This paper is interesting for a few reasons. It shows that mask mandates in healthcare protect patients from infections, and removing mask mandates in healthcare harms patients.
A facility without a mask mandate is making a *deliberate choice* known to harm patients.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A facility without a mask mandate is making a *deliberate choice* known to harm patients.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
![In unadjusted analyses, the mean weekly ratio between hospital-onset and community-onset infections increased from 2.9% prior to Omicron dominance to 7.6% (95% CI, 6.0%-9.1%) during Omicron dominance. After universal masking and testing ended, it increased to 15.5% (95% CI, 13.6%-17.4%), then fell to 8.0% (95% CI, 5.0%-11.0%) following resumption of masking among health care workers. Under the adjusted Poisson model (Figure), cessation of universal masking and testing was associated with a 25% increase in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections compared with the preceding Omicron-dominant period (rate ratio [RR], 1.25; 95% CI, 1.02-1.53), and resumption of masking among staff was associated with a 33% decrease in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections (RR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.52-0.85).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ou6sjyhswn7s3qyfqhw7mbk6/bafkreidt6unblorj2gvpt3yv5cdnyveps6weacjjtmoz5d4vtrwy7244hu)
November 28, 2024 at 8:12 PM
VOTE ALERT: 🚨 SB 619 would let healthcare providers deny care — including birth control — based on personal beliefs.
Texans deserve healthcare, not judgment.
Tell your senator: Vote NO! 🛑 #TxLege #ProtectPatients
Texans deserve healthcare, not judgment.
Tell your senator: Vote NO! 🛑 #TxLege #ProtectPatients
April 29, 2025 at 6:45 AM
VOTE ALERT: 🚨 SB 619 would let healthcare providers deny care — including birth control — based on personal beliefs.
Texans deserve healthcare, not judgment.
Tell your senator: Vote NO! 🛑 #TxLege #ProtectPatients
Texans deserve healthcare, not judgment.
Tell your senator: Vote NO! 🛑 #TxLege #ProtectPatients
How are we prepared for ongoing and future pandemics
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#ProtectTheChildren
#ProtectTeachers
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Healthcare & Education
Tackle the Source
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💨💨💨💨💨💨
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Healthcare & Education
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Really #PublicHealth study - ventilation, filtration and measures against airborne transmission measured.
"Even individual use of N95 masks can lower transmission risk by threefold, whereas surgical and cloth masks are much less effective."
#Covid #HPAI
phys.org/news/2024-12...
"Even individual use of N95 masks can lower transmission risk by threefold, whereas surgical and cloth masks are much less effective."
#Covid #HPAI
phys.org/news/2024-12...
How prepared are we for another pandemic? Study provides mathematical insights into airborne viral transmission
Half a decade on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by the University of Surrey highlights the significant impact of combined public health measures in reducing airborne viral transmissi...
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December 22, 2024 at 11:25 PM
How are we prepared for ongoing and future pandemics
#ProtectHCWs
#ProtectPatients
#ProtectTheChildren
#ProtectTeachers
#ProtectFamilies
Healthcare & Education
Tackle the Source
Clean the Air
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#ProtectHCWs
#ProtectPatients
#ProtectTheChildren
#ProtectTeachers
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Healthcare & Education
Tackle the Source
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💨💨💨💨💨💨
#CovidIsAirborne
FACT
🇬🇧 #UKCovidInquiry
@who.int
@ukhsa.bsky.social
@adphuk.bsky.social
@gwynnemp.bsky.social
Restore Public Health
Based on
Airborne Transmission Science
#CleanAirHealthcare
A Multilayered Approach
Is Essential
To cut transmission 🔗
#ProtectPatients
#ProtectHCWs
#SaveNHS
FACT
🇬🇧 #UKCovidInquiry
@who.int
@ukhsa.bsky.social
@adphuk.bsky.social
@gwynnemp.bsky.social
Restore Public Health
Based on
Airborne Transmission Science
#CleanAirHealthcare
A Multilayered Approach
Is Essential
To cut transmission 🔗
#ProtectPatients
#ProtectHCWs
#SaveNHS
We are dismayed that the Health Secretary has utterly misinterpreted the evidence from the Inquiry. Although Ritchie restated her flawed beliefs, the evidence is overwhelming, and was presented to the Inquiry, that the primary mode of transmission of SarsCov2 is airborne.
