Prof Deborah Lupton, MPH PhD
@dalupton.bsky.social
Prof, Arts, Design & Architecture, UNSW Sydney, Australia. Clean air/COVID safety advocate/activist/researcher. Other health and digital media research too. Personal blog: https://simplysociology.wordpress.com/
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Social Aspects of COVID-19
Sociologist Deborah Lupton's writings
socialaspectsofcovid19.wordpress.com
I’ve published 3 books and many articles and commentaries on the social aspects of COVID. They can all be found on this website socialaspectsofcovid19.wordpress.com
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🚨🧵by @michaelryan756 on Twitter, highlighting three reasons why the book chapter linked below is worth reading
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Link to the FREE book chapter (PDF) 👇 which is from the book edited by Prof Deborah Lupton
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#Covid #LongCovid #SocialAspects
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Link to the FREE book chapter (PDF) 👇 which is from the book edited by Prof Deborah Lupton
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#Covid #LongCovid #SocialAspects
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
🚨🧵by @michaelryan756 on Twitter, highlighting three reasons why the book chapter linked below is worth reading
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Link to the FREE book chapter (PDF) 👇 which is from the book edited by Prof Deborah Lupton
bsky.app/profile/dalu...
#Covid #LongCovid #SocialAspects
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Link to the FREE book chapter (PDF) 👇 which is from the book edited by Prof Deborah Lupton
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#Covid #LongCovid #SocialAspects
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Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
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Very glad to have a chapter in the Long COVID and Society book curated by D. Lupton.
In my chapter, I show how #LongCovid patient-driven advocacy-research was critical in 2020-1 to identifying LC as a novel multi-system disease entity, and achieving recognition from policymakers and WHO
In my chapter, I show how #LongCovid patient-driven advocacy-research was critical in 2020-1 to identifying LC as a novel multi-system disease entity, and achieving recognition from policymakers and WHO
Now published! My edited book ‘Long COVID and Society’ - my introduction is free to read for everyone. Download from the link below and check out the others chapters too (Chapter 14, about LC children and families, is also open access)
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Long COVID and Society
This is the first book to bring together academics and activists living with Long COVID to explore the social impacts of the new complex chronic condition.
link.springer.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Very glad to have a chapter in the Long COVID and Society book curated by D. Lupton.
In my chapter, I show how #LongCovid patient-driven advocacy-research was critical in 2020-1 to identifying LC as a novel multi-system disease entity, and achieving recognition from policymakers and WHO
In my chapter, I show how #LongCovid patient-driven advocacy-research was critical in 2020-1 to identifying LC as a novel multi-system disease entity, and achieving recognition from policymakers and WHO
Here’s the direct link to my introduction chapter to ‘Long COVID and Society’, open access and free to read for all, either directly online or downloaded as a PDF
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
The Social Aspects and Impacts of Long COVID
This chapter provides a substantial introduction to the book, giving an overview of the social, cultural and political aspects and impacts of Long COVID. Drawing on perspectives and theories from heal...
link.springer.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Here’s the direct link to my introduction chapter to ‘Long COVID and Society’, open access and free to read for all, either directly online or downloaded as a PDF
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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We need to start calling misrepresentation of COVID-related harms as due to "lockdowns" what it is: fraud, and a breach of academic integrity.
There's room for good research, but studies that ignore direct effects and mindlessly attribute e.g. changes in mental health to mitigations are dishonest.
There's room for good research, but studies that ignore direct effects and mindlessly attribute e.g. changes in mental health to mitigations are dishonest.
I'll try hanging a bit of a branch off the main thread here breaking out more information from the NASEM long COVID report for those who need it. Annex Tables 3-1 through 3-13 go through selected long COVID impacts, and are organized by body system: nap.nationalacademies.org/read/27756/c...
November 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We need to start calling misrepresentation of COVID-related harms as due to "lockdowns" what it is: fraud, and a breach of academic integrity.
There's room for good research, but studies that ignore direct effects and mindlessly attribute e.g. changes in mental health to mitigations are dishonest.
There's room for good research, but studies that ignore direct effects and mindlessly attribute e.g. changes in mental health to mitigations are dishonest.
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"Well guys, you're gonna have to learn his f*cking name now."
I went on a rant at the Zohran Mamdani event last night, against billionaires who spent millions to try and stop a guy whose name they refuse to correctly pronounce.
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I went on a rant at the Zohran Mamdani event last night, against billionaires who spent millions to try and stop a guy whose name they refuse to correctly pronounce.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"Well guys, you're gonna have to learn his f*cking name now."
I went on a rant at the Zohran Mamdani event last night, against billionaires who spent millions to try and stop a guy whose name they refuse to correctly pronounce.
