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"Parents of children with #longCovid claim they have been accused of faking or exaggerating their child’s illness, leading to social services’ involvement and... court cases and the threat of the child’s removal from the home."
What happens when you mandate masks at a conference now that most people no longer wear them but medically vulnerable people are still at risk because #CovidIsNotOver? In the case of #PyConUS, the conference sells out.
Why a masking policy? “Many of us and our fellow community members can’t attend without health and safety guidelines in place. We want PyCon US to be an event that everyone feels safe attending,” organizers explained.
“Four years ago, a dangerous new virus started spreading. Nobody knew anything about it. We had no choice but to use masks and social distancing. They protected us. We wore masks that were okay but not great. We got vaccines, but not great ones. Now we know better. We have better masks. We have better air purifiers. We're developing better vaccines. We have nose sprays. We could actually control Covid instead of submitting to constant infection that results in inevitable disability and slow death. We don't have to accept it.”
I think it is really important we speak out against this bill as it could be copy-catted in other states, and its just messed up, so I started an email campaign: TIME-SENSITIVE!: Join the email campaign to stop HB 237 from passing in NC House of Representatives! If passed, this bill will make it illegal to wear a mask in public even for medical reasons, more info at https://the-maskers-comic.yolasite.com/stophb237 We need to send these emails out ASAP!
"Every time you wear a mask or plug in an air purifier, you're doing counter memory. You're reminding people that masks and air purifiers don't symbolize danger or loss of freedom. They symbolize health and protection. They kept us safe. They keep us safe now."
Update on Mask Ban in NC: Since this bill passed in the Senate, we now have to stop it from passing in the House: TIME-SENSITIVE!: Join the email campaign to stop HB 237 from passing in NC House of Representatives! If passed, this bill will make it illegal to wear a mask in public even for medical reasons, info here: https://the-maskers-comic.yolasite.com/stophb237
Take home message: if you’re sick, stay home. Yes, even if you test negative. Because no one wants your germs, and immunocompromised people look exactly like you. You cough and sputter all over us, you’ve ruined weeks/months/years of our lives. STAY THE FUCK HOME IF YOU’RE SICK.
Purely, purely anecdotally, there's more Covid around again. Last wknd heard from 3 folks on the east coast and now a couple in Southern California. Maybe just my circles, or else the lull was shorter than usual. Idk. Stay safe out there.
The evidence that covid can dysregulate the immune system is — at this point — extensive, though not well-publicized. A close eye on covid-related subreddits will reveal — with surprising frequency — posts asking about, or describing, anecdotal experiences with this. Here are over a dozen:
"... how many people know COVID-19 infection can cause headaches and migraines weeks or months later? Or that it can cause fainting? Nausea? Heart attacks? Cardiac complications in adults and children? Embolisms? ADHD-like symptoms? Neurological issues? How many people are suffering the long-term sequelae of COVID-19 infection but not drawing the causal link and instead ascribing their new conditions to bad luck or aging?"
"Anyone else who feels they would benefit from a spring vaccine can contact the call centre to book a vaccine at 1-833-838-2323. You may also be able to walk into a pharmacy, where the vaccine is available."
Heute mal wieder im Büro gewesen, wo der soziale Druck - ausgesprochen oder unausgesprochen - auf mich immer am stärksten wirkt. Übertreibe ich nicht vielleicht doch mit der Maskenkonsequenz?
Und dann kommt man nach Hause und liest das. 🤯
"Bis zum Jahr 2033 werden voraussichtlich eine Milliarde Menschen an Long Covid leiden – die meisten davon in den ökonomisch aktiven Altersgruppen."
@violetblue 's Pandemic Roundups document a relentless virus, it's potentially debilitating and dangerous effects, and the equally relentless official denials that it's even a problem:
-US: North Carolina votes to ban masks “for public health reasons”
-Covid 60% more deadly than influenza
-New FLiRT symptoms include palm rash, muscle pain, fibrosing lung
-US: no fall vaccines for uninsured
Lots of attention given to absenteeism, threats to fine parents, online dashboards for real-time student tracking and all the BS non-solutions.
Instead we could clean the air in schools, normalise masking in risky environments, regularise testing, support adequate isolation. But for that it would be necessary to break out of the collective delusion and admit that #CovidIsNotOver.
You'd expect the teacher unions to be raising hell about this, but they also seem to be caught in the fantasy that covid (and all the other diseases) are fine to catch over and over again, and that workers' health is disposable.
Covid won't get better until there is collective action to materially change the conditions where it spreads.
We know what to do and it's cheaper, easier and better than this endless cycle of death and disability.
Das der Abwärtstrend nicht ewig weitergehen konnte war ja klar, leider entfernen wir uns jetzt wieder vom niedrigen Niveau - die nächste Welle nimmt seit einigen Wochen Fahrt auf, unsere temporäre Immunität lässt offenbar mal wieder nach:
So here’s why we held reception outdoors: this morning someone who was in attendance reported that their partner woke up today with Covid. They have now stayed home from conf today out of abundance of caution, but people were probably exposed or would have been indoors
We also have a mask policy for indoor conference spaces (it’s required) but compliance has been low so… this is why I haven’t been doing in-person conferences and will continue to abstain 😷😩#Petrocultures2024#CovidIsNotOver
Today, I’m happy to report, masking went wayyy up. Not perfect but most people just needed a reminder. Hope is not lost. #Petrocultures2024#CovidIsNotOver
"Unfortunately, the newest widely circulating pathogen in the human population uses a broadly expressed ACE2 receptor to infect cells, meaning it can damage almost any part of the body."
"They want your ignorance and incur no cost if you are harmed by being repeatedly infected by COVID-19 or any other pathogen that might be surging in its wake."
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is doing a study on the impact from covid on people's health.
They need folk who have had and have NOT had covid for a survey.
"COVID-19 has infected more than 600 million people and has resulted in greater than 6 million deaths globally. Research scientists from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health want to better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people’s health.
We are interested in hearing from people who have experienced COVID-19 illness and those who have not. Everyone’s experience is important for us to understand."
#FunFact
The same N-95, KN-95, and equivalent respirators that protect you from airborne contagious disease also provide protection from wildfire smoke. #MaskUp#AirQuality#CovidIsNotOver