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This is the most measles cases in 40 years. It's more than all the years combined since Canada eliminated the virus in 1998 - a status we will likely lose in 2025. And it's all thanks to anti-vaxx rhetoric (and policy) and Covid blowing up immune systems.

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@governorferguson.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @repemilyrandall.bsky.social @doh.wa.gov

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N95 masks are PPE. They’re designed to protect the wearer from covid, airborne viruses, wildfire smoke & more. They’re a public health tool. Gaitors & bandanas are face coverings worn by ICE goons who want to conceal their identity because they’re kidnapping people They’re not the same.

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#COVID19 Nothing will ever be the same. We are living in a different world now. Obviously 😞

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Why did you choose to stop masking in public places?

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If 4.9 million kids with asthma is a national health priority, what does it mean when 5.8 million have Long Covid? Why is the #1 chronic condition in children being ignored?

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Future generations will admire how quickly we moved on after the pandemic. ... Just kidding. Future generations will ask why we took medical advice from private equity, which, fearing that the value of its investments might change, pumped enormous energy into convincing people to "move on"...

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ZERO cervical cancer cases have been detected in fully vaccinated girls and women since HPV immunisation at age 12-13 started in Scotland in 2008. That's 17 years of proven success. RFK Jr is about to scrap that in the US. 🤦‍♂️😬

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Reminder: Zohran is one of the few NYC mayoral candidates who is outright opposed to a mask ban

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Please codify the right to wear K/N95 respirators. They are critical PPE/public health tools. @governorferguson.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @repemilyrandall.bsky.social @doh.wa.gov

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Despite its "climate haven" reputation, Seattle faces significant climate risks, including extreme heat, flooding, landslides, wildfire smoke, and sea level rise. Like everywhere else, these risks will keep increasing until we stop burning fossil fuels. #ShowYourStripes showyourstripes.info

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Akiko Iwasaki’s latest paper on #LongCOVID being a neuroimmune disease (not a respiratory disease as it was initially thought). Clear pathomechanisms proposed ⬇️

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hear me out... what if you wore a well-fitting KN95 or N95 mask when in crowded public spaces like a con... especially as we're entering a summer Covid surge... just a thought!

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

I received a discharge letter from the long covid clinic. Not because I've recovered at all, but because there's nothing more they're going to do for me.

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Kiddo recently took intro tennis lessons put on by the township. Four lessons for five bucks. Today, he's at the local courts practicing with his friend instead of playing video games. He says he's found his sport. Never underestimate the value of municipal recreation programs!

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I am just a microscopist with social anxiety. But seeing #Covid impact on the brain through the lenses of the microscope has affected me. It’s hard not to feel for the millions sick everywhere. Below is a 2021 video about our research. Can we please keep talking about #LongCovid?

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The CDC wastewater surveillance system has COVlD transmission up 8% relative to last week's report. This is the largest increase since the 1st week of January.

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I have seen 2 patients in clinic today whose (severe) Long Covid started with an infection in 2024. Both had experienced previous COVID infections. This really hasn’t gone away 😢

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Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid... @juliadoubleday.bsky.social 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

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Okay, we did a deep dive. Important Context and the Center for Media and Democracy have everything you need to know about what’s happening with the CDC’s critical vaccine panel that Robert Kennedy Jr. is reshaping. www.importantcontext.news/p/kennedy-st...

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It’s cool we do have a tool that works against this (N95s). If you need free ones, there’s very likely a local mask bloc that would be glad to help. Here’s a worldwide directory of them: MaskBloc.org

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🚨The most detailed takedown of the new ACIP members and the most fact-based slap to those still minimizing their anti-vaxx, anti-science records. If you're still saying 'The new ACIP isn’t that bad' — you seriously need to read this.

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Have you submitted your pro-vaccine access comment ahead of the next ACIP meeting yet? You have til tonight, June 20, at 11:59ET— see @peoplescdc.org for a comment guide and where to submit: peoplescdc.substack.com/p/today-june...

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A new #LongCovid clinical trial is enrolling for bezisterim, an investigational anti-inflammatory drug that crosses the blood-brain barrier. It has been studied in neurological & neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s. 1/

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Republicans want to auction off 3.3 million acres of our public lands, including iconic parts of WA, to give the ultra-wealthy tax cuts. Alpine lakes, Pacific Crest Trail views, Olympic forests, all on the chopping block. HANDS OFF OUR PUBLIC LANDS!

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🚨A must-read short 🧵 by @linnj.bsky.social on Twitter: "I think one of the biggest failures in the early pandemic response was the messaging around shielding the vulnerable..." 🚨 threadreaderapp.com/thread/19334...

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From an insurance perspective, this matters because vaccines recommended by ACIP have to be covered (with no out-of-pocket cost) by most health plans. Insurers could choose to continue to pay for vaccines even if they aren't ACIP-recommended, but they wouldn't be required to do so.

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Urgent action needed to keep vaccines free and accessible! School requirements help keep community rates up. @governorferguson.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @repemilyrandall.bsky.social @doh.wa.gov

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Folks in rural areas: The Big Beautiful Bill will close your local hospitals after the Medicaid cuts take effect. Tell your senators your community needs them to stay open!

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CDC is urging summer camp operators to check for measles immunity status among campers and staff this summer due to increasing measles cases in the US. This is especially critical in regions with low/dropping vax rates. Helpful checklist for camp operators: www.cdc.gov/measles/down...

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