Watch/share/subscribe to Zeteo: zeteo.com/subscribe
I went on a rant at the Zohran Mamdani event last night, against billionaires who spent millions to try and stop a guy whose name they refuse to correctly pronounce.
Watch/share/subscribe to Zeteo: zeteo.com/subscribe
Resist GenAI
Our position statement rejecting the use of GenAI for reflexive qualitative research can be found here
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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<span>We reject the use of generative artificial intelligence for reflexive qualitative research</span>
We write as 416 experienced qualitative researchers from 38 countries, to reject the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) applications for Big Q Qu
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November 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Resist GenAI
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Love This: In Louisiana, air pollution monitoring becomes an act of resistance
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Citizen-led pollution monitoring persists in Louisiana, despite law that limits its use • Louisiana Illuminator
Communities around Louisiana are taking environmental data collection into their own hands — despite a law restricting how their findings can be used to enforce regulations.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Love This: In Louisiana, air pollution monitoring becomes an act of resistance
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For those in Atlanta, TIME 100 in AI honoree and mental health activist Kauna Malgwi will be gracing us with her presence at Georgia Tech tomorrow as part of our @aiainetwork.bsky.social Distinguished Speaker Series / IPaT Brown Bag crossover event. Info here: research.gatech.edu/ipat/fall-20...
November 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
For those in Atlanta, TIME 100 in AI honoree and mental health activist Kauna Malgwi will be gracing us with her presence at Georgia Tech tomorrow as part of our @aiainetwork.bsky.social Distinguished Speaker Series / IPaT Brown Bag crossover event. Info here: research.gatech.edu/ipat/fall-20...
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I used to wonder
if people would take this virus
seriously again
if evidence emerged
that it increases the risk
of heart attack and stroke,
but now that researchers
have found just that
I find myself wondering
what more it will take.
if people would take this virus
seriously again
if evidence emerged
that it increases the risk
of heart attack and stroke,
but now that researchers
have found just that
I find myself wondering
what more it will take.
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I used to wonder
if people would take this virus
seriously again
if evidence emerged
that it increases the risk
of heart attack and stroke,
but now that researchers
have found just that
I find myself wondering
what more it will take.
if people would take this virus
seriously again
if evidence emerged
that it increases the risk
of heart attack and stroke,
but now that researchers
have found just that
I find myself wondering
what more it will take.
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Teens need access to COVID vaccinations to help prevent Long COVID as well as acute COVID infection.
➡️New study shows 36% reduction in Long COVID for teens who had been vaccinated prior to infection. buff.ly/oaW4SIA
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
➡️New study shows 36% reduction in Long COVID for teens who had been vaccinated prior to infection. buff.ly/oaW4SIA
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Teens need access to COVID vaccinations to help prevent Long COVID as well as acute COVID infection.
➡️New study shows 36% reduction in Long COVID for teens who had been vaccinated prior to infection. buff.ly/oaW4SIA
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
➡️New study shows 36% reduction in Long COVID for teens who had been vaccinated prior to infection. buff.ly/oaW4SIA
#medsky #pedsky 🛟😷🧪
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Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA.
Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ.
Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.
Our position statement rejecting the use of GenAI for reflexive qualitative research can be found here
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
<span>We reject the use of generative artificial intelligence for reflexive qualitative research</span>
We write as 416 experienced qualitative researchers from 38 countries, to reject the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) applications for Big Q Qu
papers.ssrn.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Our position statement rejecting the use of GenAI for reflexive qualitative research can be found here
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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"Throughout this book, narratives of lived experience demonstrate the sheer devastation—physical, psychological and emotional—that is integral to life with #LongCOVID in a society in which the condition is neglected, ignored,
@dalupton.bsky.social
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
"Throughout this book, narratives of lived experience demonstrate the sheer devastation—physical, psychological and emotional—that is integral to life with #LongCOVID in a society in which the condition is neglected, ignored,
@dalupton.bsky.social
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
The Social Aspects and Impacts of Long COVID
This chapter provides a substantial introduction to the book, giving an overview of the social, cultural and political aspects and impacts of Long COVID. Drawing on perspectives and theories from heal...
link.springer.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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"Throughout this book, narratives of lived experience demonstrate the sheer devastation—physical, psychological and emotional—that is integral to life with #LongCOVID in a society in which the condition is neglected, ignored,
@dalupton.bsky.social
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
"Throughout this book, narratives of lived experience demonstrate the sheer devastation—physical, psychological and emotional—that is integral to life with #LongCOVID in a society in which the condition is neglected, ignored,
@dalupton.bsky.social
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Here are 7 things you should know about Long COVID.
October 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Here are 7 things you should know about Long COVID.
