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People from all walks of life who care about reducing the harmful impacts of COVID. All volunteer and independent of political & corporate interests.
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Immediate Call to Action!. Ask your US Senator to Oppose and Vote No for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary by Tues, Feb 4th.
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Mask bans are spreading across the country, threatening public health and trampling on our Constitutional rights. We’ve asked the ACLU to take this on. You can too. Call your reps and tell them: We have a right to protect our health. We have a right to gather in public.
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According to the CDC’s own transmission map, which was updated yesterday afternoon, 90.38% of counties in the US are experiencing substantial or high community transmission of COVID. This, of course, is not the map the CDC chooses to share on their own social accounts.
As of Sept. 22, over 32% of US population is in a location w/ a medium or high #COVID19 Community Level. If you live in a medium or high Community Level, consider taking steps to protect yourself & others, like masking. Find your COVID-19 Community Level:
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The @WHO just recommended universal masking in healthcare facilities. @CDCgov we call on you to do make universal masking the new standard of care.
WHO designates JN.1 as separate COVID-19 variant of interest. As part of its announcement today, the WHO recommended universal masking for health facilities and protection for health workers. Photo: PAHO/Flickr cc
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According to the CDC’s own data, 93.89% of counties in the US are experiencing substantial or high community transmission of COVID. This, of course, is not the map the CDC chooses to share on their own social accounts.
As of Sept. 15, over 44% of US population is in a location w/ a medium or high #COVID19 Community Level. If you live in a medium or high community level, consider taking steps to protect yourself & others, like masking. Find your COVID-19 Community Level:
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New piece in @guardian by @PeoplesCDC:. "The desires of corporate America have been prioritized over the health needs of our people – especially our most vulnerable. We need a CDC that prioritizes the health of the people, not the health of big business."
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As of May 5, 2022, more than 79% of the U.S. population lives in an area with a substantial or high COVID-19 *transmission* level. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator.
As of May 5, 2022, more than 96% of the U.S. population lives in a location with a low or medium #COVID19 Community Level. Find your COVID-19 Community Level:
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This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for April 18, 2022! The People's CDC supports people who want to know how to stay safer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Weather Report updates aim to shed light on the COVID-19 situation in the United States.
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@CDCgov As of May 12, 2022, more than 88% of the U.S. population lives in an area with a substantial or high COVID-19 *transmission* level. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator.
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Walensky may have resigned, but we're still here, fighting with you to end the pandemic for all. Join us MONDAY MAY 8 12 ET for a training on ADA protections in healthcare. Then, we will request infection control as accommodations together. Register:
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This is the @cdcgov wastewater map — shaded red to reflect the state of high transmission across the US. Please wear a N95 mask in public and join us in demanding a comprehensive public health response to the ongoing pandemic.
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@CDCgov As of May 5, 2022, more than 79% of the U.S. population lives in an area with a substantial or high COVID-19 *transmission* level. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator.
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The new policy to test international travelers from China for COVID is racist and will likely increase racist and xenophobic anti-Asian attacks - which have been happening throughout the pandemic - and does nothing to stop the COVID variants currently spreading in the US.
Starting Jan 5, 2023: Travelers flying to U.S. from China, or who have been in China in the past 10 days & are flying from certain airports, must show a negative #COVID19 test taken within 2 days before #travel to the US or documentation of recovery.
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Use this checklist to make your New Years gatherings safer, and visit our full Safer In-Person Gatherings guidelines at
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Join us in calling our elected officials and telling them to reject the CDC's unscientific guidance on COVID. CDC is bending to corporate priorities over our health. #CDCPreventDisease
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The CDC’s new guidelines are at odds with the fundamental tenets of equitable public health practice. The People’s CDC advocates for a layered, collective, & equitable pandemic approach at all levels that would prevent infection spread & protect the most vulnerable among us.
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If you found us today, welcome! . Get updates from us here:
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#COVID transmission is still high around the country and we need masks to protect our most vulnerable in healthcare settings! Help us protect those who need it most #KeepMasksInHealthcare #KeepMasksInHealthCareNY #KeepMasksInHealthCareCA
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Check out these happy medical providers wearing NIOSH certified N95 masks from @optrel and providing care to patients who can see their facial expressions and read lips, if needed. Who knew there were solutions for communication access needs?.
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The White House intends to end the COVID Public Health Emergency (PHE) declaration on May 11th. We can’t let that happen. We’re launching a campaign to #KeepThePHE, urging everyone to call the White House, contact their representatives, and share their stories with #KeepThePHE.
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The People’s CDC urges the TSA, CDC, and the White House to prioritize the health of the people over the preferences of corporate executives, and extend the federal mask mandate for public transportation.
JUST IN: Federal judge strikes down the CDC's mask mandate for travel on planes and other forms of public transportation
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Demand that congress keeps free vaccines for uninsured adults today!
