Tom Hanks explains to Stephen Colbert why he masks on the subway: "I'm doing a play right now so I cannot get sick... I've had COVID enough in my life, I don't need to do that again. So I'm wearing this for health reasons." Thank you Tom! Masks are still a key part of public health.

Finally a public health org is laying out the brutal truth: that every COVID infection increases your risk for permanent organ damage. That doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll experience it months after an infection, but years. Protect yourself & others. Wear a good mask where you can get or spread it.

😵‍💫 "COVID outbreak in control tower causes Sydney Airport chaos -- A COVID wave through Sydney Airport's control tower has left airlines furious and passengers stranded." 7news.com.au/news/covid-o... H/t @meetjess.bsky.social on Twitter

Post by @meetjess.bsky.social earlier today: "Wil Wheaton has been one of the last standing actors who consistently masked (along with his wife)... Unfortunately he let his guard down at Comic Con, and now has his first ever infection." OP: x.com/MeetJess/sta...

Steve Bartlett discusses Co2 monitoring to help cognitive functioning in this Jimmy Fallon interview 2:05 youtube.com/watch?v=a7BSGd… Hope the principal at my kids school was watching because she said I wasn’t allowed to bring use an aranet and it is monitored to be under 5000😡

The current @govnb.bsky.social said in the legislature in June 2023 that airborne illnesses are a significant problem and that kids and workers deserve clean air in schools. Well it’s two years after those statements and the NB Libs have been in power 10 months. Not a word on IAQ yet. Update us!

Second week of school. Kids in my house and other kids in my town already sick with fevers and sore throats. This is the SIXTH (sicksth?) school year AFTER the year school had to close due to COVID’s arrival. It is UNACCEPTABLE school IAQ is utterly unchanged 😡 @govnb.bsky.social #nbpoli 😡 😡

It’s hot girl shit to be masking while traveling, in my humble opinion.

New Zealand: Many children suffering ongoing Covid symptoms. "More than 20% of children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are experiencing significant persistent health symptoms following Covid-19 infection, according to a new Otago-led study." www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroo...

It still blows my mind that everyone would rather be sick all the time than mask. I haven’t stopped masking and I don’t intend to. We live in a different world now. Your facade of normalcy is cracked with constant airborne illness.

It is not hard to wear a mask in public for the people you love. And bonus: it will protect you as well 💜

Shout out to all the cc parents out there! Hope you have a good weekend!! ❤️

A recent @jama.com article states Long COVID is the "most common chronic health problem in children," affecting the 10-20% with past infection They've asked us to accept this as normal jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Every Ontario age group I studied showed major reductions in health risks with approved covid vaccinations compared to getting infected. I've also read peer-reviewed studies that found the same for pregnant women. Decisions must be based on consensus scientific evidence, not politics or ideology.

Get to 10 000 signatures, c’mon UK!!🇬🇧 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Covid is not “mild”. It’s not just a cold. infections don’t make you stronger & can cause significant harm Grateful to anyone with a platform who speaks out about their struggles. People need to understand repeat infections aren’t inevitable. Masking & clean air works. We just have to do it

NZ: "A group of New Zealand doctors, teachers, academics and principals are urging the Government to improve air quality in schools and childcare centres to reduce Covid-19 and other air-borne illness." Source: archive.md/2OOFa

So yeah, I’ll keep masking. Because I trust science more than vibes, and I don’t enjoy being gaslit by institutions who treat mass infection as a policy choice. Breathing clean air isn’t extreme. Letting a virus win because it’s inconvenient? That is.

Canadian COVID Forecast Apr 12-25, 2025 CANADA VERY HIGH (no change) About 1 in every 151 people infected Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections ~9X higher -Long COVID ~9X higher -Hospitalizations ~13X higher -Deaths ~12X higher

"If we were to see immune damage manifesting at a population level, it would look like what we’re seeing today: big waves of common illnesses. Unusual spikes of uncommon illnesses. Course reversal for previously declining and eliminated illnesses. An unexplained, global wave of sickness."

As kids get sicker, media ignores scientific papers pointing to immune damage after COVID. Instead, parents are urged to “watch out” for unusual waves of RSV, flu, pneumonia, & more, while masks, clean air and the pandemic are pointedly never mentioned. www.thegauntlet.news/p/kids-keep-...

