Jo 😷 #MasksInHealthcare #AsthmaticsAtRisk @Jo_11__ Twitter profile

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Jo 😷 #MasksInHealthcare #AsthmaticsAtRisk

2 years

Please give all people with chronic #asthma the option to live with Covid like we live with the Flu. #AsthmaticsAtRisk #FluJabEqualsCovidBooster #CovidBooster #COVID19 @maggie_erewash @SteveBarclay @duncancbaker @wesstreeting @ajpollard1 @BTSrespiratory @BTSchair @NHSLeader

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Jo 😷 #MasksInHealthcare #AsthmaticsAtRisk

@Jo_11__

3 years

I've never known SO many people to be ill with Covid as there are right now 😔 ... Yet our reckless government is about to remove mandatory isolation and free testing, while supposedly 'following the data' that they're going to stop recording🤦‍♀️ Anyone else as puzzled as me?🤷‍♀️

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1 year

Took a car for a test drive this morning at a main dealer. Him: It's company policy for me to come with you. My husband: Would you mind wearing a mask please? Him: I don't have one. Me: Here you go *hands over FFP2*. Him: You can take it out on your own, just don't tell anyone!

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@Jo_11__

3 years

In the last two days 777 people have died from Covid. That's MORE than two jumbo jets full of passengers. How can such a loss of life be minimised by so many people who declare it as 'mild' and completely ignored by the press and media? 😔

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@Jo_11__

1 year

Interesting convo today. One family member's having heart problems and may need a pace maker. They had Covid prior to the problems and now wondering if that's what caused it. Another family member suffering Long Covid since 2021 has commented "maybe Jo has a point about masks".

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@Jo_11__

1 year

Pleasantly surprised by the "Do you think face masks should be reintroduced?" poll. #MasksInHealthcare #MaskUp #WearAMask #CovidIsNotOver

The Mirror

@DailyMirror

1 year

As the new Covid-19 variant Arcturus rapidly spreads through India, experts @doctorshaib and @SGriffin_Lab answer three key questions

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@Jo_11__

1 year

Chatting to someone on Fb who's had Covid 9 times! They say "I can't take any more precautions than I already do"... but they caught their latest on a cruise in July and was out for lunch y'day and "today I feel like I've had the crap beat put of me and my chest is bad again"🤷‍♀️😥

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@Jo_11__

2 years

Someone in my family has tested positive for Covid-19. They work for @waitrose and have been told if they feel okayish by day five they MUST return to work whether they're still positive or not. Why aren't supermarkets protecting their staff and their customers? 🤷‍♀️

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@Jo_11__

1 year

WOW! A couple have just come into my art gallery with FFP2 masks on (we always reciprocate), commented on our HEPAs and how brilliant it is to visit a business that actually takes ventilation seriously. First time this has happened - they said it's the way forward and we agree 👏

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@Jo_11__

2 years

And so it begins. First two customers in at our gallery, no masks, asked them politely to help themselves to the free ones but they huffed & puffed & left. How is it right that we're going to be forced to choose between allowing people in unmasked or seeing our business fold? 😕

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@Jo_11__

3 years

The dashboard has a questionnaire at the top today. I urge everyone to complete it and make it VERY clear that you want proper testing and tracking to remain in place for everyone's safety and the ability to asses our individual risk.

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@Jo_11__

1 year

Hi 👋 I live in Norfolk, England and I refuse to accept that Covid infections and reinfections are inevitable. I will continue to do my utmost to break chains of transmission by wearing FFP2/FFP3 masks in public spaces. What about you? #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne

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@Jo_11__

2 years

@BBCPolitics If he was registered with an NHS GP he would've said so straight off. The fact he won't answer shows he uses private healthcare. I don't care which he uses but if he can't be honest and open about something so simple, then we can't trust him to be honest and open about anything.

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@Jo_11__

2 years

🤬 Shame on @waitrose A close family member works there and has tested positive for Covid. They've been told they can go into work while they're still positive if they feel well enough (which they don't). This is never going to end with companies being so irresponsible.

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3 years

@SkyNews Perhaps medics should've had parties on the hospital rooftops? And teachers in the school playground? And supermarket workers in the warehouse? And delivery people in their depot? Would that all have been acceptable? No, of course it wouldn't, and neither was the party at No 10.

