And what thanks does the NHS get for it, apart from empty applause and racism towards it's staff?
#covid19uk — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #covid19uk, aggregated by home.social.
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"Mass UK study debunks COVID vaccine myth."
"A landmark study of nearly 14 million children in England has revealed that the Covid infection carries a higher risk of heart complications than the vaccination"
Source: https://archive.md/PanVG
Study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(25)00247-0/fulltext
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🇬🇧 UK: Couple died after COVID ‘taken into house by carers’, daughter tells inquiry
"A woman whose parents died of Covid a month apart during the pandemic has told a public inquiry she believes the infection was taken into their house by carers."
“People who were working with vulnerable people – carers coming to my mother – were actually not being tested, nor were other healthcare workers."
“These people were actually spreading a virus and nothing was being done to counteract that.”
#COVID19UK #UKCOVIDInquiry #COVIDisNotOVER
Source: https://archive.md/Ltv0J
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🇬🇧 UK: Failure to focus on COVID suppression led to avoidable UK deaths, says expert
Prof. Anthony Costello says UK could've avoided many COVID deaths with a suppression strategy, urges better pandemic science governance and recognition of long-term suppression policies.
"Had the UK followed the same strategy and achieved the same excess cumulative death rate by March 2024 as South Korea, 69 instead of 344 deaths per 100,000, it might have prevented up to 180,000 UK deaths."
Source: https://archive.md/7ZW7m
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CW: Health, COVID
Toes swollen and painful this evening, so I think it's COVID related. Had this last year around Xmas time, so at least I've an idea what to expect.
Had a headache earlier in the day too and spent most of the day resting, trying to shake it off. Ugh.
:blobcatsad: :blobcatcozy:
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🇬🇧 UK studies on Long COVID reveal its brutal impact and prevalence.
In the UK, new COVID strains still cause up to 200 deaths weekly in England alone, with around 2 million suffering from Long COVID. About 10% of COVID cases result in Long COVID, with symptoms like fatigue, breathlessness, and cognitive issues.
Source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/09/06/mgrb-s06.html
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I got my fourth COVID-19 vaccine today, opting for the Nuvaxovid XBB.1.5 aka Novavax, which was approved in the UK in February. It's available privately via Pharmadoctor - I had to cycle over to Fulbourn for my nearest pharmacy.
#COVID19 #COVIDvaccine #Novavax #Nuvaxovid #PharmaDoctor #COVID19vaccine #COVID19UK
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🇬🇧 UK: More than 1 in 6 people in parts of Greater Manchester have Long Covid, around 18%.
"Long Covid includes physical, cognitive and mental impairments, with brain fog, fatigue, breathlessness, low mood, and depression among the most common symptoms."
"Across England, 1.9 million people were experiencing a myriad of self-reported Long Covid symptoms as of March 2023, with 79% saying it has had a negative impact on their day-to-day activities."
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🇬🇧 UK: 40% of nurses reported that they have had Covid this summer.
Of those, 21% said they had attended work while infected with the virus.
“management is actively discouraging staff from testing due to concerns about a reduced workforce”
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🇬🇧 UK set for '200 Covid deaths per week' for years as doc says one thing could make it worse.
Dr. Gareth Nye warns that the UK could face 200 COVID-related deaths per week for years, with potential for the situation to worsen as the dominant virus variant evolves.
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🇬🇧 UK: KP.3 Covid variant with new symptoms hits UK as hospital deaths soar 20%
"There were 197 deaths among those who tested positive for Covid in the 7 days leading up to July 12, marking an increase of 20 per cent"
Source: https://www.lancs.live/news/uk-world-news/kp3-covid-variant-new-symptoms-29624429
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🇬🇧 UK: "A woman has been left isolated and unable to leave her house after the only Covid vaccine she could safely receive was withdrawn from the NHS booster programme."
"Diana Tasker, 78, was allergic to both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, so had previously been given an alternative booster jab."
"Ms Tasker, from Scarborough, said she had no choice but to go into "indefinite lockdown" after the Novavax booster became unavailable."
"The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed that Novavax had not been offered in the spring top-up programme and had been replaced by more "cost-effective" vaccines."
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🇬🇧 UK: Covid-19 positivity reaches 15.86%
It's the highest figure since October 2023.
UKHSA data dashboard: https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/topics/covid-19
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🇬🇧UK: ‘Our lives are shattered’: Teachers’ legal fight for long Covid support.
