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¡Aquí tenemos! Sobre el COVID y cómo puedes protegerte: edición de 2024

Traducción al castellano por Maru Florián Padrón (twitter: @unlocalizedling). ¡Todes pueden imprimir estas zines gratis!

Reportes nacionales semanales sobre la concentración efectiva de SARS-CoV-2 virus en las aguas residuales: https://pmc19.com/data/

biobot.io/data/covid-19

La Red Española de Investigación en COVID persistente: reicop.org

Las vacunas contra el covid actualizadas intentan coincidir con las variantes del covid que circulan actualmente, por lo que vale la pena adquirirlas. Simplemente no te hacen invencible.

Encuentre vacunas en los EEUU: https://vacunas.gov

Pide pruebas de covid gratuitas (si están incluidas en la cobertura de tu seguro médico): fastlabtech.com

Encuentra puntos gratuitos dónde realizarte una prueba: https://testinglocator.cdc.gov/homees

Cómo obtener una muestra: https://ontariohealth.ca/sites/ontariohealth/files/2022-05/RAT-Oral-nasal-collection-instructions-Spanish.pdf

Pruebas de ajuste facial y ajuste respiratorio por 3M: 3m.com.es

Compre un respirador 3M Aura: stauffersafety.com

Resultados de la prueba de talla: testtheplanet.org

Cómo hacer un filtro HEPA casero: https://renovablesverdes.com/filtro-hepa-casero/

Precaución: ¡el xilitol es venenoso para perros y gatos! Mantenga el aerosol nasal alejado de ellos.

Estudios sobre los sprays nasales (en inglés) aquí: https://newlevant.com/covidzine/es

Qué hacer si tiene COVID por el People's CDC: peoplescdc.org/es/2023/01/10/what-to-do-if-you-have-covid/…

Qué hacer cuando tengo COVID por Clean Air Club, con información relevante si vives en España: https://dropbox.com/scl/fi/999mutp

Encontrar un sitio de Pruebas para Tratar o un sitio del Programa de Asistencia a Pacientes de Paxlovid: https://treatments-es.hhs.gov

Virtual ExpressCare en NY: https://ondemand.expresscare.video/landing

Suplementos recomendados por RTHM Health (inglés): https://rthm.com/articles/youve-got-covid/

Gracias por leer. ¡Puedes imprimir y distribuir tus propias copias de este zine!

Referencias y más recursos aquí: http://newlevant.com/COVIDzine/es

Cualquier error en español es mío porque utilicé el traductor de Google. Maru tradujo muy bien el zine.

#covid 19 #coronavirus #pandemia #covid zine #covid infozine #español

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Yessss thank you for this printing walkthrough! GOTTA remember the “flip on short edge” or “short edge binding” setting. Anyone can download the PDF to print themselves:

So you want to print and distribute a free zine...

I wanted to throw together a short tutorial on how I print zines using this excellent COVID safety zine by @newlevant as an example.

Printing

First make sure you are clicking on the printable file. When you open it, it should look slightly jumbled. I always look for seeing the front cover and the back cover on the same page.

Then click "print" (usually a printer icon) and open "more settings".

The key things people tend to get wrong when they try printing zines is they forget to make sure that it is double sided and flips on the short edge. If you tried printing one and it came out looking wonky, make sure to check this.

Also, it will make your life infinitely easier if you use the collate option should you have it available to you.

Fit to printable area is a helpful setting to have on if you're printing zines who use a different paper standard than you. This zine didn't for me but I leave this on out of habit.

When you've got this all set up - print as many copies as you want to assemble.

Assembling

When you get them out of the printer they'll look like this. Just a big old stack. I highly recommend parsing out each individual copy before you try assembling any. I have made that mistake before.

This is how I stack mine.

I like to leave the cover side up as it makes for a clearer division as I'm assembling.

As you're flipping through these to parse and stack them, check them over for any issues with printing. I ran out of printer toner on the first three so I'm glad I checked.

Imperfections are fine but you're looking for anything that makes critical information unreadable.

To assemble a copy, get them lined up by tapping them on the table along a short and a long edge.

Both hands is a lot easier but I was trying to take a picture lol

Then fold them hamburger style and smooth down the spine as best you can. If you have a bone folder or similar use that.

