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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland, captured in February 2025.
March, as well as being the start of meteorological spring, is also Long Covid Awareness Month.
Covid never disappeared, despite great amounts of 'hopium' out there, and is still today killing more people than flu and disabling many, many more than that. More than 400,000,000 people that are known, and know, that they have Long Covid and many millions more that are so far unaware but that know that they have never felt 'right' since 'that infection' they had.
In fact, in the UK at the moment, waste water surveillance of Covid shows that levels of infection are higher now than in 2021/2022. Sadly the Lateral Flow Tests are now very poor at detecting current strains. If you think it is a really nasty cold or the flu outside of flu season it is mostly likely Covid.
Long Covid will strike anyone, regardless of physical fitness or self-perceived immunity strength. It does not discriminate.
Over 470,000 peer reviewed studies, pre-prints and meta analyses point to the horrific damage that every single Covid infection, no matter how mild, does to our bodies. You may be lucky enough not to notice ongoing symptoms from your Covid infection but internal damage has been done. Each reinfection does cumulative damage. Long Covid is a likely outcome, eventually, as each reinfection is a roll of the dice.
From mayoclinic.org "People can get Long Covid symptoms after catching the Covid-19 virus even if they never had Covid-19 symptoms. Also, long COVID symptoms can show up weeks or months after a person seems to have recovered."
There are some 200+ signs and symptoms attributed to Long COVID.
Most common is debilitating fatigue. It's a kind of exhaustion that cannot be remedied by a nap or sleeping. Activity one day can lead to days of being unable to do much at all.
Many people report a fast heart rate, chest pain or palpitations.
Headaches are common.
'Brain Fog', which is actually brain damage caused by the virus, can be a range of cognitive issues such as difficulty concentrating or with short term memory. A feeling of not being quite as 'sharp' as you used to be.
Shortness of breath is commonly reported. It can be ongoing or intermittent.
Always ill or colds that are worse than ever? COVID damages the immune system in a similar way to HIV.
Some symptoms include: fatigue, headache, attention disorder, hair loss, dyspnoea, ageusia, anosmia, post-activity polypnea, joint pain, cough, sweating, nausea or vomiting, chest pain/discomfort, memory loss, hearing loss, tinnitus, anxiety, depression, digestive disorders such as persistent diarrhoea, weight loss, cutaneous signs (rashes etc), resting heart rate increase, palpitations, pain, intermittent fever, sleep disorder, reduced pulmonary capacity, sleep apnoea, chills, mental health issues, psychiatric illness, red eyes, pulmonary fibrosis, diabetes, limb oedema, dizziness, stroke, throat pain, sexual dysfunction, new hypertension, myocarditis, renal failure, PTSD and arrhythmia.
This list is NOT exhaustive!
Infection can be prevented. It is not inevitable. FFP2/3 respirators are effective at preventing all airborne viruses, ventilation of indoor spaces, HEPA filtration of the air and use of Far UVC devices have all been proven.
Awareness is needed because COVID and Long COVID were made political by neoliberal think tanks, politicians and billionaire media. Misinformation and disinformation were spread. There is still a lot of medical gaslighting despite the vast mountains of clinical evidence and science. Some people blame the vaccine but Long COVID was recorded before vaccines were available and is similar to ongoing health issues suffered by the few survivors of the first SARS virus.
If you think that you may have ongoing symptoms following an infection that could have been COVID then I urge you to seek help from your doctor. There is no treatment or cure but awareness matters. There are ways and means to reduce the impact of those symptoms to varying degrees of success. Don't suffer in silence.
If you read all of this then, thank you, that means a great deal to me.
I care about this because public health messaging has failed us all.
I care because I suffer from Long COVID myself.
COVID was never 'just like a cold or flu'. COVID was never 'mild'. COVID is not 'over'.
It is a devastating disease.
Be aware. Protect yourself. Protect others.
© Leanne Boulton, All Rights Reserved
Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. Captured in October 2024.
Following an appointment with the Long Covid Clinic I can officially report that, yes, I have Long Covid. There is no definitive test yet but my symptoms are indicative of Long Covid and in addition I am told that my symptoms also indicate Covid induced dysautonomia. That means damage to my autonomic nervous system responsible for controlling blood pressure and heart rate, etc.
