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Where is a credible site for lots of news on this? I want stuff like death stats per infected, length of infection, symptoms, areas affected, etc etc. I've got a pregnant wife with a public service job and an 18 month old in daycare. edit: I remember about 2006 maybe, everyone was going on about SARS and how everyone would die, and it was just a big wet fart as far as I could tell. And yeah a colleague was like, "it's not funny, my children will die!" when I made a joke about it. Now I suppose I'm that guy. VVVV are you still going in to work? (lol) redreader fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Jan 30, 2020 |
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I have a colleague who is not dumb (master's in engineering) and her husband is an EMT. She never gets the flu shots because her husband has told her it's 100% worthless. She's sort of scared to admit it because she knows she'll get shouted at, but also she still doesn't get the flu shot. I shout at her about it. The next 10 posts will concentrate on the part of this post where I said I shout at women. edit, she has 4 kids
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Feb 1, 2020 07:16
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MorrisBae posted:Every pharmacy around here has flu shots with minimal wait time and no appointments I moved to the USA about 12 years ago and before that I was in the UK, before that South Africa. I had literally never, ever heard of flu shots before. When I moved to the USA I saw a lot of info about 'get your shots' and my work had a free shots day, and I went and sporadically got my shot/didn't get it for the next 3-4 years and since then I've gone every single year.
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Feb 1, 2020 07:33
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FWIW I asked my friends in UK and South Africa when flu vaccines became normal/popular there and apparently the answer is around mid-late 00's.
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Feb 1, 2020 19:04
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I've seen a couple of truly silly conspiracy theory posts about this virus in the last hour since I woke up. This is truly driving people crazy.
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Feb 17, 2020 18:13
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https://twitter.com/nycjim/status/1230675095426871298
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Feb 21, 2020 09:31
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unpacked robinhood posted:Doesn't matter since he needs to show up at the doorknob licking factory on monday The USA doesn't have factories any more, so he works in a restaurant as the 'coughs in your food' part of the food prep.
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Feb 21, 2020 17:42
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In case there are any doctors here, what exactly can I do? I'm recovering right now from a daycare-induced virus that took me out for about a week, and still coughing. What makes you less likely to be sick? I don't drink or smoke. I'm around the age where it starts affecting people. So what? I do cardio? Weights? What do I eat to be as healthy as possible? edit: it seems regular 40 minutes of cardio a day makes a very big improvement : https://www.acefitness.org/education-and-resources/lifestyle/blog/6649/can-exercise-reduce-your-risk-of-catching-a-cold redreader fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Feb 22, 2020 |
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Feb 22, 2020 21:20
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Imagine doing even a single bit of stocking up for this. We're all going to get it, just ride it out.
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Feb 27, 2020 00:16
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I went to a walk in clinic in CA 7 days ago, I'd been coughing non-stop for 3 days and I had been sick with a really sore throat for 8. I vomited on the third night, sounded like Dr. Girlfriend from day 5 onwards and had been sitting up to sleep for 3 days because of the non-stop cough. Despite all of this I didn't get body aches and didn't have a fever any time I checked, but when I went to the walk in they said, 'slight fever'. Anyway they didn't even bother to swab for flu. I've never been swabbed for it in my life. Also they just asked 'been to china recently?' when I checked in. I suspect people who haven't been to china are simply not tested for the coronavirus, which makes me surprised that anyone who hasn't been there ever gets tested for it, let alone tested positive. Anyway, I asked 'what do I have?' and they said "it's a virus" so that was super cool. Anyway they gave me some extremely hardcore cough medication and it worked very well. I was able to sleep.
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Feb 27, 2020 03:52
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Sneak Lemming posted:How do you convince your doctor to give you extra prescription medicine so you can stock up without sounding insane I did this once. I went to a doctor and said "I get an ear infection any time I go diving, and I'm going to mexico to dive. Can you give me an antibiotic?" and he prescribed me one without me being sick. I then got an ear infection and went to a Mexican doctor who gave me an antibiotic. I checked later and it was the same one I'd been given in the USA and I'd taken with me on my trip but forgotten about, lol.
