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    We need masks in healthcare. Now.

    Tesla Bellina-Gustafson

    As a person with Long COVID, losing consciousness was a terrifying experience made worse by a potential exposure risk. I quickly put my mask back on and thankfully managed to escape unscathed. But this experience reinforced how much power healthcare providers have over those in their care. Read more…

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Covid-19

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    What you need to know about JN.1, the latest “variant of interest”

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    National Covid-19 trends, December 5

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    I want a Long COVID language revolution — not language imposed onto my sick, disabled body

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    How volunteering to become a lab rat paid off

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