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#LongCOVID trajectories 🦠

Follow-up of 1,234 patients shows 58.7% persistent at 6 months, 41.3% recovered. Predictors: pre-existing conditions + fatigue, dyspnea, cough at 3 months. Age, sex, vaccination not significantly associated.

Read the full article here: https://cup.org/47JndiW

Raise your hand if you're not even an epidemiologist and you still know covid is an ongoing public health threat.

#Covid #LongCovid #EpiSky #PublicHealth

Make Canada's voting system fair and proportional! Canadians are tired of our broken voting system. After Trudeau broke his promise of reforming our electoral system in 2015, apathy and cynicism towards our democracy has grown. If Canada is to weath...

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Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits

www.science.org/content/arti...

Good summary of evidence about the bird flu strain recently found in cattle.

It's concerning because this is the strain associated with death of man in U.S. and severe illness in B.C. teenager.

Adaptation to cattle (mammals) is concerning.

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have developed a nasal COVID-19 vaccine that BLOCKS transmission of the virus. This suggests vaccines delivered directly to the nose or mouth could play a CRITICAL role in containing the spread of respiratory infections. Phase I clinical trials HAVE BEEN APPROVED! 🧪🧵⬇️

Colored map of the US showing various cases of H5N1 across different species including human cases, dairy farms, poultry farms, wild birds, other wildlife.

This 👇is a 🎯 all-in-one H5N1 tracking tool to bookmark & share:

H5N1 US Tracker - Ginkgo Biosecurity
www.ginkgobiosecurity.com/h5n1-us-trac...

H/t @rhonda234567.bsky.social

Every smart person I know is making quiet plans for a bird flu pandemic to spread human to human.
Business folks, medical doctors, public health folks- my network is preparing in big and small ways.
That is a privilege I want all of us to have.

I want to be clear: the private sector, as it presently exists, *cannot* quickly spin up to fill any void left by substantial dismantling of #NOAA. Full stop. If that were to happen, people would die in extreme weather events who would not have otherwise, & economy would suffer.

Had a meeting on Tues that included NOAA scientists discussing work they had done with the data collected on research cruises in the Pacific region by DFO. On Thurs, my supervisor (American, worked for NOAA) said that we won’t be able to collab with NOAA anymore as of Wed-any leads on details? #noaa

A black background with white text and lavender accents features an illustration of a white Caladrius wearing yellow headphones. The text reads, “It’s not just that we disagree about whether it’s a good idea to eat indoors, right? It’s that we disagree on how big of a problem that we think ableism is, how much we’re thinking about it, how important it is to show solidarity with other people and how much of a commitment we’re gonna make to that given how difficult it is actually to do all this. - October Krausch, Still Here: A Podcast from The Sick Times.”

On this week's Still Here, podcast producer @hashtagjames.bsky.social talks with @megkrausch.bsky.social about how the ongoing pandemic has impacted friendships. Also, @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social and @mileswgriffis.bsky.social on the latest #LongCOVID research + COVID-19 data. bit.ly/3EvIIYu

A screenshot of a multi‐column table listing several U.S. presidential Executive Orders relating to LGBTQ+ rights and antidiscrimination policies. Each row has columns for “Origin” (POTUS), “Number/Identifier” (e.g., EO 13988), “Title” (such as Preventing and Combating Discrimination…), “Action Type” (e.g., Broad Nondiscrimination, Military Nondiscrimination), “Summary” (key points of each order), and “Date Signed.” The listed orders span from early 2021 through early 2025, covering topics like preventing discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, banning conversion therapy, rescinding prior harmful EOs, and restricting or expanding DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives.

A spreadsheet at the top shows columns tracking anti‐LGBTQ bills by status and year: total bills (334), 2025 bills (327), 2024 rollovers (7), how many passed committees (3), passed one chamber (5), passed both chambers (0), enacted (1), vetoed (0), failed (3), and carried forward (0). Below that, another header row lists different types of anti‐LGBTQ legislation (e.g., gender‐affirming care bans, pronoun bans, “Don’t Say Gay,” drag bans, bathroom bans) with the total count of each category (e.g., 55 for gender‐affirming care bans, 20 for pronoun bans, 14 for “Don’t Say Gay,” etc.). A color‐coded U.S. map spans the lower half, with states shaded from light orange to deep red according to how many anti‐LGBTQ bills they contain. Texas appears in the darkest red (46 bills), with lighter shades indicating fewer bills in other states. A note at the bottom right explains that the map shows total tracked bills per state, which does not necessarily reflect each bill’s likelihood of passage.

We've created a tracker that covers all executive orders affecting LGBTQ folks along with federal and state legislation.

We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills.

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Credit
@alli.gay
@erininthemorning.com
@evanurquhart.bsky.social
@miralazine.bsky.social
@lizsaila.bsky.social

the 4 panel meme with Anakin and Padme Anakin: Intersectional community care is key to making change Padme: so you're still COVID conscious & wear a mask right? *with a smile* Anakin: *silence* Padme: so you're still COVID conscious & wear a mask right? *with a serious face*

Evidence from whole genome sequencing of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 almost 5 hours after hospital room turnover Experimental evidence suggests that Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) remains viable within aerosols with a half-life of approximately 3 hours; however, it remains unclear h...

"The room is empty, so I can't get a #COVID19 infection."

STUDY found "In-room transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to two patients admitted nearly 2 and 5 hours after discharge of an asymptomatic infected patient... SARS-CoV-2 may transmit infection for over 4 hours."

www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019...

"'Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions,' wrote one respondent. 'My feed is almost entirely scientists and I actually get updates on research that is relevant and timely,' wrote another."

A member of our community has created an e-petition calling for a National Silver Alert System.

Similar to an Amber Alert, if someone living with dementia is reported missing, this system would help locate them and save lives!

Show your support here: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

A graphic split into two sides, vertically. On the left, a section of the AIDS quilt, including a tribute to the activist Ryan White. On the right, white text on a black background reads, “THE SICK TIMES: Immune system damage from COVID-19 is different from HIV/AIDS — but the advocacy has parallels. By Emily Benedict.”

The history of HIV/AIDS offers lessons for current organizing to curb the spread of COVID-19 and Long COVID. During the emergence of AIDS in the 1980’s, public health authorities minimized the disease. News outlets reassured the public that having a “strong immune system” would prevent and stop HIV infection. We now know that is not the case.

Understanding the similarities and differences between HIV/AIDS and SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, and Long COVID is vital for informed advocacy. bit.ly/429D9J8

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