JoePajak

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

Infection prevention and control isn’t rocket science! We need to consider costs & potential benefits of improving hospital ventilation & airflow systems, & the cost effectiveness of testing & respirators that reduce COVID, flu and other airborne diseases.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-11/patients-catching-covid-hospitals-australia-infection-control/103442806

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

Yes, the 'NHS is still dealing with the impact of Covid @RishiSunak.' @LBC
The unfettered spread of the disease is adding to the pressure: since 1 Jan 2024, on average, 𝟑,𝟗𝟐𝟔 people infected with the virus occupying hospital beds daily in England.
@LBC www.lbc.co.uk/news/nhs-impact-of-covid-rishi-sunak-says-junior-doctors-strike/

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

11 Feb 2024 is international @WomenScienceDay
'Although Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) fields are widely regarded as critical to national economies, so far most countries, no matter their level of development, have not achieved gender equality in STEM.' @UN

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

Why is it taking so long to address the 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 transmission of 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗?!
HT: Prof. Lidia Morawska, aerosol physicist and health scientist, and Donald Milton, Prof. of environmental health.
@IDSAInfo

https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/71/9/2311/5867798

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

Throughout time, lighthouses have helped preserve lives, preserve ships, and have been very important to their communities. @ZolaHargreaves @BBCNews
Yes, and they are iconic.
Perhaps you have a favourite to share?
Please do - a photo and some information.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6pxl87nxk3o

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

Lingering mysteries of #SARSCoV2 infections, as the COVID-19 public health emergency continues [a pandemic by any other name]: 'Why does #SARSCoV2, the virus behind the disease, cause severe symptoms in some patients, while many other coronaviruses don't?'
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240130/Zombie-viral-fragments-trigger-inflammation-to-cause-serious-COVID-19-outcomes.aspx

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

🏥𝟐,𝟖𝟑𝟎 confirmed COVID-19 hospital patients in England, on average every day, over the past 8 months, @NHSEngland report on 8 Feb 2024.
🛌As the NHS struggles, 2,830 beds occupied by people suffering from a disease that didn't exist 4 yrs ago.
🌬️It's airborne and infectious!!!!

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿In the week ending 26 Jan 2024:
𝟯𝟮𝟵 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙨 involved coronavirus (COVID-19).
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales
Deaths 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 COVID published @ONS:
283 Jan 5
360 Jan 12
364 Jan 19
329 Jan 26
𝟭,𝟯𝟯𝟲 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃-𝟏𝟗 published Jan 2024.

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

'Clinical services provider, @pharmadoctoruk, has announced that its £45 #Novavax Covid vaccine will be available across more than 8,000 of its partner pharmacies from 1 April 2024'. Report @PMGallagher1 @theipaper
Protection, only for those who can pay?
https://inews.co.uk/news/health/pharmacies-high-street-covid-jabs-2885988?ITO=newsnow

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

'Today in 'Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report', [https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7304a2.htm] researchers published findings showing adults who received an updated 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccine were 54% less likely to have symptomatic infection than those who didn't.' @CIDRAP
1/n
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/new-estimates-show-latest-covid-vaccine-cuts-risk-symptomatic-infection

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

'Study shows that someone who got the updated 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccine would have an extra boost of protection against symptomatic infection from both the XBB variant that was common in the fall, as well as JN.1 which is circulating now.' Article via @TIME https://time.com/6590944/covid-19-vaccine-effective-jn1/

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

Concerning: 'if the 3.4 million children unprotected against measles in the UK don't get vaccinated, around 10,000 new cases of #encephalitis could emerge - a life-threatening brain swelling disease that can be caused by measles'. @encephalitis @theipaper
https://inews.co.uk/news/i-morning-briefing-how-serious-measles-outbreak-2883418?ito=twitter_share_article-top

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

‘The number of people classed as ‘living on the streets’ was at its highest ever quarterly level at 560, having grown by 24% compared with the same period last year.’ ✍️ @jamesriding10 @insidehousing
🙈🙉🙊 Is this really how we treat vulnerable people?

