Mona

[Kim Kelly @GrimKim]

Yo Philly—don’t drink the water today. Boiling won’t help.

More than 8,000 gallons of a latex-finishing solution spilled into Otter Creek in Bristol on Friday night. The spill includes butyl acrylate, which was one of the chemicals released in the East Palestine train derailment

[Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC]

If you need covid home test kits ahead of the holidays, remember that NYC is giving them out free at 100s of libraries, cultural institutions, and parks around the city.

Current list of locations & hours below. 👇

[Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC]

GREAT NEWS: If you're experiencing symptoms and don't know what you have, now you can go to any of dozens of mobile "Test to Treat" sites around NYC and get tested for covid, flu & rsv AND if you need it get an Rx for paxlovid or tamflu *on the spot*.

Locations/times by borough:

[David Lim @davidalim]

SCOOP: The Biden administration plans to reopen its popular program with the U.S. Postal Service to mail free at-home Covid-19 tests to households that request them ahead of a potential winter surge.

Ordering will open Tuesday.

w/ @adamcancryn: https://t.co/UZvRniHWTX

[Mona @MonaChothani]

@NJTRANSIT Can they be used on November 19, 2022 or do they expire at 11:59pm ET November 18, 2022? Thanks!

[Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. @kprather88]

Double masking by putting a surgical (or cloth) mask over the top of an N95 can break the seal of the N95 which leads to leaks and a much lower filtration efficiency. Do not do this.

[Akela Lacy @akela_lacy]

“So what are those [school] police officers actually doing all day every day? Since they’re not preventing school shootings? They’re harassing kids, searching kids, waging a war on drugs, engaged in criminalizing disciplinary problems,” @avitale told me https://t.co/XMXijkoMAH

[Alex Huffman, Ph.D. @HuffmanLabDU]

A thread with some helpful tips on how to stay healthiest if someone close to you or in your household gets COVID.

[NPR @NPR]

If you're still using a cloth mask, it's time to up your game. Experts say to block omicron, you should upgrade to an N95 or similar high-filtration mask.

Here's how to find a good one — and when to wear it.
https://t.co/UpfUTTdcRG

[C Pita 🇺🇦🌻 @CPita3]

🚨RAPID TEST PSA🚨

Do BOTH a THROAT swab and a nose swab.

Multiple cases now of people with sore throat or cough, testing negative on nose swab and positive on throat swab.

Do NOT trust a negative swab if you're symptomatic, especially if it was just a nose swab.

[Rachel Sacks, MPH @RachelSacksMPH]

This! If there's even a single minor modification you can make to your plans, do! Some ideas:
* rapid test right beforehand
* move outside
* open windows
* add an air purifier
* reduce group size or event duration
* require vax/booster
* wear a mask as possible
* skip one event

[Tatiana Prowell, MD @tmprowell]

If you don’t already own a good 😷 (N95/KN95/KF94) that fits well & is comfy enough to keep on, get off Twitter NOW & buy some. Non-profit @projectn95 is affordable, helpful, & vetted. Until you get them, surgical 😷 + cloth 😷 over it indoors in public immediately. #Omicron

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Negative rapid test, then Covid positive?
My friend @michaelmina_lab's graphic adapted @FT by @jburnmurdoch https://t.co/bbfENh3PjN

[Kimberly Prather, Ph.D. @kprather88]

Ventilation tips (and links w/ more info) for California schools.

[Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC]

Lines for covid testing at CityMD are again running around the block. It's outrageous that two years in it's still so tough to get a test in NYC.

In the meantime, don't forget about the excellent City-run sites, where the wait is usually much shorter. Updated locations & hours:

[Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnson]

My friend was supposed to stay at our apartment tonight. She is vaxxed and boosted, but as a precaution, she tested herself for COVID before leaving her house. She is positive (confirmed at a testing site). She tested BECAUSE she was coming here. THIS IS HOW YOU STOP THE SPREAD.

[Jeff Stein @jstein_sun]

It is true that Sinema and Manchin are the main roadblocks to the bulk of Biden’s agenda, but that could obscure the extent of party opposition to prescription drug reform — which extends to quite a few Dems

https://t.co/08qVgi82Bp

[Haeden Wright @HaedenWright]

@GrimKim The UMWA Auxiliary could use help in providing the children of the UMWA locals on strike with Holiday gifts. https://t.co/sjdvmsfEhW

[Kim Kelly @GrimKim]

Happy Striketober to all the brave workers preparing to strike, and to those who are already out holding the line! As news keeps rolling in, please don’t forget that 1,100 coal miners in Alabama have been on strike since April 1st. Here’s their strike fund https://t.co/ulodzLHCGn