Your must read today. Where the Calgary police refused to charge a violent past offender who left me racist messages and threatened to being my presence in Canada to 'an end' because, according to them, 'he typically escalates after being charged.' 💀
thetyee.ca/News/2024/04/2…

Meredith, M.Ed. This also points to the binary that makes me crazy. It’s either do nothing & not care or do everything & still be anxious, that all those mitigations won’t work if they aren’t 100%. I can feel relaxed bc I know my respirator works, ditto nasal spray, booster, etc.

Molly It’s so odd to me that so many won’t mask in medical settings. I remember as a kid my pediatrician had a sick kids waiting room and well kids waiting room. My mom told me not to touch the sick kid area’s toys because of germs. If only we had known about masking! And now we do.

Read my latest, about how foundational anti-vaxxer beliefs - like that illness builds the immune system, masks can harm you, public health is an individual choice, and vulnerable people’s welfare is their own problem- have gone completely mainstream:

thegauntlet.news/p/liberals-joi…

PSA: Two things can be true at the same time.
Vaccines and boosters have helped immensely, but preventing infections - through all the NPIs we know work well against Covid-19 - is just as important!

Planes, trains, trams & ferries - my N95 respirator has consistently protected me from not only Covid but also other airborne pathogens. At least I don't need a @sipmask on this one - I can step outside on the open deck for a drink 🙂. Don't be a masochist - wear a respirator.

Good new Far-UVC study, lot of interesting bits:
nature.com/articles/s4159…

A few notes from a first pass-

As expected, as more papers are published, it's looking like Far-UVC in real-world scenarios is both far safer and more effective than in a lab’s hermetically sealed

👇 handled absolutely perfectly.

The worst thing one could do is get mad at masked ill people for not staying home. Not everyone has that option; respirators are effective tools & their use should be encouraged. (Also for wearer protection, but that's a parallel objective).