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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

2 months

The is down for updates for the next week or two. Sorry for any inconvenience. #MasksKeepUsSafe

BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

The BIRCH mandate is to take Covid, post-Covid & Long Covid info off line. The goal is to get posters on bus stop, telephone polls & in community hubs & libraries where folks who might not be following info online can see them. News outlets & Public Health have dropped the ball.

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

Raynaud’s, a common outcome of a Covid infection, as it can appear on Black people, as there are no pictures in the quoted article. For more info on disease presentation on darker skin see @BrwnSkinMatters

Hazie Thompson

@haziethompson

11 months

“Secondary Raynaud’s develops because of another health condition. It is less common than primary but often more severe” Reynaud’s, the improper constriction of blood vessels is a common, lasting outcome of a Covid infection. #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Even mild Covid can impact your mood. *all images available as editable, printable files, DM for info.

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Even mild Covid can cause heart damage & cardiac complications. *all images available as editable, printable files, DM for info.

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Even mild Covid can have lasting impacts. *all images available as editable, printable files, DM for info.

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

The BIRCH mandate is to take Covid, post-Covid & Long Covid info off line. The goal is to get posters on bus stop, telephone polls & in community hubs & libraries where folks who might not be following info online can see them. News outlets & Public Health have dropped the ball.

BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Even mild Covid can impact your mood. *all images available as editable, printable files, DM for info.

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@BIRcovidhealth

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Even mild Covid can cause new allergies & skin conditions. *all images available as editable, printable files, DM for info.

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Even mild Covid can cause ongoing breathing difficulties for long periods after the initial infection. *all images available as editable, printable files, DM for info.

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Even mild Covid can cause impairments with all five of your senses for long periods after the initial infection. *all images available as editable, printable files, DM for info.

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Even mild Covid can increase your chance of blood clots after the initial infection. *all images available as editable, printable files, DM for info.

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

7 months

IF MORE PEOPLE MASK UP, THEN LESS PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR BECOME DISABLED.

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

9 months

No marginalized community or person will fare well now that we are back to ‘rationing care’ in hospitals. A good fitting mask is the best line of defence to protect yourself & others. Limit gatherings, test before visits & stay home when sick.

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@Guiness_Pig

9 months

“Hospitals and emergency rooms could be forced to ration care by the end of this month, the CDC warned Thursday, saying recent trends in COVID-19 and influenza are now on track to again strain America's health care system.”

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

‘His condition was likely connected to previously detected blood clots in his lungs, which were a result of a prior COVID-19 infection, according to his family.’

Young Egyptian actor, director Ahmed Samy El-Adl dies of cardiac arrest - Screens - Arts & Culture

Ahmed Samy El-Adl, a Young Egyptian actor and director and the son of the late prominent actor and producer Samy El-Adl, died on Saturday morning due to sudden heart failure, his family announced.

english.ahram.org.eg

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

WE HAVE ENOUGH ANCESTORS! All BIRCH images are imbedded with ALT text. Please copy/paste when sharing. *all images available as editable, printable files contact birchposter @gmail .com

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

NOT A COLD 🧱🧱🧱

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

It's the COVID CAN all in one poster! Even mild Covid can impact your long term health. *all images available free as printable, editable files contact birchposter @gmail .com for details. #MasksKeepUsSafe

BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Even mild Covid can impact your mood. *all images available as editable, printable files, DM for info.

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Fear is a tool we were given to keep ourselves out of danger. #MasksKeepUsSafe

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

This is one of the ‘ongoing’ parts of the ongoing genocide of Indigenous peoples, in case it’s unclear.

Doctors For Defunding Police

@DrsDefundPolice

2 years

Again, there are currently more Indigenous children in foster care today than there were in Residential schools at the height of their use

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

10 months

It is never too late to start masking again. The better the mask, the more folks wearing them the better your kin & community are protected. A good fitting N95 with no gaps around the edges is an investment in your future health.

