Edinburgh Mask Bloc

Published today after 2years of work behind the scenes by us at WHN/DELPHI Executive team : Our Global Expert DELPHI Consensus document on Long Covid. 179 Experts from 28 countries around the Globe Participated. Please share. Happy Easter!

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Regular Covid vaccinations needed to reduce cardiac risks Regular Covid vaccinations are needed to reduce associated cardiac risks, experts at the European Cardiology Society have concluded.

13 million of the most vulnerable folks have no NHS vaccine access when this virus causes heart problems amongst other risks. We need urgent loud support. @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinica...

😷 Amazing @specsaversuk.bsky.social ! Booked an at home eye test - requested to be told if anyone was symptomatic.

A lovely lady said the opticians carry masks & OFFERED that they mask!

In shock!
Respect • Protection • Validation
It's not that hard!

there are 6 comrades in Latin America who need masks! help us send masks! Four of them are firefighters that will use those masks to protect themselves and distribute to neighbors affected by fires! 1. Donate directly to us through PayPal and Kofi 2. You can purchase the masks directly (send an email and we will send you the address and you can buy the masks directly from the web PPEO) 3. Share and help us fundraise if you can ! AutoDefensaSanitaria@proton.me linktr.ee/healthselfdefense_

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there are 6 comrades in Latin America who need masks! help us send masks!

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#MaskUp #WearAMask #CovidRealist #CovidIsAirbone #LongCovid #YallMasking #DisabledLiberation #DisabilityJustice

Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog Researchers employed a specialized brain imaging technique to identify a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for Long COVID. More than four years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, scien...

Scientists Finally Reveal Biological Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog.

Patients with brain fog may have disrupted AMPA receptor (AMPAR) expression—key molecules for memory and learning. Imaging of Long COVID patients showed elevated AMPAR density tied to more severe cognitive impairment.

In ARRA-language we say "à tes souhaits" and then we add "please wear a damn mask and keep your microbes to yourself" when it's "sneeze season" and we think it's beautiful.

The (ongoing) adverse impact of SARS CoV 2 on our children is a scandal, particularly when so much could now be done to prevent it. Big week for @cvcev.bsky.social & @longcovidkids.bsky.social at the UK Covid Inquiry. Wishing you the best of luck in forcing those responsible to be held to account 🍀

Covid Wastewater levels in Scotland End of September 2025. A graph shows a sharp spike in August 2024, a low winter, and slow rise throughout summer 2025 to the current highest levels of the year. Text underneath: We missed the summer wave, but cases are rising now - mask up, stay warm and safe

Get cosy - but not with Covid-19! As the weather gets colder, activities move inside, and the academic year begins, we’re seeing an uptick in the wastewater, so there’s likely more Covid cases in the community. Don’t dismiss illness: mask up so you don’t pass it on and stay home resting if you can! Negative LFTs are not reliable, but you can improve chances of an accurate result by testing 3 times over 4 days. Aim for two negative consecutive tests before being social again. Keep your face warm and your health safe with a mask

Text on the left: If you need masks or want help to keep yourself and each other safe, message Edinburgh Mask Bloc or Glasgow Mask Bloc We still have some variety packs if you’re not sure what works for you We also post masks if you are not local! On the right are images of people of different skin colours fist bumping, and a mask alongside a pile of letters.

We've been recording the highest wastewater levels of the year this month and the trend keeps going up. Get masked up for this autumn!

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: I don’t have access to the highest quality masks, so there’s no reason to wear one at all.Fact: High-quality masks like N95s and KN95s (these are also called respirators) provide the best protection against COVID-19, but any mask is better than nothing. Wear the best available to you.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: I can’t get Long COVID because I’m young, I have no health conditions, and I’m in good shape.Fact: Anyone can get Long COVID, even if you’re young, eat healthy foods, exercise regularly, and have never had other health issues. People of all ages and health histories have suffered from Long COVID.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: COVID-19 is just a cold. Fact: COVID-19 is much more dangerous than the common cold. Unlike the common cold, COVID-19 has caused millions of deaths, disability, organ damage, and more. To protect your long-term health, take steps to prevent COVID-19, and if you do become sick, it’s important to get lots of rest to help your body fully recover, and talk to your doctor about treatment.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: Vaccines don’t have any impact on whether or not I’ll get COVID-19. Fact: It is still possible to get COVID-19 after vaccination, so it’s important to also take other steps to protect yourself, but vaccines help lower the risk of infection, and they are even more effective at lowering the risk of severe illness and death if you do become sick. But protection decreases over time, so it’s important to stay up to date when it’s time for new doses.

