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Sep 11, 2023 21:19
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Sep 11, 2023 21:20
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Zugzwang posted:Is there any reasonable argument at all why everyone can get flu boosters yearly but the covid booster might get gatekept? If we don't half-rear end and means-test everything, the public will find out we have the capability to simply improve all their lives. This secret must be kept. Orange Badman and the perfidious Bernie almost spilled the beans in 2020 and this must never be allowed again.
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Sep 11, 2023 21:21
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I hate this loving piece of poo poo country so much
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Sep 11, 2023 21:27
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GATOS Y VATOS posted:I hate this loving piece of poo poo country so much
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Sep 11, 2023 21:40
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it makes sense to extend the 9/11 emergency because while the risk of death from terrorist attacks may be astronomically low, the terrorist threat has not fully subsided, and competently addressing endemic threats requires constant vigilance
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Sep 11, 2023 21:52
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novavax tomorrow https://twitter.com/novavax/status/1701309497979887849?s=46
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Sep 11, 2023 21:56
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hell yeah glory to the moth vaccine
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Sep 11, 2023 21:56
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DR FRASIER KRANG posted:my MIL was lamenting that some school districts were "going remote" due to covid outbreaks but she couldn't quite grok that it's due to staffing shortages and not because they give a poo poo about kids.
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Sep 11, 2023 21:58
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BusError posted:How concerned should we be about a rash developing, about a week and a half into covid infection? I tried googling about this but came up with mostly not that helpful stuff. It's on her arms and knees. Is this just one of those "yeah that can happen" symptoms that doesn't make it onto every list? I had a big bout of urticaria + swelling about 10 days after testing positive (last year, though) and I ended up getting prednisone for it. Just adding to the anecdotes, but I did find a article that I forgot to bookmark that said it wasn't uncommon. It was definitely my worst not-long-covid related symptom but ended up being treatable with prednisone + more antihistamines + rest + don't scratch please stop scratching oneself.
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Sep 11, 2023 21:59
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GATOS Y VATOS posted:I hate this loving piece of poo poo country so much
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Sep 11, 2023 22:01
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GATOS Y VATOS posted:I hate this loving piece of poo poo country so much
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Sep 11, 2023 22:06
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What's the best option for nasal sprays currently? It looks like probably Flo Travel Spray? Is Enovid worth it, does it work much better?
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Sep 11, 2023 22:08
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LA Public Library has free Covid tests https://www.lapl.org/covid-tests
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Sep 11, 2023 22:23
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brap posted:What's the best option for nasal sprays currently? It looks like probably Flo Travel Spray? Is Enovid worth it, does it work much better? there's not super strong evidence one way or the other, but in my personal opinion iota carrageenan is the most convincing ingredient out of the nasal spray possibilities. flo travel seems fine, i think some people in thread use that and others use epothex, and some people maybe buy foreign brands that have been around longer?
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Sep 11, 2023 22:50
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I will throw out that I have been using Enovid for over a year now for high risk situations (dentist, haircuts, flights, doctors office situations) and have not once had any nasal irritation as a result, even on days when I had to use the max recommended daily dosage or whatever. (I also never got COVID since then either but that's anecdata at best and not specifically an endorsement, ymmv, I am not a doctor)
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Sep 11, 2023 23:08
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I am note really sure what the point of Threads is, if "sensitive content" such as "COVID" or "vaccines" is disabled  https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4198601-threads-blocks-covid-related-searches-amid-spiking-cases/ posted:Threads blocks COVID-related searches amid spiking cases
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Sep 11, 2023 23:12
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loving jonesing for those new titers
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Sep 11, 2023 23:33
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https://twitter.com/luckytran/status/1701364804479246746?s=46
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Sep 11, 2023 23:42
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Pingui posted:I am note really sure what the point of Threads is, if "sensitive content" such as "COVID" or "vaccines" is disabled ad revenue
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Sep 11, 2023 23:42
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Sep 11, 2023 23:43
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we have the tools
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Sep 11, 2023 23:44
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Did we just do a goon rush? drat, maybe there are whole lot more lurkers reading this thread than I thought
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Sep 11, 2023 23:45
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The Oldest Man posted:ad revenue Sure, but no sensitive subjects is like no fighting in the war room. Pingui has issued a correction as of 00:15 on Sep 12, 2023 |
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Sep 12, 2023 00:12
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Soap Scum posted:there's not super strong evidence one way or the other, but in my personal opinion iota carrageenan is the most convincing ingredient out of the nasal spray possibilities. flo travel seems fine, i think some people in thread use that and others use epothex, and some people maybe buy foreign brands that have been around longer? I bought Betadine Cold Defence from a site that ships canadian products to the US. Works well, feels nice, and I can wake up without the inside of my nose lined with dried crustiness. If you use too much it can feel a bit like you’re congested though (or maybe I just need to drink more water). All it contains is iota carrageenan and saline which is nice, no irritation. Betadine also has a track record and has been around for quite awhile and multiple studies have been done on it in relation to its effect on coronaviruses as far back as 2004. It’s price has doubled since the pandemic however but it’s still way cheaper than Taffix/Enovid/whatever else it’s called which is like fifty bucks+ not counting shipping. I’ve used Enovid as well and it can irritate with repeated use, for me. It also expires 60 days after opening which drat. Whether or not they protect I’ll let you know I got exposed yesterday by a helpful lady who told me five minutes into a conversation on her porch she’d been in quarantine for awhile and lauded paxlovid (so hopefully that means she was beyond infectiousness but lol lmao). If I get got right before boosters are approved I am going to scream.