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Feb 27, 2020 03:54
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Burn Zone posted:Holy poo poo they didn’t test for flu? It takes roughly 15 minutes for them to find out the results "Just go in and they'll tell you what kind of flu it is!" Is something I heard from a colleague who is in St. Louis, and many times online. I'm in San Jose, they never ever ever flu test me, lol. I think they don't want to waste the money.
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Feb 27, 2020 07:42
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The Skeleton King posted:Working in dental hygiene puts me directly in the line of fire to the point where I'm guaranteed to get the virus if I encounter a patient with it. Do you get sick a lot?
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Feb 27, 2020 20:00
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I just went to Trader Joe's in downtown san jose and it was loving BONKERS. I've never seen it this busy before. I didn't get anything frozen but checked that aisle and it was full of stuff more or less. My favourite meat (pollo asado) was gone but the stocking dude got some for me. It just seemed like a store that had been preparing for this, forever. The lines were all full and long but there was still food in there. I only saw about 2 masks though.
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Mar 2, 2020 00:27
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A journalist in Israel interviewed someone from that Japanese cruise ship when they got back to Israel because they were cleared. After the interview the cruise ship person tested positive. Now the journalist is in quarantine.
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Mar 2, 2020 22:46
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The toilet seat bidets often have a self cleaning mechanism where you can make it spray water all over itself. When it's not spraying your bum it's ticket under the seat. The sitting bidets: I grew up in a house that had one. It had an upward facing sprinkler and was perfect for washing junk and bums. Cold and hot so you could get warm water.
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Mar 7, 2020 23:04
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I got 3 masks with replaceable p100 charcoal filters for wildfire season and gardening. Apart from "masks do nothing actually", are these any good? Like this one: https://www.walmart.com/ip/3M-Medium-Half-Facepiece-Respirator-6000-Series-Reusable/21779001
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Mar 9, 2020 01:30
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my wife works in santa clara county and the county sent an email with a pdf with a list of guidelines: New Guidance for workplaces and businesses Employers should take steps to make it more feasible for their employees to work in ways that minimize close contact with large numbers of people. Employers should: • Suspend nonessential employee travel. • Minimize the number of employees working within arm’s length of one another, including minimizing or canceling large in-person meetings and conferences. • Urge employees to stay home when they are sick and maximize flexibility in sick leave benefits. • Not require a doctor’s note for employees that are sick as healthcare offices may be very busy and unable to provide that documentation right away. • Consider use of telecommuting options for appropriate employees. • Consider staggering start and end times to reduce large numbers of people coming together at the same time. it also has stuff for sick people, stuff for holders of large events, etc.
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Mar 10, 2020 04:06
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Stanford closed and became online-only as of like, Friday: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news...-self-isolation San jose state closed today and is becoming online-only in about 3 days. https://twitter.com/SJSU/status/1237186830711177216 Santa clara county just banned large gatherings (over 1000 people) https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/03/09/following-first-coronavirus-death-santa-clara-county-bans-all-large-gathering/
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Objurium posted:So, some updates. I had a sore-when-you-swallow/sore lump sore throat as opposed to a sandpapered-throat sore throat about 3 weeks ago. The sore throat lasted 9 days. I vomited on the 3rd day (post-nasal drip + sore throat stimulating my gag reflex) and started sounding like dr. girlfriend from day 5-8, which was a brand new one for me. From day 7 onwards I had the worst nonstop cough and couldn't sleep because I was coughing so much. I went to urgent care and they said I had a fever but it was mild and it's "just a viral infection"but gave me the only effective cough medicine I've ever had, benzonatate. I'm in Santa Clara county and this started around Feb 12th so I don't think it was the Roni. Around the same time a colleague had influenza A and B at the same time, lol, he said it was bad but he got tamiflu and felt better quite fast (like within a day and a half)
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I know someone who is a total hypochondriac. He's finally right, this is his time. He's doing quarantine and everything... But his s.o. is lying to him and going out to restaurants with her friends. He thinks she's just going for walks or something. I feel really bad for him, I suppose still a lot of people don't take this seriously. I'm cancelling all of my social events. We're in Santa Clara county.
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Inept posted:My idiot landlord wants to move back into this house I'm renting at the end of our lease on June 1 "due to covid" and won't let us renew our lease or go month to month Can you tell them you have it?
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Mar 27, 2020 21:26
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shovelbum posted:People talk a lot about masks and I'm sure they can't hurt but most of the ppl I know social distancing/"locked down" are still like having booty calls and boardgame nights and every dumb business is considered essential and old people are still quasi socializing at the stores every morning etc etc etc Where are you? I'm in CA (Santa Clara county) and the worst I've heard of is a friend of mine who had been put on paid leave and is doing everyone's shopping runs, she'll text saying, "don't come outside while I'm on the porch". She also visits her friends and hangs out outside for about ten minutes talking while they are also outside about ten feet away. She has a home made mask because her flatmate got into making them. So yeah I think she's not doing anything wrong but my point is, nobody else I know is even leaving the house at all more or less. Some people are walking a bit more, that's it. No events.
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I'm in the bay area and haven't heard of a single person here with it that I know, or even a friend's friend with it. A colleague is in Colorado and his over the road neighbor has it, and his mother just died of it, she was in a nursing home somewhere in the Midwest. A friend fled NYC and went into quarantine in San Diego for 14 days and seems ok (yeah, I know, bad but I had nothing to do with it) He said "only crazy people walk around outside now in NYC. Also if you need any specific item you have to ship for it for 3-4 days in a row to be guaranteed to get it". I know someone here in the bay area who has cancer and she insists on driving to her boyfriend's house to see him a couple of times a week. She has a roommate, the boyfriend has several. Boyfriend tried to get her to stop but she's like, "I have cancer. You need to support me." And screams and cries until he just gives in. Charming poo poo!
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We've been sheltering in the bay area for a while and I didn't know anyone with it, until (probably) today. My wife's dad in AZ has the symptoms of it, mostly just fever and feeling like poo poo but it's only been a couple of days. We spoke to him on the phone and sent him lots of family pictures. He's in pretty bad health so we're preparing for the worst.
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Apr 16, 2020 07:43
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I've been slowly decreasing my weight from 243 a couple of years ago to about 217.6 now. Before this started I was 216 and it's slowly gone up. I got shoulder surgery so I can't lift at home, and need to spend a lot of time stretching. I've been gaining weight due to lots of weed. I think I need to just quit weed and go back on my diet and carry on stretching until I can lift again. I don't want to die due to being obese!
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Apr 18, 2020 21:18
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Rolo posted:This is the maddest I’ve ever gotten at a tweet: Wait a minute... uhm... Is he on the side of the blue states here? This makes no sense.
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May 5, 2020 20:53
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popewiles posted:Stop quoting Nurge. I've got him on ignore but it doesn't matter because he's getting quoted a dozen times a page. ^^^Same
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May 11, 2020 18:29
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Burt Sexual posted:Clippers were about the cost of two hair cuts. If she does well, fuckmwaiting in line and driving a half hour to get a cut. Here’s a ten spot girl, thanks for the trim (she’s young). A friend of mine said he tried to get like a #2 or something with a front thing and a fade on the sides or whatever and it looks super hosed. My wife has an undercut or whatever and I just buzzed the undercut and left the rest alone, but I think I hosed up when I offered to take off the #1 or #2 shield thing or whatever it was, and make a horizontal line on the back of her neck. That just looked lovely. It didn't take long to grow and not look lovely though. So whoever it was who said 'don't do anything fancy, use a #2 all over' was correct
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There's a travel ban in South Africa. Only a few countries are on the list, but USA is great enough to be included! https://www.southafricavisa.com/travel-restrictions/ China South Korea Iran Italy Spain Germany The United Kingdom The United States Not sure why Germany's on that list, and didn't know Spain was a hot spot. But yeah the rest, sounds about right.
