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Andrea Barrett
@andreabarrett.bsky.social
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Campaigner, Patient Advocate & Artist. Volunteer w/ NHSBT CTAG, CVF, PTHOTA. Founder: Clean Air Hampshire. Posts on: Disability Justice, gardening, Transplant Life, Clinical Vulnerability, cats, #CleanAir, Long Covid & Neurodivergence (AuDHD).😷💊🎗💗💜💙🇬🇧🇦🇹🇮🇪🐈🌱🍂
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@breathe-easy-sheff.bsky.social hosted a masked gig in Sheffield in February (2025)
March 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Image shows two protestors hold a sign "All the World is COVID's Stage." Image text reads as: "Performing is an inherently high-risk profession for airborne pathogens like SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. Actors, singers, and theatre workers spend hours in poorly ventilated indoor spaces, often without access to effective COVID protections such as HEPA air filtration, accurate molecular testing like PlusLife, and audience and crew mask wearing" Two masked protestors hold a sign at the BAFTAs. "All the World is COVID's Stage." Image text reads as: "Long COVID is a multi-system condition with over 200 documented symptoms. It affects breath control, stamina, memory, and cognitive function--essential abilities for anyone working in the performing arts. A 2022 study in the Journal of Voice found that 30% of Broadway performers suffered long-term vocal damage after COVID infection."
February 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Long COVID protester with blue hair in BAFTAs red carpet stopped by security and holding a sign. Text reads as: Taking part in the protest were members of COVID Action, a grassroots campaign of individual activists and labour and trade union organisations. Hazards Campaign also supported the action, saying, "We have been supporting a hierarchy of controls approach: proper ventilation, more space, masking if necessary."
February 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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A big thank you to @folkpersons.bsky.social for the art. So evocative!
Two drama masks one wearing respi mask and one gray and cracked. “All the world is Covid’s stage…”
February 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM