DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 1 month ago to auscovid19

The meerkat mask mandate you didn’t know about. By Mandy Squires

"Both Melbourne and Werribee zoos have strict mask rules in place to protect the curious creatures from catching COVID from members of the public during “meerkat experience” sessions."

#COVID19 #meerkat #maskmandate @auscovid19

Source: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/why-antimaskers-wont-get-near-melbourne-zoos-meerkats-and-the-zoo-animal-covid-vax/news-story/6ce70cf1f2d7155476e14a1420a375c7

Both Melbourne and Werribee zoos have strict mask rules in place to protect the curious creatures from catching Covid from members of the public during “meerkat experience” sessions. “Fitted face masks are to be worn on all experiences, behind the scenes, tours and in some animal habitats, which will be signed,” Melbourne Zoo informs potential visitors on its website. The zoo’s terms and conditions state that anyone who refuses to mask-up as directed can be refused entry or ordered to leave the zoo. Masks are also required to be worn by visitors participating in Werribee Zoo’s African cat experience, that allows humans to get close to servals. A spokeswoman for Zoos Victoria said precautionary measures were taken “to carefully manage health risks through animal care practices, such as wearing masks whenever there are animal and keeper interactions with primates, meerkats and our feline species”. It comes as the number of Victorians hospitalised with Covid each day surges again, after the state enjoyed a brief respite. An average of 116 people a day were hospitalised with the virus last week, up from 95 the week before. Covid deaths have also risen to 80 in the most recent 28-day reporting period of March 6 to April 2 — more than in the previous period of February 7 to March 5, with the latest metropolitan and regional wastewater testing revealing “increasing prevalence of Covid-19 infections in the community”.
A Covid vaccine for Australian zoo animals has been made. The Zoo and Aquarium Association Australasia (ZAA) and Adelaide biotech company Vaxine developed the vaccine, called SpikeVet, based on technology used in the COVAX-19 human vaccine. “We explored a range of options to vaccinate our zoo animals and this option was selected considering both safety and potential effectiveness,” co-convener of the ZAA Veterinary Advisory Group, Dr David McLelland, said. “While Covid-19 vaccines for animals have also been developed overseas, it is more feasible to use a locally made vaccine, particularly one that has already been shown to be safe and effective in a broad range of animal species.” ZAA said the SpikeVet vaccine had an optimised formulation appropriate for animals of very different sizes and was designed to protect against all the major Covid variants, including the Omicron variants.

timothyreed, 3 months ago to nyc

First time in the NYC subway during rush hour in a long time and about half the passengers in my car are masked. #MaskMandate #nyc

publicvoit, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to Health

#37c3 is over and now it is probably the right moment to ask how you #health status changed because of travelling to/from the event and/or joining the congress in person. #mask #ffp2 #ffp3

Please note, it's not about #COVID only. At my last Congress, I missed 1½ days because of #Congressseuche and this was long before COVID.

Please boost!

I was at 37C3 and I ...

kaffando, 6 months ago to random

WA #maskmandate announced:
SURGICAL masks to be worn in all "high risk" areas.

I'm an old nurse. Someone, please make it make sense.

#COVID19 #WearaN95mask

CCC, 7 months ago to random German

The Chaos Communication Congress thrives on the wealth of experience of the community: The Chaos Computer Club invites you to contribute to the content of #37C3. Deadline for applications is 11 November https://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2023/37C3-CfP

SuzanneR70, 7 months ago to NovaScotia

Medical masks to be required at Nova Scotia Health facilities starting Thursday
by me

#NovaScotia #masks #MaskMandate #HealthCare #COVID #RespiratoryIllness

https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/health/covid/medical-masks-to-be-required-at-nova-scotia-health-facilities-starting-thursday/

pollak, 7 months ago to random

So, remember that lawsuit parents filed against Lake Central schools in 2021 claiming their mask mandate was "unconstitutional?" Well, it's over now and did not go well for the plaintiffs. Dismissed for lacking "both a factual and legal basis.” Plaintiffs must pay $16k in court fees. #NWIndiana #NWI #Covid #maskmandate
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-lake-central-mask-lawsuit-dismissed-st-0920-20230920-7yk4ldq72jhn7bax5hba53pqou-story.html

[Analysis] There's no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway (apnews.com)

NEW YORK (AP) — As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout, Republicans are raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are next....

julialuna, 9 months ago to random

"masks available, get them if you need them"

masks shouldve been mandatory from the start, what the fuck

Aaidanbird, 1 year ago to disabilityjustice

Hey all!

My Petition to demand Mask Mandates in Healthcare settings is LIVE.

PLEASE SIGN AND BOOST!

I mentioned my city in particular, but this is also for all healthcare settings in the USA too.

Petition Link: https://www.change.org/mask-mandates-in-healthcare

@disability @disabilityjustice @DisabilityJustice

#CovidIsNotOver #Covid19 #Masks #MasksAreAnAccessNeed #MaskMandate #Pandemic #PandemitMitigations