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Gunshow Poophole: Sep 14, 2008; OMBUDSMAN
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Anne Whateley posted:

If you�re in NYC, call 212-COVID-19 for pax delivery, and they can probably also direct you to a PCR location if you want. I got a big bag of sugar-free cough drops (but it could be any candy) and popped those to deal with paxlovid mouth � for me it wasn�t noticeable when I was eating something else, only when I wasn�t, so it was really good to be able to roll over at 4 am and grab a cough drop to erase the taste. I don�t know if it�s best practice or not, but I also took NyQuil as needed at night. I also threw in aspirin regularly because I figured why not casually thin the blood a little for the clotting disease.

quoting so the OP doesn't miss your sage advice

sleeping with pax mouth was the worst part. it would be relatively under control until I went to bed and then just simmering that taste for X hours in my mouth was atrocious.

i am also just on Grandpa Aspirin now, 81mg slow release

# ? Jan 18, 2024 22:29

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# ? May 26, 2024 02:30

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

summary of the long Covid senate hearing

https://x.com/thechalis/status/1748046824294801682?s=46

Al-Aly was there and testified that Covid is affecting the immune system

# ? Jan 18, 2024 22:35

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

Steve Yun posted:

summary of the long Covid senate hearing

https://x.com/thechalis/status/1748046824294801682?s=46

Al-Aly was there and testified that Covid is affecting the immune system

smh I cannot believe that the doctor started a problematic goon medical advice thread.

# ? Jan 18, 2024 22:41

Brain Curry: Feb 15, 2007; People think that I'm lazy
People think that I'm this fool because
I give a fuck about the government
I didn't graduate from high school

Steve Yun posted:

how much out of pocket

spent like 38$ on sesame, 0$ on text2treat and 25$ for paxlovid

# ? Jan 18, 2024 22:46

Pingui: Jun 4, 2006; WTF?

The "Addressing Long COVID: Advancing Research and Improving Patient Care" senate hearing can be found in full here (with written testimony and presentation links from the different presenters):
https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/addressing-long-covid-advancing-research-and-improving-patient-care

Direct video link:
https://www.senate.gov/isvp/?auto_p...ter.png&stt=750

# ? Jan 18, 2024 22:57

Pingui: Jun 4, 2006; WTF?

Brain Curry posted:

tested positive tonight and tried sesame health but no luck on the paxlovid even as a fat old goon

kerrhyphen posted:

Woke up yesterday with a bit of a headache and sort throat, developed a runny nose as the day went on, sore throat getting worse but no cough, finally this morning around 4AM not sleeping due to being worried sick (ha!) I busted out the Aptitude Metrix tests and got a positive result.
(..)

Don't forget, either of you, to lay off physically strenuous activity for 4-6 weeks after you no longer test positive.

Pingui has issued a correction as of 23:23 on Jan 18, 2024

# ? Jan 18, 2024 23:00

U-DO Burger: Nov 12, 2007

https://twitter.com/TheChalis/status/1748049932777295901?t=uXj8QInYbwz3VDaGFscjNg&s=19

lol white people

# ? Jan 18, 2024 23:00

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

Teen Vogue continues to be more socialist than the DSA

# ? Jan 18, 2024 23:03

Pingui: Jun 4, 2006; WTF?

"State of California relaxes COVID-19 guidelines"

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/ca-department-of-public-health-relaxes-covid-guidelines/ posted:

SACRAMENTO - COVID-19 guidelines have changed for the state of California.

These guidelines are not coming from the CDC directly, but rather from the California Department of Public Health. Statewide COVID guidelines are now the most relaxed they've been since the start of the pandemic.

Dr. Dean Blumberg of UC Davis Children's Hospital says, "What they've done is take the new COVID guidelines to reflect more immunity within our communities including children."

When a person tests positive, instead of isolating for at least 5 days, they can go to school or work as soon as they haven't had a fever for 24 hours.

"The new guidelines allow children to return sooner for asymptomatic children who are infected; they can return without restrictions," says Dr. Blumberg.

