RE: https://mastodon.social/@billbot/117415604503288695

The problem is this: #Federal grants allow states to *refuse the money*, and thereby refuse to implement the programs. See, for example, the #aca, #medicare subsidies, #covid payouts, the list of benefits the #GOP has refused to give its poorest citizens is legendary, and I posit, criminal.

So while I totally support CA Rep #Torres and her cosponsors, I put it to you, as a woman who has spent untold dollars to support local Texas teenagers who couldn't get abortions, where is the legislation that demands the GOP spend the money that #Congress allocates?

Hunger in a country where people have yachts inside their other yachts is a moral failure of society, of culture, of humanity. We cannot allow this to continue. Children are hungry. What the fuck is wrong with us? We are good people, being controlled by evil. It's time to let the good burn the darkness back to where it belongs.

#snap #HungerIsAMoralFailure #WeCanDoBetter #TaxBillionaires #EatTheRich

Covid is out of control in #Texas right now, probably the worst surge in the U.S. although other states are feeling it.

I caught it last weekend at a house party.

Get your #Covid booster ASAP. They have a new one out. Thanks to RFK, you may have to tell them you have a health condition to get one.

Summer COVID Surge: As Cases Rise in 2026, See Quarantine Guidelines and Symptoms to Watch
https://www.today.com/health/coronavirus/summer-covid-surge-symptoms-guidelines-2026-covid-vaccine-test-rcna592549

#health #news

Just got my updated #Covid vaccination. Waiting for Moderna’s new mRNA Flu vaccine, mFlusiva brand name, to hit local pharmacies so I can follow up with that. #Flu season is starting early this year, and with kids having returned to school, it is imperative to get that flu shot soon. After a decade with no flu, I got it bad last January and it set me back for over a week - even after my annual flu shot (last year’s formulation was not a good match with the strain). Not gonna mess with that again. The new mRNA flu shot promises to be better protection across multiple strains. It’s a no-brainer for me. #infectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #vaccines

RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@grim_elsewhere/117412519431206030

PSA: An "empty" public place likely has air full of Covid. It lingers in the air hours after people leave! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

And Covid is scientifically proven to be brain damaging!

#Covid

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TFW after placing a boundary on attending family Thanksgiving on all adults masking for 2 weeks prior, you call the parents to checkin and they reply to "Did you mask?" with "More or less" and "When necessary."

"What does that mean?"

"I didn't mask when I went into the bank because nobody else was there."
"I didn't mask at [relative]'s house."

My partner is immune compromised. These are their parents. They know all of this.

Long COVID can develop even after a mild COVID-19 infection.

Symptoms can persist or emerge weeks or months after the initial infection, including fatigue, brain fog, shortness of breath, and other health complications.

Long COVID is not limited to those who experience severe illness. Taking steps to reduce COVID-19 infections remains important for protecting your long-term health.

Learn more at http://whn.global.

#COVID #COVID19 #LongCOVID #LongCOVIDAwareness #PublicHealth

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World Health Network (whn.global) graphic with a dark background, white text, and teal highlights. At the top: “World Health Network – Science for a safer, healthier world.” Main message: “You can develop Long COVID even after a ‘mild’ case of COVID-19.” Supporting text: “You do not have to be hospitalized or severely ill to develop lasting symptoms.”

Tested positive for #COVID last night; several co-workers are out sick, one had to go to the hospital. Be careful out there, keep masks handy and get that updated COVID and flu shot if you're able to!

Confirmed:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_Point_USA

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/29/turning-point-usa-founder-dies-coronavirus-complications-387077

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Charlie_Kirk

#GunViolence #COVID #XtrmRW #USpol

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Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery. Two of their major policy pushed were a more prominent gun culture and zero COVID restrictions. Bill Montgomery died [due] to the COVID virus. Charlie Kirk died [due] to gun violence.

Oh wow.

So in California apparently 1 in 29 residents is estimated to be actively infectious with COVID / SARS-CoV-2: https://pmc19.com/map per Dr Mike Hoerger.

Schools have what, 20-30 students per classroom, and high schools usually mix from period to period?

That seems bad?

#SARSCoV2 #PublicHealth #COVID #COVID19

Hello, here are the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots.

A quick reminder that this King County respiratory disease data comes from Washington State, not the federal government.

The West Point sewage treatment plant’s SARS-CoV2 concentration numbers are back up to terrible. The last seven day running average calculation was done on 9/29.

WSPT is one of three King County(-ish) sewersheds in this dataset. You can find overviews, individual sewershed results, and a breakdown of variants for the state wastewater surveillance program, along with other metrics like case counts and hospitalizations for Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses, at https://doh.wa.gov/data-and-statistical-reports/diseases-and-chronic-conditions/communicable-disease-surveillance-data/respiratory-illness-data-dashboard#WasteWater. If you go to the page and click "learn more" in the statewide view tab, you can find out lots of details about how these data are calculated and how to interpret them. The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at @WADeptHealth

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A screencap of the Washington State Department of Health's Covid wastewater data for the West Point Wastewater Treatment Plant. The trend line of the graph is described in the toot text.

Adnkronos - ultimoratop: "Contro aggressioni mi muovo solo in auto e di giorno": vita da rider, la storia di Gianluca

(Adnkronos) - L'ex esercente 51enne di Roma, costretto a cambiare lavoro dopo il covid, racconta all'Adnkronos i rischi di un mestiere che gli ha 'salvato la vita'

Against attacks I only move by car and during the day: the life of a rider, the story of Gianluca.

(Adnkronos) – The 51-year-old former shopkeeper from Rome, forced to change jobs after Covid, tells Adnkronos about the risks of a profession that ‘saved his life’.

#Gianluca #Covid #Adnkronos

https://www.adnkronos.com/cronaca/rider-gianluca-storia-racconto_4P0JRjHGNSWEhjvYjDkHuT

... uuuund drin!💉 😍 .

#Covid #Corona #CovidIstNotOver

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Sticker im Impfpass: Comirnaty LP.8.1 am 06.10.

🧵 (42/ ) #Weird #WeirdGOP
This is more #Disturbing than weird. CLEARLY he is aware that T****'s handling of #Covid "may have" played a part in his son's death or else he wouldn't have written that on his shirt. Yet, he remains loyal. #ItsACult

Drama today, J in hospital with high temp (38.9), high pulse, & no sleep for 24 hrs.

Fucking #covid—which can be worse for those with dementia. She's vaccinated, but it still slipped through. 😢

Antivirals, a drip, & 8hrs later she's back in her home, which is good, but makes life harder for other residents & carers.

Last hospital visit (pneumonia), they called twice to prepare me for the worst. So, I guess it's all relative. I'm still relieved.

I visited Wed, but tested clear today.

Sich gegen #Covid impfen zu lassen wird auch immer komplizierter. Gerade ruft die Hausarztpraxis an und sagt, ich muss einen Tag vorher kommen, mir ein Rezept abholen und ein Aufklärungsgespräch mit dem Arzt führen. Dann mit dem Rezept in die Apotheke und den Impfstoff abholen. Dann noch einmal in die Arztpraxis, wo sie mir den Impfstoff in den Arm spritzen. Bisher ging das einfacher. 🤦‍♀️

#Impfung