another #NorthCarolina group looking to make public events safer through COVID activism!

queer the air collective is a QTBIPOC mutual aid group based out of "durham, NC"

besides their work on COVID education on centralized social media...

they opened up a lending library, where they loan an air purifier (currently one so far) for free to community events in the triangle. they have a fundraiser, where they hope to buy more air purifiers to lend out to more events & happenings to make public spaces safer for all!

https://givebutter.com/qtacollective

I am happy to report that I do indeed have enough measles antibodies.

What have we learned about herd #immunity and #measles Not a damn thing.

Protect yourself, eff everyone else, and especially #immunocompromised who could get #vaccines all day long and yet be unable to protect themselves - from your selfish ass.

American #Preventative #Healthcare? Everyone for themselves.

At the doctor’s office getting my measles titer done. I was *probably* vaccinated between the years of 1963 and 1968, and in those years, the vaccine used may not provide immunity. Time to find out!

This is a bummer; everything I’d read about #Novavax was that it was superior to the MMR shots—especially for #immunocompromised folks.

Also, while we’re talking #vaccines, #Canada should be looking to rebuild our domestic vaccine production capacity in light of everything.

https://grafa.com/news/health-novavax-ends--28m-vaccine-deal-with-canada-395089?utm_source=us_news_en&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=395089

Got my biannual Covid booster today. Like before it’s too late and I have to go to Mexico or Canada to get shots. RFKJ is an idiot. #autoimmune #immunocompromised

'Vaccinations alone may not protect immunocompromised patients'

"even if the vaccine has generated the production of antibodies"

"such individuals will need regular vaccine boosters to protect them and reduce the risk of infections that could be severe and also lead to new 'variants of concern' emerging"

"We know that immunocompromised individuals are particularly vulnerable to diseases such as COVID-19 […] Vaccinations offer some protection, but our study shows that only repeated vaccinations – often four or more – offer the necessary protection."

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250213/Vaccinations-alone-may-not-protect-immunocompromised-patients-Cambridge-research-shows.aspx

On my Etsy store as a tee, hoodie, mug [ https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChronicIllnessTees?ref=dashboard-header ] or on RB as pin, sticker, magnet [ https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/167876916 ]

Welcome to hell - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the #FDA to revoke authorization of #Covid #vaccines in May 2021, when they were in high demand and considered life-saving. And one million Americans died and a lesser number continue to die, especially #elderly #older #ImmunoCompromised #congress #HHS #maga #trump

How many #Accessibility #Telepresence units do you set up at your [ community / progressive / socially-aware / self-declared-ally / pat-yourself-on-the-back ] in-person event, so that #ImmunoCompromised / #ImmunoSuppressed folks can participate remotely.

None?

Yeah, thought so.

CDC Recommends Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Older Adults | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | JAMA | JAMA Network https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2827770 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2827770 “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (#CDC) recommended a second dose of the 2024-2025 #COVID19vaccine, administered 6 months after the first dose, for people aged #65 years or older and individuals who are #immunocompromised.”

Plenty of nonhuman mammals have COVID. This is a factor in the rise of bird flu in all sorts of animals. COVID is ground zero in a cluster of burgeoning interrelated pandemics. It ruins immune systems just like HIV does. Wear a mask. Get vaccinated. Use HEPA filters. Save one another and save the animals, too.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_that_can_get_SARS-CoV-2 #pandemic #covid #BirdFlu #ImmunoCompromised #ExtinctionEvent

The question to my rheumatologist isn’t “how do I fix my feet so I can do #yoga?” It’s

“Have you seen this paper about why you’re SUPPOSED TO WEAR an #N95 around your #immunocompromised patients?”

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9660019/
#NewYearsResolution be assertive
try more yoga

If people fail to see #disabled & #immunocompromised people's inherent worth, the answer isn't to minimize our identities when we say why we wear a mask It’s NOT our fault that we’re seen as "less than" or "the other" Policing our language is not only gaslighting but ALSO victim blaming 1/3

People like to think they care about human rights & #disabled people but then are and go unmasked in public #Immunocompromised people ARE human & we exist Immunocompromised rights = human rights #HumanRights #MyDisabledLifeIsWorthy #MasksSaveLives