Kids who test positive for COVID and who aren't showing symptoms are able to head off to school; it's just recommended they wear a mask for 10 days indoors. The same goes for adults in the workplace.

Nick Manuselis, a parent, says, "If they don't have a temperature for 24 hours, I think it is reasonable for healthy kids to go to school." "What that reflects is that we really value children's education and we realize how much of an impact COVID has had on children's learning," says Dr. Blumberg.

"I do have school-age kids," says Manuselis, "they missed a lot and it affected them greatly, too." Of course, if parents are concerned, there are measures they can take to reduce the risk of infection.

"These include things like making sure their children are up to date on their vaccination," says Dr. Blumberg, "and some parents may choose to continue to have their children mask while at school."

The same goes for the workplace.

"I mean, if you're not feeling good then you can make your own decision. I think it's great everybody is getting back to normal. The only people who know our bodies are ourselves," says CJ Sims.

"To me it's just another sickness," says another man. "I think they should be allowed to go back to work."

"COVID is not quite there yet, but it's becoming like influenza and other winter respiratory viruses," says Dr. Blumberg.

The state's guidelines are relatively new, so it will take a while for schools to follow suit, but each school district has the option to have more strict guidelines if they wish.

# ? Jan 18, 2024 23:12

empireofcrime: Nov 3, 2015; The crimes of this guilty land can never be purged away but with blood.

probably bunk but has anyone heard anything about BioSure Pro nasal spray? Only thing I could find was from Turnbull which likely makes it untrustworthy, but it would be nice to have another option for something that works if it does:
https://x.com/EnemyInAState/status/1748083691425808848?s=20

# ? Jan 18, 2024 23:13

JAY ZERO SUM GAME: Oct 18, 2005; Walter.
I know you know how to do this.
Get up.

Pingui posted:

"State of California relaxes COVID-19 guidelines"

no one follows any of the rules anyway. doesn't matter. open er up

# ? Jan 18, 2024 23:14

kerrhyphen: Jul 19, 2010; Disaster Ace

Pingui posted:

Don't forget, either of you, to lay of physically strenuous activity for 4-6 weeks after you no longer test positive.

Thanks, well noted, I shared a diagram that got posted here a while back about physical exertion post-covid with a friend who tested positive in the fall, and it sounded like he did pretty well following those guidelines. He's still not 100%, but we both think that the folks around here who came right back as soon as they were testing negative (or :airquote:

testing negative :airquote:

) and jumped right back in to pushing roadcases and lifting truss might have done some extra damage seeing as how some of them have a hard time climbing a single flight of stairs now...

Also thank you for reminding me of the advice on cough drops and whatnot. Was gonna go with nyquil tonight but my throat feels like dry crackly garbage now, so thinking about picking up theraflu instead...

Oh and as to the discussion a couple pages back about black auras, I think a big reason I haven't gotten any poo poo at my job for masking 100% of the time is because I wear all black iMask FFP2s, but that may be particular to being a stagehand. I would switch to black auras in a heartbeat if I could.

# ? Jan 18, 2024 23:19

Why Am I So Tired: Sep 28, 2021

Steve Yun posted:

Teen Vogue continues to be more socialist than the DSA

It's a really good piece. Alice Wong is great.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/covid-isnt-going-anywhere-masking-up-could-save-my-life

# ? Jan 18, 2024 23:26

Why Am I So Tired: Sep 28, 2021

https://twitter.com/luckytran/status/1748037164913267006

# ? Jan 18, 2024 23:36

toggle: Nov 7, 2005

i'm creeping back into this thread now that i have to go back to the office for the mandatory 3 days. the freedom of WFH and no commuting or crowds or masking seems to be over..

anyways, i'm out of the loop on hepa filters. could anyone suggest a smaller desk sized one? i know there were smaller ones around, but can't remember if they were posted in the thread at all.

pls help. thx u

# ? Jan 18, 2024 23:49

rockear: Oct 3, 2004; Slippery Tilde

I've had good luck with the Honeywell Insight purifiers. I've got three sizes and there is some cross compatibility between the filters, which makes things a little easier to keep in stock. The little one is probably good for a small office.

