Nic
@janenico.bsky.social
Covid informed #PlusLife user looking for all the smart people I followed on the other place… #MECFS ally #sisterofpwme #millionsmissing #cleanair #covidisairborne
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1) New factsheet: ME/CFS - information for medical professionals (6 pages).
Written by Prof. Emeritus Jonathon Edwards and members of the Science for ME forum. A valuable text, useful to bookmark. A couple of quotes from key paragraphs 👇
Written by Prof. Emeritus Jonathon Edwards and members of the Science for ME forum. A valuable text, useful to bookmark. A couple of quotes from key paragraphs 👇
December 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
1) New factsheet: ME/CFS - information for medical professionals (6 pages).
Written by Prof. Emeritus Jonathon Edwards and members of the Science for ME forum. A valuable text, useful to bookmark. A couple of quotes from key paragraphs 👇
Written by Prof. Emeritus Jonathon Edwards and members of the Science for ME forum. A valuable text, useful to bookmark. A couple of quotes from key paragraphs 👇
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Delighted to have the opportunity to discuss the current influenza surge in today's Belfast Telegraph; the virus itself, what we should be doing to mitigate it - vaccination, ventilation, masks - and how infection control has become ideological.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/...
‘Not a pleasant Christmas for the NHS’: ‘Super flu’ mutation will further stress NI healthcare system, says biorisk expert
The early surge in a so-called ‘super flu’ strain of the influenza virus is going to “dramatically stress” the Northern Ireland healthcare service in the run-up to Christmas, a biorisk expert has said...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Delighted to have the opportunity to discuss the current influenza surge in today's Belfast Telegraph; the virus itself, what we should be doing to mitigate it - vaccination, ventilation, masks - and how infection control has become ideological.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/...
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What Steve said. There has never been a study in which high-quality, well-fitting masks were actually WORN that did not show a significant impact on disease transmission. Many mask studies failed to take account of post-allocation confounders (non-adherence + non-mask people choosing to mask).
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
December 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
What Steve said. There has never been a study in which high-quality, well-fitting masks were actually WORN that did not show a significant impact on disease transmission. Many mask studies failed to take account of post-allocation confounders (non-adherence + non-mask people choosing to mask).
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Should you wear a mask if you've got symptomatic flu? YES. If you wear it at home *from the onset of your symptoms*, your family members are much less likely to catch flu from you (but you must avoid unmasked co-sleeping and eating around same table - have your meals alone). 1/
December 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Should you wear a mask if you've got symptomatic flu? YES. If you wear it at home *from the onset of your symptoms*, your family members are much less likely to catch flu from you (but you must avoid unmasked co-sleeping and eating around same table - have your meals alone). 1/
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'Speaking on RTÉ's This Week, Mr Gloster* added that hospital emergency department attendance was at its "highest ever" last Monday'
Highest ever.
*The HSE Chief Executive.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
Highest ever.
*The HSE Chief Executive.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
IMO warns that flu has hit Ireland 'fast and hard'
The Irish Medical Organisation has warned that the flu has hit Ireland "fast and hard" and will add enormous strain to the already stretched public hospital system.
www.rte.ie
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
'Speaking on RTÉ's This Week, Mr Gloster* added that hospital emergency department attendance was at its "highest ever" last Monday'
Highest ever.
*The HSE Chief Executive.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
Highest ever.
*The HSE Chief Executive.
www.rte.ie/news/2025/12...
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So the flu peak was very temporary. Test numbers say influenza in the UK has just jumped back into huge growth this week: +76% up. Sustained, that would be very bad news.
Measles cases have suddenly stepped up too. Don't like either of those.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Measles cases have suddenly stepped up too. Don't like either of those.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
NOIDs causative agents: week 48 (week ending 30 November 2025)
www.gov.uk
December 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
So the flu peak was very temporary. Test numbers say influenza in the UK has just jumped back into huge growth this week: +76% up. Sustained, that would be very bad news.
Measles cases have suddenly stepped up too. Don't like either of those.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Measles cases have suddenly stepped up too. Don't like either of those.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Some concerning signals of a fresh wave of COVID in Germany, well after the earlier XFG.* peak.
Could be seasonal factors, but that momentum shift looks too sharp IMO.
The rise of BA.3.2.* is a possibility. Note the sequencing data lags by several weeks.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19947...
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Could be seasonal factors, but that momentum shift looks too sharp IMO.
The rise of BA.3.2.* is a possibility. Note the sequencing data lags by several weeks.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19947...
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Thread by @rv_enigma on Thread Reader App
@rv_enigma: Covid-19 am 29.11.25: ↗️, 7TM~1000‼️ R_Berichte (FT-korr): 1,09 R_Meldungen (adj.) 1,11 R_Hospitalisierung: ↗️1,06 R_Meldungen(3 Wochen): 1,05 Verdopplungszeit: ~2 Monate Inkl. DZF 70: Fäl...
threadreaderapp.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Some concerning signals of a fresh wave of COVID in Germany, well after the earlier XFG.* peak.
