Kristin Urquiza #MarkedByCOVID Profile picture
I lead @MarkedByCOVID: people bereaved & disabled by Covid, government negligence, & systemic oppression. Fueled by love for Dad, country, and justice.
Jul 21, 2022 6 tweets 3 min read
I didn't vote for a strongman. I actually voted AGAINST a strongman.

I voted for a person who would usher in a data-informed and equitable response to the pandemic.

Here is what I see in this picture:

@MarkedByCovid
1/ 1) #LongCovid -- 67% of people who develop long covid were vaccinated with mild/asymptomatic cases. While we don't know much and there is still much more to learn, we do know that STOP, REST, PACE is the best way to avoid LC

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Jun 30, 2022 37 tweets 17 min read
June 30. #MarkTheDate Hi. This is Kristin. Sharing what's on my mind as I observe the 2-year anniversary of my Dad's passing from #Covid19. This is an unedited, uncut version, like the B side of an album. Give it a read. Then do something for those @MarkedByCovid 1/ Image My first memory of life without my Dad is seeing the last tendrils of sunlight disappearing over the horizon. I suspect I'll lean into that image for the rest of my life. After all, it helps numb the reality that I was at a gas station. 2/ Image
Jun 28, 2022 19 tweets 5 min read
June 27, 2020. Dear Dad, I hope you don't mind me sharing this message with the world. I'm a pretty private person. I don't tend to share my business this way. I imagine you will understand that I share our nightmare to inspire action, to help others, and bring people together 1/ in demanding action to protect our communities and save lives.

Arizona is about to hit surge capacity due to COVID. Cases have been on the rise since May 25, 10 days after @DougDucey allowed the state's stay-at-home order to expire, and people, like you,
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Feb 4, 2022 20 tweets 15 min read
🧵 1/19 Oh, so you've been "touched by #Covid19?"

Did you say goodbye to a loved one via a computer screen? Did you drop them off at an ER only to see them next, in person, in a coffin?

@MarkedByCovid
azcentral.com/story/news/loc… 2/ Did your loved one catch Covid and die just weeks before they were able to get a vaccine because the US has failed to deliver on #VaccineEquity? @JanethNunezdelP @MarkedByCovid

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