#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with Feb 9 data - Kingston, Peel, Toronto data updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: AB, BC, MB, NL, SK wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/

Had my first healthcare worker refuse to mask for me. My chart is documented that I’m immune compromised & require staff to mask. The facility had a policy that if asked, staff will wear. I was told “no I need to breathe to do my job”. I stood firm & said I’m high risk and masks are required 🧵

We called it the "information age" but it turned out to be the disinformation age. And I don't think anyone foresaw how dangerous that could be.

#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with Jan 26 data - Kingston, Peel, Toronto wastewater site updates - Also updated: AB, BC, MB, NL, QC, YT wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/

Any of you seeing an uptick in invasive Strep like this one? Colleagues have had two cases/deaths in healthy young (30s-40s) people in the last month at our hospital. Incredibly tragic, and hard to detect/treat. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Canadian COVID Forecast Feb 1-14, 2025 ONTARIO SEVERE (no change) About 1 in every 36 people infected Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections ~17X higher -Long COVID ~13X higher -Hospitalizations ~15X higher -Deaths ~17X higher

Canadian COVID Forecast: Feb 1-14, 2025 SEVERE: ON VERY HIGH: CAN, AB, MB, North, QC HIGH: BC, NB, NL, NS, PEI, SK MODERATE: none About 1 in 42 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

The doctor asked why 5YO and I were both masked. Mate—why weren't YOU masked?! There's even a sign on the door of the practice encouraging masking!

My husband wears a mask to work. This morning he told me he needs to bring a mask in for someone at work who wants one. People who wear masks are making a difference and doing public health. Hope they like the @canadastrong.bsky.social black kn95!

First severe human case in Canada was a 13 year old girl who’s been in the hospital since November. Needed ECMO, intubation & plasma exchange. First severe US case didn’t survive. We need to start mitigating before we lose control of H5N1. Respirators & eye protection work well!

COVID outbreak in sarnia on the cognitively complex unit … and visitors are being “asked” to mask. 11 patients in a small hospital have tested positive - the hospital won’t mandate masks. This is an abject failure of infection control. They need masks NOW.

We’ve been led to believe that repeat Covid infections are: 1) inevitable 2) good for us & “building immunity” 3) mild unless you’re “vulnerable” None of it’s true. A well fitted respirator offers excellent protection against COVID. It’s virus soup out there. Sick of being sick? Mask up!

"The first thing is to stop the lying. We need to tell people why it’s bad to get COVID repeatedly. Tell people why COVID can shorten one’s lifespan. I think most people who are alive today will face the reality that COVID is a contributing factor to their death. Do people know this?"

“It’s better to take precautions. I rather spend a few seconds putting on masks than spending two weeks getting better.” - Izu supports #MaskTogetherAmerica 📸 Photo by @msjulieslam.bsky.social #documentaryphotographer at NY Comic Con Masking = 💗

Someone shared this with me, and I think it's beautiful. That's what I wish for everyone I love and appreciate in this New Year 2025, that your life is filled with an abundance of real luxuries. ❤️

Try this one weird trick to improve your health in 2025. New year new you. #newyear #2025 #newyearnewyou

“If you’re out there still trying to avoid repeated infections, you’re still doing the right thing. It is still possible to avoid being infected and a worthwhile goal” www.wsws.org/en/articles/...

If there were just a few more people I saw in real life daily that were masking that would really help. Boost the morale and feel like you are not alone.

CBC do you still stand by this story. Might be worth revisiting with indoor gatherings coming up and respiratory illnesses going around. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

If you’re still masking & taking Covid precautions - thank you. If you stopped - it’s not too late to start again. There are people who will help you. If you’re covid cautious & dealing with an infection - it’s not your fault. The system is failing us. By making the effort you protected others.

Let’s share official photos where we’re the #LoneMaskers… Here’s mine. It would be so much better if there were more people masked in these photos, but as long as there’s at least one there’s hope of getting the message out: we can all be safer and help others be safer too.

This is me in a work photo that got published on my hospitals' website

A reminder that when we characterize an infection as mild, we are referring to the acute phase. Recent studies have strongly emphasized that the long-term consequences are the most concerning and can have life-altering effects. Numerous more studies are forthcoming that are alarming.

“The reality is that people are dying from COVID in our hospitals, and we really are doing very little to prevent them getting ill and getting infected. And we wouldn't do the same for any other infectious disease,” Vipond said. www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/o...

[10 Dec 2024] Opening Remarks from Dr Tedros at yesterday’s @who.int media briefing: “We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense. “It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills. “The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”

Got pretty intensely and repeatedly coughed at today by some guy. He definitely wasn’t happy to see me or maybe it entertained him, not sure.

If you’re masking out and about today, thanks for being an independent thinker and looking after your health.