Protect your brain like it matters 😷

Robert Irwin is still masking on planes 😷 👏 Comfortable enough to sleep in during a long haul flight from Australia to LA

🚨📢 ATT: Australians who wish healthcare was safer Here’s your chance to tell the ACSQHC about your experiences to help shape/update the National Safety & Quality Health Service Standards Pls take 10 mins to say what would make healthcare safer for you 🙏 www.surveymonkey.com/r/5PWCFTJ

Haven’t picked up a copy of Herald-Sun in a while, look what I found when I did😳 Inflammatory headline correlating 😷 & violence The most unhelpful, polarising, politicising framing jeopardising those of us trying to protect our health with a medical accessibility tool It’s a slippery slope

🧵Excerpts from Cleaner Air Collective productivity sub many brilliant members of CAC have been busy working on submissions, consultations, inquiries, FOI requests etc, raising voices on behalf of us all on everything from IAQ productivity gains to masks in healthcare & transparency re vaccines🙌

HUGE NEWS‼️ Plum @saferairproject.bsky.social is invited to NY to speak at the “Healthy Indoor Air: Global Call to Action” event on at UN Gen Ass in Sept 🙌 ❤️ Opportunity 4 her to raise lived experience & accessibility, a self funded trip Crowdfunding link: golbalcall.raiselysite.com Pls share🙏

Taking Safer shared air to UN Climate Week

Help us take Safer shared air to UN Climate Week

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Imagine …

Screaming on the sidelines, but few are listening everyone is choosing a v pretty, fun, scenic path, but it leads straight over a cliff We warn and they just smile and wave and continue toward disaster

You wouldn’t go out in a storm without protection 🌂 Don’t drown in chronic illness by going out in a storm of airborne infectious disease without protection 😷

Safe healthcare ⭐️ Arrived at dentist 8am, cold & wet in Melb but all doors & windows wide open & every staff member in headstrap respirator ready 4 me 🤩 respect shown is priceless Noticed when driving away that the door now closed, sad no one else is protected, but they look after me

Breaking Novavax news🚨 Just called Biocelect to hear that despite no updates on TGA status page… …Biocelect actually submitted Novavax JN.1 4 weeks ago & it’s currently sitting w- TGA, awaiting approval 😮 A step closer to protection we can med tolerate🤞 Get yr ltr in to help expedite approval ⬇️

Sue J@smpwrgr.bsky.social · last yr.

We need as many fed MPs as poss asking Health Minister to personally negotiate procurement/distribution of Novavax & ensure Australians have equitable access It’s his responsibility & can’t be shirked by blaming Biocelect, TGA or ATAGI Pls use our template ⬇️ to write to yr rep

Last weekend (as part of the year of having fun safely) we did a leadlighting course Girls went in while I parked car & as soon as instructor saw them 😷 he offered to mask too 🤩 better than many HCWs… We layered protections, ate lunch in backyard & had a fun creative day 😊 highly recommended

DIY PH messaging to share as cases go through the roof in Australia putting the health system under enormous pressure If there are gaps in your mitigations, this variant will find them Will your next Cvd infection be the one that leads to long Cvd?

We need as many fed MPs as poss asking Health Minister to personally negotiate procurement/distribution of Novavax & ensure Australians have equitable access It’s his responsibility & can’t be shirked by blaming Biocelect, TGA or ATAGI Pls use our template ⬇️ to write to yr rep

Cleaner Air Collective@cleanerairau.bsky.social · last yr.

It’s time to ask our newly elected federal representatives to advocate loudly for equitable access to the promised full portfolio of C19 injection options, especially Novavax for the thousands of Australians for whom mRNA is contraindicated. 1/2

Surprisingly decent advice on how to limit spread of cvd, cold & flu at home 😮 *isolate from rest of household *wear mask at home when sick *maintain good hygiene *open doors/windows to boost ventilation, ⬆️ air turnover *be up to date with cvd & flu vaccines www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

What you can do to stop the spread of illness in your home

Winter can be a contagious time of year for everything from COVID-19 to the common cold, but there are ways to limit the risk of illnesses spreading from one family member or housemate to another.

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Loitering under billboards again taking pics, turning spotlight on experiences of Australians trying to safely access healthcare Great to catch up w- @sickandtiredaus.bsky.social IRL❤️can you see our Cvd conscious messages/protection layers? Share yr story w- PRI b/c we all deserve safe healthcare

Pandemic Resistance Inc@pandemicresistance.bsky.social · last yr.

