holly

an off-brand mix of food, bunnies, boston, hair, and other fun stuff, in between political rants and retweets. messy on twitter. (she/her)

[holly @holleighz]

Barbie sun / Oppenheimer moon

[holly @holleighz]

For people who got a measles vaccine before 1989, I am seeing some sources saying get your titers checked to see if you need a booster and others saying you can check or you can just get a booster. Is there a down side to just boosting?

[Jammer @acrossthemersey]

“A nightmare scenario would be if mankind were targeted by a pathogen that attacks our frontal lobes and changes our personalities. Such a pathogen could bring an end to society as we know it. Unfortunately, the nightmare may be real and taking shape in SARS-CoV-2.”

[Amanda Kvalsvig @AmandaKvalsvig]

Steph Fowler observes that mask wearers are:
- the least concerned about others' perceptions
- the most concerned about others/collective well-being
- committed to accepting & integrating data & new information - even when they want desperately to be wrong about what they learn.

[holly @holleighz]

@aliceinempire @MeetJess I don’t mean to question your intentions, maybe this was a mistake and not thinking things through, but at this point you’ve been thoroughly informed that posting this publicly endangers access for everyone in the US. Choosing to ignore everyone and keep it up is choosing harm.

[holly @holleighz]

@TristanVeness @Catinmyfamily @alitz_joe28150 @longcovidlabs I’m interested…

[Secular Talk ([email protected]) @KyleKulinski]

CLASS WAR!

[holly @holleighz]

@amymitchellart I am so sorry you went through that! Always better to be safe, and even better if it treats multiple things

[holly @holleighz]

Literally begging providers treating long COVID patients, especially in specialty clinics, to start prescribing antivirals

[Amy Mitchell @amymitchellart]

Study showing LC neurodamage biomarker improvement after treatment with antivirals.
Paxlovid was the antiviral used with great results in this study. Patients were given 15 day courses of the drug. Yet people with acute or long COVID struggle to receive 5 days, a single course, of Paxlovid. I've only been able to receive 10 days of Paxlovid for an infection lasting over 11 months so far. Access is restricted by insurance and @US_FDA labeling- this needs to change, to allow for longer antiviral courses. Many trials have shown Paxlovid's safety in courses lasting 15 days or more.
👏 @LongCFoundation @LongCovidAP & crowdfunders congratulations on your contribution to this study!

[holly @holleighz]

@Catinmyfamily @alitz_joe28150 @longcovidlabs I stopped rapid antigen testing as well once I got a negative NAAT in October, and now I only use PlusLife. Very similar to what you went through. I count the last infection as starting in July, but I’d had a more “mild” case of COVID just 5 weeks before that in June

[holly @holleighz]

@amymitchellart I’ve seriously debated whether I could convincingly sell my PCP on a story to ask for “Truvada for PrEP” just to try something to treat this

[holly @holleighz]

@Catinmyfamily @alitz_joe28150 @longcovidlabs I did 10 days when I was on day 50 of testing positive (on and off, depending on nasal spray and mouthwash use). It stopped the intense nausea and daily vomiting, but all other symptoms returned within 24 hours. That was in Sept. My me/cfs and POTS symptoms got bad after Oct

[holly @holleighz]

@Catinmyfamily @alitz_joe28150 @longcovidlabs I hope it helps! I’m just trying to find anyone willing to prescribe antivirals. My provider at the long Covid clinic says there’s strong evidence I have viral persistence, but they don’t prescribe antivirals. They say I have to ask my PCP, who says nothing is approved for LC

[evan loves worf @esjesjesj]

It's insane that anyone can view this as anything other than the persecution of an oppressed group of people. This is fascism to its core, but too many people have succumbed to the moral panic of transphobia to realize that they're supporting it.

[Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @JoshEakle]

Steve Bannon, after calling for Trump to be President for life, did a Nazi salute on stage at CPAC.

Nazism has officially taken over the GOP.

The few remaining conservatives have a choice: either leave the party and obstruct it—or choose to be complicit.
https://t.co/94o5Kj69Le

[holly @holleighz]

I thought the one silver lining, however thin, was that Dems would be forced to fight against these things and pretend to care again. Phew, was that embarrassingly naive and optimistic. They’re already doing the work to normalize it.

[AshleyStevens @The_Acumen]

My fear of another Trump presidency was never about Trump. It was always about what he would be allowed to do, and how hard the opposition would fight. I knew the checks weren’t going to be balanced, but I wasn’t prepared for how quickly and easily the Dems would bend the knee.

[holly @holleighz]

@LaelYonker @SuitsTracey @MGH_Mucosalists Ok, so I was about to jump in and defend you because I know the hospital policies around masking can be a barrier to providers wearing proper respirators, even if they know better; however, suggesting symptom screening is doing anything at all shows wild misunderstanding and harm

[Jesse Brenneman @Jesse_Brenneman]

America is finally being run like a business: a business acquired by private equity that’s being stripped for parts before being liquidated.

[James Throt MBBS, MD, PhD, FRCPath @JamesThrot]

Correct ✅

Covid 19 is causing widespread brain damage on a global scale.

SARS-CoV-2 damages the brain. FACT.

Brain fog, memory issues, more mistakes/crashes/accidents, less empathy, worsening mental health/emotional regulation.

The signs are clear.

Signed, a neurologist

🧵

[holly @holleighz]

Made a little space for Valentine’s Day dress up and gratuitous selfies, lest you thought I was all rage and doom

[Gina 😷 SARS2isAirborne #VoteGreen 💚 @Saffiya_Khan1]

Covid denial