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Breaking the chain of viral transmission & regulating clean public indoor air is COMMUNITY CARE. Help prioritize everyone’s health - 😷🪟💨💉
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Normalising mask 😷 wearing is overdue.
New- @johnsnowproject.bsky.social
“There is never any justification for targeting someone based on their personal choices, attire or appearance.”
johnsnowproject.org/primers/leav...
#Masks
New- @johnsnowproject.bsky.social
“There is never any justification for targeting someone based on their personal choices, attire or appearance.”
johnsnowproject.org/primers/leav...
#Masks
Leave Those Kids Alone
Bullying a child for wearing a mask exposes a stark hypocrisy in some people's view of personal freedom.
johnsnowproject.org
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🚨Very interesting🧵by Michael Ryan (and referencing others) on how leftover fragments of SARS-CoV-2 could be behind LC...
"In effect, the immune system keeps reacting to molecular 'ghosts' of the virus." 👀
threadreaderapp.com/thread/20032...
"In effect, the immune system keeps reacting to molecular 'ghosts' of the virus." 👀
threadreaderapp.com/thread/20032...
December 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
🚨Very interesting🧵by Michael Ryan (and referencing others) on how leftover fragments of SARS-CoV-2 could be behind LC...
"In effect, the immune system keeps reacting to molecular 'ghosts' of the virus." 👀
threadreaderapp.com/thread/20032...
"In effect, the immune system keeps reacting to molecular 'ghosts' of the virus." 👀
threadreaderapp.com/thread/20032...
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Great info out of @theresisters.bsky.social chat with @putrinolab.bsky.social
Here’s the link to the first manual on treating Chronic Illnesses. Initially developed for HCW we felt was valuable for many, including lay people & those who are ill, seeking help.
www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
Here’s the link to the first manual on treating Chronic Illnesses. Initially developed for HCW we felt was valuable for many, including lay people & those who are ill, seeking help.
www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
December 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Great info out of @theresisters.bsky.social chat with @putrinolab.bsky.social
Here’s the link to the first manual on treating Chronic Illnesses. Initially developed for HCW we felt was valuable for many, including lay people & those who are ill, seeking help.
www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
Here’s the link to the first manual on treating Chronic Illnesses. Initially developed for HCW we felt was valuable for many, including lay people & those who are ill, seeking help.
www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...
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covid is driving up rates of ME/CFS.
i promise you, if masking is annoying, having an internal battery that never recharges past 25-50%, with no end in sight, is MUCH more annoying.
i promise you, if masking is annoying, having an internal battery that never recharges past 25-50%, with no end in sight, is MUCH more annoying.
FOX News: 'Misunderstood illness leaves millions exhausted, with most cases undiagnosed'
'Chronic fatigue syndrome affects 3.3 million people in US, with one in four confined to bed at some point'
www.foxnews.com/health/misun...
'Chronic fatigue syndrome affects 3.3 million people in US, with one in four confined to bed at some point'
www.foxnews.com/health/misun...
Misunderstood illness leaves millions exhausted, with most cases undiagnosed
What causes chronic fatigue syndrome? From viral infections to immune disorders, discover the triggers and symptoms behind this misunderstood illness.
www.foxnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
covid is driving up rates of ME/CFS.
i promise you, if masking is annoying, having an internal battery that never recharges past 25-50%, with no end in sight, is MUCH more annoying.
i promise you, if masking is annoying, having an internal battery that never recharges past 25-50%, with no end in sight, is MUCH more annoying.
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Please remember, every time you see a newspaper or magazine article denigrating people - people like myself - who choose to avoid infection with SARS-CoV-2, there will always be a tiny, quiet voice in the mind of the author whispering, 'what if they're right'?
We are right.
We are right.
December 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Please remember, every time you see a newspaper or magazine article denigrating people - people like myself - who choose to avoid infection with SARS-CoV-2, there will always be a tiny, quiet voice in the mind of the author whispering, 'what if they're right'?
We are right.
We are right.
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To be blunt: if you are doing anything at all right now to reduce your risk of infection from SARS-CoV-2, you're being smart. As a result of the current high prevalence of flu, masking is back in the media. Ignore anything negative said about it. Political nonsense is irrelevant.
December 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
To be blunt: if you are doing anything at all right now to reduce your risk of infection from SARS-CoV-2, you're being smart. As a result of the current high prevalence of flu, masking is back in the media. Ignore anything negative said about it. Political nonsense is irrelevant.
