We need those who claim to be "left" to stop punching down on the disabled, covid cautious and immune compromised.
Masking is resistance.
It's community care.
The ruling class wants you sick and weak so you won't fight back.
Healthcare is being gutted.
There's never been a better time to mask
We need those who claim to be "left" to stop punching down on the disabled, covid cautious and immune compromised.
Masking is resistance.
It's community care.
The ruling class wants you sick and weak so you won't fight back.
Healthcare is being gutted.
There's never been a better time to mask
Are there any mask blocs that don't rely on instagram and the like to give their updates? Bonus if they're on the fediverse.
I'd like to donate to one in the coming days but it's hard to see which ones are active when they only use instagram for their updates and never update their websites (instagram won't let me see what date things are posted without an account and I simply refuse).
Several days ago, I was forced into a situation that all too many of my fellow #Covid cautious people deal with on a regular basis: Being around sick people and unable to just leave. In my case, it was Jury duty, and I spent much of the several hours it took to not get picked sitting nearby a woman who was sniffling and hacking up a lung. Meanwhile, the courtroom was a sad symphony of coughs.
I meditated on the breaths through my excellent fit-tested #Envomask, an elastomeric #N95, with my eyes closed as much as possible. Four days and two molecular tests later, I'm feeling fine and no longer anxious.
I hate wearing that fucking mask, but it really does work.
Several days ago, I was forced into a situation that all too many of my fellow #Covid cautious people deal with on a regular basis: Being around sick people and unable to just leave. In my case, it was Jury duty, and I spent much of the several hours it took to not get picked sitting nearby a woman who was sniffling and hacking up a lung. Meanwhile, the courtroom was a sad symphony of coughs.
I meditated on the breaths through my excellent fit-tested #Envomask, an elastomeric #N95, with my eyes closed as much as possible. Four days and two molecular tests later, I'm feeling fine and no longer anxious.
I hate wearing that fucking mask, but it really does work.
I hate the notion that it’s “unreasonable” to expect masking in public places.
As I’ve said before, we all share the air. When we care about the air we share, we all benefit.
I think it’s unreasonable to accept mass sickness and disability when we have the tools to stop it.
I think it’s unreasonable to expect disabled people to “just stay home forever”
I think it’s unreasonable to put the burden of infection control squarely on those who are already sick and/or high risk.
I think it’s unreasonable that we’re choosing not to adapt, when adaptation would make us all healthier.
I think it’s unreasonable to risk your long term health just because you don’t “want” to wear a respirator.
Banger article on COVID and masking from Julia Doubleday:
https://open.substack.com/pub/thegauntlet/p/beyond-all-reason?r=19dk2e&utm_medium=ios
#CovidIsNotOver #covidisairborne #n95 #WearAMask #disability #chronicillness #ableism
I hate the notion that it’s “unreasonable” to expect masking in public places.
As I’ve said before, we all share the air. When we care about the air we share, we all benefit.
I think it’s unreasonable to accept mass sickness and disability when we have the tools to stop it.
I think it’s unreasonable to expect disabled people to “just stay home forever”
I think it’s unreasonable to put the burden of infection control squarely on those who are already sick and/or high risk.
I think it’s unreasonable that we’re choosing not to adapt, when adaptation would make us all healthier.
I think it’s unreasonable to risk your long term health just because you don’t “want” to wear a respirator.
Banger article on COVID and masking from Julia Doubleday:
https://open.substack.com/pub/thegauntlet/p/beyond-all-reason?r=19dk2e&utm_medium=ios
#CovidIsNotOver #covidisairborne #n95 #WearAMask #disability #chronicillness #ableism
Efforts to avoid covid can feel futile when living in close quarters with a sick person, but it IS possible to escape infection! Here is the story of a person who stayed healthy and continued testing negative while sharing space with a sick person. I'll refer to the healthy person as H and the sick person as S.
H and S live in a small apartment. The living space is divided into two rooms that are connected by a large opening. There's also a small bathroom without a window.
H and S spent more time together than was ideal. Whenever together, H wore an N95 mask and also kept the window open.
Although H and S slept in separate rooms, the opening between the rooms meant that this wasn't enough to keep H safe. H was aware that some people sleep wearing N95 masks, and tried to do that. However, H couldn't manage it. After a sleepless night, they took their pillow over to the window, opened the window all the way, and slept directly under the open window. They slept there for the next 10 nights.
Tooth brushing was done at the same open window, spitting into a cup instead of a sink.
There was no completely safe way to shower. H did the best they could by starting each shower wearing an N95 mask and washing from the neck down, removing their mask and washing their head only after everything else was clean. Then, they put the N95 back on immediately, without even drying first.
Food was a challenge. Much of it was eaten in an unsafe environment, chewed and swallowed hastily so that the N95 could go back on. H's greatest regret about preparedness was not having any MREs available that could have been consumed next to the open window in their room.
It took days for S to get an appointment with their doctor. Meanwhile, they attempted to lower their viral load by following some of @ducky's advice: https://covidbc.webfoot.com/what-to-do-if-you-get-covid-19/
I hope that this case history will be helpful to someone in H's position. Covid CAN be avoided!
Hi Mastodon & @violetblue!
I'm looking for an N95 mask with no metal but with an exhale valve for my spouse to wear at his warehouse job. He's been wearing 3M 8210V religiously since 2020 to keep from bringing Covid home to me, but his employer is reinstating the use of metal detectors and if the metal staples used to attach the straps set it off, I'm pretty sure he's going to punch out anyone trying to remove his mask.
Suggestions? Boosts appreciated!
Hi Mastodon & @violetblue!
I'm looking for an N95 mask with no metal but with an exhale valve for my spouse to wear at his warehouse job. He's been wearing 3M 8210V religiously since 2020 to keep from bringing Covid home to me, but his employer is reinstating the use of metal detectors and if the metal staples used to attach the straps set it off, I'm pretty sure he's going to punch out anyone trying to remove his mask.
Suggestions? Boosts appreciated!
Hey is anyone overseas able to help me get some 3M aura masks or similar that have the fabric type elastic straps?
#covid #masks#maskup #n95 #covidcommunity#longcovid #covidhelp #maskassistance
Please stop saying ICE agents are “wearing masks”
They’re wearing face coverings. Gaitors.
The anti-mask rhetoric has caused untold harm to disabled people.
Mask bans have already been enacted in many places.
We must fight for our right to continue wearing medical masks & respirators.
For those who says this isn’t the right time because there’s a “crisis”, understand that disabled people are often the first targets under fascism.
Some places have already criminalized masking.
We need to keep each other as healthy as possible. It’s hard to fight with Long Covid
#uspol #n95 #ice #fascism#maskswork#covidisairborne#longcovid #disability #ableism #eugenics
