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2022-04-11
This is an Instagram post by kondinincrc. This is a post about an upcoming Easter egg hunt for kids. It says that kids three and above are required to wear a mask. This is pretty normal for the time. Some places still require masks, while others do not. This has been an ongoing trend after 2020 where restrictions are lifted for certain things, but required for others. It is one of those aspects of the pandemic that have carried over for quite some time.
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2022-04-11
This is an Instagram post by medrite_springfieldnj. This is a PSA welcoming people to get free COVID testing. It says that no appointments necessary and walk-ins are welcome. Since the start of the pandemic, rapid testing and PCR tests have become more available and free of charge in many places. The reason many of these are free is due to state and federal governments subsidizing the costs of the tests, in addition to people volunteering to help them get done.
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2022-04-11
This is an Instagram post by elmagnifico5000. This post is of a man wearing a mask while showing something he is interested in with it. In the hashtags, he is encouraging people to stay safe, get boosted, and for others to wear masks.
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2022-04-11
This is an Instagram post by stratfordlitfest. The caption says that masks are not compulsory, but they are encouraged for the safety of others attending. These types of policies are more of the norm in some places, as opposed to full-on mandates like there was in 2020 and parts of 2021. As time has gone on, more places have lifted restrictions, but are not entirely okay with everyone being mask-free. Though, this message to me does not make it out to be like wearing a mask is entirely of one's free will. They say "we encourage audiences to wear a mask, unless exempt." The "unless exempt" part makes me believe that masks will be encouraged fairly more than in other places, as only those that would qualify as exempt would not be encouraged to do so. For me, I find this to be a bit wishy-washy with how it is worded, and it would be better if it were more straightforward by saying "masks requried", or "masks not required, but encouraged." The exemption status makes me think masks are more compulsory than what it might be trying to give off.
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2022-04-11
This is an Instagram post by dc_circulator. This is a PSA on why you should wear a mask while riding the DC Circulator. In the caption, it says that there will be no ride if there is no mask. This PSA is meant for people living in Washington DC and use the public transit there. While some places around the US have been lifting restrictions, the US Capitol still has many in place, at least for public transportation.
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2022-04-11
This is an Instagram post by childishscum. This is a meme where someone has overlaid a fake conversation in order to show a point. What the poster is arguing is that the same people saying "Free Ukraine" are also the ones wanting more lockdowns in their own cities and towns. "Freedom" in this case is taken very broadly, where fighting against an invasion for freedom is being conflated with wanting lockdowns lifted.
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2022-04-11
This is an Instagram post by maniteeshirts. This post is about people fundraising for Ukraine since they have been hit hard by the Russian invasion. Noticeably, all of the people posted in this picture are all wearing masks. This picture helps show that where some places might not require masks, some people are still wearing them. Due to not being given a location, I am not sure on the status on masks where this was posted. Since everyone is wearing them though, I am at least guessing it is a store that requires masks to enter.
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2022-04-11
This is an Instagram post by shopdashofk. This is a post on custom masks with the words "Black Lives Matter" and "I Can't Breathe" written on them. These masks are meant to send a message on racial disparities between Black people and those of other races. Writing messages on masks has been a trend across all political spectrums, with some choosing different slogans or symbols to use, in order to send messages much like the masks featured here. This evokes some of the larger culture surrounding mask wearing in general, where they have been used much like graphic t-shirts to say messages people want heard. It is a new social phenomenon that has come with the pandemic, and it is still popular among some people.
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2022-04-11
This is an Instagram post by ankletzdreams. This is a post of a woman who has received her Pfizer booster shot. From the hashtags and the post, she seems fairly content with it.
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2022-04-11
This is an Instagram post by newsrescue, which is a news site that claims to bust "fake news." The study that this news story is referring to is one on spike proteins, which found that the vaccinated and unvaccinated had roughly the same amount of spike proteins in their blood. This news story is designed to show that the vaccines may not be as effective as they are claimed to be.
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2022-04-11
This is an Instagram post by crespoinsurance. This is a post written in Spanish giving advice to elderly on vaccines. It advises people fifty and older, and those that are immunocompromised to get vaccinated. It also says that Medicare covers COVID vaccines.
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2022-03-19
This is an Instagram post by willingtowalkaway. The poster is using a tweet to make their point. In the tweet, someone by the username of SaraVic333 says that she does not want another shot. In the hashtags in the Instagram post, the user is in agreement, saying that they do not want it either. Another thing that is tagged is "natural immunity", which some believe is enough to counteract COVID without needing a vaccine. Other tags include things like "I will not comply" and "poison." Posts like these are important because they help show what skeptics think of the vaccines from their own perspective rather than one assumed by others.
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2022-03-13
This is an Instagram post by the New York Post. This is of a news story in circulation currently regarding vaccines. Below, there are commenters expressing doubts in the effectiveness in the vaccines. Of note, one commenter says that they have already been vaccinated and boosted, but do not want anymore shots. Another is asking for it to stop already. To me, this shows some of the overall fatigue some are having with the vaccines themselves.
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2020-07-19
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-07-18
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-07-17
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-07-16
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-07-14
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-07-13
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2020-07-12
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2020-07-11
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-07-10
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-07-09
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-07-09
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-07-07
A comic strip about Covid-19
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07/06/2020
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07/05/2022
A comic strip about Covid-19
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07/04/2020
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-07-04
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-07-02
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-07-01
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-06-30
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-06-29
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-06-28
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-06-27
Covid and Yossarian Episode 102, A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-06-26
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-06-25
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-06-24
A comic strip about Covid-19
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2020-06-23
A comic strip about Covid-19
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06/22/2020
A comic strip about Covid-19
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06/21/2020
A comic strip about Covid-19
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06/20/2020
A comic strip about Covid-19
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06/19/2020
A comic strip about Covid-19
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06/18/2020
A comic strip about Covid-19
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06/17/2020
A comic strip about Covid-19
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06/16/2020
A comic strip about Covid-19
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06/15/2020
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06/14/2020
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2022-04-11
This video shows a live feed that was aired by the Ministry of Health in Peru encouraging older adults to get their fourth vaccine shot if 5 months have passed since their previous shot. The video explains that people should bring their vaccination card, and if they have lost it- the health professionals can look up the information in the MINSA system.
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2021-04-11
🔴 #FactCheck | El #Minsa alerta a la población ante la divulgación de información falsa.
Instagram post targeting misinformation about the vaccines - including that all COVID-19 vaccines should be free. The commentators on this post are a bit more skeptical.
