Just for the record, #covid is still real. Dear friend was in the emergency room last night. Bizarre group of debilitating and frightening symptoms. Thankfully with drugs and guidance she is feeling much better today.

#life
#covidisreal

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zeroes.ca

Ok this caught me off guard...

I was having an internet search for "adult tinker toys" and came across this online shop. Ah! Pro tinker toys. Cool. I look around, and it's not what I want - mostly memorabilia.

And then there's the **FAKE MASKS** section.

Ummm, what? This is something people are doing? They're PAYING for a pretend mask?

Just... what?

https://protinkertoys.com/en-ca/collections/fake-masks

#covid19 #covidIsReal #germsAreReal #covidDenial #whatTheFuckHaveWeBecome

Fake Masks

Good thread on the psychology of COVID denial
(Guess the birdsite is working again)

#COVIDisReal
😷😷😷

https://twitter.com/michael_hoerger/status/1737582325779624059?s=46

Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA (@michael_hoerger) on X

As a clinical health psychologist, I notice that many people are using psychological defense mechanisms to downplay the risk of COVID. These are my Top 7 examples: 🧵

X (formerly Twitter)

@PropertyOfMyCat

I completely understand about the lack of IRL community. I no longer am able to drive, and can't afford to constantly use Uber or Lyft. So I too have no real IRL connections.

Never mind that I am a #spoonie and #CovidIsReal. I am essentially a hermit these days. Other than doctor appointments, I haven't been "out" in a couple of years, at least.

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Clotting proteins linked to Long Covid’s brain fog

Study of unvaccinated people hospitalized with COVID-19 bolsters theory that blood clots may contribute to cognitive problems months later

#CovidIsNotOver
#CovidIsReal
#LongCovid
#N95
#COVIDisAirborne
#COVID
#COVID19

https://www.science.org/content/article/clotting-proteins-linked-long-covid-s-brain-fog

Please keep wearing masks, encouraging ventilation and air filtration, and otherwise making smart choices. #COViD19 is back up in a big way, with a new wave. But a new booster is also on the way. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/08/what-to-know-about-the-new-covid-mini-wave.html

#COVIDIsReal #news #health

Very interesting.

"The risk of death from SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection was four times higher than that from influenza in late 2022 and early 2023 in France, a Harvard Medical School researcher reports today in Epidemiology & Infection."

#CovidIsReal
#CovidIsNotOver
#COVID
#COVID19

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/covid-omicron-carries-4-times-risk-death-flu-new-data-show

COVID Omicron carries 4 times the risk of death as flu, new data show

Flu was tied to 7,851 deaths from week 33, 2022, to week 12, 2023, compared with 32,607 deaths tied to COVID-19.