"More than 100 teachers whose lives have been "shattered" by the virus claim they have been left with no support"
#COVID19UK #LongCOVID #Teachers @auscovid19
Source: https://archive.md/HcgeJ
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🇬🇧 UK: Summer in the UK is seeing a rise in illness, new strains of Covid and whooping cough cases on the rise.
Dr Colin Michie: “Many summer activities, such as festivals, can put us at greater risk of infection as we interact with lots of different people in a crowded space”
“The new [Covid] variants, collectively known as FLiRT variants, can evade our immune responses more effectively than previous variants. So in some individuals, their antibodies from previous infection or vaccination may not be completely protective.”
#COVID19UK @auscovid19
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/covid-flirt-variant-flu-summer-b2579967.html -
🇬🇧 UK hospitals tell visitors with Covid symptoms to stay away amid summer outbreak of new FLiRT variants.
"While visitors with symptoms are being asked to stay away, anyone seriously unwell who suspects they have Covid is still advised to seek help."
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🇬🇧UK: Expert warns 'we're all going to get COVID multiple times' as new wave hits UK.
"Prof Paul Hunter, an epidemiology expert from the University of East Anglia: "We are all of us going to get repeated COVID infections from birth through to death."
Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health/expert-warns-were-going-covid-33141962
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🇬🇧UK: Face mask rules have been reintroduced at acute hospitals in Worcestershire after a rise in the number of patients developing COVID-19.
The measure was "necessary to protect patients, their loved ones, and our hospital staff from the risk of infection"
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🇬🇧UK: New COVID variant: Unusual symptom after UK hospitalisations jump 30%
"The diminishing immunity of the general population has been considered a reason for the spread of the variant"
Professor Lawrence Young: “This is a wake-up call. The virus hasn’t gone away and is certainly not a seasonal infection.”
#COVID19UK #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19
Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/new-covid-variant-unusual-symptom-33082975
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🇬🇧UK virtually ends free vaccines as COVID-19 continues to spread.
"The refusal to offer free vaccinations, and the resulting increase in infections will have devastating consequences for those who develop Long Covid."
#COVID19UK #PandemicIsNotOver @auscovid19
Source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/04/21/awnl-a21.html
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🇬🇧UK: COVID-19 brings down healthy life expectancy in the U.K. | forbes.com
"COVID-19, healthcare delays and an increase in long-term sickness are likely factors in this decline."
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🇬🇧UK: Mum and son still living in COVID lockdown 'nightmare' wash shopping and social distance.
"Mason has Crohn's disease and is immunocompromised which means he could fall very ill if he catches COVID"
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🇬🇧Britain faces worst sickness crisis since 1990s as millions quit workforce | http://telegraph.co.uk
‘Legacy of pandemic’ blamed as illness-related inactivity climbs to 2.7 million.
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🇬🇧UK: Pharmacies in England and Scotland to offer private COVID jabs – for £45 ($87 AUD and $56 USD)
"Pharmadoctor is offering appointments from 1 April for vaccinations and intends to add more pharmacies to its network"
#COVID19UK #COVIDjabs #Pharmacies #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne
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🇬🇧UK: 4 years after first case in UK, how widespread is coronavirus now?
Offical data from 10 January 2024:
How many people have Covid?
🔹2.3% (Around 1,352,000 people have COVID)Between 12 and 19 January 2024:
🔹Hospital: 3,790Week ending 12 January 2024:
🔹Deaths: 388 deaths involving COVID in England and Wales and 277 deaths due to COVID.#COVID19UK #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/covid-cases-uk-deaths-hospitalisations-b2487891.html
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🇬🇧UK: New figures revealed that the number of children in England being homeschooled jumped more than 13% in one term last year.
From an estimated 86,200 in homeschooling at the start of 2023 to 97,600 by the April to July summer term.
Only 4% of parents said health concerns over Covid were the main factor behind their decision.
#COVID19UK #Homeschooling @auscovid19
Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/fears-homeschooling-rates-surge-england-155620817.html
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🇬🇧UK: "Hundreds of doctors are planning to sue the NHS over claims inadequate PPE on the frontline has left them with long COVID, disabled, and in financial ruin."
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🇬🇧UK: Novavax’s updated COVID-19 vaccine has been authorised in the United Kingdom for individuals aged 12 and older.
#COVID19UK #Novavax #COVIDvaccine #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19