A reminder that the case of #AvianFlu / #BirdFlu / #H5N1 in British Columbia was in someone who was “young and healthy” but STILL got severe symptoms leading to hospitalization The recent Louisiana case may cause people to think if you’re “young and healthy” you have nothing to worry about 🧵 1/5
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We’ve seen this happen w/ COVID but with so much harm done to kids/teens/adults We’ve seen 💀s, ppl becoming disabled & further disabled due to COVID infection (LongCOVID) It doesn’t matter what your eating habits or exercise routine is You’re NOT invincible-it’s scary to admit it,but if you 🧵2/5
…don’t, you won’t protect yourself Wear a mask (preferably KN95 or better) in public, use HEPA filtration, wash your hands Don’t appreciate politicians & mainstream media saying “COVID was once in a century”, as it’s just propaganda to make people go 🙈🙉🙊 If you’re ACTUALLY keeping up… 🧵 3/5
…with the news, you’d know about #Monkeypox / #Mpox (it was declared a #PHEIC in August 2024 by the World Health Organization) You’d know about the increasing cases of whooping cough and #pneumonia The return of #measles and #polio This isn’t just due to anti-vaxxers, but studies… 🧵 4/5
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…show that COVID damages your immune system The SARS-CoV-2 virus makes your body more susceptible to infection, which makes ANY infection more deadly & more common If you don’t acknowledge this reality, you won’t protect yourself We need to live in reality & adapt 🧵 5/5