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People's CDC -- Tell Elected Reps: Maintain the State of Emergency
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As of May 26, 2022, more than 96% of the U.S. population lives in an area with a substantial or high COVID-19 *transmission* level. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator.
As of May 26, 2022, over 55% of the U.S. population is in a location with a medium or high #COVID19 Community Level. Find your COVID-19 Community Level:
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The @CDCgov got rid of their COVID transmission map. But don't worry, we'll have one for you this week. (albeit based on increasingly flawed data - as we all fight together to get better data, and win ALL the pandemic social safety net measures back).
With the end of the Public Health Emergency, the CDC has removed the COVID transmission map from their website. This is how you manufacture the disappearance of a pandemic.
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A guide for preparing for illness, preventing spread to others, managing symptoms, and recovery.
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Thanks to everyone who wrote / FOIA'd / Tagged THE CDC. Looks like they put the video back.
Hey @CDCgov the video of today's HICPAC meeting is now private. . Please make this public.
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"With Covid, “fever has never been a marker for contagiousness. Honestly, if we say that, at this point, we’re just making stuff up,” said @PeoplesCDC member @larazjmd. Read and share @m_scribe's great article about the @CDCGov concerning new messaging.
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COVID transmission rates are currently very high across the US. Long COVID is ultimately prevented by ending ongoing COVID infections. A US Senate committee will be having a Long COVID hearing tomorrow, Jan 18th at 10 am EST.
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People's CDC: Removing masks in healthcare is dangerous and unethical.
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We must oppose this threat to our rights. Keep wearing your N95-grade mask in public and at protests. If you're organizing an event require and distribute masks. Explain why. Call your local ACLU and tell them to fight mask bans. Raise the issue with your community groups.
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Protecting ourselves as individuals is insufficient. Protecting each other is urgent. Our “Safer In-Person Gathering” guidelines - - #SeeYouSafer
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Sign @MoveOn's petition calling on Biden to restore funding for PCR testing and more rapid tests. The fact that Moveon is echoing demands for #FreeFastPCR is huge. Our demands are entering the mainstream.
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Hey @CDCgov the video of today's HICPAC meeting is now private. . Please make this public.
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Hospital-Onset COVID has higher lethality than community onset and with hospitals not testing and unmasking it is putting our most vulnerable once again at risk. Join us in urging .@CMSGov . to protect our most vulnerable in hospitals from Hospital-Onset COVID infections!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE .📢📢📢.Experts oppose CDC proposal to cut COVID isolation time. CDC is caving to business at the cost of public safety.
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The US is in a surge. The CDC’s Community Levels map hides that fact. Our CDC COVID Maps video explains the difference between the Community Transmission Map we keep posting, and the Community Levels Map.
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Our Safer In-person Gatherings Guide - . We hope that it moves all of us to think about choosing layers of protection as an act of practical solidarity and community care rather than as an individual act of personal safety. #SeeYouSafer #LayersOfLove
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The People's CDC reiterates our opposition to ending the Federal Public Health Emergency, given that COVID is still a clear and present danger. Ending Federal support by no means should be interpreted that COVID is over. 📢Call and write Biden📢
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If this were about collective safety, all international and domestic flights would require negative COVID testing. Mask mandates (with high filtration masks) would return. Not only that, but one negative test without any isolation protocol will not prevent transmission.
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The US is in a surge. The CDC’s Community Levels map hides that fact. Use the Community Transmission Map instead. Our CDC COVID Maps video explains the difference between the Community Transmission map. Transcript in the comments.
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When the @CDCgov announced it was doing its own internal review in Spring 2022, we launched A PEOPLE’S REVIEW of the CDC. Here is a thread of some of our findings.
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This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for April 25, 2022! @People'sCDC supports people who want to know how to stay safer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Weather Report updates shed light on the COVID-19 situation in the United States.
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According to the CDC's own transmission map, 85.01% of counties in the US are experiencing substantial or high community transmission of COVID. Per data run by the PCDC, this equates to 96.2% of the population. The map you see here is the CDC’s actual transmission map…
As of Sept. 22, nearly 23% of US population is in a location w/ a medium or high #COVID19 Community Level. If you live in a medium/high Community Level, consider taking steps to protect yourself & others, like masking. Find your COVID-19 Community Level:
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Masks in Healthcare should be the New Infection Control Standard.
In the 1800s, doctors adopted handwashing to prevent the spread of germs. After the AIDS crisis, health care workers started to wear more gloves. Covid has taught us we should now employ masks more widely, writes Abdullah Shihipar.
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@CDCgov As of July 7, 2022, 99%+ of the US population lives in an area with substantial or high COVID-19 transmission. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator. Source:
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As of June 9, 2022, nearly 99% of the U.S. population lives in an area with a substantial or high COVID-19 *transmission* level. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator.
