👉 One infection can result in disabling damage to almost every cell in the body from the brain & heart to the nerves & blood vessels.”
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👉 “Every subsequent infection increases the risk of #LongCOVID and places people who already have it in greater danger.”
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“Here is what we don’t know about SARS-CoV-2:
👉 What it does to reinfect children over & over & over again with no endpoint in sight from the day they are born⁉️
We are about to find out!”
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“After only 5 years, #LongCOVID has surpassed asthma as the most common chronic illness in children. 5 years!”
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“I am terrified for the children who do not, or soon will not, know a world without debilitating pain & exhaustion who cannot trust their bodies to play, explore, & imagine.”
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“And who will not know the potential of their own minds unfettered by the cognitive damage from a COVID-19 infection.
I am furious in their behalf.
I shudder to think of where we’ll be in another 5 years of unmitigated infection & reinfection.”
TY Violet for 🗣️up & 😷up!
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“The study authors found that of the truly asymptomatic cases they analyzed, nearly 47% were children & 20% were elderly. This age discrepancy was significant.” /1
“This is not entirely surprising because the elderly tend to have multiple medical conditions, & they are among the most vulnerable population to infection…”/2
“By comparison, children tend to have more robust immune systems…this shows us…that screening for symptoms is not enough when kids go back to school…”/3
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“…take proper precautions to keep yourself from being infected…Don't listen to those politicians & such who have tried to politicize the heck out of proven infectious disease control measures. For example, N95 respirators…”😷
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2/“…N95 respirators are designed to block small particles like viruses. Wearing such face masks can effectively cut down respiratory virus transmission as long as the masks fit and are worn properly.”😷
3/“Another useful measure…good ventilation w/ clean air. Remember…in 2020 when there was a push to install more air purifiers in indoor locations to cut down on SARS-CoV-2 transmission? Well…society often has the memory of a goldfish when it comes to such things.”
🪟🍃+HEPA
“When people see me in a mask, they’re reminded of the acute phase of the pandemic. My presence confronts them with an uncomfortable truth: their refusal to mask contributes to the deaths & disabling of others. It reveals they may not be as caring as they like to think.”🎯 🧵/1
“If we continue as we are, everyone will eventually develop #LongCovid. Those who still mask are only delaying the inevitable because we’re so outnumbered.” /2
“I know people who’ve lost friendships & family connections over masking. Others restrict their contact with loved ones to stay safe. Some have even been lied to by family members about masking.
And all because people must have brunch.” /3
“Denial is a powerful, usually unconscious defense mechanism that shields individuals from uncomfortable or distressing realities. By repressing objective facts or experiences— especially those that provoke fear or anxiety— people can maintain a sense of stability…”🧵/1
“Historically, denial was vital to daily life. With little protection against illnesses like smallpox, tuberculosis or plague, people would have been immobilized by fear if not for the ability to repress reality.”/2
“When individual denial scales up to the collective level, it fuels…inaction & worsens public health crises. Throughout modern medical history, Americans have repeatedly underestimated or dismissed emerging health threats until…consequences became impossible to ignore.” /3
Can @UFT explain why COVID-19 is not on this list of 27 “diseases & ailments you may encounter as a public school educator” while 1.2 million people in the U.S. are getting infected daily?
Was this accidental or intentional?
Teachers, students & families deserve to know!🤷♀️/1
Because…
Teachers deserve to be informed & protected at work!
Students deserve to be protected at school.
Families, friends, neighbors & strangers who they interact with deserve to be protected too.
None of them deserve to be harmed! /2
Students @NYCSchools rely on teachers to keep them safe from C-19, the airborne pathogen that continues to mutate, infect, & fuel a pandemic, while confined indoors 30+hrs/wk. Educating teachers on long-term harms & prevention keeps EVERYONE safer! /3 uft.org/your-rights/sa…
I received this text from our school district yesterday…& decided to reply!
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“Thanks for the reminder. Please make sure my child’s classrooms are ready for the first day of school by having good ventilation 🪟, adequate filtration (HEPA), CO2 monitors for teachers, encouraging masking, testing, staying home when sick, & educating families…”/2
“…to reduce the risk of of COVID-I9 infection in school, at home & in our community.”
“These mitigations are important because currently available COV1D-19 vaccines don’t fully prevent infection, transmission, & reinfection, the virus can affect every organ system…”/3