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May 21, 2020 04:53
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Unperson_47 posted:I remember for the past decade people in America mocking people in Asia wearing masks so frequently. Yep for sure. There's an attitude here that 'the USA is the best country, bad poo poo only happens to other/poo poo countries (same thing!)', and it's just been luck so far that nothing like that has happened here. Well. Here we are.
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We have a friend in our social circle who is at least 60. A couple of my 30 ish year old friends are talking like, "let's meet up as soon as the lockdown is over" and he's like, "you'll never see me again until there a vaccine"
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May 25, 2020 16:38
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I got some pizza slices in downtown San Jose on Friday and people were standing at tables outside eating pizza and drinking beer, six adults to a table . You're only supposed to eat out with people you live with but that's not the case. The San Jose reddit had a picture of people doing the same in San Pedro square over the weekend and someone said bars had been open and packed all weekend. That said... The students are gone, the gyms are still closed, etc etc.
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Where are all of the "oh God what will happen when it hits the slums of <poor country>" posters, now that we've figured out that it's actually also the USA who is loving everything up and they don't have to look elsewhere?
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Someone I know mentioned he was sick. I asked if he was ok and he said "oh it's just pink eye or something... an eye thing. it's better now than it was this morning", so I linked him to an article saying pink eye is a sign of coronavirus. He says he's fine today but I'm very suspicious! (I haven't seen this guy since March)
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Jul 14, 2020 19:04
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Has anyone got links to health care worker reports from Florida, Texas, Arizona?
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Jul 27, 2020 09:32
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Der Kyhe posted:Beyond places that have stupidly inflated real estate prices, if you move around every 6-8 years when changing employer or apartment it is completely possible that you own the apartment, or most of it, at the time you are moving out. I'm in tech in the usa (e.g. one of the supposed house-buying rich people) and the level of wealth you're describing here as a normal thing, seems like CEO/multi-millionaire wealth to me. I don't own any property lol.
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Jul 30, 2020 20:00
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Azathoth Prime posted:By this logic, farmers are scum too. No, the equivalent to a farmer for houses would be someone who builds houses and sells them to people who need them. Someone who buys them, doesn't sell them, and extracts money from owning them in perpetuity is not the same as someone who creates them and then sells them at a fair price.
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I was wrestling with 'is owning a home in order to rent it out ethical or not' so I decided to defer to a friend of mine who is way more intelligent than I am, she has a Ph.D in Philosophy. She said "well, I struggle with that question myself as I own a house and rent it out. I think it's ok". She's compromised lol. I plan on buying a house next year and will do so in order to live in it for the rest of my life, but so many people including the real estate agent have tried to convince me to also buy 5 other houses and rent them out to people, and no I just really don't want to be a parasite. Even if I do a good job like my current landlord who is actually a really decent person, I am still preventing other first time home owners from buying a house to actually own and live in, by removing these houses from the supply and driving up the house prices for other first time buyers who have spent years scraping and saving, rather than the own-20-houses landlords who just have to wait a couple of months before they can buy the next house with earnings from all of the houses they already own.
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I think it's probably more ethical for people in other countries with less hosed up housing markets to be landlords, and it's also more ethical if it's not done specifically as a business: i.e.: 'buy more houses to buy more houses, to buy more houses, all to rent out' is bad and "buy a house for myself, but move somewhere else and buy another one, rent out the one I already own" is less bad. I also agree that it's not dumb to think that "wait and see" when it comes to a vaccine may be a bad move. Vaccines can cause problems! The ones that are currently being used by people worldwide are fine, they've been long-term tested. I do want a vaccine for the coronavirus and will take one, but lol@ taking a vaccine that 10000 people were injected with, 3 months ago and 'they're ok so far'. I don't have answers for when I will think it's ok, I haven't done a bunch of vaccine research and am not a vaccine ologist, I'll make the decision when a vaccine comes out and I think we'll all be better informed then, well will be I hope. If 5 vaccines come out at the same time and one of them has been tested and approved by, for instance, a Scandanavian government and the other is from some company that is being pushed by Trump, I know which one I'll try to get and which one I'll be massively distrustful of.
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