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She/her. GenX cancer survivor, food allergy mom, daughter of parent w/ Parkinson's. MIT alum. SAHM, former teacher. UBI, RCV, Medicare4All, BLM, Defund Police.

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@KayeSteinsapir Thank you. I didn't know it, but I did need to hear this part today: "I focus my time and energy on those who reciprocate, who lift me up instead of keep me in turmoil." Wishing you a good day with good feelings. 💐

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@trekwinespirits We're really enjoying this advent calendar! SO MUCH FUN!

I have a question. For Day 6, the bottle label says it's from California, but the website says Italy. Which is correct? Thanks!

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@BiobotAnalytics Please reinstate covid copies/mL in your reports. This data is critical in order to compare the current situation with historic trends. Subjective words like "elevated" & "decreasing" aren't helpful. The regional graph is sort of helpful but actual numbers is more transparent.

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@BiobotAnalytics Hello, much of the country is still facing high levels of covid in wastewater (according to other sources). Many of us look to your data for risk assessment & are wondering whether or not we can still rely on your reports, which appear to have stopped. Please let us know. Thanks.

[Dianna Cowern @thephysicsgirl]

Physics Girl Livestream, Saturday, July 6th 2024.

This Saturday we will be live-streaming a day in Dianna’s life, showing what it’s like for her suffering from #MECFS and #LongCovid
The Livestream will be viewable on the PhysicsGirl channel on Youtube from 6:45A.M. (PT. Pacific Time) to 6:00P.M. (PT).
It will be co-hosted by Ian Hecox and Simone Giertz, and will include pre-recorded expert interviews and in depth discussions of what Dianna is going through.

Dianna will not be talking during the Livestream, she will be in bed, mostly awake, but resting all day - as she does everyday. Viewers can learn from the interviews and discussions, hear Kyle, Simone and Ian answer your questions, and of course see Dianna.

All funds will be going to the Open Medicine Foundation (OMF), a non-profit research organization dedicated to finding effective treatments for ME/CFS. (https://t.co/doKcj1vSow)

Pre-recorded interviews from experts —

- Linda Tannenbaum, founder and CEO of the Open Medicine Foundation. Interviewed by Derek Muller from Veritasium.
- Dr. David Kaufman, an ME/CFS specialist. Interviewed by Vanessa Hill from BrainCraft.
- Dr. Raven Baxter, a science communicator. Interviewed by Kyle Kitzmiller.
- Dr. David Putrino, director of Rehabilitation Innovation for Mt. Sinai Health Systems. Interviewed by Kyle Kitzmiller.

#MECFS #longcovid

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@BiobotAnalytics The updated report now provides copies/mL for covid, just like all your previous reports!! THANK YOU!!!!!

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@BiobotAnalytics Why doesn't this report include national & regional covid copies/mL numbers? Please bring it back.

Up until now, your weekly reports included this data, so even without your county graphs, we could continue creating our own nat'l & regional graphs ourselves.

Now we can't. 😭

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@BiobotAnalytics Adding my voice to the chorus of people begging you to please reconsider.

Your site was straightforward, transparent, and consistent throughout the pandemic. Absolutely invaluable.

The CDC site obfuscates real data and is difficult to navigate.

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@jennyyangtv @netflix @NetflixGeeked @netflixgolden Hi @jennyyangtv!! I stopped using Twitter but logged in JUST to tell you how much I LOVE seeing you in #TheBrothersSun!

Didn't know you're in it & literally squealed when I saw you. 😁 Love your role!

Watched w/ my husband, then again by myself, now watching 3rd time w/ son. 😄

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@BiobotAnalytics Thank you!! So glad to see data on your web site today, including some data points for Middlesex, MA. 👍

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@BiobotAnalytics I'm disappointed in the CDC but very glad to hear you'll continue your work w/ other organizations. Your work is essential in keeping people informed.

Is there any chance you could please weigh in on the status of wastewater monitoring of Middlesex County, MA? Will it continue?

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@BiobotAnalytics @FortuneMagazine Congratulations!! You deserve the recognition!!!

I rely heavily on your data but this is the 2nd week in a row that Middlesex County, MA hasn't been updated. Have you stopped monitoring this county? 😬 Please, please, please say it's just a data delay & will be updated soon!! 🤞

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@BiobotAnalytics Thank you for providing this service, it is invaluable as the ONLY reliable metric for understanding local covid prevalence!!

I see the latest data is for Sept 20, but Middlesex County, MA has not been updated... I hope that is just a temporary delay & will be updated soon!!

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Thank you @Neal_McNamara for covering this story.

It's notable it's been >1 week & NO OTHER news outlet picked it up, tho it provides an essential perspective & pokes major holes in the original 1-sided narrative that MANY outlets were happy to spread.

https://t.co/dopi8HPI1H

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@Neal_McNamara Just saw your Patch article! Thank you for being the lone journalistic voice for our local news. I still think the SC and/or member should've made a public statement earlier, as soon as the resignation happened, I don't think we would have gotten anything without your reporting.

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@Neal_McNamara Thanks for the info. This redacted version is ridiculous. 🤦🏻‍♀️ What are they hiding and why?!? And now a SC member has stepped down with NO explanation. Voters and residents have no information, no transparency, no accountability. 😭

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@Neal_McNamara @PatHozen Congratulations!!!

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@Neal_McNamara Thank you for your continued efforts at keeping the public informed! The lack of transparency is wild.

To clarify: When you say the lawyer lost, do you mean the state IS conducting an independent review, and so more information will be forthcoming?

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@AllIAmSaying1 @ResistCovid19 @ejpa @DawnDuBuc @QuidelDX I agree, seems like QV is picking up SOMETHING. A one-off false positive is excusable - though I have yet to get a false pos on any other brand - but to CONSISTENTLY get repeated pos when neg everywhere else is weird & points to it not being a simple "false pos". 🤷🏻‍♀️

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@ResistCovid19 Thank you! I appreciate your kindness & concern. My teacher husband got covid at school (he masks but school has no mitigations) and I got it from him. 😪 Thankfully I have not noticed any lingering symptoms, but still I am just all the more determined to not get it again!

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Looking for insights please:

I tested PCR pos. for COVID. Isolated & been diligently rapid testing. Today is Day 11 & I finally rapid tested neg. BUT I still have symptoms: congestion & mild sinus headache.

Am I really not contagious? Can I stop isolating even with symptoms?

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@AllIAmSaying1 @ResistCovid19 @ejpa @DawnDuBuc @QuidelDX Same. I found this article that said QuickVue had relatively high false pos rate.

I don't buy QuickVue anymore & always keep multiple brands on hand (BinaxNOW, Flowflex, iHealth). Always confirm rapid positive with 2nd test of different brand, plus PCR.

https://t.co/jnCWa1LCpI

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Okay, here's what I found. This NYT article says QuickVue has relatively high false positive rate, at least when compared to BinaxNOW.

https://t.co/jr6Ztutp04

New protocol: Follow any positive at-home test w/ 2nd test of DIFFERENT brand. (Still confirm with PCR.)