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Chalis Montgomery

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Still posting from my bunker, still reading the research:

Bethlehem, GA

Joined July 2017

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@TheChalis

Chalis Montgomery

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Thread. Kids not taking precautions could end up with #Covid multiple times before they’re 18. Are you sure you don’t want to read any studies? If you’re ever curious, the literature hub is linked in my bio for your convenience. Search by symptom.

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Denying the severity of Covid & how it’s transmitted has devastating consequences - especially for children. I’m reminded of a prominent AIDS denialist who let her 3 year old daughter die and narrowly escaped felony charges. A 🧵 on denialism & how it can literally kill. /1

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3 months

Nothing adds up about the latest Covid news. Apologies to those who think this may be overly conspiratorial, but here’s what we know: 1. Covid is not “milder,” though fewer people are dying in the acute stage due to vaccines. It still causes long term harm. /🧵

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I think about Semmelweis a lot. He’s the guy who discovered hand washing prior to surgery prevented a lot of patient deaths. In his lifetime, evidence accrued that he was right, but he was still disbelieved. Discussions of his work often center on his persistence. 🧵

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So that I understand: I am to remove my mask in order to appear “normal,” so that I can get sick 2-3 times per year, which…is not normal. Then, if I die or become disabled, it must be because I am somehow “defective” and disposable. /1

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Anybody want to venture a guess at what this may mean for organ donation in the future?

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COVID sticks around like a parasite, months or years later. "They identified SARS-CoV-2 RNA and protein in 7 of 14 of the biopsy samples obtained from asymptomatic COVID-19 patients with negative nasal-swab PCR, at an average of 4 months after acute infection."

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I smell smoke in my house. It’s not immediately obvious anything is burning. My husband tells me we should leave as a precaution, but I am comfortable in my chair, and besides, it will be time for bed soon. He quickly grabs a few things and important papers. I open a beer. 🧵

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In the early 80’s, AIDS patients were afraid to be public about the cause of their various pneumonias, fungal infections, and cancers. When they succumbed to the virus, their families often cited one of these other causes, or declined to give information. /🧵

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@Alyssa_Milano 1/When my husband lost his job, my 7 year old daughter who has arthritis emptied her piggybank and offered to pay for her healthcare herself. My response was to run for congress, and tell the kid to keep her quarters. GA-10 against Freedom Caucus member, Rev. Jody Hice

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Sometimes I think about the fact that the passengers on the Titanic knew about how many people there were on board, and had opportunity to take stock of how many life boats there were in the days prior to the iceberg. 🧵

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5 months

The story is an allegory. My husband is fine. But he represents the people who are trying to warn you *still* about Covid. There are many ways it is similar to - but not the same as - HIV. We currently have well researched treatments for HIV There is no cure for #LongCovid /12

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This stuff is why I’m still angry. My brother in law has Down’s. When he got Covid, my husband and I were discussing where we could get him safe medical treatment because his area was rationing care. He now has rapidly worsening dementia post acute infection. 1/2

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« Do Not Resuscitate notices were placed on the medical files of many people with Down’s syndrome, autism & other learning disabilities who were otherwise healthy before contracting the virus » I have no words …

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4. We know that the average time for someone to be infectious is around 10 days, though it can frequently be 14 or more. 5. We know the 5 day isolation guideline was lobbied for by Delta Airlines due to staffing issues, not science. /4

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3 months

Microwave that fish, friends.

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If your boss makes you “Return to Office”, spend the rest of the your time there making it as bad as you can for them. #becreative

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@ravenscimaven We call that the “bear reflex,” and it seems like we train for it our whole lives.

