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18.10.2025 23:27
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Great to visit St Mary’s Primary School in Battersea today - one of the first schools to receive indoor air quality filters as part of my initiative to improve children’s health.
More than 200 schools will be getting indoor air quality filters soon.
@onschoolsafety.bsky.social
Alt text: Graphic with dark blue background and gradient lines reading “PROGRESS WORTH CELEBRATING.” Main heading in bright pink says “GOOD NEWS:” followed by white text: “Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has invested £2.5 million in air filtration, as part of The Schools Filter Program. Over 200 schools are involved, with those with poorer air quality and higher deprivation prioritised. Khan sees this as a social justice issue. PM2.5 levels are 65% lower with filters and offer greater protection from airborne viruses, leading to higher attendance and prevention of Long Covid.” Long Covid Advocacy logo with gradient hand at the bottom.
Some good news 🥳
The first phase of installing air filters in all London schools is underway.
🙏 Thank you to @london.gov.uk & all campaigners involved
#cleanair is possible!
More info 👇
www.london.gov.uk/media-centre...
"The First Nation, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan border about 50 kilometres north of Lloydminster, is installing rooftop solar panels on 123 homes in the community of about 7,000 people."
#ABsolar
I'm thrilled to be leading, along with AJ Prussin II, an ARPA-H BREATHE team that will integrate new biosensors, risk assessment software, and engineering controls to bring clean and healthy indoor air to more buildings.
arpah.gov/news-and-eve...
Announcement for Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action 2025 High-Level Side Event at the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly 23 September 2025, 3:30-5:30 PM ET, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY Global leaders, policymakers, scientists, and health experts will gather to showcase best practices, scientific innovation, and inspire global collaboration on Healthy Indoor Air.
Today, over 160 global leaders, policymakers, scientists, and health experts (and a lot of our friends) are coming together at the UN General Assembly in New York declare clean air a public right!
Watch the livestream here, starting 3:30 PM ET: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v...
Curious if the CAN-PCC recommendations are still being updated? Should I keep checking back?
Article should be paired with one of @drsmith.bsky.social's stained N95's from riding the subway
The area burned in the Canadian 2025 fire season has hit 5 million ha. Third active fire season in a row that combined has burned 7% of the Canadian forest. Currently we have 346 fires out of control (192 monitored out of control (OC) and 154 OC that are being actioned) so expect the number to rise.
What a pleasure to see Paris, a city that has become the epicentre of cycling, the most child-friendly city, which is creating urban forests and transforming itself to tackle climate change.
Thank you and well done @annehidalgo.bsky.social 💫🙏🏻💫
Starter packs can still be a really good thing when we’re trying to grow a community here, like the city-building and urbanism community. Use responsibly, but please consider creating and sharing your own.
New edition of CSA Standard for Selection, use, and care of respirators is under public comment. Please visit publicreview.csa.ca/Home/Details... and offer your comments. Of particular interest is section 9, Healthcare. Surgical masks aren't protection, and much more.
yes, also wondering if you meant no longer available in U.S. only, or other countries as well?
Genuinely curious about this point. Is this a combination of online and outdoor socializing then? Testing and smaller groups indoors? Can you expand?
Always happy to read your updates! Wondering why Moderna-1283 mNEXSPIKE is not in your latest update? Just trying to understand how it fits into the larger picture. Is it self-amplifying?
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Those look like some interesting videos you have created for your new course. Thanks for sharing, we plan to check those out. In a quick preview of your videos, I noticed your nice black N95. Can you share the make, model and where it's available from?
UCLA researchers show hydrogen peroxide rapidly inactivates SARS-CoV-2 at just 0.0015%, locking the spike protein in its pre-fusion form and blocking cell entry.
This common antiseptic may hold promise for future antiviral strategies
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
We listened to this today. If I wanted a family member or friend to understand why we are still taking precautions, I would share this Q&Q episode. The guest also seemed to make a distinction between LC and organ damage (as per title) which I found interesting
Big news month for nextgen Covid vax!
- Self-amplifying mRNA now in Europe: Burning question answered! It is transient, like other mRNA.
- France taking the lead for intranasal Covid vax?
- What are the prospects for Covid vax in the US?
New @plos.org post
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/28/e...
I am starting to think about a muzzle for my dog that prevents scavenging? he likes to eat geese poop 😳
"Furthermore, we observed a female-specific increase in transcriptomic and proteomic activation of multiple innate immune cell subsets during breakthrough infections."
Does this study support the idea that ♀️ are more susceptible to LC, and that vax prior to infection might be esp. helpful for ♀️?
Looks like Home Depot is the winner. $24 per filter in a 3-pak. 20x20x1" 3M Filtrete MPR 1900 (i.e., MERV13). No sales ATM
I wonder if there is a CDN group that's keeping track of sales of these and posting? A lot of people running DIY CR boxes, North Boxes etc that need replacement filters
Replacing filters here too! At the moment, we are trying to figure out who in Ontario is offering the best deal on 3M Filtrete MPR 1900 filters...
Please consider signing up for webinars that may be relevant and of interest on our CAN-PCC guidelines for Post Covid Condition / Long COVID.
canpcc.ca/events/
Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉)
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Will definitely support this!