Dr. Lucky Tran

@luckytran

10 months

Thank you to @linseymarr for explaining the effectiveness of masks on @60Minutes Overtime with @DrLaPook . I really wish this segment featured on the full broadcast and not online only though, as the whole country really needs to watch it!

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

‘With 651 million documented Covid cases worldwide, that would mean 65 million individuals have long Covid. But this could be an underestimate, given that many people were never tested, or treated themselves at home, and so their cases went undocumented’

‘No one is talking about it’: the cruelty of long Covid in the global south

As research focuses on richer parts of world, people in less developed countries suffer from lack of awareness and support

www.theguardian.com

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

BIRCH is glad to join the efforts of International #LongCovidAwareness Day in hopes to strengthen solidarity around this illness. Black/Indigenous Peoples have often found themselves the subject of unethical research practices but rarely reap the benefit of the knowledge gained.

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

We are more likely to be exposed & less likely to receive care. We need arm ourselves with knowledge about the long term impacts of a Covid infection. This March 15th we fight for awareness for all those left behind. #LongCovidAwarenessDay @LCawarenessInt

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

#MasksKeepUsSafe

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

CDC’s Bridge Access Program provides no-cost vaccines to adults without health insurance and adults whose insurance does not cover all COVID-19 vaccine costs. No-cost COVID-19 vaccines through this program will be available until December 31, 2024.

Bridge Access Program

This Program provides no-cost COVID-19 vaccines to adults. Learn how.

www.cdc.gov

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

A prominent factor in developing Long Covid is wether or not you have time to rest, putting marginalized communities & women in general at higher risk. Women often work outside jobs while still responsible for the lion’s share of home & family labour leaving no time to heal.

chantzy

@chantz_y

11 months

I think a lot about how messed up it is that #LongCovid impacts more women, who are also more susceptible to autoimmune diseases (which Covid can also cause) and how our whole pandemic response is a prime example of misogyny

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Honoured to have the BIRCH 'COVID CAN' poster series offered to educators through the 'Let's Clear the Air AB' program! Great work! Together we can keep our kids safe!

Jenny

@Jenn75879827

2 years

For any teachers looking for resources on #LongCovidKids or Indoor Air Quality please check out the Let's Clear the Air Alberta CATCA 2023 training session.

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

8 months

"COVID should be a major policy issue this year and I am watching to see which candidates, if any, will include it in their platform. One day, a candidate who deserves my vote will receive it."

Alice Wong 王美華

@SFdirewolf

8 months

📣My latest column for @TeenVogue on the latest surge, how high risk people have been abandoned by the Biden administration, & why I won’t be voting this election w/ quotes from @tinu @AngelaMSWinCA & @Christine_ScD

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Even mild Covid can cause stomach issues for long periods after the initial infection. *all images available as editable, printable files contact birchposter @gmail .com

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@BIRcovidhealth

8 months

“Black people were three times as likely as white people to receive pulse oximeter readings in a ‘safe’ range when, in fact, their blood-oxygen levels were dangerously low.” A long standing problem being tackled by @RootsEmpowers

Noha Aboelata, MD

@NohaAboelataMD

8 months

Thank you, Nature and @AnilOza16 for this excellent story on our efforts to hold manufacturers, distributors and regulators accountable! The healthcare industry must take responsibility for systemic inequities it has created and perpetuated. @RootsEmpowers

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Video description: Doctor, who is a Black woman, wearing an N95 mask while in a hospital hallway. ‘Who should take sensible precautions like mask wearing to avoid a virus?’ In the background an upbeat song plays the lyrics ‘Everybody, Everybody’

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

‘COVID infections could cause long-term deadly damage to your arteries, a study has shown. Virus patients’ arteries became increasingly stiffer in the months after they caught it, even if their initial infection was mild, researchers found.’

Warning to anyone who's had Covid over 'long-term risk of killer complication'

COVID infections could cause long-term deadly damage to your arteries, a study has shown. Virus patients’ arteries became increasingly stiffer in the months after they caught it, even if their init…

www.thesun.co.uk

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

@CDCgov Masks! Masks! Masks!

BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Masks are the easiest way to halt transmission of airborne viruses. #MasksKeepUsSafe Updated image. Thanks to all for their feedback.

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

‘We are not terrified enough…’

@[email protected]

@Imani_Barbarin

1 year

This woman has to choose between keeping her job with the Social Security Administration—potentially her and her family being repeatedly infected with Covid as a disabled person—and leaving. Original Video to show support:

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

An amazing advocate Ms. Jenkins has 40 years of living with this barely recognized, underfunded, life limiting illness. She deserves to be heard around the globe. She deserves our care & respect. She deserves answers! #MEAwarenessDay

Wilhelmina Jenkins

@minadjenkins

1 year

I have been sick with #MECFS since 1983. In January, 2022, I abruptly had a change in my illness and I have been bedbound since then with no explanation. We have pushed for decades for a serious research effort. No more delays! #MillionsMissing2023 #StillSickStillFighting

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

@DrSubini This is one of the ways a post-covid infection can present. Post-viral illness & #LongCovid often have periods where you feel better, think that you are healing & then have a flare it symptoms or crash in energy. Rest is vital. Trying to ‘push through’ will make things worse.

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

When your mere existence is seen as an act of aggression there is no chance of equitable care.

Ms. Andry Noir, PhD

@keatingssixth

11 months

My sis was denied TWICE from the heart transplant list due to “noncompliance.” A 27 yr old BW w/2 kids. The noncompliance? Not always liking hospital food, missing meds b/c NURSES didn’t wake her up, & panic attacks seen as “aggressive.” She died 2 months after the last denial.

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@BIRcovidhealth

7 months

Exercise has been shown to aggravate acute covid symptoms and may be a factor in developing and/or worsening Long Covid. Rest is imperative.

TheDisabilityEnthusiast

@twitchyspoonie

7 months

Some people might be ignorant, but exercise is largely being pushed so hard right now because of how many people have long covid, not because of ignorance of the disease. It is manufactured consent for a wave of denialism and mass institutionalization.

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

@rjgroner Absolutely! That’s what we hope for. Further down the thread there are the same graphics sized for IG. Thank you!

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@BIRcovidhealth

7 months

Many people develop new, sometimes serious allergies after a covid infection. Some go one to develop MCAS, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, that profoundly impacts quality of life as folks become allergic to most foods and common household and beauty products.

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@BIRcovidhealth

8 months

Long Covid is not lingering symptoms! Heart, brain, organ damage, long lasting, disabling & sometimes fatal illnesses occur.

Noha Aboelata, MD

@NohaAboelataMD

8 months

New data. COVID has claimed >1 mill lives in the US alone, but these are not the only fatalities. "A small but growing number of Americans are surviving acute infections only to succumb months later to the lingering health problems caused by long COVID."

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BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Trying out a #NewProfilePic Website coming very soon! Easy access to printable editable images & more!

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Okay, Masks! We love to see it!

🍉 Dr. Thrasher still cares about Covid & Gaza🔻

@thrasherxy

1 year

Me in my happy place: talking to artists about their wonderful work! In this case, @fabioleal at @BAMfilmBrooklyn (photo by @themattmager )

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

It’s important that we name covid & it’s long term impacts in our communities. We need to be there for each other, share information & resources because we live under systems that do neither.

Lady Chuan

@LadyChuan

1 year

Two friends have suffered with Covid over the last 4 weeks. Both have been hospitalized. Both shared the news of their illnesses publicly on FB. Neither shared that their illness is COVID. …and BOTH had COVID.

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@BIRcovidhealth

7 months

This number is from a 2021 article. Very little has changed. We are still the most impacted & least likely to receive appropriate healthcare. We are in still in an ongoing pandemic with incredibly high infection rates. We are still at risk for Long Covid and associated illnesses.

justice

@justiceaudre

4 years

More than 75% of the children who have died in the U.S. as a result of covid-19 have been Black, Latinx, and Indigenous. So a reminder: when politicians are talking about reopening schools no matter what, what they're really saying is "it's okay in our book if kids of color die"

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Be a trend setter.

