Samuel Glompers posted:

Alright, I had close exposure to someone covid positive and this thread has me thinking about some kind of poop brew swab scenario, this better not be some kind of elaborate prank. What exactly is the deal with poop and RATs?

e: Like I recall people talking about letting their poo poo just kinda, brew, in the toilet for 20 mins and then swabbing the water? Is this real?? Am I being owned???

Zantie posted:

If you've got symptoms and find you are negative
Consume fiber to liberate *expletive*
Let it soak or steep
And your swab give a sweep
So your test may show up as bright red!

Zantie posted:

spiritual bypass posted:

make sure to wear your xmas tree costume

first move tengen posted:

On day 10 of my first infection and my only remaining symptom is a lot of congestion in my nose. It was a rough ride though. Even with my (probably thanks to pax) light symptoms, covid made me feel way worse than other times I've been sick. I'd hate to get it again so maybe this was the kick in the nuts I needed to more religiously avoid indoor dining despite social pressure to do it here in NYC. At least there's a lot of outdoor places here when you want to eat restaurant food. This all makes me feel confused though - why isn't this how most people respond when they catch covid? It's a terrible experience, so why wouldn't that influence everyone who gets it to try harder to avoid it afterwards?

first move tengen posted:

On day 10 of my first infection and my only remaining symptom is a lot of congestion in my nose. It was a rough ride though. Even with my (probably thanks to pax) light symptoms, covid made me feel way worse than other times I've been sick. I'd hate to get it again so maybe this was the kick in the nuts I needed to more religiously avoid indoor dining despite social pressure to do it here in NYC. At least there's a lot of outdoor places here when you want to eat restaurant food. This all makes me feel confused though - why isn't this how most people respond when they catch covid? It's a terrible experience, so why wouldn't that influence everyone who gets it to try harder to avoid it afterwards?

first move tengen posted:

On day 10 of my first infection and my only remaining symptom is a lot of congestion in my nose. It was a rough ride though. Even with my (probably thanks to pax) light symptoms, covid made me feel way worse than other times I've been sick. I'd hate to get it again so maybe this was the kick in the nuts I needed to more religiously avoid indoor dining despite social pressure to do it here in NYC. At least there's a lot of outdoor places here when you want to eat restaurant food. This all makes me feel confused though - why isn't this how most people respond when they catch covid? It's a terrible experience, so why wouldn't that influence everyone who gets it to try harder to avoid it afterwards?

first move tengen posted:

I'd hate to get it again so maybe this was the kick in the nuts I needed to more religiously avoid indoor dining despite social pressure to do it here in NYC. At least there's a lot of outdoor places here when you want to eat restaurant food.

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Surge in Queensland respiratory illness prompts warning to stay away from older relatives

Queensland is experiencing an unseasonal surge in respiratory infections, prompting Chief Health Officer John Gerrard to warn people with symptoms to stay away from elderly relatives during the festive season.

Dr Gerrard said more than 300 people were in the state's hospitals with COVID-19 – four times higher than in mid-October.

Another 66 people are in hospital with influenza, lower than the winter peak of more than 400 but higher than expected in summer.

Last week, Queensland recorded 2,162 COVID-19 infections and 836 cases of influenza.

Dr Gerrard said paediatric specialists were also reporting an increase in the numbers of children with mycoplasma pneumoniae, a contagious bacterial infection, with pathology laboratories recording a trebling of cases since the end of November.

The jump in mycoplasma infections in Queensland follows a similar rise in China and elsewhere in the northern hemisphere in recent weeks.

"We have not seen significant numbers of mycoplasma infection since before the COVID-19 pandemic," Dr Gerrard said.

Complications in children can include encephalitis, a serious brain inflammation.

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Dr Gerrard said the "significant uptick" in respiratory illnesses and corresponding hospital admissions was unusual for Queensland in summer.

He blamed disruptions to the "normal pattern of respiratory infection" during the COVID pandemic.

"For two years of the pandemic, most of us didn't even get a head cold because the world was shut down, so there was very little transmission of pathogens around the world," he said.

"The normal transmission of pathogens — viruses and bacteria — was disrupted and probably immunity in the general population against these organisms has waned a little bit because we're not regularly exposed to them.

"Young children may never have been exposed to mycoplasma before. That's why significant numbers of children are getting sick at the moment because they're not likely to have any form of natural immunity to the organism."

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Disease warning for north Queenslanders in floodwaters as clean-up begins

Health authorities in north Queensland are concerned three diseases could present significant risks to residents and relief workers as they attempt to clean up after the record flooding in the state's north.

