Sandcastle Kat
@sandcastlekat.bsky.social
A cat trying to survive in a world without adequate public health protections.
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If you want to avoid long term health issues, wear a mask
If you care about disabled people, wear a mask
If you care about being able to resist & fight back, wear a mask
If you know that raw milk, vitamin A and green juice aren’t cures, wear a mask
If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
If you care about disabled people, wear a mask
If you care about being able to resist & fight back, wear a mask
If you know that raw milk, vitamin A and green juice aren’t cures, wear a mask
If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
May 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
If you want to avoid long term health issues, wear a mask
If you care about disabled people, wear a mask
If you care about being able to resist & fight back, wear a mask
If you know that raw milk, vitamin A and green juice aren’t cures, wear a mask
If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
If you care about disabled people, wear a mask
If you care about being able to resist & fight back, wear a mask
If you know that raw milk, vitamin A and green juice aren’t cures, wear a mask
If you want to fight fascism, wear a mask
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Fuck this. Novavax has shown its safety and efficacy over and over and over. It’s the *best* vaccine we have. Please keep calling and emailing FDA to demand BLA for Novavax ➡️ (800) 835-4709 or (240) 402-8020
Bad news for the Novavax COVID vaccine: FDA wants Novavax "...to show its vaccine is effective w/ another randomized study after appointees under (HHS Sec. RFK Jr.) intervened in the approval process... The additional step goes beyond what other Covid-19 vaccine makers had to do to win approval..."🛟
Exclusive | FDA Asks Vaccine Maker to Complete New Clinical Trial for Delayed Covid-19 Shot
A new randomized study could cost Novavax tens of millions of dollars, vaccine experts say
www.wsj.com
April 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Fuck this. Novavax has shown its safety and efficacy over and over and over. It’s the *best* vaccine we have. Please keep calling and emailing FDA to demand BLA for Novavax ➡️ (800) 835-4709 or (240) 402-8020
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You can start with these three FDA officials, all directly involved in the #Novavax file. All are addressed as "doctor".
TracyBeth.Hoeg@fda.hhs.gov
Scott.Steele@fda.hhs.gov
Sara.Brenner@fda.hhs.gov
TracyBeth.Hoeg@fda.hhs.gov
Scott.Steele@fda.hhs.gov
Sara.Brenner@fda.hhs.gov
April 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
You can start with these three FDA officials, all directly involved in the #Novavax file. All are addressed as "doctor".
TracyBeth.Hoeg@fda.hhs.gov
Scott.Steele@fda.hhs.gov
Sara.Brenner@fda.hhs.gov
TracyBeth.Hoeg@fda.hhs.gov
Scott.Steele@fda.hhs.gov
Sara.Brenner@fda.hhs.gov
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Keep calling and emailing and faxing the FDA every day to get Novavax full BLA approval, under 12 access, extend shelf life
Keep calling the FDA 800-402-8010 tracybeth.hoeg@fda.hhs.gov ocod@fda.hhs.gov commissioner_writein@fda.gov mmakary1@jhmi.edu Julia.Tierney@fda.hhs.gov david.kaslow@fda.hhs.gov
Keep calling the FDA 800-402-8010 tracybeth.hoeg@fda.hhs.gov ocod@fda.hhs.gov commissioner_writein@fda.gov mmakary1@jhmi.edu Julia.Tierney@fda.hhs.gov david.kaslow@fda.hhs.gov
April 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Keep calling and emailing and faxing the FDA every day to get Novavax full BLA approval, under 12 access, extend shelf life
Keep calling the FDA 800-402-8010 tracybeth.hoeg@fda.hhs.gov ocod@fda.hhs.gov commissioner_writein@fda.gov mmakary1@jhmi.edu Julia.Tierney@fda.hhs.gov david.kaslow@fda.hhs.gov
Keep calling the FDA 800-402-8010 tracybeth.hoeg@fda.hhs.gov ocod@fda.hhs.gov commissioner_writein@fda.gov mmakary1@jhmi.edu Julia.Tierney@fda.hhs.gov david.kaslow@fda.hhs.gov
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Tomorrow is the last day to get in public comments for ACIP. If you want to stand up against RFK Jr, get your comments in supporting Novavax and expansion for pediatric use of it. You can make a comment here: www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
April 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Tomorrow is the last day to get in public comments for ACIP. If you want to stand up against RFK Jr, get your comments in supporting Novavax and expansion for pediatric use of it. You can make a comment here: www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2...