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Masks are the easiest way to halt transmission of airborne viruses. #MasksKeepUsSafe

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@BIRcovidhealth

7 months

We have a collective responsibility to all of our children. The more of us that mask the safer and healthier they will be.

Salamāsina (she/her)

@salamasinamusic

7 months

A nurse friend just told me they had a patient last night, a 3-year-old who had had a stroke. This is the second story in the past few months I've heard of a small child having a stroke. The last one was a 5-year-old. This is "back to normal"? Since when has this been normal??

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

‘the team estimates that a high shedder could potentially exhale enough virus to infect someone in a closed space in about 20 seconds, making even elevator rides risky. With an average shedder, infection could take a little under four minutes’

Here’s how much coronavirus people infected with COVID-19 may exhale

Just breathing naturally can lead people with COVID-19 to emit dozens of copies of viral RNA a minute and that can persist for eight days, a study finds.

www.sciencenews.org

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@BIRcovidhealth

10 months

Excellent thread as well as another example of medical racism being a systemic issue outside of the beliefs of individual clinicians.

Noha Aboelata, MD

@NohaAboelataMD

10 months

They're *still* using pulse ox as the only objective determinant for "severe" covid (i.e., needs hospitalization/treatment) with a cut-off of 90%, despite evidence that pulse ox systematically overestimates oxygenation status in people with darker skin tone. Not even a footnote.

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Cannot be stressed strongly enough. Rest as much as possible is imperative during AND after an infection.

hey shit-ass, wear a fucking mask!

@DEC0L0NIZE

1 year

a friendly reminder for those dedicated to working out no matter what:

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

‘Case reports suggest that COVID-19 infection may be associated with long-term decline of ovarian health, including premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), a loss of normal ovary function before age 40’ Plainly speaking you may find that you are unable to have children. Mask up.

Karla Monterroso

@karlitaliliana

11 months

Seeing lots of people shocked and not knowing the possibility. Here is some research from earlier in the year if you are curious.

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Today is International #LongCovidAwarenessDay so many people are suffering, telling their stories of lost opportunity, dismissal by healthcare professionals, separation from children, unstable housing. It is tragic that something you cannot control can have such a huge impact on

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

Order tests! If you don’t need them give to neighbours, especially those without stable internet access or housing.

Btherookie.bsky.social

@btherookie20

11 months

"If there is a demand for these tests, we want to make sure that they're made available to the American people for free in this way," O'Connell said. "But, at this point, our focus is getting through the holidays and making sure folks can take a test…”

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@BIRcovidhealth

9 months

When the doctors first became aware of HIV it was falsely believed that women could not be infected, a belief that hampers appropriate care to this day. The same type of misinformation is at play around Covid & the harm caused to children. They are at risk & deserve protection!

Oni Blackstock, MD MHS

@oni_blackstock

9 months

"PrEP Can Prevent HIV Infections, But Most Women Don't Know They Can Take It" In 2019, half of women diagnosed with HIV in the US were Black women. Read about #PrEP for women in this article by @JillianGloria . Honored to be quoted! #WorldAIDSDay

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Reports of COVID-19 in emergency room visits from adolescents have nearly doubled over the past week, new data shows, reaching levels not seen in a year.

As schools resume, CDC reports new rise in COVID emergency room visits from adolescents

Rates have nearly doubled over the past week.

www.cbsnews.com

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

Novavax is here! Expect a resurgence of op-eds around vax hesitancy in Black/Native peoples, populations that were traditionally used as test subjects rather than patients deserving care. We’re still masking at high rates! Keep up the good fight. Use all the tools available!

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Researchers often describe being frustrated at the lack of participation by Black/Indigenous/Racialized people but often write questionnaires that implicitly exclude members of the community they claim to wish to engage.

Hazie Thompson

@haziethompson

1 year

Asking once again for folk putting out surveys to be mindful of language around skin symptoms. Not everyone experiences redness/blue lips etc. I’ve asked this privately & seen the same language used after an acknowledgment. Do better.

