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Mask Bloc Waterloo Region

@maskblocwr.bsky.social

We provide masks, tests, air purifiers, and health information free of charge in the so-called Waterloo Region. 💙 Make requests through our linktree or website. 💙 ⭐ We are volunteer-run. Join us! ⭐ https://linktr.ee/maskblocwr | https://maskblocwr.org/

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Dr. Jen Irwin@drjenirwin.bsky.social · yesterday

“‘Outdated’ health policies surrounding Covid still pose a danger today, says U of C researcher” Sept 18, 2026 @mark-ungrin.bsky.social 👏 www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

‘Outdated’ health policies surrounding Covid still pose a danger today, says U of C researcher

University of Calgary professor Mark Ungrin has dedicated years of research highlighting what he believes is of significant concern to all Canadians’ health.

ctvnews.ca

Conor Browne@brownecfm.bsky.social · 4h ago

Articles like these are emblematic of the institutional amnesia surrounding Covid-19. A pathogen that emerged less than seven years ago, which can cause fatigue during the acute infection and as a common long-term effect, not even mentioned. Conspicuously absent. www.nbcnews.com/health/menta...

Why are Americans so tired? CDC report highlights who’s feeling it most

Fatigue is one of the most common concerns reported in primary care visits, yet not much attention is given to how often adults in the U.S. are coping with it.

nbcnews.com

The Vertlartnic@thev.bsky.social · 14h ago

There’s Nothing Wrong With Anyone, And The Things That Aren’t Wrong Weren’t Caused By That, And Even If They Were, They’re Good For You, And Your Fault, And Inevitable, And Anyway It’s Time To Move On.

A serious man Headline: There’s Nothing Wrong With Anyone, And The Things That Aren’t Wrong Weren’t Caused By That, And Even If They Were, They’re Good For You, And Your Fault, And Inevitable, And Anyway It’s Time To Move On. Story by Morris Again and Basil Arsenal Photo from Adobe
babs ✨@itsbabs.bsky.social · 2d ago

“It’s possible, even likely, that one or more of the other explanations for longCovid’s pathology is … viral persistence leading to immune dysfunction, for example, which then prompts inflammation or interferes with mitochondria & causes cellular damage.” it’s hubris to think it won’t happen to you

Perhaps surprisingly, Peluso was initially skeptical that viral persistence could be a key characteristic of long Covid. "We're really trained to conceive of most pathogens as transient, especially RNA viruses like SARS-CoV-2," he told me. But when Peluso and his colleagues began analyzing tissue from LIINC participants, they were stunned to find the virus's RNA in the tissue of people with long Covid who were months or even years past their initial infection. "It was only when we started to see it in our own program that I began to realize that the truth might be more complicated than what the textbook said," he recalled. "When you're looking at that slide in front of you, it's quite remarkable."
Patient-Led Research Collaborative@patientled.bsky.social · 3d ago

PLRC member @julialmv.bsky.social was just featured in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social — discussing her journey as a #LongCovid patient advocate and her work with PLRC. "The paper that collaboration yielded... has since been viewed online two million times, and it has been cited 4,000 times"

Danielle Beckman@daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 2d ago

Covid is not over just because people got tired of hearing about it. #SARSCoV2 is still circulating, still being detected in the air, and still causing chronic diseases like #LongCovid Another reminder that the air we share is part of public health infrastructure. Clean air is public health.

Dr. Jen Irwin@drjenirwin.bsky.social · 2d ago

“Air sampling at four US airports in 2023 and 2024 detected SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in over 98% of samples and influenza A in over 17%, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public Health” www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/air...

World Health Network@thewhn.bsky.social · 2d ago

On World Patient Safety Day, patient safety includes more than treating the condition that brought someone to their provider. COVID-19 can lead to Long COVID, and repeated infections have increasing health impacts. Preventing exposure in health care settings is part of healthcare. (...)

World Health Network graphic for World Patient Safety Day. Large text reads: “Patient safety means preventing the next infection.” Below: “COVID is communicable, and a single COVID infection can lead to Long COVID that lasts for months or years. Reinfections are common.” Blue virus illustrations appear on the right. Top text: “whn.global” and “World Health Network — Science for a safer, healthier world.” Bottom label: “World Patient Safety Day.”World Health Network graphic for World Patient Safety Day. Large text reads: “Safe care should not create new harm.” Below: “People can be infected with SARS-CoV-2 more than once, and repeated infections carry increasing health risks. For someone already living with Long COVID or another chronic condition, being exposed to another infection can have even more serious consequences. Preventing that exposure is part of patient safety.” Top text: “whn.global” and “World Health Network — Science for a safer, healthier world.” Bottom label: “World Patient Safety Day.”World Health Network graphic for World Patient Safety Day. Large text reads: “Safe care includes safe air.” Below: “Hospitals and other health care facilities already take measures to prevent avoidable infections. Preventing airborne transmission should be an essential part of those protections. Better ventilation and filtration, well-fitting respiratory protection (N95 or better) for patients, visitors, and health care workers, strong standards for respiratory protection, and broader policies that reduce exposure to airborne pathogens make health care environments safer. Protection should extend beyond the exam room to waiting rooms, hallways, elevators, restrooms, cafeterias, and other shared spaces.” A blue air-themed icon appears at the lower right. Top text: “whn.global” and “World Health Network — Science for a safer, healthier world.” Bottom label: “World Patient Safety Day.”World Health Network graphic for World Patient Safety Day. Large text reads: “Patients should leave health care healthier than when they entered.” Below: “Communicable and noncommunicable diseases do not exist in separate worlds. An infection can cause chronic disease. Chronic illness can make another infection more consequential. And a person seeking treatment should not acquire a new illness in the process. Safe care includes preventing the next infection.” An orange line icon at the lower right shows a person above an open hand with a heart and medical cross. Top text: “whn.global” and “World Health Network — Science for a safer, healthier world.” Bottom label: “World Patient Safety Day.”
Public Health Action Network@publichealthaction.bsky.social · 4d ago

It was a fascinating conversation and we're looking forward to chatting with these folks again to see how the situation in Canada is progressing, especially if the new standard requiring healthcare workers to use N95+ masks in healthcare settings is finalized and adopted.

Jessica Ellis@baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 4d ago

This is genuinely disinformation. Vaccines are great are reducing severity, they do not greatly reduce your risk of getting sick, and even that effect wanes within a few months. Masking with n95s or kn95s and cleaning the air are the best protections against getting sick.

Gothamist@gothamist.com · 4d ago

City and state health officials say vaccines are the best protection against getting sick during respiratory virus season: gothamist.visitlink.me/QMbCuO

Miles W. Griffis@mileswgriffis.bsky.social · 3d ago

"Mainstream outlets have published misinformation on Long COVID, calling it [psychosomatic] despite the plethora of research that proves it’s a biological disease. This parallels climate nonexperts questioning climate change’s seriousness and calling it a “hoax.”" thesicktimes.org/2026/09/15/d...

Denial is a tactic for both the COVID-19 and climate crises - The Sick Times

Corporate interests have had more say in our behaviors toward both COVID-19 and the climate crisis than any evidence-based public health response.

thesicktimes.org