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People have had nearly five years to hear about asymptomatic contagiousness, realize the implications of it, and have a decisive moment on it. No, the information we have, academically and historically and politically is not widely available now. Hardly anyone would find it even if they had the impulse to try today. But that's now. Now doesn't exist in a vacuum; everyone experienced 2021 as well. Everyone had their one moment where they looked around at half the people masking, half the people not, and made a decision. One based on grappling with what are really a lot more basic facts: "Some of these people clearly still don't want to get hurt, or to watch people get hurt, or watch people flippantly hurt each other." "Anyone could be causing the hurt, without symptoms." "Masks are thought to help, and there are different degrees of it, as shown by the people around me, and all the meanest people around me took theirs off first." Let's not forget that everyone did mask before they individually decided not to. Let's especially not forget the types of personalities around us who did soonest and started up the peer pressure first. People got here somehow. For most, for at least a moment, it was not pretty or admirable.
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Dec 19, 2023 22:25
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JN.1 just got upgraded by the WHO to be a separate variant of interest, distinct from BA.2.86. The following is the WHO risk analysis:https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/18122023_jn.1_ire_clean.pdf posted:Executive Summary
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Dec 19, 2023 22:28
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 https://www-dr-dk.translate.goog/ny...&_x_tr_pto=wapp posted:If you want to optimize the chances of an illness-free Christmas, bring back the corona habits Bit weird that the 1-2 year olds have twice the normal level of RSV hospitalizations for the third year in a row, but  Next year then!
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Dec 19, 2023 22:50
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Handwashing! Coughing into elbows! Keeping distance! Bloodletting! Healing crystals! Anything but masks!
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Dec 19, 2023 23:22
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maxwellhill posted:People have had nearly five years to hear about asymptomatic contagiousness, realize the implications of it, and have a decisive moment on it.
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Dec 19, 2023 23:25
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Pingui posted:
These 2 years old are clearly suffering from the effects of a month long lockdown 3 years ago.
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Dec 19, 2023 23:30
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One of my best employees has a condition where they really shouldn't get covid. They got placed on a psych hold by their parents, and surprise, they got covid while in the hospital. They are now going on FMLA which isn't great and I feel terrible and impotent to help. Bonus points for "Its probably because they haven't left their apartment in 4 years because of covid" from my boss hell world
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Dec 19, 2023 23:34
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Pingui posted:I don't think that is minority in this thread at all.
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Dec 19, 2023 23:39
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Pingui posted:
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Dec 19, 2023 23:52
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Was able to get Pax from test2treat.com with a confirmation of prescription and my pharmacy of choice in <30 minutes today - highly recommend. Just in time to get a diagnosis from my rheumatologist that I have psoriatic arthritis and I will need to go on immunosuppressant biologics in short order lmao. Special thanks to y'all for being my go-to for COVID-related resources and for preparing me for this unexpected outcome - I've already been living like I'm immunocompromised for the past few years, so I feel like I've been training for this moment for a while now. Hoping the life transition will be less disruptive as a result.
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Dec 19, 2023 23:55
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https://twitter.com/michael_hoerger/status/1737215733824733420 Over
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Dec 20, 2023 00:37
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lol Jesus that delta wave was a doozy
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Dec 20, 2023 00:39
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https://twitter.com/luckytran/status/1737201157045424363 https://twitter.com/MeetJess/status/1737217189030371719 Things must be dire out there.
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Dec 20, 2023 00:43
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Washington state's Monkeypox (Mpox) update.pre:Cumulative Mpox Total Change Cases 732 -1 Hosp. 21 pre:Recent Week Cases Change Dec-03 1 +1 Nov-26 2 - Nov-12 2 - Nov-05 5 - pre:Older Month Cases Oct 2023 16 Sep 2023 9 Aug 2023 1 Jul 2023 1 Jun 2023 2 May 2023 - Apr 2023 7 Mar 2023 6 Feb 2023 9 Jan 2023 15 Dec 2022 13 Nov 2022 19 Oct 2022 23 Sep 2022 134 Aug 2022 260 Jul 2022 190 Jun 2022 16 May 2022 1 Incomplete 0 -2
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Dec 20, 2023 00:49
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Why Am I So Tired posted:Things must be dire out there. There are two levels above VoI. Omicron could grow legs, walk through the front door in Geneva, and piss on their rug, and the World Health Organization still wouldn’t call it a variant of high consequence.
