etalian posted:

I imagine each WSJ Op-ed or interview is driving her ego through the stratosphere.

Rubby posted:

mod sassinator posted:

gently caress this man too
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/04/covid-dr-scott-gottlieb-expects-families-will-gather-for-holidays.html

lmfao the narrative now is that holidays are safe. many people are going to die from this decision

gently caress You And Diebold posted:

https://twitter.com/BadVaccineTakes/status/1444370812966932485
Rough news for MRI techs

Gio posted:

what level is everyone at

https://twitter.com/ppetoheros/status/1444781607370567687?s=21

im at level 6, PAPR only all the time

Stereotype posted:

they shouldn't be so confident about it being safe in december especially since the current surge hasn't exactly stopped yet

Gio posted:

what level is everyone at

https://twitter.com/ppetoheros/status/1444781607370567687?s=21

im at level 6, PAPR only all the time

ram dass in hell posted:

you think it's bizarre only because you haven't internalized this: stephen miller and joe biden are the same person.

mastershakeman posted:

none of the people dying matter anymore. its all people with preexisting conditions or who brought it upon themselves. me and mine and our friends? we're safe. survival of the fittest

McNugget Buddy posted:

https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1445089577400741893

Asproigerosis posted:

Labor everywhere becoming woke to their power now that a fifth of pool is dead from covid.

quote:

The vote passed with 98.7 percent support, and 90 percent turnout — a resounding outcome that the union hopes will strengthen its bargaining position.

Talks have stalled between the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents the studios. The unions have been negotiating since May on a new contract, and are seeking to address long-standing concerns, including long hours on set, streaming wage scales and residuals, and the stability of the pension and health funds.

quote:

The strike threat comes as Hollywood has never been busier, especially on the TV side. Soundstages are at or near full capacity, and productions have had difficulty finding enough workers to keep shooting. That has led to exhaustion and burnout, but the high demand has also emboldened union members.

Golden Bee posted:

More than a 98% Positive IATSE vote, this is going to be huge in Hollywood.

Gio posted:

what level is everyone at

https://twitter.com/ppetoheros/status/1444781607370567687?s=21

im at level 6, PAPR only all the time

Gio posted:

what level is everyone at

https://twitter.com/ppetoheros/status/1444781607370567687?s=21

im at level 6, PAPR only all the time

Rubby posted:

Rubby posted:

Gio posted:

what level is everyone at

https://twitter.com/ppetoheros/status/1444781607370567687?s=21

im at level 6, PAPR only all the time

Rubby posted:

Gio posted:

what level is everyone at

https://twitter.com/ppetoheros/status/1444781607370567687?s=21

im at level 6, PAPR only all the time

Gio posted:

what level is everyone at

https://twitter.com/ppetoheros/status/1444781607370567687?s=21

im at level 6, PAPR only all the time

Asproigerosis posted:

It's true, I am personally killing at least 8 people a day. The nanomachines get ripped right out of you it's really loving gruesome. Like getting shot from the inside but with millions of tiny bullets.

Clean up is easy though you can just use a garden hose.

Why Am I So Tired posted:

Level 5 (full face) thanks to this thread. Excited to eventually be beaten to death by the apartment complex's aggressively anti-mask outdoor staff.

mod sassinator posted:

lmfao gently caress this man forever

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/575174-fauci-remarks-on-christmas-gatherings-were-misinterpreted

mod sassinator posted:

russia is apparently surging a bit again and putting in more restrictions. it's wild to see the UK is still up at a huge level of infection. delta is just not going away--we're plateauing at an enormous level of cases

Asproigerosis posted:

It's true, I am personally killing at least 8 people a day. The nanomachines get ripped right out of you it's really loving gruesome. Like getting shot from the inside but with millions of tiny bullets.

Clean up is easy though you can just use a garden hose.

Asproigerosis posted:

I can't get any pictures on the time of flight mra if the blood isn't flowing!

