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| MaskwithUs FB Group | @TogetherWeMask Founder, Writer, Photographer, Mom, IgAN Warrior

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@MsJulieSLam
Julie S. Lam
2 years
We need the CDC to continue to track and report COVID rates daily. We need @CDCgov to educate the public about the combined benefits of shots, masks, ventilation, tests, isolation and treatment. #immunocompromised NOT EXPENDABLE 😡
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“You can’t wear your mask on the flight because it has an exhaust.” A flight attendant stopped me as I and my Dentec valveless respirator tried to board the plane. The irony is that masking is by choice on US ✈️ and 99% of the passengers don’t mask.
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✈️ @Delta flight attendant said if my @envomaskusa has a on-way valve, it’s not permitted on the flight. Meanwhile, only my husband and I #MaakUp on the flight! 🤨This N95+ elastomeric has no exhalation valve it’s closed outside and inside. Frontliners use this. I told her.
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At a hardware store, a shopper behind me said she forgot to take off her mask since 2020. Me too. I laughed 🤣 I feel less alone when I know that you are out there masking up to keep yourself and others safe.
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If we give up, we lose. If we keep trying, we will get somewhere. I asked everyone to mask with me at my dentist’s office. They got HEPA filters and a purifier in each treatment room. We should do the same for all the classrooms🪧😷
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The @CDCgov indoor air standard for CO2 levels is <800 ppm. Here is me holding evidence that every one should #MaskUp because you can be stuck with unfiltered air inside a stranded flight waiting for an old plane to get repaired for no idea how long!😱🤬
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11 months
Spotted this poster today. It shows caring, wisdom and leadership. Commendable! Thank you @WeillCornell 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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11 months
Actually, the flight attendant also wears a cloth mask and she is the only member of the crew that wears a mask. Still, why did she harass a masker with an old rule is baffling! Absolutely baffling! I confronted her!
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“I really don’t mind wearing a mask to keep you safe & comfortable.” @Uber driver Abdelkadel gladly put on a KN95 provided for him. He also let his #immunocompromised passenger roll down windows on a winter day. I was on my way to cover a #COVIDConcious event for @TogetherWeMask
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Masking is about survival for an #immunocompromised individual. In a @3m Aura, I share the car & the air 🤨 with 50/50 masking passengers after a visit with a cardiologist. We need #CleanAir to reduce #COVID19 risk. CDCgov’s indoor #AirQuality standard is 800ppm. Come on @MTA 🚇
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10 months
They will always say no one is masking any more. Plenty of people are still taking precautions, especially when they ride the @MTA subway 🚇 #MTArider #COVIDSMART #igANwarrior
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@yannotyam @DentecSafety @TogetherWeMask @AnciraBecky @TheWHN @Survivor_Corps @Delta @PPEtoheros @AMMAunited @UniversalMaski2 @masknerd Funny you ask! He was wearing nothing, same for another flight attendant who watched him bully me. I landed now. I will write a letter. I am a writer.
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@Lisa_Wisa22 @Delta @envomaskusa @TogetherWeMask I confronted her! Look around, no one is masking and she was wearing a cloth mask. She said it protected her and never got sick again… and here I am wearing the most protective gear you can get and she said it’s not allowed if there’s an exhaust! People’s mouths are exhausts!
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@mskathleenquinn @myrabatchelder @DentecSafety @TogetherWeMask @AnciraBecky @TheWHN @Survivor_Corps @Delta @PPEtoheros @AMMAunited @UniversalMaski2 @masknerd I nearly dropped to the floor. I explained that an ICU doctor would wear this at work. He was confused by the cases for the two-way filters. This flight attendant wasn’t masking himself and he dared to ask me to take off my first line of defense! 💔
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🛒 at Trader Joe’s, glad to see my friend, a COVID-Conscious staff, still wearing his mask. My new year wish is to see more people wearing masks and help stop this wave. 1354ppm CO2 levels means ventilation isn’t adequate. Better safe than sorry.
