Amplifying news, research, and actions big and small that take essential steps towards truly coexisting with Covid. Not just happy news, but anything that brings us progress. Follow to remind yourself that you're not alone and change is happening. 😷❤️https://bsky.app/profile/goodcovidnews.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodcovidnews.bsky.social/post/3lapqefjw7u2aWe’re back 🎉 What Good Covid News did we miss?12 Nov 2024 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:v52f2crsequyeqf4eidf5wip/app.bsky.feed.post/3lapqefjw7u2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/goodcovidnews.bsky.social/post/3kgmajhnmew2eExcellent & accurate reporting from Fortune: "[W]ith each successive COVID-19 infection, we roll the dice. One can be young, healthy, and vaccinated, having experienced only mild symptoms during initial infections–then, almost inexplicably, develop long COVID" https://fortune.com/2023/12/14/covid-19-v-flu-more-serious-threat-new-study-health-carolyn-barber/15 Dec 2023 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:v52f2crsequyeqf4eidf5wip/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgmajhnmew2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/goodcovidnews.bsky.social/post/3kgecoztwcr2zWe’re glad to see the Washington Post acknowledging the current situation with regard to covid and other respiratory viruses, and hope to see continued coverage as well as acknowledgement of the things that keep us safe. Mask up, vax up, and ventilate this holiday season! 😷❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2023 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:v52f2crsequyeqf4eidf5wip/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgecoztwcr2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodcovidnews.bsky.social/post/3kg2uuxzm732sBrilliant op-ed from an ER physician in Calgary: "It’s time for our society to admit that we’ve made a mistake and change course. The COVID-is-mild experiment, despite the wishing and the hoping, has been a tragic failure." https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-this-is-a-pandemic-of-attrition08 Dec 2023 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:v52f2crsequyeqf4eidf5wip/app.bsky.feed.post/3kg2uuxzm732shttps://bsky.app/profile/goodcovidnews.bsky.social/post/3kfyls6vooy2y"[The CDC director] recommends taking specific precautions for people to protect themselves, like getting the updated COVID-19 vaccine [...] Additional layers of protection, she said, include washing your hands, improving ventilation, and wearing a mask." https://www.salon.com/2023/12/07/director-recommends-masking-against-tide-of-rising-respiratory-illnesses-including/08 Dec 2023 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:v52f2crsequyeqf4eidf5wip/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfyls6vooy2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/goodcovidnews.bsky.social/post/3kfxyqcz7ay27Good news for fellow glasses wearers! 🤓 “15% lower odds of infection for those who reported using eyeglasses always for general use…compared to those who never wore eyeglasses. The protective effect was…absent for contact lens wearers.” https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197122300759207 Dec 2023 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:v52f2crsequyeqf4eidf5wip/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfxyqcz7ay27