JoePajak

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

COVID teaches us that there isn’t one single magic solution that will prevent all infection from all viruses. Rather, a combination of approaches is most effective, including masking, vaccination, ventilation, and air filtration.’ @martinzand1 @EurekAlert
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1039524

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

101,226 patients admitted to hospitals in England since 1 Jun 2023, who were known to have COVID-19 plus patients diagnosed in hospital with COVID-19 in previous 24 hrs.
#LongCOVID data?
Cost to the NHS, to those on waiting lists, and to the economy?
Data: https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

#LongCOVID has no cure, as yet. So, driven by desperation, and an understandable desire to improve their quality of life, those highlighted in this paper have turned to research. More needs to be done, including managing the airborne risk of transmission.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00901-3

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

14 years of government neglect?
‘Lack of hospital capacity means that patients are staying in longer than necessary and continue to be cared for by emergency department staff, often in clinically inappropriate areas such as corridors or ambulances.’

https://www.indy100.com/news/over-250-patients-a-week-die-needlessly-due-to-long-ae-waits

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

​The pandemic changed families’ lives and the culture of education globally; our relationship with school appeared to be almost optional. Some would argue that many schools had become out of touch with the excitement, and pace, of this new 'online' world.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/29/us/chronic-absences.html?smid=tw-share

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

'Introducing standards for air quality in public buildings recognises the right for those using the buildings to expect a safe & healthy environment, in the same way they should have confidence in food hygiene or fire safety.' @CathNoakes
#IndoorAirMatters
https://www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/news/article/5544/mandating-indoor-air-quality-for-public-buildings

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

'COVID-19 leaves an 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 mark on the brain and its functioning...
'Research shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging.' @zalaly
@sciam @ConversationUS

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-19-leaves-its-mark-on-the-brain-significant-drops-in-iq-scores-are/

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

'In Jan 2024, Dr @zalaly, physician-scientist @WUSTLmed one of the world’s foremost [#LongCOVID researchers] told the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labour & Pensions [https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/addressing-long-covid-advancing-research-and-improving-patient-care] 'The best way to prevent Long Covid is to prevent COVID in the first place'.

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

'Russian missiles enter NATO forcing Polish and allied aircraft to be activated. Poland confirmed that again Russia has violated their airspace near to the Polish town of Oserdów in the Lublin Voivodeship placing the region on high alert.' @LondonLovesBiz
https://londonlovesbusiness.com/russian-missiles-enter-nato-forcing-polish-and-allied-aircraft-to-be-activated/

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

'The government has announced it is to halt routine COVID tests for people being discharged from hospital into care homes.' @SkyNews

𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 @covidinquiryuk?

https://twitter.com/i/status/1772222348625625311

JoePajak, 1 month ago to random

#PostOfficeScandal: So many ordinary lives devastated by a faulty IT system!
We need more people in Parliament who can, and will, fight for truth and honesty, expose wrong-doing and ensure action.
Recommend Alan Bates for a life peerage.
Petition @UKChange
https://chng.it/GCRDW9znSL

JoePajak, 2 months ago to random

‘Six out of 10 people who died from COVID between March and July 2020 were disabled, according to the @ONS.’ @janemerrick23 @theipaper. @covidinquiryuk @NHSEngland @PositiveaboutDS
@mencap_charity @DHSCgovuk @NICEComms @Autism @DisRightsUK @sensecharity

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/thousands-of-disabled-people-died-after-covid-treatment-withheld-inquiry-to-probe-2970333?ito=twitter_share_article-top

JoePajak, 2 months ago to random

‘The @covidinquiryuk has been passed evidence showing that Do Not Attempt Resuscitation notices were placed on medical files of many people with Down’s syndrome, autism & other learning disabilities who were otherwise healthy before contracting the virus.’
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/thousands-of-disabled-people-died-after-covid-treatment-withheld-inquiry-to-probe-2970333?ito=twitter_share_article-top

JoePajak, 2 months ago to random

🌬️Tuberculosis (TB), a severe infectious disease which affect the lungs, is caused commonly by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
🌬️People are infected with TB by inhaling 𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚 droplets produced by infectious carriers, e.g., when coughing or sneezing.
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/world-tuberculosis-day-2024

JoePajak, 2 months ago to random

👏'77 alumnae @Newnham_College, the iconic women's college at @Cambridge_Uni, recruited to intercept, decrypt and translate military messages during the war, have been revealed for the first time in a college exhibit and roll of honour'. @DonnaLFerguson
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/17/cambridge-newnham-college-alumnae-bletchley-park-codebreakers?CMP=share_btn_url

JoePajak, 2 months ago to random

'For adults worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a more profound impact than any event seen in half a century, including conflicts and natural disasters.' Dr. Austin Schumacher @IHME_UW @UW @forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/03/12/covid-lowered-global-life-expectancy-more-than-previously-thought-new-study-suggests/

JoePajak, 2 months ago to random

COVID is underreported, testing less common; but people are still being infected and infecting others [because of the lack of testing / health protections, e.g. vaccine, ventilation and face protection], being hospitalised, and worse. #LongCOVID @TribLIVE
https://triblive.com/local/regional/understanding-whats-driving-long-covid-is-still-largely-a-mystery-to-doctors/

JoePajak, 2 months ago to random

SARSCoV2 Virus Lingers in Blood Years After Infection
Studies find 'some of the strongest evidence so far that COVID antigens can persist in some people, even though we think they have normal immune responses.' @MichaelPelusoMD et al @UCSF @NeuroscienceNew
https://neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-blood-25724/

JoePajak, 2 months ago to random

🚨'COVID is a serious disease, with a high risk of post-acute health problems and long-term illness'. @julia_doubleday
🌬️And, it's worrying that so many people believe that it’s perfectly safe to get repeatedly infected with the #SARSCoV2 virus.
It isn't.
🏥Ask those in hospital.

JoePajak, 2 months ago to random

'The sinking of a Russian warship near the Kerch strait, if confirmed, would deal a further blow to Moscow’s naval power and its control over the Black Sea.' @lukeharding1968 @Guardian
#SlavaUkraïni
💙💛🇺🇦

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/05/ukraine-russian-warship-occupied-crimea-sinking

JoePajak, 2 months ago to random

‘No one is safe anywhere until everyone is safe everywhere’.
Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown.
‘@WHO seeks to get all 194 member countries to sign a new Global Pandemic Accord in May to ensure a united response if and when another pandemic emerges.’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/gordon-brown-world-health-organisation-tedros-ghebreyesus-experts-labour-party-b2506952.html