Join me this #CovidMemorialDay to mark the astronomical loss of life we've had to Covid-19, including my Dad, Mark Urquiza.

Register for the 💙#MarkedByCovid #FBLC virtual vigil today.

markedbycovid.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Pandemic Patients and the COVID-19 Health and Safety Taskforce (CHeST) endorsed bipartisan legislation to modernize the SSI program. pandemicpatients.org/2023/09/14/che…

New data just released by the U.S. Chamber about labor shortages:

-Labor force participation is still 🔽 pre-pandemic levels, nearly 2M fewer Americans in the workforce now vs. Feb. 2020.

-28% of unemployed have not returned to work because of their health (hint: long COVID).

After the pandemic ends, long COVID still needs congressional attention   thehill.com/opinion/congre…

This is a promising development:

Moderna Covid vaccine effective against Eris, Fornax variants cnbc.com/2023/08/17/mod…

We’re in a post-PHE world, where vaccine access isn’t guaranteed. Americans will need to be proactive to ensure they have access to the tools necessary to protect against COVID-19.

Upcoming Covid Vaccine Rollout Already Has A Hiccup | KFF Health News kffhealthnews.org/morning-breako…

Crap—it’s back—Amazon reviewers last week again complaining about Yankee candle scent… Sandra complains “No smell”; LJ says it doesn’t smell as it “used to a few years back”; Mary complains she used to buy the same candle scent, but now “scent is very very weak”. #CovidIsNotOver

This isn’t a typo: 76,000 Black US youth have lost a parent or primary caregiver to COVID-19, my reporting for @Andscape reveals. Overall, 311,000 youth have lost a primary caregiver. Black Coalition Against COVID 19 COVID Survivors for Change @TheCovidCollab Generations United #COVID19

People like to think the pandemic is over. But for these families that's never going to happen. Dwayne Bray on one of the little-recognized effects of Covid: The kids left behind Andscape andscape.com/features/the-c…

Looking forward to this important conversation!

Thank you Sen. Cory Booker and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley for supporting #BabyBonds to help #ForEveryKidsFuture . Prosperity Now prosperitynow.org/baby-bonds

MONDAY: #CovidSurvivors next virtual Leadership Meeting is here!

Learn more about current projects at COVID Survivors for Change and how to get more involved!

Register: mobilize.us/covidsurvivors…

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#COVIDConnections will meet for our weekly peer support group.

Don’t miss it: mobilize.us/covidsurvivors…

🧠 What is a healthy & safe space
🌳 How can I change my surroundings to support my mental health
🏡 What if I can’t control or change something unhealthy about my surroundings

View @MentalhealthAm's toolkit to explore this & more: bit.ly/44zUw4p

#MentalHealthMonth

“To truly ‘build back better’, we cannot ignore the extreme and persistent wealth inequality that deprives kids of economic opportunity right out of the gate”
- Sen. Cory Booker

#Action2Remember #BabyBonds

Paid family and medical leave helps ensure no one has to choose between their job and their family. And in Delaware, it's the law of the land. Learn more at decares.org #PaidLeave

Delaware Cares #PaidLeaveWorks

I joined Catalina Cruz, Esq. and COVID Survivors for Change to announce our new bill to provide $1000 baby bonds annually to children who lost caregivers to Covid-19. Nothing can take a place of a loved one — this funding is just the beginning to honor their loss and invest in their future.

#longcovid friends, parents and advocates - we are putting together a video of before and after pictures of LC patients for our Hill Briefing on LC May 15th to share. If interested, please include in the string or you can DM me. 🙏

Pandemic Patients COVID Survivors for Change Patient-Led Research Collaborative

This NJ State Team Meeting is for any #COVID Survivors & Change Members living in the state.

It’s a great opportunity to discuss what we are working on in NJ & how we're pushing for more support for children who have lost parents & caregivers.

Join us! mobilize.us/covidsurvivors…

Before today’s event, please fill our one-question survey asking:

'If you could say one thing to members of Congress about long COVID, what would it be?'

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Pandemic Patients #LongCovid #CovidIsnotOver