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COVID INQUIRY: X Megathread 🧵 As module 3 of the @covidinquiryuk draws to a close, I’ve been looking back at what we’ve learned about how it all went so wrong with infection control guidance for hospitals. This is a long thread, so please grab a cuppa & make yourself comfy…

The Government tried to BLOCK a study which revealed the true scale of care home deaths during the pandemic. Shocking evidence from Alasdair Donaldson at the @covidinquiryuk today.

The fact that FRSMs have a fluid resistant property is to provide limited protection against splashes, spurting bodily fluid & large (ballistic) droplets. They have NEVER protected against the smaller sub-100 micron droplets which are called aerosols which are airborne/inhalable

This may help... x.com/_CatintheHat/s… I confirm unequivocally that FRSMs are not, and never have been classified as PPE. Those Health officials, IPC people etc who called FRSMs "PPE" were at best mistaken, at worst lying. Either way, their fallacy most likely cost lives.

LONG COVID in HEALTHCARE WORKERS A new study from KCL has revealed that: 🚨 34% of healthcare workers in England are now suffering from Long Covid. In this thread 🧵, I take a deep dive into the implications of this shocking statistic… kcl.ac.uk/news/long-covi…

I hope the IPC 'Experts' responsible for the 4 x highly-flawed National IPC Manuals take this on board. The latest iteration of the standard is no different from the version which predated Covid-19 (as regards IT'S NOT PPE. See section 5.2 of this report committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc…

One has to wonder why those who authored the IPC guidance published 13 March 2020 (downgrading protection for most healthcare workers from FFP3 to FRSM) did not know this? They should have - the 1 million+ HCWs trusted them. And why did HSE knowingly permit them to do this.

A good question to ask HSE at their AGM (29 Jul). I have my own questions for them so can't, but anyone wanting to ask why HSE stood back & allowed this to happen can register for the AGM online here hse-agm.co.uk/home#home Then submit an advance question Pls post here if you do

▪️Measles is highly infectious & contagious from 4 days BEFORE the rash. ▪️Initial symptoms are cold-like (children told they must attend school with cold symptoms) ▪️MMR vaccine rates have plummeted @moog77, how would YOU protect kids (esp. immunocompromised kids) in schools?

Important thread about the new EN 14683 (2025) standards for surgical face masks ⬇️ Key points are: ▪️Surgical masks are not classified as PPE since they don’t protect the wearer from aerosol transmission. ▪️ For workplace respiratory risks, CE-marked respirators are required.

📢🚨 Big update for healthcare & community mask users! 😷 The new EN 14683 standard (v2025) on medical masks just dropped with key updates. Let's dive into the changes 🧵👇 ⚠️ TL;DR: Medical (surgical) masks are NOT PPE! They are designed to protect others, not wearers.

Kirstie, have you considered the FACT that millions of ppl are struggling with chronic health conditions CAUSED by Covid infections? And that many ppl DO NOT WANT to go into unmitigated office spaces to be constantly reinfected during an ongoing pandemic (@WHO)? #CleanTheAir

Given how much we now know about the short, medium and long term health damage repeated Covid infections can cause @grok, would it be sensible for the NHS to include reducing the spread of the virus in their plans to shift to a prevention service?

Yes, Saffiya_Khan1, it would be sensible. Repeated COVID infections are linked to increased risks of long-term issues like organ failure, cardiovascular events, and death, per 2025 studies from WHO, CDC, and Nature. The NHS 10 Year Plan focuses on prevention but overlooks…

Covid damages the part of your brain (frontal lobe) which is responsible for empathy, emotional regulation & overcoming self-centeredness. This will facilitate immorality. Each & every infection you have causes damage. Many are on infection 4 (or more). Signed, a neurologist.

National Cancer Institute Publishes Bombshell COVID Article Today 🔥COVID greatly increases risk of hospitalization & death among people with cancer 🔥COVID causes >50% of cancer treatment disruptions 🔥Metastatic cancer, acute leukemia, lymphoma, & chemo increase risk

This is excellent! 🔥🔥🔥 I fully support every one of the recommendations in this Position Statement from @SupportingHH_UK.

Read our position statement on why indoor air quality is important in healthcare settings: shh-uk.org/shh-uk-positio… Why Indoor Air Quality In Healthcare Matters

Patients in ALL healthcare facilities must be protected from ALL viral infections, including and especially covid, to the greatest degree possible. That means: 1. Universal masking in healthcare facilities 2. Improved ventilation 3. Air filtering 4. Rates of healthcare…

The persistent false binary regarding schools suited the Johnson "govt" as it distracted from their reactionary, incompetent policies. It was never kids in vs kids out, it SHOULD have been MAKE THE SMEGGING SCHOOLS SAFE, as @IndependentSage aleays said, but we still aren't 💔