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Maybe we should call it No Czars.
October 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Maybe we should call it No Czars.
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October 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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cannot believe on some level I & my colleagues have turned the tide on this, but also it was in some senses inevitable as why not! Humans can do anything; we still have a way to go however of course, but:
banning AI in the classroom should be as uncontroversial as banning calculators in early maths
banning AI in the classroom should be as uncontroversial as banning calculators in early maths
“I already ban the use of generative AI in my own courses, and as a promoter of master’s theses. I explicitly tell my students they won’t learn anything by using it. [...] A general ban is necessary, but nobody dares to say so.”
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Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia
Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
cannot believe on some level I & my colleagues have turned the tide on this, but also it was in some senses inevitable as why not! Humans can do anything; we still have a way to go however of course, but:
banning AI in the classroom should be as uncontroversial as banning calculators in early maths
banning AI in the classroom should be as uncontroversial as banning calculators in early maths
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🎯🎯👇
Now published! My edited book ‘Long COVID and Society’ - my introduction is free to read for everyone. Download from the link below and check out the others chapters too (Chapter 14, about LC children and families, is also open access)
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Long COVID and Society
This is the first book to bring together academics and activists living with Long COVID to explore the social impacts of the new complex chronic condition.
link.springer.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
🎯🎯👇
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My chapter examines the profound socio-economic impacts of Long COVID, particularly in education and employment, from the perspective of systemic inequities and social determinants of health, and exposes the harms of pandemic non-interventionism.
Now published! My edited book ‘Long COVID and Society’ - my introduction is free to read for everyone. Download from the link below and check out the others chapters too (Chapter 14, about LC children and families, is also open access)
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Long COVID and Society
This is the first book to bring together academics and activists living with Long COVID to explore the social impacts of the new complex chronic condition.
link.springer.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
My chapter examines the profound socio-economic impacts of Long COVID, particularly in education and employment, from the perspective of systemic inequities and social determinants of health, and exposes the harms of pandemic non-interventionism.
Now published! My edited book ‘Long COVID and Society’ - my introduction is free to read for everyone. Download from the link below and check out the others chapters too (Chapter 14, about LC children and families, is also open access)
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Long COVID and Society
This is the first book to bring together academics and activists living with Long COVID to explore the social impacts of the new complex chronic condition.
link.springer.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Now published! My edited book ‘Long COVID and Society’ - my introduction is free to read for everyone. Download from the link below and check out the others chapters too (Chapter 14, about LC children and families, is also open access)
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Proud to have co-authored this piece with amazing collaborators at the @thewhn.bsky.social.
Let me know what you think.
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Let me know what you think.
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WHN joins in the chorus: Medical masks are not PPE - WHN
Overview Throughout the COVID pandemic, there has been confusion from public health and medical leaders over which masks to wear to prevent transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Inadequate supplies of...
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October 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Proud to have co-authored this piece with amazing collaborators at the @thewhn.bsky.social.
Let me know what you think.
whn.global/whn-joins-in...
Let me know what you think.
whn.global/whn-joins-in...
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The purpose of the paper is to answer a direct question: Is use of the term "Airborne AIDS":
a) justifiable
b) overly provocative and wrong, or
c) is the truth somewhere in between
The paper (IMO) does a good job of exploring the available literature that we have to answer
2/
a) justifiable
b) overly provocative and wrong, or
c) is the truth somewhere in between
The paper (IMO) does a good job of exploring the available literature that we have to answer
2/
October 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The purpose of the paper is to answer a direct question: Is use of the term "Airborne AIDS":
a) justifiable
b) overly provocative and wrong, or
c) is the truth somewhere in between
The paper (IMO) does a good job of exploring the available literature that we have to answer
2/
a) justifiable
b) overly provocative and wrong, or
c) is the truth somewhere in between
The paper (IMO) does a good job of exploring the available literature that we have to answer
2/
Have these people read the paper’s title - which overtly questions the airborne AIDS phrase, or indeed the whole article? Here it is www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Have these people read the paper’s title - which overtly questions the airborne AIDS phrase, or indeed the whole article? Here it is www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our new article draws on critical air studies to address atmospheric wellbeing - how humans sense air quality with their own senses and using digital sensors. Open access
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Atmospheric Wellbeing: Sensing the More-Than-Human Dynamics of Air - David Rousell, Deborah Lupton, 2025
Clean air is vital to bodily, social, and planetary wellbeing. This article develops the concept of ‘atmospheric wellbeing’ as a framework for investigating the...
journals.sagepub.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Our new article draws on critical air studies to address atmospheric wellbeing - how humans sense air quality with their own senses and using digital sensors. Open access
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...