IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

A new 🧵 on the #COVID19 situation:

I am getting more cautious about #COVID19 again. I believe you should, too. New data:

- COVID in US wastewater has doubled in the past five weeks and is still rising (https://biobot.io/data/).

- US COVID hospitalizations are up 40% in a month and still rising (https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_weeklyhospitaladmissions_select_00).

- COVID positive rate has risen over 150% in two months. It's now matched our highest positive rate in the last winter surge, and it's still rising (https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_select_testpositivity_00)

Helpful points about encouraging others to practice covid caution.

[When I hear of interesting events, I try to ask the organizers what the *health* protections will be (e.g., will respirator masks be required/provided?) - where possible to link it to their stated goals of, say, care or solidarity or accessibility. In sevreral cases they've ended up 'encouraging' masking and sometimes making them available; it's not all I'd want, but it's something. Labor groups also seem sensitive to the point that not everyone gets sick days. ]

#LongCovid #CovidIsNotOver

https://thesicktimes.org/2025/09/02/how-do-you-get-people-to-care-about-covid-19-heres-what-ive-learned-as-an-organizer/

3 friends and have met for a video call weekly since early 2020 (with a few missed weeks). I am quite certain this anchor is a reason I haven’t lost my will to live.
We are all #CovidCompetent. It’s the only time in my week where reality is acknowledged and we can talk freely without “back to normal“ pressure.

May everyone have meaningful support for their emotional health.
#CovidIsNotOver

Cardiovascular toll of COVID: Millions at risk, new report reveals prevention tips.

"A new report highlights the profound cardiovascular impact of COVID-19 and long COVID, affecting millions globally. It emphasizes the importance of continued vaccination programs and structured cardiac rehabilitation to prevent long-term complications and support recovery. The study calls for increased investment in rehabilitation services to ensure equitable access and to reduce the burden on healthcare systems."

Source: https://archive.md/7qeY7

Study: https://academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf540/8255559?login=false

Here's how I built my PC Fan #CorsiRosenthalBox . I believe these are the best long-term solution for in-room air filters because of how quiet they are. I've never heard a person complain about the noise in any setting.

https://itsairborne.com/building-a-pc-fan-corsi-rosenthal-box-68e7cd1ca570

Say what you want about pseudoarchaeology, but it's just silly

Why would you prefer a more entertaining, but laughably false narrative over the detailed richness and nuanced messiness of the real evidence for our shared human past?