Death toll at start of Covid-19 pandemic likely higher than US count, study says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/covid-19-pandemic-death-toll

#Pandemic #PublicHealth #COVID #LongCOVID #COVIDIsntOver #MaskUp

Went to a Dr office today (with my respirator, as per usual). Zero other people I encountered were masked. One person in the waiting room was sick and coughing openly. Just spreading their illness around without a care.

#MaskUp #CovidIsntOver #KeepYourDamnIllnessToYourself

"People who were healthy and active just a few months ago are still arriving at USC’s clinic with cardiovascular and cognitive problems that have upended their lives.

“There has been a societal move to go past COVID as if it’s not around anymore — but it definitely is ... And people will bounce in and out of the ER, and they will potentially have a degree of disability [to] the point where they just lose their job, and no one really is addressing it.”

Thousands of people disabled by long COVID seek answers - Los Angeles Times
https://archive.md/2026.03.14-203506/https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-03-14/thousands-of-people-disabled-by-long-covid-seek-answers

#LongCovid #denial #CovidIsntOver

"I was lucky. Some people have much worse brain-consequences as part of their covid illness. Some people have much more lasting and drastic limitations on their energy or physical capacities. And of course, some people die of it. ...

"And at the same time… that illness cost me a lot. Two-and-a-half years with far less walking/ dancing/ cycling/ strength-training than I would otherwise have done. Hundreds of hours when I could have been doing writing or recording or making cool stuff happen, and instead I was just exhausted in bed. ...

"How much do I _not_ want all that again?

"A lot more than I _do_ want _most_ things. Most risks aren’t worth the risk, set against another round of that."

Marking an anniversary – Uncharted Worlds
https://www.uncharted-worlds.org/blog/2025/11/marking-an-anniversary/

#LongCovid #CovidIsntOver

Excellent post from @janet:

"Today is labelled a day of awareness, but we must recognise in the case of Long Covid, we are not merely raising awareness. We are combatting willful ignorance. People actively _do not_ want to know about Long Covid, and the long-term health consequences of Covid infections. They do not want to see us. This is the plain truth."

https://janetgunter.net/willful-ignorance

#covid #LongCovid #denial #erasure #CovidIsntOver

If you're continuing to wear a mask to protect yourself and others around you, thank you. If you stopped, but started again and are now wearing one consistently, thank you💜

#CovidIsntOver #covidisntajoke #maskingiscare #maskingislove #MaskingSavesLives

https://gillianlevine.com/reasons-to-mask-in-2026

I'm THRILLED to have found such an amazing resource to share with folks who don't get it. Might need to print copies of this zine to leave around the neighborhood, too!

#covidisntover #LongCovid #COVID19 #pandemic #coronavirus #MaskUp #publichealth