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Hippie Hedgehog posted:No the really shocking thing from that article is this: If you have Facebook and ever log in you'll be greeted to endless pictures of heavily filtered faces doing boring things
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Pain of Mind posted:Well, now I am at around 100-101 degrees so it is looking like we are all going to be positive. At least I don't need to sleep on the couch again. Kid pretty efficiently got our house. RIP, I hope it goes well for you all. Keep an eye on your O2 levels!
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Nam Taf posted:RIP, I hope it goes well for you all. Keep an eye on your O2 levels! It's a good idea after all o2 towers give cancer. Gotta be aware of how high your levels are so you can shield yourself from it.
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That person complaining teachers are doing "union crap" needs to be thrown off a loving bridge. Every one of my classes is now below 60% attendance less than one month after returning to school. We are not notified, by anyone, when a student in our classes tests positive. The only way we know is if the student emails us and lets us know. Otherwise a kid is just... gone... for 2 weeks. Maybe they went on vacation? Who knows. Right now they're trying to do second semester schedule changes. My room has 31 desks. I have over 40 kids signed up to show up to study hall tomorrow. The literal response when I said, "Uh, what do I do?" was "Don't worry, a bunch of them will be in quarantine and won't show up." Well then. Sounds like a plan. BTW still on block schedule, still doing 1 hour 40 minute classes in one room, still can't tell kids to wear masks but HAVE TO insist on them putting the cheap, vision-blocking distraction engines called "desk dividers" at all times. Still provided no PPE of any kind by anyone but what we buy. Still pretending that what's going on is no big deal and nothing's happening, just lots and lots and lots and lots and LOTS of kids taking multi-week vacations for no reason!
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Akuma posted:Oh my god is nothing sacred? Losing sense of taste and smell for a few weeks, that sucks, but making everything smell and taste like literal poo poo indefinitely? Wtf? quote:Facebook group with 6,000 members set up by the smell loss charity, AbScent. Jesus christ. That sounds like one of those situations where burning out the smell receptors sounds like the kinder option.
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Mithaldu posted:Jesus christ. That sounds like one of those situations where burning out the smell receptors sounds like the kinder option. Half way through I was thinking there has to be a better way to deal with this. Like a half mask respirator with the carbon filter for VOCs. It wouldn't work for eating, but the rest of the time filtering out organic compounds could provide some relief. Akuma posted:Oh my god is nothing sacred? Losing sense of taste and smell for a few weeks, that sucks, but making everything smell and taste like literal poo poo indefinitely? Wtf? quote:"They [parosmics] tell you they feel cut off from their own surroundings, alien. They no longer find any pleasure in eating and lose that reassuring closeness of being able to smell the people they love." Imagine if Biden gets this and is no longer able to enjoy sniffing hair.
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Facebook Aunt posted:Half way through I was thinking there has to be a better way to deal with this. Like a half mask respirator with the carbon filter for VOCs. It wouldn't work for eating, but the rest of the time filtering out organic compounds could provide some relief.
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pidan posted:There is some observational evidence that people who (recently?) got the MMR shot have milder covid: Maybe that's why kids seem to not be quite as susceptible? Maybe the ones that really get it bad are the children of anti-vaxxers?
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explosivo posted:A mutual friend of my GF and mine on Twitter posted a link to a rite-aid covid signup form on their website over the weekend and said they just got an appt and to try and find one nearby with available appts and sign up for one. I tried for a bit and couldn't get one that was available, but about an hour later apparently someone from Rite-Aid caught wind of people using this link to sign up and released a statement saying if you're in PA and signing up from this form, even though it says your appt is scheduled and to show up at that time they're likely not going to give you a vaccine because it's only for people working in hospitals and stuff and the form wasn't supposed to get out. judging by how poo poo's run here you might as well try
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The parosmia thing is interesting, and it's not surprising it isn't well-researched. I ended up with anosmia for a few years following a head injury, and while my sense of smell improbably came back I still deal with some level of hyposmia a lot of the time. I dug into the research to learn more about it, and it is really thin on the ground. If there isn't much research on anosmia and hyposmia, then it stands to reason there'd been even less on parosmia.
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JonathonSpectre posted:That person complaining teachers are doing "union crap" needs to be thrown off a loving bridge. Where are you? Why go to the trouble of desk dividers if nothing is going on?
