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How to be an ally to disabled / #immunocompromised people:

Wear a mask in public

Don’t minimize the harms of COVID to chronically ill ppl

Don’t minimize harms of COVID to yourself / family / friends

Don’t refer to COVID in the past tense (e.g don’t say “during COVID” if u mean “during lockdown”)

You can check off most boxes if you wear a mask in public

By wearing a mask in public, you show that you don’t believe “COVID is over”

Also showing that you believe that COVID can harm & cause long term / permanent disability (LongCOVID)

You’re also protecting disabled / immunocompromised people

Many ppl have dealt with some form of abandonment / betrayal in their lives

Now, magnify this by a few billion

Disabled & #immunocompromised people been abandoned by the gov’t, our society, our community / communities & those closest to us

Please wear a mask in public if you want to be an ally

< Top Stories @ CBCNEWS Measles exposure possible at 2 Vaughan locations, public health agency warns Confirmed case is the 5th connected to an outbreak declared on Sept. 4, agency says Posted: September 18, 2025 3:24 PM EDT Last Updated: 3 hours ago Gabriela Silva Ponte, CBC News York Region Public Health is notifying the public of a possible measles exposure connected to a confirmed case of the virus in Vaughan. Anyone who has visited the following locations at the times listed may have been exposed, the agency said in a media release Thursday. • Kids Club Toronto at 3377 Bathurst St., Toronto, between 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sept. 12. • Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital Emergency Room at 3200 Major Mackenzie Drive W., between 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 15 to 12:35 a.m. on Sept.16.

This is why respirator masks should be mandatory for both visitors & staff in hospitals

It would help protect EVERYONE as the MMR vaccine doesn’t offer perfect protection

Layers work best = 😷 + 💉 + clean air (HEPA air purifiers)

There are measles outbreaks all over 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸

#KeepMasksInHealthcare

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#BringBackMasks

#BringBackMasksInHealthcare

If there is even a question mark over the role of infectious aerosol, at close range or otherwise…

#Respie at a minimum.

#SaferAir

OU Government of South Australia SA Health Menu TR On this page Ebola virus is not transmitted through casual or remote contact. Ebola is not spread through aerosols (though caution should be exercised when an aerosol generating procedure is undertaken).

I’m just gonna say it.

The lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic have taught us this. People generate and inhale infectious aerosol when breathing, speaking, singing and shouting.

So every HCW should use proper respiratory protection when caring for a patient

www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/conn...

Did you know that one of the early symptoms of Ebola virus disease is a sore throat?

Hmmmm?

I wonder what that might mean?

This is my worst fear. My immunity for measles has waned and my doctors have told me I can not take the MMR. I am immune suppressed. It's scary bc it's so contagious.

Also even if you have help it doesn't last forever

And people promise help and don't follow through all the time

Not to mention the fucked up fact that some of your own oldest friends or family members will actively avoid you because they see you as a burden and don't want to get involved.

Sadly a lot of people only want you around when you're "fun" or making them laugh & disappear when shit gets tough

Being chronically ill and disabled means getting real comfortable at being the only person capable of being your own hero.

It’s lonely.
It’s demeaning.
It’s exhausting.

And there’s literally no other option. You take care of yourself the best you can or you die. There’s no hero coming.

It is so hard to ask for help, especially when you’re disabled & chronically ill.

When you’ve spent most of your life being treated as “less than” or a drain, you worry anyone you ask for help will judge you.

It takes a surprising amount of courage, so the best thing you can do is be kind

People always tell me that I should have more support.

That if my level of function was really “that bad” I would have help.

Please believe me when I tell you help doesn’t magically appear when you become disabled.

Unless you’re rich or have family support, you’re on your own.

< Top Stories @ CBCNEWS Measles exposure possible at 2 Vaughan locations, public health agency warns Confirmed case is the 5th connected to an outbreak declared on Sept. 4, agency says Posted: September 18, 2025 3:24 PM EDT Last Updated: 3 hours ago Gabriela Silva Ponte, CBC News York Region Public Health is notifying the public of a possible measles exposure connected to a confirmed case of the virus in Vaughan. Anyone who has visited the following locations at the times listed may have been exposed, the agency said in a media release Thursday. • Kids Club Toronto at 3377 Bathurst St., Toronto, between 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sept. 12. • Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital Emergency Room at 3200 Major Mackenzie Drive W., between 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 15 to 12:35 a.m. on Sept.16.

This is why respirator masks should be mandatory for both visitors & staff in hospitals

It would help protect EVERYONE as the MMR vaccine doesn’t offer perfect protection

Layers work best = 😷 + 💉 + clean air (HEPA air purifiers)

There are measles outbreaks all over 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸

#KeepMasksInHealthcare

So every time, every place you wear a mask helps normalize mask wearing, which keeps spaces safer for everyone. It’s a virtuous circle.

• www.gaylaxiconmn.org COVID-19 SAFETY AND POLICIES Your health and safety are our highest priorities at Gaylaxicon 2025. We are committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and welcoming convention experience for all attendees. Please check this page for updates, as our guidelines may be updated based on evolving public health recommendations and requirements. Our COVID-19 policies for Gaylaxicon 2025 are as follows: • Masks: Masks covering your nose and mouth are required in all convention spaces, including registration, panel rooms, and gaming areas, with the following exceptions: • While performing or presenting on a panel • In the ConSuite and other designated eating spaces • Briefly in masked spaces for sipping a beverage • In non-convention areas of the hotel (ample open seating is available outside of convention spaces for eating and socializing without masks) • Preferred Masks: High-quality masks such as N95, KN95, and KF94 are strongly encouraged. For more information on types of masks, please see CDC mask guidance.

Sci fi / horror conventions are requiring masks in 2025 but disability related conferences continue to refuse to consider masks & some even refuse to have virtual options

If you refuse to accommodate #immunocompromised people, you’re not as “inclusive” / “accessible” as you think you are

#ableism

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"For many, the idea is to self-preserve in order to be a bystander after the fact. It's not that everyone doesn't care; it's just that some people do and don't know what to do, or have some idea of what to do but are scared to do it. So, they watch from a place of frustration."

#MaskUp #CovidIsntOver

if you want to take an antifascist action that will help preserve your health and that of your community, wear a KN95, N95, or better —disabilities permitting—in shared air!

I've said this before—we live in the world COVID built. Accepting "the vulnerable will fall by the wayside" let the wealthy learn they could sacrifice many easily.

Even in this surge, ppl won't mask to practice care. Trump started this, but Biden solidified and was a stopgap for entrenched fascism

Another way out: Building resistance when passivity is the norm The COVID-19 pandemic should have shown us that we’re supposed to be meeting needs, not falling in line behind fascist incursions

By quickly pushing people to believe that the elderly, disabled, poor, and others were a necessary sacrifice, the ruling class and corporations primed the public for more fascist incursions. They observed how many give in to destroying one another and themselves.

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