marthankful, DHB

tender-hearted leader. BLM. decent human being (DHB). she/her. 💍💫😷

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

Don’t let your act of good be stopped by fear of evil!

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@shaydeofgold I misread this as $250 😂

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@Serene_Necrosis Also on your coming babe!

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@MaskedHottiee On my walk this weekend I didn’t worry at all about the 100+ passing walkers/bikers bc my n95 is doing the work!

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

As a clinical health psychologist, I notice that many people are using psychological defense mechanisms to downplay the risk of COVID.

These are my Top 7 examples:

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[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@DietCoke_Esq https://t.co/LO4pkxEOT7
Good luck, COVlD is on the rise :/

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@shaydeofgold What a weekend!!

[Biff #SARSisAirborne 🍉 @Biff234523]

There she is😎

First look at the Nuvaxovid/Novavax packaging for this year.

It will come in a green box and syringe label, compared to the orange used last year.

It is now @sanofi branded, replacing last year’s @Novavax branding (Read: be extra sure that you’re asking pharmacies about “Nuvaxovid” this year - “Novavax” will continue becoming less popular as a colloquial name for the vaccine).

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

Put your mask on, Seattle.

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@michael_hoerger @mryoung151 Had a n95 and papr buggy walk with a friend today!

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@a_hushed_garden I love this! Very practical postpartum apparel 😅😂😂

But for real that is so beautiful and I’m glad that it has been saved as a piece of joy!

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@a_hushed_garden I am sooo happy for uoh Alyssa!! I got chills the moment I saw this post - congratulations and March is a wonderful time to have a baby 🥰🥰🥰

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@13LongLiveMagic Congrats, you may want to repost without your personal info on the US pic. Sorry the morning sickness is so bad.

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@_____Lightning @Liesl4CleanAir I believe it is an airfanta wear

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@wsdot_520 Nice, what prompted the change? :)

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@JaredDHardin Nice work! Do you know if property owner is planning to remove the curb stop on the hashed stall? Access seems tricky for ada needs!

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@Megan_Wilson95 Same- I’m just sitting back for a lot of stuff here and in my bump group

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@ab_jay_ Bee-autiful!

[marthankful, DHB @marthayeets]

@shaydeofgold As a civil engineer I totally relate to this feeling! First I helped build apartments, then highway infrastructure, then public k-12 education spaces. So fun!!

[Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA @michael_hoerger]

🚨BREAKING 🦠
On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors.

Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low."

🔹2 states/territories artificially shifted from High to Moderate (MS, GU)
🔹5 shifted from Moderate to Low (CA, TX, AK, WA, NV)
🔹4 shifted from Low to Very Low (AZ, AR, LA, NC)

During intense surges, states will rarely get classified as Very High anymore. Presently, transmission is rising across the US, with a 75% chance of a wave, but states will be depicted in blue (Very Low) much longer, making communities less prepared. #Bluewashing

Normally, when the CDC makes a methodology change, they flag it prominently on each of their COVlD monitoring pages. This time, there was no alert and no explanation. Major changes were confined to COVlD, not Influenza A, and not RSV. The questionable change was made in the middle of rising transmission across most of the country; 15 states already have COVlD outbreaks, and others may soon join the ranks. These are serious ethics concerns that warrant investigative journalism.

These issues are aggravated by delayed reporting at High/Very High monitoring sites. Sites with 1-week reporting delays get excluded when the CDC calculates current levels. For example, only 16% of the sites online in Texas (3 of 19) report High/Very High levels, but 90% of those with a 1-week reporting delay (18 of 20) have High/Very High levels, leading the state to get classified as "Low" when really High. These issues snowball and can easily push a state down 1-2 categories when experiencing significant COVlD outbreaks.

The good news is that the individual wastewater monitoring site data are still valid. The bad news is that the CDC maps and level descriptions will now mislead the casual user. Think: "Good data, bad use of data." At PMC, we told you that if there was any funny business at the CDC, we would warn you right away. We diagnosed the issue immediately and will still report accurate COVlD information.

Expect further national news coverage this week. Journalists are welcome to reach out.