Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:

📢 Scientist and organizer working in public health, climate justice, and science communication
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2025-09-03 18:26:56 UTC

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"Through this partnership, California, Oregon, and Washington will start coordinating health guidelines by aligning immunization recommendations informed by respected national medical organizations. This will allow residents to receive consistent, science-based recommendations they can rely on — regardless of shifting federal actions." https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/09/03/california-oregon-and-washington-to-launch-new-west-coast-health-alliance-to-uphold-scientific-integrity-in-public-health-as-trump-destroys-cdcs-credibility/

2025-09-03 18:21:44 UTC

In response to the dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington have launched the West Coast Health Alliance, which will make their own science-based vaccine guidelines, and make sure vaccines are accessible to everyone.
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2025-08-20 00:30:51 UTC

In 2019 RFK Jr went to Samoa and spread misinformation about measles vaccines that led to a deadly outbreak that killed 80+ people.
He should have been charged, but instead was appointed to lead America’s top health agency and control the
largest public budget for medical research in the world.

2025-07-12 21:43:25 UTC

We seriously need a crowdfunding campaign to put a billboard up like this everywhere
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2025-06-30 12:47:38 UTC

BREAKING: EPA workers published a letter of dissent against the administration's policies that undermine the EPA's mission and threaten the health of people and the planet.
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2025-06-28 22:55:10 UTC

Hungary banned Pride marches. This is the response ✊🏳️‍🌈
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2025-06-17 15:40:13 UTC

You want to talk about government efficiency? Every $1 spent on childhood immunizations in the US returns a savings of $11, thanks to preventing illnesses, and saving millions of lives.

2025-06-11 21:32:46 UTC

NEW: After firing expert scientists on the CDC's vaccine advisory committee, RFK Jr. has named their replacements.
The new committee contains many figures known for spreading disinformation about vaccines and COVID including Robert Malone and Martin Kulldorff.
This is bad.
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2025-06-10 00:40:14 UTC

The US now has no vaccine advisory committee, no CDC director, and an anti-vaxxer as Health Secretary.

2025-05-20 18:29:14 UTC

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Third, restricting Covid vaccines to people with specific conditions only gives insurance companies another excuse not to cover them.

2025-05-20 18:26:27 UTC

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Second, it is not clear how eligibility for Covid vaccines will be operationalized. Pharmacies may wrongfully deny people who should be eligible due to confusion, especially if specific documentation is needed (not all people have easy access to a primary care doc for example).

2025-05-20 18:25:43 UTC

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However, limiting Covid vaccines to people with specific conditions only causes confusions and decreases uptake.
Firstly, most are unaware they have a condition that puts them at risk, so many who would want to get vaccinated may not try because they think they don't qualify.

2025-05-20 18:08:23 UTC

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It's important to note that most people have a condition that increases the risk of becoming severely ill with Covid-19.
These include: asthma, diabetes, heart conditions, mental health conditions, obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, and pregnancy.
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2025-05-20 17:56:54 UTC

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The data tells us that everyone can benefit from getting updated Covid vaccines.
Covid vaccines reduce the risk of becoming sick, developing Long Covid, and becoming hospitalized, for everyone.
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2025-05-20 17:44:18 UTC

Under its new leadership — who spread misinformation throughout the pandemic — the FDA announced it will limit all Covid vaccines to adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions.
Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.
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2025-04-30 23:33:10 UTC

Administration who constantly lies to the public cuts funding for misinformation research. I’m shocked.
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2025-04-01 18:48:25 UTC

Reminder: People of color are more likely to wear a mask to protect their health and their communities.
People of color are also more likely to be profiled by the police.
No organization who is serious about racial justice should support mask bans or criminalization of masking.

2025-03-24 15:46:56 UTC

Must read deep dive by Gina Kolata into the chaos at the National Institutes of Health that the Trump administration is causing.
“This is like Russian roulette. You don’t know what’s coming.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/health/nih-doge-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6U4.xIk-.1e8zMaiQI38t&smid=url-share

2025-03-22 03:29:50 UTC

AOC = Anti Oligarchs Club
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2025-03-22 01:39:45 UTC

This is a mural on one of the walls of Columbia’s medical center. Keep wearing your mask. It is an essential public health tool.
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2025-03-21 22:18:16 UTC

COVID, flu, measles, and all airborne viruses can seriously harm anyone, not just people who are immunocompromised. EVERYONE has a medical reason to wear a mask at any time and in any place.