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Never forget you don’t need a mandate to do the right thing.
You can wear a mask and protect others.
You can get boosted.
You can help someone in need.
You can donate to mutual aid.
You can amplify voices different than your own.
Caring about one another IS a form of resistance.
You can wear a mask and protect others.
You can get boosted.
You can help someone in need.
You can donate to mutual aid.
You can amplify voices different than your own.
Caring about one another IS a form of resistance.
March 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Never forget you don’t need a mandate to do the right thing.
You can wear a mask and protect others.
You can get boosted.
You can help someone in need.
You can donate to mutual aid.
You can amplify voices different than your own.
Caring about one another IS a form of resistance.
You can wear a mask and protect others.
You can get boosted.
You can help someone in need.
You can donate to mutual aid.
You can amplify voices different than your own.
Caring about one another IS a form of resistance.
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This is why respirators need to be mandatory in hospitals.
Babies, people with certain disabilities & some health conditions need others to mask to protect them.
This hospital shouldn’t be “scrambling”. Make masks mandatory & protect patients and staff.
Clean & ventilate the air too!
Babies, people with certain disabilities & some health conditions need others to mask to protect them.
This hospital shouldn’t be “scrambling”. Make masks mandatory & protect patients and staff.
Clean & ventilate the air too!
"Hospital staff are scrambling with damage control efforts implementing emergency masking policies and giving babies as young as 3 days old injections of immunoglobulin, an antibody that helps their fragile immune system try to fight off #measles."
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Newborn babies exposed to measles in Texas hospital
Infants barely three days old are receiving antibody injections to help protect against the virus. Nearly 300 cases have been reported in the outbreak.
www.nbcnews.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
This is why respirators need to be mandatory in hospitals.
Babies, people with certain disabilities & some health conditions need others to mask to protect them.
This hospital shouldn’t be “scrambling”. Make masks mandatory & protect patients and staff.
Clean & ventilate the air too!
Babies, people with certain disabilities & some health conditions need others to mask to protect them.
This hospital shouldn’t be “scrambling”. Make masks mandatory & protect patients and staff.
Clean & ventilate the air too!
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There are measles outbreaks in the U.S. & Canada. A disease we eradicated is making a comeback due to dangerous anti-vaxx rhetoric
We need mandatory masking in healthcare
A respirator protects against Covid, measles & more
There’s no excuse to expose patients when we have the tools to prevent it:
We need mandatory masking in healthcare
A respirator protects against Covid, measles & more
There’s no excuse to expose patients when we have the tools to prevent it:
A Plea to Maskless Healthcare Workers from Vulnerable Patients
If you see a mask - wear a mask. Better yet - wear a mask all the time and show us you understand that we're still IN a pandemic. We are depending on you to keep us safe - please don't betray that.
www.disabledginger.com
March 1, 2025 at 3:40 AM
There are measles outbreaks in the U.S. & Canada. A disease we eradicated is making a comeback due to dangerous anti-vaxx rhetoric
We need mandatory masking in healthcare
A respirator protects against Covid, measles & more
There’s no excuse to expose patients when we have the tools to prevent it:
We need mandatory masking in healthcare
A respirator protects against Covid, measles & more
There’s no excuse to expose patients when we have the tools to prevent it:
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Whenever you hear of a new measles case, contact tracers invariably list the following as exposure sites:
Airports/airplanes
ERs and walk in clinics
Shopping malls and pharmacies.
Getting vaccinated is the best prevention for measles, but wearing a respirator in high risk places helps too!
