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Last time I had an appt with one of my specialists he made some comments about “anxiety” around ditching my mask. I basically told him to stay in his lane (specialty) coz I knew what I needed to know to keep my high risk kiddo safe.
Had a follow up today - doc now masked up 🤷♀️
@Rlddlk
@DevonESawa
He’s saying he knew and had a slip up, so he’s leading by example by owning it and moving forward with an attempt to do better. I know all of that is a lot for you to take in.
@brycekatz
@RufusT73019046
@Madiii03
Yes! The day after I took my aunt’s advice & printed all relevant emails, my old work did a system wide update we had NEVER done before. They warned us all “some emails” may be lost. I asked around & no one had lost emails. All incriminating ones were gone from mine though.
@jcaroccio
I was told my precautions came off as me not wanting to “inconvenience” myself for the friendship. My four year old is immunocompromised… not that we need an excuse.
@JulieSLalonde
Oh my god 😭
I went on *one* date with Jennifer Teague’s killer years before. He obsessively called my GRANDPARENTS house. It wasn’t normal behaviour. I was a teen. I had no idea what to do, but I knew calling the police was pointless.
Stalking absolutely kills.
@Timmba2024
@Ghyan0
@PicturesFoIder
She is clearly not wanting to be touched. Whats it called when you ask not to be touched and someone touches you anyway?
@DXvi79
What a weird flex on her part 🤣
Well since she won’t say it - thanks for protecting yourself and by association - her over dinner tomorrow too!
@Billius27
You have been absolutely invaluable. And I want to beg you to continue but I also understand and respect your decision. Thank you so so much for helping me keep my kids safe. Happy Holidays Bill.
@erincandy
We do unmasked outdoor usually but avoid crowds. Last summer my kid asked to mask at the market after seeing another masked. I immediately threw one on in the sweltering heat because I would never imagine not having my kid’s back when masking has become so polarized
@patriottakes
LMAOOOOO I watched this while playing with my 9 month old and he laughed the whole way through 🤣🤣🤣 I played it again and he’s still dying laughing.
I made a good kid lmao.
@brownecfm
This resonates. Last year someone said to me “look how nervous you’re making yourself reading all this news about Covid. That’s not healthy”
I mean - neither is getting Covid 7 times???
@lisa_iannattone
You are literally the reason my old ass is gonna try to figure out mastodon tomorrow. Thank you so much for all the information dr iannattone. You’ve helped me keep my compromised four year old safe 🙏
@clairezagorski
@fanged_moon
Whenever I have to open the door for anyone (and lets face it, you almost never do nowadays) I always yell “I got it babe!” Over my shoulder as I’m opening the door, ESPECIALLY if I’m home alone. (Always order at least an extra drink if it’s food for just me too)
@LadyChuan
Come grocery shopping with me? Then we can grab a coffee 6 feet apart outside and chat like old friends? I want more people like you in my life lol
@chantz_y
@IanHenriksen
This is what I’ve heard too. I get shut down with “if that were really happening we’d know. Public health wouldn’t ignore that” 😳
@1goodtern
An aunt told us not to tell her daughter she got vaccinated. She’s in her 70s, so she needs to be protected. But her daughter wouldn’t let her see her grandkids if she knew. 🤮
@cg_canning
Yes this! I’m not living in fear ffs, I’m living in a pandemic lol. There are LOGICAL STEPS TO TAKE IN A PANDEMIC! And hey! Turns out I have less colds, stomach bugs, and I haven’t even had the flu since masking up! We kinda like it!
@hillygirl1939
But that for her and her friends “our kids will be fine if they get covid again so we don’t need that.” When I tried to explain (because I love them and don’t want them ill) I was met with empathy for my paranoia. 😩 2/2
@Plumber_Ian21
@CP24
We will move on when ALL are protected. Including the immune compromised population under 5. This is still scary for a certain demographic even if it isn’t yours.
@MeetJess
I feel like I’m mourning the life I thought I was giving my kids. It’s not a kind of grief I know how to process or explain. But I thought I could give them safe air, an in-class experience, and just a society that accepted them without thinking they deserve sickness. 1/
@EdtheSock
I get it doesn’t bother you & you’re just curious but remember these very questions are used against us to try and gaslight the reality. Perhaps the person in the car is an Uber driver? Going short distance from point a to b? Maybe they’ve just dropped a covid+ loved one at hosp?
@Joey_Abrams
@nilikm
@CHEO
Dr. Nili has been passionately advocating for our kids and doesn’t need any man out there telling her how to go about this. This is a woman who has had to yell above others quite literally to be heard. Until you know what that feels like just stop mansplaining. Seriously.
