Alison Twycross

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Living with Long Covid.
Doing my bit to help NHS staff with Long Covid.
Former Deputy Dean & Professor of Children’s Nursing. 
Editor in Chief: Evidence Based Nursing. 
Oxford United FC season ticket holder.
Florence Nightingale Foundation scholar.
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How living with Long Covid gave me a new perspective on life

In this week’s blog, Holly Johnson, a nurse with Long Covid, discusses how living with Long Covid gave me a new perspective on life

All About Long Covid

I did a blog post to publish some links to articles and resources about COVID-19 from the last month or so. It's not over yet folks. Keep wearing those masks.

https://coredump3.blogspot.com/2023/03/some-more-links-and-articles-about.html

#COVID19 #CovidIsAirborne #Masks #Pandemic

Some More Links and Articles About COVID-19

I haven't posted much recently about COVID-19. That isn't because I think the pandemic is over. Far from it. Other things have been taking u...

Study says most long-COVID symptoms resolve by 1 year after mild cases, but experts not so sure

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The primary complaints about Gen Z ultimately boil down to "They refuse to work shitty jobs for shit pay" and "They're too nice to people who are different". Which says just as much about the quality of the older generations as the quality of the new one.

Talked to a colleague today who is #immunocompromised after a #HeartTransplant. They've been having inexplicable fatigue and muscle/joint pain for 6-8 weeks that gets worse with exercise instead of better. They were #COVIDPositive 12 weeks ago.

I mentioned #LongCOVID & they had not heard of it.

Three years into the pandemic, the recipient of an organ transplant - w/ multiple medical teams in multiple states - was unaware that COVID could cause long-term disability. No one told her.

#MaskUp

"If you're around someone for 10-30 seconds who has omicron you're exposed enough to get infected." And we're not even talking Kraken; this info was from a year ago. #BringBackMasks https://www.cbs58.com/news/uw-health-omicron-exposure-takes-10-30-seconds-addresses-nose-vs-throat-testing
UW Health: Omicron exposure takes seconds, addresses nose vs. throat testing

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (CBS 58) - This week, the United States FDA cautioned against using at-home COVID-19 tests to collect samples from the throat instead of a nasal sample, as the tests instruct. "FACT: When it c

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RT @[email protected]

@[email protected] Now that effective treatment is available for early stroke and MI delay is a recipe for more long term severe disability, which will incur huge health and social care costs for years. The cost of failure yet again, the recurring tale of the last two decades.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/LordShropshire/status/1613515871124586499

Tapio 💙 🇺🇦 on Twitter

“@ShaunLintern Now that effective treatment is available for early stroke and MI delay is a recipe for more long term severe disability, which will incur huge health and social care costs for years. The cost of failure yet again, the recurring tale of the last two decades.”

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RT @[email protected]

2.29 million patients attended A&E last month with more than 50,000 people waiting 12 hours to be admitted (true 12hr+ waits will be well north of this). And this is what we know kills people.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ShaunLintern/status/1613498738252578816

Shaun Lintern on Twitter

“2.29 million patients attended A&E last month with more than 50,000 people waiting 12 hours to be admitted (true 12hr+ waits will be well north of this). And this is what we know kills people.”

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Antibodies from vaccinated mother transferred to baby by breastfeeding.
#COVID #vaccines
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41372-022-01581-5
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 IgA and IgG in human milk and breastfeeding infant stool 6 months after maternal COVID-19 vaccination - Journal of Perinatology

Assess presence, durability, and neutralization capacity of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in breastfeeding infants’ stool, mother’s plasma and milk following maternal vaccination. Thirty-seven mothers and 25 infants were enrolled between December 2020 and November 2021 for this prospective observational study. All mothers were vaccinated during lactation except three, which were vaccinated during pregnancy. Milk, maternal plasma, and infants’ stool was collected pre-vaccination and at periods up to 6 months following COVID-19 vaccine series initiation/completion. SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels and their neutralization capacities were assessed. SARS-CoV-2-specific IgA and IgG levels were higher in infant stool post-maternal vaccination amongst milk-fed compared to controls. Maternal SARS-CoV-2-specific IgA and IgG concentrations decreased over 6 months post-vaccination but remained higher than pre-vaccination levels. We observed improved neutralization capacity in milk and plasma after COVID-19 vaccination. The presence of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in infant stool following maternal vaccination offers further evidence of the lasting transfer of these antibodies through breastfeeding.

Nature
We Need a Revolution in Clean Indoor Air | The Tyee

Why it will take re-engineering, not just medicine, to close the door on COVID.

The Tyee