Dr. Nathan Blackwell 🇬🇧🇪🇺

So many of my colleagues laughed at me for saying this… but… a few colleagues didn’t… and I think they saved a LOT of lives in the first few years.

COVID During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Autism in Kids A new study adds to the evidence that viral infections during pregnancy might contribute to a child’s likelihood of having autism

A new study adds to the evidence that viral infections during pregnancy might contribute to a child’s likelihood of having autism

‘Patients will suffer’: tales from the frontline of the UK pharma crisis The pricing standoff between government and industry has stalled research and put thousands of jobs at risk

UK Govt to capitulate to Big Pharma

Ministers have drawn up proposals to pay companies 25% more for NHS medicines.

Too many corporations holding govts/peopie to ransom - give us what we want or else
Energy
Water
Banks
Internet
Tax abuses

Who governs - Corporations or elected govts?

Current NHS England policy restricts free COVID-19 vaccination to certain age groups and risk categories. Yet age alone should not determine access to protection. Anyone whose health professionals recommend vaccination should surely be eligible?

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UN demands asylum protection for the non-religious A United Nations report has demanded that asylum systems worldwide must become fit for purpose for non-religious individuals, citing evidence submitted by Humanists UK. The UN Special Rapporteur on Fr...

This is a major step forward. Thirteen countries still impose the death penalty for ‘blasphemy’ or ‘apostasy’ – where simply being openly humanist can be a death sentence. Yet awareness of persecution against the non-religious remains low.
humanists.uk/2025/10/23/u...

COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Computer Science has found that, between 2021 and 2022, COVID-19 was a leading cause of death in children and young people

The myth that children aren’t harmed by COVID still persists. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2023-01...

'What's up, Bluesky?': White House joins Elon Musk's rival social media platform

🇺🇸 Scum has arrived on Butterfly …Not just the White House but other Depts too.

Not enough to lie on X and Lies Social but now to spread their lies here

I’ll block if I see them. Screenshot don’t repost or quote post their actual posts. Starve them of engagement.

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This makes me happy! Great initiative by @london.gov.uk & team.
At least 200 schools across London will receive HEPA filters.
We need to properly evaluate this -in relation to both PM2.5 & airborne infections- to help a wider effective implementation.

#LongCovid
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Data for England continue to show COVID levels increasing. ONS deaths: latest data📈doubled in 8 weeks. Why? 🛑Limited testing 🛑Waning immunity 🛑Low priority by leaders 🛑Limited vaccine eligibility 🛑Scant use of face coverings 🛑HCAIs in healthcare settings 🛑Mixing in poorly ventilated, cramped spaces? Data sources: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/respiratory-viruses/covid-19#healthcare https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-hospital-activity/

Data for England continue to show COVID levels increasing.
ONS deaths: latest data📈doubled in 8 weeks.
Why?
🛑Limited testing
🛑Waning immunity
🛑Low priority by leaders
🛑Limited vaccine eligibility
🛑Scant use of face coverings
🛑HCAIs in healthcare settings
🛑Mixing in poorly ventilated, cramped spaces?

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

Latest England hospitalisations up significantly.
COVID-19 deaths up.
Await rest of today's data @ukhsa.bsky.social
Why such large increases?
Limited vaccine eligibility, waning immunity, low priority at leadership level, mixing in poorly ventilated, cramped spaces. Scant use of face coverings.

ENGLAND COVID data latest source via @ukhsa.bsky.social

3,049 Cases
7 days to 1 Oct 2025
🆙19.0%

87 Deaths
7 days to 26 Sep 2025
🆙3.6%

2,077 Patients admitted to hospital
7 days to 30 Sep 2025
🆙9.7%

Virus tests positivity
7 days to 26 Sep 2025
🆙2.2%

ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/respiratory-...

Restricting eligibility as a wave is growing...

One of the reasons used for dropping coverage in younger age groups, especially kids, was a lack of demand...for a medicine they told everyone wasn't necessary...🤦‍♂️
Not an issue nowadays, it seems...

Pulp Bollocks

The community note has it right.

Student visas crackdown and new levies to cause ‘£1.8bn loss’ to UK economy The Government has proposed a 6 per cent tax on international student tuition fees and a reduction in graduate visas

Latest on Labour's 'relentless chase for growth'. share.google/ix4F48b5RkeM...

COVID is airborne and definitely still with us:
England positive tests on upward trend in 2025.
Cases, hospitalisations and deaths data also trending up.
Health protections matter: such as vaccines, effective ventilation, masks and testing: all 'may' help limit spread of virus and hence Long COVID.

Let me be clear. As someone who has been professionally involved with the biodefense / biosecurity sector for nearly 20 years, and has worked on biological risk analysis for Covid-19 since early 2020, reducing one's risk of being infected is not health anxiety. It's just smart.

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 21 September 2025 The BuDS Covid-19 Risk Assessment for the week ending 21 September 2025

Covid infection levels in England have again risen sharply over the last week, as have other Covid measures. Infection levels are around a fifth higher, and the overall risk level remains High. A thread 🧵

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Harvard Dean Was Paid $150,000 as an Expert Witness in Tylenol Lawsuits

OK... THIS is the (highly criticized) correlation study used by Trump, RFK Jr. et al. 👇

I guess big conflicts of interest are cool, if they support MAGA (deeply wrong) ideas.

Researcher Was Paid $150,000 as an Expert Witness in Tylenol Lawsuits www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/h...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

a new mRNA therapy apparently can cut the rate of Huntington's disease progression by ~75%. yet more miracle shit www.bbc.com/news/article...

John Snow pub, Broadwick Street in London. Named after the famous Doctor who vandalised a public water pump to prevent a worsening cholera outbreak in the East End.

COVID is airborne and most definitely still with us: England positive tests on an upward trend since November 2024, hospitalisations, and deaths data also trending up. Health protections matter: such as effective ventilation, booster vaccines, and testing, all may help limit spread and Long COVID.

COVID is airborne and most definitely still with us:
England positive tests on an upward trend since November 2024, hospitalisations, and deaths data also trending up.
Health protections matter: such as effective ventilation, booster vaccines, and testing, all may help limit spread and Long COVID.

The school attendance policies are flying in the face of research which says failure to rest can cause #Longcovid.

would really help if gave ppl the designations they earned. this is Dr. Susan Monarez. i see none of the media outlets using her Dr prefix either. it matters, especially in times when hobby is trying to be passed off as expertise. smh

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

How do we fix this mess?

Confocal microscopy photo - infected olfactory cortex

Confocal microscopy photo - control olfactory cortex

Microglia Megazord activated! Check these brain immune cells🔵 responding to #SARSCoV2 infection. Compare to the image on the right from a control.
Neurons: 🟠NeuN, Microglia: 🔵Iba

Do you know what caused this? COVID-19
Do you know what did not cause this? Vaccines.
#FluorescenceFriday #NeuroCovid