@pot8um
I always wonder when I see couples wirh one masking and another not, how that works. One person smart enough to understand science, mitigation, community care, and respect for their loved ones. The other…. BRUNCH!
@BasedMistress_
Thanks for sharing this. As a white woman I have blinders sometimes, despite how hard I try not to.
I didn’t realize black women weren’t afforded femininity but with this anecdote it’s become very clear.
I’m sorry the world continues to be so hostile.
@MeetJess
Everything I wanted for them looks different now and I don’t know how to properly navigate this. Everything is different. EVERYTHING. My husband and I wanted date nights without worrying about babysitters bringing in the plague. Everything. Is. Different. And it hurts. 2/2
@MeetJess
Lots of cancer happening. Wonder what’s going on there… wonder if anyone like public health authorities have info that could, I dunno, help protect people.
Prolly not though. I’m sure they’d tell us.
@MLS_Dave
It’s a whole new kind of isolation. This time emotional and mental too. You feel crazy for being the only one in your circle, but the science is so fucking clear 😭
@JulieGa03994445
Thank you. It was 100% an accident - I’m not normally confrontational 🤣 when he said “well respiratory isn’t my area of expertise” I started responding before thinking. I felt awkward afterwards.
Seeing him masked yesterday was validating though.
@teacatbythefire
@ArgyleBestiary
@hutchleah
Didn’t you just criticize someone else for sharing a non-scientific article? How is this reply based in anything but anecdote and speculation? At least be consistent
@dani94106227
@RosieBarton
Perhaps after attending such a packed event, it feels respectful to mask up in case someone got sick. Also if there’s a way for her to get there without doubling up on jets that’s ideal. I can see how both these concepts hurt a conservative brain though
@muttapox
I don’t think it had anything to do with me to be honest. I think you’re right. Last time I was basically the only masker. This time a lot of staff were.
🙄 maybe next time he can keep his opinions on anxiety to himself though since obviously his seems to be acting up too haha.
@Billius27
For anyone who doesn’t know - by calling and giving informed consent you can book 84 days after your last booster!!! I got one in July and just got my bivalent Friday (no side effects!) I have little hope in recommendations being updated 🙄 but know you can still be boosted!
@MeetJess
I just don’t wanna find out on behalf of others.
Some of us aren’t out here fuckin’ around but we still need access to essentials like healthcare in a “you do you, boo” world. 😑
H5N1 would be devastating
@D_Vandergriff
@MalakaGharib
My kid is virtual for an underlying condition. He’s 5. His classmate has cancer. He’s also 5.
I’m sorry for putting it to bluntly but your wife is the problem. Her and everyone like her
@vlal42
I’m so glad to hear you say this! Now since you’re an expert, I assume you’ll be able to clarify what the impact of covid will be on my son’s tracheomalacia? Or can you even pronounce that? Stay in your lane - education. Not healthcare
@cheryl_junkins
So did the lives of those in the chambers who DIDN’T take part in an insurrection 🤷♀️ just pretend she had a fake $20 on her and you’ll sleep better.
@TheoFleury14
The girl who was told she’d be raped if she didn’t take her mask off? Before EA. Ice cream shop employee who had mask slapped off face? Before EA. Fireworks being set off dangerously close to residences? Before EA.
Lying’s all you have theo. Keep at it.
@EdtheSock
Literally could be any number of reasons. Hope this settles your curiosity so people can try to exist without needing to constantly explain their choices?
@hillygirl1939
Just this morning I did outdoor/distanced coffee with an aunt and while explaining we will soon be adding HEPA filters and CO2 monitors to get back to having indoor visits at times in our home, she said since we have an at risk child she understands our cautious approach 1/
@merry123459
@TKL5555
Vicki - Your boy Trudeau legalized weed. If jagmeet WERE stoned that’d be fine. Now can you respond to the fact that you took a screen shot to try and lie about a non issue? We’re not cons. You don’t need to lie. Shhhh
@criprights
I work in customer service. There is an increasingly obvious shift in people’s anger - both customers and employees, and also more confusion which likely fans the anger.
@TMZ
So not Kate walks into a place Saturday and everyone turns to her but real Kate doesn’t get an eye batted her way at that market? Sure, makes sense
@amyneurons
@CDCDirector
@CDCgov
Your tweet makes me believe that she’s succeeding at what she’s doing… which is acting like there’s no pandemic killing and disabling millions. Great team ;) nothing else to see here.