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Dec 20, 2023 00:57
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We all know this and the study has been posted, but here's an easily digestible and well sourced John Snow Project article about it: https://twitter.com/JohnSnowProject/status/1735442240007262364 https://johnsnowproject.org/primers/covid-19-is-not-just-the-flu/
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Dec 20, 2023 00:57
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Covid's been blowing through my household since the 4th. So far, my oldest daughter and I have both managed to dodge it, but we're not in the clear because both my wife and my mother are still positive. They were both on Pax, and symptoms returned a few days after the course ended. I'm honestly skeptical that we'll be done by Christmas. I'm so tired
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Dec 20, 2023 01:15
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Got my moth juice today and man, my arm started burning basically as soon as the needle touched my skin and kept it up for a good hour afterwards. I dunno if it was just because I had covid 3-6 months ago, depending on who's asking. Well, I'll take a sore arm over a full evening of general malaise.
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Dec 20, 2023 01:48
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Precambrian Video Games posted:Got my moth juice today and man, my arm started burning basically as soon as the needle touched my skin and kept it up for a good hour afterwards. I dunno if it was just because I had covid 3-6 months ago, depending on who's asking. Well, I'll take a sore arm over a full evening of general malaise. How do you new feelers feel though
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Dec 20, 2023 01:49
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We had our employee appreciation Christmas party thing today. Could count the number of masks on one hand, even if I was a made man in the Yakuza.
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Dec 20, 2023 01:51
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This month my team at work did some bonding activity and I watched as two of my coworkers who had masked all day at our office, where the CO2 monitor rarely reads above 550 ppm and has a great culture of people staying home when sick, proceeded to then go maskless at a venue where the CO2 level reached 1700/1800ish and contained lots of strangers and service staff that I suspect do not get sick days. Why, COVID cautious coworkers! WHY WOULD YOU GIVE UP AT THE FINISH LINE, ah you're killing me, I want the best for you so bad. Edit: i mean I guess I know why, it's because there was food and after that why bother but, still
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Dec 20, 2023 02:33
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DominoKitten posted:This month my team at work did some bonding activity and I watched as two of my coworkers who had masked all day at our office, where the CO2 monitor rarely reads above 550 ppm and has a great culture of people staying home when sick, proceeded to then go maskless at a venue where the CO2 level reached 1700/1800ish and contained lots of strangers and service staff that I suspect do not get sick days. Why, COVID cautious coworkers! WHY WOULD YOU GIVE UP AT THE FINISH LINE, ah you're killing me, I want the best for you so bad. finish line, lol
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Dec 20, 2023 02:38
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DominoKitten posted:This month my team at work did some bonding activity and I watched as two of my coworkers who had masked all day at our office, where the CO2 monitor rarely reads above 550 ppm and has a great culture of people staying home when sick, proceeded to then go maskless at a venue where the CO2 level reached 1700/1800ish and contained lots of strangers and service staff that I suspect do not get sick days. Why, COVID cautious coworkers! WHY WOULD YOU GIVE UP AT THE FINISH LINE, ah you're killing me, I want the best for you so bad. Yeah, it is pretty obvious why. They did the math and accounted for all variables, putting COVID at moderate level. At that level indoor dining is ok, though outside is preferred 
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Dec 20, 2023 02:39
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Well, that's a new one to me. "Bilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis Requiring Long-term Tracheostomy After SARS-CoV-2 Infection" https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2023-061897/196221/Bilateral-Vocal-Cord-Paralysis-Requiring-Long-term posted:Bilateral vocal cord paralysis can cause obstruction of glottic airflow, resulting in respiratory distress and the need for a surgical airway. We report a case of acute onset bilateral vocal cord paralysis in a healthy adolescent patient 9 days after a mild severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. This 15-year-old patient presented with dyspnea, tachypnea, and stridor. A fiberoptic laryngoscopy revealed bilateral vocal fold paralysis with limited vocal cord abduction causing respiratory distress. A detailed set of diagnostic test results, including blood work, imaging, and a lumbar puncture, were all negative other than her new onset diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient underwent tracheostomy placement with the subsequent resolution of her symptoms. Her vocal cord function remains impaired, and the patient continues to be tracheostomy-dependent 13 months after the initial presentation. SARS-CoV-2 infection has multiple well-established neurologic complications in children. The current case suggests that vocal cord paralysis may be an additional neuropathic sequela of the virus. Vocal cord pathology should be an important consideration when constructing a differential for children presenting with voice, swallowing, or breathing complaints after SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Dec 20, 2023 02:49
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Pingui posted:Yeah, it is pretty obvious why. They did the math and accounted for all variables, putting COVID at moderate level. At that level indoor dining is ok, though outside is preferred I mean outside is preferred, but that's no reason to miss out on reheated sysco food.
