Prof Jim McManus, OCDS, D.Sc,FFPH,FBPsS,
@jimmcmanusph.bsky.social
Posts mine 🏳️🌈 |National Director, PublicHealthWales |Visiting Prof Unis of Herts & Bangor| Chair www.prisonadvice.org.uk | Trustee St Joseph's Hospice |Theology, Uni Roehampton |Caritas CSAN Theological Ref Grp Member| https://linktr.ee/jimmcmanus
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In the BMJ a new umbrella review of systematic reviews found no clear evidence of any link between maternal acetaminophen (Paracetamol/Tylenol) use and autism or ADHD in children @bmj.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
In the BMJ a new umbrella review of systematic reviews found no clear evidence of any link between maternal acetaminophen (Paracetamol/Tylenol) use and autism or ADHD in children @bmj.com
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A video claims the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine contains “cancer-causing SV40”.
This isn’t correct. The vaccine doesn’t contain the SV40 monkey virus, which can induce cancer in animals. It uses a fragment of SV40’s DNA sequence, which doesn’t cause cancer.
This isn’t correct. The vaccine doesn’t contain the SV40 monkey virus, which can induce cancer in animals. It uses a fragment of SV40’s DNA sequence, which doesn’t cause cancer.
Covid-19 vaccines do not contain ‘cancer-causing’ SV40 monkey virus – Full Fact
A video shared over 9,000 times on Facebook makes a misleading claim about the presence of SV40 in Pfizer vaccines.
fullfact.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A video claims the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine contains “cancer-causing SV40”.
This isn’t correct. The vaccine doesn’t contain the SV40 monkey virus, which can induce cancer in animals. It uses a fragment of SV40’s DNA sequence, which doesn’t cause cancer.
This isn’t correct. The vaccine doesn’t contain the SV40 monkey virus, which can induce cancer in animals. It uses a fragment of SV40’s DNA sequence, which doesn’t cause cancer.
Covid infections cause more myocarditis in kids than vaccines:
“Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000."
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“Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000."
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/covid-19-infections-lead-to-higher-heart-risks-in-children-than-vaccination-study/
t.co
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Covid infections cause more myocarditis in kids than vaccines:
“Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000."
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“Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000."
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of 511 peer reviewed studies on #covid-19 #vaccines supports their effectiveness and safety. #vaccineswork #publichealth
Results from recently published, peer-reviewed studies support the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza. Learn more in a Special Article: nej.md/3L8m1gt
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
November 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 511 peer reviewed studies on #covid-19 #vaccines supports their effectiveness and safety. #vaccineswork #publichealth
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A new modelling study from Australia warns that even a modest rise in Long COVID cases could have public health and economic consequences.
In the UK, where access to COVID-19 vaccines is limited, this warning should not be ignored.
🔗 www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...
🔗 www.mja.com.au/journal/2024...
In the UK, where access to COVID-19 vaccines is limited, this warning should not be ignored.
🔗 www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...
🔗 www.mja.com.au/journal/2024...
Sign the Petition
Make COVID-19 Vaccines Universally Available in the UK - Free of Charge
www.change.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
A new modelling study from Australia warns that even a modest rise in Long COVID cases could have public health and economic consequences.
In the UK, where access to COVID-19 vaccines is limited, this warning should not be ignored.
🔗 www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...
🔗 www.mja.com.au/journal/2024...
In the UK, where access to COVID-19 vaccines is limited, this warning should not be ignored.
🔗 www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...
🔗 www.mja.com.au/journal/2024...
Was great to be with with Sam from Healthia on the #problemsworthsolving podcast. Prevention remains a tough yet vital challenge. We spoke about why we must shift prevention from a “side programme” to the organising principle of the whole system. www.healthia.services/insight/prob... #publichealth
Healthia - service design and digital change
www.healthia.services
November 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Was great to be with with Sam from Healthia on the #problemsworthsolving podcast. Prevention remains a tough yet vital challenge. We spoke about why we must shift prevention from a “side programme” to the organising principle of the whole system. www.healthia.services/insight/prob... #publichealth
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Pope Leo: “I am very pleased to welcome the official delegation of the Church of England…your presence today expresses our shared joy at the proclamation of Saint John Henry Newman as a Doctor of the Church. From Heaven, may he accompany Christians on their journey towards full union.”