2025-03-21 21:27:53 UTC

New York Daily News Editorial Board — "New York doesn’t need a mask ban: Hochul and the state Legislature shouldn’t bother"
"Hochul and other supporters of a mask ban are quick to point out that any ban includes health and religious exemptions. But how on earth would those work in practice?"
THIS!

2025-03-20 01:11:44 UTC

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Source: https://newrepublic.com/post/192946/french-scientist-denied-us-entry-trump-criticism

2025-03-20 01:11:16 UTC

Customs and Border Patrol denied a French scientist entry to the U.S. because they found messages on his phone criticizing Trump’s science cuts.
Apparently saying that canceling cancer research is bad can now be classified as terrorism. Chilling.

2025-03-19 17:28:08 UTC

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Source: https://gothamist.com/news/gov-hochul-is-pushing-a-last-minute-subway-mask-ban-in-state-budget-talks

2025-03-19 17:20:10 UTC

NEW: New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul is reviving her push to ban masks and is urging New York State lawmakers to include a mask ban in the upcoming state budget.
This move endangers public health and threatens civil liberties.

2025-03-18 20:51:07 UTC

Scientists are unfairly and devastatingly seeing their grants cut and careers thrown into uncertainty, yet are still working 24/7 to continue their research, treat patients, talk to journalists, advocate with elected officials, and keep the public informed about potential threats. Absolute heroes!

2025-03-13 14:01:50 UTC

GOOD NEWS: The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dave Weldon to be the director of the CDC.
Weldon has opposed vaccines throughout his political career.
Thank you to everyone who called their Senators. Advocacy works!
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2025-03-13 00:38:36 UTC

This is what many cities in the U.S. looked like before the EPA.
Why the heck would anyone celebrate deregulating it?
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2025-03-11 04:18:39 UTC

The NIH is planning to cut grants related to vaccine hesitancy, a critical field of research focused on why some people are reluctant to be vaccinated and how to increase acceptance of vaccines. This move will increase distrust and disease spread.

2025-03-10 18:12:19 UTC

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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/09/upshot/covid-lockdown-five-year-charts.html

2025-03-10 18:12:03 UTC

Since the start of COVID, the number of people reporting a disability soared. Yet the majority of the world acts like COVID is over, and Long COVID doesn't exist.
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2025-03-10 18:02:35 UTC

At the start of COVID, we all learned how to beat airborne viruses like the flu: by wearing masks and staying home when we are sick. It's a real shame we haven't translated those important lessons into long-term behavioral change.
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2025-03-10 06:44:01 UTC

You can no longer order free COVID tests from the government. Despite still having $500 million worth of COVID tests stockpiled, covidtests.gov is closed.
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2025-03-09 02:18:29 UTC

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Article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/08/texas-mmr-vaccine-measles-outbreak

2025-03-09 02:16:41 UTC

Some cities in Texas are running out of the MMR vaccine due to high demand.
While this is encouraging, it’s tragic that it’s only finally happening after a couple of preventable deaths due to anti-vax disinformation.
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2025-03-07 18:17:42 UTC

Great crowd at #standupforscience NYC!
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2025-03-06 20:22:22 UTC

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Opinion piece: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/22/march-for-science-when-attacked-only-elite-benefit

2025-03-06 20:21:08 UTC

I wrote this ahead of the March for Science in 2017 & the same is true today: When politicians are left alone to attack science with impunity, it serves only the most elite, & real people get hurt, particularly our most vulnerable and marginalized communities. #standupforscience
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2025-03-06 18:32:07 UTC

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Grateful and proud of the work the #standupforscience team is doing to reinvigorate science advocacy at a time we need it most. Please participate in a rally near you tomorrow if you can! https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/06/stand-up-for-science-rallies-in-32-cities-on-friday-to-protest-trump-cuts-research/

2025-03-06 00:20:30 UTC

It's good news that these critical public health workers are being offered their jobs again—we need them—but it's unacceptable they were fired in the first place.
You should never make huge changes if you don't understand how things work. It only puts lives at risk.
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2025-03-05 20:55:48 UTC

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Source: https://www.statnews.com/2025/03/05/nih-indirect-costs-lawsuit-federal-judge-extends-order-blocking-trump-cuts/

2025-03-05 20:54:25 UTC

BREAKING: A federal judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Trump admin from slashing National Institutes of Health payments for research overhead, a decision that suggests plaintiffs seeking to overturn the sweeping policy change are likely to eventually succeed.
[STAT]