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@Jo_11__

4 years

Chronic Asthmatics have been removed from #COVIDVaccine priority group 6 despite official guidance earlier saying we would be included. We are still Clinically Vulnerable as per NHS guidance. This u-turn needs reversing #asthmaticsatrisk

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@Jo_11__

1 year

My husband and I had zero knowledge of pandemics but we took the decision to 'lock ourselves down' (cancelled a holiday to Venice, cancelled gym/swim membership, closed our business) a few weeks before Government told us to! We could see what was happening - why couldn't they?!

Dr Dan Goyal

@danielgoyal

1 year

So, Hancock's first appearance at the Covid Inquiry did not disappoint. I will share the critical moments below. But first, it is clear that his entire justification for the admitted calamitous response rests on one point, and it is a fabricated argument... 🧵

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@rickygervais I feel sorry for all those backstage and in the audience who you've infected. 10% of them will end up with Long Covid.

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@Jo_11__

1 year

First visitor of the day, pointing at our 😷: "Are they still making you wear those THINGS?" Us: "We choose to. If we're ill we have to close our business and have no income, so it's a sensible precaution." Visitor (looking sheepish): "Oh I suppose that's fair enough" Us: 🙄 🙄

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@Jo_11__

3 years

@chrischirp @sajidjavid told Sky News: “We keep the situation very carefully under review." How? HOW??????!!!!! When you're stopping free (at the point of use testing) and cutting the React, Zoe, Siren and Comix studies, AND closing down SAGE???!!

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@Jo_11__

2 years

@stkirsch Who the hell do you think you are publicly posting photos of children without their or their parents'/guardians' consent? Not to mention that you have no idea what that person might be going through or their reasons for wearing a mask. Shame on you. Reported.

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@Jo_11__

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@royalhospital So you conclude masks work to reduce the spread of respiratory viruses... and then stop wearing them?! That's like saying seat belts work reduce deaths in car accidents, so let's stop wearing them. Can you not see how utterly ridiculous that is?!

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@Jo_11__

2 years

@1goodtern They say "Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds were particularly prone to absence" They've also been saying for the last three years that those from disadvantaged backgrounds have been worst affected by Covid. But ... they ... can't ... join ... the ... dots ...🤷‍♀️

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@Jo_11__

3 years

@sajidjavid 'Cowering' is such a disrespectful word to use. You should show some respect to the CV/CEV who are forced to continue shielding, unsupported, because you're happy to let Covid rip through the population. They are not cowering, they are protecting their lives.

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@Jo_11__

2 years

Best and oldest friend suggests coming round to ours one evening Great, we'll have the windows open, HEPAs running and would you mind testing before you come, please? Half hour later, friend messages back to say a family member suddenly has a "bad cough" so best they don't come🤷‍♀️

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@Jo_11__

1 year

"The ONS has blamed mental health issues in younger people and people suffering back and neck pain, possibly due to home working, for the increase." WTF?! @BBCNews are you being paid not to mention Covid/Long Covid?!

Pay rise surprise leads to forecasts of higher interest rates

Wages rise at their fastest rate in 20 years, excluding the pandemic, but still lag behind the cost of living.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@Jo_11__

2 years

On the removal of masks in healthcare: Chris Smith (Naked Scientist) on @BBCLookEast says things have moved on and the "risk and threat posed by Covid is lower than the risk of the flu" Really? 619 people died of Covid w/e 17 March 2023. #MasksInHealthcare #CovidAwarenessWeek

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@Jo_11__

1 year

"Dr Mary Ramsay, the head of immunisation at the UKHSA, said people with any symptoms of respiratory illness should avoid mixing with others." Does that include healthcare workers @UKHSA or do you still want them looking after vulnerable patients? 🤔

Covid testing to be scaled up in England as winter pressure on NHS draws near

A new variant and waning immunity mean surveillance that had been wound down since pandemic will be increased

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@Jo_11__

1 year

So sad. Dreadful that anyone should catch Covid in a hospital. A sick person seeking healthcare should never be put at risk of becoming more unwell or worse. We need mandatory masks (FFP2/3) #MasksInHealthcare ✍️&♻️:

Patient dies after catching Covid in hospital

A 70-year-old man has died in the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital after catching Covid-19 during an admission for a fall.

