I'm in VA and the MAGA biddies on NextDoor are losing their MINDS over this, acting like it is end of days and posting "WELCOME TO 1984," and honestly kind of hilariously misinterpeting the bill.
Our children are being repeatedly infected with an airborne pathogen and everyone is just shrugging their shoulders as though there’s nothing we can do.
We have failed.
"This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?"
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth Plummeting. 📉
It is a hideous scandal that they can publish a chart as obvious as this and not even mention the words 'covid infections'.
“Why the hell would a sitting president write an executive order to prevent the data from being accessed?… Because it shows how BADLY the US & world fumbled Covid & are directly responsible for millions of unnecessary deaths & now rapidly increasing diseases related to repeated COVID infections.”
Women: We live in a constant state of vigilance because men pose a constant threat to us, here are literally millions of corroborating stories.
Men: What a scary time for men this is.
Screenshot of a The Sick Times article titled “Two new books help children understand how Long COVID impacts their family members,” written by Heather Hogan and published March 4, 2026. The image shows a children’s book cover titled “Long COVID Transformed My Sister into a Turtle,” featuring a cartoon turtle wearing headphones and sunglasses, with bookshelves in the background.
Two new books help children understand how Long COVID impacts their family members
🔹Long COVID Transformed My Mommy
🔹Long COVID Transformed My Sister into a Turtle
Portions of the books proceeds will be donated to the Bateman Horne Center and advocacy groups Long COVID Kids and Long Covid Families
If someone is going to get queer bashed if they show up as their full selves in public. If someone is going to get COVID (and become futher disabled) if they show up in public. I mean-- what is it that you expect THEM to do? Maybe YOU are the one who needs to do something to make things accessible.
really tired of conversations about how we need to get people to spend more time offline that don't acknowledge that one of the reasons people ARE online is their access needs aren't being met in physical spaces. This is especially true for queer people and disabled people.
"there is no cure for long Covid"
Also no supports while you recover - financial, physical, mental health
White graphic with black and pink text. Top left: “whn.global”. Top right: “Long COVID Awareness Month”. Main text: “Every COVID infection adds risk, not protection.” The word “risk” is in bright pink; the rest is in black. Below in bright pink: “Each infection increases the risk of Long COVID.” Bottom text: “World Health Network - Science for a safer, healthier world.”
Every COVID infection adds risk, not protection. The more times someone is infected, the higher their risk of developing Long COVID.
Reducing infections is one of the most important ways to protect long-term health. The Five Pillars of Protection help lower risk by layering prevention strategies:
Medical orgs blocking, deleting comments, ignoring and disrespecting patients, clinicians, researchers, attendees and supporters (people they are meant to serve) over observations or criticisms that masks aren’t worn/required, or clean air tools aren’t used — this must stop 🧵
A woman with Long Covid won almost one million dollars in a lawsuit against her employer who refused to allow her work from home accommodations.
May this set a precedent.
Remote work should be accessible to all who need it.
It’s a game changer for people with disabilities.
a traditional painting of herons in flight among trees, green, pink and white hues
I painted herons in flight. medium: Nicker poster colour on Arches watercolour paper
Gorgeous!
Every doctor who psychologized ME/CFS, Long COVID, and chronic pain in autoimmune diseases should apologize & have their license suspended until they complete & pass relevant science education.
This is NEUROLOGICAL not psychological / psychosomatic.
A meme of a summoning circle with the words "Catastrophic Gen Ai Bubble Collapse" in the center.
One day this stupid thing will work.
People sniffling everywhere: please wear a mask. There is no excuse for someone who is clearly sick to endanger others. We can find you a good one that fits even. Everyone should mask in shared air but especially if you are obviously sick
Family and friends often do not believe, do not support, or do not care. Many who work in medicine are either ignorant or refuse to believe even though studies prove LC exists. Masking say, "I believe you. I care." 🩷
you wanna know why people with long COVID are insistent about masks so much so that they "annoy" you?
Because there is often no real treatment/care easily accessible for many of us.
Workplaces make it hard for us to earn a living.
Have a little consideration, ffs.
What if there was a mindful way to steal people’s art, pollute Black neighborhoods, and raise everyone’s electric bill?
🧵One thing I’ll always remember from when mask mandates were dropped is how gleefully my colleagues at the time rushed back to normal.
I begged them to consider what it meant for high risk folks like me.
“Everyone has to take personal responsibility,” said my boss. (1/3)
I know that I sound like a broken record but I think once this society was ok with accepting mass covid deaths just to be able to eat at Applebees then all bets were off.
Would really appreciate it if a greater percentage of people liking and replying in agreement to this take (which is correct) were still masking, getting boosted, and otherwise engaging in any level of covid mitigation. The virus is very much still around and still causing harm.
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this cannot be stated enough. it is still here doing untold damage and having allowed those in power to make us unsee this has undermined our ability to resist not only that mass death and disablement but so, so much else that degrades us all that walks right in with it through that very same door
In honour of Long Covid Awareness Month, here are 2 asks for fellow Blueskyers
1. Wear an N95 in public to reduce transmission & in solidarity with the millions living with Long Covid
2. Please stand up to large accounts that minimize this illness & who dunk on disabled folks
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For Long Covid Awareness Month, sending love to everyone who has friends, family and/or partners who have no awareness that it's Long Covid Awareness Month