Get the facts and beware of myths in order to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: If I’ve already had COVID-19 once, I’m immune from getting it again. Fact: There is no limit on how many times you can get COVID-19. Reinfection is common, and each new infection raises your risk of serious illness, organ damage, Long COVID, and more.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: I won’t get COVID-19 as long as I wash my hands well. Fact: It’s always a good idea to wash your hands, but COVID-19 spreads primarily through the air and respiratory droplets, so handwashing is much less likely to prevent COVID-19 than wearing masks.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: I don’t need to wear masks if I’ve already been vaccinated.Fact: Vaccines can reduce your risk of infection, and if you do get sick after being vaccinated, you are much less likely to experience severe illness or death, but it is still possible to get COVID-19 and spread it to others even if you’ve been vaccinated, so it’s a good idea to keep masking.

COVID-19 cases are still high, so be sure to know the facts and avoid the myths in order to protect yourself and others.

“it is neglect of the highest order to look children in the eyes and say we knew how to protect you and we just didn’t do it.”

Violet Affleck advocates for children with Long COVID, masks, and clean indoor air at United Nations event - The Sick Times During today’s United Nations (UN) event “Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action,” advocate Violet Affleck spoke about how clean air and masking are vital tools to address the ongoing COVID-19 pa...

NEW: At a UN event today, advocate Violet Affleck gave a short speech on pediatric #LongCOVID. She also talked about how clean air and masking could help address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and protect children from the disabling disease.

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If you're not entitled to a free flu shot, you can get one privately from Asda for 60p(!!) as part of a promotional offer if you book online and can go before September ends. Here's the link:

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I presented our work at the national public health conference and the number 1 thing people said to me was “you shouldn’t have to be spending your own money on respirators and tests for the public!” Yeah, we shouldn’t. #nbpoli

"My childhood ended overnight" Rachel's Story| Long Covid Kids Real Life Stories "My name is Rachel and it was early in the first lockdown when I got ill. I was 12 years old and the message at the time was that Covid didn’t affect children, so I believed it"Rachel now 18 is still ...

"My name is Rachel and it was early in the first lockdown when I got ill. I was 12 years old and the message at the time was that Covid didn’t affect children, so I believed it"

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#YoungVoices #PatientVoices #LongCovidKids #LongCovid #PaediatricLongCovid

Why are people lying about Covid-19 lockdowns? As I started up the car, Duncan Garner's voice boomed out. In his shrill 'trying to be one of the boys but failing' shout, he raged about how 'we were all locked down' and 'Jacinda needs to front up!*...

❓Pourquoi les gens mentent sur ce qu'il s'est passé pendant les confinements ?

“On a accepté de sacrifier les profits privés à court terme en faveur de la santé et du bien-être à long terme. Ce principe est une menace existentielle pour la droite. C’est pour ça que les attaques sont aussi tenaces.”

Hi! We are Breathe Clean Sweden, a brand new initiative to provide information about disability justice, clean air, Covid mitigation and Long Covid to a Swedish audience. In time we also hope to set up a Mask Bloc to provide masks to people residing in Sweden and to organise events that prioritise clean air through masking, ventilation and testing.

We do not trust capitalism and the State’s weak excuse for a public health agency. We trust in science and each other. Vi litar inte på kapitalismen och FHM, vi litar på vetenskap och varandra.

Please get in touch if you are a Covid conscious person in Sweden, or if you have an interest in fighting for accessibility and clean air for all! Skriv gärna till oss om du är en Covid conscious person som bor i Sverige, eller om du har ett intresse för tillgänglighetsfrågor och frisk luft åt alla!

Because breathing is...what?!...fundamental!

I think it's worth pointing out that using the past tense to refer to the pandemic is a way of stigmatizing those who still mask indoors in public, who test before seeing loved ones or before flights, and who still feel a strong obligation to community care.

