Alt Greene County (OH) Public Health

One piece of that evidence:

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To me, the ongoing pandemic isnt JUST about science. It is about morals and ethics.
It is acting on the evidence and the HARM that sars2 is causing. There is evidence of harm.
There is ONGOING evidence of harm
The is evidence of ONGOING transmission of sars2
CLEAN THE AIR
Do no harm

“The global pooled long COVID prevalence was 36%” with South Americans with highest prevalence

That’s *2.96 billion* people

And governments mostly stopped prevention via required masks, testing and better air quality plus massively cut Long Covid research and care academic.oup.com/ofid/article...

Important and utterly interesting news series on cuts to science.

Hey @standupforscience.bsky.social

it is so important for the public to know about this terrible waste of talent, curiosity, wonder, and progress

too much of science -- how it's made, who makes it, and how and why -- is hidden from public view

these stories need to be told

Glad and sad to see this series, which echoes the theme of lost science I wrote about below & does something to make it less invisible www.northjersey.com/story/opinio...

Nearly 7 in 10 COVID survivors tested didn't know they had a dulled sense of smell

Nearly 7 in 10 COVID survivors tested didn't know they had a dulled sense of smell

"Even if they don't notice it, COVID-19 survivors' sense of smell may remain impaired for years after infection"

www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/nea...

People signing the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air at the UN

Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right.

Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!

More kids died from flu last season than in any non-pandemic season since monitored began 20 years ago. Almost 90% were unvaccinated. Parents: talk to your doctor about getting your kids vaccinated. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.

Hey, medical personnel of all sorts - first, thank you so much for doing the incredibly difficult job you do, and learning everything you have to do that job well

But too many of you didn't realize there was a staggering change in our understanding of how respiratory diseases spread

Please read!

Yeah, suggesting hand washing for a respiratorily-transmitted vascular disease is as unhelpful as suggesting that hand washing helps avoid STDs - or that holding a pill between your knees helps avoid pregnancy!

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Yeah, not likely to happen, especially under this administration - but if we could get @sanders.senate.gov on board, and @mcuban.bsky.social, @markhamillofficial.bsky.social, @georgetakei.bsky.social, & @gtconway.bsky.social to join him, we could prove to everyone that #BetterMasksWorkBetter

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We could frame that semi-RCT of (K)N95 masking as a vital test of whether good masks will help if we are attacked with bio-weapons - and perhaps try it nationwide, with everyone willing to participate (for a week-ish) wearing a good mask around other people, etc., monitoring wastewater levels

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And maybe proposing a semi-RCT of masking:

For one(?) week, have people in two nearby communities compare results, using wastewater levels of COVID:

One as a control, with the usual little masking

The other, masking as much as practical (not forcing anyone, just asking)

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Tying that all in with a brief history of mask development might be good, along with a history of why we were told to use cloth masks (to preserve the ones that worked really well for the people that needed them most)

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I guess you could add a biohazard suit compared to a secure communications link or something, but the above covers the basics - we have found that the "masks don't work" crowd simply don't understand that some masks are better than others and the telephone analogy seems a good way to show that

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A picture of a full face #P100 elastomeric respirator on a face - provides nearly total protection against droplets and aerosols

Compare with a picture of a satellite phone

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A picture of an #N95 respirator mask on a face - provides excellent protection against droplets and even better protection against aerosols than the #KN95, due to head straps rather than ear straps (also more comfortable on the ears!)

Compare to a picture of a modern smartphone

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A picture of a #KN95 respirator mask on a face - provides excellent protection against droplets and aerosols, but not quite as leak-proof as an #N95

Compare with a picture of a flip phone

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A picture of a bandana or other ordinary cloth "face covering" - provides more protection against droplets, and some protection against aerosols

Compare with a picture of a 1950s black Bell desk phone

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A picture of a hand held up in front of a coughing / sneezing face - provides some protection against droplets, but almost none against aerosols. Could be sneezing into an elbow instead of the hand?

