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gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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The Demilich posted:

Yeah I've been looking for stuff related to post recovery sudden death & related information hoping it would ping something related, but there's been no dice as of yet

I only ever saw "six weeks" as a target duration for not exerting strenuous activity post-COVID but I couldn't tell you where that thread got it from

actually, that jogged my memory a little: there was definitely this chart that had a red-color spectrum based on a study of post-COVID symptoms and recovery that I think referenced the need for rest specifically. Maybe that will help someone track it down

in any case, as far as an article: https://time.com/6215346/covid-19-rest-helps/, but even this doesn't define a specific duration

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gradenko_2000
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CODChimera posted:

whatever happened with monkey pox?

it's still around and still spreading, just not to a degree that people might have thought it was

code:
https://twitter.com/Monkeypoxtally/status/1683779058763550722

quote:

July 25: BREAKING: The WHO just reported 166 new cases of MPOX cases worldwide last week. This marked a significant surge of over 100% compared to the previous week, making it the highest weekly case count in months.

gradenko_2000
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Lib and let die posted:

You should go see Blue Beetle

probably the safest movie to watch because nobody else will be in the cinema to give you covid

gradenko_2000
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code:
https://twitter.com/fitterhappierAJ/status/1691842597759627603

quote:

The public was repeatedly told by scientists who claimed there was an adequate immune memory response from infection that infection would contribute to herd immunity, and that protection from infection would be lifelong, similar to sars1.

Now all those people are walking back their definitions of herd immunity to become, "herd immunity from severe disease."

There was indeed a misrepresentation of immunity and herd immunity. The misrepresentation was either in 2020 or it is now, in 2023.

So tell me, did you simply fail to communicate that infection would create herd immunity from 'severe disease' and not infection in 2020?

Or are you all changing your definition of "herd immunity" to now rather become " herd immune response and subsequent protection from severe disease?"

By the way, the NIH just released a preprint showing protection from severe disease conferred by infection wanes and rather becomes susceptibility.

gradenko_2000
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EDIT: bad article, withdrawn.

gradenko_2000 has issued a correction as of 07:23 on Aug 23, 2023

gradenko_2000
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Gunshow Poophole posted:

yeah, it's awful. Obviously the treatment of incarcerated people is a loving nightmare in this country.

Not that I'm against adding to the canon of covid related literature, but... I can't imagine it's actually controversial to say that "riskier situations result in more infections".

at least this is another blow to anyone who would suggest that "current" vaccines are adequate, especially during Omicron. Holy poo poo that ratio sucks rear end haha

there's a weird dichotomy where the reaction to this news when I first saw it was "this proves that minimizing exposure [via masking and ventilation and social distancing], when combined with vaccines, can turn potential exposure incidents into ones where a person avoids getting infected"

whereas you have the absolutely correct take that this proves that a vaccine-only strategy is incredibly insufficient

gradenko_2000
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Goa Tse-tung posted:

can't make jokes here mate

joke time is over

gradenko_2000
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Koirhor posted:

which goon was it that always railed against pitbulls?

Gonna need to narrow it down

gradenko_2000
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gradenko_2000
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Pillowpants posted:

if Taylor Swift concerts are superspreader events, what is Burning Man?

A parthenogenesis event

gradenko_2000
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Death of Innocence posted:

What are you guys doing for haircuts? Do you just hold the mask in place when you take the straps off?

Yes

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1698437917687902657?t=0e_o5RHSMrQYmj4QZc18zA&s=19

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

gradenko_2000
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https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1698659706372309125?t=GVOn8qh5kTkIkfxru6UtHQ&s=19

Lol

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1699446086325117265

gradenko_2000
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quote:

the rate of LC is not 100%!!! jfc

... from a single infection

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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https://twitter.com/OttawaHospital/status/1699531741491233065

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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someone add "literally Howard Stern" to the spreadsheet

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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https://twitter.com/upholdreality/status/1700112938177036738?t=IT5cBV9D2kveSNIJkA02eg&s=19

gradenko_2000
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Rosalind posted:

I popped positive this morning after developing some symptoms last night. This will be my second round with COVID, though I don't feel nearly as bad as I did my first time last July. Already picked up my paxlovid.

Gonna hunker down on my sofa with LOTR on in the background, my switch, and a ton of fluids. Anyone got any favorite story rich indie rpgs for the Switch they like?

Sorry about your infection.

Vampire Survivors is out for the Switch and I would recommend that. When I had COVID thinking was so hard that I wouldn't dare playing anything more complicated.

