I am going to indulge myself by taking another break from Twitter. Thanks a lot for all the helpful comments recently, and take care!

Does anyone know of a place near to Oxford where we can get the Novavax? The closest place we've found so far is Bath

'Long Covid may have cut labour supply in the (EU) by up to 0.5 per cent in 2022... Studies in the US and UK have reached broadly similar conclusions—suggesting the condition has driven the recent increase in workplace absence in many countries.' on.ft.com/3UKqgkG

My latest on the problems of positive thinking, death, and whether philosophy can be self-help.
Possibly fun for Digressionsnimpress. Liam Bright Michael A Osborne Beatrice Marovich East of Dulwich A X Douglas

helendecruz.substack.com/p/thinking-lea…

I will keep repeating, even if nobody pays attention. We don't want to test what #H5N1 does to the brain. Influenza viruses are usually not neutropic, but we know this is not true for H5N1. Back in 2009 we already knew they are particularly bad for dopaminergic neurons.

Sure is lucky that bird flu is only showing up now, after we've had four years to install HEPA filters, de-fang the anti-vax movement and normalise wearing respirators

If I were writing a thriller, I wouldn't set it in a world that had reacted to a mass-disabling virus by stigmatising masks, calling post-acute infection syndromes 'hypochondria' and talking about 'immunity debt' EVEN AS a more-dangerous virus loomed—it would seem too implausible

In 2020, people dying of covid were treated as 'us'—in 2021, people dying of covid began to be treated as 'them'

This is a big deal — the absolute best bet for more #LongCovid research funding in next year is through the appropriation process. The fact we have these Senators leading a letter calling for $1 billion is a *huge fucking deal*..

Absolutely, 100%, ask your senator to sign on👇