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@Jo_11__

1 year

@__shiticantsay Crazy, huh?! To be fair, we've bought our three previous cars from the same dealer but he said it was for their insurance, not because he didn't trust us. So he was willing to risk us having an accident than to wear a mask!

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@Jo_11__

2 years

@wagamama_uk @Belinda_Phipps @wagamama_uk rather than asking for DMs, you should issue a statement to say you will not request staff to attend work if they're Covid +ve or unwell with anything infectious. If you don't do this, or continue to hide behind DMs, you will lose a lot of custom, mine included.

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@Jo_11__

4 years

Asthma was found to be the only health condition to co-align with long-covid, yet apparently we're at no more risk than our contemporaries. #asthmaticsatrisk @jopavey @nadhimzahawi @BorisJohnson

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1 year

A family friend went to @NNUH for some tests last week. ~20 in waiting room, many coughing. They overheard a Dr ask their colleague "How many have got Covid?" Answer: "SIX". NO-ONE was masked except my family friend. I despair. #MakeHospitalsSafe #MasksInHealthcare

Dr. Deepti Gurdasani

@dgurdasani1

2 years

The responses to this thread have been overwhelming & horrific- this is clearly happening a lot. Vulnerable patients dying after catching COVID-19 in hospital. Patients admitted to ward/A&E next to known COVID-19 patients. It's tragic- hospitals should be safe places for everyone

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@Jo_11__

9 months

Delightful response from my surgery to my polite request for the nurse to wear a mask at my upcoming appointment. How hard is it to pop a mask on to protect your vulnerable patients @nandwics ? Totally the wrong attitude from your reception staff. #MasksInHealthcare @duncancbaker

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@Jo_11__

3 years

@BBCNews By calling it 'Freedom Day' the press are inciting anger and frustration when it inevitably doesn't happen.

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@Jo_11__

3 years

I just fell off my chair! The government FINALLY admits that #CovidIsAirborne ! The big question is whether they will now apply the same to schools and work places...? 🤔

New campaign to 'Stop COVID-19 hanging around'

A new campaign has launched demonstrating the importance of simple ventilation techniques to reduce the risks of catching COVID-19 this winter.

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@Jo_11__

1 year

My elderly parents had their #Covid boosters at the GP surgery this morning. NOT ONE nurse or assistant was masked, despite these being the most AT-RISK patients. Shame on you @nandwics for putting vulnerable lives at risk. #MasksInHealthcare

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@Jo_11__

1 year

It sounds like they're realising the reality, and maybe they are in some ways, but then again neither of those family members wears a mask, they've been out and about partying and travelling the world, and I have no doubt they will continue to do so.

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@Jo_11__

10 months

I just fell off my chair! @BBCNews actually repeated @WHO 's advice to WEAR A MASK! @PhilippaPr perhaps you should also report on their advice to for ALL healthcare workers to #WearAMask (respirator) and improve ventilation?

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@Jo_11__

2 years

Messaging my oldest friend and she's just said "I guess you are over your fear of catching Covid now" Speechless 🤷‍♀️😔😳

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1 year

Positive call from my dentist about my appointment in a couple of weeks (I'd emailed info about the new NHS HEPA guidance ⬇️) and they've changed me to 1st apt of the day, the dentist and dental nurse will be in FFP3s, and they'll have the door and windows open for ventilation.

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@Jo_11__

3 years

SAGE, SPI-B, SPI-MO, ADPH, NHS leaders, Inde SAGE, and WHO have all concluded that removing Self Isolation, Free Testing and the ONS survey is a VERY bad idea and that 'Living Safely with Covid' means moving forward slowly and cautiously. Of course @GOVUK thinks they know better!

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@Jo_11__

1 year

@1goodtern And again! 😉

The Vertlartnic

@TheVertlartnic

1 year

So If A Covid Infection Fuses My Brain Cells Together Into Giant Molecular Structures, That Makes Them Even Better And Brainier, Right? Right?