![Letter states: The Government understands the debilitating effect that long COVID cna have on adults and children and is committed to improving the lives of people living with the condition. As someone who has been suffering with long COVID , I understand just how debilitating it can be. Sine my appointment in July, I have held a number of meetings to look much more closely at long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrom and how we can best support people with these conditions. As of 1 April 2024 there are over 90 adult post-COVID services acros sEngland, along with an additional ten children's and young people's hubs. These services assess people with long COVID and direct them to care pathways that provide appropriate support and treatment. GPs will assess patiehnts who have COVID-19 symptoms lasting longer than four weeks and refer them to a long-COVID service where appropriate. I also appreciate Ms McConway's concerns about airborne transmision of COVID-19. [highlighted]Although not the primary mode of transmission [/highlighted], smaller particles can remain airborne for extended periods and travel further distances. Transmission may occur under certain conditions, such as in enclosed and poorly ventilated spaces and during specific aerosol generating medical procedures. This transmission mode has been implicated in some outbreak scenarios, including choir practices and indoor gatherings. Guidance has been published on transmission routes which can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/sars-cov-2-transmission-routes-and-endvironments-22-october-2020. [highlighted]In her testimony to the COVID-19 Inquiry, Dr Lisa Ritchie, NHS England's National INfection PRevention and Control LEad, reaffirmed that COVID-19 is not predominantly transmitted throug the airborne route. This position is supported by the Government [/highlighted] and](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nmrrifhcgk7fxk6w4eqkmdh7/bafkreidneyssfuf32egly4qizjkuzbade3az7pdjsj4m3umoixf7atsonu)
January 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
#CovidIsAirborne
FACT
🇬🇧 #UKCovidInquiry
@who.int
@ukhsa.bsky.social
@adphuk.bsky.social
@gwynnemp.bsky.social
Restore Public Health
Based on
Airborne Transmission Science
#CleanAirHealthcare
A Multilayered Approach
Is Essential
To cut transmission 🔗
#ProtectPatients
#ProtectHCWs
#SaveNHS
FACT
🇬🇧 #UKCovidInquiry
@who.int
@ukhsa.bsky.social
@adphuk.bsky.social
@gwynnemp.bsky.social
Restore Public Health
Based on
Airborne Transmission Science
#CleanAirHealthcare
A Multilayered Approach
Is Essential
To cut transmission 🔗
#ProtectPatients
#ProtectHCWs
#SaveNHS
Clinicians: ICE can access hospitals, but w/o a judicial warrant, they can’t enter private areas or access patient info under HIPAA. Protect your patients: Know your rights, safeguard PHI, and advocate for sensitive care. #Medsky #ProtectPatients #Immigration
January 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Clinicians: ICE can access hospitals, but w/o a judicial warrant, they can’t enter private areas or access patient info under HIPAA. Protect your patients: Know your rights, safeguard PHI, and advocate for sensitive care. #Medsky #ProtectPatients #Immigration
⚖️ Patients should not have to reach the brink of death before doctors can provide necessary care. A federal judge blocked key parts of Idaho’s abortion ban. idahonews.com/news/local/f...
#ProtectPatients #ReproductiveRights
#ProtectPatients #ReproductiveRights
September 2, 2026 at 3:55 AM
⚖️ Patients should not have to reach the brink of death before doctors can provide necessary care. A federal judge blocked key parts of Idaho’s abortion ban. idahonews.com/news/local/f...
#ProtectPatients #ReproductiveRights
#ProtectPatients #ReproductiveRights
HB 477 & SB 84 = Junk health plans that exploit Alabamians. Let’s push for Medicaid expansion instead of leaving patients with massive bills. Say NO to these bills. #ProtectPatients
March 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
HB 477 & SB 84 = Junk health plans that exploit Alabamians. Let’s push for Medicaid expansion instead of leaving patients with massive bills. Say NO to these bills. #ProtectPatients
📢 🇬🇧 Parliament Petition
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UK citizens & residents
Sign here to
#ProtectPatients
& #NHS staff
We require #SafeHealthcare
#CleanAir
FFP2 minimum/ FFP3 😷
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Actions can be taken
To prevent
Hospital Acquired Infection
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Sign here to
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& #NHS staff
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Actions can be taken
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Hospital Acquired Infection
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
November 25, 2024 at 5:22 AM
📢 🇬🇧 Parliament Petition
Open to all
UK citizens & residents
Sign here to
#ProtectPatients
& #NHS staff
We require #SafeHealthcare
#CleanAir
FFP2 minimum/ FFP3 😷
Learn Lessons
#UkCovidInquiry
Actions can be taken
To prevent
Hospital Acquired Infection
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Open to all
UK citizens & residents
Sign here to
#ProtectPatients
& #NHS staff
We require #SafeHealthcare
#CleanAir
FFP2 minimum/ FFP3 😷
Learn Lessons
#UkCovidInquiry
Actions can be taken
To prevent
Hospital Acquired Infection
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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September 25, 2023 at 11:05 PM
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It absolutely isn’t good enough when that guidance is patently incorrect.
