Before the pandemic was the MOUSEDEMIC! Christmas eve night, 2018. CB/Me ::starts getting undressed for bed, notices mice droppings:: Me: Omg mice! Also me: goddamnedsonofamouse WTH. This is so gross. ::takes picture for landlord,below:: 1/4

The people rolling back vaccine protections are the same people that told you it was safe to take off your masks. 😷 FOOL ME ONCE... 😷 PS They didn't actually fool me, but if their skilled disinformation fooled you, it's never too late to start masking again. Also ventilate and clean the air. k, thx

COVID isn’t acting like the viruses most of us grew up with, and treating it like “just a cold” is putting people at real risk. David Brasure breaks down why SARS-CoV-2 is fundamentally different, how it causes long-term damage, and what we can do to protect ourselves.

I am mildly obsessed with how Covid shows up in pop culture. This single panel from a larger comic by @xkcd.com is so evocative!

Metformin started soon after #COVID19 infection linked to ~50% lower risk of long COVID or death at 6 months, echoing prior RCT signals. Cheap, generic, worth a hard look. #LongCOVID #EpiSky #MedSky #bsky

📃Scientific paper: Impact of Preexisting Rare Diseases on COVID-19 Severity, Reinfection, and Long COVID, and the Modifying Effects of Vaccination and Antiviral Therapy: A Retrospective Study from the N3C Data Enclave Ref.: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2025 ➡️ Continued on ES/IODE

Capitulation is capitulation. Giving in to bullies, whether in Middle School, 🧊-y streets, or Congress, NEVER gets people free. Dems, if you haven't learned about fascism (which might could explain why you keep doing the same thing you always did), start now. On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder. 🧵1/10

You know what goes up when airplanes stay on the ground? The amount of other people's exhaled air swirling around your faceholes. We protect people by protecting them. COVID, 🧊, food insecurity; all of it. We protect and help one another, or we don't. Simple. Full alt text in image. 😷🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈♿🗽

Long Covid Is Real — And It’s Changing an Entire Generation. "Hundreds of thousands of kids in America are struggling with an illness that many doctors and schools refuse to recognize" Source: archive.li/0CwNs

This 👇 is 🎯🎯🎯 - 4min video, but worth watching, bookmarking, and sharing! youtu.be/Omc37TvHN74?... H/t @isucceed.bsky.social

dear my white people. this thread, and reflect. k thx.

Josh Kraft, the nonprofit leader who sought to unseat Mayor Michelle Wu, said he was ending his bid for Boston mayor.

Charlie Kirk’s death is awful and abhorrent but it’s appalling that the President is calling for national mourning for a right wing propagandist and hasn’t said a word about Officer David Rose or the brave employees at the CDC

As the weight of violence presses more heavily on our world, many of us carry grief and weariness. ✨ Our faith does not retreat. It rises. ✨ Grounded in love, we show up for one another and for our neighbors with courage and compassion. https://sidewithlove.org/actioncenter #UU #LoveAtTheCenter

In 20 years of journalism on several continents I’ve never seen authorities leave an active crime scene open like this. Wild Especially since there are hundreds of cops nearby

This was just last month and we have already memoryholed it. A cop killed by an antivaxxer.

Aaaannnnnnd, someone let him tweet himself again.

SinceTrump/RFK Jr/Doge fired most of the staff, it seems the CDC asked Harold to update the charts

🚨Eight U.S. states (MA, ME, VT, CT, RI, NY, NJ & PA) are considering a collaboration in creating science-based 💉immunization policy and guidance, @nbcboston.com reports. bit.ly/NBC_Boston_8... 🔥But let's be clear, under the new CDC guidance, most Americans are still eligible for COVID Vaccines. 🧵

This Labor Day, I’m thinking about all my colleagues in the US federal government who lost their jobs due to the Trump administration’s cruel and unconstitutional dismantling of our democracy. Solidarity and gratitude for your service to our country.

Countries on track to eliminate cervical cancer: -Australia by 2028 -Sweden by 2027 -Rwanda by 2030 -UK by 2040 -Indonesia by 2030 -Bhutan 2030 -El Salvador by 2030 -Canada by 2040 How? HPV vaccine. Same one RFK Jr is trying to ban. You will note USA is not on this list.