https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-InSight-HPA080B-Purifier-Indicator/dp/B09L9SC9YG

# ? Jan 19, 2024 00:06

toggle: Nov 7, 2005

rockear posted:

I've had good luck with the Honeywell Insight purifiers. I've got three sizes and there is some cross compatibility between the filters, which makes things a little easier to keep in stock. The little one is probably good for a small office.

https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-InSight-HPA080B-Purifier-Indicator/dp/B09L9SC9YG

awesome, thanks!

# ? Jan 19, 2024 00:29

The Oldest Man: Jul 28, 2003

toggle posted:

i'm creeping back into this thread now that i have to go back to the office for the mandatory 3 days. the freedom of WFH and no commuting or crowds or masking seems to be over..

anyways, i'm out of the loop on hepa filters. could anyone suggest a smaller desk sized one? i know there were smaller ones around, but can't remember if they were posted in the thread at all.

pls help. thx u

these things are really hard to shop for since manufacturers will just print whatever they think looks good in marketing copy (square footage ratings are the worst since there is no standardization of how much filtration you're getting for that volume).

look for the highest cadr (clean air delivery rate, as measured in cubic feet per minute) you can get at your price point, foot print, and noise tolerance.

rockear posted:

I've had good luck with the Honeywell Insight purifiers. I've got three sizes and there is some cross compatibility between the filters, which makes things a little easier to keep in stock. The little one is probably good for a small office.

https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-InSight-HPA080B-Purifier-Indicator/dp/B09L9SC9YG

eg this one has a cadr of 65 cfm @ 79 buckaroos if you run it on the highest setting and it's noisy on that setting

this is 3x the cost but has both better airflow (92cfm cadr) and very low noise and it can run for over 12 hours on a powerbank: https://www.cleanairkits.com/products/exhalaron

for my money though this is probably still the best small/medium air purifier for the cost/noise/cadr: https://www.amazon.com/LEVOIT-Purifier-Home-Allergies-Pets/dp/B07VVK39F7/

141cfm cadr @ $99 and you can run it on a lower and quieter setting if you were, for example, forced to work in an open office space full of plague rats some of whom might complain about the noise

good luck and remember air filters arent a substitute for wearing an n95

# ? Jan 19, 2024 00:47

tuyop: Sep 15, 2006; Every second that we're not growing BASIL is a second wasted; Fun Shoe

toggle posted:

awesome, thanks!

I may have gotten unlucky but I hate the little Honeywell insight. it sounds shrill and doesn�t move that much air for all the howling.

# ? Jan 19, 2024 00:47

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

# ? Jan 19, 2024 00:51

Morbus: May 18, 2004

Salt Fish posted:

If covid happened because a US company wanted kroger brand biolab because its cheaper that's funny enough that its relevant to my interests as a poster.

its even more funny because people were howling about how stupid this poo poo was for almost two decades

# ? Jan 19, 2024 00:52

sonatinas: Apr 15, 2003; Seattle Karate Vs. L.A. Karate

empireofcrime posted:

probably bunk but has anyone heard anything about BioSure Pro nasal spray? Only thing I could find was from Turnbull which likely makes it untrustworthy, but it would be nice to have another option for something that works if it does:
https://x.com/EnemyInAState/status/1748083691425808848?s=20

folks are saying in the thread it�s the same ingredient as https://covixyl.com.

# ? Jan 19, 2024 00:53

Pingui: Jun 4, 2006; WTF?

sonatinas posted:

folks are saying in the thread it�s the same ingredient as https://covixyl.com.

