#covidisairborne

Covid still exists and is still disabling and killing people. The powers that be just stopped recording sufficient data. Yes you still need to wear a mask outside your home. #CovidIsAirborne #covid #disability #ableism #longcovid

Spielberg is demonstrating he understands airborne infection and how to mitigate it! He's outside at the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and he's wearing a KN95! A good respirator protects you and those around you. Covid is not over and a mask is a great way to stay healthy. #covidisnotover #covidisairborne #longcovid #disability #chronicillness #wearamask

Come Take A Look At The Latest Trends With The Viruses. #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEjcdlJvRp4

New Covid Variants Are Sending Us Into Uncertain Times! #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWe10aheufY

I recently had my first doctor refuse to wear a mask for me. They confidently told me “new science shows you only have to wear one when you’re sick”. I reminded them that asymptomatic transmission is real and that I’m immunocompromised & have been hospitalized for a cold… They still refused. I’ve only had one other healthcare worker refuse and it was a tech so I was able to request a different person perform my test (I have masks required as an accommodation in my medical chart). Sadly I can’t just request a different doctor. Interestingly this was one of the only appointments I’ve had where I haven’t brought a man with me. Male friends usually accompany me and just sit in the room wearing a mask and it tends to increase compliance. Once again misogyny in medicine rears its ugly head. I was fortunate to be wearing a fitted N99 and have a laminar flow air purifier, so I was as protected as possible. This is a privilege not afforded to everyone. But I also have no natural defences. I shouldn’t be expected to risk my health to get healthcare. There was no logical reason the doctor couldn’t put on a mask. They had them in the clinic. I had extra N95s in my bag. They just didn’t want to. They found the idea that they might infect me to be offensive. I am begging healthcare workers to stop doing this. You should be masking by default. With everything we know about how COVID is transmitted it’s ridiculous we don’t have mandatory masking in healthcare. At the bare minimum, you should mask mirror. You shouldn’t put the onus on the patient to beg for you to do the right thing. You shouldn’t be spreading misinformation about how masks are only needed if you’re sick. You shouldn’t be risking your patients health. The imbalance of power is real and needs to be respected. I had no options in the moment. It was care I urgently needed and I couldn’t simply walk out. I was confident enough to push the issue a little, but not past the point where it might compromise my care. I had to do a quick risk analysis and decide to take my chances. No patient should have to do that. We need masks and clean air in healthcare. We need doctors to show us they understand the science of airborne transmission. No one should ever have to choose between care and covid. #covid #COVIDisAirborne #sarscov2 #disability #ableism #healthcare

If you're still wearing a mask, thank you! If you stopped, but you're able to wear one, now is a really good time to start again. It not only protects you, but others too. Masking is community care. #COVIDisAirborne #CovidIsNotOver #FluPrevention #communitycare #maskingissolidarity #disabled #disability #maskingiskindness

Full Steam Ahead As Covid And Other Virus Activity Explodes #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #Pandemic #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #H5N1 #Measles #WhoopingCough #RSV #Norovirus #Tuberculosis #Polio #Mpox #MaskUp #N95 #KeepMasksInHealthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDXX-FZVvYE

“You’re not fun anymore” This was one of the last things a friend said to me before ghosting me over my disabilities & covid caution. My wearing a mask? Not fun My being bedbound? Not fun My inability to travel? Not fun She then said “I don’t know how you can live this way” Almost everyone with chronic illness experiences this at some point. Many ableds want us to hide our disabilities. They want us to be the same as we were before because it makes things more comfortable for them. If we show them the depths of our suffering? They can’t cope. They see us as better off dead. Let me be perfectly clear… we live this way because we have no choice. No one taps you on the shoulder and asks if you’re ok with becoming disabled. No one gets your consent before stripping you of your health and leaving you bed bound. It just happens. It can occur in the blink of an eye, and there’s not a damn thing we can do about it. We can’t just go to the doctor and demand to be “fixed”. We have to adapt. We have to grieve. We have to learn to accept our new life and find ways to cope. Is it fun? Of course not. Is it necessary? Yes. Does it mean we aren’t fun anymore? No. We’re still the same people we were before we became ill, our bodies just don’t function the way they used to. We still experience joy and sadness. We still crave human connection. People who decide we aren’t “fun anymore” are missing out on all the joy and friendship we have to offer. They’re also denying the reality of the human condition: Disability happens to almost everyone eventually. It’s a minority group you can join at any time. Chronic illness isn’t “fun”. I’m not going to lie and say otherwise. It’s a difficult life filled with pain, sadness and a lot of disappointment. But there can also be so much joy, and my former friend’s inability to see that is a poor reflection on her, not me. We must stop treating people like commodities. We must stop acting like their value is tied up in what they can produce or their physical ability. We all have value. We all have worth. We all have things that light us up. I was angry at this person for a long time. I did so much for them over the years and then got tossed aside like garbage when I was no longer useful. I’m trying to let the anger go. I’m trying to remind myself that anyone who can’t love me as I am isn’t worth my time. It’s not easy. The pain we experience when people abandon us is real and adds insult to very real injury. But I promise you there are better days ahead. There are people who will stick by you no matter what. People who won’t make you hide your pain and suffering. There are people who will show up for you and accept you as you are. Who will wear a mask, hold your hand in the hospital or visit you when you’re laying in bed. Cherish those people. Nurture those relationships. Make sure they know how much it means to you. If you’ve read this far and have a disabled person in your life, please reach out to them. Say hi. Ask how they are. Offer to visit or provide some help. Show up for them. Never underestimate the power of a small act of kindness, and refuse to leave people behind. #disability #ableism #chronicillness #eugenics #inclusion #COVIDisAirborne

