Key text is 'What is our response to the Covid Inquiry Module 3 Report. Background is pale green strip at top, and emerald green body with white main text. Logo at top left is Greens Against Covid logo - Green Party of England and Walkes sunflower with white virus inside crossed out. Title at top is GREENS AGAINST COVID. Below this is #CovidInquiry. Top right the UK Covid Inquiry logo, a blue C encircling UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Small text at the bottom is Promoted by Covid and Long Covid Campaign Working Group (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GO

Key text is Covid Inquiry words in white, our response below in black. "The UK entered the pandemic ill-prepared and with its overstretched healthcare systems in a precarious state." We know this. But these were political choices. The government had chosen to ignore pandemic preparedness recommendations and to cripple the NHS through privatisation and underfunding. Background is pale green strip at top, and emerald green body with white main text. Logo at top left is Greens Against Covid logo - Green Party of England and Walkes sunflower with white virus inside crossed out. Title at top is GREENS AGAINST COVID. Below this is #CovidInquiry. Top right the UK Covid Inquiry logo, a blue C encircling UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Small text at the bottom is Promoted by Covid and Long Covid Campaign Working Group (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GO

Key text is Covid Inquiry in white, our response below in black. “Initial guidance on preventing the spread of infection was flawed. It assumed the virus was spread by contact transmission, failing properly to consider the extent to which it was also spread by airborne transmission.” It was not ‘flawed’. It is wrong. This was not a failure ‘to consider’, it was a direct (and possibly deliberate) opposition to what was already known about transmission. It continues to be. Background is pale green strip at top, and emerald green body with white main text. Logo at top left is Greens Against Covid logo - Green Party of England and Walkes sunflower with white virus inside crossed out. Title at top is GREENS AGAINST COVID. Below this is #CovidInquiry. Top right the UK Covid Inquiry logo, a blue C encircling UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Small text at the bottom is Promoted by Covid and Long Covid Campaign Working Group (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GO

Key text is Covid Inquiry in white, our response below in black. “During the pandemic, there were concerns about the time taken for sufferers to have symptoms taken seriously and to be diagnosed.” ‘During the pandemic’ is NOW. This continues to be the case. Background is pale green strip at top, and emerald green body with white main text. Logo at top left is Greens Against Covid logo - Green Party of England and Walkes sunflower with white virus inside crossed out. Title at top is GREENS AGAINST COVID. Below this is #CovidInquiry. Top right the UK Covid Inquiry logo, a blue C encircling UK Covid-19 Inquiry. Small text at the bottom is Promoted by Covid and Long Covid Campaign Working Group (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GO

What is #GreensAgainstCovid response to the #CovidInquiry ?

We know that @greenparty.org.uk has many members who are affected by long term conditions as a result of prior infections and live with #ME/cfs and #LongCovid. We know this because they are members of #greensagainstcovid. Some have joined the party because of our policy.

Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including Covid

www.theguardian.com/global-devel... FINALLY #GreensAgainstCovid

Green parties globally need to see the connection. It is worth pushing them on this and even forming a group like #GreensAgainstCovid!

The Guardian : "What is the closest you’ve come to death?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."
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#Covid #covid19UK #LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver #GreensAgainstCovid

If you can afford it in the UK. Our policy is for universal, free availability of vaccines. This ultimately saves the NHS money. #GreensAgainstCovid @greenparty.org.uk

Anyone can add their name to this letter to the World Health Organisation, calling for them to take action to make it clear that all Healthcare workers should be wearing respirator masks to protect against Covid & other airborne diseases

#CovidIsntOver
#CovidIsAirborne
#MaskUp 😷
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Can I screenshot this Jackie and use it on #GreensAgainstCovid socials?

A little reminder. It's conference season and attendees should protect themselves. Check ventilation. Wear ffp3. Let your party (and SM) know if the CO2 levels are above 800ppm. We're not walking the walk completely yet, we know. #GreensAgainstCovid are working on it. youtu.be/wwjJkkiPsUk?...

