Explicitly capitalist media is telling you that getting/continuing to get COVID is really bad for you and is, mortifyingly, still doing more to warn you than most public health leaders are.
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again
As someone who developed long covid from my first, mild covid infection, THANK YOU for stopping the spread. I wish more people isolated after being exposed, so the virus didn't continue to run rampant.
Do you know if IFN-a sprays are available OTC or by prescription?
Deaths from acute Covid are significantly down from the pre-vax days. But long Covid? Now topping 30% in 14 countries recently reviewed, a direct consequence of a vax and relax strategy that allows infinite reinfections. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...
Nailed it.
Really enjoyed reviewing Adrianne Lenker's live album for @pitchfork.com. It's such a gorgeous example of what this kind of album can be.
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Incredible album!
“It's kind of like saying, ‘You’ve been through an earthquake, but the earthquake is over. So don't complain to me that the building is destroyed. Don’t complain to me that you’re injured. I’m not seeing the earth shaking. It’s over.’"
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YES.
There's a small group of us in the Hudson Valley building public health messaging projects inspired by Gran Fury—the art/marketing component of ACT UP.
Exactly.
“Recovered” from long covid is still like 50% of being a regular human. I will never be like I was before. I feel like I’m running on half capacity at all times
Seeing others mask, especially public figures, is such a critical flicker of light in the growing darkness.
It’s no mystery. COVID is airborne, very contagious, and dozens of entertainers & performers were gathered closely together & not wearing masks.
Can’t believe we’re still doing this five years in.
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I was lucky enough to work at Pitchfork when @amyphillips.bsky.social was News Director. In that role, she had so many other priorities that reading her writing, when she did publish, was a true thrill. Glad to see her byline there once again.
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Just to recap what is happening, since public health has gone AWOL:
* This is the worst flu season in 15 years. Not just number of cases but number of *severe* cases.
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🔥 Awesome public health messaging from Matt McGorry & @nychealthy.bsky.social
Direct simple facts that everyone should know
🌟FACT 1: There is a risk of #longcovid with every COVID infection... 📺🧵
Covid is an awful virus. I'm sorry you went through that.
I'm participating in the trial investigating whether repurposing HIV antivirals is a viable treatment. We're on the meds for three months. 😬
Heck yeah, Evan. Congrats!
A private citizen shutting down a government agency is a coup. Do not normalize this.
What the US is experiencing right now is fascism. There's no other word for it and pretending that it's verboten to say so diminishes the truth as much as they are diminishing the truth. It's fascism. It's arrived.
I live in horror of how this administration would handle another pandemic.
What a delightful bookstore! So glad you're getting to launch your book there.
When I trained in medicine I was told that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) was rare. I expected to see a handful of cases in my whole career.
Now I have Long Covid related CFS myself, I know of many affected colleagues, & saddest of all, 3 of my kids’ friends.
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This is a screenshot of an AI response that says, "It's a sobering reality that without better mitigation strategies, we could be facing a massive accumulation of disability and chronic illness across the population."
I got to talking with AI about long covid, reinfection rates, and the long-term implications of letting covid go unchecked.
AI gets it! Now, how can we get everyone else to take this more seriously? #longcovid #covidisnotover
I thought I was, but good point. I'll try drinking more.
I had such high hopes, too.
I'm participating in a clinical trial to see if HIV antivirals can be repurposed to treat #longcovid. I'm pretty sure I didn't get the placebo bc I've been absolutely FLATTENED for the past two weeks.
Considering how much worse this has made my symptoms, I don't know if I'll make it 'til the end.
