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✌😷 Account is archive. See pinned tweet for most useful Covid threads, including duplication website. I do not check messages here. Off all social media.

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

This is not "fearmongering." It's a compilation of Covid data-- medical studies, articles & expert discussions--organized by topic. It's what reporters would cover, consumer advocates would highlight and Public Health would warn about if we lived in a functioning democracy.

@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

Starting master thread of threads on the many ways even mild Covid infection causes damage to vascular system, brain, heart, liver, kidneys, eyes, ears, nerves, endocrine system, immunity, fertility & more. I'll continue to add here & to all category threads as info emerges.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

After noticing so many cloth masks on delivery folks, I started texting my Instacart & DoorDash people to ask if they needed N95 or KN95 & every single one has said yes. I now have a spare "Take One!" box of good masks on my porch. Let's help each other.🙏❤

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

A couple I know had Covid last month & "don't feel right." They are shocked Dr. told them he would test for blood clots & heart abnormalities. They had NO IDEA this was a post Covid thing. Thought long Covid was "coughing & fatigue." THIS is what media has done. #misinformation

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2 years

“Dude, my roommate had a stroke” is not something you ever expect to hear from someone in their 20s. It’s right up there with “my yoga teacher died of a pulmonary embolism.” And yet I’ve heard both in last few months. (Even “mild”) Covid is a vascular disease.

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

A man across the parking lot got out of his car and yelled "Hey!" while I was waiting in mine. "Your mask!" He pointed at me. I waited for the inevitable insult when he continued, before putting on a black KN95, "Where did you get it? My wife would love something like that." 🤗

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

Someone I know told me I needed to "lose the mask." I asked why they cared if I wore a mask or not? "What makes you think you're so special that you don't have to get Covid like everybody else?" This pandemic has weird layers to it. 😐

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

Friend with cancer just got Covid for the first time. Only place she took off her mask was at the dentist for emergency root canal last Friday. She called practice to tell them and receptionist said "we have a cold going around the office but it probably isn't Covid." 😐

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

I was chatting about remote work with a recruiter friend today. She said it is the number one requirement mentioned by applicants. She head hunts for tech & gaming, and says remote-friendly companies are bleeding talent from the giants now sending employees back to the office.

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

Those of us who wear masks everywhere are not neurotic. We are informed. Even mild Covid damages vascular system, heart, brain, organs, immune system, eyes, ears, fertility, sexual function, cognition, and more...often silently at first. A mask is no big deal. Organ damage is.

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

My friends in Tokyo who wear masks everywhere in public have never gotten Covid. Their kids go to school and have never gotten Covid. They almost never get respiratory infections at all. One asked me "why does everyone in the US and UK want to destroy their health?" 🤔

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

First wavers w/Long Covid are dying of things that look a lot like early AIDS deaths, with immune system panels showing similar dysfunction, and I don't see a SINGLE major news outlet making the connection or asking questions. Meanwhile, the new CDC director talks about Barbie.

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

Another good story to break up the doom! Friend said her OB/GYN office is mask-required for anyone entering, including delivery people. N95s, NOT surgical, provided at the door. Doctor said “Covid isn’t a mild virus. That’s politics not medicine.” SOME DOCTORS GET IT!!!🙏🏼❤️😷

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laurie allee (retired account)

8 months

Online friend had Covid a month ago. Today she asked her doctor for blood tests and heart workup after feeling lightheaded, short of breath and slight chest pain upon exertion since she was sick. Doctor said it was “post-pandemic anxiety” and advised “working out.”

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

The US obsession with “only mild symptoms, continuing to work” while sick with a deadly virus—and humble-bragging it— is wild. Overcompensating, hyper-competitive, insecure, approval-seeking…this entire country needs therapy.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

Yet another person I know has Covid and: Thought cases were low Thought "breakthrough infections" were "exceedingly rare." Thinks Long Covid is "fatigue" Thinks vaccinated can't get Long Covid Thinks herd immunity is "near" Didn't know SarsCov2 damages cardiovascular & brain

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

No Covid reported. No cast members got sick. Husband and I had great time with only a wonderful memory of a brilliant show as a lingering effect. This can be done.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

As I wrote before, the MC opened the show with this speech: “We take these precautions together so that we can stay well and healthy to keep performing, and to keep coming together to celebrate the performing arts.” Bravo.

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laurie allee (retired account)

11 months

This weird stage of the pandemic feels like being the only sober person stuck at a party where everyone else is starting to pick fights, break furniture and throw up. Every few minutes a guy yells "Isn't this the best night EVER?"

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laurie allee (retired account)

11 months

Just a reminder. Even CDC, the most Covid-minimizing public health group, reluctantly admits approximately 1 in 5 adults now have a health condition caused by previous Covid. That's after only 3 years.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

I hear this kind of thing often. Friend went to family wedding last weekend and got shit for wearing N95 entire time. (Was only one doing so.) This week most of wedding party got Covid incl bride & groom. She didn't. Took PCR Friday to be sure. Masks (N95 or better) WORK.✊😷

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

Guys... Warnings about hurricanes are NOT FEARMONGERING. My God, Covid broke people's brains. I've seen 3 weirdly defiant "Can't wait to go to the beach this weekend" posts in the last few minutes, followed up by "fake news" or similar about RADAR OF HURRICANE HILARY. Wtaf 😩

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

I remember earliest years of HIV/AIDS. My doctor told me straight women couldn't get HIV. Some folks said if they were exposed, their "immune systems" would protect them. Several conspiracy type friends said it was a "scam." One tested HIV+ and said "I feel fine. It's nothing."

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laurie allee (retired account)

11 months

"the pandemic is not over. It’s much worse than you have been led to believe. And unless you’ve spent the past several years reading scientific studies on the subject, it can be hard to convey just how wrong the public perception of COVID really is..."

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Let Them Eat Plague!

The pandemic is not over. It’s much worse than you’ve been led to believe. And unless you’ve spent the past several years reading scientific studies on the subject, it can be hard…

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

Emerging information reveals that SarsCov2 is a vascular disease entering body w/acute infection. So "mild illness" is not mild like acute cold that clears, but mild like acute HIV, Hep, HSV & most acute cases of polio. Think beginning of a process. How bad? We don't know yet.

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

I never expected the statement “I am just trying to avoid getting sick” being widely viewed as radical, representative of mental illness, deserving of ridicule, condemnation and scorn by friends and strangers alike.

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

It’s not normal to hear about healthy people suddenly dropping dead—sudden cardiac death, embolism, stroke—every DAY we all hear about yet another one. On stage. In court. On the playing field. In bed. Every DAY. This was NOT A THING BEFORE COVID. DO NOT LET THEM TELL YOU IT WAS.

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

There are hundreds of studies from before the vaccine rollout showing that SarsCov2 is a vascular disease that causes blood clots, endothelial damage, organ damage, and brain damage. Since Biden and CDC don't acknowledge this, more and more people blame vaccines.

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laurie allee (retired account)

8 months

So the diarrhea plane wasn't actually disinfected, but mopped up and redeployed. A few months ago the bloody plane attendants gave cleanser and paper towels to passengers themselves, then landed and deployed again. Explain to me why anyone would fly unless absolutely necessary?

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laurie allee (retired account)

11 months

Remember this? A primary school in Brisbane's west remained outbreak-free during COVID-19's Omicron wave in Queensland. A group of dads studied the school airflow patterns and usef science and engineering to create well-ventilated, clean air classrooms.

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Brisbane school avoids COVID outbreak after dads band together, armed with smoke machine

A small primary school in Brisbane's west has done what many others have been unable to achieve during COVID-19's Omicron wave in Queensland: remain outbreak-free.

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

For those who think yeah, whatever, if I end up with damage from Covid I’ll just go get the available treatments, there are none. MECFS, Lyme and Post-polio patients have a lot to say about available treatments. And it took decades to find treatments for HIV. Avoid Covid.

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

Another person I know has Covid, surprised how bad they feel. They asked where to get monoclonal antibodies, thought Paxlovid was OTC, were surprised they got sick because they "thought Covid was over" and "had a booster." Our govt, public health & media have FAILED the public.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

Saying “I had Covid and I’m fine” is like saying “I had unprotected sex a few days ago and I’m not pregnant.” You don’t know yet.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

(One more thing, the school is adamant about updating ventilation, and for buildings not retrofitted there are Hepa purifiers and a few Corsi-Rosenthal boxes in classrooms and public spaces. Covid tests are free on campus, available M-Sat. Virtual class options are common. ❤️🙏🏼)

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

Stop relying on vax status as measure of whether indoor event is safe. It's like relying on only 1/2 a month of birth control pills to prevent pregnancy. The events of late among "fully vaxxed, boosted & tested" attendees have been super-spreaders. We need clean air and N95s!

