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‼️ THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Indiana lawmakers are ramping up their attacks on LGBTQ rights to an unprecedented level.

A record number of anti-LGBTQ bills have been filed in the state legislature, many of which target trans youth.

Take action to stop the #IndianaSlateOfHate — tell your legislators to protect LGBTQ Hoosiers:
http://action.aclu.org/send-message/in-anti-lgbtq-bills

#HoosierMast #Indiana #INlegis

Stop Hateful Campaign Against LGBTQ Hoosiers

Indiana legislators have launched an unprecedented attack on LGBTQ Hoosiers, filing a record number of anti-LGBTQ bills. Many of the bills in the #IndianaSlateOfHate aim to push trans people, especially trans youth, out of public life. Take action to stop these hateful bills! #INLegis

This is being driven by XBB.1.5, a variant that emerged in NY. Per our newly found concern about variants that is leading us to require negative tests for flights from China, will we do the same for flights from NYC? Since I’m sure the answer is no, the lack of logic is clear.

National wastewater COVID levels. Sure looks like we are in a surge!

There's a growing separation between wastewater levels (blue) & testing levels (aqua), which is leading people to be misinformed about the amount of COVID spread, as wastewater is rarely mentioned in the news.

Source: https://biobot.io/data/

#COVID #COVID19

Biobot's Wastewater Data and Wastewater Intelligence Platform

Our wastewater intelligence platform monitors concentrations of both pathogens and chemicals in wastewater from across the U.S.

Biobot Analytics

Why the heck are we trying to peer pressure people into stopping precautions for a disease that is a top 3 killer in the US?

#BringBackMasks #COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth

It’s a good step to have a permanent pandemic response team at the White House. But it is most likely that the admin is planning to appoint another person who misuses science to sell the White House’s political goals. We need to put pressure on them to appoint someone who actually puts equity and public health over politics.

https://www.statnews.com/2022/12/22/pandemic-response-gets-a-permanent-home-at-the-white-house/

#COVID #PublicHealth

Pandemic response gets a permanent new home at the White House

Presidents have brought in fresh “czars” to coordinate everything from Covid-19 to Ebola to bird flu. Now, Congress wants to give pandemic response a permanent White House home.

STAT
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