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

If you or a loved one has acquired an infection from a hospital or healthcare visit, consider sharing your story👇🏽

Joaquín Beltrán Free Palestine

@joaquinlife

1 year

I am preparing a presentation for reinstating masks in healthcare in LA County. If you are okay with me sharing in the public domain with LA County officials, please share your experiences below. Thank you.

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Masks are the easiest way to halt transmission of airborne viruses. #MasksKeepUsSafe Updated image. Thanks to all for their feedback.

BIRCH

@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Masks are the easiest way to halt transmission of airborne viruses. #MasksKeepUsSafe

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

A significant number of people infected with covid go on to develop symptoms that are closely associated with ME/CFS. It is chronic & has no cure. For decades Black/Indigenous racialized peoples were wrongly told they could not develop this insidious illness. #MEawareness

Hazie Thompson

@haziethompson

1 year

#MEAwarenessDay2023

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

If you’d like the series or have an idea for a specific poster you’d like to use in your community dm!

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

It is common for a covid infection to cause or exacerbate gastro-intestinal issues. With so many reported health problems in younger, previously healthy (and wealthy) folks it's time to be real about what it's doing to the average person.

Daily Loud

@DailyLoud

11 months

Drake says he is taking a break from music for a year or longer to focus on his health and deal with stomach problems: “I need to focus on my health, first and foremost… maybe a year or something, maybe a little longer.”

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@BIRcovidhealth

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ME/CFS is one of most debilitating illnesses that can occur after a Covid infection & the least likely to be diagnosed in Black/Indigenous people. Hallmark symptoms are extreme fatigue, PEM & a host of co-morbidities such as POTS & migraines. There is no known cure.

Christina Frangou

@cfrangou

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"I felt betrayed." My latest for @guardian about how Covid research could help patients living with chronic fatigue syndrome.

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

Covid is not over & is still disabling people. Wear a well fitting mask, no gaps around the edges, indoors & populated outdoor areas. Do what you can to help support & protect your community.

Anti-Andrew Wakefield 🇭🇹🇨🇩🇵🇸🇸🇩🇾🇪

@GoddessTriV

11 months

COVID is ruining my life. I'm almost 7 wks outside my initial infection, and I've only been able to work 2 irl shifts bc I can't do physical labor like I used to 2 months ago. I can't be sure I'll make it through 7+ hrs on my feet while doing heavy lifting w/o injury. 1/

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@BIRcovidhealth

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#MasksKeepUsSafe

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Masks are are our first & greatest line of defence.

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

BIRCH hits the Vancouver Streets!

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@BIRcovidhealth

10 months

Marginalized groups are familiar with the harm first, study later, nothing changes cycle of violence. The pandemic is ongoing, the damage to lives & livelihoods continues. Unless this inquiry brings about immediate action on messaging, mitigations & treatment, it’s all for show.

Eric Topol

@EricTopol

10 months

Cover of this week's @TheLancet and accompanying article by @richardhorton1

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

As usual data on Native folks is MIA. Black/Indigenous/Hispanic populations were and are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic as well as the least likely to receive timely and appropriate healthcare. Keep masking, keep protecting kin & community! #MasksKeepUsSafe

Dr. Lucky Tran

@luckytran

11 months

Polls continue to show white people are far less likely to take COVID precautions. % who have changed behavior due to news of increases of COVID (inc. wearing a mask or avoiding high risk spaces): Black 59% Hispanic 52% White 29% Source:

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Covid can seriously impact your lungs. If you are having difficulties after an infection consult a healthcare professional. #MasksKeepUsSafe

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@BIRcovidhealth

10 months

Still here. Still airborne. Still costing lives. #MasksKeepUsSafe

60 Minutes

@60Minutes

10 months

When COVID-19 surfaced in 2020, the medical field missed something, and it cost lives. Airborne viruses can travel much further than originally thought. To curb infection, we should have focused on indoor air systems. @DrLaPook reports, Sunday.

