Covid-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the virus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2). Covid is airborne: it is in the exhaled breath of infected people. 2/3 of Covid spread comes from pre-symptomatic people or asymptomatic infected people[1]. It’s estimated that over 40% of all Covid cases are asymptomatic.[2]
Dangers
Covid is not just a respiratory infection, it is a multi-organ[3], systemic disease; a serious vascular, neurological [4], immune-system-damaging, sometimes brain-damaging[5], randomly disabling disease (CDC: 1 in 5[6]; PHAC: 50%[7]).
It typically shows up with respiratory, flu-like, or viral meningitis symptoms. Post-infection immunity has shortened to 28 days [8]. Anyone infected is at high risk for serious heart problems: it spares no one[9]. After covid infection risk of deadly blood clots is elevated for one year [10].
Long covid will result from multiple reinfections[11], as well as any severity of infection[12]. Each reinfection does cumulative[13] and worsening[14] damage. There is no treatment for long covid; there is no cure for long covid; the only effective prevention for long covid is to avoid getting covid. Everyone of every age and health status can get long covid.
The AMA wants people to know that getting reinfected is “akin to playing Russian roulette.”[15]
CR Boxes
Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes (CR Boxes) are a design for a do-it-yourself air purifier that can be built comparatively inexpensively. CR Boxes consist of four or give MERV-13 filters and a box fan or a set of PC fans due to their high speeds and low noise. One of the easiest to build is the Mini PC Fan CR Box by Joey Fox.
Masks/Respirators
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Mask Blocs
Mask Blocs are Affinity Groups focused on Disability Justice that participate in Mutual Aid by distributing high filtration masks for free. To find a Mask Bloc in your area you can refer to the list of Mask Blocs.
Stay Updated
To stay updated on emerging information we highly recommend the weekly Pandemic Roundup (membership fee not required) by Violet Blue and the It's Airborne Blog by Joey Fox.