Kay Elle N95+ @kayelle.bsky.social · 07/09/2025I agree, except for the huge part of being maskless at a bar. 130
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Canadian COVID Forecast Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025 CANADA High [No change] About 1 in 65 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections ~7.2 higher -Long COVID ~7.7 higher -Hospitalizations ~10.7 higher -Deaths ~10.9 higher 20429206
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 02/07/2025A *lot* of people I know in the US have Covid right now. Again. All are reinfections. Please #MaskUp and stay safe out there. 311540
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Excellent video about it here freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...freethoughtblogs.comLawrence Krauss is getting worseHe has a new book coming out, The War on Science. It does not look promising. Here’s a list of the contributors: Dorian Abbot, John Armstrong, Peter Boghossian, Maarten Boudry, Alex Byrne, Ni… 0313
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Tania J. Spencer @taniaspencer.bsky.social · 20/04/20251/ “Long COVID, the long-lasting effects of COVID infection, has emerged as a global concern, especially among school-aged children": www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comUnseen Struggles: Assessing the impact of long COVID on students and the need for educational support in schoolsLong COVID, the long-lasting effects of COVID infection, has emerged as a global concern, especially among school-aged children. While its prevalence … 1124
Kay Elle N95+ @kayelle.bsky.social · 20/04/2025The saddest thing is watching once good people, slide into conspiracy rabbit holes and when they reappear they’re hate-filled, rage fuelled, brainwashed shells who can’t think critically💔 And vehemently believe they know “the secret truth” 040
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15/04/2025I want to tell you why the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia should matter to you. The one power you cannot give the executive is the ability to imprison or expel anyone regardless of their legal rights. That is our key check against autocracy. And we are watching it disappear. 14194373313735
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 03/04/2025It’s not okay to carelessly spread SARS-CoV-2/COVID—no matter what NPR, the New York Times, or the Atlantic tell you. Resist forced infection. Refuse to be a link in the chain of transmission. Remind yourself to be a caring, responsible member of your community—especially now. 13703219
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 26/03/2025This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 19825603821199
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 21/03/2025“Between…the ability to dysregulate the immune system and the ability to cause systemic damage throughout the bloodstream, you have a very dangerous novel virus on your hands.” www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...cbc.caBeyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage | CBC RadioScientific evidence is painting an unsettling picture: COVID infections, even if mild or asymptomatic, may be causing long-term cellular and organ damage, as well as increasing your risk of developing... 12614
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/03/2025We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at. A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth. HAIRCUTS. This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.lgbtqnation.comGOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ NationThe bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles. 25072878210450
Kay Elle N95+ @kayelle.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Teared up, watching my dog - sit, sniff the air & enjoy life. His back had been sore this week so he was happy to sit outside. Listening to the birds. Remember to breathe and find ANY moments of calm & joy. 2320
Kay Elle N95+ @kayelle.bsky.social · 16/03/2025Uhhhh 😒Grant on Temptation Island is diabolical and IMO, dangerous. He could destroy a partner. Need a crash course on how to avoid being gaslit, manipulated & DARVO’d by a grandiose narcissist? Watch TI! On Netflix. #temptationIsland 170
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Thank you @rollingstone.com for the front page coverage Make the invisible visible. Long Covid is REAL and a growing crisis 121056354
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Zeteo @zeteo.com · 15/03/2025“With zero approved treatments for the condition, little public knowledge, almost no effort to prevent new COVID infections, & the Trump administration now moving rapidly to shut down medical research, the situation remains dire.” @juliadoubleday.bsky.social reports on the risks of Long COVID. 415650
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+#MEAction Network @meactnet.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Today is Long COVID Awareness day! #MEAction has been fighting alongside the Long COVID community for recognition, treatment & care since 2020 - we know that our futures are inextricably linked. www.meaction.net/2025/03/14/l... #LongCovid #PwME #MECFS *Ribbon by Tracey Thompsonmeaction.netLong COVID Awareness Day#MEAction has been fighting alongside the Long COVID community since 2020 - we know that our futures are inextricably linked. 05331
