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The organizers of @pycon have given community organizers a massive gift 🎁

Let's not squander it!

A *sold out* #PyConUS 2024 proved that even large events can prioritize safety and inclusion for caregivers and immunocompromised people by way of requiring masks, and gathering venue data to calibrate their policy from year-to-year. Smaller events have proven it's possible at that scale, too.

Now is the time for at least one other large event to step up.

Who will it be? 👀

#HealthAndSafety #FOSS #OpenSource #PublicHealth

#foss #opensource #publichealth #pyconus #HealthAndSafety @PyCon US

We'll never fully understand the political agenda that popularized the removal of mask-wearing. It's the least expensive yet most effective way to protect the public.

Mask wearing should never have ended when there is currently over 500 deaths a day.

"WHO backs mask wearing on long flights as new Omicron variant spreads"

yahoo.com/news/1-backs-mask-we…

#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #BringBackMasks #COVIDisAirborne


UPDATE 3-WHO urges travellers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads

Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19...
Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Natalie Grover (Yahoo News)
#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #publichealth #BringBackMasks #COVIDisAirborne

Could reporters stop both-siding COVID and focus on why political leaders are failing us? Politicians aren’t reinstating mandates because masks remind us we are in a pandemic, and they are afraid that people will consume less if they see more people wearing masks. They are prioritizing corporate profits over public health.

washingtonpost.com/health/2022…

#COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth

Interviews with three dozen residents, workers and business owners across the United States show that Americans remain deeply divided on masking, with many unaware of the recent burden respiratory infections have put on hospitals. Kevin Lauinger, owner of a coffee shop in Bend, Ore., that earned a reputation as a refuge for anti-maskers because of its defiance of earlier mask mandates, said he believes the mix of respiratory viruses is a feature of a normal society and is unmoved by health officials’ recommendations to mask. “When you’re not dealing with mandates and are not dealing with government officials checking up on you, you can just run your business,” said Lauinger, unmasked at the pickup counter along with three employees and a half-dozen customers. “People get sick. It’s a natural part of being part of a community.”
#covid #COVID19 #publichealth

NEW: New York City has just issued an advisory for everyone to wear a mask in public spaces because COVID levels are high in all 5 boroughs.

#BringBackMasks #COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth

COVID-19 Advisory Everyone should wear a mask: « At all times when in an indoor public setting, including inside stores, offices, lobbies, hallways, elevators, public transportation, schools, child care facilities, and other public shared spaces ¢ In crowded outdoor settings « If you're sick and unable to separate from others, such as when traveling to and from a health care provider, picking up groceries, and when in shared living spaces « If you are positive for COVID-19 Wear a high-quality mask, such as a KN95 or KF94, or an N95 respirator, for additional protection.
#covid #COVID19 #publichealth #BringBackMasks

Washington State has free Covid tests available again at

sayyescovidhometest.org/

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#Covid19 #WAState #PublicHealth

https://sayyescovidhometest.org/

Say Yes! Covid Test | Keep our communities safe
sayyescovidhometest.org
#COVID19 #publichealth #wastate

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