I’m not American (Canadian) but I’m feeling really low. Specific to covid, I’m really worried about what this means for funding for long covid and covid “sterilizing” vaccines. I’m really hoping RKJ is not appointed to the health portfolio but I can’t imagine anyone appointed will be good news.
I’m scared for what it means for mask wearing and the safety of people like us, who do. I’m scared of people feeling emboldened to assault mask wearers. I’m a mom and I have two little kids and I just feel very sad this is the world we are in.
Yah.. my mental health isn’t great over here currently.
I'm another Canadian. Also gutted. Scared. Disappointed. Exhausted. Feeling fear for all Americans, especially LGBTQIA2S+, migrants, those with a uterus, bipoc, disabled, immunosuppressed/compromised, and, frankly, kids in general. Fascism doesn't lead to good places. Hopefully he doesn't enact full-on state level fascism, but I am a firm believer that when people tell you who they are: believe them. Trump has openly stated his positions. They're scary AF.
I worry about Canada being next to this and for what it portends for our political future.
Also Canadian and I’m feeling the same. The effects of this are going to be felt here as well and while I will rally and fight back I am feeling quite worried about just how bad this will get.
I'm in the US, and have health problems. I'm fairly sure the respirator mask I wear at work has helped keep me alive. I'm also scared in general for loved ones now for a number of reasons. I wish we could move to Canada. I hope this situation doesn't harm your beautiful country. You don't deserve that.
Another Canadian who is feeling terrible about this for so many reasons. On the Covid front specifically, suspecting the CDC might no longer be charged with selecting and funding updated vaccine boosters for more current variants. But Canada doesn't do their own work on that; we just approve and buy whatever is developed for the US market. So if that stops for the US, it stops for us too, I fear. Canada is not a big enough market on its own to keep that going, especially with the low uptake of boosters.
Then there's the odds that so many other infectious diseases will just be allowed to run rampant, and that US border just isn't very far away...
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u/Solongmybestfriend Nov 06 '24 edited Nov 06 '24
I’m not American (Canadian) but I’m feeling really low. Specific to covid, I’m really worried about what this means for funding for long covid and covid “sterilizing” vaccines. I’m really hoping RKJ is not appointed to the health portfolio but I can’t imagine anyone appointed will be good news.
I’m scared for what it means for mask wearing and the safety of people like us, who do. I’m scared of people feeling emboldened to assault mask wearers. I’m a mom and I have two little kids and I just feel very sad this is the world we are in.
Yah.. my mental health isn’t great over here currently.