Airports/airplanes
ERs and walk in clinics
Shopping malls and pharmacies.
Getting vaccinated is the best prevention for measles, but wearing a respirator in high risk places helps too!
February 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Whenever you hear of a new measles case, contact tracers invariably list the following as exposure sites:
Airports/airplanes
ERs and walk in clinics
Shopping malls and pharmacies.
Getting vaccinated is the best prevention for measles, but wearing a respirator in high risk places helps too!
Airports/airplanes
ERs and walk in clinics
Shopping malls and pharmacies.
Getting vaccinated is the best prevention for measles, but wearing a respirator in high risk places helps too!
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Medicare coverage for telemedicine is set to expire end of March
Telemedicine is a vital accommodation tool for disabled & elderly people.
Many can’t get to in person appointments without risk to baseline & health setbacks
Yet representatives at Medicare don’t seem to know what’s happening?
Telemedicine is a vital accommodation tool for disabled & elderly people.
Many can’t get to in person appointments without risk to baseline & health setbacks
Yet representatives at Medicare don’t seem to know what’s happening?
medicare telehealth is set to expire in 38 days.
Why doesn't anyone at Medicare know anything?
open.substack.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Medicare coverage for telemedicine is set to expire end of March
Telemedicine is a vital accommodation tool for disabled & elderly people.
Many can’t get to in person appointments without risk to baseline & health setbacks
Yet representatives at Medicare don’t seem to know what’s happening?
Telemedicine is a vital accommodation tool for disabled & elderly people.
Many can’t get to in person appointments without risk to baseline & health setbacks
Yet representatives at Medicare don’t seem to know what’s happening?
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Let's go, let's go, let's go - one month to save telehealth!!
Here's a letter campaign, but PLEASE also call your three Members of Congress. They NEED to hear from you about this.
actionnetwork.org/letters/medi...
Here's a letter campaign, but PLEASE also call your three Members of Congress. They NEED to hear from you about this.
actionnetwork.org/letters/medi...
CMS Must Indefinitely Extend Full Telehealth Services
Join us in urging Congress to extend telehealth services indefinitely through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Currently, funding for telehealth services through the Medicare program wi...
actionnetwork.org
February 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Let's go, let's go, let's go - one month to save telehealth!!
Here's a letter campaign, but PLEASE also call your three Members of Congress. They NEED to hear from you about this.
actionnetwork.org/letters/medi...
Here's a letter campaign, but PLEASE also call your three Members of Congress. They NEED to hear from you about this.
actionnetwork.org/letters/medi...
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I appreciate this response from Ed Yong on why he requests that people mask at his events. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
February 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I appreciate this response from Ed Yong on why he requests that people mask at his events. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
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If you want to fight fascism? Wear a mask.
If you want to show solidarity with disabled people? Wear a mask.
If you want to protect your own health? Wear a mask.
If you recognize that no one is coming to save us? Wear a mask.
My ultimate guide to respirators:
If you want to show solidarity with disabled people? Wear a mask.
If you want to protect your own health? Wear a mask.
If you recognize that no one is coming to save us? Wear a mask.
My ultimate guide to respirators:
We’re Witnessing the Fall of Public Health… and Your Best Tool is a Mask
Measles in Texas, bird flu in Louisiana, tuberculosis in Kansas and Covid everywhere. Public health has been dying a slow death for years, we can’t count on it anymore. What can we count on? A mask!
www.disabledginger.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
If you want to fight fascism? Wear a mask.
If you want to show solidarity with disabled people? Wear a mask.
If you want to protect your own health? Wear a mask.
If you recognize that no one is coming to save us? Wear a mask.
My ultimate guide to respirators:
If you want to show solidarity with disabled people? Wear a mask.
If you want to protect your own health? Wear a mask.
If you recognize that no one is coming to save us? Wear a mask.
