It's important to know that false negatives on home COVID-19 tests are common, so if you're not feeling well and get a negative result, you should always test again! But although false negatives happen, it's still important to get tested if possible so you can get the treatment you need!

the relevance remains—if went to a no kings event and didn’t wear a mask, PLEASE take multiple rapid tests or get a PCR/NAAT some time this week. there are plenty of things spreading in the air thanks to our collapsing heath systems, including sars-cov-2: www.today.com/health/coron...

Your regular reminder: It’s not vaccines vs masks It’s vaccines AND masks AND clean air AND tests AND more

If you live in the Pittsburgh area, reach out to @maskuppgh.bsky.social and see if they can help you. Alternatively, I can get you my employee discount pricing on 3M and possibly some other brands of masks/respirators.

If you are scoffing at people for engaging solely online ... have you offered rides to disabled people? Do you mask? Do you reach out to & visit homebound disabled people? Do you help them get mobility aids & other accessibility devices? Do you meet in accessible spaces? And on & on.

Pro tip: If you are attending a rally or action, wear a N95 mask & bring extras to give to others. High quality masks can serve triple-duty: they prevent you and others from getting sick from airborne viruses, they keep your face warm in the freezing cold, & they can protect against surveillance.

We have adult and children's masks available. If you're someone lucky enough to have some extra funds, consider donating masks or tests or money to your local bloc. Tests are always in short supply and always needed.

Pro tip: If you are attending a crowded event in winter, wearing a well-fitting mask like an N95 can serve double duty by keeping your face warm and keeping viruses away. (yes, transmission can still happen outdoors in crowds or with close and sustained contact to someone who is sick).

Unmitigated illness is a tool used by fascists to eliminate the groups of people they hate & have deprived of resources, while making money off those who can afford to play the pay-to-win game of for-profit healthcare. Wearing an n95 is an act of hope, solidarity, & resistance. Give/get mutual aid:

are you a parent trying to keep your kiddo safe as our health systems collapse? mask bloc la has a zine: “Helping Kids Mask” with info and recs for this surreal situation we find ourselves in. hopefully this link works but it’s also at the zine library in my bio. drive.proton.me/urls/S21WG03...

hey so if you’re not feeling well, please don’t go into work. if you have to, wear a mask. tbh wear a mask either way—it’s four days after thanksgiving. covid incubation time tends to be ~3-5 days. it’s peak get infected if you aren’t already time. test for it. get paxlovid. prevent it. mask up.

Covid-19 has been linked to cardiovascular complications, but the long-term impacts, particularly for mild infections, are not well understood. A study in Nature Communications demonstrate an increased risk of cardiovascular disease after Covid-19, also among mild cases. #medsky #cardiosky 🧪

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.

Not to relate everything to covid but this is basically what the government did to reopen things in 2021. Delta's CEO said they couldnt keep shit as profitable as they wanted with the protections in place and the Biden admin caved immediately. We always sacrifice the sick and the marginalized

Reminder that this is Friday. Hope to see you there!

BOO👻 Join us for our 2nd annual Halloween Maskquerade, on 10/31 6-9pm. It will be held at 6th Presbyterian Church, at 1688 Murray Avenue. $5-10 suggested donation, NOTAFLOF! Please rapid test & avoid superspreaders for a week prior to the event. Wheel/power chair accessible space. See you u there 👻

If you were at the No Kings events, please wear a mask for the next few days. Covid is not over. You can infect others before you feel symptomatic. People are losing their healthcare. They’re losing their food assistance. They’re losing housing. We need to protect each other.

Just a reminder that this is Thursday! See ya there

Join us at the CLP Lawrenceville Oct 16th from 5-8pm where we will be watching Practical Magic✨ The movie will be shown @ the lower level meeting room, accessible via elevator. Wear a high quality mask (KN95/N95/KF94) & make sure to rapid test negative same day. Masks & rapid tests will be available

Next week 👩‍🎨 Library Social #2! Arts & Crafts edition! Squirrel Hill Library; large meeting room. Join us on Saturday September 27th from 10am- 1 pm. We will have free-to-use art supplies, free tests, & masks! Feel free to bring your own crafts, projects, supplies, etc 🖍️🎨🧶5801 Forbes ave 15217

Join us at the CLP Lawrenceville Oct 16th from 5-8pm where we will be watching Practical Magic✨ The movie will be shown @ the lower level meeting room, accessible via elevator. Wear a high quality mask (KN95/N95/KF94) & make sure to rapid test negative same day. Masks & rapid tests will be available

Anyone have long covid or ME resources for Arabic speakers? Can be 101 educational stuff to help caregivers get up to speed, or more complex things

Covid is a labour issue. #LabourDay #WorkersRights

Friendly reminder that Bona Fide Masks almost always has a 25% off code to purchase their Powecom KN95 which come in both ear and head loop styles as well as multiple fun colors besides white and black! If you stopped wearing a mask, you can restart at any time! bonafidemasks.com/powecom-kn95/

New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download! California (by county/area) Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Massachusetts North Carolina Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland, OR St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Please share! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

This appears to be the same list that's been used for Paxlovid. Some tips: --Any mental health condition that you take a medication for counts. --ME, Long Covid, etc. are not on this list (!) but in a pinch, you can claim "physical inactivity." --No one checks self-attested smoking history.