Just one mild acute infection that I caught from my ex-partner in 2023 has caused life-limiting disease.
There are now plenty of studies that show that even asymptomatic acute Covid infections result in permanent damage to the brain, cardiovascular system and immunity. Everyone that has had Covid is harmed even if they think they are fully recovered.
I'm pleased to see that the woman in this shot is wearing an FFP2 respirator mask. Sadly the man is just wearing a surgical mask that does nothing to prevent or protect from the spread of airborne infection such as Covid or the flu. Public health education has failed us.
Nothing can be done for my Long Covid by the way. There is no cure. There are no treatments (although HIV retroviral drugs are showing promise in a few trials around the world). My 'treatment plan' will involve advice on how to plan, prepare and pace myself to manage my symptoms. Things that I am already forced into doing just to manage day-to-day living.
Protect yourselves my Flickr friends. It's not too late. The damage from each infection is cumulative. Your health is precious.
Take care my friends.
Beyond the vibrant colors of Havana’s historic architecture, a persistent ash cloud hangs over the city, a byproduct of an energy grid reliant on poorly refined bunker fuel oil. Supplied through subsidies from Venezuela to support Cuba's command economy, this high-sulfur fuel is processed by local power plants with aging infrastructure that is prone to failure.
The burning of cheap unrefined fuel, while offering striking sunsets, produces toxic emissions—including nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and heavy particulate matter like soot—significantly degrade urban air quality, especially because power generation is often located near densely populated centres. For vulnerable groups, such as children and the elderly, this constant exposure is a primary driver of chronic respiratory illnesses, including aggravated asthma and decreased lung function. These toxic plumes transform a visual symbol of industrial struggle into a daily health crisis for residents living in their shadow.
A few scoops before the match.
Ireland took on France at Lansdowne Road in the six nations today, its a very thirsty sport.
The Auld Dubliner, Temple Bar, Dublin City Centre.
Final score Ireland 32- 19 France.
When someone decides that whether to wear a mask or not during a deadly pandemic is an indicator of political leanings, or enlightenment rather than a concern or disregard for the lives of fellow human beings, we have failed. A mask is not a matter of politics, and it never has been. It is a matter of public health. Those who fail to use the means available to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are just as culpable in the deaths of others as those who drink and drive and those who do drive by shootings. Just because you don't know if you infected others and caused deaths by your arrogance does not give you absolution before God or society. You deserve to be a pariah.
When you hear “Code Blue - Full Isolation” overhead multiple times a day, as you toil in full protective gear to perform tracheostomies and PEG placements on patients with the knowledge they will likely never be aware again....you have nothing to say. Until you see your countrymen selfishly decide to travel for Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year, gathering in groups and two weeks later wondering why their parents are in the ICU, or can't get in the ICU,... say nothing. Until you realize that we are just now approaching the inevitable deadly result of Christmas travel, and we still have the result of New Years celebrations to go, say nothing.
This is not a matter of politics. It is not a matter of personal freedom. It is a matter of selfishness, arrogance and narcissism. It is a matter of whether you give a damn about the lives of your fellow human beings. Until you realize that, there is nothing further to be said.
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Wearing masks has become our armor when we are out. We only can feel safe and clean at home.
常常看到歐美醫護無口罩可用，慶幸台灣仍可買到，務必珍惜使用，所以常常消毒再使用。
PS.標題出自唐代，白居易的「病中五絕句」。
~世界山莊, 文山區, 台北市
Vision City Community, Taipei, Taiwan
- ISO 1000, F2.8, 1/200 sec, 100mm
- Canon 5D MarkIII with EF 100mm f/2.8 L macro lens
- Shot @ 8.01am
Over the last five months, it has been an honor to help at the Jones County COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Through Clinic with other individuals from across the State of North Carolina, from local residents, health department staff, emergency personal, and retired volunteers to members of the National Guard. Jones County is a very rural area in eastern North Carolina and because their health department, at the start of the pandemic, only had six employees who covered the day to day operations, COVID-19 was a huge burden. They requested help from the state so I volunteered to be deployed to Jones County to help with the implementation of the vaccine administration. It was a fantastic experience and I thoroughly enjoyed working with such a wonderful group of individuals dedicated to the public health and safety of the residents of Jones County and the NC Community, as many individuals drove from other counties and bordering states to receive the free vaccine. Whether it was a cold day and we had to bundle up or a bright sunny day where I forgot sunscreen and got a sun burn or having to wear a rain jacket to keep dry from the rain, we were there to help keep NC citizens healthy and end the pandemic. I was also thankful to be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during that time. If you want to get the vaccine, you have a spot, so take your shot! Find NC vaccine locations here: myspot.nc.gov/
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Air pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere.
