This is a very unsurprising consequence of running around with the Infowars crowd.

https://newrepublic.com/post/183289/los-angeless-mayor-contemplating-mask-ban-just-got-covid

#LosAngeles #California #COVID

Los Angeles’s Mayor Was Contemplating a Mask Ban. She Just Got Covid.

Karen Bass floated banning masks for protesters days before coming down with Covid-19.

^{The New Republic}

Americans must be reminded, #TFG intentionally sought to infect ppl with #Covid, incl. Biden:

His disastrous Jun rally in Tulsa probably led to H Cain’s death.

TFG had tested positive for COVID days before the debate with Biden -he'd probably contracted COVID earlier than anyone suspected. This casts TFG’s behavior around the debate in a far more disturbing light. If Biden had been infected, it'd have kept him off the campaign trail during the last month of a close c-. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/presidential-debate-trump-biden-covid-2020.html

Governor Hochul Abruptly Ends COVID Sick Leave for NY State Employees - Hell Gate
https://hellgatenyc.com/governor-hochul-ends-covid-sick

#covid #nys #PublicHealth #Labor

Governor Hochul Abruptly Ends COVID Sick Leave for NY State Employees - Hell Gate

COVID-19 cases are again on the rise in New York. Statewide, the number of recorded cases has increased five-fold since April, though they are still below levels reached this past winter.

^{hellgatenyc.com}

I knew the CDC is no longer tracking Covid cases, but this still seems like an absurd state of affairs. "Most likely increasing"?

"Cases are most likely increasing in 39 states & aren’t declining anywhere in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...

"The CDC no longer tracks Covid cases, but it estimates transmission based on emergency department visits."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/covid-summer-wave-rcna158638

Also: Zero mention of masks in this article.

#Covid #Covid19 #CovideIsNotOver

The Covid summer wave is here

Covid cases are likely increasing in 39 states and aren’t declining in any, according to the CDC— evidence that an anticipated summer wave is underway.

^{Aria Bendix (NBC News)}

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An Understanding of Why Let it Rip is Happening.

tldr; it's business ( corporate profit seeking business ) as normal

Couldn't understand why #LetItRip has been the #CovidResponse of govs around the globe.

Then I read the article below about how 275 million deaths (EDIT 2.7 million only) a year in #Europe are facilitated by corporations actions so as to boost profits.

#Covid deaths of 2 million total just don't stack up against 2.7 million annual. (Edited)
...

https://canadahealthwatch.ca/2024/06/20/the-who-says-corporate-greed-is-causing-millions-of-preventable-deaths

The WHO says corporate greed is causing millions of preventable deaths

CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁 The most important health news, in one place.

^{Canada Healthwatch}

The Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development has published a paper, The impacts of #longCOVID across OECD countries, which looks the burden of Long #Covid including how it may impact productivity & the labour force.

https://www.oecd.org/health/the-impacts-of-long-covid-across-oecd-countries-8bd08383-en.htm

Hashtags:
@longcovid
#PwLC #postcovid #postcovid19 #LC #Covidlonghaulers #PostCovidSyndrome #longhaulers #PASC #COVIDBrain
@covid19 #Coronavirus
#COVIDー19 #COVID19 #COVID_19 #SARSCoV2 @novid #novid #CovidIsNotOver
@auscovid19 #auscovid19

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From Dr. David Putrino, Director of Rehabilitation Innovation for the Mount Sinai Health System, and a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation & Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai:

"We need to be very, very firm with our messaging that there is no such thing as a mild SARS-CoV-2 infection. There is no such thing as a SARS-CoV-2 infection that does NOT have prolonged consequences.”

https://boingboing.net/2024/06/20/long-covid-expert-all-infections-have-prolonged-consequences.html

h/t @Brad
#Covid #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver

Can we talk about pandemics for a second? Can we talk about how badly managed the early stages of the next pandemic are in the US and with a significantly higher fatality rate than covid, a lot of people could die? Like potentially half?

https://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/debilitating-a-generation-expert-warns-that-long-covid-may-eventually-affect-most-americans

Can we talk about how politicised population health management has become because profits? Can we talk about how the economy needs people to exist, and if half of all people die in a pandemic, then there is no economy? Can we talk about how "the pandemic is over" is a lie?

Can we talk about mass disabling events and the impact that has on society? Can we talk about the lies regarding children's experience of covid? Can we talk about how relatively inexpensive mitigation (air purifiers, masking, etc) have been demonised?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-16/children-with-long-covid-dismissed-doctors-myth-virus-harmless/103959078

Can we talk about how big corporations blocked cheap vaccines in poor nations? Can we talk about how covid is now "just like the flu?" Can we talk about how the flu is actually a very serious virus? Can we talk about chronic fatigue/post-viral syndrome/long covid have been poorly managed forever?

Can we keep talking about all of this? Can we lobby our politicians, health leaders and the like and get them to take this seriously? Can we have as much health as possible and not have it taken away from us by a disease that could be better managed societally?

#covid #CovidIsNotOver #Pandemic

Too many children with long COVID are suffering in silence. Their greatest challenge? The myth that the virus is 'harmless' for kids

They're losing their formative years to this debilitating disease. But for too many children with long COVID, finding help is a frustrating and traumatic process that leaves them feeling isolated and invisible.

^{Hayley Gleeson (ABC News)}

The NC Governor vetoed the anti-mask bill, and now it will go back to the House of Rep who could over-ride that. We cannot have that. It does not protect maskers.

I put info why, including a sample email and the email addresses of the house that you can copy and paste and send out ASAP

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14dBWPtGRpYD_inhFATpfcRceXo57Qp_jE_kRnm6u9pc/edit

#MaskUp #covid #CovidIsNotOver #LongCOVID #HB237

View Only HB 237 NC House of Rep

Campaign to Stop NC HB 237 from being passed in the North Carolina House of Representatives Originally Created on 5-17-24 by Shea O’Neil, last updated 6-22-24 6-21-24 Update: NC Governor Vetoes HB 237 (mask bill) on June 21, 2024, Citing It Doesn’t…

^{Google Docs}

We've had to let go of friends who believe covid is "just a cold" or who deny long covid -- and it hurts.

This is the last day to pre-order and support The Covid Safety Handbook: https://kck.st/3KhdUdS

#covid #COVID19 #kickstarter #books #audiobook #LongCovid

My latest project: the Ban-Proof Respirator

https://medium.com/@samyoureyes/the-ban-proof-respirator-bpr-a27173d9355e

#covid #masking #maskbans #facemasks #masks #covid19

The Ban-Proof Respirator (BPR) - Sam Hall - Medium

[Update: I’m working on a 2nd version based on a CPAP nasal pillow setup that I think will be much better than the diving snorkel version, but will cost about twice as much. Stay tuned for progress…

^{Sam Hall (Medium)}