#CovidConscious crowd: I’m sure I saw some discussion of techniques for stapling excess #respirator material together under chin to improve fit on small faces …
But I can’t find it now and I don’t want to just start stapling willy-nilly!
“Britain’s #housing offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, combining high prices with old, cramped, poorly insulated buildings and long commutes…” 🏚️😪
I'm too familiar with our awful housing, but was surprised to learn that we have less floorspace than not only other Western European nations, but also Japan and central NYC 🤯
This looks like a vital new #documentary: about the horrors Smithfield Foods (a pig farming giant) is imposing on on Black North Carolinians - correlating directly to geographies of #slavery
Core info: the NHS booking platform will allow ANYONE to book a #vaccine appointment if you answer "yes" to "do you regularly look after someone who is ill, an older person or disabled?"
Most pharmacists are not interested in policing who is getting jabbed, & will give you a bonus free #flu jab* too ✨
*don't sleep on this either - we've a few more months of flu season, & flu is no joke 🤒
I’ve a few more #bluesky invite codes if anyone can make use of them - maybe you’ve an #academic, #vegan or #CovidIsNotOver comrade who for whatever reason is still stuck on Xitter & might be persuaded over?
(I love the ‘don, but I know some folks find it intimidating - and really, whatever gets people off Twitter is good with me at this point 🤷♀️)
@timthelion I think there’s a huge gulf between how #CovidAware people are portrayed & what we actually do/want. Eg false equivalences btwn masks & lockdown.
As a relatively healthy person, I don’t isolate unless I’m sick. I do wear a mask in most public indoor contexts, and I opt to dine out on patios. I’m also attentive to ventilation in the spaces I’m in, because #CovidIsAirborne. Things like masking & cracking open windows are easy & don’t stop me living life … #CovidIsNotOver
@timthelion however, there are many who have no choice but to be isolated, because of govt & other institutions’ refusal to prioritize #PublicHealth. I see masking in the sorts of public spaces which all people NEED to access (like transit, medical spaces, grocery stores) in the same way as I see #veganism: a simple, inexpensive way to reduce harm - & protect my own health (as several formerly-healthy people I know have been seriously affected by #LongCovid, inc losing ability to work)…
@timthelion Most #COVIDisAirborne folks are just doing their best to protect their & others’ health via unobtrusive measures like vax & masks - & advocacy for ventilation & sick leave (not lockdowns)
There’s mainstream reporting that many places have a much worse cocktail of illnesses this winter, partly bc #Covid impairs immunity. Even for the healthy, catching new bugs all the time takes a toll on mental health - I certainly don’t feel like socializing when sick!
PSA for UK friends who would like to get #vaccinated for #covid and/or #flu (most of you, right?) 💉
The NHS booking platform will allow ANYONE to book a #vaccine appointment if you answer "yes" to "do you regularly look after someone who is ill, an older person or disabled?"
Most pharmacists are not interested in policing who is getting jabbed, & will give you a bonus free flu jab too ✨
@novid I'm re-sharing this PSA bc of the latest vax news (h/t @Sheencr):
The UK govt has ordered more vax doses than they were prepared to distribute, and will be throwing away unused doses 🙃
TONS of people are eligible to be vaccinated under the 'personal vulnerability' or 'carer'-type categories without realising it - they're broader than you might think.
& it looks like this vax campaign ends in Dec.
Go and get vaxed - you won’t be taking a dose away from anyone other than the bin
@GoodCheerPixie@Sheencr@novid absolutely, it makes no sense whatsoever - EVERYONE should have one, and especially people in healthcare! it shouldn’t involve having to be a detective but I hope you can get one somehow 🤞
@Lazarou@novid I’m glad you got yours - thx for doing your part ❤️
& of course! & who has the knowledge or energy to figure out workarounds? ☹️
makes me think of the first N. American #covid#vaccination rollouts - even when it was technically available to all, often securing a vax appt and physically getting to an appt was no mean feat - so things played out along classed lines, just as this is now