Household combustion devices, motor vehicles, industrial facilities and forest fires are common sources of air pollution. Pollutants of major public health concern include particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Outdoor and indoor air pollution cause respiratory and other diseases and are important sources of morbidity and mortality.
Air quality is closely linked to the earth’s climate and ecosystems globally. Policies to reduce air pollution, therefore, offer a win-win strategy for both climate and health, lowering the burden of disease attributable to air pollution, as well as contributing to the near- and long-term mitigation of climate change.
Uno sguardo sul quello che è diventato un microcosmo nei dintorni di casa mia. A look at what has become a microcosm around my home. Bologna Aprile 2020
11-05-2022
Hospital Juan Carlos I
Móstoles, Madrid
Proyecto Misión Región Madrid-descartes
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There are many ways to wear a mask - including some I'm sure the public health communicators didn't think of when they prepared their messages...
Seen on the street, I like this person's style...
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LA Mayor Eric Garcetti recently converted the COVID-19 Testing Site to a Vaccine Super Site at Dodger's Stadium. Los Angeles behind other cities, as the city is in Phase I Tier 1 helping only frontline healthcare workers and turning away anyone who isn't. Other cities have begun Phase I Tier 2, vaccinating seniors 65+ and frontline healthcare workers. The Super Site in Los Angeles is known to be the largest COVID-19 vaccine site in the United States. The location was a coronavirus testing site weeks prior, until the FDA issued a warning to the city stating that their testing kits were faulty.
Thousands sit in hours of traffic for their scheduled COVID-19 vaccine appointments on Joe Biden's Inauguration Day, two weeks after the Capitol Riots on January 6. Coronavirus cases reach an all-time high, with the United States surpassing 3 million cases and 400,000 deaths. Scientists detected the new and more deadly coronavirus variant lingering in Southern California, which was discovered in the U.K. weeks prior. Johnson & Johnson is finalizing on their COVID-19 vaccine, which differs from Moderna and Pfizer because it only requires one dose.
As Joe Biden took the oath of office in the morning, he hopes to get 100,000 Americans vaccinated by the first 100 days of office and reopen America.
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Outreach in the community and educating the public on health concerns is a highly important part of public health.
Masks will remain a critical part of the fight against Covid-19, even after vaccinations are further along. This is what my wife and I use now -- a KN95 mask. We double mask with a surgical mask on top. Cloth masks alone are not as effective with the new variants of SARS-CoV-2 now circulating. My recommendation (I am a retired infectious diseases physician and epidemiologist and have been keeping up daily with the science) is use a KN95 or KF94 mask that is FDA approved. Double mask with a surgical mask or cloth mask atop that. Use all the other public health precautions (hand hygiene, physical distancing, avoid crowds, make sure indoor spaces are ventilated). And please, get vaccinated as soon as you can. We cal stop Covid-19 but it requires each of us doing her or his part. It is literally an all hands evolution.
Altadena, California
Boxes support extension of the counter to keep customer distant from staff behind plexiglass barrier.
Wooden ramps lead up to the openings in the barrier. Transaction is done by putting purchases, money, credit card in plastic tray which is slid up to the staff. Prescription and change, or credit card are returned in the basket.
No one is allowed in the pharmacy unless masked.
One has to wonder how long we will be living like this. It is an inconvenience, but if it helps keep us all healthy, I appreciate the precautions.