Compare to a picture of an early candlestick telephone

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A picture of nothing at all covering any part of the face - distance and ventilation are the only protection

Compare to a picture of the Campbell soup cans & string "telephone"

These are terrific, Scott - thank you! None of us have much graphical talent, so these will be helpful indeed.

I failed trying to make a mask simile graphic - perhaps you could do better? The idea was to compare masks and phones, using pictures of each:

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Screen capture of post from https://www.facebook.com/GreeneCoPH, with text that reads: Just a friendly reminder to be mindful of your health, so you can keep the summer fun going - safely!! Need a COVID-19 at home test? We still have them - call 937-374-5600. #respiratoryhealth #COVID awareness #healthySummer #preventPromoteprotect #gcph Post includes graphic with text reading: Summer fun reminder: COVID aware Summer is here and historically we've experienced a surge in COVID cases, so it's a good time to be mindful Here's what to keep in mind : Bullet point new variants may cause cold- Sorry, I am no longer able to see the text I am reading, so I am ending the transcription here - you get the idea, no mention of masks, although it does mention respiratory health, and that ventilation of indoor spaces can help like symptoms

The official Greene County Ohio Public Health Facebook page just posted this graphic with hashtags including #RespiratoryHealth - yet they don't use the word mask, let alone point out that #RespiratorMasks like the #N95 work far better than medical procedure masks that leak around the edges!

WHY?!

Screen capture from CDC wastewater site showing Low COVID levels in Clark County, Ohio as of June 14th, 2025

Screen capture of CDC wastewater site showing Low COVID activity levels in Montgomery County, Ohio as of June 14th 2025

By comparison, both of our neighboring Ohio counties - Clark (Springfield) & Montgomery (Dayton) - have wastewater levels of COVID that are considered Low

Is he High level shown for Yellow Springs a temporary bump due to the Street Fair on June 14th? Time will tell - new data on Friday the 27th

Screencap from CDC wastewater monitoring site, showing that COVID levels in Yellow Springs, Ohio are currently considered High, which is second to highest possible designation Surrounding communities are all considered Low or Moderate - Yellow Springs is unique in that it draws tourists from all around Ohio, and the nation, due to its reputation as a hippie community, as well as being the home of comedian Dave Chappelle, and his new comedy club We speculate that the people who are most likely to travel even when sick are spreading disease without caring who they infect, and certainly would not wear masks to protect anyone else because they were feeling ill

Screencap from CDC wastewater monitoring site, showing that COVID levels in Ohio are currently considered Very Low

Screencap from CDC wastewater monitoring site, showing that COVID levels in Xenia, Ohio are currently considered Moderate

While most of Ohio - and the nation - are seeing low wastewater levels of #COVID, here in #GreeneCountyOhio, the tourist haven of Yellow Springs has a much higher level, likely due to the many thousands of visitors attending the #YellowSpringsStreetFair on #June142025

#MaskUp, #YellowSpringsOhio!

#H5N1 (aka #BirdFlu, #HPAI, and #HighlyPathogenicAvianInfluenza) has been found in Darke and Mercer counties.

H5N1 is highly contagious, and often deadly - potentially impacting future egg and poultry prices.

www.wdtn.com/news/health/...

#HPAI, short for #HighlyPathologicAvianInfluenza, aka #H5N1 and #BirdFlu, is highly infectious and often deadly, potentially impacting future egg and poultry prices.

"The affected birds were located in Darke and Mercer counties...."

www.wdtn.com/news/health/...

Could we ask that those of you in Ohio who are #COVIDCareful help spread the word about this new starter pack (from a private FB Still Coviding group)?

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People of Bluesky, we here at #AltGCOPH need your help.

We are a tiny lay team concerned about the silence from the official GCPH.info medical pros regarding #COVID, #SARS-CoV-2, #LongCovid, #N95 & #KN95 respirators, etc.

If you share our concerns, please boost this account, to get them to listen!