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Pingui posted:Be advised that it might still be possible for your wife to avoid getting infected. I hope some of the posters in the thread whom have successfully managed to curb household spread will chime in, but basically it comes down to quarantine, masking and corsi cubes. Yeah I managed to avoid getting infected by just staying in the far side of our apartment and keeping my window open every once in a while as it was late December. Using my N95 when going out to the living room for food and etc.
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 13:51 |
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# ? May 25, 2024 14:02 |
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Pingui posted:
Okay now I'm reading that tweet in a Steve 'Crocodile Hunter' Irwin voice and it's even more terrifying
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 13:52 |
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Nominally negative result, which would bode poorly for Fluvoxamine as a working therapeutic to curb PASC as it applies to the initial stage sequelae, except they actually did see a substantial (but statistically insignificant) drop in "healthcare use events": "Higher-Dose Fluvoxamine and Time to Sustained Recovery in Outpatients With COVID-19 The ACTIV-6 Randomized Clinical Trial" https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2812204 posted:Key Points News article on the matter: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/107439 posted:Higher-Dose Fluvoxamine Fails for COVID Outpatients Archived link: https://archive.li/coe9s
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 13:53 |
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I thought this was interesting and too short to meaningfully cut down. Most of it isn't news per se, but some of the data is quantifying what is happening.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-17/rto-wfh-why-post-covid-work-norms-are-so-confusing-quicktake posted:RTO? WFH? Why Post-Covid Work Norms Are So Confusing Archived link: https://archive.li/MKjxQ
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 14:34 |
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Gildiss posted:Yeah I managed to avoid getting infected by just staying in the far side of our apartment and keeping my window open every once in a while as it was late December. Using my N95 when going out to the living room for food and etc. Speaking of it is getting to be that time of year again! Wife is planning all sorts of lunches to catch up with friends. I think my new Christmas tradition is huddling under a blanket in my computer room wearing my N95 watching The Thing. With the faint sounds of coughing from inside and outside my apartment.
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 14:35 |
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Gildiss posted:(..) Cacoughphony tiding the seasons greetings.
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 14:50 |
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Well, one year after I got covid for the first time I'm in the hospital with a confirmed heart attack. 43 year old 6'1 225lbs non smoker non drinker. Yay dang uh hope you end up ok. I'm looking at my much, much shittier lifestyle right now thinking "this could be me" so maybe time to shape up a bit
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 15:19 |
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Welp the wave is starting. My new stylist (the old one mysteriously found dead in her apt at 33. Noones talking but foul play isnt suspected) saw me wearing a mask and offered to wear one (couldnt find one in the shop, declined my offer). As he was working we could overhear a customer in the next room complaining about not being able to rid herself of Covid symptoms and how it wasnt that bad last few times she had it. He jokingly said to me so thats why you mask, huh? I gave him finger guns. Once I got home group message from work: guy who was obviously sick at mandatory in person meeting Tuesday tested positive for Covid! Shock, dismay. Another person who attended a crowded show over the weekend posted to fb about how her whole family had Covid, comments filled with everyone I know is getting it and the like. Auras dont fail me now.
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 15:48 |
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Oracle posted:Welp the wave is starting. My new stylist (the old one mysteriously found dead in her apt at 33. Noones talking but foul play isnt suspected) saw me wearing a mask and offered to wear one (couldnt find one in the shop, declined my offer). As he was working we could overhear a customer in the next room complaining about not being able to rid herself of Covid symptoms and how it wasnt that bad last few times she had it. He jokingly said to me so thats why you mask, huh? I gave him finger guns. It is interesting to consider that the public health folklore of children is a direct parallel to the current reality. https://daily.jstor.org/the-linguistics-of-cooties-and-other-weird-things-kids-say/ posted:The Linguistics of Cooties (and Other Weird Things Kids Say) (As an aside to the above piece: I don't agree that "cooties" is inherently about power or authority, though that is certainly an offshoot and particularly so in the decades before COVID. At its core it seems to be rather directly about epidemic disease) Edit to add the headline of the article. Pingui has issued a correction as of 16:53 on Nov 18, 2023 |
# ? Nov 18, 2023 16:42 |
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[Pestilence]: Ha! At least I don't have cooties!