As of June 9, 2022, over 67% of the U.S. population is in a location with a medium or high #COVID19 Community Level. Find your COVID-19 Community Level:
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This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for June 20, 2022! The People’s CDC supports people who want to know how to stay safer during the COVID pandemic. Our Weather Report sheds light on the COVID situation in the United States.
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The US continues to experience a surge. The CDC transmission map shows almost 99 percent of people in the US at high/substantial transmission.
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TODAY we're testifying to @CDCGov's HICPAC and telling them to *improve* infection control guidance. HICPAC says they will allow 30 min of testimony although dozens have signed up!. 📢Send testimony to hicpac@cdc.gov. 📢Post video testimony online with #cdccontrolinfection
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The People’s CDC urges the TSA, CDC, and the White House to prioritize the health of the people over the preferences of corporate executives, and extend the federal mask mandate for public transportation beyond May 3. Our statement:.
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Masks should be required in medical facilities and nursing homes. Send a letter to Biden and Congress and tell them: the pandemic is not over; use layered protections to protect each other. Mass infection should not be normalized.
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"The science hasn't changed" says our member @larazjmd Lara Jirmanus, Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School. Corporations are pushing to reduce population health measures -- we can't let them do it.
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This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for July 18, 2022! The Weather Report from the People’s CDC sheds light on the COVID situation in the US.
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This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for June 13, 2022! The People’s CDC supports people who want to know how to stay safer during the COVID pandemic. Our Weather Report sheds light on the COVID situation in the United States.
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So the CDC acknowledges that perception of risk is associated with protective behaviors. Since the CDC refuses to do so, we will continue to tell the truth: Almost the entire country has been experiencing high or substantial transmission for months.
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We are the People's CDC, a coalition of public health practitioners, scientists, healthcare workers, educators, artists, advocates and people from all walks of life. 1/x.
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Guests must present negative lab-administered PCR tests, and the venues have MERV-15 air filters (. COVID protections should be for everyone — not just the famous, and the rich.
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@CDCgov As of June 9, 2022, ~99% of the US population lives in an area with substantial or high COVID-19 transmission. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator. Source:
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To name it clearly, the CDC’s policies are eugenic – they rely on and promote the indefensible stance that disabled and elderly, poor and working class people are disposable, unworthy of care, and unworthy of participation in society.
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Join the People's CDC this Thursday, February 22 at 12 pm EST, to let the CDC know that they must maintain current COVID isolation guidelines. @CDCgov @CDCDirector #CovidIsntOver
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This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for December 25, 2022! The Weather Report from the People’s CDC sheds light on the COVID situation in the US.
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"The science would be easy to follow if the US had good paid sick leave policies, support programs for people needing to isolate, and workplace protections that minimize COVID spread." . Read and share our new oped in @reckonnews and join us in the fight.
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This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for May 30, 2022! The People’s CDC supports people who want to know how to stay safer during the COVID pandemic. Our Weather Report sheds light on the COVID situation in the United States.
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This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for May 1, 2022! @People'sCDC supports people who want to know how to stay safer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Weather Report updates shed light on the COVID-19 situation in the United States.
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This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for November 14, 2022! The Weather Report from the People’s CDC sheds light on the COVID situation in the US.
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Instead, they share a “community levels” map, which does not provide an accurate picture of current transmission. If we’re supposed to be doing our own “individual” and personal risk assessments, don’t we deserve to know what that risk actually is?.
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🚨 STATEMENT: The People’s CDC condemns the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida’s decision on April 18 to void a CDC rule requiring continued masking on public transportation.
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Using the CDC transmission levels, cases remain very high across the nation. Unfortunately, the new “community level” maps will not turn red until more people are hospitalized.
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Please continue to wear the highest-quality mask available to you, and join us in continuing to pressure the federal government and the CDC to do more.
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As of June 16, 2022, 99%+ of the US population lives in an area with substantial or high COVID-19 transmission. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator. Source:
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The White House and @POTUS have #FreeFastPCR testing. We should too!. Send a letter, and call your Congresspeople .
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The Current Situation - “The Weather”: We are in a sustained surge. While BA2.12 has reached its peak in many areas, BA4/5 have arrived & are causing increased cases. The transmission map shows 99% of people in the US continue to be at high/substantial transmission.
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On Long COVID:. We want to say plainly: . You can have a mild infection and still get Long COVID. And, vaccinated people can also get Long COVID.
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As of June 2, 2022, nearly 98% of the U.S. population lives in an area with a substantial or high COVID-19 *transmission* level. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator.