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Sep 12, 2023 00:19
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My kid had her first Moderna shot two weeks ago to start their primary series. Now that the Bivalents EUA is revoked, I wonder if it'll be possible for me to switch her to the Pfizer 2023-2024 three dose series (so instead of receiving the Moderna 2023-2024 shot for her second dose, she'd actually do the second and third dose Of updated Pfizer). Anyone ever mix and match vax for a pediatric primary series?
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Sep 12, 2023 00:38
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lol
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Sep 12, 2023 00:41
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Oracle posted:I bought Betadine Cold Defence from a site that ships canadian products to the US. ahh, yeah, that's the one i couldn't remember the name of. thanks for all the info! also loving lol @ last paragraph goonspeed
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Sep 12, 2023 00:41
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It occurred to me that maybe one reason old stuffy experts are against recommending boosters for all *cough* Offit *cough* is because they are past the age in which they need to watch after young humans every day. I’m seeing firsthand with my brother what a “mild” infection in a 37 y/o is - basically feeling like dying but not actually dying hard enough to end up in a hospital If my wife and I get it at the same time I guess it’s cereal, chicken nuggets, tv and praying the kids don’t cause bodily harm for a week.
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Sep 12, 2023 00:59
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Crazyweasel posted:It occurred to me that maybe one reason old stuffy experts are against recommending boosters for all *cough* Offit *cough* is because they are past the age in which they need to watch after young humans every day. I can see what would seem like a good explanation, if I hadn't read this yesterday: Pingui posted:
Now I just think he is very bad at his FDA position and astoundingly stupid
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Sep 12, 2023 01:14
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Gunshow Poophole posted:phew thank goodness. y'all have any lingering issues? The only thing I have is fatigue by end of day. I’m so loving tired from 3pm on but I don’t know if it’s COVID, crohn’s, life etc. I’m not sleeping great and my kids/house are exhausting me. I’ve also been off my crohn’s meds and having some issues but not sure when I’ll go back on them. I want to make sure this poo poo is completely gone from my body before I lower my immune system again. I’ll probably do another test in 24/48 hours and if it’s negative I’ll start my meds again. The work nurse at our in-house clinic said to wear my mask because everyone’s sick lmfao.
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Sep 12, 2023 01:18
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Pingui posted:I can see what would seem like a good explanation, if I hadn't read this yesterday: sounds like covid'll be offin' offit soon
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Sep 12, 2023 01:23
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Pingui posted:I am note really sure what the point of Threads is, if "sensitive content" such as "COVID" or "vaccines" is disabled Threads lasted past its first week?
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Sep 12, 2023 01:41
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NeonPunk posted:Did we just do a goon rush? drat, maybe there are whole lot more lurkers reading this thread than I thought incidentally, if you're reading, feel free to join in, we don't bite and we love to see a new (masked) face.
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Sep 12, 2023 01:55
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lmao
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Sep 12, 2023 02:11
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Do we know anything more about taking paxlovid too early/as a prophylactic? Like if you can time it correctly, is taking it a day or two later potentially better, or can it not be taken too early? My parents just got got, they both got paxlovid and I advised my dad to just take it even though he hasn't developed symptoms yet. Almost certainly will get it. My brother visited last weekend and immediately came down with symptoms from the concert he had just gone to. It took about a week, but now mom is majorly sick, with strange vision blurring too! I'm assuming my dad is going to get it, both of them only got one booster Basically should my dad wait a day to take it, or just do it now? icantfindaname has issued a correction as of 02:31 on Sep 12, 2023 |
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Sep 12, 2023 02:28
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you want your dad's immune system to realize that there's a virus, and begin launching countermeasures, before the paxlovid puts the virus on pause. otherwise putting the situation on pause is for nothing if the good guys don't show up to the battlefield for cleanup at all during the 5 day course
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Sep 12, 2023 02:31
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icantfindaname posted:Do we know anything more about taking paxlovid too early/as a prophylactic? Like if you can time it correctly, is taking it a day or two later potentially better, or can it not be taken too early? My parents just got got, they both got paxlovid and I advised my dad to just take it even though he hasn't developed symptoms yet. Almost certainly will get it. My brother visited last weekend and immediately came down with symptoms from the concert he had just gone to. It took about a week, but now mom is majorly sick, with strange vision blurring too! I'm assuming my dad is going to get it, both of them only got one booster Pfizer tested the prophylactic route and didn't see a significant difference, which I don't think is surprising at all. Nominally speaking, a Pax course that outlasted the infectiousness of a household transmission would probably work, but that is not what we are talking about here and iirc not what Pfizer tested. IF your dad is already infected quicker is better, but it isn't a sure thing your dad is currently infected. A much better way to minimize or avoid COVID in the meantime would be masking around the house. Because starting an exponential curve on the slow part should give the immune system the best chance. Then start the course if he pops positive or starts having symptoms. So basically maxwellhill's answer is correct.
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Sep 12, 2023 02:54
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maxwellhill posted:you want your dad's immune system to realize that there's a virus, and begin launching countermeasures, before the paxlovid puts the virus on pause. otherwise putting the situation on pause is for nothing if the good guys don't show up to the battlefield for cleanup at all during the 5 day course What are you basing this on though? I think the prescribing info is just testing positive, regardless of symptoms. I'm not sure if icantfindaname meant exposed or actually positive.
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Sep 12, 2023 02:57
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Rescue Toaster posted:What are you basing this on though? I think the prescribing info is just testing positive, regardless of symptoms. I'm not sure if icantfindaname meant exposed or actually positive. Symptoms under the circumstances is a normal way to diagnose an infection, so I think maxwellhill assumes that the dad hasn't tested positive (as did I from the description). If he's positive he has way beyond enough virions for the immune system to pick it up and the course should start immediately.
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Sep 12, 2023 03:05
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