Renata Colwell
@natabookworm.bsky.social
Polar Law LLM, JD, BA(Hons). Passionate about Indigenous issues & avoiding Covid. Currently Iceland-based. She/her.
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Rats! We've updated our page with all the latest science on testing covidaction.nz/en/covidtest...
Covid Testing
Aotearoa Covid Action works for a Covid-safe Aotearoa New Zealand
covidaction.nz
June 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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New Zealand COVID weekly update: 19 May to 25 May 2025
🔹New cases: 962 (+197.8%)
🔹Reinfections: 665 (69.1%)
🔹Deaths: 2 (+100.0%)
🔹Total deaths: 4,651 (+2)
🔹Hospital: 48 (+60.0%)
🔹ICU: n/a
🔸69.1% were reinfections
#COVID19NZ
Source: www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-p...
🔹New cases: 962 (+197.8%)
🔹Reinfections: 665 (69.1%)
🔹Deaths: 2 (+100.0%)
🔹Total deaths: 4,651 (+2)
🔹Hospital: 48 (+60.0%)
🔹ICU: n/a
🔸69.1% were reinfections
#COVID19NZ
Source: www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-p...
May 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
New Zealand COVID weekly update: 19 May to 25 May 2025
🔹New cases: 962 (+197.8%)
🔹Reinfections: 665 (69.1%)
🔹Deaths: 2 (+100.0%)
🔹Total deaths: 4,651 (+2)
🔹Hospital: 48 (+60.0%)
🔹ICU: n/a
🔸69.1% were reinfections
#COVID19NZ
Source: www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-p...
🔹New cases: 962 (+197.8%)
🔹Reinfections: 665 (69.1%)
🔹Deaths: 2 (+100.0%)
🔹Total deaths: 4,651 (+2)
🔹Hospital: 48 (+60.0%)
🔹ICU: n/a
🔸69.1% were reinfections
#COVID19NZ
Source: www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-p...
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Excellent article
@annemarie.bsky.social
Air filtratation and ventilation not only prevents infection but increases performance and reduces absence. Offering multiple benefits for learning @HMcEntee
Guidelines exist implementation lacking
@annemarie.bsky.social
Air filtratation and ventilation not only prevents infection but increases performance and reduces absence. Offering multiple benefits for learning @HMcEntee
Guidelines exist implementation lacking
May 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Excellent article
@annemarie.bsky.social
Air filtratation and ventilation not only prevents infection but increases performance and reduces absence. Offering multiple benefits for learning @HMcEntee
Guidelines exist implementation lacking
@annemarie.bsky.social
Air filtratation and ventilation not only prevents infection but increases performance and reduces absence. Offering multiple benefits for learning @HMcEntee
Guidelines exist implementation lacking
This important petition needs another 2900ish signatures this weekend to trigger an official government response. All UK citizens and residents are eligible to sign.
Going into a hospital in the UK puts you at high risk of getting an airborne infection like Covid. I know because it happened to me and my family. I have long Covid. Please sign and share this petition. It would mean a lot🥰https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700304
May 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This important petition needs another 2900ish signatures this weekend to trigger an official government response. All UK citizens and residents are eligible to sign.
@1goodtern.bsky.social @njbbari3.bsky.social Can you share this worthy petition with your UK followers? 3400ish signatures needed by Sunday (11 May) to trigger an official government response.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Testing has ended in hospitals and carehomes and there is no clean air. We need to protect the elderly & vulnerable. Please sign if you care. We need thousands of signatures and only a week or so to get there. 🙏
Testing has ended in hospitals and carehomes and there is no clean air. We need to protect the elderly & vulnerable. Please sign if you care. We need thousands of signatures and only a week or so to get there. 🙏
Petition: Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings
We want the Government to set new rules on air quality and infection control in health and social care settings, to prevent and control airborne infections, with new ventilation and filtration require...
petition.parliament.uk
May 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
@1goodtern.bsky.social @njbbari3.bsky.social Can you share this worthy petition with your UK followers? 3400ish signatures needed by Sunday (11 May) to trigger an official government response.