Gio posted:

what level is everyone at

https://twitter.com/ppetoheros/status/1444781607370567687?s=21

im at level 6, PAPR only all the time

Gio posted:

what level is everyone at

https://twitter.com/ppetoheros/status/1444781607370567687?s=21

im at level 6, PAPR only all the time

Yasmin Tayag posted:

At this point, cloth masks are so ubiquitous in the United States that it can be easy to forget that they were originally supposed to be a stopgap measure. In April 2020, when surgical masks and highly coveted N95s were first in short supply, the CDC released its initial mask guidance and said cloth masks were the way to go for most people—noting that they could be sewn at home from old T-shirts. Even at that point, when the pandemic was full of unknowns, we knew that cloth masks, although far better than going maskless, weren’t as protective as other types.

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Unless you work in health care, the CDC still recommends masks made with at least two layers of washable, breathable fabric. A big reason for this is that, yes, surgical masks are still in limited supply, according to the FDA, and so they must be prioritized for health-care workers. Though the shortage appeared to relent this summer, when widespread vaccination led to a dip in demand for both surgical and cloth masks, the rise of the Delta variant precipitated another major mask crunch.

~~~

As the Harvard epidemiologist Bill Hanage told me in an email, we’re still wearing cloth masks because they’re “expected to still be better than nothing.” And they really are far better than nothing: He likened surgical masks to a sturdy, well-made umbrella and cloth masks to the cheap kind that inverts. “Both are better than a plastic bag held over your head, which is itself better than nothing,” he said.

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But America’s complacency about masks is not simply the result of individual decisions. Public-health agencies could have prioritized using government resources to remedy the mask shortage, as well as simply mailing all Americans more-protective masks. “I can’t speak for the CDC,” Hanage said, “but I would hope that they would be able to convey the message that all masks are not alike, just like all umbrellas are not alike.” A spokesperson for the CDC told me that although the agency believes that N95 masks are “better at protecting the wearer, and if available should be worn,” cloth masks have been shown to be an “effective method of source control,” according to CDC research, and are still recommended when N95s aren’t available. (The spokesperson did not mention surgical masks, and did not respond to a follow-up question.)

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Ultimately, while masking is important, it’s not the most important thing we should be doing to protect ourselves from the coronavirus. Although Osterholm makes it clear that he’s very pro-masking, “it’s really all about the whole hierarchy of environmental control,” he said, referring to the various methods for reducing risk within a space, a key concept in occupational safety. Vaccination is by far the most protective measure a person can take. Second is ensuring proper ventilation—replacing the air in a room at least five to six times an hour, he explained. Next is social distancing. And then there’s masking: “You keep going down in that order, and finally the lowest thing in terms of overall prevention potential is individual respiratory protection,” he said.

~~~

Even if a pivot toward surgical masks wouldn’t be some pandemic panacea, America’s mask inertia is in many ways a symptom of the nation’s single-pronged pandemic response. The country has collectively banked on vaccination to end the pandemic, and one consequence is that attention to other protective measures has lagged. Our vaccines are terrific, but it’s now clear that our best way out of the pandemic does not rely on shots alone. “If you have enough pieces of Swiss cheese, you can cover every hole, and you can’t see the table,” Osterholm said. “If you put [one slice] by itself on the table, I promise you, you’re going to see the table.”

Asproigerosis posted:

It's true, I am personally killing at least 8 people a day. The nanomachines get ripped right out of you it's really loving gruesome. Like getting shot from the inside but with millions of tiny bullets.

Clean up is easy though you can just use a garden hose.

Feste posted:

I want to nominate this Atlantic article for a Fauci Award of Excellence in Public Health Communications.

Why Are Americans —Still!— Wearing Cloth Masks

ah I see, well it’s all so simple and yet the Americans keep loving up in spite of clear and easy to understand messaging.

Golden Bee posted:

IATSE does everything on set that isn’t driving, writing, directing or producing. (that’s the Teamsters, WGA, DGA and PGA.)

Camera, lights, animation, script coordination, stunts, set decorators, painters and carpenters. 150,000 ppl in 366 unions. if they strike, you won’t even be able to watch local news.