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@Mersey_Care @Patrici15311724 @liverpoolccg @StHelensCCG @Knowsley_CCG @NHSSSCCG I wouldn't be surprised if some of the people pictured here get to experience #LongCovid first hand. What WERE you thinking gathering indoors to discuss the debilitating after-effects of Covid UNMASKED?! 🙄🤦‍♀️🙄 #WearAMask #COVIDisAirborne

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@Jo_11__

4 years

We're not saying Chronic Asthmatics should be vaccinated before people who need it more; we're saying we should be vaccinated before people who need it less. #asthmaticsatrisk

Achondritic Peanut

@DryRoastPeanuts

4 years

Asthma is the only condition with a known link to long covid so why have asthmatics been removed from the JCVI priority groups? #asthmaticsatrisk

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1 year

@ONS 1 in 6 people reported flu-like symptoms... in MAY?! When there's no flu around?! No wonder you've stopped the Covid survey; clearly it's the best way for you to hide the high number of cases!

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@Jo_11__

1 year

This ⬇️ I only go indoors if I absolutely have to. So no theatre, cinema, eating indoors, or meeting with friends inside like I used to pre-pandemic. I still do plenty outside, though, and love it. I'm 'living my life', just with a bit of caution.

Dr Claire Taylor

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1 year

If you feel reassured right now that you don’t see people wearing masks, think of it like this: Those of us who know the risks of indoor Covid transmission have just stopped going to anything indoors. We are too tired of it all 3.5 years in. It’s falsely reassuring.

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@Jo_11__

1 year

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! The last thing anyone needs when seeking healthcare is to be made more unwell by contracting Covid in the one place they should be kept safe. #MasksInHealthcare #CovidIsntOver @NNUH @TeamQEH @JamesPagetNHS

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@Jo_11__

3 years

@BorisJohnson Science and medicine does NOT agree!

Jo 😷 #MasksInHealthcare #AsthmaticsAtRisk

@Jo_11__

3 years

SAGE, SPI-B, SPI-MO, ADPH, NHS leaders, Inde SAGE, and WHO have all concluded that removing Self Isolation, Free Testing and the ONS survey is a VERY bad idea and that 'Living Safely with Covid' means moving forward slowly and cautiously. Of course @GOVUK thinks they know better!

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@Jo_11__

2 years

Please someone tell me HOW this makes sense? 1️⃣ My surgery has staff shortages DUE TO COVID. 🤔 Guess how many staff were wearing masks? 😡 NONE. 2️⃣ HOW exactly are vulnerable people supposed to access SAFE healthcare now @NHSNWCCG ? #MasksInHealthcare #WearAMask @cv_cev

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@Jo_11__

1 year

Appalling article from @jim_reed @BBCNews minimising Covid and not mentioning long term damage. Features @adamhfinn @AlexRichter3 saying we should "think of it like flu", yet JCVI BLOCKED most with chronic #asthma from doing just that. #AsthmaticsAtRisk

What you need to know about Covid as new variant rises

Hospital admissions have risen since the summer and a new variant is spreading. Should we be concerned?

www.bbc.co.uk

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@Jo_11__

4 years

Asthmatics have been classed Clinically Vulnerable throughout the pandemic, right until group 6 was due to start when the goalposts were unceremoniously moved #AsthmaticsAtRisk #AsthmaticsUnder50

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@Jo_11__

3 years

@BBCPolitics This is sickening to listen to. Masks are a minor inconvenience but have a MAJOR impact on reducing transmission. Make schools safer and MORE children will attend.

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@Jo_11__

3 years

@dgurdasani1 Terrible idea to single people out like this. I honestly think the deniers and those who simply don't care will make a point of getting close to those wearing the symbol. Better idea: keep masks indoors, ventilate, HEPA, test, isolate.

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@Jo_11__

9 months

Why isn't this message being shared by @NHSuk @UKHSA this year?

NHS

@NHSuk

3 years

Having friends and family over? Help stop COVID-19 hanging around. In enclosed spaces, COVID-19 hangs in the air like smoke. Open windows for 10 minutes each hour when socialising indoors to clear it away.

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@Jo_11__

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@uksciencechief Dear @uksciencechief , you, @CMO_England and @NHSEnglandNMD MUST speak up against the government's reckless idea to remove mandatory self-isolation, free testing, and the ONS Covid Survey. The nation is counting on you to do the right thing. By not doing so makes you complicit.