Again, let go of perfection. We are looking for good enough here. Minor errors here should not make info unreadable so don't sweat the small stuff.

I recommend doing all your folding in one go to prevent errors. Or at least it really helps me.

Now it's time to staple. You will see my fancy stapler in the background - you do not require it and I would not recommend it. Unhinging a normal stapler is way easier to use in my opinion and this one gets jammed fairly easy. Use what you've got.

If you don't have staples, but you do have sewing supplies - check out this tutorial for a way to bind it with thread.

If you have no staples and no thread, you don't have to staple every zine. Smaller ones (~5 pages or less) do fine with no staple. They can be a little tougher for some people to use and don't hold up as well being taken in and out of places so I would consider that when thinking of where to leave them. They're still well worth printing and putting out.

This zine is small enough that one staple in the center should be enough to keep it together.

I opted to staple in two places - one about an inch in from either edge - mostly out of habit. It does add a little stability and will make them a little better for putting in Little Free Libraries and other places where they'll be removed and placed back.

Here is my partner looking over the zines to make sure my stapling didn't cut off any important information in each copy. It's a little tedious but it's pretty important. A quick flip through can mean the difference between someone getting the info you want them to have or not.

And here's the finished product

I made 15. I'm pretty privileged and have been making zines for over a decade now so it's almost like knitting or crochet for me. Feel free to make fewer copies or just one for yourself. It still counts.

I will stick some in each car and my bag. I have some medical appointments coming up so I will for sure be leaving some of these in the waiting room.

I'm also going to keep an eye out for Little Free Libraries and other place where people are looking for something to read. I might also toss some on the tables of a coffee shop I pop into sometimes (masked, take out only) and the library to pick up books (also masked).

I tend not to give them to specific people, even people I know, because people are way more open to information they've picked up themself than something it feels like someone is pressuring them to read. But if people bring it up in conversation, I'll be sure to offer a copy to anyone who is interested.

Hope this is helpful!

Go out there and print!

#covid #zine #self publishing #long covid #zine printing #zines

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Thought I'd share the Palestinian colors version of my MASK UP! poster 🍉😷🇵🇸 Thank you so much to everyone who shared and downloaded the FREE MASK UP! poster pack!

Hypothetically, you can print this on a risograph by download the design in separate color files and using red, black, and green, and it'll look basically like this mock-up. Let me know if you actually print it in any way, I'd love to hear more C:

We CAN take care of each other, and a better world is possible. If you're feeling alone and helpless, masking up with N95s/KN95s when around others, indoors AND outdoors, is a great place to start. Masking helps protect us from deadly pathogens (like viruses and smoke) PLUS it stymies police surveillance and makes events more accessible to disabled people. All our struggles against fascism and genocide are united, and Palestine will be free!

[ID: "MASK UP!" above 3 figures in different respirator masks, drawn from the waist-up and moving forward shoulder-to-shoulder, all in the colors of Palestine’s flag (red, black, white, and green). Top figure: An Arabic person in a fluttering white kufiyah over a black hijab and dress, plus a white Aura 9210+ N95 disposable mask. L: A fat teenager with monolid eyes, in a black hoodie with a genderqueer symbol, and a black disposable Laianzhi HYX1002 KN100 mask. They’re holding a box labeled FREE that’s full of COVID-19 Rapid Tests and plastic-wrapped N95s. R: middle-aged Black person in a power chair, wearing a Flo Mask eslastomeric respirator with a customized rainbow cover, a winter hat with a Disability symbol pin over mid-length dreads, and shirt featuring 6 flags. (R to L) Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Palestine, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Tigray, Ethiopia. Underneath reads: "RESPIRATOR MASKS PROTECT: your health, your identity, and your community. Find resources near you at COVIDActionMap.org." End ID.]

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Just wanted to say thank you so so much for the wonderful COVID zine you made! I'll be distributing it as widely in my area (Central KY) a possible and hope it inspires a few more people to mask up.

Thank you for doing that :,) I’m very excited that other people are printing it, and I hope it works too!!

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New zine that's free for anyone to print and distribute! Read the whole thing at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the rest of this post.