My ultimate guide to respirators:
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SCOOP: Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People (Gift Article)
The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
SCOOP: Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention but then abruptly vanished.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
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January 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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“We’re seeing patients in hallways, in triage bays, in every kind of nook and cranny of our hospital that we can find.” —Dr. Brandon Trigger, M Health Fairview, shared signs of a "Quaddemic."
Jeremy Oslon @startribune.com reports. bit.ly/4jewGCA
Stay safe! #MaskTogetherAmerica
Jeremy Oslon @startribune.com reports. bit.ly/4jewGCA
Stay safe! #MaskTogetherAmerica
January 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
“We’re seeing patients in hallways, in triage bays, in every kind of nook and cranny of our hospital that we can find.” —Dr. Brandon Trigger, M Health Fairview, shared signs of a "Quaddemic."
Jeremy Oslon @startribune.com reports. bit.ly/4jewGCA
Stay safe! #MaskTogetherAmerica
Jeremy Oslon @startribune.com reports. bit.ly/4jewGCA
Stay safe! #MaskTogetherAmerica
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
March 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
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The disastrous #LAWildfires spread toxic air. Steve Patterson @stevepeterson.bsky.social @nbcnews.com reports on the threat & how N95+ respirators & air purifiers can reduce health risks. We are indebted to Patterson and all news crews for their bravery and sacrifices in keeping the world informed.
January 10, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The disastrous #LAWildfires spread toxic air. Steve Patterson @stevepeterson.bsky.social @nbcnews.com reports on the threat & how N95+ respirators & air purifiers can reduce health risks. We are indebted to Patterson and all news crews for their bravery and sacrifices in keeping the world informed.
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If you're in an evacuation zone in SoCal, please check in with any disabled/aging neighbors you have to see if they need help evacuating.
January 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
If you're in an evacuation zone in SoCal, please check in with any disabled/aging neighbors you have to see if they need help evacuating.
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I’ve been told
that there’s no point
trying to stay safe
that it’s just inevitable
that I will catch it again
and then catch it again
and again
and while I recognize
that death and taxes
may be inevitable
I refuse to believe
that the same is true
about catching this virus.
that there’s no point
trying to stay safe
that it’s just inevitable
that I will catch it again
and then catch it again
and again
and while I recognize
that death and taxes
may be inevitable
I refuse to believe
that the same is true
about catching this virus.
December 30, 2024 at 5:32 PM
I’ve been told
that there’s no point
trying to stay safe
that it’s just inevitable
that I will catch it again
and then catch it again
and again
and while I recognize
that death and taxes
may be inevitable
I refuse to believe
that the same is true
about catching this virus.
that there’s no point
trying to stay safe
that it’s just inevitable
that I will catch it again
and then catch it again
and again
and while I recognize
that death and taxes
may be inevitable
I refuse to believe
that the same is true
about catching this virus.
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No one wants to spend Christmas in the hospital - but if you DO need the hospital over the holidays - please wear a mask.
For the staff, for yourself, for all the other patients.
The period between Christmas and New Years is rife for virus spread - mask up and stop transmission!
For the staff, for yourself, for all the other patients.
The period between Christmas and New Years is rife for virus spread - mask up and stop transmission!
December 25, 2024 at 8:58 PM
No one wants to spend Christmas in the hospital - but if you DO need the hospital over the holidays - please wear a mask.
For the staff, for yourself, for all the other patients.
The period between Christmas and New Years is rife for virus spread - mask up and stop transmission!
For the staff, for yourself, for all the other patients.
The period between Christmas and New Years is rife for virus spread - mask up and stop transmission!
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“They say they were not given adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), including high grade masks, and often had to rely on flimsy surgical masks…”
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
UK doctors and nurses with long COVID to sue for compensation | Context
Health workers who fell ill on COVID pandemic frontline sue employers as they battle life-changing disabilities
www.context.news
December 21, 2024 at 7:48 PM
“They say they were not given adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), including high grade masks, and often had to rely on flimsy surgical masks…”
www.context.news/socioeconomi...
www.context.news/socioeconomi...