Reports today that #KansasCity has its first #measles case since 2018. The case is in an unvaccinated adult.

The #pandemicene is here, folks.

Just watched a TikTok video that my sister sent me from a local news station reporting on it, and the one thing they failed to mention that people can do to protect themselves was MASKING!

Measles is incredibly contagious and IS transmitted through the air (yes, along with the other routes of transmission that you would expect, like fomites). Especially in buildings that are crowded and have poor ventilation, airborne viruses can stay transmissible in the air for quite a long time.

Measles can wipe out your immune system's "memory" -- meaning, everything you've ever had a shot for, everything you've ever developed antibodies against by being exposed to -- all of that is gone. Wiped out.

That is not a situation you *ever* want find yourself in.

#MaskUp #MasksWork

https://www.kcmo.gov/Home/Components/News/News/2953/1746

RE: https://mastodon.online/@larsmb/116058806000443719

Curious if anyone else has inspirations for the texts, or suppliers (Germany/EU-based)?

If I'm going to be the odd one out, I might as well be a bit nerdy about it!

#MasksWork

Do I want a custom print #FFP2 for the upcoming #FOSSBack26?

Or rather, can I come up with an even better motto?

(Area is only 40x20mm white on black print, so not a lot to work with.)

#MasksWork

Our anniversary is bittersweet. In a better world, Donate A Mask would not exist. In this world, we know respirator masks protect wearers but may be hard to come by. That’s why we send masks to people on request. 😷Help us by donating today. 💙
https://donatemask.ca/donate

#MasksWork #StayHealthy #AvoidViruses #MaskUp

Was zum Teufel habe ich da gerade gelesen?

Natürlich, das *allerdringendste* was wir in Sachen Resourcenverbrauch in 2026 auf Seite eins vorschlagen ist die weitere Reduktion von Infektionsschutz.

Liebes @RKI, ... war das so die beste Entscheidung?

Wäre nicht "Bei Unsicherheit: mehr Prävention statt weniger" *vielleicht* ein klitzekleines bisschen klüger, so als Grundtendenz?

https://www.rki.de/DE/Aktuelles/Publikationen/Epidemiologisches-Bulletin/2026/01_26.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=5

#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #FluSeason #MasksWork

Six years without getting sick isn’t a miracle. It’s what happens when airborne problems are met with airborne solutions.

Respirators work quietly, consistently, and without spectacle. For the people wearing them, and for those who can’t afford another infection.

Read the full article by David Brasure: https://whn.global/six-years-and-six-winters-without-getting-sick/

#LongCOVID #CleanAir #MasksWork #PublicHealth #Prevention #HealthEquity #COVID #MaskUp #InfectionPrevention

WOW. Mass General employees will be wearing masks in patient rooms now. AMAZING.

It really pisses me off that they make patients who choose to wear a mask put the facility issued masks on top of their N 95s. Those boxes of surgical masks are usually sitting open at the registration window where unmasked people’s droplets fall on them all day.

But hey at least the providers will be wearing masks. Yay!!

https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/patient-care/patient-visitor-information/planning-your-visit/mask-policy

#MGH #MasksWork #CovidIsNotOver