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HumanReplacedByAI @ajenhere.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

This terrorist gets bail. He stalked & shot 4 people & 2 dogs. Meanwhile, Luigi was denied bail.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 17/06/2025

🧵💉Should pregnant people get COVID-19 vaccine? 🤰 TL;DR: YES. Pregnant people, especially those with certain conditions are at increased risk of severe COVID, miscarriage, and pre-term labor. Babies < 6mo also have increased risk of severe COVID. Vaccination protects mom and baby More below 👇

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

So yeah we’re just arresting people for using medical devices in public again. Eugenics and ableism. www.reddit.com/r/savannah/s...

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From the savannah community on Reddit: Arrested for masks

Explore this post and more from the savannah community

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

In the US, 300 people a week are dying of Covid. 1200 a month. 15,600 a year. They’ve restricted COVID testing & reporting… so it’s safe to say those numbers are an undercount (and they don’t include the thousands being disabled) Do they urge mask use? Clean air? No. They restrict vaccines:

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Why are more than 300 people in the US still dying from COVID every week?

Last month, an average of about 350 people died each week from COVID, according to data from the CDC. With available vaccines and treatments, why are people still dying?

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MaskTogetherAmerica @togetherwemask.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

🚨NB.1.8.1, linked to a significant outbreak in Asia, now spreads in the US. Liz Bonis @local12.bsky.social interviewed @hamcohealth.bsky.social Director Dr. Steve Feagins on a potential COVID surge this summer. bit.ly/WKRC_NB181 Layered prevention is best: 😷+💉+ 🔄+🧴 #MaskTogetherAmerica #CleanAir

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New COVID-19 variant spreads rapidly in the US, experts warn

As summer travel plans take shape, health officials are warning that a new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, is spreading rapidly in the U.S.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

People rightfully don’t trust politicians because they dangle positive change like a carrot that you only get after Election Day… maybe. We don’t need a liberal Joe Rogan. We need our leaders to do good things at every possible juncture. That’s where our resources should go.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

So ok, here’s the deal. We’ve been skating on the fact that we had a massive summer wave last year, one of the biggest we’ve *ever* had. Since then, no new strain really took over, so people who got sick last year have been coasting on limited immunity to that strain. That’s about to change.

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babs ✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

❗️only 2️⃣ days left to submit public comment to ensure our access to covid vaccination❗️ ✍️ use this template from @thepeoplescdc.bsky.social to make it simpler: peoplescdc.substack.com/p/vaccine-ac... 😷 find groups mitigating at the local level to make air safer regardless: covidactionmap.org

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God @thegodshow.com · 20/05/2025

They cut overnight weather forecasting and are getting red state voters killed.

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

It’ll be something to see how this summer’s temperatures impact areas most affected by the year’s tornadoes now that so much tree cover has been lost. These are big, old trees coming down.

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

In the days leading up to the tornado that has killed 5 in St. Louis many areas around the city/county had siren tests. Yet when the tornado was sweeping through the area they didn’t go off at all??

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

There’s no rationale for this ignorance any more. There are thousands of credible studies. There are thousands of online advocates trying to hand-feed people basic information on transmission and risk. There are thousands of news articles. If you still don’t get it, you just don’t want to.

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

You hear excuse a lot from people who KNOW that they should be masking during the ongoing pandemic but “no one else is doing it!”. Weak ass argument when you can directly be responsible for someone’s death or disability bc you “didn’t know” you were asymptomatic

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Another case for conferences and org meetings to have digital accessibility in the time of fascism + Covid

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nora "the tea kobold" rude (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 10/04/2025

Okay it's not quite afternoon yet but I'm going to start the big thread of folks in Gaza who need help. The best thing you can do for anyone on here, aside from giving money, is take time out of your day a few times a week to share the same family. People respond to that. Pick someone and help.

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

So it turns out it may not actually be impossible to find love while COVID conscious? Big if true.