We are live with our billboard! This week's message: "I am immunocompromised and was exposed to visibly sick staff in hospital. Everyone deserves safe access to healthcare." Thank you to those who have submitted their stories so far, please keep them coming! 1/2

Exciting new billboard advocacy campaign underway shining a light on lived experience of unsafe healthcare in Australian hospitals - we deserve better To push 4 change, we need evidence: pls share yr unsafe hospital experiences here* pandemicresistance.org/safe-access *can be anonymous

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Get involved in the fight against COVID.

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Pandemic Resistance Inc@pandemicresistance.bsky.social · last yr.

We’ve recently heard some horrific stories about patient experiences in Australian hospitals. For the next 4 weeks, starting tomorrow, we will be displaying different experiences from patients on billboards, during peak hour! 1/2

Up to 5.8 million US kids chronically ill w- long cvd already; in Aust we neither count them or protect them “Vascular damage, heart damage, immune system damage, cognitive damage” vs “Cvd poses a minimal threat to healthy children” 🫠 Betrayal & destruction of a generation

Lots who talk the talk. But few follow through with the inconvenience of walking the walk. Be informed. Be critical of thought. Be independent. Be precautious. Be farsighted. Be logical. Be compassionate. Be well.

“New study finds on average, it takes up to 3 mths to return to good physical health after Cvd infection & 9 months to recover good mental well-being. For up to 20% of infected people in study, mental-health recovery took even longer: up to a year or more” time.com/7292910/covi...

Still Not Feeling the Same After COVID-19? You’re Not Alone

The physical and mental effects of COVID-19 can linger for months and even years.

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In honour of Scott Morrison being recognised in this year's King's Birthday Honours list for his leadership during the pandemic I thought it would be great to remember a few of his very finest moments of said leadership … Good times - remember “it’s not a race”?

A declaration of (informed) independence Built on a foundation of verified, evidence based strategies Sustained by resilience, community and commitment to human rights ✊ 😷

I don’t trust our society, politicians & commentators w- this question anymore “⬆️ in new diagnoses of malignancy outstrips estimates based on ageing pop alone, suggesting cancer is becoming more common…Should there be cut-off age 4 cancer treatment? & if so what should it be?”

Everyone’s aware an early winter cvd infection creates immune system dysfunction… …leaving them sitting 🦆 4 every flu, RSV, pneumonia, measles, cold, future cvd variant that comes their way, right? 😬 Mask up, get boosted, improve IAQ & save yrself from a miserable winter

A/P Paul Grifffin 👏 “When colder, we’re more likely to be indoors, in close proximity to others…also ⬇️ ventilation/airflow. Large indoor gatherings can be hotbed 4 flu & Cvd” His advice: ventilate w- airflow/air purifiers & avoid others if symptomatic www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Fewer people are dying from COVID-19. New strains could reverse that trend this winter

An expert says the decline in deaths from COVID-19 is due to strong vaccination rates and greater public awareness.

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Congrats to a friend, a member of CC community who’s worked tirelessly to achieve community access to vital, expensive tools with co2 monitors available to borrow through Glen Eira libraries in Vic 👏 I am inspired to ask my local library to do the same 🤩 @arabelladaniel.bsky.social

There are so few humans making simple, sustainable choices There will be so many humans reaping regret Every layer of protection is an investment in a healthier future Each day of choosing denial or fitting in or immediate gratification is a pathway to loss

Dear ⁦‪@Mark_Butler_MP‬⁩ You say you got yr cvd booster, it puts you in a good position over winter & other Australians should make sure they do the same You’re lucky you can medically tolerate mRNA, I can’t Pls get Novavax so we can have same protection as you www.health.gov.au/ministers/th...

While I agree w- Ass Prof Herrero that “If you've got a cough or cold I'd wear a mask b/c you don't want to share that with other people” I’d also point out that using a mask proactively has stopped me getting a cough or cold (or covid) for over 5 yrs now … www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

New COVID-19 strain 'pretty much everywhere' in Australia

The World Health Organization designated the new NB.1.8.1 strain as a "variant under monitoring" and it's now the dominant variant in China and Hong Kong.

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Time reports on NB.1.8.1 “genetically equipped with changes that allow it to infect cells more efficiently. That means it could spread more easily” Article then asks “How do I protect myself against new variant?” & fails to even mention masks/cleaner air strategies 🤦‍♀️ time.com/7289133/new-...

What to Know About the New COVID-19 Variant NB.1.8.1

NB.1.8.1 has been surging in China and has now been detected in several U.S. states.

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