In cruel acknowledgment cloth masks don’t work, @lapublichealth will be updating LA school guidance so that no one (for the next 2-4 wks), including students, should only wear a cloth mask. They will have to wear a N95, KN95, or a surgical mask (preferably w/ a cloth mask).
They also will be making adjustments to quarantines (possibly to align w/ CDC updates?), strongly recommend every kid test three days before school starts, and limiting who can be on campus, including parents from congregating on campus when picking up their kids.
One positive is there are no plans at this time for schools in LA county to temporarily close for in person instruction in January and do distance-learning. Caveat, though, is “at this time.”
LAUSD neglectfully exposed PHI of 130+ students, potentially leading to $250,000 in fines. It’s been close to 48 hours and LAUSD hasn’t notified the families or acknowledged the exposure. 🧵
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Early Mon morning, several unsuspecting parents received 130+ emails, each containing a kid’s name and that the kid was exempt from routine Covid testing because the kid recently recovered from Covid... except none of the 130+ emails were for the recipient’s kid. 2/
Deleted a few tweets previously in thread as I incorrectly cited HIPAA. Definitely in new territory with testing providers operating at school sites and TPA’s managing this stuff, but if this is coming from school records, looks like FERPA would apply. h/t @badtakesbad
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BREAKING: PRA’d Synopsis Report from Sonoma County Sheriff’s office reveals otherwise healthy 15 year old died in June from heart issues due to second Covid vaccine two days prior.
Sonoma county has zero pediatric Covid deaths. Tragically, at least one vaccine related death.
According to parents behind the PRA, there are no official juvenile deaths listing complications from the Covid vaccine as the cause of death in Sonoma County. Parents requested details of juvenile deaths where manner of death was "undetermined" and the report mentions Covid.
Using the information obtained, parents were then able to find this death in the VAERS database. Interestingly, the VAERS entry only mentions the date of the first dose 23 days prior, not the date of the second dose two days prior. openvaers.com/openvaers/1382…
Remember when @CDCgov began recommending universal masking in schools regardless of vaccination status? Turns out they also removed all references to transitioning out of precautions as Covid reaches low levels, especially masking.
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CDC previously provided metrics when layers of mitigation could be rolled back, including that mask requirements could be removed when transmission is low or vaccination rates are high. That is now completing gone.
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Again, CDC previously suggested rolling back mitigation strategies one by one. That part is now gone and only discusses communication. I guess we are doing them forever, then?
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LAUSD’s insane Covid testing plan got me so riled up, I had to write about it. It’s going to be a disaster if they don’t reverse course. zachcast.substack.com/p/lausds-pendi…
I will add my sources to the thread for anyone who wants to look up the numbers themselves or to follow them as this train week proceeds.
#Breaking Photos posted to Instagram reveal Gavin Newsom’s 10 year old son w/ other kids maskless, indoors & not distancing at a basketball summer camp, even while spectating.
This is in clear violation of his own mask mandates. Why can his kid be maskless, but not ours?
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The photos were removed from the summer camp’s Instagram account once Newsom’s son was identified, but there is plenty of screenshots and video out there. We have some.
The Instagram post occurs as Newsom pushes for increased vaccine rates if we ever want to be rid of masks.
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I’m still debating what and how much I post of the pictures. Once decided, they will be the next post in this thread.
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