Passionate about making a difference in our lives and the world we live in. Contemporary Affairs expert, MSc, MBA. @katiakerswell@mastodon.world
Feb 6, 2023 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
Children — countries like UK/Australia are now anti-vaccines & boosters yet #covid#longcovid school disruption is worse than other diseases we vaccinate against.
We also don’t know the long term sequels on children (& community) of allowing such high, repeat infections…
‘Allowing covid to circulate has major & ongoing long term adverse impacts on the way we run society eg over 10k #NHS frontline workers off sick to acute & long consequences’
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Jun 21, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Extremely important paper — rolling the dice with reinfections is cumulatively harming us in many ways
devastating impact on #NHS after years of underfunding & staff shortages: long waits for emergency services, operations postponed, delayed cancer treatment & difficult to secure doctor & dentist appointments.
Why & how can we help?
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May 1, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Great 🧵 asking Switzerland 🇨🇭 for data not just on hospitalizations & deaths but morbidity; those still suffering after hospital, #LongCovid#longcovidkids — a #longcovidregister… frequency & effect of reinfections; organ damage to the brain, heart, liver, kidneys etc
- little data now on infections, @ONS survey shows #Omicron cases fall (except maybe N Ire) positivity ~6% Wales, 4% other home nations
- falls in every age (good news after Jan high primary school infections) & falls in major cities first eg London
Apr 15, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Swiss 🇨🇭 #longcovid data is hard to come by, but seems vaccines protect at best 50% + partially eg not so well vs cognitive trouble
- Risk drops from 10-30% to 5-15%, even boosted can get long covid… high waiting times for consultation… ~150 new invalidity requests a month 1/3
We’re just beginning to see #Omicron has a #longcovid impact & expect to see more in coming months to high waves we’ve had. March invalidity requests (~150/month)
- 54,7% women
- 36,9% 56-65 yos
- 31,9% 46-55 yos
- 17,7% 36-45 yos
- 10,5% 26-35 yos
- 2,9% under 26 yos
@globalhlthtwit 🦠 still soars, highest-ever hospitalization since 2nd wave.
ONS yesterday *record 2,7%* suffer #longcovid, yet gov ending of protective measures & crucial data collection means an environment of uncertainty prevails..
- highest-ever prevalence to #BA2 🌊 at 6,37-7%, maybe peaking but will cases come down or stay high?
- led by unvaccinated 1ry school kids (8,8%) & elderly (7,2%)
- 2000 hospital admissions/day
- 7% NHS staff absences
- 12% 🚑 handovers longer than 1hr
Linda Nartey (Head of Prevention & Public Health):
- know little, yet affects every fifth person (1 in 5) a few months after infection incl fatigue, breathlessness, cough, cognitive & concentration troubles, head & body pain, psy issues
- symptoms come alone or in clusters; fluctuate; disappear, weaken over time or are life-altering —> can’t work, enjoy leisure, care for family… don’t know how long it lasts
—> studies & coordination networks in process
—> don’t know how will impact 🇨🇭economic & social fabric