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

If you look at wastewater surveillance data, influenza is almost nonexistent right now. It's still Covid.

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

Starting master thread of threads on the many ways even mild Covid infection causes damage to vascular system, brain, heart, liver, kidneys, eyes, ears, nerves, endocrine system, immunity, fertility & more. I'll continue to add here & to all category threads as info emerges.

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

When AIDS was first ravaging the US, Reagan ignored it, told media not to “fear monger” and focused on Reaganomics. Major articles said a healthy immune system would knock out HIV. Doctors didn’t read emerging science, told “healthy” patients not to worry. History rhymes.

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laurie allee (retired account)

8 months

I had a conversation today with one of the few doctors I know who is educated on the SarsCov2 literature. He said “We lost. At this rate this virus will destroy everyone’s immune systems, blood vessels, organs and lifespans.” It had a very “get your affairs in order” feel to it.

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Laura Miers

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A friend of mine said, “This is a war, and it’s over—we lost—& no one even knows it happened.” It’s a profound statement because it’s so true. Everyone knows things are off & all wrong, but we’re pretending things are fine & normal because we are all hostages without options.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

I hear so much of the same thing, see it online and have friends tell me of folks they know who are totally aghast Covid is more than acute flu-like illness. Can we blame them when, at every stage of the pandemic & with every new aspect revealed, our officials minimize & deny?

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

I’m going to have to stop looking at the mom message board I’ve belonged to for 16 years. Today: “We have Covid again but youngest will not be denied DISNEYLAND! Wish us luck!” With a photo of smiling unmasked family holding Pedialyte and a bottle of Purell. I just. 😫😫😫

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@laurieallee

laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

Others swear Covid was not bad, & I'm so glad for them it wasn't. But every "huh, my blood sugar is weirdly high" or "I just can't concentrate anymore" or "my blood pressure was off the charts at my physical & it's always been low!" Makes me wonder. How much is Covid related?

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

"New York Times is not alone...The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and NPR, to name just a few, have amplified voices and arguments that helped create a narrative that not only pathologizes those who remain cautious about the disease..."

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Three Years Later, Covid-19 Is Still a Health Threat. Journalism Needs to Reflect That | Nieman...

Too much coverage minimizes the health risks researchers attribute to the virus

niemanreports.org

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

From mom message board: 8 yr old has had Covid 4 times since last year, plus RSV, strep, "chickenpox twice" & when recently in ER for 105 fever was tested for HIV (!!!) due to oral thrush and body fungus. Pediatrician & ER doctors did not mention Covid as possible factor. WTF😐

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laurie allee (retired account)

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In the last 4 days, 2 friends and an acquaintance in 3 different cities got “really bad colds.” One complained of “extremely bad cough.” Nobody considered Covid. I told all of them to test. 2 said something like “but nobody talks about Covid anymore, it can’t be that…”

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

I am still reminded of 2 investment guys I know--rise-and-grind types--who said months ago they worked remote, got takeout, wore N95s & had social bubbles of similar folks in finance and tech. They said they'd "clean up" after everyone else gets disabled from repeat Covid.

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

"Rates of suicide and suicide attempts among teenagers were at their lowest when schools were closed for the Covid-19 pandemic...pointing to an overall pattern that shows mental health in children and teenagers is at its worst while school is in session."

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

You can't fault the public for hearing nonstop "live with mild Covid!" and not knowing extent of post-Covid organ damage, brain damage, blood clots & T-cell destruction. But you CAN fault the government, public health authorities & the media. They KNOW.

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

"We're reliving the denial years we saw with HIV, with asbestos, with tobacco, with radium. There's an established historical precedent for corporations and politicians lying to the public about known health risks..."

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"Experts Aren't Sure" Until You're Dead

There's been a handful of stories across the internet lately pointing out that more Americans and Canadians, especially young adults, are dying than anyone expected this year. Weird, huh? For...

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

It's not just avoiding Covid, it's avoiding it long enough for your doctor to actually look at some of the research about long-term effects. I am stunned by the incuriosity (and hostility!) displayed by several friends' PCPs when asked about possible cardiovascular/brain risks.

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laurie allee (retired account)

11 months

It's been over 3 years. The US could have retrofit every public building and classroom for improved ventilation. It could have fast-tracked FarUVC, sterilizing vaccines and more effective, better tolerated, less contraindicated antivirals. It could have normalized respirators.