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3. We know Covid is airborne like smoke. People who read scientific papers translated from overseas knew that from at least January of 2020, and the rest have been lying to you. If 6 feet doesn’t work for second hand smoke, it doesn’t work for this. /3

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Don’t ignore the smoke. Please wear an N95 mask around people and air. Don’t risk repeat infections. Covid is a five alarm fire and a mass disabling event. Or in the words of Larry Kramer…

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We are in the middle of a fucking plague

Archival footage of Larry Kramer from How To Survive a Plague

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@TheChalis

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2. We know Covid damages the immune system, shows viral persistence, can cross the blood brain barrier and damage brain function, and can cause a range of other autoimmune diseases and leave people susceptible to rare fungal infections and cancers. That hasn’t changed, either. /2

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After four years of reading peer reviewed research to try to get a handle on facts instead of propaganda, I really have too much to say about the #PodSaveJon situation for a single thread. So, I want to talk about dads. 🧵

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6. We know isolation guidelines in absence of supportive payments and policies encouraging remote work are not feasible for the majority of working class people. The right thing would have been to create generous paid leave and stop funding schools based on ableist attendance /5

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Questions my kid has asked: - If there was only one hospital bed left, and there were two kids sick, me and someone healthy…they…would get the bed instead of me because I have a disability? /1

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@TheChalis

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Hey you. Yes, you with the persistent cough. You’ve checked several times and it’s definitely not #Covid . Test for TB. Thanks to the way Covid damages the immune system, TB is on the rise. In the meantime, #MaskUp in an N95 or better. Spread love, not airborne pathogens.❤️

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@TheChalis

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5 months

If you missed the Senate #HELPLongCovid hearing today, I have a few takeaways. 🧵

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@TheChalis

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3 months

So many blue check bots out with the same message today “You need to trust the science” Whoever purchased that message doesn’t realize some of us have read most of the peer reviewed articles published on Covid in the past 4 years, and we’re concerned because we KNOW the science

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Leana Wen has been one of the pandemic’s worst minimizers. Now that she, a healthy triathlete, has had serious ongoing effects of Covid infection, she’s coming around to the viewpoint many advocates have tried to share - “vaccines are not enough.”

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Opinion | The Checkup With Dr. Wen: Let’s be clear about the limits of the covid vaccine

The coronavirus vaccine doesn’t eliminate the risk of infection. But that doesn’t mean people shouldn’t get it.

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I know we seem hyperbolic. I know sometimes, folks get Covid, and like the broken HVAC in the story, they seem just fine after a bit. Other times, perfectly healthy people -become permanently disabled by it. Over 1500 people per week are still dying OF COVID in the U.S. /13

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Sometimes pro-Covid folks ask when I’m going to let up precautions, but they don’t expect an answer We have a lot of data now pointing to the various ways Covid behaves similarly to HIV, but in 5 more years, it will either be obvious to the public or the data is off So, 5 years

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@CrookedMedia @PodSaveAmerica So when a politician 🗣️ with an entire ass comms team🗣️ sends out a tweet reinforcing the idea that a person should work while sick? It’s a slap in the face when we all deserve better policy. Sanders could have used the tweet to, for example, advocate for paid leave. /11

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So, my daughter’s joints are basically melting, 8 meds in 10 years haven’t worked, and she’s on immunosuppressants and stout pain killers. She also manages to be 2-4 years ahead academically and has finished writing a 100,000 word novel. We’re hoping she’ll go to HS full time. 🧵

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N95 respirators work, and Covid is neither a cold nor inevitable.

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what opinion will you defend like this?

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8. We know that ventilation is extremely important for airborne disease control. We also know we sent money to schools who bought hand sanitizer instead of #DavosSafe ventilation upgrades. We know many offices have also not seen the kinds of upgrades needed. /8

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We give the anti-Semmelweis faction a pass because “they couldn’t possibly have known.” Semmelweis required hand washing with chlorine in 1847. The first national hand washing guidelines were published in the 1980s. That’s a hell of a long time to be willfully ignorant. /3

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And if any of this really happened and I had reacted this way, the ratio on an AITA post would have been astronomical and well deserved. You don’t play with fire. You exercise the precautionary principle EVERY time. /11

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I’m supposed to exercise my freedom and personal responsibility, but only at the time and manner of your choosing. Cool cool. I’m personally responsible for an immune compromised child who deserves to freely exist in the world just like yours. So we don’t love it, but we mask.

