@InclusiveNew

Sharing international Covid-related new learning, opportunities and creativity; driving good practice towards a safe Inclusive New Normal. Based in Scotland.

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Harry Spoelstra
@HarrySpoelstraOct 25
YOUR ATTENTION: 🚨Every new COVID-19 (re)infection elevates your cardiovascular risk profile. Even mild cases can raise the odds of a heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and other CV events for months to years afterward. Risk is higher with more severe illness, yes, but it’s certainly not limited to severe disease. Updated vaccination will show some mitigation(infection severity↓) but doesn’t give you a risk-free pass! #AvoidSars2 #AvoidReinfections #UpdateVaccination ➡️Supportive links: 1. Xie et al., Nature Medicine (2022): Long-term cardiovascular outcomes of COVID-19 (elevated risk even in non-hospitalized patients, graded by severity). nature.com/articles/s41591-0… 2. American Heart Association news release (2024) on the UK Biobank analysis (≈2× risk of heart attack/stroke/death for up to 3 years after any COVID-19 infection). newsroom.heart.org/news/covi… 3. Lindgren et al., Journal of Internal Medicine (2026): Nationwide Swedish matched cohort (nearly doubled long-term MACE and death risk in hospitalized cases, persisting beyond year 1). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… 4. Hadidchi et al., Journal of Human Hypertension (2026): Elevated CV outcomes (including in non-hospitalized patients) among those with pre-existing hypertension. nature.com/articles/s41371-0… 5. CARTESIAN study, European Heart Journal (2025): Accelerated vascular aging / arterial stiffness after COVID-19, including mild cases: academic.oup.com/eurheartj/a… ➡️These five links give a clear progression from the early 2022 data through 2024–2026 confirmation!!
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Replying to @DHSCgovuk @YvetteCooperMP
Dear @UKHSA @YvetteCooperMP, Why are the eligibility criteria so different for Covid vs Flu vaccines? Hardly anyone is eligible for a Covid vaccine despite studies showing that BOTH the acute & long-term impacts of Covid are comparatively WORSE than flu on almost every measure.
Ziyad Al-Aly, MD
@zalaly14 Dec 2023
Replying to @zalaly
COVID-19 had a comparatively higher burden of health loss than seasonal influenza in both the acute and post-acute phase thelancet.com/journals/lanin…
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BuDS Disability Service@BuDs_UKOct 22
Covid infections in England are continuing to increase. The overall Covid risk level remains High and, as of 18 October, 1 in every 149 people in England were infected. Full precautions, including a PPE mask, are strongly recommended in ALL indoor places. A thread 🧵
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There's so much wrong with infection prevention and control policy in the UK that it's hard to know where to start. But it's important to keep challenging and chipping away 🙏
Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗@cv_cevOct 22
Our open letter to UK infection control leads went today. Patients can be asked to remove their FFP2 or FFP3 mask, or swap it for a surgical one, while staff can now choose a respirator if treating a patient with respiratory symptoms. clinicallyvulnerable.org/let… #RightToMask

The right to mask in healthcare

Open letter: Clinically Vulnerable patients should be able to keep wearing their own FFP2 or FFP3 mask in the NHS, just as staff can.

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I can believe it. I don't want to, but I can. There has been so much learning about preventing and controlling airborne aerosol-transmiited infections that NHS leaders have shown extraordinary, unwavering dedication to completely ignoring. It's negligence on an epic scale.
Anthony Costello
@globalhlthtwitOct 20
I cannot believe this. The 2024 NHS pandemic plan states the following generic assumptions: “it will not be possible to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus, and it would be a waste of public health resources and capacity to attempt to do so.” england.nhs.uk/long-read/fra…
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What mitigations do care homes have in place now, during the ongoing pandemic @covidinquiryuk?
UK Covid-19 Inquiry
@covidinquiryukOct 19
Tomorrow at 12pm, the Inquiry will publish its sixth report: ‘Care Sector’ (Module 6). Soon after, you will be able to watch the Inquiry Chair, Baroness Hallett’s statement on her findings and recommendations via the Inquiry YouTube channel 📺.
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Replying to @_CatintheHat @Helen_Whately @Conservatives
Meanwhile, in the UK, the number of kids with Long Covid in England & Scotland nearly DOUBLED in a year between Mar 2023 & Mar 2024, rising to over 111K. That’s over 1K NEW cases in kids PER WEEK across the year. That was over 2 years ago now. And then ONS stopped tracking it.
Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧@_CatintheHat12 Nov 2025
Replying to @_CatintheHat
ONS is no longer tracking prevalence of Long Covid… …but, at the last count, the # of children with Long Covid had nearly DOUBLED in a year (between Mar 2023 & Mar 2024), rising to over 111K in England & Scotland. That’s over 1K NEW cases in children PER WEEK across the year.
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A huge thank you to @InclusiveNew for pursuing this and ensuring that changes were made to correct this very obvious error. More details in this thread ⬇️
Inclusive New Normal@InclusiveNewOct 17
🎉Success is not a word commonly seen in relation to securing positive change to infection prevention and control policy but I'm delighted to have some to report, having written to point out that it is an error to say no infectious person should wear an FFP3 mask 🧵
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🎉Success is not a word commonly seen in relation to securing positive change to infection prevention and control policy but I'm delighted to have some to report, having written to point out that it is an error to say no infectious person should wear an FFP3 mask 🧵
Inclusive New Normal@InclusiveNewSep 20
According to the revised Scottish infection & prevention control manual for healthcare workers ""RPE [FFP3] should never be worn by an infectious person as the respirator filters incoming air and not the air being expelled by the wearer." 🧵
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They responded to my query to say "the Guidance Team will review the wording and consider amendments to improve clarity". It seems they did. Here's what it says now 👏 👇
There are two main types of respirators used within health and care settings in Scotland: tight-fitting respirators (FFP3) that require the wearer to be face fit tested, and to perform a fit check on each use loose fitting respirators (often referred to as powered hoods, powered respirators or PAPR) Valved FFP3 respirators and powered respirator hoods should never be worn by an infectious person as the respirator is designed to filter incoming air and not the air being expelled by the wearer.

