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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 21h

💙 People across the UK are still living with Long Covid — their stories show why clean, safe air matters for everyone.

📖 Read and support the call for #SafeAir4All.

Read More Here: shh-uk.org/life-post...

#LongCovid #SHHUK #longcovidawareness #longcovidrecovery #publichealth

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 17h

🕒 It’s the 15th hour of the 15th day — time to spotlight Long Covid.
💬 We invite you — allies, friends, colleagues — to post a Long Covid fact or article today.
#LongCovid #LongCovidAwareness #SHHUK #SupportHealthcareHeroes #safeair4all

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 7h

Long Covid Facts...

Cleaner indoor air = fewer infections = less Long Covid.

We need #SafeAir4All

#LongCovid #CleanAir #PublicHealth #longcovidawareness #longcovidrecovery

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 1d

🧠✨ Cognitive Dysfunction Support Group ✨🧠

Our next online session is on:
📅 Wednesday 22nd October
🕚 11:00 – 12:20 (UK time)

👉 Sign up here: events.teams.microso...

#LongCovidSupport #LongCovid #BrainFog #CognitiveHealth #CovidRecovery #HealthcareSupport

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Alison Twycross RN PhD @alitwy.bsky.social · 21h

Important information ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

The updates needed to UK infection prevention and control guidelines are spelt out in the graphic below. Read more here: shh-uk.org/shh-uk-posit...

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 1d

Long Covid Facts...

Cleaner indoor air = fewer infections = less Long Covid.

We need #SafeAir4All

#LongCovid #CleanAir #PublicHealth #longcovidawareness #longcovidrecovery

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Microbes.Info @microbesinfo.bsky.social · 1d

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 2d

Long Covid Facts...

Cleaner indoor air = fewer infections = less Long Covid.

We need #SafeAir4All

#LongCovid #CleanAir #PublicHealth #longcovidawareness #longcovidrecovery

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 2d

🌍💙 #SafeAir4All | Week 4 of 6 💙🌍

Our healthcare heroes protect us every day.

👉 Demand action. Speak up. Share the call for #SafeAir4All.

#LongCovid #LongCovidSupport #LongCovidRecovery #LongCovidAwareness #LongCovidCommunity #publichealth

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 2d

🛌 New research highlights the link between sleep and Long Covid symptoms in older adults.

🔎 Read summary: shh-uk.org/?p=34789
📖 Full study: bmcgeriatr.biomedcen...

#LongCovid #LongCovidSupport #LongCovidRecovery #LongCovidAwareness #LongCovidCommunity #LongCovidResources

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 2d

🌬️ Welcome to Week 4 of the #SafeAir4All Campaign 🌬️

Every action helps us reach more people and strengthen the movement for #SafeAir4All 💙

#LongCovid #CleanAir #PublicHealth #longcovidawareness #longcovidrecovery

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 2d

People across the UK are still living with Long Covid — their stories show why clean, safe air matters for everyone.

Read and support the call for #SafeAir4All.

Read More: shh-uk.org/living-wi...

#LongCovid #SHHUK #longcovidawareness #longcovidrecovery #publichealth

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Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK (SHH-UK) @shh-uk.bsky.social · 2d

People across the UK are still living with Long Covid — their stories show why clean, safe air matters for everyone.

Read and support the call for #SafeAir4All.

Read More: shh-uk.org/my-very-l...

#LongCovid #SHHUK #longcovidawareness #longcovidrecovery #publichealth

My VERY LONG Long Covid Journey - Emma M

My COVID journey began on the 1st April 2020 when I first stepped foot onto the ward of a community hospital where I had never worked before.

shh-uk.org

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Microbes.Info @microbesinfo.bsky.social · 2d

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@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 3d

Data for England show COVID levels up.
Little likelihood that these data have peaked.
Issues
🛑Limited testing
🛑Communication
🛑Waning immunity
🛑Low priority by leaders
🛑Limited vaccine eligibility
🛑Scant use of face coverings
🛑HCAIs in healthcare settings
🛑Mixing in poorly ventilated, cramped spaces.