November 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Pope Leo: “I am very pleased to welcome the official delegation of the Church of England…your presence today expresses our shared joy at the proclamation of Saint John Henry Newman as a Doctor of the Church. From Heaven, may he accompany Christians on their journey towards full union.”
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
Good to see rhe importance of end of life care, dying well and beravement care featured in @churchtimes.bsky.social including our very own St Joseph’s Hospice .
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
The funding crisis in end-of-care life
Hospices provide greatly needed palliative care and support. So, why are they reliant on charity shops to survive, asks Huw Spanner
www.churchtimes.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Good to see rhe importance of end of life care, dying well and beravement care featured in @churchtimes.bsky.social including our very own St Joseph’s Hospice .
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
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"Interventions that reduced socioeconomic inequalities were those implemented and enforced across entire populations/systems or... were supportive and tailored to the differing needs of individuals across socioeconomic groups in their design and delivery."
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What works to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in hospitalisations and readmissions? Systematic review of the equity impacts of population-level, health service and integrative interventions
Inequalities exist in hospitalisation rates, which are undesirable and costly for health systems; with higher rates in populations with lower levels of income, education or residing in socioeconomical...
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
"Interventions that reduced socioeconomic inequalities were those implemented and enforced across entire populations/systems or... were supportive and tailored to the differing needs of individuals across socioeconomic groups in their design and delivery."
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bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/2/...
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Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
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Pope Leo at General Audience: “Intrusive and widespread, sadness accompanies the days of many people. It is a feeling of precariousness, at times profound desperation, which invades one’s inner space and seems to prevail over any impetus to joy.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
October 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Pope Leo at General Audience: “Intrusive and widespread, sadness accompanies the days of many people. It is a feeling of precariousness, at times profound desperation, which invades one’s inner space and seems to prevail over any impetus to joy.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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This calm, cool decency is dangerously absent from our discourse at the moment. Almost everyone is embracing, normalising or ignoring the 'cruel bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism.'
We need more Bertrands.
We need more Bertrands.
October 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This calm, cool decency is dangerously absent from our discourse at the moment. Almost everyone is embracing, normalising or ignoring the 'cruel bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism.'
We need more Bertrands.
We need more Bertrands.
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How can we best address the challenge of improving people’s health and reducing premature mortality in Wales?
In this new blog, @jimmcmanusph.bsky.social considers how with the right tools, data and political will, we can build a healthier, fairer future.
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/478CoAI
In this new blog, @jimmcmanusph.bsky.social considers how with the right tools, data and political will, we can build a healthier, fairer future.
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/478CoAI
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
How can we best address the challenge of improving people’s health and reducing premature mortality in Wales?
In this new blog, @jimmcmanusph.bsky.social considers how with the right tools, data and political will, we can build a healthier, fairer future.
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/478CoAI
In this new blog, @jimmcmanusph.bsky.social considers how with the right tools, data and political will, we can build a healthier, fairer future.
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/478CoAI
Closing the gap in early deaths in #Wales. In the third in a series of blogs on mortality trends research by the Health Foundation, I explore geographic inequalities in early deaths in Wales, and consider actions needed @healthfoundation.bsky.social #publichealth
www.health.org.uk/features-and...
www.health.org.uk/features-and...
www.health.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Closing the gap in early deaths in #Wales. In the third in a series of blogs on mortality trends research by the Health Foundation, I explore geographic inequalities in early deaths in Wales, and consider actions needed @healthfoundation.bsky.social #publichealth
www.health.org.uk/features-and...
www.health.org.uk/features-and...
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A groundbreaking study reveals that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically longer than those who didn’t.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Cancer patients who got a COVID vaccine lived much longer
A groundbreaking study reveals that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically longer than those who didn’t. Researchers from the...
www.sciencedaily.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
A groundbreaking study reveals that cancer patients who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of starting immunotherapy lived dramatically longer than those who didn’t.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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Developed with prisoners and their families, the Prison Life video series explores life in custody and the support available to those in prison.
Watch here: www.prisonersfamilies.org/prison-life-...
Watch here: www.prisonersfamilies.org/prison-life-...
October 10, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Developed with prisoners and their families, the Prison Life video series explores life in custody and the support available to those in prison.
Watch here: www.prisonersfamilies.org/prison-life-...
Watch here: www.prisonersfamilies.org/prison-life-...
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Hate seeks to divide us. But hope endures when we stand together. Our solidarity is with the Jewish community today. #britainstandstogether
October 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Hate seeks to divide us. But hope endures when we stand together. Our solidarity is with the Jewish community today. #britainstandstogether
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We are deeply concerned by reports of a violent attack at a synagogue in Manchester today. We unequivocally condemn this act of violence.
October 2, 2025 at 10:38 AM
We are deeply concerned by reports of a violent attack at a synagogue in Manchester today. We unequivocally condemn this act of violence.
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More than 5 years have passed since the emergence of #SARSCoV2, the virus responsible for #COVID-19.
Despite some progress, the virus continues to circulate worldwide - causing infections, hospitalizations, and long-term health complications.
England positive COVID-19 tests trend up throughout 2025.
Despite some progress, the virus continues to circulate worldwide - causing infections, hospitalizations, and long-term health complications.
England positive COVID-19 tests trend up throughout 2025.
October 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
At Healthy Working Wales we will soon be lunching new FREE services to help employers keep your workforce well. Register here for our employer brunch briefing healthyworking.wales/event/new-fr...
sustainable economies and businesses need healthy and happy workforces
#CymruCan #PublicHealth
sustainable economies and businesses need healthy and happy workforces
#CymruCan #PublicHealth
Healthy Working Wales new free services launch event - Healthy Working Wales
Sign-up to learn about Healthy Working Wales’ new, free support services designed to support health and wellbeing, and network with other businesses in Wales.
healthyworking.wales
September 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
At Healthy Working Wales we will soon be lunching new FREE services to help employers keep your workforce well. Register here for our employer brunch briefing healthyworking.wales/event/new-fr...
sustainable economies and businesses need healthy and happy workforces
#CymruCan #PublicHealth
sustainable economies and businesses need healthy and happy workforces
#CymruCan #PublicHealth
The voice of families with firsthand experience is all over this. Please spread and use this tool, it’s written from lived experience and will help improve the health and health care of people in prison. www.prisonadvice.org.uk/get-help/hea.... #publichealth
September 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The voice of families with firsthand experience is all over this. Please spread and use this tool, it’s written from lived experience and will help improve the health and health care of people in prison. www.prisonadvice.org.uk/get-help/hea.... #publichealth
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Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women.
Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.
Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...
Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.
Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...
Use of paracetamol during pregnancy unchanged in the EU | European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Paracetamol medicines can be used in pregnancy, in accordance with official recommendations
www.ema.europa.eu
September 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women.
Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.
Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...
Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.
Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...
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#Vaccines have been the cornerstone of #PublicHealth efforts for decades, protecting us from infectious diseases & paving the way for healthier, more prosperous societies.
#Immunisation is a safe and cost-effective way to protect people – especially infants & young children.
#VaccinesWork
#Immunisation is a safe and cost-effective way to protect people – especially infants & young children.
#VaccinesWork
Childhood immunisation
Immunisation is a safe and cost-effective way to protect people, especially infants and young children – from certain infectious diseases.
www.ecdc.europa.eu
September 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#Vaccines have been the cornerstone of #PublicHealth efforts for decades, protecting us from infectious diseases & paving the way for healthier, more prosperous societies.
#Immunisation is a safe and cost-effective way to protect people – especially infants & young children.
#VaccinesWork
#Immunisation is a safe and cost-effective way to protect people – especially infants & young children.
#VaccinesWork
Statement from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
"MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children
Paracetamol should be taken as directed in the patient information leaflet
www.gov.uk
September 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Statement from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
"MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children"
www.gov.uk/government/n...
"MHRA confirms taking paracetamol during pregnancy remains safe and there is no evidence it causes autism in children"
www.gov.uk/government/n...