I really appreciate that my community opera/chorus group continues to keep #HEPA filters running and N95 masks available (and a good percentage of ppl actually wearing one) during all rehearsals, in multiple studios.

Meanwhile, I work in primary care, and I've had the unfortunate luck to need several medical appointments myself over the last couple of months. And while mask mandates have grudgingly returned to patient-facing interactions during this #Tripledemic round, the only air purifiers running in any of those environments are the ones I run myself.1 What does it take to change clinical practice to prioritize infectious disease prevention at the doctor's office?

(I know the answer: a billing code for the air we breathe.)

1. At my main job, I rehabbed a handful of old high-capacity Austin models, bought a few smaller ones with my own money, set policy to make sure they're running, and clean them periodically). At my moonlighting gig, there are old Honeywell filters in several exam rooms, but no one turns them on until I do.

#FluSeason #CovidIsNotOver #CleanAirSavesLives #MedMastodon #HealthcareStartsWithPrevention

#Tripledemic in #Berlin: https://data.lageso.de/infektionsschutz/lagebericht/abwassersurveillance.html

#RSV #Influenza #SARSCoV2

https://canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/08/22/as-back-to-school-looms-forcing-workers-into-the-office-is-a-mistake

#CovidIsNotOver #tripledemic

The Republicans are certainly already “shunning” the very idea of this. It might save lives. The UK ought to have more common sense. #ItIsNotOver #BeVaccinatedAF

Urgent warning as doctor claims 'you can catch all 3 #Tripledemic viruses at same time'.

People are being urged to make sure they are vaccinated against #Covid-19 and the #flu and possibly #RSV as health experts fear chaos during the #winter months.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1958086/tripledemic-covid-flu-RSV

WNYC's Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky reports on the #COVID19 #rsv #flu "tripledemic" and says that for #covid infections in NYC "there is a culprit": JN51. No mention of all the politicians encouraging unmasked indoor travel and partying!

#CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #WearAMask #tripledemic

https://www.wnyc.org/story/latest-newscast/

To governments: how about using CO2 monitors to ensure sufficient fresh air is supplied in classrooms, to avoid another #tripledemic this fall?

Study below says an average of 700ppm is needed in classrooms to reduce infections. How many BC schools meet that target? Prove it!

Plus, no masks means air quality is more important than ever. Staff, kids & families deserve better.

#LivingWithVirus
#COVIDisAirborne
#CovidIsNotOver
#cleanair

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10170871/

“It’s better to avoid infection in the first place and not roll the dice.”

American Academy of Pediatrics - Pediatricians are concerned that “they are seeing long COVID symptoms in children after their second or third reinfection.”

My interview with Spice Radio regarding Back to School & @protect_bc’s Open Letter demands to gov’t so BC can avoid another tripledemic.
#CovidIsNotOver
#BringBackMasks #LongCOVID
#tripledemic #BCED

@bcndp

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