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 16:51 |
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I think this is a complicated issue, nominally and in a vacuum telehealth is very good; however I have literally no doubt that the longer term consequences in rural America is a further gutting of healthcare access, as this will invariably be seen as an excuse for cost-savings. That said at the periphery it will likely improve service (from zero), so essentially I think it will result in a longer, but flatter distribution tail.https://rollcall.com/2023/11/16/covid-aid-fuels-telehealth-expansion-in-rural-america/ posted:COVID aid fuels telehealth expansion in rural America
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 17:21 |
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Hospital........ deserts.
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 17:37 |
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There's a lovely article by the NYT Editorial Board about how school lockdowns made kids stupider and ruined education. Since they don't bother to examine why chronic absenteeism persists today* well after the end of the pandemic (*cough*), let's check the highest-voted comment for more insight:quote:Im a science teacher with urban HS and MS experience. The learning loss and gap predate the pandemic, it just accelerated it. The roots of our problems are actually easy to recognize: No solution is suggested for this "problem", either. *ok this isn't completely true, here's their explanation: quote:The challenges have been compounded by an epidemic of absenteeism, as students who grew accustomed to missing school during the pandemic continue to do so after the resumption of in-person classes.
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 17:48 |
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that good?
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 17:58 |
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genericnick posted:
As a bit of a numbers aficionado it is very good. Is that the initial Omicron wave peak on the left or did that happen earlier in Austria?
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 18:51 |
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Pingui posted:That means $15.88 (I have no concept of whether this is high or low, but I assume it is low ) I got binax in my recent government care package and I don't like them. I broke one by accidentally tearing it. it gets gross too cause it's cardboard.
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 18:51 |
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Pingui posted:As a bit of a numbers aficionado it is very good. Is that the initial Omicron wave peak on the left or did that happen earlier in Austria? The most left one is initial Omicron, but the system has only been fully online since the dotted line so who knows.
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 18:59 |
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Also the cardiac ward is overflowing with patients. Wonder why that would be. 🤔 it's all these sheeple who got their updated vaccines since sept obviously
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 19:11 |
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Well, one year after I got covid for the first time I'm in the hospital with a confirmed heart attack. 43 year old 6'1 225lbs non smoker non drinker. Yay Jesus, I'm so sorry, that's absolutely horrifying. Hoping you recover quickly and fully.
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 19:38 |
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Precambrian Video Games posted:*ok this isn't completely true, here's their explanation: Laughable.
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 21:27 |
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Pingui posted:I thought this was interesting and too short to meaningfully cut down. Most of it isn't news per se, but some of the data is quantifying what is happening. Its merely the fastest spreading pathogen in human history.
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 21:54 |
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Well, one year after I got covid for the first time I'm in the hospital with a confirmed heart attack. 43 year old 6'1 225lbs non smoker non drinker. Yay Goddamn I'm sorry and I hope you recover fully.
