Louisiana forbids public health ⚠️ Tis the season people lie about testing positive
Unmasked and making everyone sick despite the CDC’s recommendation that people “Stay home and away from others”, and even after feeling better they say to mask when resuming normal activities.
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Louisiana government forbids public health officials from doing public health.
State officials have forbidden the public health department from even mentioning vaccines. This is anti public health because it’s well understood that vaccines as public health requires uptake. That’s always been the case. That’s why we’ve had vaccine campaigns that have resulted in the elimination of infectious diseases.
NPR - Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots December 20, 20245:00 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition From WWNO By Rosemary Westwood WWNO: “They can’t encourage people to get them or even advertise that they have them in stock.” NPR: “Ah, well what if people directly ask the department of health for advice about vaccines?” WWNO: “Well people I spoke with said they were told they should say something along the lines of talk to your doctor.”
They’re telling public health officials to tell people to “talk to a doctor” except the doctors are taking their cues from public health, and in many cases not even mentioning vaccines anymore.
Reddit r/public health - lisa725 2d ago Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10:36:14 PM EST Honestly I had no idea there was one. Is it like the Flu shot now? My doctor didn't say anything about it at my annual. She asked about the flu shot. That's it. I have gotten the shot 4 times and I would get it again. Reply grulepper 2d ago. It's a yearly like the flu shot, odd your doc didn't bring it up. Reply Key-Wallaby-9276 22h ago My doc nor my kids doc did either Reply the-names-are-gone 16h ago Yeah it is odd that the medical professional with a decade of schooling and however many years of real world experience didn't see the need to ask
🗞️ In the news
Important Context - Trump NIH Pick Pushed Ivermectin Conspiracy Theory in Documentary Linked to Chinese Cult - Jay Bhattacharya made remarks supportive of the discredited COVID treatment in a film released this year. Walker Bragman Dec 19, 2024 Critics have noted that his anti-mitigation stances have led him to forge alliances with anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists. He himself has questioned the safety and necessity of the COVID vaccines, particularly for young people and the previously infected, and suggested that the NIH and Dr. Anthony Fauci, former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, covered up COVID’s supposed laboratory origins. But in Covid Collateral, the professor, who may soon head up the largest funder of biomedical research in the world, took his contrarianism into new territory. While the film rehashes ground he has extensively covered, such as his declaration and supposed silencing by the government, Bhattacharya’s commentary on ivermectin stands out as does the project’s funding—especially ahead of his potential confirmation hearing.
Reuters - US suffers first severe human case of bird flu; California declares emergency - By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek - December 18, 20245:55 PM EST The U.S. reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday in a Louisiana resident who is hospitalized in critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock. California, the most populous state, declared an emergency over the H5N1 virus as it spread more widely in dairy herds and after it has infected dozens of farm workers this year. Federal and state officials have failed to control the nation's outbreak, which infected dairy cattle for the first time in 2024, as some farmers resist testing and containment measures.
Didier Raoult’s COVID study on using hydroxychloroquine officially retracted - Story by Oceane Duboust - 12/19/2024 Studies have also shown there were a number of safety issues with its use. In the meantime, Raoult is in a legal fight over the French doctors’ organisation’s decision to ban him from practising medicine for two years. He is also the subject of an investigation by the Marseille public prosecutor's office regarding the quality of research and care activities in its former institute, according to the French newspaper Le Parisien.
Don’t wish-cast about test results this holiday season.
Wish I could’ve retired this one from last year, but unfortunately it’s still relevant.
Tis the season people lie to friends & family about testing positive.
This is from last holiday season, but sadly still relevant.
Tumblr post - tawaifeddiediaz - January 2, 2024 you know what boils my blood. over the last 2 weeks, i've seen countless patients walk into my urgent care center, symptomatic for so many things, refusing to get tested for covid and flu, citing that they don't want to knowingly bring it to their holiday tables. i had a patient tell me, verbatim, "i don't want to test for covid, because i don't want to be the asshole who brings it on a plane." i understand that - i understand that holidays are times where people look forward to meeting loved ones that they might only see once a year, or where they get a break from the hectic back and forth of their lives. but here's the thing - whether they get tested or not, they will bring whatever they have to their holiday tables. it's pure recklessness to know that you're sick, and walk into someone else's house spreading the disease. today, january 2, i saw 91 patients, many of them who have tested positive for covid and flu. many of these patients are the same ones who didn't want testing 3 days ago, until their events were over, and now, they will have to reach out to everyone they know to let them know that they were positive because they were showing symptoms well before their event. the next week or two? we're going to see many, many more, all people with symptoms that started around christmas. these are the only two viruses we test for rapidly in our office, but they are potent and can be fatal in many people. so here's why i wrote this post, and maybe it's a little late, but - if you care about your loved ones, please get tested if you know you're sick.
This is from 3 years ago, but probably happening more.
Just hung out with a friend who, as a "precaution" before going to a v large family holiday party took a rapid test (while I was there). Her test was positive, her husband's was negative. They're calling hers a false + and going anyway. This is why the pandemic will never end. 2:36 PM Dec 24, 2021 Twitter for iPhone 733 Retweets 69 Quote Tweets 4,018 Likes (They texted the host, his mom, and she said they should still come and just not tell anyone, which also is).
Unmasked and making everyone sick.
I’ve been hearing about people showing up to work sick, testing positive for covid, and not wearing a mask and working sick, despite the CDC’s recommendation that people “Stay home and away from others”, and even after feeling better they say to mask when resuming normal activities.
CDC - Respiratory Virus Guidance March 1, 2024 Preventing Spread of Respiratory Viruses When You're Sick When you go back to your normal activities, take added precaution over the next 5 days, such as taking additional steps for cleaner air, hygiene, masks, physical distancing, and/or testing when you will be around other people indoors. This is especially important to protect people with factors that increase their risk of severe illness from respiratory viruses. Keep in mind that you may still be able to spread the virus that made you sick, even if you are feeling better. You are likely to be less contagious at this time, depending on factors like how long you were sick or how sick you were.
All year long I keep hearing stories about people who are actively sick and coughing and refusing to mask in confined spaces like subway trains and crowded workplaces. And even people refusing to mask when asked to by trapped elderly people in airplanes and healthcare settings. This is a very dicey situation with the coming American public health dark age and the threat of bird flu and mask bans.
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“All masters want to appear more brilliant than other people. They do not care about science or empirical truth or the latest invention. They care about their name and their glory.” — Robert Greene, 48 Laws of Power (2015)