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Aotearoa Covid Action
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Advocating for a comprehensive and equitable Covid response.
#cleanair #covidisnotover #covidisnotmild #maskup
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Aotearoa Covid Action @covidactionnz.bsky.social · Apr 29
Let's call on the Government to get this right! Please sign and share: our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/cl...
Clean Air in Schools
Covid can have substantial impacts on peoples’ health. Although Covid initially enters the body through the respiratory system, it can affect virtually every bodily system and organ. There are no adva...
our.actionstation.org.nz
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The World Health Network (WHN) is gathering stories to raise awareness about Long COVID. We want to hear from those with lived experience — patients, caregivers, clinicians, and advocates — so we can help others understand the impact of #longcovid
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WHN (@whn@forall.social)
Attached: 1 image The World Health Network (WHN) is gathering stories to raise awareness about Long COVID. We want to hear from those with lived experience — patients, caregivers, clinicians, and adv...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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And we are having another event:

Aotearoa Wide Online Open Mic Event
29 November
Details TBA
November 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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"Bar-Yam doesn’t think COVID should be dismissed or minimized. And he defends his definition of COVID as 'an existential threat'".

thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
thetyee.ca
November 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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"Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights"

Article published: 01 Oct 2023

"If you believe it's now safe to fly without a protective mask, you might want to think again. New research shows the COVID-19 virus has been found on nearly every flight tested."

Source: archive.li/1S0tH
Screenshot of an AirSpot article titled “Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights.” The image shows a crowded airplane cabin with passengers seated close together, viewed from the back of the plane. The article header includes the AirSpot logo with green, yellow, and red bars and the tagline “Discover Healthy Air.” The byline below notes the article was published on October 1, 2023, with a 2-minute read time.
October 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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We now have a new mask bloc in Hamilton! Based in Western Community Centre.

We will need funds and volunteers to keep it going. For the former: chuffed.org/project/1535...

For the latter, feel free to DM us!
Box of masks on table in front of colorful wall. A large paper sign says Free masks. Please help yourself. Aotearoa Covid Action.
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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"A Māori health coalition is asking those attending the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition to take precautions to prevent measles from spreading."

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
People going to Tauranga kapa haka event asked to take measles precautions
A Māori health coalition is asking those attending the National Primary Schools Kapa Haka competition to take precautions to prevent measles from spreading.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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With the current evolving measles situation, remember to check your vaccination status and you can get boosted for free.
A graphic image with a black background and a large circle of scarlet red with white text. The text reads: Measles. Don't wait vaccinate. There is a white banner at the bottom of the graphic with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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A group of global experts in medicine, public health, law, and industrial hygiene have come together to urge the World Health Organization to finally recognize and recommend true respiratory protection — N95/FFP2-3 respirators — for all healthcare settings.

Surgical masks are not PPE.
WHN graphic with a solid rust-orange background and the whn.global logo at top left. Large bold white headline reads: “Tell the WHO — healthcare workers deserve real respiratory protection.” Subtext: “Sign the petition by October 31st urging universal use of N95/FFP2-3 respirators in healthcare.” A small footer note says: “LINK TO PETITION IN CAPTION.”
October 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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WELLINGTON: Are you interested in a Covid Careful event at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe?

www.facebook.com/share/1Cu3Cu...
Image of Pinball machines on the left and right with Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe circle logo in the bottom centre
October 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Hamilton #maskbloc is coming very soon!

Donations welcome: chuffed.org/project/1535...
Hamilton Mask Bloc
We are Aotearoa Covid Action, a grassroots advocacy group that has risen up in the wake of Aotearoa New Zealand no longer having a credible plan to control the spread of Covid in our schools, workplac...
chuffed.org
October 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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AUCKLAND: Are you interested in attending a Covid Careful Social Meetup?

www.facebook.com/events/20146...
Photo of Totara Park with covered bench, path, trees, and picnic tables
October 28, 2025 at 4:56 AM
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"There are alarming gaps among Māori and Pacific peoples. If the gaps were not closed, the country was at risk of a large outbreak, it said."