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

We didn't just give up and make all kids get polio. We didn't tell folks in the 80s to just wash their hands to prevent HIV. In areas of endemic malaria folks haven't thrown out mosquito nets. In areas with giardia, campers don't drink creek water, even though it's "natural".

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

I want JUST ONE big shot in DC to go off-script like: "got Covid because I was pressured to run around without a mask, now blood saturation is 92, I can't take Paxlovid because I'm on statins & blood thinners, I feel like shit despite 2 boosters & might now have brain damage."

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

Anybody checked the Yankee candle reviews lately?

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

Serious question for the"Covid is over!" folks: do you have unlimited sick leave? I know several people who used up all their 2022 days on a Covid infection a few months ago, now sick again, with no paid leave. Others are irritated about colleagues repeatedly taking time off.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

Just reminding everyone that when it comes to Covid protocols you are safer on the set of any US film or TV production than in most US hospitals, doctors offices, nursing homes and schools.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

Some people I know keep telling me I have to "live my life" because I take precautions in a pandemic. Here are other ways I don't "live my life:" I drink filtered water. I use a house HVAC air filter and window screens. I wear UV protection sunglasses. I wear shoes...

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laurie allee (retired account)

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Someone I loved a lot had polio as a kid. She spent months in an iron lung, a year in a full-body cast, walked on crutches for life, was housebound with post-polio syndrome for 3 years and then died on a ventilator at the height of the pandemic. You babies bitch about masks.

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laurie allee (retired account)

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Found out a specialist I adore had to retire early "due to Long Covid." When I asked about another doctor I also consulted with, I found out he recently died "unexpectedly from a cardiac arrest." When I asked if the practice requires masks they said "we use hand sanitizer."

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laurie allee (retired account)

10 months

Last week I commented to a "really sick" YouTuber I watch that she should test for Covid. "But Covid ended, it can't be that." Today: "I went to the ER was checked in! Doctor says something nasty is going around. He says they no longer regularly test for Covid."😳 Dark Ages 2.0

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laurie allee (retired account)

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OMG I absolutely LOVE the shirt I just saw on a woman walking to Trader Joes. She was also wearing a red KN95. Black courier font on a white tank top: "Actually, my bra is more uncomfortable than my mask." YES!!! #OneOfUs #MaskUp 😂😂😂❤❤❤✊

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

If you're saying you had Covid & are fine, & you didn't have a post-infection check-up, you just don't know. Half the folks I know who have demanded tests (d-dimer, troponin, basic clotting, diabetes screen, etc) have had abnormal results. The public needs guidance @CDCgov

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laurie allee (retired account)

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There. Is. No. Summer. Flu. Test for Covid. Swab throat, cheeks, nose and then cough on the swab for most accurate rapid test results.

@BetseyStevenson

Betsey Stevenson

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Yesterday I called my doctor and said I was testing negative for covid and thought I might have the flu and she said there is no flu in August, test again for covid tomorrow. Guess what? I have covid.

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

We are not at the end of the pandemic. We are not at the beginning of the end of the pandemic. We are at the end of the beginning of the pandemic, and all of our authorities are hoping we'll go along with pretending it is over.

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laurie allee (retired account)

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Be careful, you guys. And please be kind to each other. Think about the high risk families (🙋) who've given up so much for 23 months, can no longer strictly isolate in a world that has "moved on," who are wondering just how bad it's going to get. 🙏

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

This is first US Covid surge with no measures in place to slow transmission. No mask mandates in public buildings, stores, transportation or healthcare settings. Masks aren't even recommended by public health, just "wash hands!" Limited free testing if any. Media downplaying all.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

I know several in small to midsize companies who say management loves remote because of so few absences, retaining health of talent, no more wasted office space expenses, increased productivity. Remote work is not going anywhere, no matter what Musk & Meta say.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

This week I have heard from 3 people really sick with Covid. All of them are in households with others who are really sick and all of them GOT sick because someone in each household was "getting on with life" or "living with Covid" and not wearing a mask in public.

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

A YouTuber I enjoy had been missing for weeks. She just posted that her husband had gone into the hospital for a kidney stone, got Covid there and died 2 weeks later if viral sepsis. “Back to normal” only if we’re now living in hell.

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

Since Covid was allowed to go wild in the population I've collected stories on increased hepatitis, rsv, flu-like illness, norovirus, UTIs, staph & fungal infections. Reminds me of early years of HIV. Sure looks like immune dysfunction and a new era of opportunistic infections.