ALT There are two main types of respirators used within health and care settings in Scotland: tight-fitting respirators (FFP3) that require the wearer to be face fit tested, and to perform a fit check on each use loose fitting respirators (often referred to as powered hoods, powered respirators or PAPR) Valved FFP3 respirators and powered respirator hoods should never be worn by an infectious person as the respirator is designed to filter incoming air and not the air being expelled by the wearer.

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That means both Scotland & Wales now have accurate guidance, at least on that one point🥳 Of course, there are still huge problems. But on this occasion, politely querying an error seems to have done the job! I don't know if others also raised it with them. Thank you if you did🙏
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🚨BOOKLET: HAS IPC GUIDANCE IN SCOTLAND & WALES LEARNT THE LESSONS OF THE COVID PANDEMIC? (Spoiler: the answer is NO!) I’m honoured that the brilliant folks @SupportingHH_UK were able to use content from my thread & transform it into an amazing booklet: shh-uk.org/new-ipc-guidance-…
Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧@_CatintheHatSep 28
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿NEW IPC GUIDANCE Scotland has quietly introduced a brand new approach to respiratory infection prevention & control in healthcare. This change has MAJOR consequences for both patients & staff. The story behind it is quite extraordinary so grab a cuppa & I’ll explain… 🧵
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Dan O'Hara@skeuomorphologyOct 15
The PCR positivity map is out, and national positivity has edged up in both England and Scotland. Reporting in England is close to 100% this week, making the 10.98% adjusted national average as accurate as it gets in the world of covid data. jamestindall.info/skeuomorph… 1/8
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🚨Our NEW upgraded website is live - and our new style CVF newsletter launches today! Explore our resources on cheaper private vaccines, clean air, and schools, plus reports and our Covid Inquiry work. Visit, subscribe & share: clinicallyvulnerable.org/?fr… #ClinicallyVulnerable

Clinically Vulnerable Families – UK support and advocacy

Clinically Vulnerable Families supports, informs and speaks up for Clinically Vulnerable households across the UK with evidence, awareness and practical help.

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Harry Spoelstra
@HarrySpoelstraOct 14
🔥Peer-reviewed research (NEJM, Nature, etc.) shows COVID causes measurable IQ drops (3–9 points), accelerates Alzheimer’s pathology, and stacks organ damage with every reinfection. Read the 🧵. Then repost it. Most people still treat this like a seasonal cold. The data clearly says otherwise!! #IWarnedYou #AvoidSars2 #AvoidReinfections
Prof. Denim 𓅊@DenimFarmerOct 12
Making a new COVID research thread bc this website is trash. Part 2 of a working thread of published research on COVID 19. Every claim links to a real study. Published, peer-reviewed research from journals like Nature, The Lancet, BMJ, and Nature Medicine. Not speculation.
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Gwladwr@gwladwrOct 14
Covid in England SARS-CoV-2 Laboratory-Identified Cases notified to UKHSA under the NOIDS Health Protection Regulations - W41 Weekly data, often published prior to the UKHSA Covid Cases signal, gives an early indication of the trend in prevalence. (UKHSA data, @gwladwr chart)
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 IPC GUIDANCE Following on from my previous 🧵 about Scotland’s new approach to IPC guidance for airborne respiratory pathogens, some new docs have been published - including this flow chart ⬇️ Can you spot the dangerous flaw in this approach? 👀 Read on to find out… /1
Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧@_CatintheHatSep 28
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿NEW IPC GUIDANCE Scotland has quietly introduced a brand new approach to respiratory infection prevention & control in healthcare. This change has MAJOR consequences for both patients & staff. The story behind it is quite extraordinary so grab a cuppa & I’ll explain… 🧵
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Martha--😷🇺🇦
@mryoung151Oct 13
Should face masks return as Covid cases soar across the UK? Take our poll and have your say A sharp rise in Covid cases and hospital admissions has put the virus back in the spotlight, as the XFG strain continues to spread across the UK more than four years after mask rules ended mirror.co.uk/news/health/pol…

Mirror readers debate is face masks should be brought back as Covid cases soar

A sharp rise in Covid cases and hospital admissions has put the virus back in the spotlight, as the XFG strain continues to spread across the UK more than four years after mask rules ended

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Vipin M. Vashishtha
@vipintukurOct 11
COVID-19 may leave a biological footprint far beyond the lungs. ➡️ A review of post-COVID research highlights how persistent inflammation, endothelial and microvascular injury, mitochondrial dysfunction, immune dysregulation and fibrotic remodeling may affect the lungs, heart, kidneys, skeletal muscles, brain and blood vessels. ➡️ Even after the acute infection resolves, the body’s repair machinery may continue to shape the aftermath—through altered energy production, damaged microcirculation and, in some patients, tissue scarring. ➡️ The big message: Long COVID is not simply a lingering respiratory illness; it can represent a multisystem process involving tissue injury, immune responses and abnormal repair. The mechanisms and extent of damage vary considerably, and persistent structural injury is not present in everyone. medicaljournals.eu/index.php…
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