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CIDRAP: 'Workplace exposures tied to higher risk of long COVID'
'The findings could be used to inform future policy and prevention strategies'
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/wor...
'The findings could be used to inform future policy and prevention strategies'
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/wor...
Workplace exposures tied to higher risk of long COVID
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
CIDRAP: 'Workplace exposures tied to higher risk of long COVID'
'The findings could be used to inform future policy and prevention strategies'
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/wor...
'The findings could be used to inform future policy and prevention strategies'
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/wor...
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I like Governor Newsom's initiative: Don't get mad and gnash your teeth and pull out your hair, do something about their insane policies. Cal. has the right idea, hopefully more states will follow.
#HHSBrainWorm #MAGAMorons #TraitorTrump #BlueCrew #Resisters
I like Governor Newsom's initiative: Don't get mad and gnash your teeth and pull out your hair, do something about their insane policies. Cal. has the right idea, hopefully more states will follow.
#HHSBrainWorm #MAGAMorons #TraitorTrump #BlueCrew #Resisters
California Don't Need RFK Jr.'s Damn CDC, California Gonna Have ITS OWN DAMN CDC
States, sir, are doin' it for themselves.
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...
I like Governor Newsom's initiative: Don't get mad and gnash your teeth and pull out your hair, do something about their insane policies. Cal. has the right idea, hopefully more states will follow.
#HHSBrainWorm #MAGAMorons #TraitorTrump #BlueCrew #Resisters
I like Governor Newsom's initiative: Don't get mad and gnash your teeth and pull out your hair, do something about their insane policies. Cal. has the right idea, hopefully more states will follow.
#HHSBrainWorm #MAGAMorons #TraitorTrump #BlueCrew #Resisters
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Affordable Care Act subsidies are about to expire leaving millions unable to afford health insurance.
This is an excellent time to start wearing a mask.
Keeping yourself and your community healthy is an act of resistance.
Millions of people literally can’t afford to get sick.
This is an excellent time to start wearing a mask.
Keeping yourself and your community healthy is an act of resistance.
Millions of people literally can’t afford to get sick.
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Affordable Care Act subsidies are about to expire leaving millions unable to afford health insurance.
This is an excellent time to start wearing a mask.
Keeping yourself and your community healthy is an act of resistance.
Millions of people literally can’t afford to get sick.
This is an excellent time to start wearing a mask.
Keeping yourself and your community healthy is an act of resistance.
Millions of people literally can’t afford to get sick.
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This is a great piece from Lucy at Pandemic Pages Podcast drawing comparisons between masking during the 1918 - 1920 influenza pandemic and today. Strongly recommend!
pandemicpages.substack.com/p/the-case-for…
pandemicpages.substack.com/p/the-case-for…
https://pandemicpages.substack.com/p/the-case-for…
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This is a great piece from Lucy at Pandemic Pages Podcast drawing comparisons between masking during the 1918 - 1920 influenza pandemic and today. Strongly recommend!
pandemicpages.substack.com/p/the-case-for…
pandemicpages.substack.com/p/the-case-for…
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🚨 The Astounding Physics of N95 Masks Video (4mins, Aug 2021) 🚨
youtu.be/vBJpvdZXxcs?...
H/t @picklemelissa.bsky.social aka @urbanmel on Twitter
To bookmark, watch, and share widely 🎉
youtu.be/vBJpvdZXxcs?...
H/t @picklemelissa.bsky.social aka @urbanmel on Twitter
To bookmark, watch, and share widely 🎉
The Astounding Physics of N95 Masks
YouTube video by dreamlion
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🚨 The Astounding Physics of N95 Masks Video (4mins, Aug 2021) 🚨
youtu.be/vBJpvdZXxcs?...
H/t @picklemelissa.bsky.social aka @urbanmel on Twitter
To bookmark, watch, and share widely 🎉
youtu.be/vBJpvdZXxcs?...
H/t @picklemelissa.bsky.social aka @urbanmel on Twitter
To bookmark, watch, and share widely 🎉
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Why do I wear an N95 mask?
Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes.
You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.
Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes.
You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.
December 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Why do I wear an N95 mask?
Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes.
You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.
Bc Covid will happily destroy your immune system, more each time you get it. It can give you a whole new syndrome and/or awaken & worsen dormant viruses+syndromes.
You do not want a mystery disease like my loved one has now. Our system does not know what to do with you.
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So many of us remember when we couldn't get Healthcare Insurance due to pre-existing conditions..
