While it is common to speak of the COVID-19 pandemic as existing only in the past-tense, the world we live in is not post-pandemic. The virus continues to spread throughout our communities, leaving material effects that have gone unacknowledged and unaddressed. This episode of the Raah Podcast interviews key members of COVID Action Montreal, a local mask bloc and mutual aid network aiming to pick up some of the pieces dropped by public health, and working to build the social infrastructure for a healthier future. RESOURCES COVID Hazard Index (Wastewater modelling from UofT Moriarty Lab; province-specific data on pgs3-6) “What’s Up With COVID And What Can We Do About It in 2026?” (Zine by Hazel Newlevant) “Reasons to Wear a Mask in 2026” (Zine) “The Pandemic Never Ended. We Only Pretended It Did” (recent article) “Masking as a Revolutionary Act” (podcast episode) “Your Vascular System and COVID” (article from Heart and Stroke Foundation) Ma, Yirui, et al. “Long-Term Consequences of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 2, no. 2, Jan. 2023, p. 1613. www.mdpi.com, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021613. Ruf, Wolfram. “Immune Damage in Long Covid.” Science, vol. 383, no. 6680, Jan. 2024, pp. 262–63. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adn1077. Scardua-Silva, Lucas, et al. “Microstructural Brain Abnormalities, Fatigue, and Cognitive Dysfunction after Mild COVID-19.” Scientific Reports, vol. 14, no. 1, Jan. 2024, p. 1758. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52005-7. CREDITS Produced and Edited by: Jared W. Aronoff Music by: Stefan Christoff Executive Producer: Ishita Tiwary
