it’d be so cool if you masked

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[sarlacc-salesman]

as someone who still takes covid very seriously -- it really irritates me how often CC people default to "covid is making everyone so stupid and mean!!" language. it happens in almost every CC space. sorry but I don't think saying brain damage makes you a worse person is protecting disabled people or making people safer from covid. feels extremely eugenicist to me 😐 especially when it's used comparatively ("those evil brain-damaged hordes vs Us the protected, un-brain-damaged heroes")

at least on the zero covid subreddit they suspend people who use that kind of language but outside of forum-type spaces that language and framing just runs rampant

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Image description: A poster with the top and bottom texts against cream coloured background reads as a single sentence "COVID CAN HAVE LONG TERM EFFECTS". There is a group of of red circles surrounding a a burgundy circle in the center with the text "MASKS KEEP US SAFE" with an image of a N95 respirator. There are various black silhouettes interspersed. Text in each of the surrounding circle "GET ON YOUR NERVES: "NEVRE PAIN, NUMB HANDS & FEET, RINGING EARS, TREMORS"; "TURN YOUR STOMACH: HEARTBURN, DIARRHEA, CONSTIPATION, NAUSEA, CRAMPS"; "BREAK YOUR HEART: CHEST PAIN FAST, SLOW OR SKIPPED BEATS, SHORT BREATH"; "CHANGE YOUR MIND: DARK MOOD, POOR MEMORY, STRESS, ANGER, FEAR"; "MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR SENSE: BLURRY VISION, LOSS OF TASTE & SMELL, RINGING EARS"; "TAKE YOUR BREATH: WHEEZING, COUGHING, BLOD CLOT, BRUISES, HIVES"; "MAKE YOUR SKIN CRAWL: BROKEN SKIN, RASHES, BRUISES, HIVES". Watermarked in bottom right by bircovidhealth with Twitter and Instagram icons. The bottom right has the logo from BIRCH which is short for "BLACK INDIGENOUS RACIALIZED COVID HEALTH".

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Could SARS–CoV-2 Be an Oncogenic Agent and Cancer Initiator?

According to Afshin Beheshti, PhD, President of the COVID-19 International Research Team and Professor of Surgery and Computational and Syst

The 2019 outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has caused a major worldwide health crisis with high rates of morbidity and death. Interestingly, it has als

The viral oncogenesis of COVID-19 and its impact on cancer progression, long-term risks, treatment complexities, and research strategies

The interaction between cancer and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) poses significant challenges, particularly for immunocompromised indi

In vitro analysis suggests that SARS-CoV-2 infection differentially modulates cancer-like phenotypes and cytokine expression in colorectal a

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reportedly exacerbates cancer outcomes. However, how COVID-19 influences cancer prognosis and develo

https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i31/105665.htm

Is SARS-CoV-2 an oncogenic virus?

Recently, in this journal, Wu et al. (1) and Gao et al. (2) have both indicated that host genetic variation related to COVID-19 might be ass

These are just the first few articles I could lay hands on. There are hundreds with similar findings about all types of cancer and immune profiles that frequently lead to increased cancer risks.

[keytothevillage]

i will not forgive the pitt for its covid normalization

[keytothevillage]

good question!

i guess what is really grinding my gears about it is how the covid-19 crisis is postioned narratively as this closed off thing that the characters (mainly robby) experienced (past tense) as a way for the show to solidify and deepen his relationships (esp w his mentor) and dedication to the profession... but the show definitively states that covid only functions as an acute trauma with a specific end point instead of an ongoing trauma that the characters might continue being effected by...