But if you insist I would also say both the KOTORs are on the Switch

gradenko_2000
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my mom is traveling to the US to take of my sister's baby as her maternity leave starts to run out. I gave her packs of masks over the weekend, told her to wear it in the terminal, and all throughout the flight, and she has to be especially careful because "you're flying into a wave of COVID that's hitting the States right now". She was receptive to the message (she still masks on the regular, I just wanted to remind her emphatically) and she said she's going to get tested after she lands and before she meets with her grandson.

that's as best as I can hope for, I suppose

gradenko_2000
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This was a Yellow Peril thing where Chinese doctors would allegedly terminate the baby right after it crowned if it was in violation of the one child limit. Maybe Trump got it from Tom Clancy

gradenko_2000
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can I ask for a recommendation for a CO2 monitor that's accurate-enough and won't break the bank?

gradenko_2000
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thank you for the replies

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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https://twitter.com/theliverdr/status/1705867819391594721?t=OOO5jFvNalH0LeJE0uFgwg&s=19

gradenko_2000
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Bad news folks,

https://twitter.com/fitterhappierAJ/status/1708108389312536756?t=_OSz5raDatEKDEcZvkzY4Q&s=19

It wasn't dogs

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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Soap Scum posted:

already gone D: what did i miss

Lockdowns caused New York flash flooding

gradenko_2000
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Animal-Mother posted:

It rained because lockdown

When too much water vapor is LOCKED in clouds, it goes DOWN as rain

gradenko_2000
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https://twitter.com/jzux/status/1708182378265375188?t=M-_88eqaOpGmTVbVJ6Ceww&s=19

I could've sworn there was something that caused this but I can't quite remember...

gradenko_2000
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having been the one who brought up the topic, I do want to throw out there that as far as ways to "deal" with the issue, I rely heavily on the written word to backstop my memory. I write things down incessantly, whether it's as simple as "what to do in the next three hours, in order", or keeping a group chat with just me and my wife called "Calendar" where we post what we want to do in the coming weekend, in two weeks, or even reserving a date in the next six months. I've carried a small notepad with me since about 2016 when I started to keep a budget and would write down all my expenses to keep track of them, and when I don't have that handy (or can't find a good time to write) I just tap out a little note to myself on the phone.

At work, I write down everything I ever do, and it has saved my rear end on multiple occasions from being able to draw upon an entire history of a project and pick it right back up at moment's notice, or being able to cover my rear end that, yes, I'd been following-up with the other team every day for the last two weeks and it isn't my loving fault that nothing got done since

as with all advice, this is not applicable to everyone, but maybe it will help someone

gradenko_2000
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https://twitter.com/thedigitaldash_/status/1708940741353902516?t=HX1pAw2COx55GAiZvaKl0w&s=19

... yes

gradenko_2000
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https://twitter.com/ejustin46/status/1709487892211368122?t=Mg49PBWwotX8ZA3u3VyXxg&s=19

Okay come on now there's no way things are that simple

gradenko_2000
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NeonPunk posted:

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Oh so it's like when smoking cured covid

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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Zodium posted:

one of the great posts. vyelkin ftw

it's like the bad ending from A Mind Forever Voyaging but updated for Current Day

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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I would not be in favor of making things more complicated. If you test positive, continue to isolate. Simple as.

gradenko_2000
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Haven't posted here in a while but new not-covid just dropped

https://twitter.com/PhilippineStar/status/1720574229173997732?t=HG-HH7flIFZqDpdi4hod6Q&s=19

gradenko_2000
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https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1717507127214764510?t=aPY4WVGG2-fQ_EM3Xzidvg&s=19

Bedbugs is mild and endemic

gradenko_2000
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Some of us still have active covid numbers tracking

https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1726582147476275647?t=gjqUvfqVkNxewImW9-NPsw&s=19

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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is something happening in the north of China?

gradenko_2000
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maxwellhill posted:

happy thanksgiving, friends!

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gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

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I just finished watching this Netflix documentary on Dr Paolo Macchiarini, who perpetrated an atrocious, I would say inhumane con by selling people on the idea of plastic prosthetic tracheas, which he'd then allegedly coat with stem cells so that they'd integrate into the patient's body and become living tissue

of course, none of this was real - he never did any animal trials, never even had stem cells, and basically just stitched plastic tubes into peoples's throats and then they died of rot and infection. He did this to at least eight patients, of which only one survived and only because they had their prosthetic removed

what raised my eyebrows beyond the regular amount was that Macchiarini worked for the Karolinska Institute, the premier medical facility in Sweden, and supposedly a globally recognized and prestigious medical center. When Macchiarini's colleagues uncovered the fraud that he was perpetrating, they went to the Karolinska's Chancellor about it, and nothing ever happened. They stonewalled and ignored the allegations.

When the report made to Karolinska's leadership was leaked and it became front-page news on the New York Times, the chancellors circled the wagons around Macchiarini, made a public statement that he had committed no wrongdoing, and set the police to harass the whistleblowers under the premise that this was all a case of professional jealousy

the whole coverup aspect of it really did not sit well with me, but I sort of brushed it off and chalked it up to the fact that I was deep into a podcast series about the Olof Palme assassination and maybe I was just being paranoid

but then, in the final act of the documentary, a camera crew that's following around Macchiarini for yet another chronicle of his work manages to puzzle out the fraudulent practice themselves, and they turn their documentary into an expose about him, and that leads to the doctor being charged with three counts of aggravated assault

Macchiarini is convicted on one count, but the court acquits him on two others, citing that those patients were already dying anyway

and that's what really shocked me and took me to another place, mentally, because it's Deaths Pulled From the Future, and it's being cited by the same country that was the world leader in letting 'er rip on COVID

I don't know. It bothered me a lot, and I'm writing this all down in an attempt to process.

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