Thread by @ZurNull

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The last three years have been tough but there is reason to be hopeful.

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First, it is important to acknowledge reality.

While we want COVID to be over, it is not and there is no reason to believe this will suddenly change.

Life expectancy has declined and please look carefully at excess mortality (all age groups):

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And no, this has nothing to do with vaccines, it is COVID.


If you are at any risk of getting infected (pretty much everyone exposed to the air of other people), it is a good idea to get boosted at least every 6 months.

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And yes, a lot of the coping we see play out in society is not pretty.

There are several mechanisms at play. It is important to know these to both develop a robust defense against them and understand the behavior of others.

One example:

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Clean air will help in many ways and it is not as far away as you might think.

At the end of last year, Belgium passed a game changing law that aims to protect the country from future pandemics.

Royal decrees will concern all public indoor spaces. health.belgium.be/en/news/indoor…

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In a new certification system all indoor spaces will be labelled based on their air-quality, visible to all visitors.

The government will have access to all this which in the best case scenario might be publicly available real-time data. brusselstimes.com/belgium-news/2…

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There are already today several examples of real-time CO2 measurements all over the world.

Scroll down on this website from @nousaerons to check out the examples in

- Boston, USA
- Berkeley, Canada
- Lübeck, Germany
- Latvia

nousaerons.fr

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More information about real projects and some great videos on how to get to clean air can be found on the site from @igoe_at
igoe.at/saubere-luft-h…

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It is very likely that future societies will want to breathe clean air, but how long this will take is uncertain.

@masketairs try to accelerate the transition to this future - they inform, they promote clean air & wear masks until we are there.
Get your own @Get_Masketair!

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If you want to keep your current profile pic and still want to show that you are a #MasketAir, let us know and we can
- add a small version of your MasketAir to your profile pic
- add your MasketAir to your profile banner
- create a personalized certificate to post or pin!

PS: Feel free to add other clean air projects and/or advocates to the thread, thank you!

For example @KashPrime's Raven App ravenapp.org/cleanair

The @covidmeetupscom directory is also a great resource to use and contribute to:
covidmeetups.com/en/directory