Richard Gair, director of Tropical Public Health Unit in Cairns, said key concerns included gastroenteritis and leptospirosis, but a soil-borne disease was at the top of the list, melioidosis, which can be fatal.

Melioidosis is a rare tropical disease caused by bacteria commonly found within the soil in northern Australia but can come to the surface during floods when "everything is churned up".

During the last major flooding in north Queensland, in 2019 in Townsville, four of the 22 people diagnosed with melioidosis died.

"People get melioidosis either by being immersed in floodwater, swallowing the water, or breathing in an aerosol of a spray from flood water or mud," Dr Gair said.

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Increased amounts of stagnant water after floods also mean a mosquito population boom.

"The main mosquito that we're likely to see increase in significant numbers is the culex mosquito," Dr Gair said.

"That mosquito is the one that transmits Ross River fever and Barmah Forest virus."

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During the core of COVID this was kind of an understandable practice, but since vaccines are widely available, PPE has returned to normal price and availability, and staffing has slowly begun to crawl back to normal levels, s*** like this just infuriates me.

It's very obvious this is done to cut labor costs and phone in prescribing physicians.

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brought to you by the covid hysteria. wheeling in a whole new world

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I'm so curious what the justification for this is when Covid's been a non-emergency for years now

Edit: ok.. Downvote all you want but explain? With majority vaccinations and mortality rates down everyone is back to breathing down each other's neck in the supermarket line. 6 ft. is gone. Plastic shields are gone. Masks are gone. The Fed Gov has ended the emergency officially. So... What is the justification?

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What are they worried about? Getting Covid? It really wasn’t that bad and ppl need to get over it. Had it 3 times, barely noticed all 3 times.

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At this point I'd walk out. The standard of care is disturbingly low in telehealth visits and any reputable clinic should be providing PPE and mandating COVID screenings while still providing in person visits at this point.

This was 100% to save money and phone in prescribing physicians to cover shifts.

Mola Yam posted:

what is the best succinct takedown of "immunity debt" out there. something a normie can read and understand, but preferably with authority behind it.

i'm seeing it invoked more than ever, which is weird given that we're now at least 2+ years out from anything resembling a lockdown

Mola Yam posted:

what is the best succinct takedown of "immunity debt" out there. something a normie can read and understand, but preferably with authority behind it.

i'm seeing it invoked more than ever, which is weird given that we're now at least 2+ years out from anything resembling a lockdown

Mola Yam posted:

what is the best succinct takedown of "immunity debt" out there. something a normie can read and understand, but preferably with authority behind it.

i'm seeing it invoked more than ever, which is weird given that we're now at least 2+ years out from anything resembling a lockdown

Platystemon posted:

How the Tables have Turned

“Drove to an urgent care to have my throat looked at, got to an exam room, and learned they were only doing telehealth visits when they wheeled this in”



Comment highlights:

RealityWarCriminal posted:

e:don't read the comments

genericnick posted:

Where did the 5 weeks no sports recommendation come from? Was there some paper?

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

A friend of mine managed to dodge covid for almost 4 years but just popped positive for the first time. She's got a long history of respiratory problems as well, it's real annoying that Australia is so gatekeepery on paxlovid, hopefully her doctor is on the ball.

Vesi posted:

did someone say airborne aids?

https://twitter.com/milk_oats/status/1737400231119987044

Mola Yam posted:

what is the best succinct takedown of "immunity debt" out there. something a normie can read and understand, but preferably with authority behind it.

i'm seeing it invoked more than ever, which is weird given that we're now at least 2+ years out from anything resembling a lockdown

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Inhaled COVID vaccines stop infection in its tracks in monkey trials]Delivery of COVID-19 vaccines directly to the lungs and nose can stop SARS-CoV-2 infections in their tracks, according to a trio of new studies in monkeys. The research offers a boost to the wave of ‘mucosal’ COVID-19 vaccines now in development — and provides clues about how they might be improved.

Until now, there has been little evidence that mucosal vaccines, which are taken by nose or mouth, shield people against infection any better than existing COVID-19 jabs do. Even so, some countries have already approved such vaccines, and key trials are under way in the United States, with others set to start.

Mola Yam posted:

what is the best succinct takedown of "immunity debt" out there. something a normie can read and understand, but preferably with authority behind it.

i'm seeing it invoked more than ever, which is weird given that we're now at least 2+ years out from anything resembling a lockdown

genericnick posted:

Did we have those already:

Steve Yun posted:

it looked like it was decelerating last week but now it’s accelerated

gently caress COREY PERRY posted:

at the airport and this dude is absolutely hacking up his lung every twenty seconds

aura don't fail me now