Cautionary tale in "COVID is not over" (see thread) from one of the regulars here. If nothing else, for the huge impact on your life if you end up with a bad case of it.
I copied this obituary this morning from the LA Times, just a reminder to everyone that #covid is NOT over. #COVID19#maskup I am not related to this lady, but on this mother’s day please protect those you love. #covidisnotover#covidisairborne#science
Le Capital et la controversialisation des maladies | Elle Carnitine
"La controversialisation de l'encéphalomyélite myalgique permet de justifier non seulement notre abandon, mais aussi l'ancrage de l'économie politique de la santé sur des principes d'austérité, en d'autres termes, l'abandon de toutes les personnes handicapées."
Gentleman appears to be blaming covid lockdowns for mental health issues among young people, which in turn is causing high absenteeism. It couldn't be that the pandemic is not over, nooo.
"the number of people out of the labour force because of ill health is up by a third on pre-pandemic levels."
Also no mention of the #ClimateCrisis when wondering why despair is doubling.
I for one am glad she's back...because that quote below is my life for the last five years; the world in microcosm:
"You admit you're scared. You admit you don't know what to do. You stop. You listen. You look for answers. You come up with a plan. You abandon your previous assumptions about reality. You adjust to the new reality in front of you." #climate#COVID#COVID19#CovidIsNotOver
"Über die Abwehr von #LongCovid als sozialpolitische Frage, die Moral der Pandemiepolitik, die Niederlage der instrumentellen Vernunft und die Aufgaben einer humanen Gegenrationalität."
Danke an Paul Schuberth für diesen Text!
(Der Text wäre eine Spende an Jungle_World wert + Teilen.)
"People who misunderstood airborne spread needlessly wore masks on outdoor walks and veered off sidewalks to avoid their neighbors."
people have closed face-to-face distance on me incredibly fast, and I was caught scrambling to put on a mask, when I could otherwise have already been wearing one
Still testing positive after 10 days of testing and 17 days of feeling sick.
Fuck Covid. And Fuck Cancer.
Logged an incident report at work explaining how I got this infection from a maskless co-worker because I was forced to be onsite and they knew their partner had "a mystery cold" and could work from home whenever they want but chose to come in anyway.
Yesterday I had not much to say. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have much to feel. And it all feels bad out there lately. (“Waves hand generally,” younger folks would say on Reddit.)
Today it has hit me in the stomach real hard that irreparable damage has been done to the lives of millions of people by this destructive and insidious virus that causes #Covid. And that’s not just from people with #LongCovid but also those of who still know #CovidIsNotOver and #CovidIsAirborne and all that shit.
Hey covid-cautious friends, I'm looking for recommendations for a HEPA air purifier.
I did all the research needed to purchase large ones for my home, but now I'm looking to buy a smaller medium-sized one for my oldest to take to college for use in a dorm room.
Must be HEPA and ideally relatively quiet and not take up too much space.
There's an overwhelming number of brands out there now, some claiming "HEPA-grade" but not really. Would love some starting points. Thanks!
US Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a new rule requiring hospitals to electronically report cases of respiratory illness such as COVID-19 on a weekly basis, even in the absence of a declared public health emergency.
Public comments on whether to adopt this policy are open.
Each Pandemic Roundup from @violetblue is a trove of info:
-New KP.2 FLiRT variant dominant in US, “defies vaccines”
-Colorado court ruling: Covid is an “occupational disease”
-Washington state launches free test kiosks
-WHO offices were upgraded [in 2020] against airborne viruses same month it stated covid isn’t airborne
Fencing, the pandemic sport: everyone wears masks & gloves; come within 6 feet and get stabbed.
Covid News: HBR Long Covid at Work - a managers guide
Quite an compelling look at long covid in the workplace and what can be done if management is willing.
Definitely worth a read.
Of course as always the best way to prevent long covid is to not be infected or do your best to reduce the number of infections. Wear a N95 and watch your air. You want clean air.
It contains excellent explanations on the spread of COVID mutations/variants, why vaccination alone isn't the answer, why we should continue to mask and negative communications.
🇯🇵Japan: "Many still face COVID aftereffects a year after the government lowered the classification of COVID-19 from Category II to Category V, which includes seasonal influenza."
"While the usual hustle and bustle has returned to the streets of Japan, many people are still left with COVID-19 aftereffects — in some cases with symptoms that greatly hamper people's daily activities."
@GottaLaff Yeah, I just called about getting a booster and the CVS near me where I got my others didn't have it...had to call around to find a booster and they only had Moderna which I prefer anyway because it's supposed to last longer. There are some new variants going around and some scientists predicting a summer surge. #CovidIsNotOver
COVID-19 and flu update Ballarat: Masks Still Matter in 2024 | thecourier.com.au
"MASKS still matter is the advice from the region's public health leader as the community faces rising cases of COVID-19 and influenza."
"If everybody who is symptomatic tests themselves, many will show they have COVID-19." - Dr Rob Grenfell, Grampians Public Health Unit chief strategy and regions officer
@DenisCOVIDinfoguy@auscovid19
This doesn't surprise me. Along with issues around how the test is done in a home environment, and the anecdotal reports of people with COVID symptoms but testing negative, this makes sense. #COVIDisNOTover
🇯🇵Japan saw over 16,000 deaths from COVID-19 in May-Nov 2023.
"Health experts have stressed the need for a renewed understanding that lives are still being lost to the virus, even after the government reclassified COVID-19 as an infectious disease on par with the seasonal flu on May 8 last year"