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1 year
“I don’t want to get sick. So I wear a mask,” Peter, crew member of @TraderJoesUnion tells me. If everyone takes smart steps to prevent sickness, public spaces will be accessible for all people again. #iganwarrior #Immunocompromised
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1 year
Dear @POTUS , Covid-19 is an emergency to me and many others. That’s why I went to DC. In front of the @WhiteHouse , my hands were clutching a book filled with words from Americans across the United States, who let me know that I am not alone in this fight🧵
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1 year
Guess what my husband brought home? #covid #xbb116 from #India . ✈️ landed 6am 🕕 today. He 1st-time tested [+] w/Symptoms: Sore Throat &🥴cough. Doc informed. Case reported. Waiting for #paxlovid . #n95 doubled-up and windows-downed for me. 😷 #CovidIsNotOver @TogetherWeMask
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2 years
Heartbroken. 💔 #immunocompromised are not invisible. Why did @POTUS say no one is wearing masks anymore? The pandemic is not over for us. We aren’t expendable.
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Maskless Patients coughing in the waiting room @WeillCornell while #immunocompromised patients like me, waiting for 30min to see her ophthalmologist for her COVlD-induced sjögren’s 👁️😫 Pneumonia is spiking #KeepMasksInHealthcare please! 😭
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We are in the 2nd largest COVID-19 wave so I am no longer alone masking at Trader Joe’s. 1382ppm CO2 level means inadequate air circulation. My N95 helps filter viruses and keep me safe.
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Just dropped my son off to return to school. I am freaking out that no one is wearing masks at the airport. The wastewater level is dangerously high, why isn’t @CDCgov telling people to mask up?
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@ibrake4ants @myrabatchelder @DentecSafety @TogetherWeMask @AnciraBecky @TheWHN @Survivor_Corps @Delta @PPEtoheros @AMMAunited @UniversalMaski2 @masknerd That includes this flight attendant who has no mask on! I need to protect my kidneys from possible infections. I am immunocompromised.
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Julie S. Lam
1 year
If you don’t like wearing a mask during the day, you might someday be forced to wear one at night if you develop sleep apnea due to #longcovid . If you rather sleep peacefully, avoid getting it. I’m struggling to get used to the new me. #COVID didn’t just worsen my #igAN kidneys.
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@CDCDirector Prevention is always better than cure, especially we know COVID-19 exacerbates underlying conditions & previously healthy can be disabled by Long Covid and there's no cure. Vaccines can't stop the spread. Treatments are NOT accessible to ALL. Promote masking +ventilation please?
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Julie S. Lam
5 months
NYC @MTA riders are masking up! At least 10 not counting me. One tool can prevent so many different airborne 🦠—so glad to have companies ❤️😷
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Julie S. Lam
4 months
A question for @POTUS : what happened to the @WhiteHouse Coronavirus Task Force? Since we are still in a pandemic and facing the 2nd largest wave of infections, what is our government doing to lead the nation out of this global health emergency?
@townhallcom
Townhall.com
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Karine Jean-Pierre says that the Biden administration has "always been very consistent" in not pushing mask mandates on states and local governments. "That's not something that we get involved in!"
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
Here’s another irony. I saw this sign and was going to post a positive message to encourage people to follow New York’s guideline, as very few were masked up at LaGuardia - until I was stopped by the gate attendant who asked me to remove my valveless respirator before boarding.
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1 year
My building has no mask requirement. When the workers learned that I am immunocompromised, they mask up with me.
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10 months
“Masking Is Mandatory Throughout the Mount Sinai Health System. Cover both your nose and mouth.” - a sign at @MountSinaiHeart shows how to properly wear a mask. With no one else wearing high filtration masks, I wait for my husband to get an echocardiogram in despair.
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If you are immunocompromised, or living with medical conditions, you need to mask up. Wear your mask properly. We are on our own while the world moves on.
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1 year
I am proud of being a photojournalist who supports the #immunocompromised community. We deserve to have a voice in this #Tripledemic . @TogetherWeMask
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Julie S. Lam
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RAT negative 2 days in a row. Seeing a doc for swelling throat, inability to breathe lying down, unable to sleep. Temperature 99 degrees F. Being #immunocompromised I want to be proactive, get diagnosed early, don’t want to visit ER. Glad that all the nurses are wearing masks!