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 15/03/2025“Imagine that this disease comes from a common virus – one so common you might catch it at the supermarket, at school, or on the bus. Imagine that recent studies have shown that this virus – the one that’s everywhere you go – can linger in your body for more than a year after infection.“ 19137
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 15/03/2025Huge march in New York today protesting the illegal DOGE cuts 496361778287
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 15/03/2025The media forgets (or hope people forget) too fast. This was how the NPR covered our research not long ago. Today is International #LongCovid Awareness Day, by the way. Let's not forget to fight for the millions worldwide who never recovered after a #COVID infection. 319154
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Five years on and we’re still going round and round with whether Covid is airborne. There’s no scientific doubt. Denial broke us. healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topi...healthydebate.caHow denial of airborne COVID transmission broke the world - Healthy DebateFive years later, the greatest basic science failure in generations caused the pandemic harms highlighted by people across the political spectrum, and broke our social cohesion. 361436567
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Good question, @kityates.bsky.social 🧪 open.substack.com/pub/kityates...open.substack.comWhy did we fail to prepare for the pandemic?If we do not re-examine what we did before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and learn lessons, then how can we expect to be better prepared for the next one. 89632
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+David Fisman. @dfisman.bsky.social · 11/03/2025We know from early in the pandemic that opening windows and using hepa filters reduced transmission by 50%. Mask use for a couple of months would have done the rest. This would be an eradicated disease (2.4 x 0.5 x 0.4 =0.48, which is << 1) 517924
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 11/03/2025If only they’d listened when we suggested applying the precautionary principle. www.bmj.com/content/369/...bmj.comFace masks for the public during the covid-19 crisisTrisha Greenhalgh and colleagues argue that it is time to apply the precautionary principle The precautionary principle is, according to Wikipedia, “a strategy for approaching issues of potential har... 316734
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Some bright news on the 5th year anniversary of Covid being declared a pandemic. The Canadian 🍁 AeroVax inhaled vaccine is moving to Phase 2 trials & hopes to recruit 350 participants across Hamilton, Ottawa & Halifax healthsci.mcmaster.ca/made-at-mcma...healthsci.mcmaster.ca 523359
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 04/03/2025The Sick Times: “A lack of provider literacy is straining people with Long COVID. Training programs for doctors could help.” thesicktimes.org/2025/02/28/a...thesicktimes.orgA lack of provider literacy is straining people with Long COVID. Training programs for doctors could help. - The Sick TimesAcross the board nationally, primary care providers are largely uneducated on Long COVID, and typically don’t have the time or expertise to appropriately treat it. But some medical institutions are tr... 06321
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Born @ 3B #StandUp 🇨🇦 @bornat3b.bsky.social · 08/03/2025This: over the last four years we went from “we are in this together” to “everyone for themselves”, and constant illness the new normal. We *know* that there was a massive amount of disinformation flowing from malicious actors. How can we expect that we will withstand ongoing pressure now? 23717
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Sarah Russo @sarahrusso.bsky.social · 09/03/2025If you're not paying attention to the excellent reporting by @juliadoubleday.bsky.social, author of The Gauntlet newsletter, I highly recommend it. Smart, thoughtful, deeply researched, she's doing the in-depth analysis for all of us and reporting back. 42710
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 06/03/2025My latest: What Finland Can Teach Us about Preparing for Disasters via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...thetyee.caWhat Finland Can Teach Us about Preparing for Disasters | The TyeeWe may need these skills sooner than we think. 5239
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Folks, this is a great group of folks who fight for social justice, public health, and a more fair & equal world. Highly recommend these folks. go.bsky.app/4dXVNkw 1842541787
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 27/02/2025I previously pointed to one of my pandemic map tools and predicted that the areas with lower covid vaccine uptake would also be more prone to new ID outbreaks. That seems to be playing out now with the current Ontario measles outbreak in SW Ontario. (orange is lowest vax rate, yellow is next lowest) 24827