2025-03-04 07:02:04 UTC

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Here's the American Meteorological Society study that estimates the value of US weather forecasts: https://www.ametsoc.org/sites/ams/assets/File/policy/CoFU2_JKL_2024.pdf
Value of weather forecasts = $102.1 billion
NWS budget = $1.4 billion
That represents an incredible return on investment of 73 to 1.
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2025-03-04 06:54:14 UTC

These buildings provide data for virtually every weather forecast in the US.
A recent study found that every $1 invested in weather forecasting provides $73 of value in return.
Dismantling NWS infrastructure is one of the least efficient and most reckless things you can do.
https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/doge-noaa-weather-building-leases-trump

2025-03-03 23:27:32 UTC

Watch what they do — not what they say

2025-03-03 20:14:42 UTC

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Overall, I think RFK writing a pro-vaccine piece is a net positive. Pro-vaccine messages need to come from a wide range of sources; this could make a difference to resistant communities.
However, we still need to be vigilant about RFK's actions to undermine vaccines as HHS head.

2025-03-03 20:05:13 UTC

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So although I really hope that RFK Jr is changing his mind on vaccines upon reviewing the evidence, I think it's more likely that his pro-vaccine opinion piece was a result of GOP pressure to normalize him to the public. He still intends to undermine vaccines as much as possible.

2025-02-27 23:15:59 UTC

So now the Trump admin is firing meteorologists at the National Weather Service because apparently, telling people whether it will rain tomorrow is too woke.
In all seriousness, forecasts and weather alerts are essential functions. Slashing these programs will cost lives.

2025-02-27 03:07:06 UTC

I can’t believe that we are at the point where we need to constantly remind everyone that children aren’t meant to die from vaccine-preventable diseases.

2025-02-27 02:12:11 UTC

RFK at his confirmation hearing: “I am not anti-vaccine”
After RFK confirmed as HHS head:
- CDC flu vaccine campaign pulled
- Childhood vaccine schedule reviewed
- Federal funding to schools with COVID vaccine mandates withdrawn
- Meeting to update flu vaccines cancelled

2025-02-26 17:35:10 UTC

Texas measles outbreak update: 124 cases, 18 hospitalized, & now the first death of a child, who was not vaccinated.
Tragic, preventable, & a direct consequence of the deadly lies spread by anti-vaxx grifters, one of whom is now the most powerful health official in the US.
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2025-02-25 18:21:18 UTC

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The #StandUpForScience2025 rallies will be held in DC and around the US NEXT FRIDAY.
Please sign up to attend at http://standupforscience2025.org
To effectively push back the attacks on science happening now, it is critical to show mass support for science by gathering in the streets!
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2025-02-25 18:20:44 UTC

As one of the original March for Science organizers, I couldn't be more excited to support a new team that is organizing another day of mass mobilization in support of science at a time when we need it most.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stand-up-for-science-rallies-will-protest-trump-attacks-on-research/

2025-02-24 19:21:34 UTC

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Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2804378

2025-02-23 06:10:34 UTC

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Statement by Yosemite NPS workers: “These losses, while deeply personal and impactful, may also be invisible to visitors and members of the public — we are shining a spotlight on them by putting a distress flag on El Capitan in view of Firefall. Think of it as your public lands on strike.”
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2025-02-23 05:58:41 UTC

Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
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2025-02-22 00:38:21 UTC

Thanks to a loud public outcry and a relentless media campaign from outdoors influencers the Trump administration is reversing its plan to eliminate thousands of national parks jobs.
Amazing work everyone. Keep speaking up, it matters!

2025-02-20 18:25:22 UTC

Late yesterday, Trump issued an executive order that terminates HHS's Long COVID advisory committee.
The committee's focus was bringing perspectives from outside government to inform action of the Executive Branch on Long COVID and other infection-associated chronic conditions.

2025-02-19 18:27:23 UTC

Must watch speech by neuroscientist Kailyn Price at a HHS rally protesting funding cuts to science.
"Cutting indirect costs is like telling a football team to work with only the players.
No lights for the field, no physical therapists for the players, no water for the showers."
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2025-02-19 01:16:54 UTC

Great to see. Protests in support of CDC workers and against illegal firings by the Trump administration in Atlanta today.
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2025-02-19 00:19:46 UTC

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Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/usda-accidentally-fired-officials-bird-flu-rehire-rcna192716

2025-02-19 00:18:50 UTC

So Trump’s USDA is now saying that it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them.
If bird flu escalates into a pandemic, with this kind of leadership, we are going to be toast.