Now we have that fear again ... And THE SKYROCKETING COSTS will throw so many into having NO INSURANCE AT ALL !!
Call Your Representatives
202 224-3121
Time is running out
Now we have that fear again ... And THE SKYROCKETING COSTS will throw so many into having NO INSURANCE AT ALL !!
Call Your Representatives
202 224-3121
Time is running out
December 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
So many of us remember when we couldn't get Healthcare Insurance due to pre-existing conditions..
Now we have that fear again ... And THE SKYROCKETING COSTS will throw so many into having NO INSURANCE AT ALL !!
Call Your Representatives
202 224-3121
Time is running out
Now we have that fear again ... And THE SKYROCKETING COSTS will throw so many into having NO INSURANCE AT ALL !!
Call Your Representatives
202 224-3121
Time is running out
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1. As a result of the current high prevalence of influenza and the accompanying media coverage of the spread of the disease, I've been asked about mitigations by a number of friends who take *no precautions against SARS-CoV-2*. A few observations regarding these conversations:
December 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
1. As a result of the current high prevalence of influenza and the accompanying media coverage of the spread of the disease, I've been asked about mitigations by a number of friends who take *no precautions against SARS-CoV-2*. A few observations regarding these conversations:
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🚨This is one of the BEST pages I've seen on masks vs respirators🚨
When and Why to Wear a Mask or Respirator - Cal. Dept. of Public Health (Oct 2025)
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
When and Why to Wear a Mask or Respirator - Cal. Dept. of Public Health (Oct 2025)
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
December 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🚨This is one of the BEST pages I've seen on masks vs respirators🚨
When and Why to Wear a Mask or Respirator - Cal. Dept. of Public Health (Oct 2025)
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
When and Why to Wear a Mask or Respirator - Cal. Dept. of Public Health (Oct 2025)
www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
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Rutgers University: Could Hidden Infections Be Fueling Long COVID?
A review published in eLife by 17 experts, including those from Rutgers Health, argues that co-infections..could cause symptoms to persist indefinitely..
'..most compelling evidence involves EBV..'
www.rutgers.edu/news/could-h...
A review published in eLife by 17 experts, including those from Rutgers Health, argues that co-infections..could cause symptoms to persist indefinitely..
'..most compelling evidence involves EBV..'
www.rutgers.edu/news/could-h...
Could Hidden Infections Be Fueling Long COVID?
Leading microbiologists from Rutgers Health and other institutes say the condition may be driven by the company the coronavirus keeps.
www.rutgers.edu
December 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Rutgers University: Could Hidden Infections Be Fueling Long COVID?
A review published in eLife by 17 experts, including those from Rutgers Health, argues that co-infections..could cause symptoms to persist indefinitely..
'..most compelling evidence involves EBV..'
www.rutgers.edu/news/could-h...
A review published in eLife by 17 experts, including those from Rutgers Health, argues that co-infections..could cause symptoms to persist indefinitely..
'..most compelling evidence involves EBV..'
www.rutgers.edu/news/could-h...
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Viruses cause illness. Poor indoor air helps them spread.
✅ Rest at home when unwell
✅ Keep CO₂ under 800ppm
✅ Ventilate well
✅ Use HEPA air filters
…and keep kids in school learning, even during peak infection months
✅ Rest at home when unwell
✅ Keep CO₂ under 800ppm
✅ Ventilate well
✅ Use HEPA air filters
…and keep kids in school learning, even during peak infection months
November 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Viruses cause illness. Poor indoor air helps them spread.
✅ Rest at home when unwell
✅ Keep CO₂ under 800ppm
✅ Ventilate well
✅ Use HEPA air filters
…and keep kids in school learning, even during peak infection months
✅ Rest at home when unwell
✅ Keep CO₂ under 800ppm
✅ Ventilate well
✅ Use HEPA air filters
…and keep kids in school learning, even during peak infection months
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Long Covid is the Gift that keeps on Taking. This holiday season, mask up and stay safe.
Let’s not give the gift that nobody wants.
#ConnectTheDots #christmas #christmastree #covid #longCovid
#maskup #holidays #PSA
Let’s not give the gift that nobody wants.
#ConnectTheDots #christmas #christmastree #covid #longCovid
#maskup #holidays #PSA
December 12, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Long Covid is the Gift that keeps on Taking. This holiday season, mask up and stay safe.
Let’s not give the gift that nobody wants.
