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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · Nov 20

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 1d

Can you please check your DMs? I need help with something important.

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Kristin Meekes @kmeekes.bsky.social · 1d

It’s communication like this that leaves nurses with the impression that masks are meant to stop us from touching our faces (actual thing someone said to me last year) instead of filtering air

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 2d

Mask mandates return to health care facilities in parts of California.

The mandate goes from Nov. 1 to March 31, 2026. Someone tell Covid it needs to be over by then

www.newsweek.com/mask-mandate...

Mask mandate returns to parts of California

The order in Sonoma County is designed to protect the "most vulnerable populations" in health care facilities during fall and winter.

www.newsweek.com

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 2d

What the FUCK?

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 2d

Dr. Jeremy Faust: BREAKING NEWS: CDC employees terminated in apparent Friday night massacre. open.substack.com/pub/insideme...

BREAKING NEWS: CDC employees terminated in apparent Friday night massacre.

The Trump administration is using the shutdown to further weaken the our national public health infrastructure.

open.substack.com

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 2d

God that is the most random thing to remove. At this point I don't know if I even trust people to figure out the inhalation part.

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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 2d

Guys they changed what the NS says about airborne transmission AGAIN. They removed the part about inhalation. Absolutely fuck this.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 2d

Striking Canada Post workers will move to rotating strikes as of tomorrow — but they’re still fighting the uphill battle for both Canada Post and their labour rights.

For @parismarx.com, the Carney government continuing to chip away at this essential service is the last straw:

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 2d

Great piece from @brucearthur.bsky.social @thestar.com about the bird flu ostrich circus.

The economic and scientific issues concern me a lot, but for me, it all comes back to this: the US is where it is now because public health was politicized & exploited to undermine democracy & the rule of law.

“I mean, the economic security issues that it would create in terms of potentially s——canning our entire poultry export market would be devastating for Canada. But the real underlying issue is this anti-government belief that these public health orders are optional, and we don’t want government regulation.

“That is why they have so much attention, and why Rebel News and this entire far-right media ecosystem is involved ... is to weaken, basically, government sovereignty. And this is exactly the kind of thing that happened in the U.S.”

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 2d

The cost of doing nothing☠️‼️

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jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Enduring Outcomes of COVID-19 Work Absences on the US Labor Market

This cohort study examines the extent to which COVID-19 continues to generate work absences and decrease labor force participation beyond the pandemic period in the US.

jamanetwork.com

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Steph @observingangel.bsky.social · 3d

Fun fact: Monica Gandhi was once affiliated with the dark money funded group called "The Urgency of Normal" w now current Trump appointees Vinay Prasad and Tracy Beth-Hoeg. Great little article about all of that.

synapse.ucsf.edu/articles/202...

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 3d

Just saw someone angrily blustering on Facebook that if the scaremongers were right, 30% of people would have long covid by now!!! And welp…
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...

Studies across 14 nations show 25% to 30% rate of long COVID

Among the 25% of participants in 1 study who said they experienced long-COVID symptoms, 13% reported sleep disorders.

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Hazel B. | Meme Resister | Forever Canadian @hab3261.bsky.social · 3d

The Canada Health Act sets national standards of universality, accessibility, and public administration, yet enforcement has weakened as privatization expands. #e6818

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 3d

Can you please DM me, or follow me so that I can send you a DM? It's about something important.

Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 3d

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 3d

UPDATED: #Ontario #SARSCoV2 variants.

Of 31 samples from 9/28 - 10/1 (vs. 388, 9/21 - 9/27; 432, 9/14 - 9/20):
NB.1.8.1.* (incl. PQ.*): <4% (⬇️ 9%; ⬇️ 20.6%)
XFG.*: 90.3% (⬆️ 79.6%; ⬆️ 69.9%)
→ XFG.3.* (incl. QK.2): 48.4% (⬆️ 40.2%; ⬆️ 33.3%)

ratnegative.tumblr.com/ONVariants #COVID19

Of the samples collected in Ontario on these weeks, the prevalence of each of these significant variants/lineages are as follows:

- 9/28 - 10/1 -
• NB.1.8.1: <4%
• XFG.* (incl. XFG.1.1, ".3.*): 90.3%
→ XFG.3.* (incl. XFG.3.4.*): 48.4%
→ XFG.3.4.* (incl. XFG.3.4.1, ".3.4.3): 16.1%
• PY.1.1.1: 0%

- 9/21 - 9/27 -
• NB.1.8.1 (incl. PQ.1, ".2): 9%
• XFG.* (incl. XFG.1.* - ".3.*): 79.6%
→ XFG.3.* (incl. XFG.3.1.*, ".3.3.*, ".3.4.*, QK.2): 40.2%
→ XFG.3.4.* (incl. XFG.3.4.1 - ".3.4.3): 14.2%
• PY.1.1.1: 6.2%

X.X.* in text = X.X & descendants.