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We venerate Semmelweis for following the evidence in the face of overwhelming peer pressure not to. We seldom shame the people who lacked even the most basic intellectual curiosity and therefore CHOSE, yes CHOSE to kill their patients with their ignorance. /2

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We choose a level of caution that @CrookedMedia and @PodSaveAmerica would gleefully mock us for, because as a working class family with the primary earner on the front lines daily, getting sick does *not* actually mean he will be afforded an adequate amount of leave and rest. /5

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9. We know (based on basic PHYSICS) that masks with gaps are bad for preventing airborne viruses. Brownian motion, an electrostatic fibers, and barrier all work together to make N95s effective protection against Covid. Public health thought it was too hard to explain. /9

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@CrookedMedia @PodSaveAmerica In fact, current recommendations were determined not by science, but by the CEO of Delta Airlines, who had staffing issues. However, inadequate rest during acute Covid is linked to a higher likelihood of severe long Covid symptoms. /6

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I am supposed to risk a 1:10 chance per Covid infection of long term symptoms, many of which can be disabling, and I am also supposed to apply for and be denied disability at least 3 times before I receive far less than I need to meet basic living expenses. All totally normal /2

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13. We know that children DO spread Covid. This was one of the more bizarre lies of the past few years. They may *appear* fine (*except for the extra tiredness that lingers, the difficulty concentrating, the moodiness, the constant illness….).

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@CrookedMedia @PodSaveAmerica To put it bluntly, if my husband were to be unable to work due to Long Covid, we would likely lose everything. So, instead, we read peer reviewed journals. We stay as informed as possible. We hope it’s enough. /7

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Narrator: just because something is difficult to pass doesn’t mean you don’t keep fighting for it. Public opinion is powerful. Instead of the GOP being seen as the obstacle here, it’s the Dems themselves. Again Even if you think you’ll lose, there are still fights worth having/7

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10. Those of us doing the homework our leaders should have been doing and weren’t knew it was likely the vaccines provided temporary, incomplete protection and do not prevent transmission or Long Covid to the degree promised. Vax only is not enough. /10

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19. You should also know that should you become disabled by Covid, it will be seen as *your* moral failing. It is NOT. But, you’ll be blamed for not staying current on a vax that wanes, not masking though the CDC is relatively silent about it, and not having paid leave /19

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I’ve had 6 Covid vaccines: 3 Pfizer, 3 Novavax, but people with similar vaccine histories have still gotten sick. Their cases appeared milder, but any Covid infection carries a risk of viral persistence and #LongCovid How have I avoided it? What’s the difference? An N95 always.

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13,b: We don’t know what repeat infections will do to kids. We do know each infection can cause damage. We have infected most children and continue to do so. That doesn’t seem smart. /14

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15. We know that a five day course of Paxlovid is typically not enough, and that rebound effects happen. We likely need a 28 day course of a different antiviral that targets the thymus and preserves T cell function. We could at least start with 10 days Paxlovid as the norm. /16

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18. And so for these and many more reasons, the CDC guidance to YOLO on Covid only makes sense if you’re part of the managerial class. The only thing that matters to you is money, not people. Not lives, not health, not futures. /18

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14. We know that some jobs require a high level of focus which may be in jeopardy with repeat infections. There are profound implications for medicine, national security, and the airline industry. /15

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But we’ve hit an iceberg. People like @AshishKJha46 have secured their lifeboats: highly ventilated schools for their kids, access to testing and antivirals, great insurance should they become disabled. He’s telling you the ship is unsinkable. He’s wrong. #CovidIsNotOver

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16. We know that reinfections are not only NOT RARE but the norm. Failing to mitigate the spread of this thing means faster viral evolution and new variants your body doesn’t recognize. 17. See above every time people claim there is herd immunity. It’s obviously not the case/17

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@CrookedMedia @PodSaveAmerica And I understand. It’s a canned response, crafted to convey a sense of calm. But we aren’t wrong to want better. A hard working union dad from New York wanted better and said so. He knows that when labor conditions improve, his kids also do better. That’s a great dad. /12

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11. Testing is no longer free because the Biden administration limited how many tests could be sent out per household and then claimed people were not requesting them.