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
At O’Hare I was asked by @TSA security guards to take off my elastomeric respirator for scanning after the initial scanning set off. I explained I have kidney disease and am immunocompromised. I asked for a mask and was provided with a cloth mask. Boarding soon. Wish me luck!
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Julie S. Lam
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“I am #ThyroidCancer stage 3 in remission, what about you?” Micki’s eyes lit up in response to the word on my N95 at the noisy 99% maskless subway station. That’s how 2 #immunocompromised @MTA riders bonded instantly. 🧵
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Julie S. Lam
1 year
Rush Hour #immunocompromised shopper in #COVID -SAFE style 💛💛2 friends in Heaven are reminding me to #StaySafe Pandemic isn’t over for US! Wish it was!
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If a @MTA rider is sick with #COVID19 , I’ll get very sick without my N95 that helps filter the viral laden air inside the packed car. I have #igAN , a rare autoimmune disease that affects my kidneys. Join me and support @rarediseaseday on 3/28 #igANWarrior @IGANFoundation 🧵
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Today, I need to find courage to speak from my heart ♥️, with all of you in my mind. Thank you for being my friend. - Julie @LCDCmarch15 (Tested negative twice and always masking to keep everyone safe.) #LongCovidAwarenesDay
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“We’re grateful to our docs & nurses. It’s smart to #KeepMasksinHealthcare 😷Who wants to get sick? We will wear our masks to keep you safe. We know you will do the same for us.”My Mom & Dad (both bivalent-boosted 2X) holding a sign to wish all #FrontlineHeroes #HappyMothersDay
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In an @Uber after my 5th visits at Queens Hospital @NYCHealthSystem for a medicine trial. The driver listened and put on an N95 to protect his #immunocompromised passenger.
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@rileyavron @AmericanAir I was told the same thing! What is the logic behind dictating what mask/respirator people wear on the flight? This is basically telling people who are immunocompromised to quit traveling! This is a violation of human rights!
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The CDC’s indoor #airquality is 800ppm. Safety first. Wish me luck 🍀 Flying @americanair in an @envomaskusa elastomeric respirator. Looking forward to taking some aerial shots of #newyork and #chicago . 💕😷
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@ChristinaAuria @myrabatchelder @DentecSafety @TogetherWeMask @AnciraBecky @TheWHN @Survivor_Corps @Delta @PPEtoheros @AMMAunited @UniversalMaski2 @masknerd My flight was 2 hours. But I have been wearing my respirator since 11:00 am, since riding the Uber to the airport. I am in an Uber to the hotel. I don’t have any problem with breathing at all. My face and my lungs are happy. I don’t like wearing disposable n95 for long flights.
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Test to Treat program ending April 16, 2024? Why? @POTUS What will happen to the uninsured, & people on Medicaid and Medicare, Indian Health Service or VA coverage who have enrolled themselves to get needed care and diagnostic tools? Is there another program they can switch to?
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Matching bib, KN95 & cup, just a coincidence. Giving a 👍 because my hygienist switched to the 3m Aura I brought her ➕ there’s an air purifier in every room at my dentist’s office. I called ahead to inform them of my 2 autoimmune conditions that make me #immunocompromised .
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Julie S. Lam
8 months
The FREE tests from NIH are Binex-now! They are the better tests. Go to and get yours! So glad that I got them before my procedure tomorrow. 🍀
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4 months
A National COVID Inquiry is needed in the U.S. We need to find out why our country's pandemic response is failing us. More than 13 studies are showing COVD damages the immune system. Biden's former COVID advisor should know. 😡
@ashishkjha
Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH
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There's a lot of bad information out there about how covid damages the immune system It really doesn’t But you know what does? Measles And thanks to the antivaxers We are seeing measles outbreaks again Encourage people to get their kids vaccinated It’s really important
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Taking a ✈️ @AlaskaAir to see dad, wearing aura, with a @SIPmask sip valve to stay hydrated. I hope it’s not the last time. I hate that he kept saying that. IAQ before take-off: 1708ppm. Wish me luck 🍀
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Julie S. Lam
1 year
The reps, even some customers put on their #Masks when I walked into 3 eyewear stores. I wrote #immunocompromised on my @DemeTech n95 to avoid getting bullied and I was surprised by the kindness I received instead. I can’t decide which pair to order, help please #IGANephropathy 🫅🏽
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Riding @MTA to scout location for a photoshoot. Glad to see other #COVIDConcious riders. Uhhh 😬 @GovKathyHochul 1083ppm doesn’t meet #CDC indoor #AirQuality standards. New York subway 🚇 needs better ventilation .