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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

We know you would, that's the entire problem

Liberal carrying a sign saying "if kamala was president we would all be at brunch"

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The Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

No, Of Course Your Child Wasn’t Harmed By The Virus That Killed 30 Million People That You Made Them Catch Repeatedly.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Fascists want us divided, uninformed and sick. A sick, apathetic population won’t put up much of a fight. Protect your health. Read local independent journalists. Support libraries, community fridges & food banks. Give to mutual aid. Wear a mask. Strong inclusive communities will save lives

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

If you’re in Illinois or travel there, voice your support!

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Hey it’s long covid awareness day! I’ve had long covid since one mild infection in 2022, and here’s what to be aware of: It sucks, and there is no cure. I’ve been on bed rest for a week and had to take time off work because I’m in a crash. Under no circumstances should you keep trying to get this.

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

How people can recognize that this guy’s take is eugenics but then justify not wearing a mask in public spaces & “going back to normal” in the ongoing pandemic bc “covid is only dangerous to high risk people” and “Biden said I could stop masking” is beyond frustrating.

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babs ✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

I am at a loss for words at the feeling in my chest knowing the universal masking and other airborne mitigation so many have been begging for across the nation for literal years could have prevented this. If you work in healthcare and you’re not wearing something better than a surgical mask, why?

On Wednesday, a woman gave birth in a Lubbock, Texas, hospital in the middle of a deadly and fast-growing measles outbreak. Doctors didn't realize until the young mother had been admitted and in labor that she was infected with the measles.
By that time, other new moms, newborn babies and their families at University Medical Center Children's Hospital in Lubbock had unknowingly been exposed to the virus, considered one of the most contagious in the world.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

A study showing nasal sprays can prevent COVID has been retracted. Personally I see nasal sprays as an additional layer, but I would not rely on them for prevention. Wear a well fitted respirator & add in a nasal spray if accessible (or saline nasal rinses). Don’t rely on nasal sprays alone

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RETRACTED: Evaluating the efficacy and safety of a novel prophylactic nasal spray in the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection: A multi-centre, double blind, placebo-controlled, randomised trial.

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on article withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/article-withd…

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real nobody @stonerfruit.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

wild to see the "don't kill people with airborne pathogens" community continue to carry water for someone who called us "kkkovid conscious"

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Just did a virtual vocal coaching session for the first time and it feels good to sing and get feedback for the first time in years. I didn’t even realize how much I missed having someone to sing for 😭

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Jessica Wildfire @jessicawildfire.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

We've been waiting for the FDA to approve ensitrelvir (Xocova) since at least 2023. I don't know what the current FDA is going to do with it.

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marty, @numet.al · 11/03/2025

keep your mask on at the drive-thru

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Imani Barbarin @imanibarbarin.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Why do people act like bad shit started with Trump. Trump saying no masks at universities, protests, etc were the same fucking policies democrats endorsed to undermine pro-Palestinian protests for the LAST 15 MONTHS. And disabled people had to BEG for protesters to wear masks. Two of the most

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

So good! All the elements of this worked in perfect tandem. The sound design, the performances, the directing, the cinematography supported each other so well to tell a creepy, ironic, relatable story. It’s a short worth taking the time to watch.

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Anyone in Chicago want to share their fave Covid cautious activities? I’ll be there for a day this week!

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The conflict of interest declarations for the preprint from Iwasaki & Krumholz that explores the possibility of long-term symptoms following Covid vaccination has been update to reflect some key information about two of the authors.

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

At the hospital. Nurse is wearing a mask. Great! We get to the exam room. She TAKES OFF THE MASK, while still with me in the room, to FILL OUT THE COMPUTER CHART? Because apparently that requires taking your mask off? The brain is not braining. I wish these fucking people the worst.

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Masking daily in the PRIME of my hotness is truly a sacrifice for the greater good. Therefore taking excessive selfies when I look especially good are actually a public service and important historical documentation. I’m just sexy, I don’t make the rules. 💅🏻

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I know it’s foolish to still be on dating apps as a CC person but it still sucks to have someone who seems really cute & interesting match with you only for them to think it’s ok that they don’t mask despite having your precautions clearly listed on your profile.

