#Prevention

For people across the country, this year hasn’t been easy. To those who are struggling with mental health challenges, we’re here for you. And we’ll keep working to make sure
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Coronavirus: India gets 'faulty' testing kits from China https://youtu.be/jZ-up6BhWJA  Isn't it time we MPs ask -- Did the Govt take away our MPLADS funds to pay for faulty testing kits
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2. And if we can increase (b), (c), and (d) .... then (a) #SocialDistancing is not so necessary.WITHOUT these standard #publichealth measures, we'll see new hot-spots emerge, watch infections &
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If folks want to drive in same direction as other traffic on public roads, they are free to do so. Those who don’t want to drive in the same direction
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This is unreasonable! We have 5-11 covid deaths a day many at 0!In the meantime we have 5000 cancers that were not diagnosed, https://www.google.com/amp/s/ici.radio-canada.ca/amp/1735476/coronavirus-cancers-diagnostics-retard-traitement-mor
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While we’re on the topic of National Suicide Prevention Month, let’s discuss these ridiculous images that get attached to every article about #suicide ever. They’re called “head clutchers.” In short:
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My @alleghenycol student @tayhoose just defended her senior thesis project which was an online survey on the occupational health and safety of women farmers in the United States. Her project was so
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Joint Statement from CRPD Committee and UN Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility on Persons with Disabilities and #COVID19Pandemic https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/CRPD/Joint_Statement_Persons_with_Disabilities_COVID19.docx A reminder
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Long COVID is a lonely battle. My cousin through marriage took her own life after a 9 month struggle with long COVID. She was being gaslit by medical professionals who’s
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I'm reading through the released SAGE minutes from Feb/March & oh wow- some of the conclusions they reached were way off. 8th SAGE meeting: 'When there is sustained transmission in
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Great thread. I do *not* understand the rush to vaccinate kids when there is such an incredible need to vaccinate India & older adults in the rest of the world
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There is no evidence that the Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine (BCG) protects people against infection with #COVID19. Two clinical trials addressing this question are underway & WHO will evaluate the evidence
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Warning!!!! Unpopular #COVID19 opinion:Testing is not an interventionDiagnosis is not an interventionTesting and diagnosis will only have as much public health and clinical impacts as they facilitate decreasing onward transmission
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Today I spoke to the mother of Charles Braggs, who died in solitary confinement in an Alabama prison last year. The official cause of death was suicide, but he had
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines recommending that the public voluntarily wear a non-medical basic cloth or fabric mask that can be either purchased online
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A quick thread about City action to #CancelRent. Even the best eviction moratorium might only delay displacement and homelessness for many renters unable to pay rent during COVID-19. We need
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