Could be seasonal factors, but that momentum shift looks too sharp IMO.
The rise of BA.3.2.* is a possibility. Note the sequencing data lags by several weeks.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19947...
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Could be seasonal factors, but that momentum shift looks too sharp IMO.
The rise of BA.3.2.* is a possibility. Note the sequencing data lags by several weeks.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19947...
🧵
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"The problem with Long COVID is that most of society would rather not see it. We want to believe the pandemic was just a bad dream we awoke from years ago. (When I hear someone say during COVID, in the past tense, I want to flip a table.)"
#LongCOVID
Source: archive.md/7Rer1
#LongCOVID
Source: archive.md/7Rer1
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 AM
"The problem with Long COVID is that most of society would rather not see it. We want to believe the pandemic was just a bad dream we awoke from years ago. (When I hear someone say during COVID, in the past tense, I want to flip a table.)"
#LongCOVID
Source: archive.md/7Rer1
#LongCOVID
Source: archive.md/7Rer1
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1. I read a study that hinted at this over a year ago. Although the overall individual risk seems to be small, there will be impacts at the population level. The effects of pathogens are an inconvenient truth for MAHA.
Non paywalled link in next post.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Non paywalled link in next post.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Covid in pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues, study says
A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology analyzed more than 18,100 births in Massachusetts of children born to women who contracted the virus starting in the early months of the pand...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
1. I read a study that hinted at this over a year ago. Although the overall individual risk seems to be small, there will be impacts at the population level. The effects of pathogens are an inconvenient truth for MAHA.
Non paywalled link in next post.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Non paywalled link in next post.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Detection of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Mucosal Immunoglobulin A in Clinical Saliva Samples After a Dose of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
Detection of Anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 Mucosal Immunoglobulin A in Clinical Saliva Samples After a Dose of Novavax COVID‐19 Vaccine
Immunoglobulin (Ig) A acts as a first line of defense against respiratory pathogens. Mucosal IgA in salivary and nasal passages has a rapid response to antigens and can play a protective role against...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Detection of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Mucosal Immunoglobulin A in Clinical Saliva Samples After a Dose of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
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We don’t fully understand what this means yet - but could be a marker on ongoing inflammation and endothelial damage, which is a precursor to cardiovascular disease.
October 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
We don’t fully understand what this means yet - but could be a marker on ongoing inflammation and endothelial damage, which is a precursor to cardiovascular disease.
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**PREPRINT** from Harvard & Massachusetts General - children with Long COVID show markedly increased levels of fibrinaloid microclots in their blood.
The highest levels appear in those with persistent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in circulation.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
The highest levels appear in those with persistent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in circulation.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
Quantification of fibrinaloid clots in plasma from pediatric Long COVID patients using a microfluidic assay
Long COVID (LC) impacts one in five children after an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Typical LC symptoms include fatigue, brain fog, pain, and shortness of breath, which can significantly impact individu...
www.researchsquare.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
**PREPRINT** from Harvard & Massachusetts General - children with Long COVID show markedly increased levels of fibrinaloid microclots in their blood.
The highest levels appear in those with persistent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in circulation.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
The highest levels appear in those with persistent SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in circulation.
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
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1) 🇳🇴 Ola Didrik Saugstad and his colleagues report about the first specialised care unit for severely and very severely affected ME/CFS patients.
It opened in 2021 in Norway. The authors report the results from the first 3 years.
It opened in 2021 in Norway. The authors report the results from the first 3 years.
October 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
1) 🇳🇴 Ola Didrik Saugstad and his colleagues report about the first specialised care unit for severely and very severely affected ME/CFS patients.
It opened in 2021 in Norway. The authors report the results from the first 3 years.
It opened in 2021 in Norway. The authors report the results from the first 3 years.
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The PCR positivity map is out, and it's evident that everywhere is seeing a significant surge.
UKHSA positivity has risen to 11.83%.
Adjusted for non-reporting areas, we make that 13.77%.
jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...
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UKHSA positivity has risen to 11.83%.
Adjusted for non-reporting areas, we make that 13.77%.
jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...
1/8
October 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The PCR positivity map is out, and it's evident that everywhere is seeing a significant surge.
UKHSA positivity has risen to 11.83%.
Adjusted for non-reporting areas, we make that 13.77%.
jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...
1/8
UKHSA positivity has risen to 11.83%.
Adjusted for non-reporting areas, we make that 13.77%.
jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...
1/8
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Fundamentally, the reason I avoid Covid is because all - all - of the elements of my life that bring me joy and fulfillment rest on my cardiovascular fitness and / or my cognition. I'm not going to risk a virus wrecking that, as I've seen happen to way too many people I know.
September 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Fundamentally, the reason I avoid Covid is because all - all - of the elements of my life that bring me joy and fulfillment rest on my cardiovascular fitness and / or my cognition. I'm not going to risk a virus wrecking that, as I've seen happen to way too many people I know.
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1. Pandemics shape politics and societies. Collective trauma is a powerful force, as is societal reaction to governmental responses to reduce transmission. This is not controversial; humanity experienced it after The Spanish Flu.
