Professor Deborah Lupton @dalupton.bsky.social
@DALupton
Professor @UNSW Sydney. Risk, health, digital tech. Blog http://simplysociology.wordpress.com
I've had a few queries about the stuff I've written on the social aspects of COVID - here it all is, collected on this website. Quite a lot of it is open access and therefore available to anyone to read/listen. socialaspectsofcovid19.wordpress.com
Why don't experts acknowledge that everyone should wear a mask to protect themselves from infection (not just 'high risk groups') and that even 'mild' cases of C19 can cause long-term health problems? theconversation.com/covid-flu-rsv-…
While RFK Jr. publicly insists we can't trust doctors or experts, even falsely claiming physicians profit off vaccines, D. Trump is relying on a team of doctors to manage his chronic venous insufficiency. Not crystals. Not supplements. Not vibes. Not dye-free ice cream.…
Let them eat… ice cream? 🍦🤔
We’re cheering for dye free ice cream while millions may lose Medicaid and SNAP because nothing says public health like ignoring actual people’s needs.
"With full MMR vaccination rates across the UK down to around 85% and even lower in some cities, we are falling well short of the critical immunisation threshold which would allow us to protect the most vulnerable in society from measles" @Kit_Yates_Maths bmj.com/content/390/bm…
@JEChalmers must be delighted with your efforts in this space @Mark_Butler_MP abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2…
as the Governor-General gives an opening speech for the new parliament in the Senate, in front of all MPs and senators, Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi is in her seat silently holding up a large sign: "Gaza is starving, words won't feed them, sanction Israel"
We commissioned a fantastic artist who lives with #LongCovid to illustrate our findings - Ezra David Mattes
New open access article out with @SazanaJayadeva on how people with #LongCovid use online patient communities and self-tracking to challenge medical ignorance and share patient expertise journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…
What happened to the divide between church and state?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese participated in a traditional church service in Canberra on the eve of the parliamentary session’s restart. Speaking to the press, he highlighted that “many” commitments made… Full post here 👇 aussiex.au/mps-head-back-…
"among the high-income (OECD) island nations, those which used a more proactive strategic response to Covid-19 [...] generally experienced better health and macroeconomic outcomes compared to those which relied on suppression/mitigation strategies." phcc.org.nz/briefing/compa…
I doubt the cancer care staff who infected my friend with Covid know they killed him He was admitted to a different hospital for his infection to the one for his cancer treatment They told him it was safe to remove his mask, and probably never even noticed he didn't come back
This is fab!
Hey Albo, been A a Long Way to the Top but we’re expecting a lot from ur 2nd set & we know u ❤️ AC/DC. So here’s a little 🎵to get your #climate mojo working - from some headbangin’ Nannas. Go harder, go faster! More wind and solar! Less coal and gas!
Had my second dose of MMR vaccine today, 4 weeks after the first. Glad of it, especially as measles is definitely brewing up in parts of the UK. Remember, anyone can access if not recently/ever infected/vaxed, and also, if long ago/at high risk of exposure. Ask GP 4 guidance.
New open access article out with @SazanaJayadeva on how people with #LongCovid use online patient communities and self-tracking to challenge medical ignorance and share patient expertise journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…
According to this article, flu is so bad this year because we have an older population. Hmmm abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2…
CONVERGE ON CANBERRA 20-22nd July Sanction Israel Now!
Oh look, there’s a memorial commemorating the first SARS experience in Hong Kong, and the 8 medical workers who lost their lives caring for patients. C19 has killed far more HCWs and others worldwide. Who is commemorating them? hongkongfp.com/2020/02/23/pic…
![DALupton's tweet card. [From February 2020] Since Hong Kong recorded its first coronavirus case in late January, the city has been battling to curb the spread of the SARS-like virus, which has caused two deaths and infec…](https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1946632362206572545/wMRVRQpi?format=jpg&name=orig)
A while back, old mate Mark set his anti-vax followers on me. One of them I had to report to police due to threats of violence he made to me
My god what a sickening, creepy creep! Surely something can be done to chuck him out for such revolting behaviour! If not, why not? apple.news/AW-KQ1CRQR1ep3…
Certain people need to be concerned about Covid infections now. Most people just ignore it, or minimise it away, saying things like only certain people are vulnerable to Covid infections. Certain people do have to be concerned. That’s anyone with lungs & a vascular system. 1/5
Updated with recent publications!
I've had a few queries about the stuff I've written on the social aspects of COVID - here it all is, collected on this website. Quite a lot of it is open access and therefore available to anyone to read/listen. socialaspectsofcovid19.wordpress.com
Two new studies and the American Brain Foundation find that brain damage (brain fog) caused by SARS2 may be permanent and a link to Alzheimer’s by invading the central nervous system, damaging healthy brain cells via excess inflammation and increased amyloid plaque buildup.