First vaccine targeting SARS virus family enters human trials | Institute for Protein Design, University of Washington https://www.ipd.uw.edu/2026/02/gbp511-vaccine-clinical-trial-begins/ #CovidIsntOver #CovidIsAirborne

We had 6 years to adopt clean air standards We had 6 years to normalize masking Society chose denial instead Now as wildfires rage & the air turns to poison … people are left unprotected Covid cautious folks are still trying to protect those who’ve ignored them for years We are still trying to arm people with the tools they need to keep themselves and their families healthy. We’re handing out N95s. We’re supporting mask blocs. We’re teaching people how to build corsi Rosenthal boxes. We’re educating about the health risks of wildfire We’re still fighting to help anyone who will listen. We’ve been left by the wayside, but we haven’t given up. Everyone is at risk from wildfire smoke. Everyone. You can’t choose to not breathe. We share the air and we need to start caring about the quality of that air. Invest in good quality respirators. Get air purifiers for your home. Support clean air groups in your neighborhood. Hand out masks to the unhoused and those who can’t escape the elements. No one is coming to save us. We must show up and save each other. #wildfires #cleanair #climate #climatechange #n95 #COVIDisAirborne #covidisnotover

RE: https://jawns.club/@skyfaller/115917363561048559 I have made zero progress in building a PAPR stroller because I'm stuck at the "acquire a PAPR" step. Does anyone have advice for specific PAPR models to buy, and/or where to buy them? They seem to run either very expensive or suspiciously cheap, and I have no idea what is trustworthy. #PAPR #CleanTheAir #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #AirFiltration #smoke

RE: https://mastodon.social/@luckytran/116876056780319778 Les athlètes pros savent que le Covid est dangereux pour tout le monde, pas uniquement pour "les plus fragiles". "J’ai entendu dire qu’il y a quelques malades dans le groupe. Vu que j’ai été malade sur mes deux derniers Tours de France, je préfère être prudent et essayer de rester en bonne santé." #AutoDéfenseSanitaire #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne#MaskUp

New introduction post - joined in Nov 2022 (as many did) and back now after a hiatus. I write about Covid, disability justice, ableism, eugenics, the experience of being chronically ill during a pandemic and life, loss and grief. Looking forward to connecting with people here again! #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #chronicillness #Ableism #DisabilityJustice #WearAMask #MaskUp #CleanAir #DisabilityRights

Good news everyone! "Lab-made sugar-coated particle blocks Covid-19 infection" https://www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office/news-events/news/2025/08/lab-made-sugar-coated-particle-blocks-covid-19-infection--possible-new-treatment-on-the-horizon.php #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne

The Oddcube Kickstarter, for a stylish, maintainable, 10" furnace filter-based, PC-fan driven air purifier, launched yesterday, and is already fully funded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpA7-EJpKWU The cuboctahedron Corsi-Rosenthal box! Available as a kit or as 3d printer files for personal use. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joelcreates/oddcube-air-purifier-kit #CleanIndoorAirNow #CleanTheAir #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne

If you're still wearing a mask to help protect yourself and others from COVID, thank you! #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne

Dentist today. Wastewater is testing very low right now, they have really good air filtration, and will wear N95s on request, so it was as good as it's going to get. While I'm waiting in the chair, young lady comes in wearing a surgical mask - a student wanting to observe. Fine by me, but I said I'd like an N95 mask - left and never came back in. I saw her go back and talk to another woman who looked like she was trying supremely hard to not roll her eyes. It's been bugging me tonight. I think it's the total lack of empathy and imagination - I could be immune compromised, a cancer patient (or just someone who doesn't want to be sick), but that instant sort of wrinkling of the nose reaction....just lacks any depth of thought. #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne

Wenn wir jetzt anfangen, über Kühlung von Innenräumen nachzudenken, könnten wir dann saubere Innenraumluft bitte gleich mitdenken? Danke, schöne Grüße! #Hitze #CovidIsAirborne #PAIS

And here’s the part people miss: dose matters. The more virus you inhale, the higher your risk. Masks reduce that exposure, and when both people mask, protection compounds. So no, it’s not that “masks don’t work.” It’s that not all masks, or how they’re used, work the same. For more information, visit our “Yes, We Continue Wearing Masks” page: https://whn.global/yes-we-continue-wearing-masks/ #CleanAir #Masking #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention #COVIDisAirborne