Conference Information
This is how you do public health and disability solidarity for conferences during an ongoing pandemic. Yes, even in 2025.
Stuck in the Middle with Masking: Playing the Long Game in a Short-Sighted Age - WHN
“My identity as a healthy person had always been there—rooted in avoiding illness and protecting long-term well-being. But as the pandemic dragged on, that identity expanded, engulfing a broader view of what true health meant: seeing the bigger picture, understanding cumulative risk, and recognizing that preserving function over time is the real win.”
My identity as a healthy person had always been there—rooted in avoiding illness and protecting long-term well-being. But as the pandemic dragged on, that identity expanded, engulfing a broader view of what true health meant: seeing the bigger picture, understanding cumulative risk, and recognizing that preserving function over time is the real win.
We Need Mandatory Masking in Healthcare, and We Need it Now
“We are in year six of the Covid pandemic, and patients are still struggling to access safe healthcare. Hospitals removed mask mandates, didn’t bother upgrading their air quality or ventilation, and stopped requiring staff to test or isolate for Covid.
As a result, Covid aware patients have to take enormous steps to protect themselves in the one place they should have a reasonable expectation of safety.”
We are in year six of the Covid pandemic, and patients are still struggling to access safe healthcare. Hospitals removed mask mandates, didn’t bother upgrading their air quality or ventilation, and stopped requiring staff to test or isolate for Covid. As a result, Covid aware patients have to take enormous steps to protect themselves in the one place they should have a reasonable expectation of safety.
Comparing strategies for the mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 airborne infection risk in tiered auditorium venues
study on COVID-19 in auditoriums found displacement ventilation minimized infection risk, while natural ventilation had highest spread.
Masks, shorter events, and lower occupancy helped reduce risks.