Alt Greene County (OH) Public Health
@altgcohph.bsky.social
Time to talk about Coldemort - the virus whose name must not be mentioned!
We're following in the footsteps of our beloved Alt National Parks Service, but we are not official.
Official Greene County (OH) Public Health website: https://www.gcph.info/
We're following in the footsteps of our beloved Alt National Parks Service, but we are not official.
Official Greene County (OH) Public Health website: https://www.gcph.info/
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The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill
All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.
www.wired.com
Hey, medical personnel of all sorts - first, thank you so much for doing the incredibly difficult job you do, and learning everything you have to do that job well
But too many of you didn't realize there was a staggering change in our understanding of how respiratory diseases spread
Please read!
But too many of you didn't realize there was a staggering change in our understanding of how respiratory diseases spread
Please read!
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To me, the ongoing pandemic isnt JUST about science. It is about morals and ethics.
It is acting on the evidence and the HARM that sars2 is causing. There is evidence of harm.
There is ONGOING evidence of harm
The is evidence of ONGOING transmission of sars2
CLEAN THE AIR
Do no harm
It is acting on the evidence and the HARM that sars2 is causing. There is evidence of harm.
There is ONGOING evidence of harm
The is evidence of ONGOING transmission of sars2
CLEAN THE AIR
Do no harm
October 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
To me, the ongoing pandemic isnt JUST about science. It is about morals and ethics.
It is acting on the evidence and the HARM that sars2 is causing. There is evidence of harm.
There is ONGOING evidence of harm
The is evidence of ONGOING transmission of sars2
CLEAN THE AIR
Do no harm
It is acting on the evidence and the HARM that sars2 is causing. There is evidence of harm.
There is ONGOING evidence of harm
The is evidence of ONGOING transmission of sars2
CLEAN THE AIR
Do no harm
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“The global pooled long COVID prevalence was 36%” with South Americans with highest prevalence
That’s *2.96 billion* people
And governments mostly stopped prevention via required masks, testing and better air quality plus massively cut Long Covid research and care academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
That’s *2.96 billion* people
And governments mostly stopped prevention via required masks, testing and better air quality plus massively cut Long Covid research and care academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
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academic.oup.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“The global pooled long COVID prevalence was 36%” with South Americans with highest prevalence
That’s *2.96 billion* people
And governments mostly stopped prevention via required masks, testing and better air quality plus massively cut Long Covid research and care academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
That’s *2.96 billion* people
And governments mostly stopped prevention via required masks, testing and better air quality plus massively cut Long Covid research and care academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
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Important and utterly interesting news series on cuts to science.
Hey @standupforscience.bsky.social
Hey @standupforscience.bsky.social
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Important and utterly interesting news series on cuts to science.
Hey @standupforscience.bsky.social
Hey @standupforscience.bsky.social
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it is so important for the public to know about this terrible waste of talent, curiosity, wonder, and progress
too much of science -- how it's made, who makes it, and how and why -- is hidden from public view
these stories need to be told
too much of science -- how it's made, who makes it, and how and why -- is hidden from public view
these stories need to be told
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
it is so important for the public to know about this terrible waste of talent, curiosity, wonder, and progress
too much of science -- how it's made, who makes it, and how and why -- is hidden from public view
these stories need to be told
too much of science -- how it's made, who makes it, and how and why -- is hidden from public view
these stories need to be told
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Glad and sad to see this series, which echoes the theme of lost science I wrote about below & does something to make it less invisible www.northjersey.com/story/opinio...
October 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Glad and sad to see this series, which echoes the theme of lost science I wrote about below & does something to make it less invisible www.northjersey.com/story/opinio...
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Nearly 7 in 10 COVID survivors tested didn't know they had a dulled sense of smell
"Even if they don't notice it, COVID-19 survivors' sense of smell may remain impaired for years after infection"
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/nea...
"Even if they don't notice it, COVID-19 survivors' sense of smell may remain impaired for years after infection"
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/nea...
