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I haven’t been fit tested for a duckbill but I’ll probably try one before I throw up. Why do the auras smell so nasty…
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Oct 23, 2023 17:03
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Poppers posted:I haven’t been fit tested for a duckbill but I’ll probably try one before I throw up. Why do the auras smell so nasty… because you keep puking in them
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Oct 23, 2023 17:04
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Oct 23, 2023 17:05
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If you're 100% stuck with the aura, try stretching the straps out a lot before you put it on. They are murderously tight out of the package.
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Oct 23, 2023 17:05
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captainbananas posted:because you keep puking in them c'mon man have a shred of sympathy
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Oct 23, 2023 17:06
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Potato Salad posted:c'mon man have a shred of sympathy Yeah you don't need to be mean to poppers when they're asking for help not giving people a virus at work
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Oct 23, 2023 17:08
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Poppers posted:I haven’t been fit tested for a duckbill but I’ll probably try one before I throw up. Why do the auras smell so nasty… Definitely get fitted for the duckbill, they are very comfy. In the meantime, stretch the hell out of those straps.
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Oct 23, 2023 17:09
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Well thanks for the tips gang except that one guy. I’ll just snort some zofran in the meantime I guess
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Oct 23, 2023 17:10
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Pennsylvania is actively throwing kids off Medicaid who still qualify, due to a "glitch in the system." https://www.post-gazette.com/news/social-services/2023/10/23/pennsylvania-medicaid-unwinding-children/stories/202310200106 quote:
yeah, I don't know, maybe we should still be doing that
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Oct 23, 2023 17:12
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aura do tend to stink fresh out of the bag. i try to air them out for a few minutes before donning but if they're also painful for your face shape/type then yeah, the vflex/duckbill style would be the best next step. in other news, all hail the future of long covid research: crowd funding organized by whatever doctors are mad enough to deal with all the bullshit that goes with it https://nltimes.nl/2023/10/20/doctors-tired-waiting-government-start-long-covid-research
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Oct 23, 2023 17:26
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Bonafide Masks 15% off till Oct 31st code: BFM15 Covers headband KN95s, ear loop KN95s, color options, etc.
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Oct 23, 2023 17:28
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captainbananas posted:aura do tend to stink fresh out of the bag. i try to air them out for a few minutes before donning but if they're also painful for your face shape/type then yeah, the vflex/duckbill style would be the best next step. Too bad the feds set a billion dollars on fire trying to prove it was malingering
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Oct 23, 2023 17:33
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My condolences for your poor mask selection. Is there any way you could ask purchasing for different options? I have no idea how administratively that would work so if this is a dumbfuck suggestion I apologize.
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Oct 23, 2023 17:42
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SixteenShells posted:My condolences for your poor mask selection. Is there any way you could ask purchasing for different options? I have no idea how administratively that would work so if this is a dumbfuck suggestion I apologize. this is one of the major problems, hospitals won't protect their workers or patients because of cost inefficiencies and lack of staff. it's maddening! we don't talk about it in this thread but we needed to have a major push for people to go into healthcare like two years ago, and each year we keep pretending the system isn't sliding down the slope it gets worse. lol.
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Oct 23, 2023 17:53
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Hospitals are epic. And also ftw.
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Oct 23, 2023 17:54
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I got covid back in march and couldn't get paxlovid and now I'm wondering what the latest news about long covid is. are my organs getting turned into swiss cheese rn? last I heard there was around a ~30% chance of that happening
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Oct 23, 2023 18:06
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If you feel fine I wouldn’t worry about it. Antivirals don’t really reverse chronic inflammatory activation if there’s not a viral reservoir. But I’m not up to date on this.
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Oct 23, 2023 18:11
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Segata Sanshiro posted:I got covid back in march and couldn't get paxlovid and now I'm wondering what the latest news about long covid is. are my organs getting turned into swiss cheese rn? last I heard there was around a ~30% chance of that happening You're pretty much past the window for long COVID. You'll have to rely on your next infection for those sweet disability bucks governments are so free and open with. Don't worry though, for long, long COVID (like a future Parkinsons or MS diagnosis) you're still very much in the running.
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Oct 23, 2023 18:11
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One thing I noticed while spending a lot of time in a US hospital ICU recently were all the informational displays constantly emphasizing that a full fit-test was required in order for an employee to wear an N95. I'm sure a number of healthcare workers don't think masks in healthcare settings are necessary at this point (in part because that's effectively what public health authorities say) but I get the feeling that even workers who'd like to wear N95s have to run an administrative or bureaucratic gauntlet to be allowed to do so. Doesn't seem ideal.
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Oct 23, 2023 18:16
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Segata Sanshiro posted:I got covid back in march and couldn't get paxlovid and now I'm wondering what the latest news about long covid is. are my organs getting turned into swiss cheese rn? last I heard there was around a ~30% chance of that happening Well maybe, are you feeling OK? In the case that you don't have any symptoms then technically you're not "experiencing" long Covid but there's a chance that there's systemic damage regardless. Honestly taking the win on feeling Normal again is probably better for your brain than worrying over something you can't possibly verify.
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Oct 23, 2023 18:17
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Gunshow Poophole posted:Honestly taking the win on feeling Normal again is probably better for your brain than worrying over something you can't possibly verify.
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Oct 23, 2023 18:44
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daniel griffin on twiv on thursday: "i'm here at the annual meeting of the infectious disease society of america, where everyone was encouraged to get their booster two weeks ahead of time to maximize protection ahead of this event" daniel griffin on twitter today: https://twitter.com/DanielGriffinMD/status/1716441127442612720 (he has kept masking indoors, one difference from wachter, but idk if he did at this meeting. in any case, one might have hoped that two weeks post boost would be at peak immunity against infection) **** also https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/11/23-0804_article quote:SARS-CoV-2 induces illness and death in humans by causing systemic infections. Evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 can induce brain pathology in humans and other hosts. In this study, we used a canine transmission model to examine histopathologic changes in the brains of dogs infected with SARS-CoV-2. We observed substantial brain pathology in SARS-CoV-2–infected dogs, particularly involving blood–brain barrier damage resembling small vessel disease, including changes in tight junction proteins, reduced laminin levels, and decreased pericyte coverage. Furthermore, we detected phosphorylated tau, a marker of neurodegenerative disease, indicating a potential link between SARS-CoV-2–associated small vessel disease and neurodegeneration. Our findings of degenerative changes in the dog brain during SARS-CoV-2 infection emphasize the potential for transmission to other hosts and induction of similar signs and symptoms. The dynamic brain changes in dogs highlight that even asymptomatic individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 may develop neuropathologic changes in the brain.
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Oct 23, 2023 18:50
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If your mask smells bad, consider some mouthwash, floss, maybe some chewing gum. Switch to tea from coffee? Probiotics. Seriously though, there was something about the glue in some masks offgassing for a bit, although I've never smelled anything from my auras. Open it and let it sit for a bit, preferably somewhere its not soaking in smell (and viruses).
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Oct 23, 2023 19:01
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Turns out they were very literal about the infectious disease society of America
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Oct 23, 2023 19:09
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yeah I meant long long covid. I feel normal and fine physically, can't help the corner of my mind wondering about eventual damage though. good to know paxlovid wouldn't have made much difference!
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Oct 23, 2023 19:10
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I can't wear black masks for very long without feeling icky, probably just me being sensitive and not deadly chemicals? And I'm one of the many single people out there that got a rude check on how well they keep up with dental hygiene thanks to having to breathe my own "brushing once a day before bed is plenty" air. I secretly believe that's why my dad hated masking so much, not that I'm willing to actually broach the subject with my parents.
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Oct 23, 2023 19:14
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Baddog posted:If your mask smells bad, consider some mouthwash, floss, maybe some chewing gum. Switch to tea from coffee? Probiotics. Auras stink of solvent when they come out of the package
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Oct 23, 2023 19:15
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Segata Sanshiro posted:yeah I meant long long covid. I feel normal and fine physically, can't help the corner of my mind wondering about eventual damage though. good to know paxlovid wouldn't have made much difference! uh don't get it twisted: in your case specifically it might not have but it absolutely does so statistically. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2802878 so you got a great roll on the ol' dice. everyone should get and take paxlovid when they get covid.
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Oct 23, 2023 19:15
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Even my vflexes have a "fresh mask" smell and those fucks come loose in an unsealed bag.
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Oct 23, 2023 19:21
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This is entirely off topic but user Poppers every time I see the thumbnail of your avatar out of the corner of my eye I think it’s a Delibird
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Oct 23, 2023 19:26
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Baddog posted:If your mask smells bad, consider some mouthwash, floss, maybe some chewing gum. Switch to tea from coffee? Probiotics. That’s not really a good option in a hospital where you’re taking them fresh out of the bag. I feel like there’s something strange happening here…
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Oct 23, 2023 19:34
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RandomBlue has issued a correction as of 20:02 on Oct 23, 2023 |
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Oct 23, 2023 19:59
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Petey posted:the infectious disease society of americaahead of this event" fake news, it was the american society of tropical medicine & hygiene aka smart white doctors telling poor brown countries what to do about scary diseases that don't exist in rich countries covid is a white people disease and is therefore mild, fine, good actually
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Oct 23, 2023 20:04
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My A1C came in at 5.8, the min part of the range is 5.7, so a prediabetic goonlord is me. The weird thing is, the last time I had this read was in 2019 and it was ok, and I've lost 20 pounds since then and stopped even liking soda and alcohol and largely don't consume that. Almost certainly this is from a diet rich in potatoes and sugary snacks. Although, one theory for insulin resistance is that it's from inflammation. I had COVID in January, a typical case with no obvious long term damage. I choose to believe the COVID is a contributing factor and will instead blame it for causing me to forgo treats.
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Oct 23, 2023 20:10
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Primary analysis here is a bit uninteresting in nominal numbers, it is a 4-fold cost increase, which isn't anything to sneeze at, but as the authors acknowledge it is an unquantified underestimation, we can only say it is worse than that. I found some of the raw data much more interesting, though they should be interpreted with caution. Anything noted beyond the abstract here relates to the latter. Data at the end Table 2 (note the substantial difference in CVD - we don't know the direction of causality, but it is worth noting that there is also an increase in the COVID+ non-LC group). Figure 3 is just, well... "Healthcare Utilisation of 282,080 Individuals with Long COVID Over Two Years: A Multiple Matched Control Cohort Analysis" https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4598962 posted:Abstract Excess mortality of England seems in line with an interpretation of  having a heart issue (here with a marker on what looks to me like an ~average value): Source: https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJr...DY2NiIsImMiOjh9
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Oct 23, 2023 22:13
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 preprint:"Neuroinflammation in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) as assessed by [11C]PBR28 PET correlates with vascular disease measures" https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.10.19.563117v1 posted:Abstract
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Oct 23, 2023 22:21
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Pingui posted:Article about why the vaccine rollout sucks. The short answer is It’s like any other vaccine, why is this so loving difficult? We have no trouble with flu shots every year,
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Oct 24, 2023 00:36
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Long shot, but it could be the biggest lol since that ship got stuck in the Suez if loving Covid somehow helps Donald wiggle outta this one. edit: Actually now that I think about it, he could be going out like Stan (Chera).
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Oct 24, 2023 00:38
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Glumwheels posted:We have no trouble with flu shots every year, yes we do
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Oct 24, 2023 00:40
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Animal-Mother posted:Long shot, but it could be the biggest lol since that ship got stuck in the Suez if loving Covid somehow helps Donald wiggle outta this one. I mean, the st Lawrence is shut down right now it's not as big as the Boat Stuck but it's a big deal lol A coincidence of tinier lols may result in a true lmao
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