www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
World Health Organisation warned New Zealand of measles immunisation gap
Latest stats show 72 percent of Māori under-fives are vaccinated, compared to 82 percent for the whole population.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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NZ may be on the cusp of another measles outbreak - RNZ
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
NZ may be on the cusp of another measles outbreak - what happened in 2019 should be a warning
To stem further spread, we must build on the lessons from New Zealand's last major measles outbreak in 2019.
www.rnz.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Especially for those whose events had to be moved indoors! Looking at you Ōtepoti

#oct23strike
covidactionnz.bsky.social Aotearoa Covid Action @covidactionnz.bsky.social · 23d
Solidarity with the striking workers. Let's look after each other's health while standing up for fair pay and fair working conditions.
The graphic has a bright yellow background with black text and a black outline image of an N95 mask. The text reads - Mega-strike not mega-spreader. There is a small violet framed white banner at the bottom of the graphic with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Solidarity with the striking workers. Let's look after each other's health while standing up for fair pay and fair working conditions.
The graphic has a bright yellow background with black text and a black outline image of an N95 mask. The text reads - Mega-strike not mega-spreader. There is a small violet framed white banner at the bottom of the graphic with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Striking? Wear a mask.

From Sir Mason Durie's Te Whare Tapa Whā model for health describing health and wellbeing as a wharenui/meeting house with four walls sitting on the land (whenua). The two walls here are:
Taha tinana - physical health/the body.
Taha whānau - belonging - community & family.
The graphic has a bright green background with white text and a white outline image of an N95 mask. The text reads - Striking? Taha tinana. Taha whānau. There is a small violet framed white circle in the bottom right with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 22, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Collective action, collective care

#wearamask #strike #covidsafe
The graphic has a vivid azure blue background with white text and a white outline image of an N95 mask. The text reads - Collective action, collective care. Strike safe. There is a small orange framed white circle in the bottom right with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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We support the right to strike. Wear a mask in the crowd to invest in your health 💪
The graphic has a raspberry red background with white text and a white outline image of an N95 mask. The text reads - Striking? Invest in your health by masking. There is a small violet framed white circle in the bottom right with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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"Children with multiple long-term conditions face nearly threefold higher COVID-19 mortality"

"The risk for mortality among those with multiple long-term conditions increased to almost three times (2.8) the risk of those without. The mortality rates are 22% and 8% respectively"
Children with multiple long-term conditions face nearly threefold higher COVID-19 mortality
Individuals with multiple long-term conditions are two and a half times more likely to die following COVID-19 infection than others.
www.news-medical.net
October 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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It's not just about salary, it's about working conditions. At ACA we believe teachers and students deserve clean air classrooms, adequate sick leave, and access to vaccines and antivirals. We don't accept the "new normal" of constant sickness and teachers quitting the profession due to Long Covid.
The graphic has a deep blue background with white text and a white outline image of an N95 mask. The text reads - Striking? Mask up to stay safe for school. There is a small yellow ocher framed white circle in the bottom right with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo inside.
October 19, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Excellent news!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
London schools to get filters to cut classroom air pollution
City Hall says it is paying for about 200 schools to receive classroom air quality filters.
www.bbc.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Report highlights the health, well-being and economic risks posed by poor indoor air quality across homes, workplaces, schools, hospitals and public buildings.

phys.org/news/2025-10...
Australia's first national report on indoor air quality reveals urgent need for action
The "State of Indoor Air in Australia 2025" report, led by QUT's ARC Training Center for Advanced Building Systems Against Airborne Infection Transmission (THRIVE), highlights the health, well-being a...
phys.org
October 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Striking? Be loud, stay safe in the crowd.
The graphic has a bright orange background with white text and a white outline image of an N95 mask. The test reads - Striking? Be loud, stay safe in the crowd! There is a small violet framed circle in the bottom right with Aotearoa Covid Action's logo.
October 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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This week we've given out 160+ masks from our mask bloc!
A KN95 mask in white against grey background. Photo by Markus Winkler/ Unsplash
October 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Heartfelt thanks to our young people with #longcovid who took part in this, sharing their stories #kiwi #nzpol

www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/10/o...
Offered rest home care at 24: the lonely plight of young Kiwis with long Covid
A group of young Kiwis prove what international studies show: that long Covid has a particularly debilitating effect on young people. But how much medical support is there for them?
www.1news.co.nz
October 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM