Eh, crap, re-implementing stricter personal COVID-19 measures after just relaxing them, an (entire) family I know with COVID or recovering, after catching it from an older relative who was hospitalized--they later figured out, COVID-19. (ie Once again, moving back to "all indoor interaction in public N95" -- pondering where I'll go with outdoor in crowds.). #covid19
Apparently they went to visit the sick relative... as they were leaving a nurse said: "oh, yeah, they have COVID-19"... at which point, they were already exposed/infected, because they hadn't masked up at all at the hospital.
@jlamoree@ai6yr So many facepalms. You’re in a hospital visiting someone who is elderly and sick. Whether they have COVID or something else that would make it even worse if they caught COVID from you, you should be masked, but also it’s professional negligence for the people who let you in to visit them not to even inform you that their illness was infectious.
I continue to opt out of all conferences, including my own employer's, to avoid a higher-risk environment for #COVID19. But, I feel guilty doing so. I feel as if I'm not supporting our business like others. Yet today, with our big annual conference five days away, I spoke with two people who will be at the conference who today are just 'getting the flu,' and I'm reminded of why I made the decision not to attend.
@hydropsyche I got weak and agreed to attend one "small" sales conference for my employer. "Small" turned out to be 80 people in a windowless room--and I got my one and only infection of COVID (although I got weak, caved to social pressure, and didn't mask.) I hope you can stay safe and perhaps are stronger than I was about masking. (I also have a CO2 monitor that I'd carry with me for any events in the future, which would help to make better decisions in the moment.)
@augieray@hydropsyche I recently bought a portable co2 monitor and took it with me to an indoor event, 60 people, 1.5h sessions w presentations. Eye opening to see co2 skyrocket from 490 ppm to 2300 ppm in ~40min (Temperature climbed a noticable amount, too). With a few open windows it still climbed to 1500 ppm. Even without infection risk these numbers are not great if you want to work with your brain.
Study of those with severe #COVID19 finds “At 12 months of follow-up, 43% of patients presented with dyspnea, 27% of whom had a restrictive ventilatory disorder and 18% of whom presented with impaired DLCO (Diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide).”
Paxlovid may have helped some who were not hospitalized, but this study of those hospitalized with #COVID19 found that "neither molnupiravir nor nirmatrelvir-ritonavir were associated with reductions in 28-day mortality, duration of hospital stay, or risk of progressing to invasive mechanical ventilation or death." (And Paxlovid can be associated with greater risk of viral mutations.)
well the entire point of Paxlovid is to keep you out of the hospital isn't it? I would think if you were already being hospitalized you probably waited too long to start it.
New STUDY finds that those with #COVID19 have an 8x greater risk of acute respiratory complications or post-acute respiratory sequela. "Furthermore, while the excess post-acute risk diminished with time following SARS-CoV-2 infection, it persisted beyond 6 months post-infection. "
“Post-recovery from COVID-19, the immune system undergoes reconstruction. However, the elevated interferon responsive genes in monocytes can still be found after 4 months since the infection, which implies that the immune system is not fully recovered after 4 months…”
The CDC’s reported COVID wastewater levels by state show that viral activity is currently “Very High” in Hawaii and “High” in Utah, Wyoming, and Maine. Wastewater levels are “Low” or “Minimal” across all other reporting states and territories as of May 23