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
Mom has been discharged. Heading home inside a 90% maskless @Amtrak train car. Upgraded my mask to an elastomeric respirator for my kidneys that demand extra protection. One more hour to go.
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Julie S. Lam
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Let's be clear from the beginning this time. Just like SARS-CoV-2, Avian flu viruses spreads via #airborne transmission and it's recommended to wear goggles and N95 respirators. Correct information and awareness saves lives! Source: #H5N1
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Julie S. Lam
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Sars-CoV-2🦠 loves poorly ventilated @MTA buses & people who are #immunocompromised . An #igANwarrior , I wear N95s — determine to dodge its invasion of my health & I’m not alone. Behind me is Joaquin Ebratt, a kitchen designer who wears N95s for work long before the pandemic.
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Determined to protect my kidneys. Replenishing milk and 🥦🥕🍅. Shopping in N95. “ #Immunocompromised ” 💛written on my mask to drive solidarity against bullying. #IGANwarrior 👸🏻 @TogetherWeMask
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
@smidbeach @TSA @DentecSafety @TheWHN @PPEtoheros @AMMAunited @AnciraBecky @dianaberrent @nytimes @Survivor_Corps My disposable n95 was in my bag being scanned. This humiliating scene didn’t happen when I left NYC. So I was unprepared for the scrutiny. Being forced to unmask twice in public for wearing a elastomeric mask says a lot about the need for education on masking in the U.S. @CDCgov
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Julie S. Lam
4 months
In this picture, you can't tell who's immune compromised like me, but they are there. More people will ride the subway if everyone masks up again. NYC, thank you for leading the U.S. in the right direction again. 💜🧡💛💚❤️🖤🤍
@nycHealthy
nychealthy
4 months
COVID-19 cases are increasing in NYC, and flu and RSV are still spreading. Wearing a mask in crowded indoor settings can help protect you and protect others if you’re sick. A high quality mask, such as an N95, KN95 or KF94, provides the best protection:
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On my way to see Mom, hospitalized for her declining health. In a 50/50 masked train car, listening to the sporadic but consistent coughing in the background, one side of me keeps calculating the risk for me, mom and other family members. I pray that my N95 will keep us safe.
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Julie S. Lam
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Dear @CDCDirector Dr. Cohen, What's next after VERY HIGH? Is U.S. going to declare EMERGENCY when #COVID19 is VERY HIGH everywhere? Recommend universal masking & regulate ventilation. Masks should be required in healthcare. It’s too dangerous for patients to seek medical care.
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MaskTogetherAmerica
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😷+💉+🔄+👃🏻+🧴COVID is on 🔥 in the US. Viral activity level for COVID is currently VERY HIGH. (Data last updated 12/16) JN.1 is now the dominant C19 variant, making up 44.2% of C19 cases nationwide, nearly 57% of new C19 cases in the Northeast.(Nowcast Estimates for 12/10-12/23)
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I testified at the @NYCCouncil 2025 Preliminary Budget Hearing today to request funding for a proactive C-19 prevention strategy that includes FREE Respirators/Tests + Indoor Air Regulation for public spaces in NY. We do not forget the lives COVID has destroyed in this pandemic.
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
O'Hare's TSA officer recently forced me to remove my elastomeric mask, despite my immunocompromised state I disclosed to him. >233 @TSA staffers at LAX have tested positive, this outbreak proves that there's something serious wrong with the administration.
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Julie S. Lam
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Tragic Irony: While @POTUS addresses the Pandemic in past tense, Dr. @EricTopol warns about JN.1 and the 2nd biggest US COVID wave (after Omicron) since the pandemic began in his op-ed.