Thank you so much Natalie for continuing to point out that #CovidIsntOver and especially raising awareness of children with #LongCovid and that more should be done to protect kids from infection. Did you get a reply to your question about CO2 monitors & data?

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Congratulations Hannah for your election as GPEW Policy Development Co-ordinator! 💚👏🏻

I very much look forward to talking to you further on behalf of #GreensAgainstCovid re promoting the existing Green Party #Covid and #LongCovid policy and the potential for further policy development.

A green background with the Green Party of England and Wales logo. Title: “ACTION ON COVID AND LONG COVID.” Text: “The Green Party of England and Wales believes that the Government should follow expert advice and immediately act to: Improve air quality in public indoor spaces such as schools, hospitals, public transport, and workplaces to mitigate risks of infection. Equip our NHS to provide safe environments for patients and staff. Restore free lateral flow testing and re-instate supported isolation protocols for infected people, their carers, and family members. Support research into improved vaccines and therapeutics, and set up a post-viral chronic illness research taskforce to improve understanding and treatments of Long-COVID, ME and chronic fatigue syndromes. Implement a comprehensive, safe, evidence-based vaccination and booster programme. Hashtag: “#ITSCOMMONSENSE”. Slogan: “Real Hope. Real Change.” Imprint: Promoted by Chris Williams, on behalf of the Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, SE16 9GQ

I #BackZack all the way.

Other #GreensAgainstCovid aren't so sure. After all, Adrian met with me to discuss our policy 👇🏻, has asked parliamentary written questions & spoke out on #LongCovidAwareness Day including mentioning prevention as well as research & support.

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#GreensAgainstCovid on X wrote:

Parents were told that #covid did not affect children badly, but thousands now have #longcovid. We urge #UKLabour to act immediately to protect children in schools by implementing #cleanair protocols, as well as doing much more to help those affected.

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Now, none of us want to go back to the isolation of lockdowns and not being able to hug our mates. But when it lifted those unpleasant temporary restrictions, the government missed an opportunity to hang on to the parts that had the potential to make us all happier and healthier. And the new Labour government – all too happy to leave the pandemic in the past – has chosen not to rock the boat with new measures to take care of our health. But rather than going back to a status quo that took for granted that many of us get sick every year, and that when we do we should just push through and risk infecting those around us, we could have taken our health more seriously as a country – and done much more to protect people from Covid and other viruses in the future.

#CovidIsNotOver
#Prevention
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Great to see Adrian Ramsay chasing up what is being done to stimulate further research into treatments for Long Covid as per point 4 of @greenparty.org.uk Action on Covid & Long Covid policy statement. 💚
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#CovidIsNotOver
#ItsCommonsense
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#GreensAgainstCovid have been working with Campaigns Committee for some time since we got GPEW to adopt a Policy for Action on Covid and Long Covid this summer. We've now got a You Tube channel and created this short policy explainer video 👇🏼

Green Party. Action on Covid and Long Covid. WE call on the goverment to follow expert advice and immediately introduce simple measures to protect us all from Covid. air quality improvements in public indoor spaces, e.g. schools, hospitals, public transport, workplaces. NHS that is safe for patients and staff. Free lateral flo tests, Sick pay for supported isolation, Research into improved vaccines and therapeutics, Post viral chronic illness resaerch task force for better understanding of and treatments for Long Covid, ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndromes. Comprehensive, safe, evidence-based vaccination and booster programme.

#Covid #LongCovid #GreensAgainstCovid #CovidInquiry #CleanAir #GreenParty

COVID HASN'T GONE AWAY: The continued spread of Covid is causing serious harm to many people and to the UK economy. Yet there are many simple measures that coudl be taken to reduce risk in schools, hospitals and workplaces. The Green PArty is calling on government to act to make sure these essential protective measures are put in place.

#TheGreenParty calls on government to act on Covid and Long Covid to reduce harm to health and the economy.
#Covid #LongCovid #GreensAgainstCovid #CovidInquiry #CleanAir #GreenParty