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Still here salting the vibes 😷

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Kristin @kristinderby.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I had the nicest pharmacist for my Nuvaxovid. They masked without asking, created space to discuss if I had any concerns or questions, let me double check the label, and were very gentle administering with tips to make symptoms better (all unprompted by me). Healthcare can be a welcoming space!
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betsy ladyzhets 😷 @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today @thesicktimes.org: We republished a recent piece by Julia Doubleday at The Gauntlet, pushing back on a much-derided ableist article in The Telegraph. "The state and its media allies are working desperately to sever the connection between COVID-19 and its consequences."
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COVID-19 — not TikTok — is disabling young women - The Sick Times
The Telegraph published an article titled, “How having a disability became cool." This article shores up the government narrative that rising rates of disability are being driven, not by the ongoing a...
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh, that’s just Stephen Speilberg in a respirator at the Lucas Museum opening during a Covid surge, like a BOSS.
Photo of a reporter talking to Stephen Speilberg, who is in a dark suit and black respirator mask on
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
CJ: "I interviewed 18 COVID-aware individuals about their relationships with partners who took less precautions. This is what I learned." "Over My Dead Body: Dating and Heartbreak in the Age of COVID" Published: Sep 01, 2026
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Over My Dead Body: Dating and Heartbreak in the Age of COVID
Lessons from Loving and Leaving Our COVID-Careless Partners
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Kristin @kristinderby.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
On my Novavax/Nuvaxovid journey to boost before the 5/31 expiration: only one location on the locator had it and the pharmacist knew exactly what I was talking about. One location is expecting another shipment…but it does sound like shipments have already been returned/used up.
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VC @vgc1720.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Appreciation post for all our Covid variant trackers, wastewater data experts, etc., for taking the time to bring this vital info to social media. I am very grateful to learn from you all, & bc you share this information here so many of us are able to better protect ourselves & families. Thank you!
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Institut Pasteur | 130 years of biomedical research @pasteur.fr · 18/03/2026
🔬 Covid-19: block the door, not the virus Institut Pasteur developed B07-Fc, an alpaca-derived antibody targeting ACE2 — the viral entry point that doesn't mutate. Effective against all tested variants. Nasal administration. Preclinical validation needed. 📄 Nature Communications #SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19: a new strategy under investigation to tackle all variants
Scientists at the Institut Pasteur have developed an innovative strategy to combat SARS-CoV-2. Rather than targeting a virus in constant mutation, they propose blocking the gateway used by the virus t...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
19% more deaths from Covid in the US than counted thru 2021 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Applying machine learning to identify unrecognized COVID-19 deaths recorded as other causes of death in the United States
A machine learning approach suggests that COVID-19 deaths were undercounted unevenly across sociodemographic groups in 2020–2021.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 12/03/2026
Real talk: Progressives have completely failed to adequately address the significant impacts of Long COVID, and this has left an opening for the far right to exploit vulnerable patients and deceitfully blame vaccines for all chronic illnesses.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20/02/2026
What's a Democrat for? Today’s Dems could aspire just to return us to some pre-Trump “normal.” But for millions of Americans, that isn’t nearly good enough. It’s your turn to weigh in. What is the party doing wrong—and right? Answer here: trib.al/BZas1MD
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
When the pandemic began we told ourselves that we’d get through it by working together, but once it became clear that most were unwilling to work together we instead told ourselves the pandemic was already over.
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Kristin @kristinderby.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
An article published 1/12/26 from *Fox News* identifies that air purifiers and N95 is the best way to stay safe (this is about influenza but still!!) Are we finally getting there?
"Our results suggest that portable air purifiers that stir up the air, as well as clean it, could be a big help," Milton suggested. "But if you are really close and someone is coughing, the best way to stay safe is to wear a mask, especially the N95."
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 18/11/2025
Some people will try anything except wearing a mask
No, putting a potato in your sock will not cure a cold
People are placing slices of raw potatoes in their
- and their children's - socks overnight to cure illnesses.
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Kristin @kristinderby.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Seeing a vitamin company pushing berberine makes me wonder how many people have long covid/new insulin issues but either don’t know it or have been dismissed by their HCPs
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Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
I get why a lot of non-disabled people want to pretend respiratory illnesses don’t exist, but as we’re coming up on another event I can’t safely attend, I encourage you to just THINK about wearing a mask at events - or at least on the train/ plane there, where there’s probably no reason not to
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LET'S AIR @nousaerons.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
We are looking for teachers willing to test Jasper, a CO2 monitor in their classrooms. Jasper is a prototype and we would like to receive user feedback as soon as possible from several countries. If you are interested, please fill out the form: letsair.org/jasper
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
"The reality right now is that if you refuse to engage with the science- the science that shows that COVID is a virus that disables human beings, and that this virus is asymptomatic 44% of the time- then you are spreading a disabling virus, and you are harming people. "
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Beyond all reason
Long COVID patients are constantly harangued about our requests for COVID safety. Yet what we're asking for is far less than what we're called on to do to survive.