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If I cannot take off a mask to fit the social norm, I’m supposed to stay home, because if you need to go out in a mask (or a wheelchair, or with an assistance dog), you’re far too sick to exist outside of your home. /4

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Oh and on that? If 1:10 infections lead to Long Covid, and vaccines don’t fully prevent it…how many infections are safe for our kids to get, exactly? We need: Clean air Antivirals Masks And transparency NOW Actions you can take, next post /14

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12. Whatever you do, don’t Google “Covid placenta.” Suffice it to say, still a problem for mothers and babies. You know, the ones we claim to care about so much?

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I am also supposed to risk my child’s health, whether or not she is immunocompromised, and disallow her from masking so that people can see her smile. /3

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I learned that public health officials will lie to cover mistakes they made whilst tripping over their egos. I learned that shame is the enemy of progress in public health. /5

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So here are some truths: The Merck Manual lists Covid-19 as a cause of Lymphocytopenia. CD-4 counts below 200 are defining for AIDS. In plain English, recognized medical publications are saying Covid can damage your immune system. No, not just “the vulnerable.” /9

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20. In the U.S., we are returning to an era of institutionalization, and it takes on average 3 years to be approved for social security disability payments. We are letting Covid have entirely free rein and there is functionally NO SECURITY NET for millions. /20

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Finally. I hope that people who are seeing this information for the first time realize that HIV patients take lifelong effective antivirals. We need to find the right drug cocktail for Covid, and quickly.

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Quite a headline

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Were N95s necessary at the pumpkin patch? Maybe not. Someone can infect you with C19 outdoors but that is most likely to happen in stagnant air or in a patio/booth type setting. The thing is: masking all the time is easier than having so many different exceptions. #Novid #Novavax

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Oh, but if I stay home, getting sick will also be my fault because of the TotallyReal™️ phenomenon of “immune debt.” Fascinating. /5

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@CrookedMedia @PodSaveAmerica He teaches at a school he loves, in a poorly ventilated overcrowded room in the middle of Atlanta. It’s not like the school Ashish Jha sends his kids to - one that got a $5 million upgrade to ventilation and had a strict testing protocol. They are worlds apart. /8

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@CrookedMedia @PodSaveAmerica But, I think the guys with dirt under their nails are good dads, too. The guys between jobs doing DoorDash. The guys recently off paper who are working any job they can find. Their kids don’t go to schools like Jha’s. And they sure as hell don’t get time to rest when sick /10

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My pandemic fatigue is the folks who said disabled and immunocompromised people should take extra precautions and yelled at us to “stay home if you’re so worried” and then tell us we’re mentally unwell for doing so. Read a peer reviewed journal, Susan. #gaslighting

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My pandemic fatigue is looking at all people who believe that it's totally normal to be sick 5-6 or even more times per year and who think every infection is harmless for their immune system 🤷🏻‍♂️ What is yours?

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@POTUS 25. As usual, I block trolls. For everything else: ◻️R◻️E◻️S◻️E◻️A◻️R◻️C◻️H◻️◻️I◻️N◻️◻️B◻️I◻️O◻️◻️◻️◻️◻️

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@SenBillCassidy @RogerMarshallMD @ashishkjha What I would personally like to see is at least 10 N95s mailed to each individual monthly FOR FREE and accompanying public health campaign describing why they are important and effective and how to use them. This is the thing we can do RIGHT NOW. And it’s cheaper than waiting.

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7. We know that two Vichy Dems in the senate who were the holdouts on most progressive policy have been held up as the excuse for a lack of advocacy for these reforms especially between 20-22. Leaders should have used their podiums to rally behind the right thing. Instead: /6

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Question I want answered: Why the hell does an 11 year old have to ask these questions? What is wrong with the @CDCDirector that she does not consider the impact of her words on OUR FUTURE? /###

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@POTUS 24. And while some are relishing the possibility of FAFO here for a variety of valid reasons, I really want to know who is calling the shots - especially on Covid prevention at the White House. Because they’re effectively determining policy for all of us, and they’re wrong.

