Dr Nicola Boyd
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Dr Nicola Boyd
@drnick4126.bsky.social
PhD chemist. No commercial links to any UVC companies, consultancies or think tanks. Here for public health.
Substack https://mattersofperspective.substack.com
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1/2 On the contrasting approaches to two lifesaving technologies, mRNA vaccines and Far-UVC light disinfection. Ultimately this is a message of hope and optimism; together, we have some incredible tools that could revolutionise public health.
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A TALE OF TWO TECHNOLOGIES
Far-UVC light disinfection and mRNA vaccines are both potent life saving technologies. In the fight against Covid-19, one was thrust into the limelight, while the other languished in the shadows
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1/2 This article, on the current 'flu outbreak, was published this week in JAMA. I was struck by the general tone that appeared to assume infections were inevitable and that our only option was reliance on poorly performing vaccines.

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What to Know About the New H3N2 Flu Strain
This Medical News article discusses a new H3N2 influenza strain, called subclade K, that may lead to a more severe flu season.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The importance of Far-UVCs ability to destroy multiple pathogens simultaneously *outside the human host* cannot be overstated. Leaving no mutational space to explore, it literally creates an evolutionary DEAD END for replicating entities.
December 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
1/3 "We are all drinking cost effective investments while breathing false economies".

In Britain we invest £15.4bn pa on cleaning water, nothing on clean air. In my latest article I ask what would happen if we treated water like we treat air.
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WE ARE ALL DRINKING COST EFFECTIVE INVESTMENTS WHILE BREATHING FALSE ECONOMIES
At the Studio XVI gym in Stockholm, owner Henric von Zweigbergk watches over his clients, safe in the knowledge that he is protecting their health – not through exercise, but by ensuring they have cle...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
1/2 On the contrasting approaches to two lifesaving technologies, mRNA vaccines and Far-UVC light disinfection. Ultimately this is a message of hope and optimism; together, we have some incredible tools that could revolutionise public health.
mattersofperspective.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-...
A TALE OF TWO TECHNOLOGIES
Far-UVC light disinfection and mRNA vaccines are both potent life saving technologies. In the fight against Covid-19, one was thrust into the limelight, while the other languished in the shadows
mattersofperspective.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
1/2 On the contrasting approaches to two lifesaving technologies, mRNA vaccines and Far-UVC light disinfection. Ultimately this is a message of hope and optimism; together, we have some incredible tools that could revolutionise public health.
mattersofperspective.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-...
A TALE OF TWO TECHNOLOGIES
Far-UVC light disinfection and mRNA vaccines are both potent life saving technologies. In the fight against Covid-19, one was thrust into the limelight, while the other languished in the shadows
mattersofperspective.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM