Laurette Gorman
@laurettegorman.bsky.social
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Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.
September 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.
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Remember: if anyone says, 'we need to live with Covid' but doesn't also talk about vaccines, therapeutics, and mitigations, they're not actually saying we need to live with it, they're saying, 'I want to ignore it'.
August 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Remember: if anyone says, 'we need to live with Covid' but doesn't also talk about vaccines, therapeutics, and mitigations, they're not actually saying we need to live with it, they're saying, 'I want to ignore it'.
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1. I've said exactly this for quite some time. Expanding on Adrian's @sillyputty78.bsky.social point on X / Twitter here, Covid-19 has three distinct characteristics as a disease that enables it to be denied at a societal level.
August 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
1. I've said exactly this for quite some time. Expanding on Adrian's @sillyputty78.bsky.social point on X / Twitter here, Covid-19 has three distinct characteristics as a disease that enables it to be denied at a societal level.
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1. Delighted to be featured in the MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com in the 'Job Titles of the Future' section of the July / August edition. Huge thanks to @brittashoot.com for writing the article. The graphic may amuse you all! Paywalled and non-paywalled links in the next tweets.
June 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
1. Delighted to be featured in the MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com in the 'Job Titles of the Future' section of the July / August edition. Huge thanks to @brittashoot.com for writing the article. The graphic may amuse you all! Paywalled and non-paywalled links in the next tweets.
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I would greatly appreciate it if anyone from Northern Ireland could complete this survey.
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Northern Ireland public urged to take part in air quality survey
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is calling on members of the public to take part in a survey launched today which aims to identify what people in Northern Ireland ...
www.daera-ni.gov.uk
June 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I would greatly appreciate it if anyone from Northern Ireland could complete this survey.
www.daera-ni.gov.uk/news/norther...
www.daera-ni.gov.uk/news/norther...
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1. With a new wave of Covid-19 incoming, and remembering my recent comments on the sustainability of risk mitigation, my current protocols are:
Vaccination every six months.
Masking in all shared indoor public spaces.
No masking outside.
Vaccination every six months.
Masking in all shared indoor public spaces.
No masking outside.
June 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
1. With a new wave of Covid-19 incoming, and remembering my recent comments on the sustainability of risk mitigation, my current protocols are:
Vaccination every six months.
Masking in all shared indoor public spaces.
No masking outside.
Vaccination every six months.
Masking in all shared indoor public spaces.
No masking outside.
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The bleak and desolate beauty of the Garron Plateau, the most remote region of Northern Ireland and one of my favourite places on Earth.
April 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The bleak and desolate beauty of the Garron Plateau, the most remote region of Northern Ireland and one of my favourite places on Earth.
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The high prevalence of H5N1 in wild birds globally ensures that incidents like this will occur with increasing regularity. Each cross-species infection increases the risk of viral mutation, which in turn increases the risk of human to human transmission.
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First case of bird flu in sheep found on Yorkshire farm
The UK's chief veterinary officer confirms the case was discovered on a farm in Yorkshire.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The high prevalence of H5N1 in wild birds globally ensures that incidents like this will occur with increasing regularity. Each cross-species infection increases the risk of viral mutation, which in turn increases the risk of human to human transmission.
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
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Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
February 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.
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Air Pollution, Climate Change Exacerbate COPD, Asthma
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Air Pollution, Climate Change Exacerbate COPD, Asthma
Meteorological conditions’ effect on exacerbations were likely mediated by particulate matter.
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January 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Air Pollution, Climate Change Exacerbate COPD, Asthma
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'The virus that causes COVID-19, known as SARS-CoV-2, may also make the brain vulnerable to Alzheimer's'.
It's very important to think through the population-level effects this will have in the next decade.
www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-moo...
It's very important to think through the population-level effects this will have in the next decade.
www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-moo...
Are some cases of Alzheimer's disease caused by infection? - Harvard Health
Some scientists believe that microbes might play a part in Alzheimer's disease development. There are several theories about how and why this occurs. Microbes that might be involved include certain...
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January 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
'The virus that causes COVID-19, known as SARS-CoV-2, may also make the brain vulnerable to Alzheimer's'.
It's very important to think through the population-level effects this will have in the next decade.
www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-moo...
It's very important to think through the population-level effects this will have in the next decade.
www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-moo...
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1. My new research paper, 'Navigating Uncertainty: Forecasting the Effects of COVID-19 through the lens of Value Pluralism' is now available to download from my website:
nodentibiorisk.co.uk
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January 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
1. My new research paper, 'Navigating Uncertainty: Forecasting the Effects of COVID-19 through the lens of Value Pluralism' is now available to download from my website:
nodentibiorisk.co.uk
nodentibiorisk.co.uk
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The reason for this is multi-factorial but one key factor is: ⬆️ illness due to infectious disease, combined with ⬆️ illness due to Covid sequelae, combined with ⬆️ staff absence due to illness caused by infectious disease. Demand exceeds supply.
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Emergency departments: 'We're at breaking point,' says NI doctor
Dr Clodagh Corrigan, who works in emergency departments, says this winter the pressure has not let off.
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January 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The reason for this is multi-factorial but one key factor is: ⬆️ illness due to infectious disease, combined with ⬆️ illness due to Covid sequelae, combined with ⬆️ staff absence due to illness caused by infectious disease. Demand exceeds supply.
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The single most cost-effective decision the UK government could make right now to plan for next winter would be to make influenza and Covid-19 vaccines free to all approved age groups.
January 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The single most cost-effective decision the UK government could make right now to plan for next winter would be to make influenza and Covid-19 vaccines free to all approved age groups.
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Wishing each and every one of you a very Happy New Year! If you're still trying to avoid infection or re-infection with this wretched virus, you have nothing but my deepest respect and admiration; it is truly an honour to know you all. Slàinte Mhath!
January 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Wishing each and every one of you a very Happy New Year! If you're still trying to avoid infection or re-infection with this wretched virus, you have nothing but my deepest respect and admiration; it is truly an honour to know you all. Slàinte Mhath!
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1. Emergency care in Northern Ireland has essentially collapsed. This was eminently predictable, especially considering the high incidence of influenza in the region at this point. The cause is multi-factorial.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Almost 400 people waiting to access hospital beds in NI
Most of the extra beds which are used in an emergency are already occupied, BBC understands.
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December 29, 2024 at 10:41 AM
1. Emergency care in Northern Ireland has essentially collapsed. This was eminently predictable, especially considering the high incidence of influenza in the region at this point. The cause is multi-factorial.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I have made a #DuvetKnowItsChristmas bingo card! And done alt text on it (as everyone else should, if they're able).
December 24, 2024 at 5:33 PM
I have made a #DuvetKnowItsChristmas bingo card! And done alt text on it (as everyone else should, if they're able).
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6/ Incredibly, over the last few years around £200,000 has been raised for homeless charities as a result of this thing. So, this year, if you're enjoying the pix, you could fling a few quid to Centrepoint via this link: gofund.me/637d21d0
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2024, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 14th year of this thing.
What is it?
Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2024
gofund.me
December 24, 2024 at 7:32 PM
6/ Incredibly, over the last few years around £200,000 has been raised for homeless charities as a result of this thing. So, this year, if you're enjoying the pix, you could fling a few quid to Centrepoint via this link: gofund.me/637d21d0
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1/ So, where were we? Oh yep, #duvetknowitschristmas. Firstly, some admin: Twitter/X has evidently been run into the ground by a preening, self-radicalised clot, so while there's a slim possibility that this annual celebration might be thriving over there, I won't know cos I won't be looking.
December 24, 2024 at 7:32 PM
1/ So, where were we? Oh yep, #duvetknowitschristmas. Firstly, some admin: Twitter/X has evidently been run into the ground by a preening, self-radicalised clot, so while there's a slim possibility that this annual celebration might be thriving over there, I won't know cos I won't be looking.
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There is a rich tradition of leaving evil mannequins to watch over guests while they sleep, for reasons I will never understand, but who needs to understand? #duvetknowitshchristmas
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas my sister and brother-in-law are sharing with Bob, my husband’s martial arts training dummy. We’ve tried to make him look festive and welcoming.
December 24, 2024 at 7:36 PM
There is a rich tradition of leaving evil mannequins to watch over guests while they sleep, for reasons I will never understand, but who needs to understand? #duvetknowitshchristmas
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Not everyone has a family to return to at Christmas. Those of us who do shouldn’t take it for granted.
This year's last column is sickeningly sentimental, sorry.
This year's last column is sickeningly sentimental, sorry.
The privilege of journeying home
Not everyone has a family to return to at Christmas. Those of us who do shouldn’t take it for granted.
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December 24, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Not everyone has a family to return to at Christmas. Those of us who do shouldn’t take it for granted.
This year's last column is sickeningly sentimental, sorry.
This year's last column is sickeningly sentimental, sorry.
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3.56pm this evening from Ramore Head, Portrush. The sun won't set this early again until December 2025.
December 13, 2024 at 8:30 PM
3.56pm this evening from Ramore Head, Portrush. The sun won't set this early again until December 2025.
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1. The single most dangerous broader societal risk of the Covid-19 pandemic is the manner in which a highly politicised response normalised and promulgated a significantly higher acceptance of other infectious disease threats.
November 27, 2024 at 11:09 AM
1. The single most dangerous broader societal risk of the Covid-19 pandemic is the manner in which a highly politicised response normalised and promulgated a significantly higher acceptance of other infectious disease threats.