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Marcia Cohen Zakai

@cozamarsh.bsky.social
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Former Senior Commission, City of San Jose

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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hopefully Oregon will succeed where California failed. When it does, maybe California will see its folly & follow Oregon's lead. Why is single-payer healthcare still a "slogan" in the US but a daily reality in other wealthy countries? Why doesn't the US provide healthcare as a human right?
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"How do you get the flu?" OneMedical answers with medical misinformation in the latest FAQs emailed to members. It's been a while (2018) since we've known that influenza, like COVID-19, spreads via airborne aerosols, but they're sticking with droplets & fomites. www.onemedical.com/blog/prevent...
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The One Medical Flu FAQ
Updated 9/23/26It’s that time of year again: flu season is back. As the fall and winter months roll in each year, millions of people come down with the uncomfortable respiratory illness. Last season a...
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@nationalnurses.bsky.social have made it easy to thank Senator Ron Wyden for cosponsoring Medicare for All act.medicare4all.org/sign/thank-w...
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Thank Senator Ron Wyden for cosponsoring Medicare for All
We have big news: Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon just signed on as a cosponsor of Medicare for All! This is a major win for our movement, and we want Senator Wyden to know that people across the country ...
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here's another epidemiologist spreading minimizing misinformation on COVID-19 risk. He's also forgotten children: those "under 2 years of age hospitalized for COVID-19 are more likely to die or become seriously ill than babies with respiratory syncytial virus." www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/bab...
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Babies with COVID-19 develop more serious disease than those with RSV, US data reveal
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please join @nationalnurses.bsky.social in urging our Congressional Reps to act to reinstate the nurses who have been retaliated against for speaking up for better patient safety. I just called mine. Tell Congress: Support Prime Nurses and Patients! act.medicare4all.org/sign/congres...
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Tell Congress: Support Prime Nurses and Patients!
Call your U.S. representative and demand that they step up to defend union nurses in their right to speak up for their patients and form a union. When calling the U.S. House, please urge them to sign ...
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
PMC COVlD Update, Sep 21, 2026 (US) 🔥13th COVlD wave 🔥40 states/territories with outbreaks (see Alt text) 🔥3.8 million estimated weekly infections 🔥Outbreaks in NYC 🔥Extremely high levels on the Big Island of HI Mask up and get boosted. 🧵THREAD (1/4)
The US has at least 34 states and territories with COVlD outbreaks. These include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawai'i, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. Levels on the Big Island of Hawai’i are particularly high. Note also, the NYC area is seeing outbreaks.

There are likely outbreaks in additional states. The summary statistic of 40 only includes counties with observed data, rather than estimated data. For example, Idaho, Louisiana, Maryland, and Tennessee likely have outbreaks, but monitoring is poor.
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Use layered COVlD safety: ✅Boosters 💉 ✅N95 respirators 😷 ✅Virtual events ✅Air purifiers ✅Testing ✅Staying home when sick ✅Monitoring local levels (pmc19.com/map) These are evidence-based recommendations. 🧵THREAD (4/4)
PMC graphic, summarized in post
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keithmuise80.bsky.social @keithmuise80.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Outdated’ health policies surrounding Covid still pose a danger today, says U of C researcher Dr Mark Ungrin. We also hear from Dr David Keegan and Kerri Bowser and you’ll notice they all have masks on. Great modelling along with the messaging. #MaskUp #Covid19 #LongCovid #CleanIndoorAirNow
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Watch as Yuval Abraham (NAZA director) is interviewed by one of the slickest Israeli media people (Channel 13 with English subtitles) who seeks to undermine the evidence in the film's witness accounts.
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thank you Dr. @kaitlinsundling.bsky.social for once again showing how we can support physicians & scientists like you in preventing the deregulation of medical laboratory testing. TY for making it easy for lay people like me to contribute to your advocacy!
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Grateful to @capublichealth.bsky.social for its WCHA updated 💉 recs, for its evidence-based cocoon strategy that we're all connected after all. Recs include all children & adults in close contact with ppl with risk factors or who wish to⬇️the risk of severe illness. www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Is moral injury to MDs from our HC system causing more harm than burnout? @cidrap.bsky.social Listen & read the @pnhp.bsky.social report on moral injury & join them & @nationalnurses.bsky.social in ending profit-based healthcare. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYmb... www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTLk...