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 27/02/2025You may have seen my recent posts on an Ontario measles outbreak that includes a lower vaccination area represented by Leslyn Lewis, a conservative MP. She is one of several CPC election candidates who have undermined vaccines. www.simcoereformer.ca/news/local-n...simcoereformer.caMP criticized for tweets questioning COVID-19 vaccinesHaldimand-Norfolk MP Leslyn Lewis is raising eyebrows at home and on Twitter by using her online platform to question the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. 35025
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 27/02/2025“Never have Canadian children been used as shields for adults,” she lamented on Twitter. “Parents question vaccinating kids 5-12 without long-term data, a low risk of fatality, and cautions echoed around the world, when the treatment neither prevents transmitting or getting the virus.” 293
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Nate Bear @natebear1.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I've written something about the absolute poverty of left wing analysis and discourse on the pandemic and the failure to defend the broadest expansion of the social safety net in our lives and how that helped created Musk, DOGE, etc substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comHow Influencer Leftists Failed On CovidCovid was the biggest transfer of power from bosses to workers in 75 years. 411152
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Cool, can you pls stop referring to us as alarmists then, @nytimes.com? 15587129
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Lewis Kamb @lewiskamb.bsky.social · 14/02/2025CDC source: “We just had word that all our fellows and post doc staff are laid off effective immediately. The famous Epidemic Intelligence Service, aka the Disease Detectives, is no more. That’s 1260 staff. They are calling this ‘Phase 1’.” 556107735566
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Cats that became infected with #BirdFlu might have spread the virus to humans, according to data that *briefly* appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished. #H5N1 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h....nytimes.comCDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and PeopleThe data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report. 516872
Kay Elle N95+ @kayelle.bsky.social · 06/02/2025You got manipulated & played by the far right. They convinced you that being a TERF was for Women’s rights. And somehow banning 0.02% of high level athletes, protected women’s rights News flash: You’re gonna be pretty pissed when the Handmaid’s Tale portion of this program hits 020
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Call to action #E3 #USprotests #endimpunity #5050 13152901921
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Every few decades there is a movement somewhere to burn books. We are watching it now again, but instead of books we are burning crucial digital health files. 39135
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 02/02/2025What Elon is doing is straight up illegal. He has no authority to go through line by line and shut off funding to organizations he dislikes. He's intentionally trying to destroy civil society. 36576242249
Kay Elle N95+ @kayelle.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Remember this. Alex Jones, the Orange Dictator, etc call PP “Our Boy!” To fight fascist US takeover of Canada — we must fight against the “Mini-Trump” first. 030
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+ThatIngrid @thatingrid.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Read it again: The COVID death rate of our elderly in aged care is DOUBLE that of the pandemic peak. We're seemingly fine with just sacrificing these people. Where is the Aged Care minister? Where are the families? The answers are simple: clean air, masks mandates, paid sick leave for staff. 37334
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/01/2025I spoke to a talented junior scientist who just got a good faculty job offer in the US and they told me “well I wouldn’t move to 1930s Germany either” so that’s how that’s going 450401856645
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Here’s something easy you can do today. Block USA Today on Blue Sky. If thousands of us can do it, we can have an immediate impact on their reach on social media. 152452611856
Kay Elle N95+ @kayelle.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Things are about to get VERY dark, VERY quickly in the US. We need to protect Canada. We are next on the list. Never underestimate PutinMuskInc 030
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+The Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Meet The Unusual People Who Care About Their Own Health And The Health Of Others 335364
Reposted by Kay Elle N95+Jessica Wildfire @jessicawildfire.bsky.social · 15/01/2025www.the-sentinel-intelligence.com/p/a-self-hel...the-sentinel-intelligence.comA Self-Help Book Changed How I Think About The End of the WorldUnexpected influence. 2275