@TIMEHealth

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Deadly Fungal Infections in U.S. Hospitals Are Up 95%

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

“Strangers call us doomers and fearmongers. Our friends and family treat us like we’re paranoid. When we share dozens or even hundreds of studies, they refuse to look at them. They say, ‘I don’t want to read anything that’ll bring me down.’”

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You're Not a Fearmonger. You Have Sentinel Intelligence.

Some of us can hear the future.

www.okdoomer.io

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

Talked to old friend and former colleague who was part of early HIV/AIDS advocacy. Had this to say about current Covid narrative: "They are in the deflect and deny everything part of the crisis. It is up to us to fight back even harder. Don't just yell on Twitter. Organize."

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laurie allee (retired account)

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"Grabbing a mask on your way out the door if you’re not feeling 100% or are headed somewhere packed can become as second nature as grabbing an umbrella if it’s looking rainy."

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Editorial: COVID mitigation make sense whether or not it’s a pandemic

If you or someone you know now has COVID (often again), you’re not alone. Infections are ticking back up, with the 7-day average of confirmed and probable infections recorded by the city breaking 700...

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laurie allee (retired account)

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“Scientists discover 'variant-proof' antibodies that can neutralize every strain of Covid - as virus rates tick up across US amid 'late summer wave' The newly found E7 antibody works against even 'newest Omicron subvariants'…”

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Scientists discover antibodies that can fight off all strains of Covid

Researchers say E7 antibody in particular works against even 'newest Omicron subvariants.' The new findings bring hope that a 'universal coronavirus vaccine' is 'achievable'

www.dailymail.co.uk

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laurie allee (retired account)

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So, polls are showing about a third of people are NOT "back to normal" and still take a number of Covid precautions. You don't see us because we're not out and about demanding attention. (As an elder Gen X person, this is not an unfamiliar place to be.) ✌😷

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laurie allee (retired account)

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Jamie Lee Curtis Encourages Followers to Mask Up Again With COVID 'On the Rise'

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Jamie Lee Curtis Encourages Fans to Mask With COVID 'On the Rise'

'And we're BAAAAACCCCKKKK.'

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laurie allee (retired account)

10 months

About that "drop" in excess deaths. They changed the way they calculated the numbers. And didn't mention it. The Economist raises an eyebrow: "Our model suggests that global deaths remain 5% above pre-covid forecasts"

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Our model suggests that global deaths remain 5% above pre-covid forecasts

Attributing this increase to covid would make it the fourth-leading cause of death

www.economist.com

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laurie allee (retired account)

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This is so important. The lower your exposure to virus, the better chance you have at fighting off infection. So even imperfect masks WORK.

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Prof. Jose-Luis Jimenez

8 months

Very IMPORTANT study - Vaccines or prior infection DO PROTECT against infection for low and moderate exposure to virus - Do NOT be protect if HIGH exposure So N95 masks, ventilation, filtration are CRITICAL, they can turn high exposures into low or moderate, avoid infection!

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laurie allee (retired account)

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So when I watch almost EVERYONE run around saying "my symptoms are mild!" or "survival is 99%!" or "vaccines kept me out of the hospital I just think of people I knew who said "Well, I didn't get a rash and I feel FINE!" when they got HIV. I'm surprised people have forgotten.

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

Text: "So I got Covid again. Is there some new treatment I can do? You know about Covid." I haven't talked to this old friend since last time they got Covid, in April, and were "over masks." They won't see this tweet tho. They stopped following me in 2021 for "mental health."

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

"About 86% of people are still wearing masks in public a month after Japan’s guidelines were eased, according to an artificial intelligence system developed by broadcaster NTV surveying people at Tokyo Station."

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Mask use in Japan at 86% despite eased guidelines, AI analysis finds

Revised guidelines that went into effect in March leave it up to individuals to decide on whether to wear a mask.

www.japantimes.co.jp

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laurie allee (retired account)

10 months

From a friend getting a cancer screen today: "Nobody here is masked and the technician condescendingly told me 'Covid has become an ordinary cold. It has genetically modified to be no more dangerous than any other cold.'" US healthcare is not informed by scientific data.