@EricTopol
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My oped on the JN.1 variant and the 2nd biggest US wave of infections (after Omicron) since the pandemic began @latimes @latimesopinion #LongCovid
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@cb4alltime @DentecSafety @TogetherWeMask @AnciraBecky @TheWHN @Survivor_Corps @Delta @PPEtoheros @AMMAunited @UniversalMaski2 @masknerd I posted because I was sooo confused and disappointed. I have never been bullied like this before. First time.
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Julie S. Lam
11 months
Today I went to see my primary care physician for persistent health issues after #COVID19 , also had an ultrasound of my thyroid. Everyone masked with me as I requested. My doc @WeillCornell still keeps the ‘Masks Required’ poster in the exam room.
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Julie S. Lam
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✈️ @VirginAtlantic to London for work. Stepping up on PPE game to #immunocompromised level protection with @3M Half Face respirator +P100 filters- for safety, comfort and breathability. #covidisnotover #covidisairborne @TogetherWeMask
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Julie S. Lam
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@TogetherWeMask @DemeTech @TheWHN @Survivor_Corps I just want to add one more thing: my husband is triple-boosted, and had the latest bivalent booster. He still caught the 🦠— this is his first time. Let's pay attention to XBB.1.16 please. #travelsafely Wear N95 even if you go nude anywhere!
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@DentecSafety @TogetherWeMask @AnciraBecky @TheWHN @Survivor_Corps @Delta @PPEtoheros @AMMAunited @UniversalMaski2 @masknerd A @Delta representative responded to my request for the policy the flight attendant used to ask me to remove my respirator. Sheena Concepcion stated that there’s no policy against masks w/valves. That confirmed that I was just being bullied. ☹️
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
@AnciraBecky @TogetherWeMask I ❤️ that Germany's N95-Mandate will also include a nationwide obligation to wear masks in and test before accessing hospitals, nursing homes and similar institutions w/ vulnerable people. @POTUS Can we do the same in the U.S.?
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Julie S. Lam
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This weekend, as someone who is #immunocompromised , I challenge you to think of the high risk population and wear a mask indoors to stop the spread of #COVID19 . Dr. Vivek Murthy @Surgeon_General , your voice will make a huge impact. We need your support. We are not expendable.
@Surgeon_General
Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General
8 months
This weekend, I challenge you to say “hi” to a neighbor or call a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while. These small acts of connection can help us mend the social fabric of our nation and build a world that values compassion and care for one another.
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Tested (-) for C19 and Flu. Canceled a shoot today. ☹️ After 10 days, still have blood shot eyes, congestion…headache. Glad to see @WeillCornell #KeepMasksinHealthcare My doctor wore @3m vflex and I wore BNX N95 to keep her and everyone safe. @TogetherWeMask is about love ❤️
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Julie S. Lam
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@Surgeon_General This weekend, as someone who is #immunocompromised , I challenge you to think of the high risk population and wear a mask indoors to stop the spread of #COVID19 . Dr. Vivek Murthy, your voice will make a huge impact. We need your support. We are not expendable.
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Julie S. Lam
1 year
I wish you love on my #birthday 🫶🏾 I wish we will see the end of this pandemic 🫶🏾
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
I am begging people to mask up now. Cases are rising. I tell people in my building. They said both the CDC and our president said it's over and shrugged at my warning. Covid took a building worker from us. His friends pretend that this never happened.
@TogetherWeMask
MaskTogetherAmerica
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Cases are rising. Lots of reinfections. Do we want to destroy the wall of protection from the virus? The more infections, the more creations of unpredictable variants. COVID is a health threat to over 100 million people in the U.S. Time for indoor masking. @potus @CDCDirector
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With BA.2 surging and so much we don’t know about XE, another emerging #Omicron variant that’s 10X more transmissible, I wore an Airgami N95 when I attended my nephew’s wedding. Unmask is not an option for an immunocompromised photographer. @CDCDirector
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
My mom is in the hospital right now. I want to see her but everyone says I can't go because people don't wear masks even in a hospital. @CDCgov recommends ppl with weakened immune system to stay away, that’s equal to taking our rights to work and even just to seek care.