2025-02-18 23:24:11 UTC

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Article: https://wapo.st/42VLGQh

2025-02-18 22:49:21 UTC

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Source: https://wapo.st/42VLGQh

2025-02-18 22:45:34 UTC

NEW: The Trump admin is considering destroying 160 million COVID tests, worth half a billion dollars.
This would be a horrible waste. COVID still causes high levels of illness & deaths throughout the year. Tests are expensive. The government should send them to people for free.

2025-02-18 22:19:11 UTC

TOMORROW (WED): Rallies are being held across the country to protest the funding cuts to science and the illegal firing of federal workers.
Please join if you can. We need to show that many people oppose these destructive attacks on science and healthcare.
Details: labor4highered.org
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2025-02-18 03:03:06 UTC

Here are actions around the country taking place this Wednesday to protest Trump’s funding cuts to science.
Please join one near you!
https://www.labor4highered.org

2025-02-16 22:47:06 UTC

IMPORTANT ACTION in response to the illegal firings of scientists and public health workers at HHS, NIH, CDC, and other federal agencies by the Trump administration.
Rally at HHS this Wed, Feb 19 at 12 pm.
If you are near DC, please show up in solidarity and support of federal workers!
RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/e/1FAIpQLSe53wTzsA1T6b6-QxZtt20Yq1k2IX23YnDgKCli4mcTMRwYLA/formResponse
@nprofile…acas
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2025-02-15 22:46:35 UTC

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Source: https://fs.blog/roald-dahl-letter-daughter/

2025-02-15 22:45:07 UTC

MUST READ: Roald Dahl's 1988 letter debunking anti-vaxxers.
"It really is almost a crime to allow your child to go unimmunized."
Dahl lost his daughter to measles in 1962, before the vaccine was available.
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2025-02-15 02:37:48 UTC

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Restored Feb 14 CDC page on mpox: https://www.cdc.gov/mpox/hcp/vaccine-considerations/vaccination-overview.html
Archived Jan 10 CDC page on mpox: https://web.archive.org/web/20250110120434/https://www.cdc.gov/mpox/hcp/vaccine-considerations/vaccination-overview.html

2025-02-15 02:33:49 UTC

A federal judge ordered the CDC to restore some pages that the Trump admin deleted. The pages were restored today, but they removed terms like transgender and nonbinary, and pinned this discriminatory note to the top of the pages.
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2025-02-14 22:55:43 UTC

Sending much love and solidarity to all the public health workers who have been inexplicably fired from government agencies today. The world is far less safe as a result.
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2025-02-14 17:36:45 UTC

NEW: The Trump Administration is firing thousands of workers who were hired in the past 2 years at HHS and the CDC today. Senior officials were informed in meetings Friday morning.

2025-02-14 04:24:27 UTC

I have no idea how much they’ll be able to get away with in terms of messing with vaccines, but I will say it’s never a bad idea to be proactive about getting up to date on all your vaccinations!

2025-02-13 23:19:56 UTC

On a day like this, it’s important to say THANK YOI to all the science and public health communicators for all you do. Your work will be even more critical in the coming years. Keep going! You are very much needed and appreciated. ❤️

2025-02-13 22:38:09 UTC

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Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/establishing-the-presidents-make-america-healthy-again-commission/

2025-02-13 22:34:35 UTC

RFK just released his plan for HHS.
He claims he will “eliminate conflicts of interest that skew outcomes and perpetuate distrust.”
Hypocrisy. RFK profits from spreading disinformation about vaccines and suing vaccine makers, which creates distrust in science and kills people.
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2025-02-09 01:07:34 UTC

If you want to “Make America Healthy Again,” one of the worst things you can do is slash the budget of the world's largest public funder of biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health.

2025-02-06 23:55:16 UTC

According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump's White House is working on an executive order to fire thousands of workers from HHS, FDA, CDC and other health agencies. The order could come as soon as next week.
If it goes through, this order would put everyone's health in danger.

