Nikki S.
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Forensics, love of Labradors & some creativity. Life screwed up by #LongCovid. Founding Member & Research Co-Lead of @long_covid. Views my own. #CovidIsNotOver
Berkshire, UK
Joined July 2021
🦠🎂 5 years ago today I had my first symptoms of Covid-19. Half a decade on I still have various ongoing symptoms. Take a look!⬇️ #LongCovid
#StillNotRecovered
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Here it is: the 2026 Winter Olympic Games illness tracking thread. Bookmark this, as I suspect there will be a ton of viruses making their rounds at the games. I will do my best to make sure it stays updated. https://t.co/1KrC3ogii6
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We’re in a flu surge, a measles outbreak and an ongoing Covid pandemic, yet healthcare workers STILL refuse to wear masks to protect their patients against airborne diseases that could literally kill them. The blatant negligence is just utterly astounding.
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Today we’re launching #ForThoseWhoCant, our new fundraising campaign. It’s about making fundraising more accessible, with ideas and guidance for friends, family, and loved ones who want to support our work. Email fundraise@longcovid.org or click here https://t.co/Q6VgyVBZsJ
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Our letter to WHO, signed by over 2,300, calls for respirator use in healthcare to protect patients and staff. Covered by Kat Lay in The Guardian: https://t.co/3MOMS6Alej
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Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid
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1/ ✨ Happy New Year from the team at Long Covid Support ✨ The New Year can bring a wide range of emotions. For some, it may feel like an opportunity for a fresh start. For others, it can bring uncertainty or concern about what lies ahead.
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Two choices? A: Lockdowns, stay home forever, close schools! PANIC! B: Mass illness, spread germs, force sick kids in school! DENIAL! 🤔 But there’s a secret third option! No panicking. No lockdowns. Just simple things, like clean air policies, would literally save lives. 🤷♀️
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I don't really feel like another year of reading the same stories, sharing the same tweets and saying the same things. It's all on repeat day after day, year after year. Is there anything new to say? Not really. More of the same cr*p. As a first waver, I'm feeling spent.
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“Physicians have an ethical responsibility to promote the well-being of their patients and do no harm. Wearing a mask on a disabled patient’s request to protect them from contracting COVID-19… squarely fits within physicians’ ethical obligation” Link⬇️ #LongCovid
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Delighted we’re launching an in-person Long Covid Support Group in West Cheshire, creating a safe, supportive space for people to connect, share experiences, & feel less alone. Free to anyone living with Long Covid. Please retweet & help us reach those who may need this support
1/ Join us for our new In-Person Long Covid Support Group in West Cheshire 📅 Thursday 8 January 2026 ⏰ 10.30 - 12.30 📍 Blacon Enterprise Centre, CH1 5HN Free monthly sessions for people with Long Covid to connect and support each other.
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1/ On 3 December, the APPG on Long Covid met in Parliament. An APPG (All-Party Parliamentary Group) is a cross-party group of MPs and peers who come together regularly to focus on specific issues.
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1/ Join us for our new In-Person Long Covid Support Group in West Cheshire 📅 Thursday 8 January 2026 ⏰ 10.30 - 12.30 📍 Blacon Enterprise Centre, CH1 5HN Free monthly sessions for people with Long Covid to connect and support each other.
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Imagine calling somebody who wears a seatbelt a coward. Now imagine calling somebody who previously almost died in a car crash and thus always wears a seatbelt a coward. Or somebody who wears a hard hat on a construction site a coward...
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@UKHSA why can’t we have clear evidenced based public health messaging like this please? California show it’s clearly not difficult!!
Traveling for the holidays? Stay well on your way by wearing a high-quality mask like an N95 in crowded indoor spaces like airports and planes. Also wash your hands frequently, cover your cough or sneeze, and avoid traveling if you’re sick. 📲 Learn more: https://t.co/RoiHMSVH92
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Hey you super people. Please share far and wide the video below from some other super people at Long Covid Support. And listen to the message ❤️❤️🙏
An important message from @NJLR, our Chair of Trustees, who has been in attendance at the Covid Inquiry today. We wanted to take this moment to sincerely thank you for the support you have shown over the past few weeks, particularly in relation to our work with the Inquiry (1/)
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“Doctors say the crisis unfolding across hospitals this winter is not an unavoidable 'act of nature’, but the direct result of political inaction” “This is despite clear recommendations set out in the Covid Inquiry which specifically criticised the lack of suppression measures”
Doctors’ Association UK: DAUK is calling for urgent, practical steps to protect staff and patients, including: ▪️FFP2 and FFP3 masks for frontline healthcare workers ▪️Free flu & Covid vaccinations for healthcare workers who want them ▪️Implementation of clean air standards 👏🏻
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An important message from @NJLR, our Chair of Trustees, who has been in attendance at the Covid Inquiry today. We wanted to take this moment to sincerely thank you for the support you have shown over the past few weeks, particularly in relation to our work with the Inquiry (1/)
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I’m currently at Wexham Park Hospital for a scan - hardly anyone masked (including staff) in patient-facing settings. #WearAMask
#LongCovid
Due to the current high number of flu cases in our hospitals and the local community, from today, Tuesday 9 December, all patients and visitors are advised to wear face masks in clinical areas as a temporary measure to reduce the risk of transmission. https://t.co/BbKwsPagVx
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Part 2: More quotes from Mike Ormerod’s powerful testimony to @covidinquiryuk. Mike lives with Long Covid and volunteers with Long Covid Support. He gave evidence for Long Covid groups at the Module 9 public hearing (Economic Response) and honoured those we’ve lost. 🧵👇
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