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justyourluck

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I've been preparing for the #Apocalypse since 1994 when the local fire chief said "We won't be coming to help you". The #PNW is overdue for The Big One™.

I've been expecting the #plague. What I did not expect was for public #health organizations (I'm looking at you CDC) to throw their hands up and give up on the public. I didn't expect the public to go so willingly either.

It shouldn't be this hard to keep up on the data just to stay alive. I'm weary but I won't stop.

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justyourluck, to random
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Everybody dies.

Not everybody becomes chronically ill from a disabling pathogen.

Live till you die is the goal, not suffer till you die.

You may not care if kills you, but will you care if you are so ill from , making food to survive takes every ounce of your energy for that day? Will you care then?

Because that's what way too many people are living right now.

Do you have somebody lined up who will take care of you indefinitely?

justyourluck, to H5N1
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Clarification from the USDA re:

"...interstate movement for a lactating dairy cow from a sale barn directly to a slaughter facility requires only a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) stating that the animal is clinically healthy; no testing is necessary."

I'll repeat that in case you missed it.

NO TESTING IS NECESSARY for dairy cows being sent to slaughter.

I suspect "clinically healthy" is a bit misleading in a similar way that "mild " is

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/livestock

justyourluck,
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@grumpybozo
I don't like words like "mostly" or "should", which is what we're seeing a lot of around this topic. I want data.

This comment on one of my other toots indicates otherwise. https://mastodon.social/@carstenfranke/112437084870438489
https://mastodon.social/@carstenfranke do you have the link to where you were reading about dairy cows getting used as hamburger, etc?

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justyourluck,
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@grumpybozo

As far as pet food goes, there has been ZERO warnings to consumers of raw pet food with regards to H5N1 so if that's where it's going, this needs to be addressed in a big way.

https://mastodon.social/@carstenfranke

justyourluck, to random
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Friend: "You're the only one of my friends who hasn't gotten on a plane and traveled"

The silent part I didn't say: (so I'm the smartest friend you have...)

Also unspoken ( MAYBE BECAUSE I HAVE AND CAN'T ALWAYS BREATHE EASILY AND I CAN'T STEP OUTSIDE FOR A BREAK FROM MY MASK IF I'M ON A PLANE!)

Them: "We're getting on a cruise"

Me not silent: "Can't believe you're getting on a petri dish"

Them: "We're fine. Relax"

Relax?

Me, broken the rest of the day.

justyourluck, to H5N1
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Huh. This is rather refreshing.

"We say we don’t believe that there are cases of H5 novel influenza circulating because we haven’t seen any evidence that would be suggestive of that. But until and unless we enhance our subtyping...

👉 we are basing that conclusion on negative implication rather than on affirmative data,” Shah said in the interview.

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/21/h5n1-bird-flu-cdc-urges-summer-flu-surveillance/

justyourluck, to random
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cases have almost doubled since last week in Singapore.

How unique. They have numbers.

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/05/20/eyes-on-singapores-covid-19-wave

justyourluck, to random
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ONE BILLION

1,000,000,000

"By 2033, a billion people are expected to suffer from Long Covid - most of them in the economically active age groups."

https://www.manager-magazin.de/lifestyle/long-covid-konferenz-wir-muessen-uns-endlich-eingestehen-wie-gewaltig-dieses-problem-ist-a-4389644b-1795-4acf-bccf-759d6dce1982

The is STILL going on‼️

sucks more than you can imagine‼️

or as the WHO now says it spreads ‼️

with or better & Stay Safe‼️ 😷🫶

justyourluck, to H5N1
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Has it been proven that one cannot get infected with from non raw milk?

Because last I heard there have been no studies done.

Or am I wrong?

Because...

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justyourluck,
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Because on Apr 12, just 10 days after CDC published "Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Animals: Interim Recommendations for Prevention, Monitoring, and Public Health Investigations" that said:

"...should avoid unprotected direct physical contact or close exposure w/sick or dead birds or other animals, carcasses, feces,

milk

or litter from sick birds or other animals potentially infected or confirmed to be infected w/ HPAI A() virus."

...

justyourluck,
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...ALL references to "milk" were changed to "(raw) milk), with an additional 9 references to "(raw) milk".

If milk that is not raw, has not been PROVEN safe, why the change??

Recommendations for Protecting Farmers and Poultry, Backyard Bird Flock, and Livestock Owners To reduce the risk of HPAI A(H5N1) virus infection, poultry farmers and poultry workers, backyard bird flock owners, livestock farmers and workers, veterinarians and veterinary staff, and emergency responders should avoid unprotected direct physical contact or close exposure with the following animals and materials potentially infected or confirmed to be infected with HPAI A(H5N1) virus: Sick or dead birds, or other animals Carcasses of birds, livestock, or other animals Feces or litter Raw milk Surfaces and water (e.g., ponds, waterers, buckets, pans, troughs) that might be contaminated with animal excretions. Farmers, workers, and emergency responders should wear appropriate PPE when in direct or close physical contact with sick birds, livestock, or other animals; carcasses; feces; litter; raw milk; or surfaces and water that might be contaminated with animal excretions from potentially or confirmed infected birds, livestock, or other animals, and when going into not yet disinfected buildings where these animals or materials are or were.

justyourluck,
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The FDA seemed uncertain on Apr 25, a full 13 days AFTER "(raw)" was added to the CDC 's guidance:

"Additional testing is required to determine whether intact pathogen is still present and if it remains infectious"

Ya think??