This is the contents list:

https://bebiosure.com/products/biosure-pro-protective-nasal-spray posted:

Purified Water, Glycerin, Xylitol, 1,2-hexanediol, Povidone, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCI, Sodium Citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Lavender, Copper Gluconate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide

# ? Jan 19, 2024 00:58

The Oldest Man: Jul 28, 2003

Pingui posted:

This is the contents list:

# ? Jan 19, 2024 01:02

The Oldest Man: Jul 28, 2003

tuyop posted:

I may have gotten unlucky but I hate the little Honeywell insight. it sounds shrill and doesn�t move that much air for all the howling.

tiny filter area/high air pressure/very small high speed fan setups tend to move a little air and make a ton of noise but theyre very cheap and small which is why thats theres so many on the market. most of them end up on the lowest setting (does literally nothing) or in a closet.

# ? Jan 19, 2024 01:03

Pingui: Jun 4, 2006; WTF?

The Oldest Man posted:

(..)

Yeah it's uhh...

# ? Jan 19, 2024 01:31

Why Am I So Tired: Sep 28, 2021

toggle posted:

anyways, i'm out of the loop on hepa filters.

I don't have any personal recommendations, but maybe this spreadsheet and this thread could help.

https://twitter.com/CleanAirStars/status/1588680039343992833
https://twitter.com/marwa_zaatari/status/1439101884229423106

# ? Jan 19, 2024 01:40

toggle: Nov 7, 2005

thanks for the hepa filters info everyone, i have some homework to do. cheers

# ? Jan 19, 2024 01:51

Davebond: Apr 16, 2006; Do you think they're going to scratch the sequel?
*APPLAUSE*
*APPLAUSE*

The Oldest Man posted:

these things are really hard to shop for since manufacturers will just print whatever they think looks good in marketing copy (square footage ratings are the worst since there is no standardization of how much filtration you're getting for that volume).

look for the highest cadr (clean air delivery rate, as measured in cubic feet per minute) you can get at your price point, foot print, and noise tolerance.

eg this one has a cadr of 65 cfm @ 79 buckaroos if you run it on the highest setting and it's noisy on that setting

this is 3x the cost but has both better airflow (92cfm cadr) and very low noise and it can run for over 12 hours on a powerbank: https://www.cleanairkits.com/products/exhalaron

for my money though this is probably still the best small/medium air purifier for the cost/noise/cadr: https://www.amazon.com/LEVOIT-Purifier-Home-Allergies-Pets/dp/B07VVK39F7/

141cfm cadr @ $99 and you can run it on a lower and quieter setting if you were, for example, forced to work in an open office space full of plague rats some of whom might complain about the noise

good luck and remember air filters arent a substitute for wearing an n95

What's the most effective way to use one of these portable ones for something like a dentist appointment? Do you angle the purified exhaust directly at your face or slightly above so it creates more of an air wall effect?

# ? Jan 19, 2024 01:58

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

looks like even the sign language interpreter is getting freaked out by this testimony

# ? Jan 19, 2024 02:06

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

hey wait a second

is that a BNX N95 he�s wearing

edit: apparently a BNX KN95, which comes in different colors

Steve Yun has issued a correction as of 02:22 on Jan 19, 2024

# ? Jan 19, 2024 02:13

Hellequin: Feb 26, 2008; You Scream! You open your TORN, ROTTED, DECOMPOSED MOUTH AND SCREAM!

Why Am I So Tired posted:

It's a really good piece. Alice Wong is great.

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/covid-isnt-going-anywhere-masking-up-could-save-my-life

Yeah Alice Wong is an S-tier disability rights activist. A few months back she got yelled at a bunch by a lot of the less disability aware zero-Covid twitter people for daring to post a picture of herself maskless at a museum, which is a very good example why voices like her's are important and need to be louder. It's a good piece, and depressing to read because I know that masking is never coming back en masse, a point which was emphasized to me today after getting being told to take off the "face diaper" for the second time in a month. You'd think this wouldn't happen walking down Bloor St. W. in the middle of the afternoon but :shrug:

# ? Jan 19, 2024 02:52

Steve Yun: Aug 7, 2003; I'm a parasitic landlord that needs to get a job instead of stealing worker's money. Make sure to remind me when I post.; Soiled Meat

https://x.com/ktla/status/1748085548907176270?s=46

# ? Jan 19, 2024 03:06