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Marylanders working to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2. We organize for disability justice from an anti-racist, pro-queer & trans standpoint. #KeepMasksInHealthcare linktr.ee/COVIDSafeMD

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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 17/03/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Monday, March 20 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 12/03/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 13 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 10/03/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Monday, March 11 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 05/03/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 6 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 03/03/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Monday, March 4 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 27/02/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, February 28th at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 25/02/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Monday, February 26th at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 20/02/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, February 21st at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 18/02/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Monday, February 19th at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 13/02/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, February 14th at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 11/02/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Monday, February 12th at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Weds, February 7 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 04/02/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Monday, February 5 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 31/01/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Weds, January 31 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 28/01/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Monday, January 29 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 23/01/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Weds, January 23 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 21/01/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Monday, January 22 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 16/01/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Weds, January 17 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 14/01/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Monday, January 15 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 13/01/2024
PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE RECOMMENDS MASKS IN HEALTHCARE: The MD respiratory virus hospitalization rate is updated on Fridays. Yesterday's numbers continue to keep us above the threshold at which @MDHealthDept recommends universal masking in healthcare. tinyurl.com/3cx7um4b
Screenshot of the Maryland Department of Health page on universal masking recommendations. The current Maryland weekly respiratory virus-associated hospitalization rate is 10.8, and the previous week's is 19.7. Both are outlined in red. There is a key in the lower left corner that states green indicates less than 5.0 admission per 100,000, yellow indicates 5.0 to 10.0, and red indicates 10.0 and greater.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
UPDATE: Johns Hopkins Medicine emailed patients this morning that universal masking will be reinstated in all of their locations in MD, effective tomorrow. hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/... We urge JHM to maintain universal masking at all times, not only on a short-term basis.
Due to Increased Hospitalizations, Universal Masking Will Resume at JHM Locations in Maryland

Dear Patient,

Throughout the fall and winter seasons, we have closely monitored respiratory virus updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and departments of health in states where Johns Hopkins Medicine health care facilities are located. Respiratory illnesses--including COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus continue to rise — resulting in increased hospitalization rates, while vaccination rates remain low among the general population.

Considering this information and recent guidance from the Maryland Department of Health, we will resume mandatory masking for patients, visitors and employees in all Johns Hopkins Medicine locations in the state of Maryland, regardless of vaccination status, effective 1/12/2024.