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Kristin @kristinderby.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Got my Novavax today!! No problems at CVS and the tech even masked up for me. I took a parent to Walmart because their insurance wasn’t accepted at CVS and also no problems. Walmart did ask for the conditions under 65 to document but did not ask for any proof, etc.
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Kristin @kristinderby.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Just confirmed #novavax #nuvaxovid is in stock at some CVS locations in Western New York
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Novavax news: A Sanofi rep said at ACIP this morning that it has begun shipping, and a Sanofi spokesman confirms that to me. This is in line with the company's statement last week that it would begin shipping this week.
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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 21/08/2025
"I don’t know how to convince everyone that we can’t give up. So many people consider COVID to be endemic, or accept that everyone will eventually become infected, thinking nothing more can be done... but I know a better world is possible and we will move forward together."
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COVID Isn’t Going Anywhere. Masking Up Could Save My Life.
"When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving."
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Kristin @kristinderby.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
And the last state to have paid sick leave for COVID (5 days) quietly ended on July 31…did not see any headlines about this!
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
"A return to the normalcy of 2019 is a death cult, a fever dream—it is not a sustainable option for anyone in this ongoing pandemic. Disabled or not, those who aren’t taking precautions against COVID infection are living on borrowed time." thisisrachel.substack.com/p/a-trip-to-...
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A trip to IKEA destroyed my life, or, #millionsmissing and the moral corruption of normalcy
“I think you need to send that feedback to Ikea.”
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
If you do in fact want Covid boosters for yourself or anyone, you can submit public comment to the FDA here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
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Kristin @kristinderby.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Incredibly well written and echoing the thoughts so many of us have had as we watch people try to deny the reality of our current time
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
They will tell you that this virus is a dangerous bioweapon that escaped from a laboratory, but if they see you taking any steps to protect yourself from this virus they will tell you that this virus is really just a cold.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
ChatGPT ass presidency
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kdw @kdw.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
weird also to not mention that by far the best writer the Atlantic had for Covid - Ed Yong- still masks in indoor public spaces
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Liz Essley Whyte @lizessleywhyte.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
BREAKING Days after its vaccines chief was pushed out, the FDA is sitting on a decision about Novavax's Covid-19 shot. It had been poised to grant the company full approval. www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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Exclusive | FDA Misses Deadline for Covid-19 Vaccine Decision
The agency is sitting on a decision to grant full approval for Novavax’s shot, days after top vaccine regulator pushed out.
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
It is understandable that you feel unwell, for you live in sickening times: the state of the world will nauseate you, the fear for the future will exhaust you, the spreading viruses will infect you, in these sickening times what would be worrisome is if you felt fine.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/03/2025
Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan
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Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan
Five years after the first lockdown, millions of lives are still being ruined by this debilitating disease. You wouldn’t know it, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
What's happening with the Covid nasal vaccine programs? And why are they in jeopardy? erictopol.substack.com/p/a-covid-na...
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A Covid Nasal Vaccine Update
Now 6 Ongoing Clinical Trials in the United States
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
At last, a health secretary who’ll do something about miasma
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Jessica Wildfire @jessicawildfire.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
"We're going to fight fascism." Really? Hate to be a downer here, but y'all are scared of air purifiers.
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Kristin @kristinderby.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I’m curious if the “grocery store” politicians are aware that 60-80% of early morning/late night shoppers wear masks 😷🦠
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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
David Lynch spent the last portion of his life in isolation. He said it was due to being high-risk and unable to risk getting COVID. He’s not the only person with disability or illness who’s been left behind. Everywhere you go without an n95 is a place you’ve decided disabled people don’t belong.
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Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
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Kristin @kristinderby.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Posted a pluslife test on a story and I had 4 (!) people reply and ask me more in depth questions and express they 1. Didn’t know that tech existed and 2. Would love to be able to have more accurate tests for them/family.
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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
#H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b is the one rapidly spreading worldwide right now. It can cause brain pathology without the classic respiratory signs of infection. Think about that. #Birdflu
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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Gentle reminder: even if you don't mask regularly, please mask inside airplanes.
Article published at the New England Journal of Medicine: Transmission of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome on Aircraft.  After one flight carrying a symptomatic person, and 119 other persons, laboratory confirmed SARS developed in 16 persons, 2 others were given diagnoses of probably SARS, and 4 were reported to have SARS but could not be interviewed.
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Fascinated by people who can't understand the basic concept of an ongoing pandemic. I, like millions of other extremely high risk Americans around you, are extremely extremely high risk and medically vulnerable. MASK UP and stop drinking up right wing covid denialism.
A man on bluesky QTing me in a mask saying "facinated by ppl still masking"
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Tulio de Oliveira @tuliodna.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I am one of 100s of scientists in the the World that is Watching the U.S. Deal With Bird Flu, and It’s Scary! Today, my opinion piece on the NY Times. Let's hope we take more serious epidemics and pandemics and deal with them before they emerge. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/o...
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Opinion | The U.S. Response to Bird Flu is Not Reassuring the World
The U.S. needs to reassure the world it has the outbreak under control.
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Kristin @kristinderby.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
A nice blue sky
Blue sky over Grand Teton mountains reflected into a lake
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