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I want to point out something that people have forgotten or seem to be glossing over: For people in a household getting it or not getting it. from some studies it seems like most people spread it to 1 or 0 other people, and under 20% of people are superspreaders who seem to be able to spread it to most/many people they come in contact with A lot of husbands/wives end up not getting it! So it's normal to not get it from someone in your household, not a freak occurrence. Here are some links. If those are bad sources or I'm wrong, let me know please. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-superspreading-events-drive-most-covid-19-spread1/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07/18/coronavirus-superspreading-events-drive-pandemic/ Stunt_enby posted:lmfao get owned plaguebitch I know SA is big on always assuming the worst about posters, but this poster literally said they were travelling for work. I am assuming they work in food services or something, or had to meet clients in a restaurant after flying to meet them. Not everyone can be like 'lol I'm staying home instead of not working' edit: I looked up San Jose's policy on leftover vaccines, and here it's like 'we'll call someone who does actually qualify and make sure they get it'. I'm sure there are endless lists of over 65's here in San Jose / Santa Clara County. redreader fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Feb 2, 2021 |
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Are most states being super strict with their rollout phases? In Texas we're currently in stage 1A (almost anybody whose job can be defined as "healthcare") and 1B (65+ for any reason, 16-64 with certain health conditions). This sounds pretty strict, but 1B also includes anybody with a BMI greater than 30, which is about 1/3rd of the state.
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I have kind of a dumb question. Are active duty military people getting the vaccine? (In the US)
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FiskTireBoy posted:I have kind of a dumb question. Are active duty military people getting the vaccine? (In the US) Almost certainly, yes. The rollout at the VA is a different matter.
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compshateme85 posted:Where are you? Why go to the trouble of desk dividers if nothing is going on? Florida, because someone's cousin can get the contract and sell them to the district at a markup and they can be pointed at when someone says, "What are you doing?"
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Lol my fever went away days ago but I can only smell vague sea breeze scent and nothing else ever. Stuck my face in a garbage can, nothing but slight sea breeze. Taste is about ~10% what it should be. Water tastes disgusting somehow though. Like it’s rancid.
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I hope Trump is never able to enjoy the fetid scent of hamberders and Filet-ofish sandwiches again
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redreader posted:I want to point out something that people have forgotten or seem to be glossing over: It's the means by which an infected person interacts with other people that decides if they're a superspreader or not - if they're going to large gatherings where a lot of people are in close proximity for a long period of time, that's what makes a superspreader event, not some quirk of somebody's physiology or whatever. You're a superspreader if you come into contact with a lot of people while you're contagious. Did you read the articles you posted? Because that's explained at length. Akuma fucked around with this message at 09:49 on Feb 2, 2021 |
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FiskTireBoy posted:I have kind of a dumb question. Are active duty military people getting the vaccine? (In the US) I'm a contractor, but everybody on post was contacted two weeks ago to see if we wanted the vaccine. It's not mandatory for anyone yet, even enlisted personnel, due to none having complete regulatory approval (?). Haven't heard back yet. I'm also in the local health department queue but haven't heard from them either.
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“Despite the immediate existential threat posed by a global pandemic, we’re inclined to see how this plays out. Ya know, be sensible about it.” -are military
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gay picnic defence posted:I hope Trump is never able to enjoy the fetid scent of hamberders and Filet-ofish sandwiches again "this mcrib tastes like poo poo" *takes bite*
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gay picnic defence posted:I hope Trump is never able to enjoy the fetid scent of hamberders and Filet-ofish sandwiches again Trump got it worst of all: he can no longer taste piss
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:Almost certainly, yes. The rollout at the VA is a different matter. The national vaccine tracker has DoD as a separate entity with the other federal agencies, so I assume yes. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations wa27 posted:Our health department had to give 400 doses to teachers because they didn't have enough old people lined up and everyone on facebook is pissed. Lol at how people can get pissed at the vaccine reaching 400 people who are at high risk of transmitting Covid to kids if they catch it. Hippie Hedgehog fucked around with this message at 12:29 on Feb 2, 2021 |
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JonathonSpectre posted:Florida, because someone's cousin can get the contract and sell them to the district at a markup and they can be pointed at when someone says, "What are you doing?" What you're seeing is happening in the slightly more sane states too. I'm in week 4 of my COVID recovery that I almost certainly got from teaching (as my family all works at/attends the same school) and we go no where else. Masks are required here but keeping any age group of kids in them much less on properly is a complete gamble. ALSO, they eat lunch at school so why even bother with masks after allowing that. No one gets to know who is out or why until a weekly report comes out on Sunday and that's only a raw number of confirmed cases and suspected cases in quarantine. There was no contact tracing until over a week from when I reported my positive case. I've been back for a few days now and have had to cover for multiple other teachers and have a hand full of kids that are out with no explanation. When I was cleared to go back to work the kids all asked where I was and I let them know, it was at that time that about a quarter of them told me that they had already had COVID earlier in the year which was news to me since I don't think any were out for the full 10-14 days. Stay safe.