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21. We’ve made terrible policy choices in the face of abundant information warning us to take a different path. And so I am particularly curious as to why our @POTUS is now also said to be adhering to new CDC guidelines. /21

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I don’t post about Covid because it’s my favorite thing. I do so because I know most folks aren’t reading the research. Most doctors aren’t reading research in other disciplines. So, I’m shouting into the void hoping to make the tiniest difference for our children’s futures /13

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In fact, there is always “room in the boats” by design. It’s the result of layers of propaganda we are easily sold on: that wealth equals virtue, that scarcity is the way of the world, that personal responsibility can solve systemic problems. /6

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@POTUS 23. As a matter of national security, we are owed answers as to what prevention methods outside of vaccines the president is using. Because if there is no longer testing, he’ll likely get sick. The person whose job it is to know this is negligent or needs a visit from Commander

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So, if I understand correctly Millions of taxpayer dollars to kill people overseas is a priority. Public health when Americans are dying and becoming disabled daily, nada. He doesn’t even have to mandate - he could come out with strong statements encouraging masking. He won’t.

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Karine Jean-Pierre says that the Biden administration has "always been very consistent" in not pushing mask mandates on states and local governments. "That's not something that we get involved in!"

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Over the next few hours, the smell intensifies, but I still can’t locate the source. I’m getting increasingly panicked entreaties from my husband, asking me to pack and prepare to go, sending research about the amount of time a person has to safely evacuate. I can’t see a fire /2

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What we do need immediately is a sense of urgency around developing for Covid the kinds of antiviral cocktails HIV patients have now that enable people to live full lives. We owe each other that much. /12

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Most importantly, I learned that if I wanted to protect myself, the so-called “adults in the room” couldn’t always be relied upon. Trust when warranted, verify always. /6

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When your immune system takes a significant hit, you start to develop AIDS defining illnesses, like severe bacterial or fungal infections, and rare cancers, and tuberculosis. “New York City struggling to contain rising tuberculosis cases.” /10

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New York City struggling to contain rising tuberculosis cases

Budget cuts and understaffing are delaying the city’s ability to handle an increase in tuberculosis patients.

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@AshishKJha46 People had all these conditions before, but it’s important to see patterns. Count the damn lifeboats. Excess deaths, rare complications becoming less rare…it all adds up to a pandemic that is very much not over. You just think the ship is unsinkable. You’re in steerage class.

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So, I turn off my phone and go to sleep. Overnight, my husband has sent me scientific journals about the psychology of emergency response, data about possible insurance coverage, articles describing terrible outcomes for people who ignore smoke. At this point, I’m annoyed. /3

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So, adventures in airborne pathogens. We’re at @childrensatl for an infusion. This is a story about why we need to #KeepMasksInHealthcare @SecBecerra @HHSGov 🧵

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On day four, the HVAC stopped working. When the repairman came out, he said a part of the unit had overheated and melted somehow. After it was repaired, the burning smell disappeared. /6

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In fact, Covid is playing out in a way that rhymes with history, but is not quite the same. Quack cures, overwhelmed doctors, fear, denial, turning the virus into a taboo topic of the highest order…while we COULD be facing hard truths and finding antiviral cocktails. /8

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Chalis Montgomery

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While @SenMarkey made brief mention of masking as an intervention, the clearest message came from a not yet elected advocate and candidate for Congress, @joaquinlife , who held up a sign that said “masks save lives.” Good on you, Joaquin! /8

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@POTUS 22. He doesn’t have time to spend four years neck deep in research. So, whose advice is this? Does the WH make use of FarUV technology and increased ventilation? Probably. But not at a cafe in Iowa. Not on the campaign trail. Does he use a daily antiviral? Which one(s)? /22

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Chalis Montgomery

5 months

@CrookedMedia @PodSaveAmerica @t_NYC @the_tattooedjew I won’t speculate as to the lessons they’ll teach their kids about who matters in this country or how to be an ally without tokenizing people. I’ll just look to the positive examples of Dr. Montgomery, Dom, Thomas, and others and be exceedingly grateful for the contrast. /fin

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Chalis Montgomery

6 months

So, anyone remember when they said Covid didn’t hurt kids, and now Dr. Cohen is just casually out here saying they can be permanently disabled? Shouldn’t this be on the news?