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

Wow! A Twitter peep who prefers to be unnamed wrote me about her doctor visit. She took an Aranet monitor, portable Hepa air purifier and package of N95s for the GP and staff. She said "I'm a Long Covid education activist. I read and organize Covid medical studies every day..."😎

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

Taking precautions to avoid getting Covid is not "anxiety" any more than taking precautions to avoid getting pregnant or STDs. Why are people believing/repeating this nonsense? It's coercive abuse. Wearing PPE for protection is a form of bodily autonomy.✊😷

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

SarsCov2--even mild or asymptomatic--is a vascular disease that effects & damages multiple organs & systems. It gets in via your respiratory tract. We're only 2 years in & findings for damage from this "mild" virus are staggering. Take 10 minutes to scroll my feed to see how.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

Last I checked, "mild" infection didn't mean: * You need to monitor your oxygen level with a pulse oximeter to make sure your mildness isn't hypoxic. * you might permanently lose your taste and smell * You might now have microclots in your blood that you can't easily test for...

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

There is no summer flu. Influenza is almost undetected in wastewater analysis. Covid, however, is surging.

@oldfshndanne

OldFashionedAnne

9 months

Wow... This "August flu" sure is nailing people hard... 😮‍💨 ‘We are almost one week into having the flu and little man is still unwell.’

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

Imagine if the National Weather Service just turned off all the radar and satellite imagery? That's what CDC did with their Covid "tracking" map.

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

I repeat: it took loud activism from ActUp and other advocates to force government and public health to address AIDS. This transformed public opinion, behavior, govt policy and promoted funding of research that eventually gave us effective HIV treatments. Stay loud about Covid.

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

Maddening discussions lately. Loved one: "We have different opinions about Covid." Me: "I'd love to see your data. I have thousands of medical studies, articles, discussions and analyses by experts that have informed my opinion." Loved one: "We just have different opinions."

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laurie allee (retired account)

8 months

Every one of these visitors had to take a Covid test prior to entry.

@FLOTUS

Jill Biden

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Joe and I were thrilled to welcome educators, students, and families to the White House to celebrate the start of a new school year — one filled with possibility and discovery. 💕

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laurie allee (retired account)

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Those of us warning about long-term effects of SarsCov2 really want to go back to normal, too. We just don’t want to cut short that normal with cognitive and vasculature damage or have a NEW normal of disability, memory loss, increased risk of stroke/heart failure & diabetes.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

So many folks I know have terrible health insurance and can't get approved for tests even when they want them because the officials have downplayed any need for post infection follow-up. Others say bleak things like "well, I'm just waiting to have a stroke now, I guess."

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

I'm so grateful when someone says "we all had Covid but we're fine now!" But I still worry. Because the emerging data looks horrific and SarsCov2 likes to stick around with lasting issues.

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laurie allee (retired account)

9 months

Because I am such a freaking doomer, I thought I'd lighten up my feed with a good story. ANOTHER win for masks. Friend's kids brought home 1st time Covid in 1st week of school several weeks ago which is terrible, but she, with autoimmune disease, was determined to not get it...

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laurie allee (retired account)

8 months

Wait...? "the updated booster is not intended for everyone. It’s for people in high-risk groups – those who are age 75 or older, pregnant or immunocompromised...The general public should not expect to need to receive the latest COVID booster,"

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Your fall guide to COVID, RSV and flu vaccines

After last winter’s flu, COVID and RSV tripledemic threatened public health and the stability of the U.S. health care system, doctors are urging virtually everyone to get vaccinated against the flu...

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

I know so many people who are sick with "a bad flu." Because we all know how common flu is in May in Southern California. I am so ready for actual reality to reenter the chat.

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

Got email from old friend who found me because someone had one of my tweets on her Insta feed. She didn't know vaccines don't stop infection/transmission. She didn't know Covid causes organ, brain, heart, vascular, immune system damage. She didn't know Covid causes blood clots..

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laurie allee (retired account)

8 months

I know several people who work remote and are happily reclusive. They're part of the professional class/successful creative class. They don't have kids or kids are grown. They have adapted to smaller, less crowded lives. Many have started traveling in RVs or building cabins.

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laurie allee (retired account)

1 year

Researchers: here are hundreds more studies showing how SarsCov2 causes long-term cardiovascular, brain, organ and immune system damage even if acute infection is mild or asymptomatic. This includes early dementia and sudden cardiac death! HUNDREDS more studies! Meanwhile...

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

You will never regret taking precautions to NOT GET Covid. Hang on, #WearAMask N95 or better whenver you share air. Don't give up because everyone else has.

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laurie allee (retired account)

2 years

This is my experience in my professional & social circle. Headlines trumpet back to the office, but many knowledge workers are saying nah, I'm good remote, & if pushed are moving on.

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