dbafi mask up

“So many people desperately searching for normality and quality of life, but are going to find that Long-COVD will rob them of both”. Kate Prichard

[Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam]

Thank you to everyone who signed. The full letter, including the complete list of signatories, can be found here:
https://t.co/poLEWI08hO

[BirdieBittern @BirdieBittern]

Attention: WHO

"Surgical face masks provide inadequate protection against flu-like illnesses including Covid, and should be replaced by respirator-level masks – worn every time doctors and nurses are face to face with a patient"➡️

https://t.co/BjwN97ScgY

[Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧 @_CatintheHat]

UK ‘SUPERFLU’ OUTBREAK

Schools in England & Wales have been forced to close amid escalating flu outbreaks with hundreds of pupils off sick at a time.

Simon Kidwell, headteacher of Hartford Manor Primary told BBC Breakfast: “The winter bugs spread really easily in schools”…

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[Tim 😷 @itstimredd]

idk who needs to hear this, but there’s ZERO data supporting the “let it rip” approach you and I currently exist in

Meanwhile there’s HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of studies exactly like this one, informing us of how exceedingly fucked we are

[Neurological Demon @ConstantineNo1]

@GMB @lornashaddick “cough” cases have risen every year from 44,000 in 2020–21 to reach 435,728 in 2024–25, a near tenfold increase since...

[Deb N-T 💜 @tryna_do_rite]

@matthabusby @Telegraph

[7NEWS Australia @7NewsAustralia]

Researchers from Griffith University have found that COVID-19 can cause long-term brain alterations in those who had been infected. #covid #brain #reasearch #griffithuniversity #queensland

[Dame Sa 🐝 3.5% @LongCovidHell]

Direct from the NHS:

“Flu spreads through the air, so please wash your hands”

I can’t deal with this level of stupid anymore… 🤯

[tern @1goodtern]

Look at that.

That is just incredible.

Seriously.
Just look at it for five minutes.

Let it soak in.

[dbafi mask up @lou28600156]

“They said it’s a very, very rare but aggressive brain condition triggered either by the flu or COVID-19..”
https://t.co/nnYWOxPPhM

[dbafi mask up @lou28600156]

@Geniustechw Scientifically informed badasses who won’t bow to societal pressure.

[The John Snow Project @JohnSnowProject]

SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
https://t.co/nMxPSPxswN

[alex | all r equal @oxbits]

BREAKING:

"Our findings redefine SARS-CoV-2 infection as a condition of long-lasting immune compromise."

- December 5, 2025

https://t.co/c9dfrcZygp

[Jack | amatica health @JackHadfield14]

Mild COVID is not harmless.

Monkeys were left with brain inflammation months after a mild infection. The narrative that COVID is harmless is not backed by data.

[David It Up! @Dave_it_up]

Six Years and Six Winters Without Getting Sick

I haven’t been sick since 2018.

No flu. No colds. No COVID. Nothing.

Same for my wife. Same for my son. Six winters. Six holiday seasons. While people around us got hammered by one infection after another, we stayed healthy.

There’s no fucking secret.

We wore masks, everywhere.

Not those useless blue surgical masks that leave gaps the size of freight trains around your cheeks. Not the limp cloth things that might as well be made of tissue paper. Real respirators. N95s and KN95s that actually seal to your face and filter the goddamn air you breathe.

Here’s what they don’t tell most: There’s a significant difference between a mask and a respirator. A surgical mask is just fancy fabric that catches, well, spit. An N95 has an electrostatic charge that grabs particles and holds them. Think about rubbing a balloon on your head and watching your hair stick to it. That’s the science working to keep viruses out of your lungs when you breath, instead of letting them waltz right in.

I know a nurse. Seventy-three years old. She worked in a busy family practice through the worst of the pandemic. Small exam rooms. Sick patients all day long. She wore an N95 every single shift until she retired last year.

Guess what? She never caught COVID.

People want this to be complicated. They want it to be about genetics or expensive supplements or some elaborate wellness routine they can sell you. Most of the time, it’s not complicated at all. If a virus spreads through the air, the air you breathe is where the battle happens. A properly fitted respirator changes everything. Can’t take vaccines? Mask up. Immune system issues, well now you have an option, for many viruses.

Once I found masks that actually fit my face (Dräger X-plore 1950 for me
), the discomfort I’d imagined just wasn’t there. I can talk, walk, shop, and travel without constantly fiddling with straps. Half the time I forget I’m wearing one until I catch my reflection somewhere.

But here’s the real reason I keep doing it.

Millions of people are living with Long COVID right now. They’re carrying damage to their hearts, blood vessels, brains, and immune systems. For them, another infection isn’t just a shitty week in bed. It’s another step toward disability. More pain. Another organ system pushed past its breaking point.

They can’t afford to get hit again.

When I put on a mask, I’m not just protecting my family. I’m breaking transmission chains that could lead straight to someone whose body is already hanging by a thread. The cashier at the grocery store. My neighbor. The person standing behind me in line whose immune system can’t take another round.

We’ve normalized getting sick. People shrug and say everyone’s down with something this month. Everyone caught the latest bug going around. That’s one way to live, I guess.

Another way is to admit we have tools that work. Simple tools. Effective tools. Tools that can cut your risk of infection dramatically.

My family chose the second way.

It’s not heroic. It’s not perfect. It’s just looking at what repeated infections do to people and deciding that wearing a piece of filtered material over my face in crowded spaces is worth it.

You want to know how we’ve gone six winters without getting sick?

That’s the answer. We wore real masks for ourselves and for all the people who can’t survive another hit.

The science works. The question is whether you’re going to use it.

[dbafi mask up @lou28600156]

@drseanmullen Thank you! Just used!

[dbafi mask up @lou28600156]

Autoimmune problem…. 🧐

[The Sun @TheSun]

Melanie Sykes reveals heartbreaking health update after falling ill

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

COVID damages the brain, independent of severity. Fact.

This means behavioural & emotional alterations, not just memory & executive function. Fact.

Reinfections lead to cumulative damage. Fact.

The very regions damaged are the ones needed to notice the damage. Fact.

🦠=🧠☠️

[Dr. Sean Mullen @drseanmullen]

Still works 👇