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Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH

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Anyone can develop Long Covid — even our kiddos. The updated Covid vaccine remains the best protection against severe illness and reduces your child’s risk of developing #LongCOVID ! See the latest 👇

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Chalis Montgomery

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In most places in the US, media and the rumor mill, aided by initial terrible public health communication, led people to believe that it was only a “gay” disease, or one that heavy drug users got and somehow deserved. (Unequivocally: no one deserves it.) /2

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Chalis Montgomery

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It’s now day three, and the burning smell hasn’t abated. In fact, it’s worse. I assume because the house isn’t in ashes, we’re fine until the problem shows itself. My husband is increasingly agitated. I tell him I’m concerned for his mental health. /5

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Chalis Montgomery

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While dementia is a known problem in DS, he was fine before his Covid infection and is decidedly *not* now We know Covid accelerates disease processes that may be quietly lurking, and I’m sure that’s what has happened here Yet another reason to continue with layered mitigation.

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Chalis Montgomery

5 months

@CrookedMedia @PodSaveAmerica Now, some people would say that Ashish Jha is a great dad for sending his kid to a school with mitigations in place that allow kids to stay healthy and learn. If by having more money than most Americans and the privilege of some notoriety make one a good dad, then, uh, sure. /9

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Chalis Montgomery

5 months

@CrookedMedia @PodSaveAmerica Thomas @t_NYC and guys like @the_tattooedjew who understand that disability justice is at the core of so many issues critical to our children’s futures are also great dads. They’re looking out for their kids, mine, and yours. /13

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Chalis Montgomery

10 months

This teenager with Long Covid who does not want to get #Covid again for understandable reasons, was involuntarily admitted to a psych ward for their concerns where they predictably have come down with something (likely Covid). @Imani_Barbarin has been warning us about this.

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Kellen

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and they turned me being COVID conscious into “psychosis” and they used that to admit me.

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Chalis Montgomery

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Ultimately, the ship builders - or those who are tasked with creating or changing the systems we live in - are to blame for forcing us to make impossible daily choices. But they like to take shortcuts, because shortcuts are cheap. Propaganda becomes their tool. /8

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Chalis Montgomery

10 months

In the end, what 99% of us are left with are ridiculous calculations to try and survive: Do I pay the light bill or buy medicine? Can I pull this tooth myself? Where is the safest place to sleep outside? Will this mask protect me or not? /7

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Chalis Montgomery

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He’s the type who is always on alert for things and fusses when I let the car go too long without an oil change and it starts running hot. He watches a lot of news because he says he likes to stay “informed.” I tell him the house is fine, and no one needs all that information/4

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Chalis Montgomery

5 months

As a teacher, my husband has continued to wear an N95 daily, long past the time most people have stopped. He tests regularly, and has never had Covid or given it to a student. He’s never brought it home to our immunocompromised daughter. /4

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Chalis Montgomery

5 months

@SenMarkey @joaquinlife . @SenSanders please understand that Covid travels on the air like smoke, and can hang in the air for hours. People can be reinfected with a different variant weeks after a previous bout of illness 🗣️ Removing your mask to speak is like taking off your seatbelt intermittently /10

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Chalis Montgomery

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Five years after Sandy Hook, and we can't even get a bump stock ban. As a teacher, I worried for the safety of my kids every day as if they were my own. In Congress, I'll fight for common sense protections for Georgia's children.

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Chalis Montgomery

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My husband and I had a long chat about proper precautions, each of us feeling vindicated in our actions. Had the HVAC malfunctioned more than it did, we might have had a house fire. Leaving would have been the right choice. But, it didn’t, we were fine, and he was ridiculous. /7

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