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JonathonSpectre posted:That person complaining teachers are doing "union crap" needs to be thrown off a loving bridge. Half our district's kids are doing 100% online learning and the half that's still coming to school is divided into two groups (that come on different days of the week). So there aren't that many kids physically in a classroom on any day of the week. My son goes to a school that I don't know anyone at and just got sent home to quarantine for two weeks due to an exposure. Exposure being defined as being within 6 feet of someone for 15 minutes that tested positive for covid based on seating charts. The problem I'm having is the school won't tell me when the think he was exposed. It doesn't seem plausible that a kid came to school yesterday, got sick, got picked up by dad, taken to the doctor and tested, results came back, school notified, and then the kids who were exposed sent home before school ended that day. Especially since my son says nobody was acting sick, or left the class. It'd be really helpful to me to know if he got exposed yesterday, or 3 days ago (Friday).
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spacetoaster posted:Half our district's kids are doing 100% online learning and the half that's still coming to school is divided into two groups (that come on different days of the week). So there aren't that many kids physically in a classroom on any day of the week. A teacher blew up our (pre)school. Apparently they were home sick for almost a week before anyone was notified, and even then only their class was notified and not the whole school. They had a negative test and then a positive a week later and no one was notified until the positive. Right now every class has positives and is shutting down. As mentioned previously, one of our kids in that class tested positive BEFORE we had the positive result from patient zero, and could have still been going to school for days if we were not voluntarily keeping them home due to the mild fever. Siblings of kids in that class were still allowed into other classes until the positive test result came as well. The virus made 2 jumps from teacher -> kid -> to my entire family within 3 days of learning about the first infection, so it almost had to have been circulating longer than that. It just seems odd to me that someone in close contact with a ton of people staying home sick with classic Covid symptoms does not lead to any sort of precautionary measures until the positive test.
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Pain of Mind posted:A teacher blew up our (pre)school. Apparently they were home sick for almost a week before anyone was notified, and even then only their class was notified and not the whole school. They had a negative test and then a positive a week later and no one was notified until the positive. Right now every class has positives and is shutting down. As mentioned previously, one of our kids in that class tested positive BEFORE we had the positive result from patient zero, and could have still been going to school for days if we were not voluntarily keeping them home due to the mild fever. Siblings of kids in that class were still allowed into other classes until the positive test result came as well. The virus made 2 jumps from teacher -> kid -> to my entire family within 3 days of learning about the first infection, so it almost had to have been circulating longer than that. It just seems odd to me that someone in close contact with a ton of people staying home sick with classic Covid symptoms does not lead to any sort of precautionary measures until the positive test. It's so very hit or miss (with regards to how school admins react). My neighbor's daughter is also on two weeks quarantine because a fellow cheerleader got a headache and body ache. Based on those being a symptoms of covid the school put the entire team on two weeks. The girl felt fine the next day, and even tested negative, but the school is still keeping them all quarantined for two weeks. We've got some administrators shutting their schools down, and some keeping them open. It's just the wild west right now.
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Pain of Mind posted:A teacher blew up our (pre)school. At first I read this as "destroyed their workplace because they were fed up with the unsafe conditions" and didn't even flinch...
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Pain of Mind posted:It just seems odd to me that someone in close contact with a ton of people staying home sick with classic Covid symptoms does not lead to any sort of precautionary measures until the positive test. I mean, yeah, but also the initial symptoms of covid can be similar to the initial symptoms of a cold. And I assume the school plague cauldrons are still passing around colds frequently. If someone has "flu-like symptoms" and tests negative for Covid and Flu, it probably seems reasonable to assume it is merely a cold. There isn't much education about the dangers of false negatives. "The governor says open'er up, and we can't do that if we shut down every time one of these little monsters gets a cold so...."
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Tagra posted:I love that most businesses have realized they can put ads on plexiglass barriers. Never waste an opportunity. Well my company sent us company branded masks so yes they never do miss an opportunity. They also happen to be the best fitting masks I have so I guess I'm a shameless company shill now.
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Hell, people should be quarantined from school/work if they have the flu. There is some number that's in the billions of lost money due to workers getting the flu and spreading it around to everyone.
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Pennywise the Frown posted:Hell, people should be quarantined from school/work if they have the flu. Paid sick leave good?
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Pennywise the Frown posted:Hell, people should be quarantined from school/work if they have the flu. We could even pay them their regular salary just to stay home if they are sick.
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withak posted:We could even pay them their regular salary just to stay home if they are sick. with love from germany, yes please, loving steal the policies we've been using for decades already 
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Saalkin posted:Paid sick leave good? withak posted:We could even pay them their regular salary just to stay home if they are sick. That sounds like wizardry. How would a company possibly pay for an employee to stay home and prevent the rest of their staff from having to stay home and drain money from them that they could have saved by paying the sick person to stay home?
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