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We 🩵 mask & clean air protection.
Public Health Education Platform since 2020.
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The Layered Approach recognizes that certain strategies might not be accessible or feasible for everyone. More tools provide more options and protection.
—Check out the 14 strategies in our #LongCOVID Defense Guide on #MaskTogetherAmerica’s website: masktogetheramerica.org/layered-char...
Dr. Angelique Corthals @drcorthals.bsky.social CUNY prof., biomedical scientist, Doctors Without Borders consultant, Scientific Advisor of #MaskTogetherAmerica, helps us understand #LongCOVID based on what scientists have learned so far. Watch full recording: masktogetheramerica.org/blog/masktog...
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“I wear a mask to protect myself and my family.” — Kevin Tarabocchia posed for the camera of @MsJulieSLam.bsky.social to support #MaskTogetherAmerica
Pandemic Documentary Project.
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🚨The #H5N5 infected patient died on Nov 21st.
🚨The first reported human case of H5N5 #BirdFlu is a hospitalized patient in Grays Harbor County, WA, with symptoms including high fever, confusion, and difficulty breathing. @wadepthealth.bsky.social
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November 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Thank you!
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“My partner is going through cancer treatment. Any infection can send him to the ER.”— Katherine, one of several organizers of @makeascenemn.bsky.social shares her insight on prevention with @msjulieslam.bsky.social #MaskTogetherAmerica
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo got infected during their tour for Wicked for Good! COVID is spreading year round! Long COVID is disabling millions! Stop the spread!
⚠️Test before gathering
⚠️Stay home when sick!
⚠️Wear N95 masks #MaskTogetherAmerica

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Ariana Grande reveals she has COVID right before 'Wicked: For Good' opens in theaters
Ariana Grande reveals she has tested positive for COVID, hours before opening night of 'Wicked: For Good.' The actress will be missing several scheduled appearances with costar Cynthia Erivo.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“It’s hard enough when you are an adult having Long COVID, it’s so much harder to watch it in your kids.”—Ann Wallace, Ph.D., NIH RECOVER patient rep shares her stories for #LongCOVID awareness. Watch full presentation: masktogetheramerica.org/blog/masktog...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
⚠️ Get the flu shot to prevent seasonal flu to reduce the risk of co-infection with a human and #BirdFlu virus, which could lead to the creation of a more transmissible virus through reassortment. Also, mask up please!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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Gene-Swaps Could Let Influenza Jump Species
Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last four flu pandemics
www.scientificamerican.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
⚠️ People who have contact with birds, cattle, domestic or wild animals should take precautions, including wearing gloves, N95 respirators, eye protection, and fluid-resistant coveralls or other outerwear.
 
⚠️ Do not eat raw food or feed pets with raw food, unpasteurized milk or cheese.
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
🚨The first reported human case of H5N5 #BirdFlu is a hospitalized patient in Grays Harbor County, WA, with symptoms including high fever, confusion, and difficulty breathing. @wadepthealth.bsky.social
doh.wa.gov/newsroom/h5n...
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“Imagine your body never gets a break — that’s what #LongCOVID is.” — @AdamVanBavel.bsky.social shared his lived experience during #MaskTogetherAmerica LC Defense Series I on Nov 7, 2025.  Watch the full recording on Youtube and Facebook. masktogetheramerica.org/blog/masktog...
November 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Photo Credits: Photojournalist Dan Ryan
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Done.
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
R.I.P. Alice. We will carry on as your light shines above us. We won’t give up. ✍️ Writer: @msjulieslam.bsky.social Editor: Kathleen Downes. #MaskTogetherAmerica
November 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Her horrific hospital stays in January 2024 served as a call to action shared through her #N95s4UCSF campaign (bit.ly/AliceWong_N9...), and her blogs for @teenvogue.com galvanized community support for implementation of airborne precautions and safer healthcare environments.
#N95s4UCSF: Call to Action
#N95s4UCSF: Call to Action   I’m alive, bitches! My recent column in Teen Vogue about the surge and its impact on me as a high risk disabled person became a terrifying reality when I ha…
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November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Unable to wear an N95 mask, the San Francisco resident was dependent on the masking of others. But despite being high risk and disabled, Wong struggled with safe access to care and barriers to accommodation in our eroding healthcare system.
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Her determination to demand equity, access, and opportunity improved society for disabled people and their allies worldwide.
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Her rage and struggles from combatting discrimination since her childhood growing up in Indiana were channeled to defend the rights of disabled people to be seen as valuable members of society, whose lives are inherently worthy whether they can take part in the traditional labor force or not.
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A self-described “Medicaid welfare queen”, Wong never stopped fighting for Americans who need medical coverage and resources to lead a fulfilled life.
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Being disabled in a nondisabled world is precarious, one of constant adaptation. I remade myself into a new cyborg form that still has a voice, a breath, and a will to live.”—Alice Wong
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November 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The world listened to Wong’s powerful voice–first from behind a BiPap mask– and eventually from a communication device that generated her words when placement of a tracheostomy and ventilator left her unable to speak in 2022.
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The late disability rights activist and author was born with muscular dystrophy to immigrant parents from Hong Kong. Despite being told that she wouldn’t live to become an adult, she did and left an incredible legacy behind.
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Join us to honor Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social our beloved #MaskTogetherAmerica #KeepMasksinHealthcare community leader who died of an infection at 51 on Nov 14, 2025. R.I.P. Alice. We will carry on as your light shines above us. We won’t give up. www.facebook.com/masktogether...
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Join us to honor Alice Wong @disability_visibility — a fierce luminary in disability justice and recipient of the 2024 MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant”, who served the National Council on...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM