ibid posted:

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.07.14.549113v2

Colin Mockery posted:

my parents want me to visit them in a couple weeks but they won't mask anymore because no one else does and they don't want to look like crazy freaks, so im going to roll the dice because i love my parents more than i love my lungs

pray for me, thanks

bedpan posted:

expanded my paxlovid hoard today. went to the pharmacy and said I was the paxlovid inspector and walked away with 50 boxes

Woodsy Owl posted:

Same. Chemist Direct parcel is in the post. I also took the opportunity to buy some of that sweet sweet Novamin Sensodyne that they can't sell in the US.

To be clear, the Flo boxes from Amazon have seals but they are broken. Specifically the bottom seal. Bought two, both bottom seals broken.

hailthefish posted:

public health definitionally requires giving half a dusty gently caress about other people and possibly even occasionally inconveniencing yourself to protect other people, who you may not even personally know!, from harm


so you know that poo poo has gotta go

smelly goblin posted:

I need some recommendations for n95 masks. Im a woman with a small face and a somewhat flat nose bridge so I can never get a seal on auras, masks with the metal cincher things never work for me bc my nose bridge shape. I have a secure click respirator but I don't always wanna wear that esp to the doctors. Suggestions?

Pillowpants posted:

Massachusetts hasnt reported covid hospitalizations in 2 months now.

West Virginia stopped reporting them a month ago.

New Mexico has only reported one since July.

and Minnesota only has 6?

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?

Platystemon posted:

Here’s my hypothesis:

Pirola has carved out a niche for itself. It’s relatively good at infecting international travellers, who tend to have had recent XBB infections and put themselves in a lot of superspreader situations, but it can’t move quite as fast as Eris and Fornax in the general population.

So in addition to the “what if” of Pirola simply becoming better at infecting cells, we have “what if the general population starts to look more like international travellers, as XBB seropositivity increases and people are brought together in the fall and winter?”

gradenko_2000 posted:

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

nexous posted:

Covid is over why do these people keep announcing it

maxwellhill posted:

what's this thread's opinion on the five second rule? good? bad?

Steve Yun posted:

bookmark this link:

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery#variant-proportions

Pingui posted:

Well, you got your answer from Steve, while I was trying to figure out which one of these three you were thinking of with BA.2.86 (as BA.2.86 is not on the chart you actually wanted :P ):

RandomBlue posted:

this is america, literally everything is a business

that hospital, incorporated
that church, incorporated
that homeless shelter, incorporated
that prison, incorporated
your rear end in a top hat neighbor, probably incorporated

Bastard Tetris posted:

I incorporated twice this week :v

due to weird legal reasons I had to make multiple consultant groups because America

eXXon posted:

I have a booster appointment later this week. Woke up with a sore throat and am getting extremely faint lines on rapid tests. Whoo...

Asproigerosis posted:

Petey posted:

i think there is a recommended waiting period of 3 months btwn shots?

Petey posted:

still lolling that i was willing to put my body on the line for the novavax trial and never once bought stock. oh well!

Gunshow Poophole posted:

lol it really is that easy

huge thanks to maxwellhill and dxt for posting about it lol

Gunshow Poophole posted:

i mean it's a prescription. unfortunately there are still some weird laws and regulations out there

DickParasite posted:

Steve Yun posted:

https://x.com/jacquirickard/status/1725297145266192562?s=46

quote:

Gabe Newell ordered to make in-person deposition for Valve v. Wolfire Games lawsuit

Valve CEO Gabe Newell has been ordered to attend an in-person deposition regarding an antitrust lawsuit filed by Wolfire Games.

In an order filed on November 16 in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington, Wolfire Games said Newell "is uniquely positioned to testify on all aspects of [Valve's] business strategy" and that an in-person deposition "would allow [it] to adequately assess Newell's credibility."

Newell had asked for a remote deposition due to concerns regarding COVID. However, the court said Newell has presented "insubstantial evidence to suggest that he is at particularised risk of serious illness" and, as a result, has been ordered to attend the deposition in person.

The order states that all participants have to wear masks during the deposition, and that Newell must remove his mask when answering questions.

UnfortunateSexFart posted:

Survived surgery at least. it was triple bypass and I am currently heavily drugged. I am talking via avoice to text

Animal-Mother posted:

i mean

Woke Mind Virus posted:

COVID is bad right now because I'm back to reading this thread

Hungry Squirrel posted:

I've been using it for three days, which I hoped would be enough to punch my ticket. I'm pretty sure that I can't find the radar because I'm doing something wrong, but the FAQ pages suck.

Platystemon posted:

The old times are back.

Context:

gradenko_2000 posted:

welp, spouse woke up with a high fever and just tested clearly positive for COVID, which means it's only a matter of time before I catch up to her

time for round two - at least it's been more than eight months since (and ~three months since getting boosted)

Shadowisper posted:

So my father was in a rehab facility for a couple of weeks recovering from getting a rod put in his left leg as a preventative measure due to his stage 4 lung cancer. He was supposed to be released back into my care today, but instead is fighting for his life in an ICU with Covid and Flu A on a vent. As in most places these days, infection control and airborne virus prevention are non existent. gently caress this facility, and gently caress everyone else not taking this poo poo seriously. That's how I am spending New Years Eve hoping my father survives.