As of June 2, 2022, over 55% of the U.S. population is in a location with a medium or high #COVID19 Community Level. Find your COVID-19 Community Level:
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We testified today at a closed door meeting where @CDCgov HICPAC Commitee recommended that #N95s are no longer needed to prevent #COVID19 transmission, although #COVIDisAirborne .The presenter wore a KN95 while sharing a flawed collection of mask studies #HICPACUndemocratic 🧵
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Masks are coming back in Philadelphia Schools as of Jan 3. Our advocacy works! . Sign this letter urging the govt to provide free N95s for all.
The White House needs to launch a program to mail free N95 masks to the public. Everyone has a right to protect themselves from COVID-19, not just those who can afford to purchase N95 masks out of pocket. #FreeN95s #BringBackMasks .
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As of July 7, 2022, 99%+ of the US population lives in an area with substantial or high COVID-19 transmission. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator. Source:
As of July 7, 2022, over 73% of the U.S. population is in a location with a medium or high #COVID19 Community Level. If you live in a medium or high community level, consider taking steps to protect yourself and others. Find your COVID-19 Community Level:
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Hey all! This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for April 17, 2023! As always, the Weather Report from the People’s CDC sheds light on the COVID situation in the US.
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1. You can get COVID outside! If you’re at a crowded outdoor event, in a bustling farmers market, or playing pick-up basketball with friends, mask up wearing a high-quality mask.
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Tell Congress & the White House to maintain the 5-day isolation period. Take Action for COVID Isolation Guidelines.
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Tiny Tip: Many people got COVID over the winter & may think this will protect them against another infection. Unfortunately, this is likely not true. Early studies are finding low levels of antibodies after Omicron infections.
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Hello everyone! This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for February 6, 2023! As always, the Weather Report from the People’s CDC sheds light on the COVID situation in the US.
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The Weather: We remain in a sustained COVID surge and the transmission map shows that 99% of people in the US live in areas with high or substantial transmission.
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Using the former CDC transmission levels, which still have limitations, we see high levels of transmission in the Northeast and areas of the Southwest, including New Mexico & Arizona.
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Looking for the cdc Covid transmission map? — Here is an easy link to direct you to it.
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As of May 12, 2022, more than 88% of the U.S. population lives in an area with a substantial or high COVID-19 *transmission* level. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator.
As of May 12, 2022, more than 90% of the U.S. population lives in a location with a low or medium #COVID19 Community Level. Find your COVID-19 Community Level:
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The Current Situation-“The Weather”: .We are in a sustained surge. BA.4 and BA.5 are continuing to spread and displace prior variants, particularly in the West and Midwest. The transmission map shows that 99% of people in the US continue to be at high or substantial transmission.
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@CDCDirector As of May 26, 2022, more than 96% of the U.S. population lives in an area with a substantial or high COVID-19 *transmission* level. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator.
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@CDCgov The CDC forecasts thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, but offers little or misleading guidance on how to keep ourselves and each other safe. We urge the CDC to issue factual public health guidance to control and prevent disease, #LongCOVID, hospitalization, and death.
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In and Out burger employees facing discriminatory no-mask policy. The blanket ban on mask wearing violates the ADA and other civil rights. Consider filing a Civil Rights Complaint with the Department of Justice. Here is the portal:
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Join us Wed March 13 at 8 PT/11 ET for an online press conference. We will urge @CDCDirector Cohen to revisit the abrupt elimination of isolation guidelines and open CDC guidance to a public comment period and make CDC processes accountable to the public, not corporate interests
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This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for June 27, 2022! The Weather Report from the People’s CDC sheds light on the COVID situation in the US. From this week onwards, we will also include actions that you can take to promote community health! (See “Actions to Take!”).
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This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for September 19, 2022! The Weather Report from the People’s CDC sheds light on the COVID situation in the US.
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The Current Situation - “The Weather”: Overall, we are beginning to see signs of increasing cases in many parts of the country. However, testing data now undercounts cases, so there are probably many more cases than we are counting.
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The pandemic is not over.
#MillionsMissing 2023 is tomorrow! It will be a powerful day–where this community comes together to share their stories, demand that we receive the treatment and care we deserve, and garner the much-needed press attention. Reminders of how to prepare in this thread.
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As of May 20, 2022, more than 94% of the U.S. population lives in an area with a substantial or high COVID-19 *transmission* level. Transmission levels are a better metric to judge risk than "Community Levels" which focus on hospitalizations, a lagging indicator.
As of May 19, 2022, over 45% of the U.S. population is in a location with a medium or high #COVID19 Community Level. Find your COVID-19 Community Level:
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We applaud the CDC for reporting that 1 in 5 adults experience health issues after Covid infections (aka #LongCovid). CDC officials must act on the advice of their own experts and implement measures that will prevent future infections and cases of Long Covid.
New @CDCMMWR: Approximately 1 in 5 adults ages 18+ experience a new condition a month or more after surviving #COVID19. More:
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This is the @PeoplesCDC weekly update for August 15, 2022! The Weather Report from the People’s CDC sheds light on the COVID situation in the US.
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