I often stop and think about how we’re letting COVID circulate with very low vax rates (pls get vaxxed if poss), no clean air, no treatment for Long Covid—and public health isn’t even encouraging basic precautions like masking, or warning that Long Covid is a risk. And it makes me very angry tbh.
An important clarification:
when you hear people say
“during Covid”
they do not mean
back when they
were at risk of catching Covid,
for (alas) that time remains,
no, when you hear people say
“during Covid”
they mean
back when they
were trying not to catch Covid.
Why do they always emphasize hand hygiene if clean air is so important?
Because the air is their responsibility, and your hands are yours.
How long do the effects of Covid really last? Researchers are still discovering new neurological issues.
“Persistent [Long COVID] symptoms in children reflect measurable immune and vascular changes… Reinfection raised the rates of heart, brain, and immune issues, even after mild illness in children. It is very important to protect children from repeat COVID infections.”
Our latest paper shows that most aerosol sampling methods may underestimate infectious virus in air. We observed 100x more infectious flu virus and SARS-CoV-2 if it deposited directly on cells (more realistic) rather than in liquid first and then transferred to cells. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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Over 75 recent research studies on COVID-19's impacts and how to best prevent it. Three years in the making, I hope you all appreciate the time and effort spent compiling this resource.
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People can have different political opinions about immigration policy. Political differences are fine, healthy for a democracy.
But if you’re okay with this, that’s not a political opinion. That is a moral failing.
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Text says "A measles vaccine analogy if you understand Dungeons & Dragons: Measles has a DC of 19 (you have an approximately 90% chance of getting measles if exposed and not vaccinated). The measles vaccine (MMR) would confer a +17 bonus to the average adventurer (CON 10), giving you a 95% chance to resist measles if you encounter the disease in your journey. (Two doses of the MMR vaccine actually = about 97% effective, but I’m told getting to 97% exactly in the game is more complicated than can be explained in a graphic.). In other words, the MMR vaccine is better than even very powerful magical items!” Beside the text is a picture of a cartoon baby dragon. The caption beneath the image is a caption that says "Definitely (absolutely not) an accurate representation of what the dragons look like. We didn’t want to accidentally choose a dragon that looks like a very bad one, and we made this graphic in like 5 minutes, so this one seemed safe."
Yesterday, someone made a Dungeons & Dragons analogy for vaccines in our (Facebook) comments. I don't play or understand D&D, so I asked our Preparedness Coordinator to explain. I still don’t understand it, but he said this analogy will be understood by people who do! Anyway, please get vaccinated.
An airborne virus is a virus that can infect other people through unseen particles in the air, sometimes for hours after the sick person has left the area! Masks and clean, ventilated air can reduce the risk of getting sick from airborne viruses or infecting others.
Last year we created an online tool to help track #measles exposures across WA. This map brings together info from local health depts into one convenient, easy-to-navigate platform. It's mobile-friendly, too.
wadoh.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboa...
Here's an easy way to select a minimum clean air delivery rate (CADR) when you're shopping for a portable air cleaner (filter).
For example, if my room is 15 ft x 12 ft = 180 sq ft, then I'd want a CADR of at least 120 CFM (cubic feet per minute).
After abandoning every mitigation and infecting kids repeatedly, our media wants to know: why do so many children have Long COVID?
My latest looks at the newest research, the comforting lies that just won't die, and how we got here:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/long-covid...
Our #vaccine recommendations remain in place and are based on decades of research and are aligned with the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social. We encourage all families to keep your kids up to date on vaccinations and talk with your health care provider if you have any questions. doh.wa.gov/immunization
Extremely important study, with very concerning implications for the future.
The COVID generation: the neurodevelopmental consequences of in-utero COVID-19 exposure.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
On Jon Stewart and the controversy over his remarks about those of us still masking to protect ourselves and others.
We expect better of him. And I hope he examines his bias in this as a result of the backlash.
One of the most dangerous persistent myths is that planes are safe due to ventilation.
In reality ventilation is only on part of the time, and there is bad ventilation before and after take off.
And viruses can still spread easily in crowds over short distances regardless of ventilation status.
PMC COVID Update, Dec 22, 2025 (U.S.)
All indicators are that million of Americans are about to get COVID-19 "surprise" holiday infections.
pmc19.com/data
If the rain ever stops, we have some #flood cleanup tips for you. Stay safe and get dry when you can, #Washington!
doh.wa.gov/emergencies/...
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.
The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.
They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.
Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air
Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
Six-week study of 67 students in four classes, 1047 saliva samples ->
"Prolonged exposure in shared, poorly ventilated spaces, which potentially includes several infectious sources, drives respiratory virus transmission more than close contact."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
HT: Emily Martin
Watch our Secretary of Health Dennis Worsham on @cascadepbs.org
www.pbs.org/video/dennis...
As she recounted
a disappointing dinner party
my work friend asked
if I knew the feeling
of being with people
(of being with good people)
but still just feeling
profoundly alone,
and as I adjusted my mask
I looked
at my friend’s bare face
and simply said:
I know the feeling.
See what's happening again?
'The public' excludes people with underlying conditions.
I keep hearing people ask,
so if you are truly wondering
what the secret
of people
who rarely get sick is,
I shall tell you:
the secret is not
to ask yourself
what you should do
to protect yourself,
no, the secret is
to ask yourself
what you should do
to protect everyone.
Amputating a limb provides strong long term protection against losing same limb from frostbite.
Someone getting diagnosed with something that totally isn't Long Covid Headline: Large Increase In Numbers Of People Diagnosed With Something That Totally Wasn’t Caused By That Thing Story by Hubert Grabbag and Miguel Friday Photo from Adobe
Large Increase In Numbers Of People Diagnosed With Something That Totally Wasn’t Caused By That Thing
I know, my friend, that you are tired
of getting strange looks
simply because
you are still wearing a mask
in this ongoing pandemic,
but, my friend, for what it’s worth
please just know
that Tom Hanks
gets those strange looks for masking too.
