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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 2d

Correct.

And no one has done a better job of exposing that than @walkerbragman.bsky.social.

Angie Adamson @serehfas.bsky.social · 3d

An organised, planned avalanche.

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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 2d

My coworker
who loves the autumn
was in a dejected mood,
and when I asked what was wrong
she told me there’s something off
with the pumpkin things this year
they don’t taste or smell right,
and though she’s been sick,
she’s sure
all of the companies
must have changed something.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 11d

Rodney Taylor still needs our help!

He’s still locked in an ICE camp.

He’s still going without his new prosthetic legs.

He’s still facing deportation to Liberia.

He’s still having necessary disability accommodations ignored.

Please keep sharing his story. Public pressure works!

Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE

Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.

www.disabledginger.com

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J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · 14d

Long covid & kids - details below:

🔹️"Children and teenagers are twice as likely to develop long Covid after a second coronavirus infection as after an initial infection, a large new study has found. The research provides evidence that Covid reinfections can...

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Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds

www.nytimes.com

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marshwiggle.bsky.social @marshwiggle.bsky.social · 15d

Isnt the point of shaving so that they can wear respirators (N95's and elastomeric gas filters and the like)?

marshwiggle.bsky.social @marshwiggle.bsky.social · 15d

Um... this is not ok?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15d

Trump: "When you shut it down, you have to do layoffs. So, we'd be laying off a lot of people that are going to be very affected, and they're gonna be Democrats."

marshwiggle.bsky.social @marshwiggle.bsky.social · 19d

World War 1, yes?

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 20d

In May, The Sick Times published an op-ed about a novel bill in Illinois that would enshrine the right to wear medical masks into that state’s law. We received a letter from a reader in California, sharing concerns about the right-to-mask bill currently pending in that state. bit.ly/481168l

A man wearing a respirator stands with his arms folded across his chest. He is in a room with various convenience store stock items, like soda cans, etc. The text reads, “Letter to the editors: Concerns about California’s right-to-mask bill. Written by David Miller.”

No one should have to remove their masks “for identification purposes” or otherwise, temporarily or not, at most of those places. And if it’s not already required by law, such policies definitely shouldn’t be codified into law.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 21d

So if you want this to move, the ask has to be "include telehealth in any CR deal"

J. Offir, PhD @joffirphd.bsky.social · Sep 9

🚨Ok, folks, we need to deal with this again, right away.

🔹️Telehealth expires on Sept. 30. That's in 3 weeks.

🔹️What happens to Medicare will 100% happen to private insurance. No one's telehealth is safe.

☎️ CALL your Representative & tell them to vote yes on H.R. 4206, aka the Creating...

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Greg Folkers @gregfolkers.bsky.social · 25d

Inside Medicine -- BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down

bit.ly/48np8KP

by @jeremyfaust.bsky.social

The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.

BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 websites are down.

The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.

bit.ly

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marshwiggle.bsky.social @marshwiggle.bsky.social · 27d

Heck, thats almost 2 seasons ahead. Its not even autumn yet!

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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · Sep 15

Online safety is more important than ever right now, and most people give away their location online unknowingly.

I'm Eliza Orlins, a career public defender for 15 years in Manhattan. I spend a lot of time thinking about safety—both offline and online.

Here are 10 ways to keep yourself safe 👇

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marshwiggle.bsky.social @marshwiggle.bsky.social · Sep 11

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marshwiggle.bsky.social @marshwiggle.bsky.social · Sep 8

Pediatric uptake of C19 vaccines is low because they are anticipated to be low, so they are near unobtainable.

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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · Sep 7

Cövid and kidneys....

Paediatric Version

link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

link.springer.com

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Alt NIH Bluesky 🧪 @altnih4science.bsky.social · Sep 7

“It’s been six months since Schumer decided that it wasn’t the time for a fight. … Democratic leaders have had six months to come up with a plan.” There is no plan now but to hope for a clean CR.

Klein is right: Dem leaders need to act like this is not normal. The fight drives the comms.

Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal

www.nytimes.com

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · Sep 6

Okay now this is impressive!

Sound on!

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marshwiggle.bsky.social @marshwiggle.bsky.social · Sep 7

There are so few women there. What the...

Also... very few roses? 🥀

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Sep 6

This is a great piece by @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social with helpful tips for addressing COVID misinformation.

As a science communicator, my experience is that the best way to win people over is with empathetic real world conversations and it's work we all need to do if we want to turn things around.

I inserted myself into a conversation at a bar about Covid and vaccines. Here’s what happened

What happened when a public health scientist overheard four men sharing misinformation about Covid — and decided to talk to them about it.

www.statnews.com

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BratKnitsWithYourEntrails @bratknits.bsky.social · Sep 6

My sister had to get a prescription from her pcp in Utah, it was just a phone call. While she was waiting for her turn, an MD walked in and wrote one for himself and his wife then asked if anyone else needed one.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Sep 5

Massachusetts is outdoing other states because they are the first to require insurers to cover the cost of COVID shots and other vaccines recommended by state health officials.

Vaccines are not accessible if they are unaffordable. Every state needs to follow their lead!

This notice provides guidance from the Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) and Department of Public Health (DPH) to Carriers about Massachusetts guidelines for vaccines, and to clarify the DOI’s expectations regarding coverage for vaccines within Massachusetts-issued insured health plans. Under the provisions of M.G.L. c. 176O, §6(a), and the DOI regulation for Managed Care Protections and Accreditation of Carriers, 211 CMR 52.00, in 211 CMR 52.13, Carriers are expected to provide clear explanations within Evidence of Coverage materials to persons covered within Massachusetts-issued insured health plans about benefits for vaccines. The DOI also expects other Carrier communication materials to impart clear information about vaccine coverage.

Coverage for Vaccines
Carriers are expected to provide coverage for all vaccines and the cost to administer vaccines, without cost-sharing and without the use of any utilization management, for persons covered under Massachusetts-issued insured health plans who satisfy the recommended guidelines established by DPH for the provision of immunizations in Massachusetts. Carriers are expected to update all Evidences of Coverage in accordance with 211 CMR 52.13, and to make clear in all online information how eligible persons may access covered benefits for vaccines.

Carrier products with prescription drug formularies may limit access to vaccines to those specified on their plan formularies, provided that there is at least one product on the plan formulary that will address each item on the DPH recommended guidelines for vaccines. Health plans that offer non-emergency coverage through a closed network of providers may limit access to those health care practitioners or pharmacies that are part of their closed networks.

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marshwiggle.bsky.social @marshwiggle.bsky.social · Sep 5

Medical masks is different than masks. (surgical, KF94, KN95, N95). No gaitors. No cloth. There is no shortage now.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Sep 4

RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.

In 1965:

-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.

-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.

-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.

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marshwiggle.bsky.social @marshwiggle.bsky.social · Sep 4

I hear you. But jobs and cost of living difference right nowis a pretty big barrier. Its up to four times more money for housing here vs there. I'm allowed to have compassion - not everyone can leave.

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marshwiggle.bsky.social @marshwiggle.bsky.social · Sep 3

Are you joking? Boise is blue. There are good people EVERYWHERE. Have you even heard of gerrymandering?

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