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Next level protection for the whole family.
Flo MaskI used to be extremely fit. Swam every lunch-time. Gym after work each day.
I never expected to experience ill-health (yeah, stupid). It hit me like a brick and I became extremely depressed.
As for "COVID... 'no longer' dangerous"...
GRRR...
I'm actually OK with acceptable levels of risk.
I know how to read a CO2 graph and wastewater charts. I have a pretty good understanding of what kinds of indoors spaces are truly risky.
I still mask all the time because my wife is disabled and there are a lot of disabled people out there who don't want to be the only masked person.
Despite being on team #MaskUp I'm also not judgmental of (most) people who've decided that they're just going to take their chances.
As a former healthcare worker and a person who was part of the public health messaging chain during 2020 and 2021, I see that it's complicated.
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(he/they) @camaradademian@neopaquita.este invito a luchar contra la eugenesia
mascarilla es cuidado comunitario
El COVID no ha terminado:
• El 50% de las infecciones son asintomáticas.
• Mínimo 10% de las infecciones acaban en COVID persistente.
• Las vacunas no evitan ni reinfecciones, ni el contagio, ni las secuelas persistentes del COVID.
• Las reinfecciones nos destrozan. No hay forma de “entrenar” el sistema inmunológico porque no es un músculo. hay una idea errónea común de que la exposición a gérmenes dañinos fortalece el sistema inmunológico. las enfermedades virales como COVID, gripe, sarampión debilitan el sistema inmunológico, dejando la posibilidad de daños duraderos. La realidad es que no construyes tu inmunidad con infecciones repetidas, las vacunas fortalecen el sistema inmunológico enseñándole a reconocer los patógenos sin todos los riesgos. Centrarnos en la prevención de las infecciones es clave.
• Un test de antígeno rápido solo logra detectar con éxito alrededor del 60% de las infecciones tempranas sintomáticas y aproximadamente el 22% de las infecciones asintomáticas. Los PCR y test moleculares son los test con más precisión.
• El COVID se propaga y mueve como el humo de un cigarro, piensa en las personas de tu alrededor y en ti como personas que están todo el día fumando, se hace más visual entender cómo se mueve el COVID.
• En las infecciones con síntomas se tarda un par de días en dar los síntomas lo que quiere decir que estás por lo menos un par de días infectando sin saberlo. Eres infeccioso de COVID por lo menos 10 días.
#CovidPersistente #LlevaMascarilla #RealistaCovid #CovidSonAerosoles #birdflu #gripeaviar
#MaskUp #WearAMask #CovidRealist #CovidIsAirbone #LongCovid
"resolver la pandemia nunca estuvo en los planes del mundo capitalista, el objetivo explícito de la clase dominante ha sido hacer que la pandemia simplemente desaparezca de la percepción pública.” Let Them Eat Plague! – The Red Clarion (unity-struggle-unity.org)
https://maskupactup.substack.com/p/activista-que-no-usa-mascarilla-o
Take notice. CAPublicHealth warns of high transmission in California.
#MaskUp w/N95Get vaccinated if ableAsk about pemivibart if immunocompromisedClean the airTest serially before gatherings, if exposed, or if sickStay home when sick
@ikuo1000 6th year of the pandemic and living in a college town, it’s always the same each year: rush week before school starts, parties galore, then public school starts. Every fall everywhere without year-round school there is a covid wave after school starts. Still, history repeats itself as routine indoor masking is not in the picture. Wish we could do better.
With the start of schools and universities anticipated in the next few weeks, the rise of SARS-CoV2 in wastewater in many parts of the US, wildfire smoke in some areas, measles outbreaks in others, can we come together and support masking in schools, especially in the first 2 weeks? Remember the days of flattening the curve?
For the fifth day in a row, we're starting the day with the official air quality measurement (AQHI) for my area of Toronto saying "5 or Moderate Risk"
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, moderate risk means:
"No need to modify your usual outdoor activities unless you experience symptoms such as coughing and throat irritation."
But according to my personal air quality device, particulate matter levels are dangerously high.
"Air is Polluted. Air quality is poor, and you may experience symptoms such as coughing and throat irritation. The pollution may cause breathing discomfort on prolonged exposure, and discomfort to people with heart disease or asthma. Try not to stay in the environment for a long period of time."
"Try not to stay in the environment for a long period of time.." Vs. "No need to modify your usual outdoor activities..."
I guess what they *really* mean is: "no need to disrupt your contribution to capitalism" while we slowly choke the life out of you.
#AirQuality #FireSmoke #AQHI #Toronto #Ontario #Canada #ClimateCollapse #MaskUp
☭ (he/they) @camaradademian@neopaquita.esLong Covid-19 Weakens Immunity In Children, Increases Risk Of Infections: Study
“The cold truth of the matter is that the motive behind COVID minimization is greed and social control. (…) Solving the pandemic was never in the cards for the capitalist world. Instead, the explicit goal of the ruling class has been to make the pandemic simply disappear from public perception.” Let Them Eat Plague! http://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/
#MaskUp #WearAMask #CovidRealist #CovidIsAirbone #LongCovid #YallMasking #DisabledLiberation #DisabilityJustice
In India, experts said symptoms attributed to long…
News18looking for an N95 mask with no metal but with an exhale valve
if his preferred model has no metal nose strip, then short term, he could sew the bands on short and long of the staples, and remove the staples?
