Anne Marie 💜 (@annesmithmcc) 's Twitter Profile
Anne Marie 💜

@annesmithmcc

Mum of two boys. Early Childhood Lecturer. Long Covid Kids advocate. Clean Air campaigner. Long Covid in 2021.
There ARE things we can and should be doing...

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Long Covid Advocacy Ireland (@lcaireland) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Headaches,nausea,abdominal pain,fevers,muscle & joint pain are the symptoms she lives with. There’s no cure,reinfections increase risk of additional disability-there are no paediatric LongCovid clinics in Ireland. What’s the plan for sick kids like Lara to attend school safely?"

"Headaches,nausea,abdominal pain,fevers,muscle & joint pain are the symptoms she lives with. There’s no cure,reinfections increase risk of additional disability-there are no paediatric LongCovid clinics in Ireland. What’s the plan for sick kids like Lara to attend school safely?"
Clean Air Advocacy Ireland (@cleanairie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Minister McEntee •Illness is the leading cause of School Absence in Ireland •Fall in Attendance Shows Need for Urgent Action on Clean Air in Schools 70% of Classrooms have poor air quality and 128% increase in absence rates .

Minister McEntee

•Illness is the leading cause of School Absence in Ireland
•Fall in Attendance Shows Need for Urgent Action on Clean Air in Schools

70% of Classrooms have poor air quality and 128% increase in absence rates .
Prognostic Chats (@prognosticchats) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How ironic! Novavax emerge now as the global lead in combination flu-Covid vaccines after years of people crying out for them, all thanks to the FDA Novavax are the front runner now with 3 possible combined vaccines at advanced development stages (their own cic & 2 with Sanofi)

Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧 (@_catinthehat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This thread articulates the problem we are facing just perfectly… 🔥🔥🔥 “We’re up against a politically convenient indifference. Disinformation and the erosion of collective responsibility have normalized neglect, especially of those deemed expendable.” 🧵👇🏻

This thread articulates the problem we are facing just perfectly… 🔥🔥🔥

“We’re up against a politically convenient indifference. Disinformation and the erosion of collective responsibility have normalized neglect, especially of those deemed expendable.”

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Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧 (@_catinthehat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“LONG COVID IS FUELLING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN CHILDREN” 🚨Nearly 40% of children with Long COVID reported anxiety or depression; half had no prior diagnosis. 🚨Mental health impact was comparable to that of serious chronic illnesses like cancer. neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-chi…

“LONG COVID IS FUELLING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS IN CHILDREN”

🚨Nearly 40% of children with Long COVID reported anxiety or depression; half had no prior diagnosis.

🚨Mental health impact was comparable to that of serious chronic illnesses like cancer.

neurosciencenews.com/long-covid-chi…
Lazarus Long (@lazaruslong13) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yours may be not to question why - but you should be. Why is IPC allowing HCWs to provide care in surgical masks so gappy that SHARKS can swim in and out of them like SARS-COV-2, influenza, measles, TB, MRSA, Enterobacterales, c.diff, etc.? The reason is that hospitalists

Yours may be not to question why - but you should be.

Why is IPC allowing HCWs to provide care in surgical masks so gappy that SHARKS can swim in and out of them like SARS-COV-2, influenza, measles, TB, MRSA, Enterobacterales, c.diff, etc.?

The reason is that hospitalists
Peter Stefanovic (@peterstefanovi2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report and the Tories destroyed them theguardian.com/education/2025…

Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK (@covidjusticeuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This morning, Matt Hancock dismissed evidence from the Crick Institute that the Government ignored its warnings about asymptomatic cases in April 2020 as 'bruised egos'. The Government didn't start routine asymptomatic testing until November 2020.

Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK (@covidjusticeuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"This is how government works" Asked about the Government's reliance on consultants during the pandemic, Lord Bethell gives a revealing answer. Delloitte secured contracts worth £298 million for its role in Testing, with senior consultants earning up to £6,624 daily. 1/3

Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧 (@_catinthehat) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There have been 1,876 registered COVID deaths in the UK since the start of 2025 (weeks 1-19). These are deaths where COVID was specifically stated on the death certificate as one of the causes of death. That averages out at 99 COVID deaths PER WEEK in the UK so far this year.

There have been 1,876 registered COVID deaths in the UK since the start of 2025 (weeks 1-19).

These are deaths where COVID was specifically stated on the death certificate as one of the causes of death.

That averages out at 99 COVID deaths PER WEEK in the UK so far this year.
Anne Marie 💜 (@annesmithmcc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ireland also experiencing ongoing, sustained high pupil (and staff) absence driven by illness since the start of the pandemic. Can we start cleaning the indoor air yet?

Anne Marie 💜 (@annesmithmcc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Last day to submit your story to to the Covid Inquiry. Tell them what happened to you and your family. Don't miss your chance to contribute, put your story on record before noon on 23rd May by visiting: lnkd.in/eaeihCvH

Prognostic Chats (@prognosticchats) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“Covid is still causing an enormous burden on the healthcare system… We know Covid causes strokes & heart attacks… It is a major cause of paediatric hospitalisation especially in under 2s who have NO Underlying Health Conditions” CDC US May 2025

Dan O'Hara (@skeuomorphology) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The PCR positivity map is out, and it looks like the peak of two weeks ago was a false peak, and the trough of last week only a temporary respite. jamestindall.info/skeuomorpholog… 1/7

The PCR positivity map is out, and it looks like the peak of two weeks ago was a false peak, and the trough of last week only a temporary respite.

jamestindall.info/skeuomorpholog…

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Dan O'Hara (@skeuomorphology) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Technical note: It looks like UKHSA have been making undocumented changes again. If you try to check the underlying data for an area, it will quickly force-load the national data instead. We'll try to figure out a workaround. 7/7