🧡 Returning to the classroom & looking for information on how to manage with Long Covid or a realated condition?

We’ve got you covered.

Our website is full of resources - all created with lived experience and expert input at the heart.
💻 www.longcovidkids.org

#BackToSchool #Support #University

1. The single most pernicious and damaging societal imperative I see in action right now, with Ireland in a Covid wave, is this:

'There's no need to test'.

Why? Not just because it tacitly normalises unmitigated transmission, but, more importantly, it hides Long Covid.

NO COVID VACCINES THIS AUTUMN FOR MILLIONS AT HIGHER RISK #KeepCovidBoosters Images: Vaccine inside a strike through red circle sign Clinically Vulnerable Families logo Image of a silhouette crowd looking at the message above

🚨 Millions of Clinically Vulnerable people are set to lose free NHS Covid vaccines this autumn.

Take action: write to your MP now (5 mins)

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As schools prepare to reopen, children who are Clinically Vulnerable, or live in Clinically Vulnerable households, face a significant threat in crowded, poorly ventilated classrooms. The same applies to their teachers.

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#BackToSchool #ClinicallyVulnerable

Healthcare Workers Still Exposed. Experts demand action to keep healthcare workers and patients safe. - British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS) Aside from the huge loss of life and legacy of illness among healthcare workers as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers are at particular risk from exposure to airborne diseases. Many...

This definitive document fills a massive void and casts aside all the ambiguity and misinformation perpetuated within current IPC manuals (and the former ‘4-nations IPC guidance’).

See Press release here:
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The illustration shows a woman lying in bed, wearing pyjamas and a lab coat. She is trying to make sense of data coming out of her smartwatch.

The illustration shows a woman lying in bed who is wearing a smartwatch. She is surrounded by smaller images of people lying in bed, all wearing smartwatches - there are speech bubbles containing data coming from these people, suggesting that they are speaking about their self-tracking data.

Pleased to share a new article, co-authored with @dalupton.bsky.social, just published in the journal Sociology: '"Most People with Long COVID Are Their Own Doctors": Self-Tracking and Online Patient Groups as Pathways to Challenging Epistemic Injustice'.

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Covid Is a labour issue and will increasingly impact workforce on a population level as people get reinfected -> long covid/disability. Yet mitigation is perceived as hurting the economy....

Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 17 August 2025 The BuDS Covid-19 Risk Assessment for the week ending 17 August 2025

The long period of historically lower Covid infection levels in England has come to an end. Covid infection levels in England have jumped nearly a fifth in the last week, and the overall Covid risk is just below High. Now is the time to start resuming strict precautions.

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Guidance for Returning Officers – Assistance with voting for disabled voters

Please respond to the consultation and support this!

7/ #MyMaskMyVote

Here is the guidance:
www.electoralcommission.org.uk/returning-of...

WIN for CVF! Clinically Vulnerability Recognised by the Electoral Commission Understanding the barriers to voting for disabled people By identifying and understanding the physical, psychological and information barriers disabled people may face when voting, you will be better able to make appropriate arrangements to help support them. Some of the barriers and challenges disabled voters face include: polling station staff not having awareness of health risks when asking a clinically vulnerable voter to remove a face mask in order to check photographic ID #MyMaskMyVote Clinically Vulnerable Families

📢 BIG NEWS!!!

For the first time, the Electoral Commission has recognised the voting access needs of Clinically Vulnerable people - thanks to CVF!

But we’re not done. They are running a public consultation, and we need your help!
1/🧵 #MyMaskMyVote

A picture of the Trotec AirgoClean 140 E in a pale blue circle with a yellow border. The heading text reads “Meet the Team: Trotec AirgoClean 140 E”

Three Air Library Scotland blue pinwheeels act as bullet points for the text. The text reads “Key Information at highest setting: • Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR): 110 metres cubed per hour • Suitable for rooms up to: 44 metres squared (474 square feet) • Noise Level: 50 decibels (A-weighted)”.

Meet the Trotec AirgoClean® 140E, generously gifted to us by a community member!

As this model has a lower CADR, we recommend it for smaller spaces such as a hotel room, bedroom or a home office.

Request form linked in bio!