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The problem isn’t burnout—it’s moral injury
YouTube video by Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
TY Dr. @kaitlinsundling.bsky.social for your comprehensive summary of the new Covid vaccines, access, & what we can do. Personal risk matters, but so does our living with, working with, studying with, caring for, & visiting those we share air with. precaution.substack.com/p/updated-20...
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Updated 2026-2027 COVID Vaccines
People of all ages benefit from updated vaccination; access varies by state; take action to expand vaccine access
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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New link for our just-released updated report on the health harms of fracking for people who live nearby—from premature birth to premature death (also asthma, childhood cancers, heart attack, stroke, rashes, vehicular accidents). You can find our report on gas stoves here too 👇 www.sehn.org/chpny
Infographic showing children’s playground equipment with fracking rig nearby. Caption: FRACKING IS STILL A HEALTH CRISIS: MULTIPLE STUDIES LINK FRACKING TO CANCER IN KIDS
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Michael C. Dorf @dorfonlaw.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Trump's executive order directing federal actors to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America isn't just stupid and petty. It's also illegal. In my new column for @justiaverdict.bsky.social, I explain how NYS and affected businesses could successfully sue under the APA to block the change 👇
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Renaming Lake Ontario is Not Just Stupid and Petty. It is also Illegal.
Cornell Law professor Michael C. Dorf discusses President Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” explaining its political symbolism, historical ignorance, and legal limits. Pro...
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Kaitlin Sundling @kaitlinsundling.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Tomorrow, Thursday 8/27 at noon Central time (1pm Eastern time), I'm giving a talk for Immunize Wisconsin's webinar on vaccines and cancer prevention: zoom.us/webinar/regi... The main audience is nurses and public health professionals, but it should be relatively accessible for many nerdy folks.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Micro to Macro Perspectives on Vaccine Preventable Cancers. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join Kaitlin Sundling, MD, PhD, for an engaging look at the connection between vaccination and cancer prevention. This webinar will explore how vaccine-preventable infections can contribute to cancer ...
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
TY @michael-hoerger.bsky.social for reminding us to test for Covid! Neither @capublichealth.bsky.social nor @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social include testing in their current guidance. Jetelina: "if you're sick it's most likely the common cold." It's one thing to minimize Covid risk & not even mention
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
California is on fire with COVlD.🔥
Heat map and PMC prevalence estimates of 1 in 42
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Join union nurses’ Palantir Out Day of Action in Los Angeles act.medicare4all.org/signup/Palan...
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Join union nurses’ Palantir Out Day of Action in Los Angeles
Join us in Los Angeles on Thursday, August 27th at 12pm for our national Palantir Out Day of Action to protect patients and our communities.
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Medicare para Todos @medicareparatodos.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
These aren’t just numbers — they represent real people. The time to pass Medicare for All is now. It would save money, expand care, and stop preventable deaths. #MedicareForAll
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Demand Representative Hakeem Jeffries support Medicare for All! act.medicare4all.org/sign/mfa-fcn...
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Demand Representative Hakeem Jeffries support Medicare for All!
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
California is on fire w/COVlD & you tell people actively sick w/COVlD to focus on handwashing and covering coughs? That is intentional disinformation. SARS-CoV-2 spreads when people exhale it by breathing (not just coughs) & others breathe it deep into their lungs. #MaskUp
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Will @yourlocalepidemiologistca.skystack.xyz explain why he isn't yet ready for indoor masking? Why did Dr. Willis offer specific advice to people “really focused on not getting Covid-19”? Aren’t all epidemiologists engaged in work whose goal is to improve public health, including preventing &
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Dr. Willis reports in his Aug. 13th California Covid update that Covid hospitalizations are “steadily increasing,” ER visits are climbing, & Covid wastewater levels are rising. Not surprisingly “the likelihood of being exposed when you’re out and about is rising daily.” I'm glad he's alerting us
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
TY @angierasmussen.bsky.social & Dr. Racaniello for exposing one by one RFK Jr's many lies in this recent CNN interview. The lay public needs more experts who will take the time to message us & break down the issues so we can grasp just how these lies underlie the policies that continue harming us.