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Liz Whitmere @lizwhitmere.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Absolutely. I run safe sets when I’m in charge, and I advocate for precautions when I’m not the big boss, but nothing quite has the impact of SAG requiring precautions and tying it to insurance. If only OSHA/ASHRAE/WSIB had taken this on as a workplace safety matter we’d be in a much better spot.

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Al Haddrell @ukhadds.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

AI (eh-eye, not AL) has rapidly become a common tool people use to answer complex science questions. But is it reliable? Storytime. 🧵

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Fuuuuuu- This is the reason disabled people are allowed to work at all, or access to (most) public buildings. If this goes, the ADA is next.

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Well gee whiz, whatever could be causing kids to miss so much school? Not getting forcibly infected over and over by the disease everyone said was over, surely. www.npr.org/2025/02/11/n...

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A deep dive on U.S. reading and math scores, and what to do about them

New research drills down on poor student achievement and notes some school districts that are beating the odds.

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

“A study in Nature…has found that since Omicron hit in late 2021, there is effectively no such thing as long-lasting natural immunity to COVID-19.” www.gavi.org/vaccineswork...

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Study suggests COVID-19 infection no longer grants long-lasting immunity

New research suggests that natural immunity after a COVID-19 infection has fallen sharply since Omicron became the dominant variant.

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Jessica Wildfire @jessicawildfire.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Even if Trump were in jail, the leaders of this country would still be disabling entire generations of children with a brain-damaging virus and lying about it every single day while legions of "scientists" looked the other way. It kinda puts things into perspective.

New York Times: Covid Learning Losses, by David Leonhardt

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Distribute Aid @distributeaid.org · 01/02/2025

Hello everyone! We have an offer for 300,000 N95 masks, most of which expire at the end of July. 😷 If there are any mutual aid groups interested in these, please DM us your email and we will send you more information.

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I don’t want to organize with people that think I’m disposable. Dems and leftists are once again ignoring targeted attacks on disabled people. If you can’t fucking mask to protect the other people you’re organizing with to keep your numbers strong AT LEAST, you’re not prepared to resist shit.

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Still Masking @stlmasking.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I watched the WH press secretary claim the egg shortage was bc “Biden killed all the chickens”. Yeah. Because they were dying of bird flu. That Trump no longer wants to communicate to the public about. Awesome. And they’ll eat it up 😭

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Looks like the muppets who dropped the ball on COVID and killed and injured so many people are planning to finish the job if H5N1 gives them a chance. Droplet transmission only, 2m transmission, the same "reactionary principle" they screwed us with in COVID. www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

4.3.2. Pandemic Influenza: Transmission

Receptors for human influenza virus are predominantly located on the nasopharyngeal mucosa. Transmission of infection occurs when influenza viruses penetrate a susceptible host's defences and are deposited on viral receptors in the upper respiratory tract Footnote 49. Transmission of the human influenza virus depends on the exposure of a susceptible host to a sufficient concentration (infectious dose) and attachment to a receptor of viable human strain viral particles Footnote 50. Published clinical observationsFootnote 50, Footnote 51 suggest that influenza transmission usually occurs when the susceptible host and infectious source are within close proximity (less than two metres)Footnote 46-54.

Human-to-human transmission of the influenza virus appears to be similar to the transmission of other human influenza viruses (e.g., seasonal influenza) occurring primarily either directly or indirectly through close unprotected contact with large respiratory droplets. The contribution of close range exposure to smaller droplet nuclei to transmission of influenza is unknown, but may be more prominent under special conditions (e.g., aerosol-generating procedures). Therefore, IPC precautions for patients with suspected, probable or confirmed pandemic influenza virus infection, as well as those with other respiratory pathogens that cause ILI symptoms, should focus on controlling the spread of respiratory dropletsFootnote 46.

Exposure to the influenza virus does not necessarily result in its transmission and subsequent infection. A susceptible host may come in contact with (i.e., be exposed to) an infectious agent/infected source and NOT acquire influenza infection (i.e., transmission does not occur). The probability of infection (transmission) is dependent on a number of factors, including host mucosal immunity, infectious dose, viability and virulence of the infectious agent, and the effective implementation of Routine Practices and …

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