@McGahee220
@NjbBari3
I’ve noticed over the past few days this circle on Twitter I seem to have found that overlaps a lot. It’s the least alone I’ve felt in so long. 🥹
@CarymaRules
@VaxxersAnti
“How would you feel if someone was always in your face?” Asked the woman who declared herself queen and demanded she be seen as such. 🤣
Lady if the press is too much maybe just don’t be queen
@aaronhoyland
See I slept through that ish on science class for sure! You know how I make up the knowledge I’m missing? By listening to a solid 95% of experts!
@masterknia
@CarymaRules
You should really familiarize yourself with laws before speaking into a mic at an event to tell someone not to “violate” another when they’re doing their job and are within their legal rights. Perhaps you can own your own shortcomings here? Maybe learn a bit from this?
@Shanibanini
@hillygirl1939
It’s so hard. You feel like you’re watching those you love most play Russian roulette with something they think causes sniffles while it silently attacks their heart and brain. But the louder you yell the further they run. So you are stuck watching, silently hoping they clue in
@NjbBari3
As a mama to a high risk kid, I’ve felt angry enough to have moments revelling in FAFO…
Then one of my close friends needed to bring her baby to ER where they picked up Covid. Seemed to be having complications for a bit too.
The FAFO isn’t worth it. We just need to be ok 😭
@cdnpoliticojnky
@ArielTroster
I don’t think it’s shaming. Different people have different comfort and risk levels. We are sticking to what works for us and is a safer choice. I don’t blame or shame those who won’t maintain masking but it’s too risky for my family to go to those right now.
@catladyactivist
She clearly told everyone to wash their hands. She’s silent coz she’s trying to figure out what went wrong.
She forgot to mention that for hand washing to be efficient it would need to be paired with us just not breathing :)
@OutrageCT
@MikeSington
Hi - this is wonderful news. My black friend has faced a LOT of aggression at her home in Florida. I’m so happy to hear she’s a liar and you know it all.
@LadyChuan
When our local children’s hospital begged everyone to mask recently I thought my GP’s office might start again. The receptionist was so confused when I explained my optional mask wouldn’t protect my six month old who needed shots 😑
@LilyShell5
@lisa_iannattone
My mom has COPD and it’s been a significant motivator for her to mask. No one with COPD should be comfortable with catching these respiratory viruses
@ShopprsDrugMart
@lisakirbie
Volunteer honestly shoppers, this makes volunteer sense to me. I also volunteer type the word “volunteer” mistakenly volunteer several times when I’m volunteer writing.
@erincandy
People don’t get we WANT to be wrong. We would *LOVE* to wake up tomorrow to evidence we don’t have to live like this anymore. I don’t want to understand science the way I do now. And I constantly check in on my mental health. W/ doctors too. I’m good. I’m just living in reality
@BatsEggs
@CarymaRules
@masterknia
And fine, shit happens in the moment. He could simply say “I misunderstood the situation, he didn’t violate anyone” and we’d move on. Why would any city want a mayor who can’t admit when they made a mistake and accused someone wrongfully?!
@JolentaG
Looking far ahead. If we are right, in 10, 20, 30 years from now, this will seem like a small sacrifice. I’d be so mad at myself then if I didn’t stay the course now.
For me, I have kids too. I’d be so upset if I let them get long term health issues because of inconveniences.
This storm we are experiencing is as a result of snow debt. Over the last while, due to lack of snow and winter like precipitation, we are experiencing a surge due to lack of snowmunity.
@RadCentrism
I’ve heard “ever since the new year…” so, since you had covid? “Around then yeah” maybe ling covid? “Oh for sure no. My case was super mild” 🤦♀️
@MyTakeWhenBaked
@VandomVA
Yeah most of us in this thread get that. Believe it or not, most of us are kinda big fans of science. Which means we also understand the severity of an illness like MERS on a population full of Covid immunocompromised people in denial.
@JamesDBowie
@OttawaPolice
So… the Ottawa Police are the only ones who didn’t hear all the RWNJs yelling about millions of people and trucks while the rest of us equated this to “it’s 8 inches”?
Interesting.
What about the OPS members leaking info, did they not hear about it either?
@lisa_iannattone
I saw once a video explaining how the conspiracy theorists have so many platforms they use. But there’s a disconnect between medical/scientific community and influencers with the time/ability to get messages out after they’ve been simplified for us laypeople to understand.
@SandyL1107
@DavidWanjiru
@TheTonyaRussell
@NdukuWambua
“Most people are not trained medical professionals and we shouldn’t expect them to be.” NAILED it.
So if a non-medical professional encounters someone in some form of distress, maybe they should call said medical professionals instead of phoning the police for no reason.