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@Jo_11__

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⬇️⬇️⬇️ THIS 100 TIMES! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Pre-Covid I NEVER wanted your colds but you still gave them to me & EVERY TIME they left me unable to breathe, needing courses of oral steroids & antibiotics, & taking weeks to recover. If you've got ANY respiratory infection symptoms STAY AT HOME!

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I genuinely don't care if your 'cold from hell' is not covid, maybe please don't give it to people?

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@SteveBarclay Oh, so NOW Covid exists, after months of minimising it and pretending it's *mild* or has disappeared. You only bring it up when it suits your agenda, but in reality we're in this mess because government hasn't taken it seriously enough.

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@Jo_11__

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It's IMPERATIVE that anyone with chronic lung disease #Asthma be given continued protection with a 6 month #CovidBooster this winter. #AsthmaticsAtRisk #FluJabEqualsCovidBosoter #ProtectTheNHS HUGE thanks to @VickiGSP for this brilliant video.

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GP surgery Caroline works at sent a msg to staff: "Due to ⬆️ number of patients & staff w/Covid we need you to mask up at work from tomorrow." Caroline's reply: "I said I wouldn't be wearing them & I would try & keep my distance if they were worried." FFS!

GP practices bring back Covid masks for ALL patients as cases surge

One practice in Leicester urged people to mask-up, as a 'precautionary measure'. Another in Essex said an 'increasing number of patients and staff with Covid' had prompted the move.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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@Jo_11__

2 years

@carolynharris24 As a red head who's heading into peri-menopause, here's my message to @KemiBadenoch :

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@Jo_11__

2 years

Blimey, a really good post from the WHO! "prevent post COVID-19 condition by taking measures to prevent the infection"

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What is it with people today: "Are you on Covid high alert?!" No........ self-employed.... this is our business..... remaining cautious to protect ourselves.......

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@Jo_11__

1 year

Having a previous variant doesn't make you immune to the next, hence the recent rise in cases & hospitalisations. This'll keep happening over & over until we reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the community. #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #WearAMask

COVID-19: New variant spreading across UK - as overall cases continue to rise

Scientifically known as EG.5.1, it is descended from the Omicron variant of COVID, and already accounts for one in seven new cases, UKHSA data shows.

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1 year

A member of staff putting a mask on for an appointment when they previously haven't worn one in that room and nor have the other patients who have been through before, is pure theatre. Vulnerable patients need safe access to healthcare #MasksInHealthcare #FFP3

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@Kit_Yates_Maths As a small business owner I'm dreading the PM removing the requirement to wear face masks in shops. It will make it impossible for my husband & I to protect our customers, ourselves & our livelihood. Wearing masks is a SIMPLE solution &should remain in place. #KeepMasksMandatory

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This has to be one of the most bizarre things I've ever read! I expect they'd also conclude *seat belts work, so let's stop wearing them*. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Clinical update: Masks - Recently we re-introduced mask wearing for everyone in clinical areas. We are pleased to say that we have had no outbreaks during this time and sickness and respiratory illness rates have now dropped significantly…

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Honest thoughts on this: They don't want to test because they're living like it's 2019 and so have made up an unchallengable excuse not to come. Even though I've explained the many reasons why we continue to be cautious.

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Random Saturday Post. I started learning to knit about three years ago and it's REALLY helped me de-stress from all the #AsthmaticsAtRisk crap that's been going on... so I thought I'd share my latest make: an Icelandic Lopapeysa 🧶

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@Tobias_Ellwood Give over! As if retired, possibly elderly, teachers are going to go back into a cesspit of infection to replace teachers who are off BECAUSE of the cesspit of infection! Make schools safe and there wouldn't be as many staff and students off ill in the first place.

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@UKHSA_NorthWest This nonsense again?! Yes, washing your hands is a good thing to do but #COVIDisAirborne so #WearAMask to limit the spread.

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2 years

I don't normally swear but this is SO FUCKING RECKLESS. 🤬🤬🤬

Helen Whately MP

@Helen_Whately

2 years

We're putting an end to compulsory mask wearing in care homes in time for Christmas. I hope this means thousands more people in care will get to see a smile this winter:

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"At-risk patients have entirely legitimate concerns that they may endanger their health by visiting their GP or hospital. "Scottish government must follow the evidence and improve protections from airborne spread in healthcare settings, not reduce them."

