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Andrea Barrett

@andreabarrett.bsky.social

Campaigner, Patient Advocate & Artist. Volunteer w/ NHSBT CTAG, CVF, PTHOTA. Founder: Clean Air Hampshire. Posts on: Disability Justice, gardening, Transplant Life, Clinical Vulnerability, cats, #CleanAir, Long Covid & Neurodivergence (AuDHD).😷💊🎗💗💜💙🇬🇧🇦🇹🇮🇪🐈🌱🍂

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European Commission@ec.europa.eu · last yr.

Today, over 20,000 bee species are buzzing for #WorldBeeDay 🐝 Bees & other pollinators keep 80% of crop and wild flowering plants alive. Yet, 1 in 10 bee, hoverfly, and butterfly species are now at risk of extinction in the EU.

Split-image with the text “TO BEE or NOT TO BEE.” The left side shows a vibrant wildflower meadow with a bee on a daisy, symbolising biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem. The right side shows a dry, barren landscape with dead trees and no visible wildlife, representing environmental degradation. An EU flag appears in the bottom right corner.
Smart Air UK@smartairuk.bsky.social · 2y ago

Poor air quality in care homes puts residents' health at risk. But a study shows portable air cleaners can reduce PM2.5 by 64% and VOCs by 70%! 📢 Care home owners, protect your residents by investing in air purifiers like the Blast for cleaner air. 📖: bit.ly/42jUoXM

Smart Air's Blast purifier in a cosy library with a leather armchair and bookshelves. Text highlights that air purifiers reduce VOCs by 70% in care homes. Includes 'No ozone, simply HEPA' badge, Smart Air logo, and website link.
Clean Air Hampshire@cleanairhampshire.bsky.social · 2y ago

Clean Air Hampshire's mask fundraiser is up and live: gofund.me/03fb2e8f Please share & support 💙 Our first mask handout will be this Saturday 5th April in Portsmouth at the @crips-against-cuts.bsky.social & @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social protest against disability benefits cuts. 🪧😷💙

Donate to Help Us Bring Masks to Community, organized by Andrea Barrett

Hi, my name is Andrea and I run Clean Air Hampshire (CAH). We are a collective of camp… Andrea Barrett needs your support for Help Us Bring Masks to Community

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J. Offir, PhD@joffirphd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Not a funny day. 10,000 firings at US health agencies, but really more, b/c they're forcing many to quit by making work impossible. "Outside the HHS building in Rockville, Maryland, employees were being turned away and could be seen crying in the street." 🧵1/4 www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Widespread job cuts begin at health agencies

The layoffs are the latest indication of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s drastic effort to completely remake the nation’s public health infrastructure.

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Esther@elhopkins.bsky.social · 2y ago

Some politicians I have chatted to have said ‘ah we tried masks and it’s not popular with the public’. To which my reply has always been, no you didn’t try. The Tories gave incorrect PPE advice and covid is airborne. No wonder the public were confused. They advised surgical gappy masks for the 🧵

Clean Air Classrooms #CleanAirForLife@cleanairclassrm.bsky.social · 2y ago

RSV FLU Covid 19 #VIRUSareAirborne What about A population wide approach Vaccines + Good #IndoorAirQuality #Ventilation Is ESSENTIAL Protect Children & All Vulnerable #CleanAir in Homes Schools Healthcare Social Care @ukhsa.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jid/article/...

Screenshot title the journal of infectious disease 5 Oct 2023 Respiratory Syncytial Virus associated hospital admissions by deprivation levels in children & adults in Scotland RSV is a common cause of respiratory infections causing substantial hospitalisation and deaths especially in young children and older people. we estimates globally in 2019 there were 33million episodes &3.6mill hospitalisations of RSV assoc acute infections I'm children under 5y...about 75% of hospitalisation in children under 5years occur in infants< 1 while about 92% hospitalisation in adults occur above 65yearsConclusion ' Our analysis focused on estimating RSV and influenza associated hospitalisation in children and adults based on socio economic status using SIMD levels in Scotland. Our results show that RSV hospitalisation rates are twice as much in groups that are most deprived compared to least deprived groups in Scotland. We observed that deprivation related disparity in RSV hospitalisation rates were mors pronounced in children aged 2 years and younger than in other age groups.thess results underscore the need to create more awareness of RSV associated hospitalisation among individuals in deprived groups and areas at various levels in the hospital clinical setup and it may also be useful to consider this as part of triage and or treatment strategy https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/229/Supplement_1/S61/7292886
Shaun Lintern@shaunlintern.bsky.social · 2y ago

Early data suggests 30% fewer hospital admissions in 75 to 79-year-olds from the new RSV vaccine in England. This is off the back of 40% of eligible older people getting vaccinated this winter: In the Lancet: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Frances Ryan@francesryan.bsky.social · 2y ago

Disabled people fighting back against cuts with protests across the UK: THIS Saturday Protests will take place in over 20 areas, including London, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Edinburgh. To find your nearest protest, head to Crips Against Cuts Instagram: www.instagram.com/crips_against_cuts

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BuDS Disability Service@buds-disability.bsky.social · 2y ago

We're pleased to hear the DWP Secretary talking about social security in the Commons. Social security - security in hard times - is at the heart of a fair and just society. Welfare is a US term deliberately introduced in 2010 to stigmatise those needing help. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...

Benefit changes: Moral and economic reasons to fix 'broken' welfare system, says No 10 - live updates

Some Labour MPs say the government should borrow more rather than reduce benefits - or introduce a wealth tax.

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The Canary@thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 2y ago

EXPOSED: Labour's plan for DWP cuts to severely disabled people's Universal Credit came from the Resolution Foundation The Resolution Foundation was a progressive think tank - yet it has thrown disabled people under the bus, as Labour's planned cuts were its idea www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

EXPOSED: Labour's plan for DWP cuts to severely disabled people's Universal Credit came from the Resolution Foundation

The Resolution Foundation was progressive think tank - yet it has thrown disabled people under the bus with DWP Universal Credit cuts

thecanary.co

Sally Witcher@salwitcher.bsky.social · 2y ago

Well done @heartofthearts.bsky.social for drawing attention to the urgent need for action to promote Covid-safety in the arts 👏

Inclusive New Normal@inclusivenew.bsky.social · 2y ago

"...without urgent action, we’re not just losing individual careers, we’re losing lives. And with them, the very ability to create art at all. At a time when the world needs art more than ever to remind us of our shared humanity, we are being abandoned." www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025...

Maryn McKenna@marynmck.bsky.social · 2y ago

If this reporting stands up (and it appears confirmed by multiple sources): devastating. The EIS is the front-line SWAT team of disease detection in the US and globally, and also the training ground for new generations of public health workers. No EIS, no boots on the ground for outbreaks. ->

Jeremy Faust, MD@jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 2y ago

Major news: Entire first-year class of the Epidemic Intelligence Service must be out by 5pm, sources say. Also: a major CDC contractor "just let go." Others may follow. This is an attack on our ability to detect outbreaks. More, with quotes from CDC officials: open.substack.com/pub/insideme...