2024-09-17 17:52:14 UTC

Last year the NYPD spent $150 Million to catch people who weren't able to afford to pay the subway fare. They collectively owed just $104,000 in fares.
Instead of funding cops to shoot people, why not use the money to make public transport free for people who can't afford it?
https://hellgatenyc.com/the-nypd-spent-150-million-to-catch-farebeaters-who-cost-the-mta-104000/

2024-09-14 18:46:30 UTC

Throughout history, falsely blaming marginalized groups for the spread of diseases has contributed to hate crimes, ethnic cleansing, genocides, and the holocaust. This kind of rhetoric must never be accepted or normalized.
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2024-07-23 21:13:28 UTC

A new drug described as “the closest we have ever been to an HIV vaccine” could be sold for $40 a year and still make 30% profit, but is currently being sold by pharma companies for $42,250. Absolutely criminal.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/23/hiv-aids-prevention-vaccine-lenacapavir-sunlenca-pharmaceuticals-gilead-generic-licensing

2024-06-22 23:00:28 UTC

Wow. A restaurant in Chicago O’Hare, one of the biggest airports in the world, banned an infectious disease doctor from entering because they were wearing a mask. This is unacceptable.
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2024-05-17 19:11:53 UTC

The US government is ending the program that provides free COVID vaccines to people who are uninsured and underinsured.
This is a public health failure that will further decrease already low vax rates, and puts marginalized communities at greater risk.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4670459-cdc-ending-free-covid-vaccines-uninsured/

2024-04-24 17:32:42 UTC

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No one should ever be harassed or attacked for wearing a mask and businesses should never prohibit employees from wearing a mask to protect themselves.
For public health, workers' rights, and human rights reasons, governments should implement laws that protect everyone's right to wear a mask.

2024-04-24 16:38:25 UTC

Every person has the right to wear a mask.
There are many good reasons for doing so: COVID, airborne pathogens, sickness, privacy, surveillance, allergies, work etc.
No one should ever have to explain or justify why they are wearing a mask — that’s none of your business.

2024-03-03 22:08:53 UTC

Imagine if instead of making COVID isolation guidelines as weak as the flu...
We approved combo rapid tests like this and made them free and available for everyone...
So that people could tell how long they need to isolate based on science and not feelings, whatever the pathogen.
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2024-01-19 21:05:04 UTC

Remember when there was a debate over whether hospitals were being bombed? 100 days later, NONE of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are fully functional, according to the World Health Organization.
Source: NBC - In Gaza’s collapsing health system, doctors preside over deaths that should be preventable https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/gaza-hospitals-collapsing-rcna132439
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2023-12-30 03:23:28 UTC

People who are disabled, chronically ill, higher risk etc. have every right to be angry about being abandoned by multiple governments. And they have every right to express that anger in whichever way they choose. Period. We should all humbly listen to them and act.

2023-10-16 18:32:54 UTC

There is always more money for war. But never more money for healthcare, vaccines, masks, Long COVID treatments, clean air, green jobs, clean energy, climate reparations etc.
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2023-10-05 15:22:52 UTC

Twitter/X is now removing headlines from links and Threads/Meta is prohibiting searches of public health terms like Covid and vaccines.
Billionaires are dangerously restricting people’s access to news.
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2023-09-23 21:20:07 UTC

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With COVID rates high and hospitalizations rising, we are seeing every institution from governments to hospitals wheel out excuses for doing nothing. We're years into the pandemic. You all know what you need to do. But you are choosing to prioritize profits over people's health.
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2023-09-14 18:13:41 UTC

Canada: Sarah Ben Sabat was forced to quit her job after her boss told her she can’t wear a mask at work.
#COVID is one of the biggest worker safety and labor justice issues of our time. Where are the labor unions? Where is the left?
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2262883907506

2023-08-27 21:03:33 UTC

In Scotland, hundreds of hospital wards have been forced to close due to COVID outbreaks in the first seven months of this year. They ended testing last year and ended their mask mandate earlier this year. Pretending COVID is over equals constant disruption. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23746393.hundreds-hospital-wards-closed-due-covid-outbreaks/?ref=twtrec

2023-08-15 01:00:51 UTC

It isn't just about variants & surges. One of the major problems with COVID is that baseline levels of the virus are high for the majority of the year. That excludes many people, especially those at higher risk, from participating in society as most indoor spaces are unsafe.

2023-08-10 02:57:18 UTC

Heartbroken for Maui. How much longer will we sit and watch things burn before we truly act like our house is on fire?
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2023-08-05 20:35:13 UTC

Bloomberg tried to ban large sodas in the name of public health, but is more than happy to spread anti-public health propaganda when it affects his bottom line.
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2023-07-31 03:25:45 UTC

According to wastewater data, ~73% of wastewater sites in New York State are at high levels for #COVID-19.
(Source: http://covid.nywastewatcher.io/)
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