garidin

garidin, 1 month ago to climate

This is cruel.

Florida blocks heat protections for workers right before summer | Georgia Public Broadcasting
https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/04/12/florida-blocks-heat-protections-for-workers-right-summer

#WorkingConditions #ClimateChange #DeSantis

augieray, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

GREAT article on how repeated #COVID19 infections increase risks.
“Infectious-disease experts are warning that repeat infections could have cumulative, lasting effects.”
“People who had gotten COVID-19 at least twice experienced higher rates of short- and long-term health effects, including heart, lung, and brain issues, compared to those who were only infected once.”
“Each time you get hit, it does impact your body, so let’s try not to get it too many times.”

https://time.com/6553340/covid-19-reinfection-risk/

garidin, 6 months ago to Nursing

36-hour shifts, 80-hour weeks: Workers are being burned out by overtime

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/economics/mandatory-overtime-rcna123399

My personal opinion is that if we'd continued masking, we'd have fewer burned-out healthcare workers.

#pandemic #nursing

Bing_Chris, 6 months ago to random

Hi - Twitter is a garbage fire. I am going to try to use this platform more. Love,-Bing.

augieray, 9 months ago to random

Me in social media: “Here is the data that tells us #COVID19 risks are rising. And here are the studies that show COVID can damage your chronic health. Please be careful.”

My friends: “Here's a photo of me in a crowded restaurant, then attending a crowded concert, then going to a conference, and finally getting to get together with my family including my aging, immunocompromised parents.”

Why do I bother? What good is monitoring, knowledge, and data if everyone's just going to ignore it?

garidin, 10 months ago to environment

Fireworks are bad for the environment and for human health:

https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-JULY4/FIREWORKS/klvygaxxyvg/

#July4 #fireworks #environment #health

augieray, 11 months ago to random

3.5 years of constant caution and sacrifice, withholding dinners at restaurants & concerts, and I let one professional event encourage me to take needless risks. I spoke in a room with 80 people without a mask. I asked the event planner to have air filters in the room, but she said "their effectiveness for Covid prevention is limited," which is, of course, BS, and that should've been when I withdrew from the event. I let my guard down, and now I have my first #COVID infection. Be safe out there!