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Vox Margo Short retweeted
What is happening to so many COVID-conscious people has a name: social exclusion.
If this is a new feeling for you, it can be incredibly confusing and painful. For many of us who have always been "outsiders," the mask is just one more reason on a long list. But now you're feeling it: the conversations that die, the invitations that stop, the silence where your concerns used to be.
This is not an accident. Our society uses exclusionâexcommunication, exile, ostracismâas a penalty for non-conformity. It is a tool to enforce the status quo.
The pain you feel is real. It's called an exclusion injury, and it registers in the brain similarly to physical pain. Your body is telling you a truth: that connection is being severed as a punishment.
This is article discusses the research of Matthew Lieberman: inknownative.com/blog/exclusâŠ
Link to Lieberman's book:
amazon.com/Social-Why-BrainsâŠ
@TMaritanoAquino
Vox Margo Short retweeted
Affirmations for my fellow maskersđ
ALT A purple background with white clouds of text surrounding a woman wearing a headscarf and a matching purple face mask Affirmations For the COVID conscious community I am courageous I can feel all my feelings, even when itâs hard I deserve to take up space I can extend kindness and compassion to myself I can take things one day at a time I am making a positive difference in the world I can advocate for my needs Oliviabelknaptherapy.com
Vox Margo Short retweeted
Letâs talk about COVID, brain damage & society.
Specifically, what happens when a neurotropic virus repeatedly infects the population, targeting the frontal lobe & almost nobody talks about the consequences?
This thread is for the skeptics.
Iâm a neurologist, stay with me đ§”
Vox Margo Short retweeted
Most people don't know you're not supposed to donate blood if you have long COVID (or any post viral illness). It's dangerous for the recipient to have blood full of micro clots and inflammatory markers. How many people have donated blood without knowing they have long COVID?
Vox Margo Short retweeted
I donât think people âget itâ when it comes to asymptomatic transmission.
Weâve known since early 2020 that people without symptomsâeither because they havenât developed them yet or never willâcan still spread disease. But health systems around the world keep making the same mistake: they build their entire outbreak response around people who feel sick. This review calls that out.
The authors in this paper (link đ) looked across 15 pathogens, from SARS-CoV-2 to malaria to polio, and found a messy, inconsistent landscape. Not only is there no standard language for what we mean by âasymptomatic,â but many public health strategies act like these folks donât existâdespite being central drivers of outbreaks.
Key takeaways:
1.Asymptomatic â Harmless. Across nearly all diseases studied, a significant chunk of transmission comes from people without symptoms. With COVID, thatâs more than half of all spread. With polio? Up to 99%.
2.This isnât just about COVID. Weâve seen this with TB, malaria, dengue, HIV, typhoidâand even hints with Ebola. The issue isnât the virus or bacteriaâitâs the blind spot in our response.
3.The vocabulary is a mess. We toss around terms like âasymptomatic,â âpre-symptomatic,â âsubclinical,â or âcarriers,â but public health programs rarely define these clearly, which leads to gaps in tracking and treatment.
4.Evolution favors stealth. Some pathogens evolve to fly under the radarâtransmitting more before people even realize theyâre sick. Think of it as a biological strategy: donât knock the host off their feet too early.
5.Weâre designing policies for the wrong targets. Testing, isolation, vaccination strategiesâall tend to focus on visible symptoms. That approach might have worked for smallpox, but it fails when your biggest spreaders donât cough, sneeze, or even feel off.
6.Surveillance is outdated. Weâre not collecting the right data. And when we do, weâre often using tools and definitions that underestimate silent spread. The paper recommends updating both methodology and mindset.
Bottom line?
If we keep ignoring the silent majority of transmitters, weâre playing catch-up with every new outbreak. We need clearer terminology, better detection, and interventions that acknowledge that just because someone feels fine doesnât mean theyâre not infectious.
Source: sciencedirect.com/science/arâŠ
Vox Margo Short retweeted
btw the best way to gauge how traumatized you are isnât how you react to people being cruel to you, but rather to people being kind to you â if kindness makes you cry or feel like crying, that means youâre doing really, really bad
Vox Margo Short retweeted
âWHY ARE YOU STILL MASKING?â
The folks at the @TheWHN have put together a really excellent set of science-based answers to various questions about why youâre still wearing a mask.
(Even if youâre not still masking, you might be interested in the answers).
Letâs take a lookâŠđ§”
Though the WHO has concluded the emergency phase, COVID-19 continues to be a global concern with emerging variants and persistent infections. Learn why many continue to wear masks and the reasons everyone should consider doing so in our Q&A at whn.global/yes-we-continue-wâŠ.
#Masking #YallMasking #COVID19 #PublicHealth #COVID
Vox Margo Short retweeted
For those who havenât kept up with the Covid Conscious community, Zimi brand masks have been found to outperform most American-made face masks.
I saw an interesting topic on Reddit. There is no KN95 database in China, which means you cannot check whether the KN95 mask is real or fake. Consumers can only listen to the merchants' propaganda. From what I know, non-Chinese consumers are more keen to test the masks they wear themselves, which is the right thing to do. China's supervision of KN95 is achieved through the national and provincial quality supervision bureaus coming to the factory or directly purchasing your masks every year to supervise some companies every year. If your mask is unqualified, you will face severe penalties and public disclosure. Yesterday, the Shanghai Quality Supervision Bureau commissioned a third-party testing agency to come to the Zimi factory for random inspections. This is a responsible thing for consumers and also a quality supervision of the company's production of masks. We welcome anyone to test Zimi's masks.
reddit.com/r/Masks4All/s/0EpâŠ
Vox Margo Short retweeted
My mom: why do you wear a mask on walks outside? Thereâs no one around.
Me: we live in the middle of a city. It can transmit in seconds of interaction.
Her: thereâs not really much Covid going around anymore. You have a higher chance of being struck by lightning.
Me: âŠ
Vox Margo Short retweeted
Whenever I catch up on the UK Covid inquiry - Iâm horrified by how much denial & ignorance is on display.
theyâre discussing the death and disability of millions - yet continue to refer to the pandemic in the past tense.
𧔠on ableism, eugenics and masks in healthcare
Vox Margo Short retweeted
The denial is so deep, so rampant. People are holding on for dear life to this idea that they're good people.
But babe, if you're walking around maskless during a pandemic and infecting people around you when you could mask, you're not a good person.
Mask up and then we'll talk
Vox Margo Short retweeted
As expected, the baseline "low" continues to rise. Our new "low" is nearly 23% higher than the previous "low" in April.
The spikes will appear "shorter" as a result, hiding how many more people persistently have COVID year-round.
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Here are 9 actionable things individuals can do đđ»đđ»đđ»
imperial.ac.uk/stories/climaâŠ
Vox Margo Short retweeted
đš JUST IN: UK đŹđ§ raises risk level of bird flu to high from medium
Britain raised the bird flu risk level to high after the detection of H5N5 and H5N1 strains in wild birds this autumn.
Vox Margo Short retweeted
There's going to be all this analysis and data over the next few days but let's be honest, misogyny and racism decided this.
Let's not pretend it's complicated.
Vox Margo Short retweeted
lock tf in. get your ass in mutual aid groups. lend your time to meal services. care for people in the way a vote simply never could. advocate for community gardens and libraries. stop betraying community. you donât get a sticker or gold star. lock in.