#covidisairborne
It would be good to see more Doctors speaking up for high risk patients.
#covidisairborne
It would be good to see more Doctors speaking up for high risk patients.
July 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
📢🇬🇧 Citizens and UK residents
Sign & Share this Parliamentary Petition
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We are all vulnerable when we are sick
#MasksInHealthcare
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We are all vulnerable when we are sick
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September 26, 2023 at 11:22 PM
📢🇬🇧 Citizens and UK residents
Sign & Share this Parliamentary Petition
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Sign & Share this Parliamentary Petition
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340B purchases reached a record $100 billion in 2025, yet there's virtually no standardized public reporting on whether the savings reach vulnerable patients. Read more from Taxpayers Protection Alliance: tr.ee/cB0C8jvHaK #ProtectPatients #PatientAccess
The 340B drug-discount program needs urgent reform | GUEST COMMENTARY
Opinion: To protect low-income patients and restore integrity to the 340B program, policymakers must champion transparency, writes Christina Smith.
tr.ee
September 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
340B purchases reached a record $100 billion in 2025, yet there's virtually no standardized public reporting on whether the savings reach vulnerable patients. Read more from Taxpayers Protection Alliance: tr.ee/cB0C8jvHaK #ProtectPatients #PatientAccess
As a patient advocate, Pam Bondi is a dangerous choice for U.S. AG. Her opposition to the Affordable Care Act threatens millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions. We need a DOJ leader who protects the vulnerable, not undermines their access to care. #HealthCareForAll #ProtectPatients
November 22, 2024 at 11:54 AM
As a patient advocate, Pam Bondi is a dangerous choice for U.S. AG. Her opposition to the Affordable Care Act threatens millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions. We need a DOJ leader who protects the vulnerable, not undermines their access to care. #HealthCareForAll #ProtectPatients
A 22-year-old with severe asthma was told his inhaler, usually $66, now cost over $539 after OptumRx dropped coverage. He walked out without it. Read more: tr.ee/GXmovfw0s2 #PBMReform #ProtectPatients
John Oliver on UnitedHealth Group: ‘Algorithmically driven, ruthless arbiters of who lives and who dies’
Ahead of Luigi Mangione’s sentencing, the Last Week Tonight host looked into the corporate healthcare behemoth that is UnitedHealth Group
tr.ee
September 25, 2026 at 3:33 PM
A 22-year-old with severe asthma was told his inhaler, usually $66, now cost over $539 after OptumRx dropped coverage. He walked out without it. Read more: tr.ee/GXmovfw0s2 #PBMReform #ProtectPatients
Join nurses, patients, and community members for a family‑friendly rally with music, free food, kids’ books, and wellness checks. www.mobilize.us/indivisiblet...
Let’s protect our hospitals. Let’s protect our patients.
#RedAlertTour #SaveOurHospitals #ProtectPatients #MNNurses
Let’s protect our hospitals. Let’s protect our patients.
#RedAlertTour #SaveOurHospitals #ProtectPatients #MNNurses
Red Alert: Save Our Hospitals, Protect Our Patients · Indivisible Twin Cities
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), Minnesota’s busiest Level I trauma center and a critical safety‑net hospital, is at risk of cuts or closure.
AS A LEAD UP to May Day, join us on April 30 for nu...
www.mobilize.us
April 23, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Join nurses, patients, and community members for a family‑friendly rally with music, free food, kids’ books, and wellness checks. www.mobilize.us/indivisiblet...
Let’s protect our hospitals. Let’s protect our patients.