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I honestly don’t see why air filters in every single classroom that doesn’t have effective air filtration in the architecture isn’t a no-brainer at this point.
Air filters in classrooms reduce sick days by more than 10 per cent
Putting air filters in classrooms seems to boost student attendance, which may be due to them reducing levels of air pollution, pollen, pathogens or all three
www.newscientist.com
April 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I honestly don’t see why air filters in every single classroom that doesn’t have effective air filtration in the architecture isn’t a no-brainer at this point.
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Clean air in classrooms translates to less sickness in the community.
Let’s invest in a better, healthier future with clean air. Help kids turn up, learn, and thrive.
#HelpKidsThriveInside
#CleanAirSchoolsNZ
Let’s invest in a better, healthier future with clean air. Help kids turn up, learn, and thrive.
#HelpKidsThriveInside
#CleanAirSchoolsNZ
April 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Clean air in classrooms translates to less sickness in the community.
Let’s invest in a better, healthier future with clean air. Help kids turn up, learn, and thrive.
#HelpKidsThriveInside
#CleanAirSchoolsNZ
Let’s invest in a better, healthier future with clean air. Help kids turn up, learn, and thrive.
#HelpKidsThriveInside
#CleanAirSchoolsNZ
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"Sick of being sick" www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
‘Sick of being sick’: Call to fix air quality in schools and childcare
Tamariki should not be bringing home illnesses and spreading it to their families, says a group of doctors, teachers, academics and principals.
www.thepress.co.nz
April 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Sick of being sick" www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
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Do not fear
being labeled an alarmist,
for there are worse things,
there are much worse things,
such as the reasons why
all of the alarms
are going off.
being labeled an alarmist,
for there are worse things,
there are much worse things,
such as the reasons why
all of the alarms
are going off.
February 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Do not fear
being labeled an alarmist,
for there are worse things,
there are much worse things,
such as the reasons why
all of the alarms
are going off.
being labeled an alarmist,
for there are worse things,
there are much worse things,
such as the reasons why
all of the alarms
are going off.
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Incredible PSA from OITNB’s Matt McGorry and @nychealthy.bsky.social — this is the info everyone deserves!
Setting the record straight on four myths about COVID!
“Myth #1: COVID is mild now.
Fact #1: With every COVID-19 infection, there is a risk of Long COVID.”
(1/5)
Setting the record straight on four myths about COVID!
“Myth #1: COVID is mild now.
Fact #1: With every COVID-19 infection, there is a risk of Long COVID.”
(1/5)
February 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Incredible PSA from OITNB’s Matt McGorry and @nychealthy.bsky.social — this is the info everyone deserves!
Setting the record straight on four myths about COVID!
“Myth #1: COVID is mild now.
Fact #1: With every COVID-19 infection, there is a risk of Long COVID.”
(1/5)
Setting the record straight on four myths about COVID!
“Myth #1: COVID is mild now.
Fact #1: With every COVID-19 infection, there is a risk of Long COVID.”
(1/5)
@njbbari3.bsky.social @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @mackayim.bsky.social @toshiakima.bsky.social @davidjoffe64.bsky.social @blairwilliams26.bsky.social @putrinolab.bsky.social @criprights.bsky.social @sidherian.bsky.social Would you consider signal boosting Covid Action Aus's anti-mask ban action?
The Covid Action Australia folks on Instagram are hosting a Day of Action against the proposed mask ban TODAY - instructions and a template for emailing Vic MPs are at www.instagram.com/p/DFlfzi2TgT... & docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
@njbbari3.bsky.social @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social @mackayim.bsky.social @toshiakima.bsky.social @davidjoffe64.bsky.social @blairwilliams26.bsky.social @putrinolab.bsky.social @criprights.bsky.social @sidherian.bsky.social Would you consider signal boosting Covid Action Aus's anti-mask ban action?