September 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
1. Pandemics shape politics and societies. Collective trauma is a powerful force, as is societal reaction to governmental responses to reduce transmission. This is not controversial; humanity experienced it after The Spanish Flu.
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GIFTED, UNLOCKED ARTICLE: www.wsj.com/business/air... with expert input from @joeallenjoe.bsky.social
This is disturbing. I'm considering adding a respirator with activated carbon to my travel kit.
This is disturbing. I'm considering adding a respirator with activated carbon to my travel kit.
Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers
Doctors compare brain effects to concussions in NFL players. A Wall Street Journal investigation shows such incidents are increasingly common.
www.wsj.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
GIFTED, UNLOCKED ARTICLE: www.wsj.com/business/air... with expert input from @joeallenjoe.bsky.social
This is disturbing. I'm considering adding a respirator with activated carbon to my travel kit.
This is disturbing. I'm considering adding a respirator with activated carbon to my travel kit.
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as her advocates.
As a reg SW, I have emailed to share PFD report, NHS Devon clinical guidance, and newly published NHS e-Learning module 3: a lot to digest for any busy hospital.
As yet no invitation to join Zoom or MSTeams meeting.
#pwME, please post support to Savannah. She is afraid for her life
As a reg SW, I have emailed to share PFD report, NHS Devon clinical guidance, and newly published NHS e-Learning module 3: a lot to digest for any busy hospital.
As yet no invitation to join Zoom or MSTeams meeting.
#pwME, please post support to Savannah. She is afraid for her life
September 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
as her advocates.
As a reg SW, I have emailed to share PFD report, NHS Devon clinical guidance, and newly published NHS e-Learning module 3: a lot to digest for any busy hospital.
As yet no invitation to join Zoom or MSTeams meeting.
#pwME, please post support to Savannah. She is afraid for her life
As a reg SW, I have emailed to share PFD report, NHS Devon clinical guidance, and newly published NHS e-Learning module 3: a lot to digest for any busy hospital.
As yet no invitation to join Zoom or MSTeams meeting.
#pwME, please post support to Savannah. She is afraid for her life
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🧵 Savannah update - please share widely.
Formerly known as Gigi, Savannah (S) is in Room 4, Ward 1, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich with very severe ME.
All her energy is being spent on calling for help.
There is a virtual MDT 10.30 tomorrow. S has asked that Dr Weir and I be invited to join
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Formerly known as Gigi, Savannah (S) is in Room 4, Ward 1, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich with very severe ME.
All her energy is being spent on calling for help.
There is a virtual MDT 10.30 tomorrow. S has asked that Dr Weir and I be invited to join
1/2
September 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🧵 Savannah update - please share widely.
Formerly known as Gigi, Savannah (S) is in Room 4, Ward 1, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich with very severe ME.
All her energy is being spent on calling for help.
There is a virtual MDT 10.30 tomorrow. S has asked that Dr Weir and I be invited to join
1/2
Formerly known as Gigi, Savannah (S) is in Room 4, Ward 1, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich with very severe ME.
All her energy is being spent on calling for help.
There is a virtual MDT 10.30 tomorrow. S has asked that Dr Weir and I be invited to join
1/2
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The mindset that drives me to avoid Covid is exactly the same mindset that has kept me sober for over 18 years: recognition of the dangers of normalisation and complacency, a desire to optimise my health, and knowing that fleeting doubts are easily quashed by seeing consequences.
September 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The mindset that drives me to avoid Covid is exactly the same mindset that has kept me sober for over 18 years: recognition of the dangers of normalisation and complacency, a desire to optimise my health, and knowing that fleeting doubts are easily quashed by seeing consequences.
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The PCR positivity map is out, and while things may have calmed a little in Cumbria, and in Devon, everywhere else looks to be rising.
jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...
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jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...
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September 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The PCR positivity map is out, and while things may have calmed a little in Cumbria, and in Devon, everywhere else looks to be rising.
jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...
1/7
jamestindall.info/skeuomorphol...
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We have policies/laws/regulations to ensure that our food and water are clean and safe. Why not for air, too?
Typical amounts taken in per day:
food = 4 lb
water = 3 lb
air = 30 lb
Typical amounts taken in per day:
food = 4 lb
water = 3 lb
air = 30 lb
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.
Our paper in Science.
🧪 #healthpolicy
Mandating Indoor Air Quality in Public Buildings.
Our paper in Science.
🧪 #healthpolicy
www.science.org
September 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We have policies/laws/regulations to ensure that our food and water are clean and safe. Why not for air, too?
Typical amounts taken in per day:
food = 4 lb
water = 3 lb
air = 30 lb
Typical amounts taken in per day:
food = 4 lb
water = 3 lb
air = 30 lb
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1) Very preliminary data but Dutch researchers report that antibodies of Long Covid patients caused more cultured muscles cells to die.
August 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
1) Very preliminary data but Dutch researchers report that antibodies of Long Covid patients caused more cultured muscles cells to die.