Nearly 7 in 10 COVID survivors tested didn't know they had a dulled sense of smell
www.cidrap.umn.edu
September 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Nearly 7 in 10 COVID survivors tested didn't know they had a dulled sense of smell
"Even if they don't notice it, COVID-19 survivors' sense of smell may remain impaired for years after infection"
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/nea...
"Even if they don't notice it, COVID-19 survivors' sense of smell may remain impaired for years after infection"
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/nea...
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Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right.
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
September 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right.
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
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More kids died from flu last season than in any non-pandemic season since monitored began 20 years ago. Almost 90% were unvaccinated. Parents: talk to your doctor about getting your kids vaccinated. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
September 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM
More kids died from flu last season than in any non-pandemic season since monitored began 20 years ago. Almost 90% were unvaccinated. Parents: talk to your doctor about getting your kids vaccinated. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Hey, medical personnel of all sorts - first, thank you so much for doing the incredibly difficult job you do, and learning everything you have to do that job well
But too many of you didn't realize there was a staggering change in our understanding of how respiratory diseases spread
Please read!
But too many of you didn't realize there was a staggering change in our understanding of how respiratory diseases spread
Please read!
The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill
All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.
www.wired.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Hey, medical personnel of all sorts - first, thank you so much for doing the incredibly difficult job you do, and learning everything you have to do that job well
But too many of you didn't realize there was a staggering change in our understanding of how respiratory diseases spread
Please read!
But too many of you didn't realize there was a staggering change in our understanding of how respiratory diseases spread
Please read!
The official Greene County Ohio Public Health Facebook page just posted this graphic with hashtags including #RespiratoryHealth - yet they don't use the word mask, let alone point out that #RespiratorMasks like the #N95 work far better than medical procedure masks that leak around the edges!
WHY?!
WHY?!
June 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The official Greene County Ohio Public Health Facebook page just posted this graphic with hashtags including #RespiratoryHealth - yet they don't use the word mask, let alone point out that #RespiratorMasks like the #N95 work far better than medical procedure masks that leak around the edges!
WHY?!
WHY?!
While most of Ohio - and the nation - are seeing low wastewater levels of #COVID, here in #GreeneCountyOhio, the tourist haven of Yellow Springs has a much higher level, likely due to the many thousands of visitors attending the #YellowSpringsStreetFair on #June142025
#MaskUp, #YellowSpringsOhio!
#MaskUp, #YellowSpringsOhio!
June 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
While most of Ohio - and the nation - are seeing low wastewater levels of #COVID, here in #GreeneCountyOhio, the tourist haven of Yellow Springs has a much higher level, likely due to the many thousands of visitors attending the #YellowSpringsStreetFair on #June142025
#MaskUp, #YellowSpringsOhio!
#MaskUp, #YellowSpringsOhio!
#H5N1 (aka #BirdFlu, #HPAI, and #HighlyPathogenicAvianInfluenza) has been found in Darke and Mercer counties.
H5N1 is highly contagious, and often deadly - potentially impacting future egg and poultry prices.
www.wdtn.com/news/health/...
H5N1 is highly contagious, and often deadly - potentially impacting future egg and poultry prices.
www.wdtn.com/news/health/...
January 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
#H5N1 (aka #BirdFlu, #HPAI, and #HighlyPathogenicAvianInfluenza) has been found in Darke and Mercer counties.
H5N1 is highly contagious, and often deadly - potentially impacting future egg and poultry prices.
www.wdtn.com/news/health/...
H5N1 is highly contagious, and often deadly - potentially impacting future egg and poultry prices.
www.wdtn.com/news/health/...
#HPAI, short for #HighlyPathologicAvianInfluenza, aka #H5N1 and #BirdFlu, is highly infectious and often deadly, potentially impacting future egg and poultry prices.
"The affected birds were located in Darke and Mercer counties...."
www.wdtn.com/news/health/...
"The affected birds were located in Darke and Mercer counties...."
www.wdtn.com/news/health/...
January 25, 2025 at 7:33 AM
#HPAI, short for #HighlyPathologicAvianInfluenza, aka #H5N1 and #BirdFlu, is highly infectious and often deadly, potentially impacting future egg and poultry prices.
