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Newspaper clipping: The Philadelphia Inquirer. Healthy schools. A recent op-ed rightly highlighted the financial barriers to becoming a Pennsylvania teacher. However, the state should also prioritize tackling airborne viruses in schools, which are now hazardous workplaces due to the spread of COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and influenza. The CDC found that students were the main driver of COVID transmission during the initial reopening phase, endangering their health and that of their teachers. Insufficient air filtration and poor ventilation in buildings and buses are at the core of this problem. In 2023, the governor budgeted $500 million to reduce environmental hazards, which could be used to update school HVAC systems. Federal American Rescue Plan funds are still available. Inexpensive HEPA or Corsi-Rosenthal filters should be placed in every classroom, and opening windows encouraged. Let’s not tolerate sick schools anymore. If we literally clear the air, we can help attract quality teachers and protect the health of our kids. James G. Lertola, Pennsylvanians Against COVID, Kennett Square

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Pennsylvanians Against Covid Letter to the Editor published in The Philadelphia Inquirer about pandemic barriers to attract people to the teaching profession.

2024-06-24

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Screenshot with a big X in red marker over the image of a youtube video at the point in the video 36 seconds in, and on the screen is the word colloidal silver in big letters and a screenshot of a PLOS ONE article or study titled “Evaluation of silver nanoparticles for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection in health workers: in vitro and in viv” the video title is Nasal Sprays and Reducing the Risk of COVID Reinfection posted on the channel RTHM Health 787 subscribers 820 views Sep 18, 2023 RTHM’s Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jennifer Curtin talks about nasal sprays and their impact on preventing or treating SARS-CoV-2. Dr. Curtin recommends colloidal silver in both nasal sprays and oral rinses and uses them for her own COVID risk reduction.

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Lefty zine promoting right-wing pseudoscience protocols of an expensive concierge clinic?

2024-04-10

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Don’t waste money on dubious products without a proven record of safety.

2024-04-06

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CDC made medical guidelines please Delta Airlines, and now lots of people work sick and contagious in every industry - Image is the letter from Delta Airlines to the CDC Director asking for shortened guidelines because of the impact on their business caused by 10 day isolation.

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The CDC, Media and PR: a public health disinformation campaign.

2024-03-04

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False hope in “60 Minutes” covering the indoor air quality issue.

2023-11-04

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Brown University trashed air purifiers that were in the student dorms.

2023-10-21

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It was never really about the masks.

2022-10-17

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The spiderman holding a piece of paper meme with the caption This is important information but I could make a paper airplane, except with the head replaced by CDC Director Rochelle Walensky

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CDC documented concern about airborne transmission and had advised for airborne precautions as early as January 2020

2022-05-16

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