Isaias is forecast to strengthen to a Hurricane as it heads toward the Carolina coast where it is expected to make landfall tonight. If you have been ordered to evacuate by your coastal county you can stop in at the North Carolina State Shelter Reception Center at the Nash Community College Continuing Education and Public Safety Building located at 184 N Old Carriage Rd, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 to register for a hotel room. The State is providing non congregate shelter facilities due to COVID-19. Please remember to practice proper public health safety measures like wearing a mask, social distancing and safe hygienic standards such as washing hands, using hand sanitizer and covering coughs! Stay safe NC!
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John Grantham, Sheriff of Newcastle, surveying slum clearance areas during a visit by the Minister of Health, 16 October 1925 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/1/4). The Minister, Neville Chamberlain MP, is not pictured in this image.
These images belong to a series of albums documenting John Grantham’s service to the City of Newcastle upon Tyne as its Sheriff 1924-1925 and its Lord Mayor 1936-1937. John Grantham was born in Blyth in 1877 and became a cinema proprietor in Newcastle. He was elected to the City Council in 1912 and became an alderman in 1932. The albums give us an interesting insight into the duties of Lord Mayor and Sheriff as well as a fascinating picture of the times.
2016 is the 800th anniversary of the creation of Newcastle's Mayoralty and Burgesses.
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"Playground closed" - and red-wrapped like a small scale something that Christos might have done...
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Of course that one is after an original design by Shepard Fairey!
Please, also check out my other illustration on A/H1N1
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Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, also known as A(H1N1), is a subtype of influenza virus A and the most common cause of influenza (flu) in humans. Some strains of H1N1 are endemic in humans, including the strain(s) responsible for the 1918 flu pandemic which killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Less virulent H1N1 strains still exist in the wild today, worldwide, causing a small fraction of all influenza-like illness and a large fraction of all seasonal influenza. H1N1 strains caused roughly half of all flu infections in 2006. Other strains of H1N1 are endemic in pigs and in birds.
In March and April 2009, hundreds of laboratory-confirmed infections and a number of deaths were caused by an outbreak of a new strain of H1N1.
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H1N1 Swine Flu: Barack Obama and the First Deadly Mistake
By Lifegen.de
The H1N1 swine flu hits the US, and for the first time President Barack Obama seems to make a deadly mistake: A disease spread simulation has emphasized that flu interventions must be imposed quickly, if they are to be effective. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health have shown that staying at home, closing schools and isolating infected people within the home should reduce infection, but only if they are used in combination, activated without delay and maintained for a relatively long period. The President should have acted by enforcing social separation - but economic items seem to be more important.
What all the President's men should have known: Professor George Milne and his colleagues from the University of Western Australia (UWA) simulated the effect of social distancing on the spread of a flu virus within a small town. Their research used a detailed, individual-based model of a real community with a population of approximately 30,000 (Albany, Australia) using simulation software engineered by UWA’s Dr Joel Kelso. Milne said, “Our results suggest a critical role of combined social distancing measures in the potential control of a future pandemic. Non-pharmaceutical social distancing interventions are capable of preventing less-infectious influenza epidemics and of significantly reducing the rate of development and overall burden of the worst epidemics”.
The research investigated the effects, alone and in combination, of workplace non-attendance, school closure, isolating infected family members inside the home and reducing contact within the wider community. According to Milne, “While such draconian measures seem unlikely to be mandated given their impact on personal freedom, they appear to have a key role to play in delaying the development of a ‘worst case’ influenza epidemic. They may be critical in holding back an epidemic until vaccines are deployed on a sufficient scale that subsequent relaxation of these rigorous measures will not result in a consequential acceleration in the scale of the outbreak”.
The measures described must, however, be employed as soon as possible after the first individuals within the population have been infected, if not preemptively. This study found that, for an outbreak of influenza approximately as infectious as the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, the combination of all intervention measures must be introduced within 2 weeks of the first case appearing in a town or city, to prevent an epidemic developing. Delays of 2, 3 and 4 weeks resulted in final attack rates of 7%, 21% and 45% respectively.
Milne concludes, “Social distancing interventions are important as they represent the only type of intervention measure guaranteed to be available against a novel strain of influenza in the early phases of a pandemic. They may be readily activated and thought of as a first line of defence in developing and developed countries alike”.