Now, whether or not it has since been proven, the fact remains, they didn't yet know for sure and then played it down in the guidelines.

I find them all less than trustworthy. YMMV

justyourluck,
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@grumpybozo

How this whole "we've essentially done studies since we guinea pigged the country letting them beta test {foo} on the population" ( WITHOUT all the records and testing and everything involved in a proper study) is an ok metric is beyond me.

People who volunteer for studies sign paperwork and go into it WILLINGLY.

But what you said is a generalization, & even the FDA says more testing is needed. *See other comments on this thread

justyourluck,
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@grumpybozo

@feld

They. Are. People.

justyourluck, to random
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Interesting case!

Vincent Gaines, worked at a nursing home in CO & died of #Covid Jun '20.

There was "no evidence Gaines came into contact w/ anyone w/Covid."

But 40 people were pos(+) & an #Outbreak was registered.

"Would you have had to, like — genetic sequencing of the strain of COVID he died from?" asked Judge Matthew D. Grove. "What would have been sufficient in your view to show the decedent got the disease at work?"

Oh I like this judge!

Widow won the case.

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/courts/covid-19-an-occupational-disease-triggering-workers-comp-benefits/article_fc544e0a-0998-11ef-869c-cb80a355fb05.html

augieray, to random
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My new post on LinkedIn about a court case. An appellate court in Colorado found that COVID can be occupational disease that is compensable under the state's Workers Comp laws. The employer and its insurance company appealed the judgement and lost. This is a reminder that employers may urge you to take risks, but they may not stand behind you if you get ill. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/augieray_covid-19-can-be-occupational-disease-colorado-activity-7194390536126885890-4VF9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

justyourluck,
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@jeffcliff
@augieray

Is this article on a website somewhere? (Not a platform)

justyourluck, to random
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It's a !

No! It's an !

Wait! It's !

How big is it? How fast does it fall to the ground? How far does it travel?

Stay back 6 feet MFer!

Gimme sanitizer!

In a rather anti...

No, that's not the word I'm going to use...

Anti-CLIMACTIC

(because... 4.5 years!)

...move, the WHO have now approved the use of the simple, easy to understand phrase

"through the air"

to describe how is spread.

golf clap

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-fight-about-viruses-in-the-air-is-finally-over-now-its-time-for-healthy/

justyourluck, to mecfs
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Interesting read!

"And they restored dysregulated immune balance! (In mice)"

Article:
https://www.donotpanic.news/p/scientists-just-made-a-stunning-biological

The Study:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07469-y

justyourluck, to random
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" has changed the way your brain works and I can't deal with it"

The inevitable breakup.

Well, so much for not crying.

justyourluck, to random
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"You're psycho about "

Damn straight I'm psycho about Covid. 4+ years of , 1+ yrs of it sleeping because I'd crash hard after using my brain to try to get work done for 15 min.

Damn straight I'm psycho about Covid. If I get the tiniest bit upset, like, oh, say, someone is trying to fight with me or attacking what I'm doing or saying, then my heart starts flipping around and I'm unable to take a deep breath, & occasionally randomly I can't take a breath AT ALL...

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justyourluck, to H5N1
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🐄 In lung tissue... of an asymptomatic cow...

"US federal authorities said on Wednesday that the virus had been found in lung tissue collected from a seemingly healthy cow."

🐄 Only cows with symptoms are being tested?

"Another possibility, he says, is that “asymptomatic cows that we are not testing are shedding virus into milk”."

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/as-bird-flu-spreads-through-cows-is-pasteurized-milk-safe-to-drink/

justyourluck, to random
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Oh my.

I just got off the phone with a pharmacist.

Trying to shake my brain back into line because holy cow.

Family member is on a lot of meds. Now has gout & kidney stones.

We all know doctors only have a passing knowledge of meds & how they work. Pharmacists are the experts.

So I call. Wait 20 minutes to get a person.

OH! The on-hold music is interspersed with a message telling me that they are actively working on their hold times and hey if I want to apply for a job, PLEASE DO!

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GottaLaff, to random
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Someone apparently blocked me for asking them 2x to read my whole thread (total of 2 posts) before twice responding inaccurately after only reading the first one.

I really don’t get it.

justyourluck,
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@GottaLaff

IQs be dropping and I only have so much patience to over-explain simple things.

THAT, unfortunately, is the "new normal".

RebelGeek99, to random
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How the fuck are parents reconciling the frequent childhood illnesses that seem to be ripping through all my friends' households? This is not normal. We were never this sickly when I was growing up-- and I was one of the "sickly" ones (I had a bad dust allergy). I don't even have kids and I see it 😒

Denial can be a powerful agent, so I'm assuming that's how it's being dealt with until it can no longer be dismissed at scale. This is all so messed up.

justyourluck,
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@RebelGeek99
But what's going to be that thing point. It sure as heck isn't going to be a 17 year old "innocent" (ie not one of them gays) kid dying from it, since we've already killed off so many kids and disabled so so so many other kids and continue to. It will have to be when the economy finally grinds to a halt because we've run out of enough workers who can do their job.
@jik

justyourluck,
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@jik
Huh. I don't remember the Tom Hanks thing. Granted, a bazillion things have happened in the last 4+ years 😵‍💫

The permanently disabled stop talking about it or they will get ignored by their family and friends so they talk as if everything is fine and avoid the topic.

I didn't think it will be a celebrity. I just don't.

When every HOUSEHOLD has a permanently disabled person... maybe... Maybe then.

@RebelGeek99

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