@1goodtern.bsky.social
truth, science, hope
βPeople used to be getting healthier year on year.
Now we're getting sicker year on year.
The difference is Covid.β
Oh this is absolutely key to understanding what's going on.
You've hit the nail on the head.
The data's all here, go knock yourself out.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
People used to be getting healthier year on year.
Now we're getting sicker year on year.
The difference is Covid.
And I synchronised the graphs at 2019 because that's the last covid free year, and it ties the chart together neatly.
09.02.2026 19:50 β π 86 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
I faded out the year 2021 because that year includes all of the 'lockdowns' and during that year people were taking precautions to avoid illness.
09.02.2026 19:50 β π 98 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
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Are people sicker now than in 2019?
Civil servants in England are.
Sickness absence rates have *risen by between 12% to 23% across the age groups*.
Are things getting worse?
It certainly looks like it.
This is exactly what we predicted repeat covid infection would do.
*Reminds me I still think with some work this could possibly serve as a good TV show or mini-series premise. Pastor by day, virus/disease hunter at night, with a family. Or perhaps an animated version with an actual seabird. All proceeds would go towards COVID & Long COVID awareness, etc.
15.01.2026 22:30 β π 52 π 7 π¬ 2 π 0
I find it really really hard to keep up with more than one social media site... I have a full time job, a family, and, you know, a life, so I don't post here much... but I'm going to try to share a bit more.
Also posting here too:
youtu.be/8cJggmt_CB4
Sickness, Disability, and Death in NHS England Staff All three rising significantly from the point that covid infections started.
Sickness, Disability, and Death in NHS England Staff
The three graphs that *every person* needs to see.
The question that every single person needs to ask their government:
What are you doing to protect me from Covid infection?
@1goodtern.bsky.social:
"It's time to talk about the vax and relax crowd again.
They got their shots, so the virus is now someone else's problem.
But vaccines *reduce* the risks of Covid's long-term harms *without* eliminating them.
The science never said that.
It is just what people chose to hear.
Thank you for sharing this stuff here.
I only have capacity for one site.
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There's a tern and three ternlings eagerly (but patiently and considerately) awaiting the next page...
I've just loved the last couple of chapters.
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28.08.2025 20:55 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yes, I think so.
The story is already online at the links that account publishes each week.
It's just now being released in book form.
One more sleep until it's out here! β€οΈβ€οΈ
27.08.2025 14:00 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0One more sleep until the UK edition is out...
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She had me at Vyvyan and Rik.
12.05.2025 08:38 β π 76 π 11 π¬ 5 π 1β€οΈ
06.05.2025 08:47 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@1goodtern.bsky.social
06.05.2025 00:59 β π 170 π 18 π¬ 3 π 0
Hey.
Absolutely loving this.
Work of scholarship and art and love.
ftw
06.05.2025 08:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A dΓ©rouler car c'est effrayant.
Ce sont les donnΓ©es pour le Royaume-Uni mais je suppose que c'est la mΓͺme chose en France.
A horribly sobering thread from Tern.
29.04.2025 11:37 β π 134 π 34 π¬ 0 π 0From the NHS, which actually has comprehensive data.
29.04.2025 11:39 β π 75 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0Read this thread and weep. Then act as if airborne viruses matter π·
29.04.2025 11:57 β π 124 π 31 π¬ 1 π 1For people who prefer solid numbers:
bsky.app/profile/1goo...
Or putting it another way:
29.04.2025 11:00 β π 111 π 30 π¬ 1 π 0Don't need urgent care, folks.
29.04.2025 11:00 β π 60 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0360 times as many people had to wait 12 hours to get admitted after someone had made the decision to admit them into hospital.
29.04.2025 11:00 β π 107 π 15 π¬ 1 π 0