If the moldex are too expensive, just enough to tide over if needed, and then try waving through a handful of his current preference while wearing the moldex? No need to unmask to find out if it's a problem or not - and best case if it doesn't set off he can swap back to using his current preference
Most elastomeric respirators - like probably everything at https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/c/ppe/respiratory-protection/reusable-respirators/half-mask/ - are metal-free with an exhale valve. But they are not N95s, heavier.
Wildfire smoke driving PM2.5 levels to over 500 μg/m3 in parts of Canada and the USA https://weather.gc.ca/firework/firework_anim_e.html?type=pa&utc=12
That level is extremely hazardous to health. If you can smell smoke, even if the air looks pretty clear, trust your nose, and if you can clean the air - with an air filter (indoors) or an N95 (indoors and out)!
(This post brought to you by some 
claiming that visibly brown-grey air, an irritated throat, and diffuse, very orange-yellow sunlight were signs of humidity, which might be funny if it weren't literally painful.)
#Wildfires #WildfireSmoke #Smoke #PM25 #CleanAir #CleanTheAir #MaskUp #Canada
Weather Maps, Maps, Modelling, Numerical Weather Forecasting
weather.gc.ca@verymetalsite @HannahCelsius Het aantal rioolwatermeetstations waar SARS2 virusdeeltjes gemeten worden is door RIVM teruggebracht van 311 naar 133, en de meetfrequentie is nu 1x p week. Daardoor lopen we nu 1 extra week achter met betrouwbare metingen over covid-verspreiding. Zie bv https://locovid.nl/weekbericht-covid19-2025-29/
Ook ik heb de indruk dat het aantal besmettingen toeneemt, je hoort het overal. Eind juli hadden wij ook zelf #covid19 in huis. Lastig, hele dag met ffp2 op in huis.
#MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver
My oven died before I discovered the joys of an air fryer (I hadn't seen one I thought was practical, also wondered if all the 'hoo-hah' was just hype...) I now have an expensive, empty 'cupboard'.
As for the hob... I guess I'm being a Luddite... I don't know anyone who has experience...
Good that you've got a couple of recommendations for contractors who mask though!
wearing an N95 
when there's wildfire smoke 
cuts between 19/20 and 999/1000 of dangerous PM2.5
fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution released by wildfires is even more toxic [...]
neurotoxic particles [...] including heavy metals [...]
These particles can reach the brain via the olfactory nerve and pass through the blood–brain barrier
And indoors, where PM2.5 from wildfire smoke does still reach, air purifiers are also highly effective!
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/article/2024/aug/07/how-wildfires-affect-mental-health
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#PublicHealth #CSA #CleanAir #MaskUp #COVID19 #COVID #COVID_19 #CommunityHealth #DisabilityRights #LongCOVID
If I had thought of it before, I should carry a laminated a copy of that 'Swiss cheese' model of mitigation. 
But as I hinted, I couldn't tell you the last time someone commented...
It's someone thinking I owe them an explanation that annoys me. I don't challenge people about their choices, unless I see someone pummelling someone else... and yes, I've intervened in that sort of situation, to my daughter's horror. (I can be a bit of a 'tiger'.)
I'm afraid on some occasions I get rather aggressive when someone challenges me about my mask.
On good days I try to tell myself to feel sorry for anyone who is so 'thick' they don't know any better.
That said, it's been quite a while since anyone has commented to my face. Occasionally young children can give me a look between fear and curiosity... but that's understandable if their adults don't mask.
@smollestbunny@kolektiva.socialHey is anyone overseas able to help me get some 3M aura masks or similar that have the fabric type elastic straps?
#covid #masks #maskup #n95 #covidcommunity #longcovid #covidhelp #maskassistance
☭ (he/they) @camaradademian@neopaquita.esmascarilla es cuidado comunitario
El COVID no ha terminado:
• El 50% de las infecciones son asintomáticas.
• Mínimo 10% de las infecciones acaban en COVID persistente.
• Las vacunas no evitan ni reinfecciones, ni el contagio, ni las secuelas persistentes del COVID.
• Las reinfecciones nos destrozan. No hay forma de “entrenar” el sistema inmunológico porque no es un músculo. hay una idea errónea común de que la exposición a gérmenes dañinos fortalece el sistema inmunológico. las enfermedades virales como COVID, gripe, sarampión debilitan el sistema inmunológico, dejando la posibilidad de daños duraderos. La realidad es que no construyes tu inmunidad con infecciones repetidas, las vacunas fortalecen el sistema inmunológico enseñándole a reconocer los patógenos sin todos los riesgos. Centrarnos en la prevención de las infecciones es clave.
• Un test de antígeno rápido solo logra detectar con éxito alrededor del 60% de las infecciones tempranas sintomáticas y aproximadamente el 22% de las infecciones asintomáticas. Los PCR y test moleculares son los test con más precisión.
• El COVID se propaga y mueve como el humo de un cigarro, piensa en las personas de tu alrededor y en ti como personas que están todo el día fumando, se hace más visual entender cómo se mueve el COVID.
• En las infecciones con síntomas se tarda un par de días en dar los síntomas lo que quiere decir que estás por lo menos un par de días infectando sin saberlo. Eres infeccioso de COVID por lo menos 10 días.
#CovidPersistente #LlevaMascarilla #RealistaCovid #CovidSonAerosoles #birdflu #gripeaviar
#MaskUp #WearAMask #CovidRealist #CovidIsAirbone #LongCovid
"resolver la pandemia nunca estuvo en los planes del mundo capitalista, el objetivo explícito de la clase dominante ha sido hacer que la pandemia simplemente desaparezca de la percepción pública.” Let Them Eat Plague! – The Red Clarion (unity-struggle-unity.org)