https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/highest-number-of-rough-sleepers-in-london-ever-recorded-84907

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

'A statement from NHS leaders, @sathNHS, says staff are dealing with high volumes of very sick patients from winter viruses such as flu, 𝑪𝙤𝒗𝙞𝒅, and norovirus.' Report: @TooleyMedia @ShropshireStar
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/health/2024/01/31/only-call-999-or-go-to-ae-in-life-threatening-emergencies-as-nhs-in-shropshire-declares-critical-incident/

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

#LongCOVID is one dark miserable end of the COVID spectrum - which has never been 'just' a cold.
'The more times we are infected, the higher our cardiovascular risk, neurological, and endocrine risk - all 'risk' life-altering conditions'. Report @Skynews
https://news.sky.com/story/the-virus-is-still-evolving-at-an-incredible-rate-how-widespread-is-covid-now-and-how-many-people-are-dying-with-it-13059424

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

Since February 2022, in England, we are '𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙'
50,000 people 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝
500,000 were 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝
5,000,000 were 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝
Numbers with #LongCOVID remains an unknown.
🆘#NHS pressures
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk
https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

'People are being urged to wear face masks in confined public spaces in a new campaign 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕 France’s 𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌 300,000 vulnerable & immunocompromised people from Covid-19 and 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 respiratory 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔.'

@ConnexionFrance https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/French-news/Health/Why-might-I-be-asked-to-wear-a-mask-on-French-public-transport

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

Since 27 December 2023, the daily count of confirmed COVID-19 patients in hospital, in England, has never been less than 3,700.

That's 3,700 beds occupied by people suffering from a disease that didn't even exist four years ago.

Now that is extra pressure.

https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/topics/covid-19#healthcare

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

❤️'@CovidMemorialUK>500 metres long, decorated with >200,000 bright-red hearts to represent those who died, and a striking reminder of the pain we suffered. Established in March 2021, it’s never received the government’s official approval.' @Southwark_News
https://southwarknews.co.uk/comment/comment-the-national-covid-memorial-wall-is-a-symbol-we-all-understand-and-need-to-be-kept-permanently/

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

Meanwhile, another 'new' study suggests 'babies born to unvaccinated pregnant people with COVID-19 may be more likely to suffer respiratory disease than those born to vaccinated people.' @ABC
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/study-finds-risks-babies-born-unvaccinated-parent-covid-106736290

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

'#SaharanDust expected to turn Suffolk skies red...'
✍️📰
@emgoodwinjourno @EADT24
https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/24078289.plumes-saharan-dust-expected-turn-suffolk-skies-red/?ref=twtrec

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

🗳️𝑳𝒆𝒕'𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆
🔊We, call upon the PM and the Monarch to appoint Alan Bates as a life peer in recognition of his campaign for justice. #PostOfficeInquiry
https://chng.it/dxKPPZbdv7

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

#CovidCorruption

'𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻

£𝟵.𝟵 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗣𝗣𝗘

𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳

𝗕𝘆 𝗨𝗞 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁'.

@HuffPostUKPol

@huffpost.bsky.social

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/down-the-drain-ps99-billion-spent-on-covid-ppe-written-off-by-government_uk_65b299afe4b074981637248b?utm_campaign=share_twitter&ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

🏥'Beds occupied by patients with COVID-19 as published by @NHSEngland on 25 Jan 2024'.
🔊Change over the past 8 weeks of activity.
Total beds occupied by confirmed COVID-19 patients:
🛌2,275 on 26 Nov '23
🛌3,908 on 21 Jan '24
📈up 72%
#COVIDisNotOver
https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-hospital-activity/

JoePajak, 4 months ago to random

'Although it’s spotty and inconsistent in many places, 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 testing is pointing to a new wave of COVID-19 infections, with as many as one-third of Americans expected to contract the disease by late February.'✍️📰@TimHendersonSL @njmonitor
https://newjerseymonitor.com/2024/01/23/wastewater-tests-show-covid-infections-surging-but-pandemic-fatigue-limits-precautions/