We anticipate this requirement to be in effect on a short-term basis while influenza-like illness rates are high. You can check our website...
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
We urge each Maryland legislator to safely start their Session today by wearing well-fitted, high-quality masks while on the grounds. MD is in the highest #COVID19 wave since Jan 2022 and the respiratory virus hospitalization rate has been Very High. #MDGA24
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Weds, January 10 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
As more and more hospitals implement masking protections, our communities ask: When will @HopkinsMedicine @GBMCHealthcare @holycrosshealth @MedStarHealth @MeritusHealth act? How many of us have to get COVID preventably first? What are they waiting for?
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
Update: @umms implements masking protections in patient care areas as of 1/8/24. We urge @umms to expand this policy to include all spaces. Elevators, hallways, and waiting rooms in @umms need to be safe for patients & staff, too. www.umms.org/patients-vis...
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
Masking protections must include entire facilities, not just select areas. "'The airborne viruses are viable for hours, and they travel around where the air travels throughout the building,' said Roselie Bright, an epidemiologist at @CovidSafeMD." tinyurl.com/mwbs23a7
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 08/01/2024
.@MDHealthDept currently recommends universal masking in healthcare, but many major providers like @HopkinsMedicine @MedStarHealth @umms are not implementing these protections. Use our toolkit to urge hospitals to act to protect patients & staff: tinyurl.com/326czv58
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 08/01/2024
LifeBridge Health has reinstated masking protections in its facilities! Thank you @LBHealth for taking this action to protect patients and staff - universal masking makes care safer and more accessible. www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/ne...
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 07/01/2024
Join us TOMORROW, Monday, January 8 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 05/01/2024
🚨 🚨 🚨 Only a few hours left to complete your SHIP survey for the MD Dept of Health. Take this survey and let the health department know about your most pressing health needs, including COVID concerns. Your feedback will inform their strategic planning. bit.ly/HealthierMD23
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
“I and other COVID epidemiologists are expecting the rates to keep going up in January because they’re going to reflect people getting together over the holidays.” -Dr. Roselie Bright, ScD, COVID Safe MD www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continu...
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COVID-19, respiratory illness cases in Frederick County and state rise during holidays
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Frederick County notably increased at the start of December and have remained at about the same level coming into the new year, according to the Centers for
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
🚨 URGENT ACTION 🚨 Today is the final day to complete the Maryland Department of Health SHIP survey. Maryland residents: Let them know how the lack of COVID protections in the state is impacting you. bit.ly/HealthierMD23
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 04/01/2024
Dr. Roselie Bright, COVID Safe MD member and epidemiologist, spoke to WYPR about local hospitals not following current health department guidance for masks in healthcare settings during the latest COVID surge. wypr.org/wypr-news/20...
“If you get COVID, while you're in the hospital, you're twice as likely to die of it than if you got it somewhere else, or came in with it,” said Roselie Bright, an epidemiologist with COVID Safe Maryland. “That's why we think it's especially important to protect vulnerable people because they are there in the healthcare space.”
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 03/01/2024
Tomorrow is the last day to complete the Maryland Department of Health SHIP survey! The health department needs to know how COVID has impacted you. Open to Maryland residents age 18+. bit.ly/HealthierMD23
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 03/01/2024
Join us TODAY, Wednesday, January 3 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 03/01/2024
Have you taken the Maryland Department of Health SHIP survey? If not, please take 10 minutes out of your day to complete it! We have the rare opportunity to shape their health priorities, such as robust COVID protections. bit.ly/HealthierMD23
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 01/01/2024
COVID Trend for 2024 Out - Vax and relax In - The government providing us with all the tools we need to protect ourselves from COVID Let the Maryland Department of Health know we need free N95 masks, clean air, PCR tests, and vaccines in their survey: bit.ly/HealthierMD23
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 01/01/2024
Join us TODAY, Monday, January 1 at 12:15 pm ET for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 31/12/2023
The Maryland Department of Health needs to hear from you! Please complete this survey and let them know how the lack of COVID protections in the state is impacting you. bit.ly/HealthierMD23 Deadline: January 4
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 31/12/2023
¡El Departamento de Salud de Maryland necesita sus comentarios! Por favor responda esta encuesta para decirles cómo le afecta la falta de protecciones contra el COVID. bit.ly/HealthierMD23 La fecha límite es el 4 de enero.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 30/12/2023
Are you not accessing healthcare because of COVID? Do you have stories like these? The MD Dept of Health needs to hear from you! Complete their SHIP survey and let them know your community needs robust COVID protections. bit.ly/HealthierMD23 Open to Maryland adults. Deadline: January 4
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 28/12/2023
Reminder: We are hosting a coworking space during our weekly action meeting TONIGHT, Thursday, December 28 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm ET to complete the survey. Link to register in bio
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Share your story: The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) is calling for community input on the “most important issues affecting the health and wellbeing of [our] communities.” Feedback from this assessment will inform MDH’s programs over the next several years. This is a critical time to share our stories: MDH needs to hear how the absence of COVID-19 protections and resources continues to harm the health of everyone, particularly members of the disabled community.

Take the survey by Jan 4: bit.ly/HealthierMD23 (link in bio)
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 28/12/2023
NEWS: CalvertHealth will require masks in its facilities beginning tomorrow, Friday, December 29.
Screenshot of a pop-up that displays when you go to the CalvertHealth website. It displays a blue surgical mask and reads, "Face masks required. Due to the spike in respiratory illnesses and for the health of our community, masking is now required as of December 29, 2023. Health system-issued masks will be provided upon entry. Thank you in advance for your understanding."
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 28/12/2023
"COVID Safe Maryland, a volunteer group, is urging every healthcare system to reinstate universal respirator use, such as masking policies, immediately, as we approach the new year." www.cbsnews.com/amp/baltimor...
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Maryland group urges all healthcare systems to reinstate masking due to spike in respiratory hospita...
Maryland health experts say they are seeing a spike in hospitalizations due to respiratory viruses, such as RSV, COVID and the flu.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 27/12/2023
Ahead of the January 4th deadline, we're hosting a coworking space during our weekly action meeting TOMORROW, Thursday, December 28th from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm ET to complete the Maryland Department of Health SHIP survey. Link to register in bio.
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Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social · 27/12/2023
This is terribly exciting. Proud to partner with @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social & @thellpsx.bsky.social to raise money for e-Sims. Every little bit helps!! Share the QR code or link for more: disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/12/25/c...
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 27/12/2023
Join us TODAY, Wednesday, December 27 at 12:15 pm for a phone bank to call our representatives to support an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Gaza. Registration link in bio.
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 26/12/2023
Our phonebank for masks in healthcare is happening TODAY, Tuesday, December 26th at 5:00 pm. We hope to see you there! Link to register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 25/12/2023
Every hospital in MD has received this guidance, but most have yet to implement it. Use our Masks in Healthcare Action Toolkit to urge your local hospital to reinstate universal masking during this critical time. Link to toolkit in bio and in post below 👇
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COVID Safe Maryland @covidsafemd.bsky.social · 25/12/2023
NEWS: Sheppard Pratt has reinstated universal masking in its facilities for all patients, staff, and visitors. This comes after Maryland Department of Health guidance for universal masking was triggered due to high rates of respiratory virus hospitalizations in the state.
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