Attending @gsfurcon.com ? How to REALLY Not Get Con Crud! Friday 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Panel 3 Hosts: @yatchi.bsky.social gsfurcon.org/schedule/#1090

First post #FC2026 tests are negative! Be sure to test right after con, and then 4 days to be in the clear, or sooner if you experience symptoms! @covidsafefurs.org

#FC2026 totals given out Tests: 244 Masks: 280 Huge shoutout and big thank you to @covidsafefurs.org folks for helping us keep folks attending #FurtherConfusion2026 safe! 👏🥰

Last day!! Come see us at table 72 in Dealer's Den West! Last chance to grab beautiful art from my dear @crunchydomfam.bsky.social and free masks/tests provided by us and @covidsafefurs.org ! ❤️✨️ #FC2026 ##FurtherConfusion2026

This Creature Can Eating Every Corona Virus

All set up in the Den! Come see us at table 72 in Dealer's Den West for @crunchydomfam.bsky.social! We have plenty of free tests and masks provided by us and @covidsafefurs.org so come stock up! ❤️✨️ #FC2026 #FurtherConfusion2026

Heading to #FC2026 or #ANE2026? We're looking for some help getting masks and tests into people's hands at both cons. If you're a vendor with table space to spare, or you'll just have some walking-around time, join our Telegram chat and help us out! covidsafefurs.org/telegram

I'll be helping distribute them at table 72! Come by and get your supplies 👏❤️

Why masking in 2026? Beyond COVID it's still cold and flu season, dealers can't opt out of their own sales room, and most don't get any kind of sick pay. I have also heard some mention how art is their profession in part because of chronic illness or disability, so the stakes differ vs the public.

A lot of us artists are higher-risk; we do this for a living partly because we are disabled and unable to work a standard 9-to-5. I appreciate FC sticking to their guns about this, and I know being the badge/mask checker can't be a fun volunteer position.

every year FC gets flack for being one of the only major furry cons that require masks in dealer's. i still remember the FC RIGHT before covid where literally almost everyone I knew that was there for sick -- me included! but since then? not so much! masks work! protect yourself & others 😷

For the safety and comfort of all our dealers, masks will be mandatory in both the Dealers Den and Adult Dealers Den at #FurCon2026. Please ensure you have a mask ready before entering these areas. Thank you for helping us create a safe and enjoyable environment for everyone!

a lot of the independent furry artists i know have a hard time getting decent health insurance, like even before the healthcare marketplace subsidies got ripped out from under everyone this year. you may not care about con crud but a lot of people are forced to by their health & financial situations

can the people criticizing this policy please try to imagine what it's like to go to cons for work, sometimes a lot of them very close together, sitting in the highest traffic area of the entire convention for 8+ hours a day, and trying your hardest not to get sick, so you can keep paying your bills

immense respect for @ane.boston and @furcon.bsky.social continuing to mandate masks in dealer's den. our community depends on artists, the least we can do to support them back is protect them from a major occupational hazard!! flu A is extremely popping off rn according to all available data sources

For FC folks, @crunchydomfam.bsky.social (table 72) and @jonathanvair.bsky.social (table 39-40) will have you covered with FREE masks and tests at their tables in the dealer's den! #FC2026

See you soon, ANE! Our "How to REALLY Not Get Con Crud" panel will be at 10:30 am on Saturday and our masks and tests will be available all weekend, so you can get ready for the dealer's den and the rest of the con. Free for everyone, as always! #ANE2026 covidsafefurs.org/ane2026

We'll be bringing lots and lots of high-quality N95 masks to ANE to help make sure everyone has what they need for a healthy con. Find us around the con or at our Saturday morning "How to REALLY Not Get Con Crud" panel to grab some for FREE!

Bring proof of both an updated FLU + COVID vax (received Sept '25 or later) and when you arrive, you can enter a sweepstakes to win PATRON-LEVEL membership for #ANE2027 🔥🤩🎉 Thank you for helping us keep our con as safe and healthy as possible! ❤️

Your masks must cover your nose and mouth and be surgical grade or better 👃👄🩺😷 You can review the ANE medical policy here: anthronewengland.com/policies 📖👍 Plus don't forget about our vaccine sweepstakes! 👇

Meowdy folks! With our con rapidly approaching it's time to share a quick reminder about our medical policy! Face masks are still required in the following locations: Vendor Hall 🛍️ Art Show 🖼️ and Game Rooms 🎮🃏 👇

Heading to #FC2026 or #ANE2026? We're looking for some help getting masks and tests into people's hands at both cons. If you're a vendor with table space to spare, or you'll just have some walking-around time, join our Telegram chat and help us out! covidsafefurs.org/telegram

I also have equipment for qualitative sensory fit testing, for N95s/ similar standard masks, takes 20-30 mins per session, please reach out if you're interested!

we gave away all the rapid tests but if you're at @newyearsfurryball.bsky.social #NYFB and need N95 masks please lmk and i will bring them to you!! telegram is junius_64 Models I have in stock: 3M Aura (fluid resistant or regular), 3M Vflex (small or large), small readimasks, Gerson 3230+ duckbills

Happening shortly! Join us if you're at NYFB!

stoked to announce another @covidsafefurs.org panel at New Year's Furry Ball in 2 weeks! Join us on December 30th at 2 PM (Woodlawn panel room) for practical advice on avoiding COVID, con crud, and respiratory illnesses of all kinds! We'll also have free N95s, rapid tests, and fit testing as always!