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Mike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
PMC COVlD Update, Week of Aug 10, 2026 (US) 🔹National levels rise to their highest in 130 days 🔹5 major regional outbreaks, 4 isolated hot spots 🔹1 in 156 people estimated actively infectious 🔹2 million estimated new weekly infections See Alt text for details. THREAD🧵1/10
The US has 5 regional COVlD outbreaks and 4 isolated outbreaks. The regional outbreaks include much of Alaska, California and western Nevada, much of Texas (central Texas sites have been shut off), the region from Kentucky through southern Illinois, and much of southern Florida. Isolated outbreaks include Franklin County in Washington, Bannock County in Idaho, Floyd County in Georgia, and Jasper County in South Carolina. Levels are rising across much of the US but later and slower than typical.
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"We don’t rely on RCTs to justify whether we need to purify drinking water; we measure pathogen and pollutant loads to check whether the purification process is functioning correctly." mattersofperspective.substack.com/p/air-cleani...
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Air cleaning technologies and the battle against Randomised Control Trials
RCTs are not a 'gold standard' methodology where we can actually measure outcomes
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Thank you Madeleine Brand, KCRW & Press Play for the amazing interview with Dr. Ashwini Sehgal (Case Western) whose group studied the effects of gas & electric stoves on people with asthma. Listen & read! www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S221...
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Asthma Control Before and After Changing Gas Stoves to Electric Stoves
Cooking on natural gas stoves is a major source of indoor nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure and may contribute to asthma exacerbations.
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National Nurses United @nationalnurses.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
What an incredible day of action fighting for guaranteed health care! ✊❤️ Nurses and activists took action at more than 100 congressional offices across the U.S. to send a clear message to our elected leaders: Medicare for All and nothing less!
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
More here...
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Guests on the “Why Should I Trust You?” Podcast Want to Hang Doctors. Why Should I Trust It?
"The actual harsh truth about MAHA is that it is an anti-vaxx, anti-science, pro-diarrhea conspiracy movement. It cloaks its arguments in abstractions about "big pharma" and "free speech" to generate
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Stop Trump from Weakening OSHA Worker Safety Protections act.medicare4all.org/sign/stop-tr...
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Stop Trump from Weakening OSHA Worker Safety Protections
Sign the petition to stop Trump from weakening OSHA worker safety protections.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20/07/2026
This free documentary is a MUST SEE. Shuffling people around the US, away from their attorneys and family, away from their Habeas Corpus filings, on a merry-go-round of extremely expensive tax-payer funded charter flights, is a key part of the ICE death machine and hardly anyone is talking about it.
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Medicare para Todos @medicareparatodos.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The Brits have had universal health care for 78 years. We haven’t had Medicare for All yet, but we know our broken health care system needs to end! Join us on 7/30 to take action → act.nnu.org/signup/doa-2... #MedicareForAll #DayOfAction #NHSAnniversary
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Has California's Dept. Public Health @capublichealth.bsky.social alerted people in these 6 counties that their COVID wastewater levels are NOT low/NOT very low (week ending June 20)? San Benito & Napa (very high), Marin (high), San Joaquin, Sonoma & Alameda (moderate). www.cdc.gov/wastewater/r...
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State/Territory Wastewater Data for Respiratory Viruses
View state and territory wastewater viral activity data for routinely tracked respiratory viruses.
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
How have health care cuts impacted your community? act.medicare4all.org/survey/commu...
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How have health care cuts impacted your community?
The health care industry is ramping up their cost-cutting tactics to maximize profits reducing health care in our communities. Resulting in more of our patients and communities losing access to life-s...
