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This is a worrying sign suggesting long range aerosol spread with a high attack rate. It’s more important than ever that we address ventilation. Ensure systems work, increase flow rates, open windows, add HEPA units especially where ventilation isn’t good enough. #COVIDisAirborne https://t.co/qeyvKgXFL6

— Prof Cath Noakes #Ventilate 😷 💙 (@CathNoakes) December 4, 2021

Whose diplomats brought #Omicron into Botswana? pic.twitter.com/dnmeXSEVAD

— Trisha Greenhalgh (@trishgreenhalgh) December 1, 2021

THREAD on the new variant B.1.1.529 summarising what is known from the excellent South African Ministry of Health meeting earlier today

TLDR: So much uncertain but what *is* known is extremely worrying & (in my opinion) we should revise red list immediately.

This is why: 1/16

— Prof. Christina Pagel (@chrischirp) November 25, 2021

Breaking: ECDC has designated B.1.1.529 today as a #VOC pic.twitter.com/WyLnc9xUoJ

— Harry Spoelstra (@HarrySpoelstra) November 26, 2021

This is awful and badly managed disruption but NL tests at airport found about 1 in 6 people +ve. In England people allowed just to go home and test later. Ours is the riskier approach by farm https://t.co/o0wPqtukPK

— Prof. Christina Pagel (@chrischirp) November 27, 2021

There have been a number of overview threads on the emerging variant designated as @PangoNetwork lineage B.1.1.529, @nextstrain clade 21K and @WHO Variant of Concern Omicron. I'm not going to attempt to be comprehensive here, but will highlight a few aspects of the data. 1/16

— Trevor Bedford (@trvrb) November 26, 2021

61 people on a flight of 600to the Netherlands tested positive for COVID-19 on screening flights from SA – variant status now being assessed. Not imposing mandatory quarantine from all regions including SA is a huge failure of UK policy. This variant is very likely widespread.

— Dr. Deepti Gurdasani (@dgurdasani1) November 27, 2021

I think this is bad messaging by senior UK scientists – so far everything about this variant looks bad. We can hope it's not, but we should preparing not encouraging complacency.

You can be honest about its negative potential & still encourage vaccination and safer behaviours. pic.twitter.com/UnU7DtDim0

— Prof. Christina Pagel (@chrischirp) November 27, 2021

They didn't listen when Jeremy Corbyn warned them and provided 451 pages of unredacted receipts, proving the NHS was up for sale. pic.twitter.com/xYaJXokA0M

— Mukhtar (@I_amMukhtar) November 23, 2021

This is a very striking visualisation of why you might have more vaccinated people than unvaccinated in hospital, despite vaccines being incredibly effective.
There are just so many more vaccinated people! https://t.co/X7Z3l48Pa2

— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) November 21, 2021

After having their war machine factory dismantled by Palestine Action, community groups leafleting & mobilising protests, Elbit in a desperate bid to maintain their reputation break their silence by sending out pitiful letters in the local area. #ShutElbitDown [1/6] pic.twitter.com/TLzTZgbjX0

— Palestine Action (@Pal_action) February 11, 2022

Are there any bigger terrorists than the USA, Israeli and U.K. governments? https://t.co/kI9OsVkElW

— Pete #FreeAssange #BDS🇵🇸#DismantleIsrael (@PeteLyons72) November 20, 2021

This just makes me weep – especially the children being taught hate. https://t.co/bXbBWSbskp

— Jackie Walker – HRH, MP, MBE, ABC (@Jackiew80333500) November 21, 2021

Israel recently outlawed Palestinian human rights groups as 'terror organisations'. Now the UK has declared any support for Hamas – and the millions of Palestinians it represents politically – will be illegal.

Maybe just get on with it and call all Palestinians terrorists https://t.co/1WaUoiJuxj

— Jonathan Cook (@Jonathan_K_Cook) November 19, 2021

Hamas is a reaction to the Zionist occupation of Palestine. It was also the democratically elected government of the Palestinian people, the last time they were 'allowed' to have a free and fair election. Initially, Hamas was encouraged by Israel as a counterweight to Fatah.

— Edward Hulme 💙🇵🇸 (@hulme_edward) November 19, 2021

"This government is committed to tackling extremism and terrorism wherever it occurs"https://t.co/W87awK0Uc7

— Donahue Rogers (@DonahueRogers) November 19, 2021

In 2018, the UN General Assembly rejected a US resolution condemning Hamas as a terrorist organization. Hamas leaders Haniyeh & Mashaal are based in Qatar. The UK Trade & Investment helps UK-based businesses expand in Qatar & aids Qatari businesses locate & expand in the UK.

— GET A GRIP (@docrussjackson) November 19, 2021

After what happened last time, are you still having unauthorised meetings with Israeli officials? pic.twitter.com/gDwv69Qkuw

— MrFireFly (@RufusInDaHouse) November 19, 2021

Just a quick message to say I have been released but not able to travel to Nicaragua.

Huge thanks to Louise at @NSCAG_UK @AhmedKaballo, my editor at @M_Star_Online Ben Chacko and especially Stephen Sefton without whose efforts I would almost certainly still be locked up.

— Steve Sweeney (@SweeneySteve) November 8, 2021

This mob gleefully kettled a group of protesters doing nothing wrong in Glasgow today. Dozens of them kitted to the nines doing nothing. For hours.

Remember images like this next time you report a crime and get nothing more than a reference number #COP26 pic.twitter.com/4iRb9wRqg6

— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) November 6, 2021

Labour – and Starmer/Evans – face £17.5 million fines for data breach https://t.co/6ouHXCU2Np

— The SKWAWKBOX (@skwawkbox) November 6, 2021

ICYMI – belated minutes of JCVI discussing teenage vaccination in UK: it is as we feared. JCVI downplayed the harm of infections in children and in schools; argued that there was "limited data" on teenage vaxx (??) and *viewed children as a vehicle to boost adult & herd immunity https://t.co/2BwBqtBy6u

— Dr Zubaida Haque (@Zubhaque) October 31, 2021

JCVI's minutes reveals a group strongly influenced by unethical & unscientific herd immunity beliefs. Over 10K children have been hospitalised with #COVID in UK; 101 children have died with covid and ~11K children have #LongCovid for over a year. Where was the accountability??

— Dr Zubaida Haque (@Zubhaque) October 31, 2021

And how can we forgive JCVI for erroneously & harmfully deciding that mass infection of our children in UK was acceptable compared to protecting them with #CovidVaccines? Millions of teenagers have been vaccinated worldwide; how could JCVI conclude there wasn't enough evidence??

— Dr Zubaida Haque (@Zubhaque) October 31, 2021