Would you be interested in seeing CO2 monitors deployed at furry cons to help control the spread of con crud? arstechnica.com/security/202...

I hope we'll see furry conventions provide networked CO2 monitoring, help more people avoid COVID-19 and con crud. @covidsafefurs.org #concrud #NDIR #Aranet4

First tests of the con since we're leaving after our shift in the Dealer's Den ❤️ Remember to test your last day at con and a few days afterward! Come visit us at table 708 today if you're in need of test kits, provided by @covidsafefurs.org ! #BLFC #BLFC2025

This interview hit me hard. So much of what he said echoed with our experiences with COVID safety in the fandom in my home state of CO. Some groups are doing the hard work, but the big orgs gave up early and the hotels don’t allow enforcement. We have to do more to protect the vulnerable in Furry

We now have THREE dealers carrying our masks and tests! Visit Crunchy Dom Fam (708), Jonathan Vair (309/310), and Saint Fax (313) to pick up our supplies for FREE. And show them and their art some love! #BLFC2025

We got masks and tests from @covidsafefurs.org at table 313!!

All set up in the Dealer's Den for tomorrow at #BLFC! Come see my wife @crunchydomfam.bsky.social and I at table 708! We also have free KN95 masks from us and COVID tests provided by @covidsafefurs.org , so please come grab some! ❤️ #BLFC2025

Jonathan Vair Illustration @jonathanvair.bsky.social will also be helping with #BLFC2025 Dealers' Den distribution, so you can pick up masks and tests at table 309-310! Don't miss our interview with him on our website: covidsafefurs.org/2025/04/06/i...

Crunchy Dom Fam @crunchydomfam.bsky.social @hotspacedad86.bsky.social will be helping us with Dealers' Den distribution again, so you can pick up masks and tests from table 708! And if any other #BLFC2025 dealers have any table space to spare to promote at-con public health, let us know!

See you soon, BLFC! Our "How to REALLY Not Get Con Crud" panel will be at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, and our usual masks, tests, and air purifiers, plus Portacount fit testing, will be available all week! Free for everyone, as always! #BLFC2025 covidsafefurs.org/blfc2025

Nobody has Long COVID, but everybody has brain fog, cognitive decline and memory loss. I talk about the overwhelming scientific evidence that COVID damages the brain, and the overwhelming social unwillingness to acknowledge it in my latest: www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...

UPDATE: 25 states plus DC have taken actions to protect COVID-19 vaccine access. Two regional public health alliances have formed: The Northeast Public Health Collaborative and the West Coast Health Alliance. There are several midwest and mountain states who have collaboration potential.

We have just received a report of a positive Covid test from an #AFC2025 attendee. Thank you to all who grabbed tests and masks from us today. Please use them to protect others as you head home.

We have just received a report of a positive Covid test from an #AFC2025 attendee. Thank you to all who grabbed tests and masks from us today. Please use them to protect others as you head home.

SCHEDULE CHANGE for our #AFC2025 panel to 10:30 am on Friday. That'll give you some more leeway to get regged beforehand.

Attending @anotherfurrycon.com? How to REALLY Not Get Con Crud! Panel 2 [200 C] 9/19/2025 10:30:00 AM @yatchi.bsky.social @covidsafefurs.org Medical Furs Meet and Greet Meetup Area 1 [Hall A] 9/19/2025 2:00:00 PM @zenoc.bsky.social #FurriesInSTEM #STEMFurs #STEM #AFC2025

MA Gov Healey statement before ACIP: “We are not going to let Trump or Kennedy take away your ability to make your own health care decisions. We are taking this action so the people of MA will continue to be able to get the vaccines you want and need – no matter what happens at the federal level.”

See you at #AFC2025! Our panel, "How to REALLY Not Get Con Crud", will be at 10 am on Friday. Make sure to get regged early so you don't miss it! We'll also have masks, tests, fit testing, and air filters to borrow, all for free, all con long!

normalizing mask wearing makes criminalization, from this kind of surveillance to mask bans, way harder. you wearing a respirator to the grocery store, on transit, in healthcare is a practice of solidarity with the most marginalized in your community on more than one level.

PSA: Please remember to wear a well-fitting mask when you’re at the pharmacy getting vaccinated (or are there for any other reason). I really appreciate anyone taking a step to protect themselves by getting vaccinated, but you put yourself at unnecessary risk if you don’t wear a mask while doing so.

Updated COVID vaccine availability map 9/9 It's most difficult to get a shot in these states, which require prescriptions and have no MinuteClinics: ME, OR, UT, WV These states require prescriptions but do have MinuteClinics: AZ, DC, FL, GA, LA, NC, VA In all other states, no prescription needed