The publication Mother Jones is doing a story on mask bans and this journalist is looking to talk to people:

“Covid cautious reporter working on a mask ban story

Hi! My name is Julia Métraux. For an audio story, I'm looking to find Covid cautious folks who fit the following categories to interview:
Anyone who has been harassed while wearing a mask in North Carolina or Nassau County in New York after the mask bans there.
Anyone who has been detained or arrested for wearing a mask at a protest
My email is jmetraux at motherjones.com, please reach out if you fit #1 or #2.
Stories of mine just to show I'm not a bad faith opp:
Hey Jon Stewart, Jokes About Wearing Masks Aren’t Funny
Defying a Ban, Long Islanders Masked Up for “No Kings”
Free Rein and No Guidance: Long Island’s Cop-Enforced Mask Ban Isn’t Going Great
Citing Health Concerns, Some Jewish New Yorkers Push Back Against Proposed Mask Ban
North Carolina’s Protest Crackdown Now Includes a Ban on N95s

Covid cautious reporter working on a mask ban story : r/ZeroCovidCommunity https://www.reddit.com/r/ZeroCovidCommunity/comments/1sassfu/covid_cautious_reporter_working_on_a_mask_ban/

#MasksWork #CovidIsNotOver #MaskBans #reddit

You say you believe in science. Do you get Covid vaccines? And... Do you mask up indoors in crowded spaces? So maybe you don't believe in science. #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #Science

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vkwsh6xhm24dtc2nofm5ypeo/post/3milzzowa7k2y

Selbst 2022 führten wir den gemeinsamen Schutz gegen Corona noch im Munde. Ich möchte das direkt für ein Museum aufbewahren.

#CovidisNotOver #MaskUp #DieMaskebleibtAuf #ImpfenWirkt #Solidarität

Ich will nicht sagen, dass ich lange keine Ablage mehr gemacht habe. Aber brauche ich noch die Impfaufklärung der ersten und zweiten COVID-Schutzimpfung?

#MeinGlamourosesLeben #CovidisNotOver #ImpfenWirkt #MaskUp #DieMaskebleibtAuf
#ImpfenRettetLeben

Infection status
Released Apr 3, 2026.
- As of period from Mar 23 - Mar 29, 2026 -

No. of patients per medical facility (nationwide) 0.96
Change from prev. week -0.11
[Source: Health-Labor-Welfare Ministry weekly report]
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001685352.pdf
🔸14th wave
Saga at 0.38, Tokyo at 1.01, Akita at 2.28, Hokkaido at 1.14, Okinawa at 2.82
#Iwate at 3.38

#Influenza (nationwide) at 6.46
Change from prev. week -3.29
#Hokkaido at 14.4
https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/001685327.pdf
#CovidIsNotOver
#Japan

In this video, a physician explains:

- What makes the Cicada variant different from previous COVID strains

- Early data on transmissibility and severity

- Whether current vaccines still offer protection

- Symptoms to watch for

-How to protect yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RttMtPd2Tk #COVIDIsNotOver

New 'Cicada' COVID Variant Is Spreading- What You NEED To Know NOW | Doctor Explains

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@cremevax the #MAHA effect is chipping away at our #vaccines in multiple ways. "FDA's stricter trial requirements and low U.S. vaccine uptake hinder study progress. Pfizer and BioNTech cite slow enrollment, not safety concerns, for stopping trial. Moderna's study faces similar struggles, sources say"

#Covid #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver

Raj's dashboard, updated Tuesday, shows Stratus-Eleventy XFG.1.1, alone, at a quarter share, for the last half of the most recent reporting period, while Cicada grandkid RE.2 makes an appearance in GISAID data.

That said, said GISAID data was dominated by paltry submissions from New York (171), Minnesota (85), Maryland (84), Nebraska (53), and Arizona (17).

Most recent #CDC dataset, updated over two weeks ago, showed two Stratus XFG variants gaining ground against their dynastic cousins.

Meanwhile, Nimbus 1.8.1 / PQ family also gained share, lead by the XFY recombinant with XFG.5.1.

Note that, in absence of robust data from states, CDC has given up modeling historical estimates, instead giving only shares of reported sequences.

#ThisIsOurPolio #variants #CovidIsNotOver #dataviz #datavis

#RSV cases and emergency department visits in #NYC are dropping again as of March 28, #flu is rising slightly and #COVID is staying low. 11 deaths from #COVID19 in March.

#COVIDIsNotOver and some people I know have gotten sick recently, so I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, buses, pharmacies and supermarkets. I'm also excited for #OutdoorDining in the warmer weather!

Shouting out this important paragraph from this week's #ThreatModelCovid by @violetblue :

"You can count on one hand the outlets taking Covid coverage seriously, or not pretending like it's 'just the flu,' or just a thing that happened to someone else, once. This is one of the few resources for honest news and information about a new virus that's still reshaping our world, our healthcare systems, our families, and our futures."

1,000,000%.

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