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I think this is one of my favourite colourful climate chart type things, because it depicts two things at once:
- Things are going to get worse, no matter what
- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org
- Things are going to get worse, no matter what
- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org
January 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I think this is one of my favourite colourful climate chart type things, because it depicts two things at once:
- Things are going to get worse, no matter what
- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org
- Things are going to get worse, no matter what
- The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org
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You can protect yourself & your loved ones from COVID with these 6 steps:
😷 Wear a respirator mask
🏠 Stay home if sick
⏰ Test if you have symptoms
🌳 Let fresh air in or meet outdoors
💉 Stay up to date with your vaccinations
💡 Talk to your GP about COVID medicines.
youtu.be/FlBfq22nxt8?...
😷 Wear a respirator mask
🏠 Stay home if sick
⏰ Test if you have symptoms
🌳 Let fresh air in or meet outdoors
💉 Stay up to date with your vaccinations
💡 Talk to your GP about COVID medicines.
youtu.be/FlBfq22nxt8?...
Jordan’s long COVID story
YouTube video by Department of Health Victoria
youtu.be
November 15, 2024 at 12:03 PM
You can protect yourself & your loved ones from COVID with these 6 steps:
😷 Wear a respirator mask
🏠 Stay home if sick
⏰ Test if you have symptoms
🌳 Let fresh air in or meet outdoors
💉 Stay up to date with your vaccinations
💡 Talk to your GP about COVID medicines.
youtu.be/FlBfq22nxt8?...
😷 Wear a respirator mask
🏠 Stay home if sick
⏰ Test if you have symptoms
🌳 Let fresh air in or meet outdoors
💉 Stay up to date with your vaccinations
💡 Talk to your GP about COVID medicines.
youtu.be/FlBfq22nxt8?...
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@who.int Director-General's remarks at a media briefing on 10 December 2024:
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to."
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to."
December 11, 2024 at 7:33 PM
@who.int Director-General's remarks at a media briefing on 10 December 2024:
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to."
"We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to."
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What if schools could prevent sick days, teacher shortages & lost IQ points? A new COVID safety course lights the way
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
"it's clear that most schools are lacking an understanding of some of the absolute basics of #COVID ... I find that very troubling"
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
"it's clear that most schools are lacking an understanding of some of the absolute basics of #COVID ... I find that very troubling"
Schools don't have to be hotbeds of COVID. One dad is fighting back with facts
A free online course aims to bust COVID misinformation and teach people how to stop the virus spreading in schools. But perhaps its greatest challenge is engaging people in the first place — particula...
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2024 at 2:25 AM
What if schools could prevent sick days, teacher shortages & lost IQ points? A new COVID safety course lights the way
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
"it's clear that most schools are lacking an understanding of some of the absolute basics of #COVID ... I find that very troubling"
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
"it's clear that most schools are lacking an understanding of some of the absolute basics of #COVID ... I find that very troubling"
Some free reading material for these times from @haymarketbooks.bsky.social, including the brilliant @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social's Hope in the Dark
Ten Free Ebooks for Getting Free
“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to ...
www.haymarketbooks.org
November 14, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Some free reading material for these times from @haymarketbooks.bsky.social, including the brilliant @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social's Hope in the Dark
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11pm, November 5, 2024
They want you to feel powerless and to surrender and to let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I.
They want you to feel powerless and to surrender and to let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I.
November 12, 2024 at 2:33 AM
11pm, November 5, 2024
They want you to feel powerless and to surrender and to let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I.
They want you to feel powerless and to surrender and to let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I.
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I've made a Covid conscious starter pack called "Salting the Vibes" - voices on advocacy and/or science 🧬
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
November 11, 2024 at 4:41 PM
I've made a Covid conscious starter pack called "Salting the Vibes" - voices on advocacy and/or science 🧬
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv
go.bsky.app/5871Mhv