Healthcare group calls for return of face mask guidance

Workers affected by Covid accuse the Scottish government of "playing Russian roulette" with staff and patients' health.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@BBCNews About time. We need #MasksInHealthcare (and make them FFP2/3) so everyone can access SAFE healthcare. #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsntOver #COVIDisAirborne

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🤬 This is INSANITY. There are vulnerable patients who aren't necessarily immunosuppressed but still need protecting in healthcare settings. You have a duty of care to them and your staff. #MasksInHealthcare #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne @cv_cev

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals

@NNUH

2 years

1/ From Monday 3 April 2023, we are relaxing face mask guidance for staff, patients, carers and visitors. This follows an agreement with our NHS Norfolk and Waveney partners and local risk assessments. 1/4

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Hugely disappointed that only two out of multiple @Specsavers staff members are wearing 😷 despite what it says on their website re PPE. And not one customer 😷 in sight. But it's okay as they're still disinfecting all glasses after you try them on 🙄 #WearAMask #COVIDisAirborne

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This is NOT sustainable. WHY isn't the media covering this?!

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

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There are now 2.5 million people not working nor looking for a job because of long-term sickness, up 400,000 since the start of the #COVID19 pandemic. Today we’re looking in more detail at this, including those who report more than one health problem. ➡️

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@IndependentSage @SGriffin_Lab @DeenanDpillay @ReicherStephen @globalhlthtwit @Zubhaque @HelenRSalisbury @sheencr @BinitaKane @SusanMichie @chrischirp I'm not 'living with Covid', I'm treading water while everyone around me thinks it's all over. I can't access safe healthcare because masks are no longer mandatory so I'm reconsidering appointments for asthma check-ups and cervical smears etc. Also this:

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This is VERY concerning for #AsthmaticsAtRisk who already suffer with lower respiratory symptoms. “It looks as though these things are switching back to the more dangerous form of infection, so going lower down in the lung.” @SGriffin_Lab

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Vulnerable people will be FORCED to remove their 😷 indoors to prove their identity in order to undertake their human and legal right to vote. This is #Discrimination @ElectoralCommUK The Equality Act 2010 states there is an anticipatory duty to make reasonable adjustments... 1/3

Andrew Gwynne MP

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📺WATCH: In Electoral Commissioner Qs and in the Voter ID Urgent Question, I raise the issue of immunocompromised people being forced to remove face masks in polling stations. The Govt's failure to engage with immunocompromised, CV, and CEV people is very concerning. @cv_cev

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@dgurdasani1 In a webinar today, Susan Hopkins said that businesses should ensure clean work surfaces and could install screens to stop the spread 🤦‍♀️ She only mentioned masks in passing and actually said there's no need to use "fancy level" FFP2/3 🤦‍♀️🙄🤦‍♀️

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"COVID-19 is 5 x more likely than the flu to cause adverse health conditions; experiencing repeat COVID infections increases the risk of organ failure and death." How often do people catch flu? Once/twice in a lifetime. How often are people catching Covid? Once/twice a year.

Harry Spoelstra

@HarrySpoelstra

1 year

EXCELLENT ARTICLE on @zalaly , a #mustread ❗️❗️“Long COVID is leaving a legacy of chronic diseases,” Al-Aly said. “Health systems and governments need to be prepared for the long-lasting consequences for patients, health systems, life expectancy and economic productivity.

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@SkyNews ... and yet he does NOTHING about it 🤷‍♀️

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My NHS dentist is a star! 🌟 First appointment of the day, both he and the dental nurse in FFP3s, door and windows wide open, nice low CO2 (the higher readings either side were when I was in my car), and respects me being vulnerable. Couldn't ask for more. 👍🏻

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@DrEricDing @BorisJohnson @sajidjavid This is NOT 'living with Covid', it's IGNORING COVID.

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BRILLIANT article from @DrFrancesRyan 👏 "even many clinically vulnerable people don’t qualify for protection" Thank you for saying so. #AsthmaticsAtRisk Covid’s back, you say? As disabled and vulnerable people know all too well, it never went away

Covid’s back, you say? As disabled and vulnerable people know all too well, it never went away |...

The government’s policy is to pretend we’re getting ‘back to normal’. The result is millions of us live in fear of losing our lives, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

www.theguardian.com

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Told her: Covid is still with us. 1 in 30 have it and 1000+ people of all ages are dying from it every week. If I catch it, it will likely cause my lung disease to worsen, not to mention all the other long-term organ and brain problems it can cause so, no, I'm not over my fear!

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@CMO_England So why are you planning to throw away Covid vaccines instead of offering them to under 65s? And why aren't you reinstating #MasksInHealthcare to protect staff and patients and allow everyone to access it safely? #CovidIsAirborne

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3 years

@BBCBreaking Good. Although he should've been sacked rather than allowed to resign.

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@ShaunLintern @NNUH This is dreadful. Why aren't we hearing about it on/in the local news? @EDP24 @BBCNorfolk @BBCLookEast @itvanglia And why is government doing NOTHING about it? @duncancbaker @NorwichChloe

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@PippaCrerar @rowenamason That's because he thinks he's above everyone else and the rules didn't apply to him, even though he's been fined for it. Also, this just goes to show that his "apology" in the Hoc was, in fact, as insincere as it sounded.

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Are you listening @duncancbaker ? Here in North Norfolk, while on immune-suppressing steroids, I was told last week by a medic at my surgery to take my protective FFP3 mask off, while ventilation in the room was appalling. Despicable this is happening on your watch. #Breathtaking

Good Morning Britain

@GMB

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'Not only is the government not prepared for a next pandemic, they're still failing staff now.' @ITV 's new drama 'Breathtaking' is based on the book by palliative care doctor, Rachel Clarke. It's a harrowing account of the real-life emergencies NHS staff faced in the pandemic.

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@sajidjavid Positive trends? 159,000 people CAN'T 'live with Covid'. 1.3 million are 'living' with debilitating #LongCovid . Millions of vulnerable -who work & contribute to economy & society- will be left at ⏫ risk. Why can't you understand that a healthy population = a healthy economy?

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@Lisahistoryhou1 It was so daft! We'd already been in the showroom with our masks on, so he knew we were still being cautious.

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Apart from a small corner of Twitter, people don't care anymore. They've had it 2 or 3 (or more!) times and got through it, so assume they're fine. They don't understand the potential long-term damage...No, they don't WANT to understand the potential long-term damage it can do.

Dr Claire Taylor

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All going not well then. 75% increase in Covid cases in UK in less than 2 weeks. 5 waves of Covid in a year already and on the way up again. This is not working. Omicron is the reinfection curse.

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👏👏👏 Now let's see ALL NHS trusts do this in ALL healthcare settings. The benefits are multiple, not just for #Covid and other airborne viruses, but also for allergies, #asthma , concentration, and reduced long-term health issues. @NNUH @nandwics will you follow @ESNEFT 's lead?

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

@ESNEFT

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We’e introduced lean, clean, air-scrubbing machines 💨 Air filtration units are now on our wards and clinical areas. The machines suck in air and the filters remove viral particles before re-releasing cleaner air, reducing the spread of airborne illnesses including COVID-19 🦠

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@ShaunLintern "there will be further challenges ahead" "exacerbated by staff shortages due to sickness" "it is, and going to remain, hard going" "focus on patient safety and protection" And yet NO mention of #MasksInHealthcare to protect staff and patients🤷‍♀️

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Anyone else feeling at a total loss today? ▪️ Removal of face masks when infections & deaths are higher than they were when introduced ▪️ A Government incapable of governing ▪️ A PM lying about his lies ▪️ Lives/NHS/Schools put at risk ▪️ No light at the end of the Covid tunnel

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@BBCBreaking So basically TOUGH for the the millions of vulnerable people in the UK. We work, we contribute to the economy and society but obviously we don't matter. Why can't our "government" grasp that A Healthy Population = A Healthy Economy

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@samdean80 Hope he makes a speedy and full recovery. Please do sign and share this petition. UK Government: Keep legal requirement to wear a face covering in shops, supermarkets, etc after July 19th - via @UKChange #KeepMasksMandatory #WearAMask

194,558 people signed and won this petition

Keep legal requirement to wear face coverings in shops and supermarkets after July 19th

www.change.org

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