and its so severe! covid impacts the narrative so much! its literally changed the landscape or the er and is the reason robby is the main character! we get like, nearly one flashback per episode because it made such a significant impact on robby and the loss that he experienced stays with him everyday and i do really love the way that the show deals with the fact that grief really sneaks up on you in the most mundane ways

but the show then goes on to tell the audience that covid happened in 2020 and that it no longer exists in healthcare settings and wouldnt have an impact on these characters' lives in the present day

theres like one little quip that langdon does about surgeons wearing masks in surgery when theres like an antimasker in the waiting room that fights another patient but it falls flat bc no patients or doctors or staff are ever seen to be wearing masks at all. so like. the antimasker is not really positioned to be in the wrong or irrational at all otherwise you would see other masks in the show... (I KNOW! ITS A TV SHOW! and you dont want to see actors wearing masks bc u wanna see their faces bc its acting. i understand this)

but i personally have been in the ER "post covid" multiple times! and ERs still get overwhelmed by covid patients during surges (like the one we are in rn) and covid patients are still seeking treatment and are really fucking urgently sick! and masks are ubiquitous in the ER! definitely not everyone wears them but especially nursing staff and support staff (who tend to be poc and underpaid) and patients (like me!!!) wear them!

it just rubs me the wrong way bc most tv shows go the route of not acknowledging covid so much that theyre like set in an alternative timeline to ours where covid like didnt happen? which straight up doesnt bother me as much bc im like okay we're in fantasy tv land so its fine to play pretend together... but it sucks for the pitt to have covid be such an important part of the characters plotlines and personalities but then simultaneously not acknowledge in the slightest! that it is fucking ongoing!

IM ON SEASON ONE! if theres a covid plotline in season two dont kill me but i doubt that there will be

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listen to me

[ijustwannafallunderyrsawteeth]

nail in the coffin for me ever watching this show lol

for people who don't know covid is still killing thousands and disabling millions of people, we've just collectively decided we don't care about it any more.

i assure you the research is clear that covid causes severe and long term damage to the body. it's bad. wear a mask. if you don't believe me, believe the world renowned sloan kettering cancer center who put out a guide on its effects (and who still sucks like most medical organizations, not requiring masks outside of the chemo room).

we have fully abandoned sick and disabled people while meanwhile every able bodied person in my life has slowly but surely begun to develop symptoms consistent with long covid because they stopped masking.

your life is precious and i cannot give a more impactful health tip to anyone than 'wear a mask'. covid is shown to damage many parts of the body, including evidence it can shrink the brain and damage the immune system. even 'mild' infections. this is why every winter is out of control, viruses pass more easily in cold air and people's immune systems are fucked up from covid.

we have not 'moved past' covid and acting like we have has ironically made it so that many people never will because of the severity of their postviral damage.

[ijustwannafallunderyrsawteeth]

Here's the list of just some of the signs and symptoms of long covid, btw. and associated new onset conditions, including increasing your risk of cancer:

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Estimated Burden of COVID-19 Illnesses, Medical Visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths

This cross-sectional study estimates the age group-specific burden of COVID-19–associated illnesses, outpatient visits, hospitalizations, an

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Wrote this zine out about collective responsibility to avoid spreading contagious illness in an attempt to get able bodied leftists who not only don’t mask, but go out while actively contagious to understand how this kind of behaviour goes against their beliefs in community care. Hope you like!

You can download a printable copy for free here https://ko-fi.com/s/c8eeb257e6

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When you feel like you can't breathe in your mask, there's a 95% chance you're just having a psychological reaction to breathing warm, humid air. This is when you take a break for some fresh air outside, away from others, not when you rip off your mask and say it doesn't work.

[chempathetic-fallacy]

Or breathing solely through your mouth instead of your nose. Many masks are easier to mouth-breathe in, and that can cause a panic response in many people (scuba divers have to train for this specifically).

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if you previously chose to stop wearing a mask in public and have since started again, what helped you get over your cognitive dissonance?

someone i love talked to me about it

i read more about long covid/research

i got tired of being sick all the time

i contracted long covid myself

i watched a loved one get long covid

i saw someone posting about covid awareness online

i met covid conscious friends/coworkers/etc in person

i watched a loved one die/heard that someone important to me died of covid

something else (PLEASE share in notes!!!

Voting ended onNov 29, 2025

if you've been masking this whole time, me too, i appreciate you deeply and am sending you love.

please refrain from voting unless you're in the group mentioned! reblogs encouraged if you'd like to

i'm making this post as i'd like to learn more about how people can escape the cognitive dissonant antimasking mindset and how to best encourage it to happen!

if you stopped masking and haven't restarted, it is never ever too late to start again ❤️ resources on where to find (free or paid) masks

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