Thank You for Masking!

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A sticker project supporting a wonderful family in Gaza - Bahaa, Manal, and their two kids Anwar (3) and Ayla (6mo). https://linktree.com/thanksformasking

If you think children or teens only suffered because of online learning, but not because their own health has been devastatingly compromised or because they lost family members to Covid, then I don’t know what to say to you.

For the millionth time… CHILDREN THAT NEEDED SCHOOLS FOR FOOD, SHELTER, SAFETY, ALSO NEEDED TO BE KEPT SAFE FROM DISEASE. It was never one thing or another. We should have worked a lot harder to make schools a lot safer much earlier on.

Hot take: surveillance capitalism is bad AND a good chunk of the anti-fitness tracker discourse is fueled by the same kind of chronic illness denial that keeps pushing "brain retraining." Like no, actually, POTS is not a social contagion and heart rate tracking does not cause symptoms.

Six years since the start of COVID and this type of misinformation by omission is still rampant. The best protection against airborne pathogens is wearing a high quality mask.

What is the biggest infectious disease risk at World Cup matches?

Health experts say the more realistic worry is about respiratory diseases like the cold, flu, RSV, and COVID. These spread readily through the air—via coughs and sneezes—especially in crowded conditions. Many stadiums are outdoors, which helps cut down on transmission, but being in tight quarters next to someone who is sick could make you sick as well.How can I protect myself from getting sick?

It's advice you've heard since childhood, but doctors say the best defense against germs is washing your hands. Traditional soap and water work on a number of levels, from the physical removal and destruction of microbes on your hands to cleaning away any dirt and grime.

1) 🇳🇿 A survey in New Zealand among 333 ME/CFS and Long Covid patients found that half of the respondents had experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months.

Table 3. Prevalence of food insecurity in the previous 12 months, according to disease severity, among 333 people with ME/CFS or Long Covid.

Can't say I love it when "covid conscious" people use brain damage as a "why are things bad now" argument. That's eugenics!! Disabled people did not cause whatever issue you're mad about. Capitalism and white supremacy predate 2019 and covid just provided a new opportunity for bad shit. Do better!!

As a former full-time freelancer, one aspect that is aggravating about the Long Covid/Wired feature is how hard it is to get longform features accepted at publications. Like, this likely passed an editor's meeting, not just one person accepting a pitch.

Large study (av age 45) shows people with #LongCovid are 4.48x more likely to have a Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event (stroke, pulmonary embolism, heart failure) & 53% more likely to die. True regardless of age, BMI, vaccination, variant. Risks last 3+ years from infection. 1/

4 graphs showing increasing risk of MACE, coronary artery disease, stroke, and mortality in LC vs non-LC

It's #worldmaskweek, which is a great time to get back into masking if you've stopped over the last few years. Commit to masking at the "big 3" this week: stores, transit, and medical appointments.

Thank You for Masking!@thanksformasking.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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Always funny to see men come on here and shout the mainstream opinion in their best contrarian voice. Instead of the Bluesky bubble or GLP-1s, why not pick something actually controversial: these pro-masking stickers support a family in Gaza linktree.com/thanksformasking

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A sticker project supporting a wonderful family in Gaza - Bahaa, Manal, and their two kids Anwar (3) and Ayla (6mo).

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