#RedAlertTour #SaveOurHospitals #ProtectPatients #MNNurses
Let’s protect our hospitals. Let’s protect our patients.
#RedAlertTour #SaveOurHospitals #ProtectPatients #MNNurses
The Big Beautiful Bill slaps kidney patients with $5,500 a year in new dialysis fees due to the new $35 copay per run. Miss a run? You end up in the ER, if you make it that far. This isn’t reform…it’s cruelty. #KidneyCare #BigBeautifulBill #HealthcareCrisis #ProtectPatients #Medicaid
July 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Big Beautiful Bill slaps kidney patients with $5,500 a year in new dialysis fees due to the new $35 copay per run. Miss a run? You end up in the ER, if you make it that far. This isn’t reform…it’s cruelty. #KidneyCare #BigBeautifulBill #HealthcareCrisis #ProtectPatients #Medicaid
Welcome to Secure the Cures Maryland, a coalition committed to safeguarding our innovation economy and protecting patient access to life saving cures. Learn more about Secure the Cures here: https://www.securethecuresmd.com/ #SecuretheCures #Maryland #HealthCare #ProtectPatients #Innovation
March 18, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Welcome to Secure the Cures Maryland, a coalition committed to safeguarding our innovation economy and protecting patient access to life saving cures. Learn more about Secure the Cures here: https://www.securethecuresmd.com/ #SecuretheCures #Maryland #HealthCare #ProtectPatients #Innovation
#UKCovidInquiry
💨Adequate Ventilation💨
Lessons to Learn
A #SafeNHS to #SaveNHS #ProtectPatients
Review Improve
Invest in
NHS Rstate
Broken Buildings
Repair the Air
(This also applies
To #SafeSchools
The government must
Review & Improve the Air
In #BrokenSchool buildings
CVF Also attend)
💨Adequate Ventilation💨
Lessons to Learn
A #SafeNHS to #SaveNHS #ProtectPatients
Review Improve
Invest in
NHS Rstate
Broken Buildings
Repair the Air
(This also applies
To #SafeSchools
The government must
Review & Improve the Air
In #BrokenSchool buildings
CVF Also attend)
💨 Adequate ventilation 💨
Dr. Shin picked this as his
"Headline Recommendation".
"If [the NHS estate, particularly ventilation and isolation capacity] is not improved, we will face the next emergency with the same difficulties that we encountered this Covid pandemic."
20/
Dr. Shin picked this as his
"Headline Recommendation".
"If [the NHS estate, particularly ventilation and isolation capacity] is not improved, we will face the next emergency with the same difficulties that we encountered this Covid pandemic."
20/
November 28, 2024 at 5:10 AM
#UKCovidInquiry
💨Adequate Ventilation💨
Lessons to Learn
A #SafeNHS to #SaveNHS #ProtectPatients
Review Improve
Invest in
NHS Rstate
Broken Buildings
Repair the Air
(This also applies
To #SafeSchools
The government must
Review & Improve the Air
In #BrokenSchool buildings
CVF Also attend)
💨Adequate Ventilation💨
Lessons to Learn
A #SafeNHS to #SaveNHS #ProtectPatients
Review Improve
Invest in
NHS Rstate
Broken Buildings
Repair the Air
(This also applies
To #SafeSchools
The government must
Review & Improve the Air
In #BrokenSchool buildings
CVF Also attend)
78% of Americans want Congress to extend the enhanced ACA tax credits that help low- and moderate-income families afford health coverage.
Letting them expire means higher premiums and lost coverage for millions. #ProtectACA #ProtectPatients
Letting them expire means higher premiums and lost coverage for millions. #ProtectACA #ProtectPatients
KFF Health Tracking Poll: Public Weighs Political Consequences of Health Policy Legislation | KFF
KFF's Health Tracking Poll finds that more than three-quarters of the public say they want Congress to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits that are set to expire at the end of this year. If the credits do expire and the average premium more than doubles, seven in 10 of those who purchase their own insurance say they would not be able to afford premiums without significantly disrupting their household finances.
www.kff.org
October 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
78% of Americans want Congress to extend the enhanced ACA tax credits that help low- and moderate-income families afford health coverage.