"The affected birds were located in Darke and Mercer counties...."
www.wdtn.com/news/health/...
"The affected birds were located in Darke and Mercer counties...."
www.wdtn.com/news/health/...
Could we ask that those of you in Ohio who are #COVIDCareful help spread the word about this new starter pack (from a private FB Still Coviding group)?
bsky.app/start/did:pl...
bsky.app/start/did:pl...
People of Bluesky, we here at #AltGCOPH need your help.
We are a tiny lay team concerned about the silence from the official GCPH.info medical pros regarding #COVID, #SARS-CoV-2, #LongCovid, #N95 & #KN95 respirators, etc.
If you share our concerns, please boost this account, to get them to listen!
We are a tiny lay team concerned about the silence from the official GCPH.info medical pros regarding #COVID, #SARS-CoV-2, #LongCovid, #N95 & #KN95 respirators, etc.
If you share our concerns, please boost this account, to get them to listen!
Greene County Public Health
GCPH.info
January 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Could we ask that those of you in Ohio who are #COVIDCareful help spread the word about this new starter pack (from a private FB Still Coviding group)?
bsky.app/start/did:pl...
bsky.app/start/did:pl...
People of Bluesky, we here at #AltGCOPH need your help.
We are a tiny lay team concerned about the silence from the official GCPH.info medical pros regarding #COVID, #SARS-CoV-2, #LongCovid, #N95 & #KN95 respirators, etc.
If you share our concerns, please boost this account, to get them to listen!
We are a tiny lay team concerned about the silence from the official GCPH.info medical pros regarding #COVID, #SARS-CoV-2, #LongCovid, #N95 & #KN95 respirators, etc.
If you share our concerns, please boost this account, to get them to listen!
Greene County Public Health
GCPH.info
December 29, 2024 at 2:14 AM
People of Bluesky, we here at #AltGCOPH need your help.
We are a tiny lay team concerned about the silence from the official GCPH.info medical pros regarding #COVID, #SARS-CoV-2, #LongCovid, #N95 & #KN95 respirators, etc.
If you share our concerns, please boost this account, to get them to listen!
We are a tiny lay team concerned about the silence from the official GCPH.info medical pros regarding #COVID, #SARS-CoV-2, #LongCovid, #N95 & #KN95 respirators, etc.
If you share our concerns, please boost this account, to get them to listen!
Well, our hopes have been dashed - the uptick we hoped would diminish has (as predicted) become a five-fold surge.
Of course, over Christmas, all of those infected people were spreading the virus to the people who matter to them most.
Truly the gift that keeps on giving.
#CleanTheAir #MaskUp
Of course, over Christmas, all of those infected people were spreading the virus to the people who matter to them most.
Truly the gift that keeps on giving.
#CleanTheAir #MaskUp
December 28, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Well, our hopes have been dashed - the uptick we hoped would diminish has (as predicted) become a five-fold surge.
Of course, over Christmas, all of those infected people were spreading the virus to the people who matter to them most.
Truly the gift that keeps on giving.
#CleanTheAir #MaskUp
Of course, over Christmas, all of those infected people were spreading the virus to the people who matter to them most.
Truly the gift that keeps on giving.
#CleanTheAir #MaskUp
It appears that the Thanksgiving COVID surge is beginning, as we've expected.
While we hope we are wrong, so far, this early curve matches every big surge.
Folks gather from all over the country, indoors, where they give their loved ones whatever respiratory diseases they are infected with.
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While we hope we are wrong, so far, this early curve matches every big surge.
Folks gather from all over the country, indoors, where they give their loved ones whatever respiratory diseases they are infected with.
1/🧵
December 14, 2024 at 10:34 AM
It appears that the Thanksgiving COVID surge is beginning, as we've expected.
While we hope we are wrong, so far, this early curve matches every big surge.
Folks gather from all over the country, indoors, where they give their loved ones whatever respiratory diseases they are infected with.
1/🧵
While we hope we are wrong, so far, this early curve matches every big surge.
Folks gather from all over the country, indoors, where they give their loved ones whatever respiratory diseases they are infected with.
1/🧵