Not to belabor the point but RFK Jr is going to implement policies that will kill thousands or even millions of people if he is not removed. Thanks to @thewarningses.bsky.social @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for the frank discussion. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaxc...

If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research… I have nothing left to say to you. Please unfollow me. #pediatriccancer #cancermom

So proud to be a part of this project! Thank you to @thesicktimes.bsky.social and @longcovidjustice.bsky.social and to all the fantastic writers, translator @lygianavarro.com, medical reviewers and patient reviewers!

BREAKING: Seven Suspected Tuberculosis Cases Reported at Tacoma ICE Facility State Health Officials Confirm Outbreak

From Sewers to Sentinels: The CDC's Disease Tracking System Covers 151 Million Americans, But Its Future Is Uncertain #WastewaterEpidemiology #PublicHealth #DiseaseSurveillance #CDC #NWSS #HealthTech #Science #FactRage #FactRageNews tglm.us/E690W

For my covid conscious folks mutuals here, I made a thread on the fediverse talking about wastewater data being used amongst covid circles to relax precautions. I can’t do it. #covid #covidisnotover boriken.social/@Jdm2/114953...

I've seen a lot of posts about folks getting back from vacation exhausted – more than usual post-vacation tiredness – or having a flu or bad bug, allergies, or a 4-day sore throat "from shouting too much," or Norovirus bad. But the only virus that's rising right now is the effingvirus. 1/ 😷

#Covid_19 #covid #LongCovid #Doctors #PublicHealth www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPUT...

Bandanas and dust masks won’t cut it. When wildfire smoke is in the air, you need filtration. N95, KN95, and KF94 respirators are your best bet for blocking fine particles (PM2.5) that can damage your lungs. See www.pscleanair.gov/wildfires for more information during wildfire season

🎉New design drops - retro vibes and a nod to the summer’s hottest show.❤️🏝️ Which is your favorite? Sick Humor Supply Co. - the place for chronic illness gear that’s: ✔️ Honest ✔️ Relatable ✔️ Witty ✔️ Resilient ✔️ Bold www.sickhumorsupplyco.com #chronicillness #spoonie #longcovid #pots #mecfs

This, but replace drinks on the deck and info dumps for hiking.

Silent Invasion: COVID-19’s Hidden Damage to Human Organs. Posted: 01 July 2025 "COVID-19 cannot be simply regarded as a respiratory disease; it should also be considered a more systemic disease that leaves long-term effects" Source: www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...

UK: If you don’t want to know result of Long Covid look away now. "Alarmingly, evidence suggests that each reinfection significantly increases the probability of developing Long Covid as viral particles accumulate in the body, meaning that we could be descending into a mass-unwell society."

Reasons to wear an n95: 1) Unmitigated illness most harms marginalized groups & you care about them 2) You think disabled folks deserve safety & access 3) You want to avoid allergens & pollutants 4) Fascists are ruining healthcare systems 5) Community care is punk AF Give/get mask mutual aid:

This person keeps showing up in my Covid conscious feed so I blocked, but I mention it here so that you can too.

El COVID-19 persistente ha superado al asma como la enfermedad crónica más común en niños. Fuente: " Long COVID in Young Children, School-Aged Children, and Teens " jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face. www.cato.org/policy-analy...

It’s reassuring to know as 100 private jets are flying to Venice for Jeff Bezos $40 million wedding, I can still opt for the lower carbon option for my Amazon delivery

Listen to this one. All the way to the end. At the end, the chair instructs Dean to "Please let the witness answer the question."

If you are an academic institution that has a dismissed ACIP member- it is time to grow a spine. Not speaking out will not spare you from this administration, but speaking out will at least shed light on what is happening to people who are not aware.

Be wary of people sitting comfortably in their armchairs insisting they know the best way to protest in a region they don't live in that has a history they don't understand.

"During a Senate hearing, Kennedy told Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester that Matthew Buzzelli is the CDC's acting director. Kennedy called Buzzelli a public health expert. Buzzelli's biography on the CDC website lists no public health experience..." www.axios.com/2025/06/05/c...

TODAY, I am joined by @cisneros.house.gov, @congresstran.bsky.social, @chirla-org.bsky.social & @aclu.org at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center to demand answers about unjustly detained immigrants after targeted raids on LA businesses. ICE is denying us entry but we won’t stop demanding answers.

"We weren't there to protest, we were just stuck in traffic." ICE caused the traffic jam.