Letting them expire means higher premiums and lost coverage for millions. #ProtectACA #ProtectPatients
Letting them expire means higher premiums and lost coverage for millions. #ProtectACA #ProtectPatients
"How can me bringing you my business... put you out of business?" After 21 years, Hancock's community pharmacy closed this summer. Its pharmacist said some drugs cost more to buy than middlemen paid him to dispense them. Read more: tr.ee/Kx6rX5CahP #PBMReform #ProtectPatients
Maryland pharmacies close as drug reimbursements squeeze stores
Maryland pharmacies are closing as low drug reimbursement rates squeeze stores, leaving patients with fewer options and longer drives.
tr.ee
September 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
"How can me bringing you my business... put you out of business?" After 21 years, Hancock's community pharmacy closed this summer. Its pharmacist said some drugs cost more to buy than middlemen paid him to dispense them. Read more: tr.ee/Kx6rX5CahP #PBMReform #ProtectPatients
Calling all staff - our flu vaccination bookings are open - book through Vaccination Track or access the vaccine through one of our peer vaccinators. Getting vaccinated helps protect patients and supports essential services during winter.
#FluVaccination #ProtectPatients
#FluVaccination #ProtectPatients
September 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Calling all staff - our flu vaccination bookings are open - book through Vaccination Track or access the vaccine through one of our peer vaccinators. Getting vaccinated helps protect patients and supports essential services during winter.
#FluVaccination #ProtectPatients
#FluVaccination #ProtectPatients
Telehealth increases access and convenience. Let's make pandemic-era flexibilities permanent. #ACCMA #ProtectPatients #HealthEquity #EvidenceBasedCare #PublicHealth
May 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Telehealth increases access and convenience. Let's make pandemic-era flexibilities permanent. #ACCMA #ProtectPatients #HealthEquity #EvidenceBasedCare #PublicHealth
Don’t let the government sweep this under the rug. Speak out now.
#HealthcareNotProfit #AIAin’tIt #MedicareForAll #ProtectPatients #EndGreedCare #OneMillionRising #Indivisible #CallCongress
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#HealthcareNotProfit #AIAin’tIt #MedicareForAll #ProtectPatients #EndGreedCare #OneMillionRising #Indivisible #CallCongress
5Calls: 5calls.org/issue/wiser-...
Stop AI Medicare Death Panels ⭑ 5 Calls
In June, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was creating a pilot program, dubbed the “Wasteful and Inappropriate Service …
5calls.org
September 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Don’t let the government sweep this under the rug. Speak out now.
#HealthcareNotProfit #AIAin’tIt #MedicareForAll #ProtectPatients #EndGreedCare #OneMillionRising #Indivisible #CallCongress
5Calls: 5calls.org/issue/wiser-...
#HealthcareNotProfit #AIAin’tIt #MedicareForAll #ProtectPatients #EndGreedCare #OneMillionRising #Indivisible #CallCongress
5Calls: 5calls.org/issue/wiser-...
As a CML patient & advocate, the nominations of RFK Jr., Dr. Oz, & Pam Bondi endanger millions of patients w/ chronic illnesses. Write to your congressman & senators, voice your concerns. Let’s stand together for science, patient rights, and evidence-based care. #CMLAdvocacy #ProtectPatients
November 22, 2024 at 12:53 PM
As a CML patient & advocate, the nominations of RFK Jr., Dr. Oz, & Pam Bondi endanger millions of patients w/ chronic illnesses. Write to your congressman & senators, voice your concerns. Let’s stand together for science, patient rights, and evidence-based care. #CMLAdvocacy #ProtectPatients
Idaho doctors can perform abortions as stabilizing care during medical emergencies at St Luke’s.
#IdahoNews #ReproductiveRights #AbortionAccess #StLukes #MaternalHealth #EmergencyCare #BansOffOurBodies #ProtectPatients
#IdahoNews #ReproductiveRights #AbortionAccess #StLukes #MaternalHealth #EmergencyCare #BansOffOurBodies #ProtectPatients
March 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Idaho doctors can perform abortions as stabilizing care during medical emergencies at St Luke’s.
#IdahoNews #ReproductiveRights #AbortionAccess #StLukes #MaternalHealth #EmergencyCare #BansOffOurBodies #ProtectPatients
#IdahoNews #ReproductiveRights #AbortionAccess #StLukes #MaternalHealth #EmergencyCare #BansOffOurBodies #ProtectPatients