#ConnectTheDots #christmas #christmastree #covid #longCovid
#maskup #holidays #PSA
Let’s not give the gift that nobody wants.
#ConnectTheDots #christmas #christmastree #covid #longCovid
#maskup #holidays #PSA
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😷 Masks aren't traumatising.
Abandonment is.
Airborne denial is.
Hospital-acquired infection is.
Long Covid and severe ME is.
The most traumatising part of the ongoing pandemic and current flu surge is the refusal to care. /14
Abandonment is.
Airborne denial is.
Hospital-acquired infection is.
Long Covid and severe ME is.
The most traumatising part of the ongoing pandemic and current flu surge is the refusal to care. /14
December 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM
😷 Masks aren't traumatising.
Abandonment is.
Airborne denial is.
Hospital-acquired infection is.
Long Covid and severe ME is.
The most traumatising part of the ongoing pandemic and current flu surge is the refusal to care. /14
Abandonment is.
Airborne denial is.
Hospital-acquired infection is.
Long Covid and severe ME is.
The most traumatising part of the ongoing pandemic and current flu surge is the refusal to care. /14
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The layered approach is the best way to reduce your chances of getting #COVID19. It's not just one mitigation. Layering multiple mitigations will help prevent you getting it or spreading it: masking, distancing, going virtual, air purifiers, ventilation, Far-UVC, and vaccines all add up.
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The layered approach is the best way to reduce your chances of getting #COVID19. It's not just one mitigation. Layering multiple mitigations will help prevent you getting it or spreading it: masking, distancing, going virtual, air purifiers, ventilation, Far-UVC, and vaccines all add up.
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This is heartbreaking. Long Covid is real, it is common, and more people are developing it every day because we aren’t doing *anything* to stop transmission.
For anyone who still doesn't know what #LongCOVID is - take a paper straw, flatten it, & then breathe through it for at least the next 2 years; & then imagine that this is one of only 50 symptoms (& for some people, even more).
Then imagine no one believes you.
And there's no cure.
Then imagine no one believes you.
And there's no cure.
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is heartbreaking. Long Covid is real, it is common, and more people are developing it every day because we aren’t doing *anything* to stop transmission.
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Mask Mandate Returns At New Jersey Hospitals.
Respiratory virus season has prompted mask mandates in New Jersey: Hackensack Meridian Health (17 hospitals) and RWJBarnabas Health (14 hospitals) now require masks for visitors as of Dec. 1.
Source: archive.md/h4MBj
Respiratory virus season has prompted mask mandates in New Jersey: Hackensack Meridian Health (17 hospitals) and RWJBarnabas Health (14 hospitals) now require masks for visitors as of Dec. 1.
Source: archive.md/h4MBj
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Mask Mandate Returns At New Jersey Hospitals.
Respiratory virus season has prompted mask mandates in New Jersey: Hackensack Meridian Health (17 hospitals) and RWJBarnabas Health (14 hospitals) now require masks for visitors as of Dec. 1.
Source: archive.md/h4MBj
Respiratory virus season has prompted mask mandates in New Jersey: Hackensack Meridian Health (17 hospitals) and RWJBarnabas Health (14 hospitals) now require masks for visitors as of Dec. 1.
Source: archive.md/h4MBj
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Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
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COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.
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'What surprised them was that 16.3% of those babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by three years, compared with 9.7% of the babies who were not exposed to COVID-19 in utero'.
www.propublica.org/article/covi...
www.propublica.org/article/covi...
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to sto...
www.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
'What surprised them was that 16.3% of those babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by three years, compared with 9.7% of the babies who were not exposed to COVID-19 in utero'.
www.propublica.org/article/covi...
www.propublica.org/article/covi...
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'H5N1 is no longer the slow-moving outbreak of the past. It has become a fast-changing global pathogen, spreading through birds, repeatedly testing the biological boundaries of mammals and producing more genetic variation than at any time in its history'
cambodianess.com/article/a-mu...
cambodianess.com/article/a-mu...
A Mutating Threat: Scientists Warn H5N1 Bird Flu Is Evolving Faster Than Ever
PHNOM PENH — The dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus has entered what scientists describe as a new, unpredictable stage, spreading across the world and mutat...
cambodianess.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
'H5N1 is no longer the slow-moving outbreak of the past. It has become a fast-changing global pathogen, spreading through birds, repeatedly testing the biological boundaries of mammals and producing more genetic variation than at any time in its history'
cambodianess.com/article/a-mu...
cambodianess.com/article/a-mu...