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Alison Twycross RN PhD @alitwy.bsky.social · 3d

Definitely. Have you heard about the @shh-uk.bsky.social #SafeAir4All campaign? More info here: shh-uk.org/making-the-i...

Making The Invisible Risk Visible: Indoor Air Quality Is A Priority

The aim of our campaign is to make the risk of poor air quality visible to the public and policy makers.

shh-uk.org

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@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, Alison. It's time to be more rigorous about the spread of this disease, especially in healthcare settings, as well as the labour, social, and economic impacts. #LongCOVID
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings

Ensure that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors, and reports on, the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through its routine surveillance programmes, and advises o...

petition.parliament.uk

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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 4d

US research:

"COVID-19 may have created a new year-round baseline for work absences...similar to influenza season conditions before the pandemic"

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

"Policymakers should consider...policies & actions that mitigate the spread of #COVID19"

#LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver

Key Points
Question Following the COVID-19 pandemic, has SARS-CoV-2 circulation been associated with health-related absences from work and labor force exits?

Findings In this nationally representative cohort study of approximately 158.4 million workers, rates of health-related work absences remained elevated after the pandemic and were associated with circulating SARS-CoV-2 and subsequent decreases in labor force participation by absence-affected workers.

Meaning These findings suggest that COVID-19 may have created a new year-round baseline for work absences that is similar to influenza season conditions before the pandemic; policymakers should consider expanding interventions and data collection efforts to address the negative impacts of COVID-19 on the labor force.

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VirusSucks.com @virussucks.com · 4d

Systemic increase of AMPA receptors associated with cognitive impairment of long COVID
#medsky
#LongCovid
academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...

Systemic increase of AMPA receptors associated with cognitive impairment of long COVID

Fujimoto et al. report that the patients with cognitive impairments after SARS-CoV-2 infection showed significant AMPA receptors upregulation across their

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Ian Kremer @leadcoalition.bsky.social · 4d

What the Science Says: Long COVID, Brain Health, and Cognitive Decline beingpatient.com/what-the-sci... by @beingpatient.bsky.social

#COVID #LongCovid #Alzheimers #dementia #science

What the Science Says: Long COVID, Brain Health, and Cognitive Decline

Researchers are uncovering how COVID-19 affects the brain, from inflammation to brain fog, and what it could mean for Alzheimer’s risk.

beingpatient.com

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Chelle ✊🌻 *fElon hacked the election* @blueallylove.bsky.social · 4d

Millions

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Nurse Birdy. @rnbirdy.bsky.social · 4d

How many healthcare workers have Long Covid 🤔 I wonder?

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Alison Twycross RN PhD @alitwy.bsky.social · 3d

An important petition ⬇️⬇️⬇️

@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 4d

We think the UK government should ensure that management of healthcare associated infections (HCAI) is extended to include recording data on COVID infections spread within hospitals.
That’s why we signed this petition.
Please join us - if you haven’t already.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings

Ensure that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors, and reports on, the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through its routine surveillance programmes, and advises o...

petition.parliament.uk

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@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 4d

We think the UK government should ensure that management of healthcare associated infections (HCAI) is extended to include recording data on COVID infections spread within hospitals.
That’s why we signed this petition.
Please join us - if you haven’t already.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings

Ensure that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors, and reports on, the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through its routine surveillance programmes, and advises o...

petition.parliament.uk

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@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 4d

COVID: Concerned about the pressure on our NHS, as we enter the darker, colder months, and want to protect services, staff and patients!
Then, it's time to be more focused on the spread of this disease, especially in healthcare settings, as well as the labour, social and economic impacts. #LongCOVID

@DrJoePajak CSci CChem FRSC @drjoepajak.bsky.social · 4d

We think the UK government should ensure that management of healthcare associated infections (HCAI) is extended to include recording data on COVID infections spread within hospitals.
That’s why we signed this petition.
Please join us - if you haven’t already.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings

Ensure that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors, and reports on, the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through its routine surveillance programmes, and advises o...

petition.parliament.uk

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