Gez Medinger
@gezmedinger · London · joined 12 Apr 2011
Author of The Long Covid Handbook with @daltmann10, published by @penguinUKBooks (see link). Represented by the Blair Partnership @TBP_agency
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Cerchiamo nuovi post…
Quite a privilege to write the story for this one!
Yes - the Quattro broke down.
Yes - the Picanto was slow.
And yes - Stuttgart's latest and greatest melted my tiny mind.
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‘For every hour taken by the Picanto, how many minutes will each of the Quattro and 911 require?’
@gezmedinger referees the point-to-point test that nobody saw coming.
Exclusively today on The Intercooler. ⬇️ https://t.co/pKj9mk1vRm
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‘Pom Jr. quickly figured the only way to compare racing cars from different decades was with maths. Hardcore maths.’
The Pomeroy Trophy is most quintessentially British of motorsport events – and you can turn up in anything you like.
@gezmedinger takes a shot at glory. ⬇️ http
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@gezmedinger Disagree. Mask shaming leaders who should be modeling protection isn’t overreach—it’s accountability. You don’t get Long Covid without airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2. If our public health voices, medical offices, and research labs (where clinical trials are recr
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5) We have no idea what others personal situations / risk tolerance / claustrophobia or dysautonomic symptoms with mask on etc. So let’s not judge. We’re all in this together.
6) Part of me thought I should ignore it but hey you know what it made me cross. 🤷 Peace out ✌️
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3) It was a low risk environment, with excellent ventilation, very few people near me.
4) No-mask shaming is a weird thing. It’s a personal choice for any one of us to wear one - or not - whenever we please. It should not be a political statement (IMO).
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2) My priority was to communicate clearly and maximise engagement, as getting the message out was the whole point of being there. This would be significantly impaired if I was mumbling through a mask. (Others’ priorities/message may be different - eg Violet Affleck)
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Getting weird amounts of heat for not wearing a mask whilst taking part in the Long Covid panel at the EU Parliament yesterday.
Some thoughts:
1) I’d worn a mask continually for the whole journey there London-Brussels and up to the point when I joined the panel.
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Another extract from the event. https://t.co/xE4Ma668Og
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4:51
Here’s an extract from today - talking about the challenges in developing treatment for the condition as a whole. https://t.co/Bx8hqy7XQV
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@gezmedinger They couldn't have picked a better representative.
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Here’s the event:
https://t.co/Fl77ITHDJW
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Speaking at the European Parliament today on the subject of Long Covid.
Feels a privilege to be here and will advocate on behalf of all of us long haulers who are still living with the condition, up to five years in. https://t.co/ornleaJJTT
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It’s been an absolute privilege to represent the 2+ million long haulers in the UK, & many millions more worldwide in writing this book.
@daltmann and I hope that it can become an indispensable companion for everyone navigating their recovery journey.
And it’s out today!
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Happy publication day @gezmedinger and @Daltmann10
An important publication of #LongCovid you can pick up this definitive guide today
https://t.co/VfqHjcYjUF https://t.co/tzGguNB7ec
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Growth & engagement
How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.
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Last 14 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.
Engagement rate per post
4.36%30 Sep
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0.71%3 Mar
0.13%28 May
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Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views.
What the audience does
Likes71.6%2 870 in total
Reposts7.2%289 in total
Replies10.8%433 in total
Quotes4.5%180 in total
Bookmarks5.8%234 in total
Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.
The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.
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