematic review and meta-analysis
These findings provide cautious support for persistent immune activation in PIFS,
but warrant further replication. Future studies should include better documentation
of acute infection and PIFS case c...
www.thelancet.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Wondering if that would suggest that vaccination to stimulate the immune system would be a bad idea if the immune system is already over-activated and stressed. Does anyone know anything about the interaction? Is there research on this? @putrinolab.bsky.social @virusesimmunity.bsky.social