X.X.* in graph = all descendants of X.X, except for ones with own segment of week’s bar.

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 7d

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 7d

UPDATED: #BC #SARSCoV2 variants.

Of only 31 samples from 8/24 - 9/1 (vs. 11, 8/10 - 8/23):
NB.1.8.1.* (incl. PQ.*): 9.7% (⬇️ 27.3%)
XFG.*: 80.7% (⬆️ 36.4%)
→ XFG.3.*: 32.3% (⬆️ 0%)

ratnegative.tumblr.com/BCVariants #COVID19

Of the samples collected in B.C. on these weeks, the prevalence of significant variants/lineages are as follows:

- 8/24 - 9/1 -
• NB.1.8.1: 9.7%
• XFG.* (incl. XFG.1 - ".3.*): 80.7%
→ XFG.3.* (incl. XFG.3.3.1, ".3.4.*): 32.3%
• LP.8.1.*: 0%
• LF.7.* (only PY.1.1.1): 6.5%

- 8/10 - 8/23 -
• NB.1.8.1.* (incl. PQ.8, ".16): 27.3%
• XFG: 36.4%
→ XFG.3.*: 0%
• LP.8.1.* (only NY.18, QM.1): 18.2%
• LF.7.*: 0%

X.X.* in text = X.X & descendants.

X.X.* in graph = all descendants of X.X, except for ones that have their own segment of the week’s bar. Please see "Notes on Usage" section.

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 10d

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 10d

UPDATED: #Alberta #SARSCoV2 variants.

Of 109 samples from 9/14 - 9/21 (vs. 129, 9/7 - 9/13; 124, 8/31 - 9/6):
NB.1.8.1.* (incl. PQ.*): 11.9% (⬆️ 10.1%; ⬇️ 12.1%)
XFG.* (incl. QK.*): 78% (〰️ 81.4%; 〰️ 82.3%)

ratnegative.tumblr.com/ABVariants #COVID19

Of the samples collected in Alberta on these weeks, the prevalence of significant variants/lineages are as follows:

- 9/14 - 9/21 -
• NB.1.8.1.* (incl. PQ.1, ".2, ".13 - ".15): 11.9%
• XFG (incl. XFG.2, ".3.*): 78%
→ XFG.2: 4.6%
→ XFG.3.* (incl. XFG.3.1.*): 33%
→ QK.2: 4.6%

- 9/7 - 9/13 -
• NB.1.8.1.* (incl. PQ.1, ".2, ".10, ".14): 10.1%
• XFG (incl. XFG.2, ".3.*): 81.4%
→ XFG.2: 10.1%
→ XFG.3.* (incl. XFG.3.1.2.*): 34.1%
→ QK.2: 4.7%

X.X.* in text = X.X & descendants.

X.X.* in graph = all descendants of X.X, except for ones that have their own segment of the week’s bar. Please see "Notes on Usage" section.

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 11d

I don't have one, I'm afraid. @donatemask.bsky.social sometimes has ~400-mask boxes for sale, but the batch I bought had exposed elastic bands, not fabric-wrapped ones. Besides, you can't keep wearing a disposable respirator forever. www.reddit.com/r/Masks4All/...

From the Masks4All community on Reddit: debunking the myth that N95s are super protective for 40 hours of wear (let's stop recommending it!)

Explore this post and more from the Masks4All community

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Ms. Opossum graphs COVID data (was @anarchodelphis). @ratnegative.bsky.social · 12d

A lion ignores the COVID-asleep sheep and (keeps) wear(ing) a respirator in the face of this new and dire threat.

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 12d

New Covid variant 'evades antibodies' and is 'potentially emerging' says World Health Organisation.

"UK Health Security Agency has restated Covid advice including 'wearing masks' if you get it"

Source: archive.md/bIVhx

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13d

I will never forget the story of “Cara”, a 16 year old who was bullied into removing her mask at school.

Staff and kids bullied her.

Her mom was immunocompromised and undergoing chemo, and Cara was trying to protect her.

She caught Covid & her Mom died.

We must be better than this.

Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 13d

Children must NEVER choose between EDUCATION and LIVES.

Both are human rights.

#EducationANDlives

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 13d

There’s a difference between anxiety and preparedness.

There’s a difference between health stress and adaptation.

Taking proactive steps to avoid repeat Covid infections is a strength.

It’s something to be applauded, not psychologized.

Constant reinfections are not sustainable.

Mask up.

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Lindsay Brown @lidsville.bsky.social · 13d

My developmentally disabled sister was admitted to hospital in a @vchhealthcare.bsky.social hospital 3 days ago with pneumonia. Didn't have Covid. Now suddenly she does, in an unmasked hospital amidst a massive Covid wave that VCH is telling no one about. MURDEROUS #bcpoli @josieosborne.bsky.social

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