We are now seeing lots of whooping cough in Ireland too. Small babies can and do die from it. The vaccine is safe and effective. It’s important to keep small babies safe. That should be all we need to say.

Ensuring that the rights & needs of children are at the centre of #publichealth emergency responses, UNICEF's new Operational Response Framework for Public Health Emergencies takes a multi-sectoral approach in three categories – contain-control-mitigate unicef.org/reports/operat…

📣 Child Health Trials - Top10 Methodology Barriers!! Next Round 2 survey now open!! Have your say!

methodologyincubator.org.uk/workstream/pae…

This is the final national survey round, and the main chance to vote on what YOU think are the top 10 biggest issues that need tackling! Please RT!

The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for tailored responses to protect children & enhance readiness for future crises. As UNICEF & partners scale up capacities, the global health architecture must evolve to prioritize children gh.bmj.com/content/9/5/e0…

I'm not sure if this says more about the AI or my simple brain, but the AI did pretty well at summarising my reactions...

The evidence across multiple papers is pretty strong: don’t use an LLM for hiring.

They exhibit many of the same biases as humans, but we don’t understand their magnitude or well how to mitigate them.

A good question:

Is this the new normal in an era of climate crisis?

Devastating floods in Brazil

bbc.com/news/av/world-…

💥Wind & solar are 'fastest-growing electricity sources in history' – new Ember report

⛰️They're growing faster than demand: Peak fossil fuel power in 2024 – then 'inevitable' decline

🏭They already shaved 22% off fossil power, saving 4GtCO2/yr

carbonbrief.org/wind-and-solar…

This should never feel normal or ok. An abject failure of leadership.

Likewise… so much time spent analysing one single Uxbridge result re Ulez and then roll back if some net zero policies … (and some concerns at Labour HQ too) and within a year Khan actually instigates the policy and wins a record third term with a bigger majority…

If you're in a hole and start shovelling, that's not going to help.