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Dec 20, 2023 02:50
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if theres one thing i love its work christmas parties with insanely dumb coworkers i hate with an incredible chance of debilitating illness
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Dec 20, 2023 02:59
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Pingui posted:Yeah, it is pretty obvious why. They did the math and accounted for all variables, putting COVID at moderate level. At that level indoor dining is ok, though outside is preferred Mask in any crowded indoor space (remove to eat/drink)
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Dec 20, 2023 03:03
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RBC posted:if theres one thing i love its work christmas parties with insanely dumb coworkers i hate with an incredible chance of debilitating illness
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Dec 20, 2023 03:43
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oKay came across a new failure mode for vflexes rubber bands got stretched out enough that now it doesn’t get a tight seal
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Dec 20, 2023 04:43
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Steve Yun posted:oKay came across a new failure mode for vflexes I knot those elastic bands once in the morning and maybe again midday to make it a bit tighter, no problems so far
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Dec 20, 2023 05:11
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Pingui posted:Well, that's a new one to me. mild severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
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Dec 20, 2023 05:26
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so mild, dog
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Dec 20, 2023 05:48
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Steely Dad posted:mild severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) well ok if you're gonna put it that way... hmm
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Dec 20, 2023 06:02
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Pingui posted:JN.1 just got upgraded by the WHO to be a separate variant of interest, distinct from BA.2.86. The following is the WHO risk analysis: 
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Dec 20, 2023 07:56
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I had to buy a rapid test at work so I could send the right paperwork to occupational health to work even though I took a rapid that morning already but they wanted it on their form with a proof of life, and the test was at home. It had a picture of the virus on the box and I cut it out and stuck it on my cube wall Now I realize I should hang two for how many times I've been hit. I've want a loving medal. I work at a hospital run nominally by a government, I got the thing wandering around hospital wings collecting busted ipads. I'm serving my country! Medals with the virus on it!
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Dec 20, 2023 08:00
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Wife got sick from some food yesterday so we needed to head in to the neighborhood clinic. About half are masked, with the sickest coughiest people not masking. Frail elderly people here for their annual checkups wearing poo poo dental masks. Rip. In N95 we trust.
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Dec 20, 2023 08:08
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roommate popped some stitches in their mouth where they had surgery drove them to the hospital so the surgeon could examine it. I came along. roommate had to take off their n95 to be examined. pro: all staff were wearing masks. con: all of them were wearing surgical masks. hopefully the fact that 100% of staff are masked, even if with substandard masks, is enough to keep us from getting got
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Dec 20, 2023 08:22
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euphronius posted:lol went grocery shopping with kids today, a woman in an aura complimented my kids masks, feels good man 
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Dec 20, 2023 08:40
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I've not been paying much attention, what's the fashionable variant right now? Got covid again and it feels a lot worse than last time, which was a couple of years ago.
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Dec 20, 2023 09:09
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Pingui posted:
Those lockdowns were far more damaging than we could have ever imagined. Never. Again.
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Dec 20, 2023 09:09
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