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 22:58 |
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"NOBODY CARES" yup
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 23:13 |
Lpzie posted:"NOBODY CARES" What's a little mangled vital organ and dramatically shorter life mean compared to muh freedom
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 23:24 |
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Speaking of still giving a poo poo, public polling is often a bit confusing compared to the media picture:https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/17/health/covid-vaccine-holiday-concern-kff-survey/index.html posted:About three-quarters of Americans do not fear getting Covid-19 this holiday season, KFF survey finds The actual survey paints a slightly less "nobody cares" picture, though with some oddities. The supposed 20% having already received the updated vaccine seems to indicate it might be skewed, though naturally it is difficult to assess if this is down to skew, lies or simply not knowing there is a new vaccine out. The highest other estimate I've seen was ~10%. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-cov...latest-vaccine/ posted:KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor November 2023: With COVID Concerns Lagging, Most People Have Not Gotten Latest Vaccine And Half Say They Are Not Taking Precautions This Holiday Season
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# ? Nov 18, 2023 23:48 |
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https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-state-brings-back-covid-mask-mandate-as-tensions-flare-between-experts-231212707.html posted:Aussie state brings back Covid mask mandate as tensions flare between experts I would probably trust the expert that knows what herd immunity actually is
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 00:41 |
my dog has that dog covid that exists now hes young though so hes doing fine sadly cant take him to the park to a while welcome to it boy
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 00:44 |
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Pingui posted:I would probably trust the expert that knows what herd immunity actually is Its an extremely simple concept. I can forgive the man on the street for being confused when the waters have been muddied so much with alternative definitions in the past three years or so, but the nation's former deputy chief medical officer absolutely knows how herd immunity was described in medical textbooks of the last century. He is himself intentionally muddying the waters.
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 00:56 |
Pingui posted:
My state said nah and I'm in a bed until Tuesday. No patients have them on lol.
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 01:47 |
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If you have a heart attack from covid damage, and then get infected with covid at the hospital and die, is that with covid or of covid?
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 02:21 |
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Bald Stalin posted:If you have a heart attack from covid damage, and then get infected with covid at the hospital and die, is that with covid or of covid? Trick question. Neither COVID infection is recorded in official documents.
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 02:30 |
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Shoutouts to the guy I saw at walmart today wearing an NRA t-shirt and an Aura, at least you are concerned with some form of safety.
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 02:40 |
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Rochallor posted:Shoutouts to the guy I saw at walmart today wearing an NRA t-shirt and an Aura, at least you are concerned with some form of safety. The T‐shirt is to confuse predators.
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 02:53 |
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The Saucer Hovers posted:my dog has that dog covid that exists now Unclear if you mean regular old human COVID making the cross species jump, canine coronavirus from 1971, the new one from 2018, that mystery dog coughing disease or if something new has come up. Either way best of luck to your dog
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 02:58 |
Pingui posted:that mystery dog coughing disease lol but that one for the curious
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 03:12 |
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UnfortunateSexFart posted:Well, one year after I got covid for the first time I'm in the hospital with a confirmed heart attack. 43 year old 6'1 225lbs non smoker non drinker. Yay gdi, may you recover quickly and completely
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 03:39 |
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The Saucer Hovers posted:lol but that one for the curious Ah that sucks, hope your doggo is okay. For everyone else, the mystery dog respiratory disease has turned up in at least 10 states across the US. There's been hundreds and hundreds of cases and an unknown number of deaths quote:According to Ganzer and the Oregon Department of Health, cases that match the description of the mystery dog illness have been reported, officially or anecdotally, in: Oregon, Colorado, New Hampshire and the surrounding Northeast area, California, Indiana, Illinois, Washington, Idaho, Georgia, Florida It's been circulating since at least August but they still haven't identified it
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 03:40 |
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Platystemon posted:The T‐shirt is to confuse predators. wanna see attenborough narrate footage of walmart people
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 05:12 |
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Precambrian Video Games posted:There's a lovely article by the NYT Editorial Board about how school lockdowns made kids stupider and ruined education. Since they don't bother to examine why chronic absenteeism persists today* well after the end of the pandemic (*cough*), let's check the highest-voted comment for more insight: Reactionary teachers will always confounded me.
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# ? Nov 19, 2023 06:42 |
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# ? May 25, 2024 14:02 |
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A simple PSA: Coway Airmega 200M filter isn't sealed. There is a 2mm gap between the filter edge and the housing, and no flat contiguous face that the backside edge of the filter butts up against in the filter housing. This matters because air will take the path of least resistance, which is around the filter. Having True HEPA is pointless because this purifier cannot purify to 99.99% in a single pass. The build quality is garbage too.
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