Why Am I So Tired posted:

fosborb, you might want to add the hardcase P100 filters to the OP for the non-SecureClick respirators
https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/v000057584/

I think it's helpful for people to have a list of primary vendors too for ease of use - i.e. https://www.zoro.com is typically the best place to get elastomeric respirators and filters, and https://www.industrialsafetyproducts.com the best place to get 9210+ auras.

Also, this is a big one - "COVID is airborne" isn't mentioned in it anywhere from what I can tell and that should be one of the major points. "COVID is airborne and travels through the air and lingers like smoke" is accurate and a very effective way for people to understand the situation. So many people outside of the thread really don't understand this.

IMO the bit about surgical masks should be changed because it overlooks the fact that COVID is airborne - on top of not protecting the wearer, they won't protect anyone around them. They're not PPE, period.



You honestly might want to include a link to the John Snow Project, they have so much information delivered in a very clear way and it's all sourced.
https://johnsnowproject.org/

Congrats / Sorry about your new position.

Pingui posted:

quote:

..consider asking a pharmacist at the location if your insurance covers Covid boosters...

Harik posted:

florida, new york, california, there's no real difference in governance when it comes to reminding everybody that it's their sacred duty to go to work so their kids have to be sent to the plague pits and also Chilli's happy hour is self care.

desantis is loud and squeaky about it but every state government and the feds follows the exact same playbook.


Not enjoying the new thread vibe of "do not say anything bad about the people who've piled millions of rotting corpses in an offering to mammon" tbh.

Harik posted:

it's your body, don't rely on a piece of poo poo who maintained a c average in medical school to keep you alive.

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fosborb posted:

no, it means get a second opinion if your doctor wants to give you horse dewormer. you're going to have to anyway, as the only way to get paxlovid is have it prescribed.

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

Phlag posted:

TRUST worked for me, thanks! These are my preferred mask. I’ve never done a proper fit test, but they definitely feel like they give the best seal for my face. My wife likes them more than Auras as well.

Chamale posted:

Went to a walk-in yesterday and they still had the sign saying "LET OUR STAFF KNOW IF YOU HAVE A COUGH AND HAVE TRAVELLED RECENTLY"

fosborb posted:

??? it's been there since day 1. "how to hit your nasal cavity" followed by Ontario's health guidance link

Why Am I So Tired posted:

This one?

https://twitter.com/DrEricLevi/status/1485508467897290753?lang=en

Rescue Toaster posted:

Not sure if it's worth putting in the OP that there are some respirators that have absolutely no metal and are OK in an MRI, like these from moldex: https://www.moldex.com/product/2600-n95-series-respirator/ or https://www.moldex.com/product/4600-n95-airwave-pleated-easy-breathing-respirator/ Usually available from grainger.
They're not very adjustable so if they don't fit your face, well, they don't fit your face. And of course ymmv because you never know what a MRI tech is going to say, but it definitely won't set off the little metal detectors, because there's none in there. I've personally gone through an MRI with a 2600 shown there.

Also some (not all!) half-mask elastomerics have no metal. Though at least one model I tried has a screw.

Pingui posted:

Sounds good, but...

quote:

Children with mild symptoms, however, can still be sent to school or childcare if they feel well enough.

Steve Yun posted:

Groupon for a box of ihealth tests, $7

https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-mp-ihealth-covid-19-rapid-test-2-tests-per-pack

Steve Yun posted:

tomorrow

emgeejay posted:

Steve Yun posted:

https://twitter.com/luckytran/status/1701018433159336445?s=46

Pingui posted:

Steve Yun posted:

https://twitter.com/thevertlartnic/status/1702773417412272210?s=46

reveal yourself

actionjackson posted:

CVS scheduling says "Vaccine(s): COVID-19 2023-2024 (Moderna)"

is that the new one?

BusError posted:

Almost just rear-ended someone while driving because I was distracted by the sign a restaurant had out on the sidewalk which literally said "Get brunch or die trying".

Real Mean Queen posted:

They keep emailing me about how I've successfully signed up, and that's fine, I can use the encouragement, but I am wondering where those tests are at

Teabag Dome Scandal posted:

Isn't this what Bieber is dealing with for the last couple of years?

RandomBlue posted:

for covid

Why Am I So Tired posted:

I don't feel anger towards the worker forced to come into work sick with COVID by the austerity of capitalism - that's a situation where society is at fault.

I do feel anger towards the person going to a sauna or flying to the Bahamas while sick with COVID - that's a situation where an individual is at fault.

The situation we're in is a combination of government and individual failures, and the failures of the government shouldn't excuse the failures of individuals. If anything, whether it's fair or not, it means everyone needs to be more mindful of their individual behaviors and shoulder more of the load because we've been abandoned by the government institutions that were supposed to protect us in the first place.

Why Am I So Tired posted:

Thanks, that's a really good way of explaining it. I might actually have to use your post directly the next time this all inevitably comes up with my family.

And coming at it from a slightly different angle regarding your last paragraph - if COVID minimizers who are otherwise politically aware are able to see through the much more subtle propaganda on other issues, then why aren't they able to see through the much more blatant propaganda when it comes to COVID? It suggests to me that the issue isn't that they can't see through it, but it's ultimately that they're choosing to go along with it because not doing so would mean they'd have to make actual changes in their day to day lives (i.e., mask consistently, not go to restaurants, etc.), whereas with other issues they can just point out "that's bad" without having to walk any sort of walk.

Pingui posted:

Some potentially important Paxlovid news for UK residents in this article, which is mainly about how UK politicians managed to ruin a perfectly functional system.

quote:

the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice)

tangy yet delightful posted:

Q: What to do if [BLANK]?

A: Get hosed.

Indoor Dying posted:

Going to get Corn M'Narty'd today, although there's still time for Walgreens to call and cancel or say wait what updated booster, haven't heard of it, that will be $200 bless

Insanite posted:

the tools are somewhere
not there, though
and not for you