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This article appeared on www.lifegen.de/
Public Health is not an enemy and should not be made political because the whole role of public health is to improve the health of the entire community. It’s time for us to listen to public health officials and stop the spread of COVID-19 by wearing masks, social distancing, increasing testing capabilities, isolating the individuals who test positive and complete contact tracing to quarantine the individuals who have been exposed to the virus.
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Public health messaging. Telling quite an emotional story.
I can't remember where I first saw this but it seems to be part of a series (more coming).
The Quitline is the go to for anyone needing help with becoming a non-smoker.
"Give up smokes is a campaign supporting Aboriginal people in South Australia to quit smoking to become healthier and enjoy more quality time with their families." www.giveupsmokes.com.au
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Thanks to all the heroes giving their time, energy and knowledge in helping others get through and survive the coronavirus pandemic! We will get through this together and do everything we can to keep each other safe! What have you all been doing to keep each other safe?
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"Stay @ Home" banner signage - looks like it was done at home by someone passionate about public health & community safety.
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If you weren’t there to give a hand, there are still lots of hands outstretched now, let’s try to make it a better place for each other!
The importance of time of day in medication taking (text).
I cannot remember where I came upon this, except that it was a magazine, possibly Time magazine. An amazingly basic idea that seems to be pretty well overlooked in the actual delivery of health care.
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'Patriotic Public Health Buttons by Su_G': 1960s campaign style buttons in patriotic red, white and blue, pinned on a white coat! (fabric mockup c/o Spoonflower)
Hand-drawn.
© Su Schaefer 2020
Relates to 'Public health saves lives by Su_G': my psychedelic entry in Spoonflower's Designs for Good Design Challenge.
My inspiration for these came from a fabulous book of 1960s photographs which included some from around the 1968 Nixon campaign - which I have then subverted for a cause dear to my public health heart. It has been so dispiriting to have to explain over and over again that asking individuals to do things that benefit the group (keep everyone healthy) benefits the individual as well as everyone else.
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LA Mayor Eric Garcetti recently converted the COVID-19 Testing Site to a Vaccine Super Site at Dodger's Stadium. Los Angeles behind other cities, as the city is in Phase I Tier 1 helping only frontline healthcare workers and turning away anyone who isn't. Other cities have begun Phase I Tier 2, vaccinating seniors 65+ and frontline healthcare workers. The Super Site in Los Angeles is known to be the largest COVID-19 vaccine site in the United States. The location was a coronavirus testing site weeks prior, until the FDA issued a warning to the city stating that their testing kits were faulty.
Thousands sit in hours of traffic for their scheduled COVID-19 vaccine appointments on Joe Biden's Inauguration Day, two weeks after the Capitol Riots on January 6. Coronavirus cases reach an all-time high, with the United States surpassing 3 million cases and 400,000 deaths. Scientists detected the new and more deadly coronavirus variant lingering in Southern California, which was discovered in the U.K. weeks prior. Johnson & Johnson is finalizing on their COVID-19 vaccine, which differs from Moderna and Pfizer because it only requires one dose.
As Joe Biden took the oath of office in the morning, he hopes to get 100,000 Americans vaccinated by the first 100 days of office and reopen America.
Let's see YOUR mask.....
MAKING ONE is easy enough--some sewing experience helps but isn't necessary....here's the excellent, short, how-to, video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL9D6ZFtZHM
My ears are busy these days. I'm also modeling my new Bose Hearphones, a wonderful alternative to the hearing aids, when I get tired of the latter. Or when circumstances are such that a little noise cancelling, plus enhancement of the sounds you WANT to hear is desired. These are a terrific backup to hearing aids! Write me if you would like to know more. I love mine.
Having spent a long professional career in infectious diseases medicine and public health, I am happy to see that condoms are readily available and openly displayed. I was amused at the marketing initiatives that promise ecstasy. Nevertheless, this simple technology works -- too numerous to count studies have shown they reduce the risk of a wide variety of sexually transmitted infections. An ounce of prevention is worth way more than a pound of cure.
Navy Exchange in Bethesda, Maryland