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 26/06/2026
As the Trump administration tries to erase the legacy of slavery and lynching from the nation’s museums, Bryan Stevenson’s Legacy Sites are confronting America’s full past head-on. ⬇️
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Bryan Stevenson on Confronting America’s Legacy of Slavery
YouTube video by Mother Jones
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
@angierasmussen.bsky.social 's friend Maria may be brilliant, well-intentioned & committed, but the record shows that she vehemently denied aerosol transmission & consistently promoted droplet transmission. When ordinary people asked for guidance on masking, she misinformed, repeatedly advocating
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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
This essay present a highly accessible overview of what we know, and don’t know, about artificial neural networks. A refreshingly sane, skeptical, and insightful take.
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Thank you Dr. @kaitlinsundling.bsky.social for reminding us to make our voices heard by FDA's VRBPAC members before their upcoming meeting to consider this fall's influenza vaccine options.
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Kaitlin Sundling @kaitlinsundling.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Public comments to the FDA are due this Wednesday (6/17) for Moderna's influenza vaccine - talking points and a sample comment are available on my blog precaution.substack.com/p/fda-public...
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FDA Public Comment Opportunity: Moderna's Influenza Vaccine
We need improved flu vaccine options; Submit a public comment to the FDA by Wednesday, June 17
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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Dr MacIntyre's pre-pandemic talk here highlights the back-room manipulation and character assassination she encountered when her work showed N95 respirators are effective at preventing disease transmission. This reflects our recent experiences with manipulation of peer review, coverage etc too.
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'The fuss about face masks' - Professor Raina MacIntyre
YouTube video by UNSW Community
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Now is the time for Medicare for All. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no...
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Now is the time for Medicare for All
Our broken health care system is worsening. Trump and Republicans have gutted life saving programs like Medicaid and the ACA. As many as 17 million more people could lose their health care as a result...
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The Wayback Machine makes every news outlet it archives more resilient against pressure to remove stories that threaten the powerful. Tell the New York Times, The Atlantic, and USA Today to stop blocking it! savethearchive.com/newsleaders?...
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Tell New York Times, The Atlantic, and USA Today to keep the crucial work of journalists in the Wayback Machine!
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Nobody @davidepike.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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ICE detainee died from COVID-19, autopsy shows
A 52-year-old immigrant detained at a California Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center died from COVID-19, according to an autopsy report.
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Scott Dudley @dyttocs.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
When the Domestic Workers endorse a billionaire, you gotta ask why. I did. Turns out Steyer met personally with Union reps who traveled to Sacramento. He heard their concerns and offered ways forward. Becerra declined to even give them a rep to meet with.
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Nursing in Practice @nursinginpractice.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has sounded the alarm over a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and screening supplies for nurses working amid the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. #Ebola #Nursing #ICN #PPE
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PPE shortages leave nurses ‘fearful for safety’ amid Ebola outbreak, warns ICN
The ICN has sounded the alarm over a shortage of PPE for nurses working amid the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda.
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Nancy Malek @n95anaesthetist.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Must-read interview: "A convergence of crises." On the compounding repercussions of failing to learn the right lessons from COVID. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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The crisis of public health in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: An interview with Arijit Chakravarty
The WSWS spoke with Dr. Arijit Chakravarty. Dr. Chakravarty is the chief executive officer of Fractal Therapeutics, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company that applies mathematical modeling to drug ...
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I’m a member so I emailed @onemedical.bsky.social asking to correct the misinformation emailed to members yesterday: 🔵“You can catch it [hantavirus] by touching their [mouse/rat] urine, droppings, or spit.” 🔵On how to stay safe while cleaning, they omit the need for respirator masks (at least N95s).
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Reminder - Tell the FDA: We Need Updated COVID Vaccines for Fall 2026 open.substack.com/pub/precauti...
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Reminder - Tell the FDA: We Need Updated COVID Vaccines for Fall 2026
Take action for COVID vaccine variant updates and access for all ages by May 27, 11:59 pm EDT, for the May 28 FDA VRBPAC meeting
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Marcia Cohen Zakai @cozamarsh.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
An @ecdc.europa.eu expert's answer to the question of whether passengers continued having meals together after they knew about the outbreak: yes because "they were able to socially distance ... at all times" www.youtube.com/live/Jn31QFH...
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LIVE: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control speaks on hantavirus
YouTube video by Reuters
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