@TogetherWeMask
MaskTogetherAmerica
2 years
‘This Is NOT March 2020’ Children’s Hospitals are overwhelmed, yet @CDCgov refuses to reinstate masks in healthcare & public transit. @POTUS ' inaction puts the #immunocompromised - incl babies & elderly at great risk, a.k.a. abandoning >150M ppl in the US
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
wow, I am not alone! Another passenger has been blocked from wearing a respirator on a maskless flight! We need to give airlines companies seminars on elastomeric respirator!!!!! Who’s with us? @PPEtoheros @masknerd @AMMAunited @3M @TogetherWeMask @dianaberrent
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@MsJulieSLam
Julie S. Lam
2 years
I hope @Amtrak will see how hard it is for someone who is immunocompromised to live a normal life, which includes visiting a hospitalized loved one. For 4 Hrs, I didn’t even drink a sip of water to stay protected and hydration is critical for my kidneys. We need a masked car. 🙏🏽
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@MsJulieSLam
Julie S. Lam
10 months
Heading to a picket line to take masked portraits! Wish me luck 🍀✌🏽
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Julie S. Lam
1 year
New Year is almost here but rest assured the ventilation of @MTA or other indoor transit or public facilities aren’t going get better this winter. I have 2 kidneys that can’t take viral infection and I’m not taking chances. Warm wishes to you. Let’s stay strong in 2023! 🫶🏾
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Julie S. Lam
4 months
Does @POTUS understand why we need preventative measures in this ongoing COVID pandemic because lots of people don’t have adequate medical coverage? Does he know medicine is unaffordable in US? Long Covid disables people. Hospital bills make them homeless. Does he care?
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David Christopher 🏥🥼🔬🍉🔻
4 months
SARS-CoV-2 is a class issue. I'm privileged. I can afford changing my N95s daily. We have 3 quality HEPA units in our home & 1 my wife got for my workplace. We have a good vehicle & safe home. We can afford to do curbside, eat healthy & occasional takeout. Many people don't.
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@MsJulieSLam
Julie S. Lam
1 year
Until recently, I felt good and motivated using words and images to help people stay informed about #COVID19 and #LongCovid to support #PublicHealth . Not in a billion years could I have predicted that our government would abandon the high-risk group. My heart is broken. 💔
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Julie S. Lam
2 months
US workers mostly lack paid leave. Most buildings, especially schools, don't have proper ventilation. Americans are developing chronic conditions from Covid. This change is simply saying that it's ok to spread the virus. It only takes one infected person to start an outbreak.
@TogetherWeMask
MaskTogetherAmerica
2 months
Our government can’t say it is serious about #LongCovid if it simply gives up on prevention. Cutting isolation will fuel labor exploitation & worsen the crisis. We need POTUS' commitment to end this mass disabling event. Ask him to overturn the cut.
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Julie S. Lam
9 months
My doc wrote a medical note about my condition so I can seek #MaskWithMe accommodations from other docs but I prefer the sign behind me. Masking is required at @rogosin the #kidney clinic at @nyphospital TIRED of begging for empathy esp when #COVID19 Hospitalizations are rising.
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
@jonlevyBU Is this guideline implying that a school can order a child to remove a mask? I simply cannot imagine what a child would face wearing a mask in school after reading this guideline. Does my son need to tell everyone that his mom is autoimmune compromised. I'm so angry right now. 🤬
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@MsJulieSLam
Julie S. Lam
2 years
If you are #immunocompromised , you and your family members are recommended to #MaskUp and take extra precautions, even if you are boosted or have received Evusheld. That's @CDCgov 's guidelines for us. Always listen to your doctor. Let's end mask bullying.🧵
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
Happy reunion of mother and son at LaGuardia Airport. Triple Vaxxed, still masking. “Home sweet home, son.💕”
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
@kciesemier @StephTaitWrites Just from the outbreak @WhiteHouse , we can see that testing and vaccine immunity aren't enough to stop the wave. Boosted people are getting COVID and spreading it. We need to extend the mask requirements on flights. @CDCDirector @CDCgov @POTUS
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Julie S. Lam
2 months
Vaccines and treatments do not stop the spread. Isolation is critical because COVID spreads from people who are asymptomatic. CDC advising people to prematurely leave isolation and spread COVID in schools and workplaces is discriminatory to people who don't want to get infected!