"I don’t know how to convince everyone that we can’t give up. So many people consider COVID to be endemic, or accept that everyone will eventually become infected, thinking nothing more can be done... but I know a better world is possible and we will move forward together."

last night, someone on tiktok asked me how wearing a mask is antifascist, so i answered: unfortunately, even passive, austere eugenics works faster if YOU participate. so step up: stand out, mask up, and take care take care take care for yourself & others—before those who seek to harm stop you.

My maintenance guy who always wears an n95 at my request & waves away gratitude with “you should feel safe in your own home” brought me a plate from the building bbq so I wouldn’t feel left out. He said he wore a mask I gave him to the birth of his granddaughter. Keep educating & resourcing folks!

Hey folks! In response to the cokeworks explosion, Mask Up Pgh is at the Jefferson Hills library handing out masks tonight! Come see us if you need some!

📌 mega-thread of autoimmunity x covid ❗ things you may find: - studies showing sars2 infection leads to autoimmunity - studies showing impacts of sars2 on autoimmune people - anything else i feel like fits

a mask is the thing you’re looking for. it is the visible reminder of how things have changed, that you acknowledge we are not coveted “normal” times—but unlike donation-earned tote bags or symbolic beaded bracelets, the mask is community care in both form & immediate function.

Mask up, protect and care for one another. We will not abandon each other.

Every week someone tells me they had to put Covid aside to focus on bigger issues like fascism. The thing is, eugenics and fascism go hand in hand. Historically pandemics have ignited fascism & normalized eugenics & indifference

Wearing a mask is that good and that simple

it would be so awesome if yall didn’t only wear masks at explicitly political actions and instead saw your choice to wear a mask in, at the very least, public indoor spaces at the political action it is: one in direct opposition to the eugenic policies we’re being forced to live under.

further, there have been reports if not videos of agents of the state cruelly removing people’s medical masks in public spaces, if not making arrests— this would be a lot harder if they’d been surrounded by a sea of masked faces, so normalize using these lifesaving tools in your daily life. mask up.

if you care to think of yourself as an ally to marginalized people, as a comrade of mine, but you are not wearing a respirator at a protest? you’re not wearing one on transit you took to and from? why? who are your actions in alignment with?

Public health is a team sport. “You do you” doesn’t work. It requires everyone do their part. Those pushing rugged individualism don’t care about your health. It may sound good while you’re healthy, but the moment you become disabled you will be blamed, gaslit & abandoned. Wear a mask.

The dismantling of public health will kill & disable countless people and cause generational trauma. I’m begging folks to wear a mask. Ideally an N95 or better. It’s a small but powerful thing you can do to protect your health & the health of others. We must do our part to save one another.

I hope this is helpful for folks who read it. If you need masks or have questions about masking, testing, etc, reach out to your local mask bloc. We work really hard to keep our communities safe and do the work that public health officials aren’t doing and are happy to answer questions when we can.

Unless you’re testing super regularly, you may not know if you’ve got an asymptomatic case. Asymptomatic cases can still cause death, disease, and disability in others.

40%-60% of cases spread asymptotically, which means you won’t feel sick and you could still spread covid. That’s part of what makes this illness such a difficult thing to contain. (source: www.aao.org/education/ed... ) That’s why disabled organizers ask folks to mask regularly in public. 🧵

know how covid-19 infections may affect us ten years down the line because the disease has only been around for five. This is a reminder to anyone who reads this that covid often spreads asymptotically and via the air. It moves through the air similarly to smoke and lingers for a while. 🧵

first few days. I understand to someone who may not be high-risk (not to assume anything about a stranger's health status) that it may not seem like a big deal, but covid can lead to long covid, and for those of us who can’t afford to get covid, death. I don’t say this to fear-monger. We don't 🧵

Knowing you have covid is still important. The host said “what difference does it make,” but I want to emphasize it can make a big difference. Knowing you have covid means that you can protect others from getting sick, and that you can access treatments like Paxalovid,which must be taken within the🧵

The host mentioned rapid tests not working well anymore. It is true that rapid tests have decreased in efficacy quite a bit; however, the FDA (for the previous admin) recommended using rapid tests in sequence, typically three over five days to increase the accuracy. 🧵