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Paxlovid trials for post-covid/long covid are now open across most of the USA. If you are interested & from a racialized community please consider enrolling. We need to be seen & heard.

Putrino Lab

@PutrinoLab

1 year

Please help us recruit for this important trial for the #LongCovid community 👀

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

‘Over the course of the pandemic, Black Americans’ rate of dying from the virus was about double that of white people, and they are nearly three times as likely to be hospitalized, according to CDC data.’

Oni Blackstock, MD MHS

@oni_blackstock

11 months

Appreciated the opportunity to share why Black folks should get the booster “We know that immunity to COVID wanes, so it wears off over time — whether it be immunity that someone acquired through an infection or through a vaccine,” said Dr. Oni Blackstock

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Serving safety & community care!

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

So far 1 in 753 White children have lost a parent or caregiver to Covid, Black children 1 in 310, Latino children 1 in 412 & Native children 1 in 168. Covid is not over & BIR continue to be most at risk for death & disability. #MasksKeepUsSafe

Addressing the Long-term Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children and Families

This Viewpoint discusses a consensus report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) that reviews the impact of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of children and...

jamanetwork.com

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@BIRcovidhealth

10 months

“An infection in the body triggers an immune response that leads to inflammation in the brain. And the inflammation can persist long after the virus has apparently been cleared, scientists say”

Pain, fatigue, fuzzy thinking: How long COVID disrupts the brain

The neurological symptoms of COVID can persist for years after an infection. Scientists are just beginning to understand why.

www.npr.org

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

On Orange Shirt Day reflect on the children who were stolen & the families that lost them to the cruelties of colonization. Survivors are still impacted by the horrors inflicted on them & the legacy of harm continues to this day. Words aren’t enough, hearts must change.🧡

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

A significant proportion of farmworkers, most being from Mexico or Central America, experience ongoing symptoms after an infection that limit their ability to work & provide for themselves & their families.

Hannah Davis

@ahandvanish

1 year

Study on #LongCovid in California farmworkers - most born in Mexico or Central America - found a whopping 62% had symptoms for over a month:

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@BIRcovidhealth

10 months

Congratulations on the award, your style & your mask!

Ubaka Ogbogu

@UbakaOgbogu

10 months

They gave us a new boutonnière for today. Honoured to be receiving the @src_rsc Kitty Newman Memorial Award.

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

Black, Native & Hispanic children are the least likely to be granted specialized care both in school & the medical system leaving them at great risk for the school to prison pipeline. Cognitive decline & emotional dysregulation are hallmarks of Long Covid.

Hazie Thompson

@haziethompson

11 months

"Kids don't come home and say, 'Mom, I have 'PEM', I have brain fog,'" he said. "What happens is that they start doing poorly in school, & parents find out weeks & weeks later." If at all. Uncounted marginalized children will fall victim to the carceral system.

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@BIRcovidhealth

8 months

Covid weakens the immune system, damages vital organs & inhibits reproductive function. The next infection could be your last.

Lady Chuan

@LadyChuan

8 months

One thing that irritates the heck out of me this far into a pandemic is when someone dies from Covid, there is always a group of people who ask …”Did they have an underlying condition?” this isn’t 2020. COVID IS NOW THE UNDERLYING CONDITION FOR ANYONE WHO HAS EVER HAD IT.

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@BIRcovidhealth

7 months

Covid hasn’t ended. Covid has not become mild. There is no herd immunity.

Dayna Lynn Nuckolls

@PeoplesOracle

7 months

It's never been more dangerous to be in spaces where there are no mitigations or precautions. It feels so much like 2020. Then, it was the unknown. Now, we know exactly what is coming and yet we are being bludgeoned into ignorance with disinformation and propaganda.

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

‘People need to understand that you can get long Covid the second time, even if you dodged the bullet the first time. You can get long Covid the third time’ Every infections increases your chance of long term health issues!