@CDCDirector
Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH
2 months
ICYMI: CDC updated recommendations on how to protect yourself + others from common respiratory illnesses like COVID, flu, & RSV. We're giving clear, commonsense solutions that are easy to understand and follow. Check it out 👇
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
@CNN We need to protect the children from getting Covid, not just from getting sick, but from spreading it to their families & communities. A school is no different than a subway. It's a shared public space. We need indoor masking to reduce transmission!
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@MsJulieSLam
Julie S. Lam
2 years
Rocking my N95 and sharing an @MTA train car with other New Yorkers, many are wearing N95s, KN94s and KF94. #immunocompromised or not, good to be safe. 💕😷
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Julie S. Lam
1 year
I escaped! 😷💛Day19 back from India, bi-valent boosted husband tested [-] 2X (48 HRS apart). The Rebound is OVER! We followed the instruction from his primary physician, who’s also a pulmonary specialist. My hubby did everything he could to protect his #immunocompromised wife.
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Julie S. Lam
2 years
It's pathetic that we need @CDCgov to teach Americans the basic sick etiquette. Seriously, 10 passengers were coughing on the 5-hour flight I took to come home. None wore masks. WTF? And the ventilation stayed >1000ppm. I'm at home now, but I can still hear them in my mind.😳
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@MsJulieSLam
Julie S. Lam
4 months
I wonder how many travelers saw this @pfizer commercial. It’s upsetting to see the message: “COVID-19 can make the holidays turn ugly” juxtaposed with holiday lights. There’s no cure for #LongCovid or organ damages. A warning should be coming from @CDCgov @CDCDirector & @POTUS 💔
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Julie S. Lam
4 months
@ashishkjha COVID could weaken your immune system A study shows SARS-Co-V2 suppresses CD8 (Killer T-cell)responses by depleting cell production. Why take the risk of becoming immunocompromised like me or @DrTamargo ? #LongCovid is disabling. Pls promote masking.
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@MsJulieSLam
Julie S. Lam
2 months
If our government isn’t committed to preventing COVID transmission, it is not committed to ending the Long Covid crisis that’s mass disabling Americans.
@TogetherWeMask
MaskTogetherAmerica
2 months
Facing the National Mall and the Lincoln’s reflection pool, @MsJulieSLam Dr. @aspcorthals @DrTamargo @DrMarjorieRobe1 @LindaDarleneGr1  spoke to demand for change in solidarity with our #LongCovid community in this on-going pandemic. #LongCovidAwarenesDay @LCDCmarch15
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Julie S. Lam
10 months
We all deserve the presidential level of protection! As a matter of fact, the underserved community deserves more protection in a country where access to health care isn’t available to all.
@TogetherWeMask
MaskTogetherAmerica
10 months
Press Secretary @K_JeanPierre says COVID testing protocols remain in place for anyone meeting with the president. @cspan reported. What’s good enough for @POTUS should be good enough for In-N-Out workers. Everyone should have the freedom to stay #COVIDSMART .
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Julie S. Lam
2 months
Let's remind the CDC that a fever has no bearing on infectiousness. You MUST isolate until testing negative TWICE, 48 Hours apart, so you don't infect your coworkers or classmates, or patients if you are a medical provider. More than ever, #KeepMasksInHealthCare Test!
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MaskTogetherAmerica
2 months
@CDCgov "Fever ≠ COVID-19" Read article from @IOPPublishing Testing positive = contagious (Whether you have symptoms or not, you can cause an outbreak) Test negative twice 48 hours apart before leaving isolation — protect your community. No one is expandable.
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Julie S. Lam
9 months
I find the surge in babies getting very sick very very disturbing. WE should pay attention to EG.5!
@TogetherWeMask
MaskTogetherAmerica
9 months
According to NCIRD Surveillance, families with babies should be on HIGH ALERT right now. We are in a new wave with kids getting severe sickness from COVID-19.
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@MsJulieSLam
Julie S. Lam
2 months
@CDCDirector You are in a different place but we are not. #Immunocompromised people will suffer from the deleterious effects of CDC's new guidance that addresses COVID as a the flu, neglecting its power to induce harm on healthy & young and further advance existing medical conditions.
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