Online Open Mic! We are holding our second open mic event. 🎤 Sat 21st of Feb 🎤 8:00 - 9:30pm

"What does it mean to have Long Covid?" Dr Nancy Klimas explains: #watch #longcovid www.facebook.com/share/r/1C51...

Some Winter Olympics athletes, teams, and their loved ones are protecting themselves from airborne pathogens by masking and isolating. Meanwhile, the media stigmatizes disease prevention while minimizing serious risks of Long COVID. Read more from @mileswgriffis.bsky.social: bit.ly/4rHDA6R

A long thread with lots of receipts. Well worth bookmarking. @covidactionnz.bsky.social @sassypolitico.bsky.social

We were at the Whau ZineFest which was part of PrideFest Out West. We offered free zines sharing information about how to stay safe from Covid (and other airborne illnesses), free masks and free RAT tests. Thanks to the organisers and attendees for the warm welcome.

WHO sees low risk of Nipah Virus spreading beyond India #nipah #publichealth www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/5...

It's that time of year when our tamariki head back to their classrooms... If only they were all clean air classrooms, which protect health and promote achievement. You can urge your child's school to apply to receive CO2 monitors.

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Ngā mihi o te tau hou Pākehā! We hope you had a safe and restful festive season. Both our sites, Newtown Library in Pōneke Wellington and the Western Community Centre in Kirikiriroa Hamilton, are open again and are stocked with masks.

Aotearoa Te Waipounamu: election year this year means possibility of candidates listening to our issues @covidactionnz.bsky.social has a pretty decent list of recommendations, including advocating for better sick leave provision and clean air standards

University of Utah researchers analyzed data from over 16,000 U.S. adults and found those with long COVID had 40% higher healthcare costs, mainly due to more outpatient and office visits. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Stay safe out there. There are indications we may be entering another wave. We have resources on our website about staying safe but also what to do if you do test positive: covidaction.nz/en/resources

From our mask bloc: Here's our 2025 wrapped, and these numbers are after only three months of being up and running! A big thank you.... www.facebook.com/share/p/19Lw...

Look out for our member email today or sign up here: covidaction.nz

For anyone who's navigating indoor gatherings or anticipating difficult conversations with loved ones this holiday season, some of these tips from the northern hemisphere may come in handy: www.oliviabelknaptherapy.com/post/navigat...

Do you agree that every New Zealander has the right to access healthcare without the risk of catching a deadly or disabling virus?

We had a highly enjoyable event, with original and popular songs and poems performed by a good number of different contributors. Save the date for the next! We're planning to run another one on the evening of Valentine's Day. #covidsafe #virtual #event

"Some may be navigating how to ask for precautions from reluctant family members in order to attend holiday gatherings, while some may be experiencing dread around turning down invitations to events they're not comfortable attending." www.oliviabelknaptherapy.com/post/navigat...

My brave and heroic daughter helped put together this open letter hoping to prevent others from suffering from Long Covid as she is, please sign our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/a-...

New petition! Clean air and N95 masks in healthcare 😷

A grim anniversary today - six years since the first identified Covid case. In Aotearoa, we were lucky to have leadership that listened to the science in the early phases of the pandemic, saving thousands of lives. However, subsequently we have not applied the science that

Aotearoa Covid Action (ACA) is holding its first ever online open mic night! It will take place on the 6th of December from 8pm to 10pm and is open to all sorts of art forms; singing, playing an instrument, reciting poetry/prose, showing your visual art, etc.

The Wellington mask bloc has recently opened donations again. In the first three months of running out of the Newtown Library, we have distributed over 2000 masks to the public.

Kia ora koutou, the Hamilton mask bloc has been refilled with roughly 7 packs of different coloured KN95s. Available from the Western Community Centre.

We’ve moved our online Open Mic event to avoid a conflict with a similar event sponsored by the Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation UK this Sunday morning. Our event is free and will be at 8 pm on Saturday 6th December. #covidsafe #kiwi #openmic

Late to the very fun @covidactionnz.bsky.social mask only morning at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe (Wellington), so cool to overhear people asking when the next event is 😊

Wellington Covid Safe Event 😷 Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe Sunday 23rd Nov facebook.com/events/s/mas...

We are one week away from our Auckland and Wellington Covid safe meetups (on Sunday 23 November): • Masked pinball at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe on Bond Street from 10-11 am. Unlimited play on all machines for $20 • Picnicking, walking, socialising at Totara Park in South Auckland from 11 am

The World Health Network (WHN) is gathering stories to raise awareness about Long COVID. We want to hear from those with lived experience — patients, caregivers, clinicians, and advocates — so we can help others understand the impact of #longcovid Details in the post: forall.social/@whn/1154922...

"Bar-Yam doesn’t think COVID should be dismissed or minimized. And he defends his definition of COVID as 'an existential threat'". thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

"Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights" Article published: 01 Oct 2023 "If you believe it's now safe to fly without a protective mask, you might want to think again. New research shows the COVID-19 virus has been found on nearly every flight tested." Source: archive.li/1S0tH

We now have a new mask bloc in Hamilton! Based in Western Community Centre. We will need funds and volunteers to keep it going. For the former: chuffed.org/project/1535... For the latter, feel free to DM us!

"A Māori health coalition is asking those attending the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition to take precautions to prevent measles from spreading." www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

With the current evolving measles situation, remember to check your vaccination status and you can get boosted for free.

A group of global experts in medicine, public health, law, and industrial hygiene have come together to urge the World Health Organization to finally recognize and recommend true respiratory protection — N95/FFP2-3 respirators — for all healthcare settings. Surgical masks are not PPE.

WELLINGTON: Are you interested in a Covid Careful event at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe? www.facebook.com/share/1Cu3Cu...

Hamilton #maskbloc is coming very soon! Donations welcome: chuffed.org/project/1535...

AUCKLAND: Are you interested in attending a Covid Careful Social Meetup? www.facebook.com/events/20146...

"There are alarming gaps among Māori and Pacific peoples. If the gaps were not closed, the country was at risk of a large outbreak, it said." www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

NZ may be on the cusp of another measles outbreak - RNZ www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Especially for those whose events had to be moved indoors! Looking at you Ōtepoti #oct23strike

Solidarity with the striking workers. Let's look after each other's health while standing up for fair pay and fair working conditions.

Striking? Wear a mask. From Sir Mason Durie's Te Whare Tapa Whā model for health describing health and wellbeing as a wharenui/meeting house with four walls sitting on the land (whenua). The two walls here are: Taha tinana - physical health/the body. Taha whānau - belonging - community & family.

Collective action, collective care #wearamask #strike #covidsafe

We support the right to strike. Wear a mask in the crowd to invest in your health 💪

"Children with multiple long-term conditions face nearly threefold higher COVID-19 mortality" "The risk for mortality among those with multiple long-term conditions increased to almost three times (2.8) the risk of those without. The mortality rates are 22% and 8% respectively"

It's not just about salary, it's about working conditions. At ACA we believe teachers and students deserve clean air classrooms, adequate sick leave, and access to vaccines and antivirals. We don't accept the "new normal" of constant sickness and teachers quitting the profession due to Long Covid.

Excellent news! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Report highlights the health, well-being and economic risks posed by poor indoor air quality across homes, workplaces, schools, hospitals and public buildings. phys.org/news/2025-10...

Striking? Be loud, stay safe in the crowd.