Ziyad Al-Aly, MD

@zalaly

1 year

My interview with @statnews about covid reinfection and long covid #LongCovid #reinfection Thanks @cooney_liz !

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Any & all steps should be taken to minimize healthcare/hospital acquired infections. If the pandemic ended tomorrow (covid isn’t over) keeping masks in healthcare to protect the public, when we’re at our most vulnerable, & the overworked, under compensated staff just makes sense.

Amanda Hu

@amandalhu

1 year

“We can’t wear masks in hospitals forever.” Actually, we literally could. In fact, we should. It’s a good idea. It reduces infection. There you go. Solved it.

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Impacts of an infection may not present until weeks or months later.

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@BIRcovidhealth

8 months

“It’s still a pandemic causing far too many (re)infections, hospitalizations, deaths and long covid when tools exist to prevent them,” she wrote. “Cases and hospitalisations for Covid have been on the rise for months; hospitals in many countries are burdened and overwhelmed.

Dr. Lucky Tran

@luckytran

8 months

Good to see another media outlet covering this. But nothing so far from outlets like the New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, NPR etc. This is irresponsible, as the President is speaking about the pandemic in past tense without a fact-check.

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Covid can impact your state of mind. If you're feeling unbalanced speak to a healthcare professional or trusted community member.

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Paper in 🧵 Low oxygen impacts our ability to make safe choices. ‘In hypoxic conditions, neurons with the highest oxygen demand become dysfunctional ~ cognitive impairment benefits viral spread, as infected individuals exhibit behaviors that reduce protection against infection.’

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

Covid can impact your heart health in many ways. If you're experiencing cardiac symptoms speak to a healthcare professional. Rest as much as possible. #MasksKeepUpSafe

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@BIRcovidhealth

10 months

Covid continues to covid & all the denial in the world won’t change that.

LegendOfLala 🍉😷 Check my pinned!

@autieshawtie

10 months

“convention flu” oh hell no 😭 some of y’all are wildly unserious

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@BIRcovidhealth

6 months

Covid, flu, measles. Any airborne virus can be stopped by a snug fitting N95 mask.

Salamāsina (she/her)

@salamasinamusic

6 months

Rolling Stone delivering A+ content.

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

@NjbBari3 Thank you!

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@BIRcovidhealth

1 year

Long Covid is an international issue & needs international recognition. All we have is each other.

International Long Covid Awareness

@LCawarenessInt

1 year

Ask the United Nations to Officially Recognize International Long COVID Awareness Day and Month! Write one here:

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@BIRcovidhealth

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@BIRcovidhealth

11 months

‘In an environment where Indigenous youth suicide rates are already of grave concern, media and the state have a responsibility. The portrayal of suicide, or suggestions of it as a solution, must be abandoned when dealing with Indigenous youth’

Meaghan Walker-Williams: MAID is a threat to vulnerable Indigenous youth

nationalpost.com

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@BIRcovidhealth

2 years

@masks4eastvan has been holding it down all through the pandemic!

Why these two East Vancouver residents are distributing thousands of N95 masks for free | CBC News

Two East Vancouver residents have distributed thousands of high-quality N95 masks in the last two months, in direct response to what they say are “neglectful” public health measures concerning...

www.cbc.ca

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@BIRcovidhealth

9 months

Unfortunate that govt agencies keep waiting until the horse has left the stable but it’s still good to see!!😷

nychealthy

@nycHealthy

9 months

Flu, COVID-19 and RSV are all currently spreading in NYC. Wearing a mask in public indoor spaces and crowded places can help protect you and also protect others if you’re sick. High-quality masks, such as N95s, KN95s and KF94s provide the best protection:

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@BIRcovidhealth

8 months

The entertainment industry is complicit in Covid denialism.

Hazie Thompson

@haziethompson

8 months

This article: 1.Refuses to say Covid 2. Makes repeated mention of dedication, commitment and perseverance. Fuck this noise. Test. Mask. Rest as much as possible. Protect each other. If you ain’t got Cardi money you’re not getting Cardi healthcare.

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