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Allie
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Scientist, vegan, parrot person, tertiary educator, first responder, introvert, geek, dysgwr cymraeg, dancer, reader, covid-safe
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For decades, scientists couldn't figure out why the measles vaccine didn't just lower death rates from measles, but from other diseases too. Now we know it's because measles causes immune amnesia. Measles resets the immune system. It forgets how to fight every single pathogen it's ever encountered.
December 21, 2023 at 3:48 AM
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The Earth just reached an ominous milestone: On Friday, global temperatures briefly averaged more than 2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial benchmark for the first time. Our climate is moving into uncharted territory.
November 20, 2023 at 5:19 AM
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Who wants a black 3M Aura? More would benefit from excellent protection if this respirator was available in black. We've written to the CEO of 3M and provided a template letter for you to do the same. Please repost if you want to make safety stylish.

johnsnowproject.org/insights/ope...
An Open Letter to the CEO of 3M
We think more people would benefit from excellent protection if the popular 3M Aura respirator was available in black, so we've written to the CEO of 3M and provided a template for you to do the same.
johnsnowproject.org
November 18, 2023 at 4:06 PM
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The “COVID locked us out” project is seeking to document how the performing arts industry has shut disabled, chronically ill, immunocompromised, and otherwise COVID-cautious people out due to a lack of COVID precautions.
You can post your testimony here👇

noteforms.com/forms/covid-...
October 15, 2023 at 7:41 PM
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"Evacuation orders by Israel to hospitals in northern Gaza are a death sentence for the sick and injured"

Link to full World Health Organization statement:
Evacuation orders by Israel to hospitals in northern Gaza are a death sentence for the sick and inju...
As the United Nation’s agency responsible for public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemns Israel's repeated orders for the evacuation of 22 hospitals treating more than 2000...
www.who.int
October 15, 2023 at 7:19 PM
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“the team estimates that a high shedder could potentially exhale enough virus to infect someone in a closed space in about 20 seconds, making even elevator rides risky. With an average shedder, infection could take a little under four minutes.”
www.sciencenews.org/article/coro...
Here’s how much coronavirus people infected with COVID-19 may exhale
Just breathing naturally can lead people with COVID-19 to emit dozens of copies of viral RNA a minute and that can persist for eight days, a study finds.
www.sciencenews.org
September 25, 2023 at 5:53 PM