UPDATE 4/11/2023:

I swapped out the colloidal silver nasal spray info for xylitol nasal spray info. I originally included colloidal silver spray because of the linked study and recommendation from RTHM, but I don't want to be pointing people toward something with notable health risks. Xylitol spray (Xlear) is also cheaper and more widely available!

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New zine that's free for anyone to print and distribute! Read the whole thing at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the rest of this post.

UPDATE 4/11/2023:

I swapped out the colloidal silver nasal spray info for xylitol nasal spray info. I originally included colloidal silver spray because of the linked study and recommendation from RTHM, but I don't want to be pointing people toward something with notable health risks. Xylitol spray (Xlear) is also cheaper and more widely available!

#covid safety #covid isn't over #covid is airborne #mask up #covid zine #covid infozine #anti-covid

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Comics shops can now order BECOMING WHO WE ARE from @PREVIEWSworld!

https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAR241344

this is a new KID-FRIENDLY anthology of trans stories that I helped edit, and drew a story for 😊 place your orders / let your #LocalComicShop know!

#comics #queer comics #comics anthology #becoming who we are #trans kids #queer #comics preorder #comics shop

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Their names are Hattie and Hazel 🥹 HMU for more pet portrait commissions!

#pet portrait #cat portrait #cat portrait painting #pet portrait commission #gouache painting

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This is Boon, whose name means "coffee" :')

#cat portrait #pet portrait #gouache #gouache painting #Boon

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Solas x Solas fan art commissioned by @edjicatrydau as a gift for her GF!

(get at me [email protected] for commissions)

#solas dragon age #solas #dragon age #dragon age fan art #fan art commissions #gouache painting

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My 2023 self portrait! With Xanthippe (L) and Calypso (R).

(I do portrait commissions, mostly cats and people, email [email protected] if interested)

#cat portrait #self portrait #gouache #gouache painting #traditional media

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9 hours left now!!

KICKSTARTER ENDS TOMORROW!

We are well-funded at this point, but it’s still a great opportunity to preorder.

Here are some sample pages:

Brooke Guinan’s story, illustrated by me.

Sam Long’s story, illustrated by @cynthiaycheng.

Other artists include @naomiyaki, @vicomart, @sagecoffey, @vagrats, and @fruityhag!

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KICKSTARTER ENDS TOMORROW!

We are well-funded at this point, but it’s still a great opportunity to preorder.

Here are some sample pages:

Brooke Guinan’s story, illustrated by me.

Sam Long’s story, illustrated by @cynthiaycheng.

Other artists include @naomiyaki, @vicomart, @sagecoffey, @vagrats, and @fruityhag!

#becoming who we are #queer comics #comics anthology #comics Kickstarter #trans #trans artist #trans stories #trans kids #queer youth #middle grade graphic novel #middle grade

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Hi hi! Congrats on reaching your fundraising goal!! Is the Becoming Who We Are book going to be available for purchase outside of the kickstarter (like in bookstores or via order)?

Thank you!! We couldn't have done it without the tumblr shares :')

yes, Becoming Who We Are will be in comics shops and bookstores in May, via the publisher A Wave Blue World. And libraries, hopefully!

#becoming who we are

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Thank you so much to everyone who backed and shared the Kickstarter!! Tumblr users really came through. Shoutout to the person who tagged Neil Gaiman, you’re an MVP! Becoming Who We Are is officially a go 🥳

Still a few days left to preorder, and you can get the Kickstarter-exclusive hardcover edition:

#trans stories #queer comics #trans #queer #queer youth #comics anthology #comics Kickstarter #becoming who we are #trans kids #comics #trans comics #kickstarter

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How I designed the cover for BECOMING WHO WE ARE!

One week left and we haven’t hit our goal yet—help make this book a reality by backing the Kickstarter:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tylerchintanner/becoming-who-we-are-real-stories-about-growing-up-trans

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Preview of Sam Long’s story, drawn by the amazing Cynthia Yuan Cheng! (@cynthiaycheng, cynthiaycheng.com)

Becoming Who We Are Kickstarter ends Dec 14! Preorder now to help us fund the book!

bit.ly/becomingkickstarter

#becoming who we are #trans stories #trans kids #trans childhood #queer comics #trans comics #comics anthology #comics Kickstarter #Sam long #Cynthia yuan cheng #middle grade graphic novel #middle grade comics