getmisch1d ago
Possibility of a summer surge, due to the new/ old "cicada" variant.
Not any more infectious than other variants, your Covid booster (you get booster shots, right?) will cover this one too.
#CovidIsNotOver #cicada #variant #airborne #infectious #disease #MaskUp #mask #respirator #FaceShield cuz #LongCOVID #exceeds #asthma as #number #one #chronic #illness in #USA
https://people.com/new-covid-19-variant-cicada-raises-concerns-amid-rising-cases-11936359
getmischMar 20
Alabama, Oklahoma, & South Carolina [chart] had worst instances of under-estimated/ reported COVID deaths. Short article (big study) says people with lower income, people with less education, & Hispanics were among the groups most affected.
USA total Covid deaths just in 2020, '21, were actually close to one million, the biggest such toll in modern history.
#CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #respirator #mask #asthma is not #USA's #biggest #chronic #illness #anymore, it's #LongCOVID
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-killed-150-000-more-people-in-its-first-two-years-than-official-toll/
COVID probably killed 150,000 more people in its first two years than official U.S. tolls show

We have severely undercounted the number of COVID deaths, scientists say

Scientific American
getmischMar 12
Big #study out Mar 4th, w/ 375K+ #Covid #cases tracked - they call it "post-COVID-19 syndrome" a.k.a. Long-COVID. Women continue to get it more than men: females= 56.8%; males= 43.8%.
Among #LongCOVID #symptoms, they break down as: Pulmonary 22.4%, neurological 14.6%, fatigue 13.5%, digestion 12.5%, fever 11.5%, and although #cognitive (#BrainFog) was only 3.7%, it showed the greatest persistence.
#CovidIsNotOver #airborne #virus #MaskUp #FaceShield #respirator #mask
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629(26)00103-5/fulltext
getmischJan 30
If you get COVID, demand a 14-day regimen of metformin, proven to prevent Long-COVID. New studies - not just one - agree. U of Minnesota Medical School research announced this week.
#CovidIsNotOver #LongCOVID #surpassed #Asthma as #number #one #chronic #illness in #USA #MaskUp #face #shield #respirator #COVID #airborne #disease #hangs in the #air
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114634
Metformin shown to prevent Long COVID across risk groups in multiple randomized trials

Multiple randomized clinical trials and electronic health record studies now show that metformin, a widely used and well-established medication, significantly reduces the risk of developing Long COVID when taken during or shortly after acute infection with SARS-CoV-2. The findings were published today in Clinical Infectious DiseasesExternal link that opens in the same window.

EurekAlert!
MykJan 25

Proper PPE is important

#PPE #Respirator #ice #protest

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DFPNG7P?smid=A1NMVHLZE25PEL&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XNSMBH5?smid=A1NMVHLZE25PEL&psc=1

FabbalooApr 24, 2020
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Show threadMaggie MaybeDec 30

This is so insane though. I don’t have to wear a mask but if I do I have to wear one of theirs to make sure mine is clean and effective?

I guess I understand from the perspective that if they make me wear a mask because I’m contagious they want to make sure it works, but if they’re not making me wear a mask it’s ridiculous that I have to wear two because I choose to wear one. But if I choose to not wear any that’s fine.

From that link:
“You may wear your own #N95 #respirator or mask. If you choose to do this, you must wear a facility-issued mask on top. We ask all patients who are wearing masks to do this because some patients are required to wear masks. By wearing one of our masks on top of your home mask, it helps us know that the mask you are wearing is clean and effective. Thank you for understanding.”

datum (n=1)Dec 17

Parent: "The kids have been sick for weeks, they're probably not contagious any more."

Everyone else: "great!"

Me: "I'll just keep this  on thanks."

Parent: "But how will you eat?"

Me: "I can manage without snacking, don't worry!"

(very few days later)

Them: "I feel so sick, I can't even imagine going for a walk around the block. Brutal!"

Me: "doing OK over here - get well soon!" (privately thanking the mercies that the respirator seal seems to have been good enough)

#N95 #N95sSaveLives #respirator #COVIDisAirborne #AirborneAware #CovidCompetent #flu #influenza

Andriy UtkinDec 1

Dear geeks with huge #respirator I saw at previous #FOSDEM ! Would you be kind to make a BOF session or a hallway track on respirators?

- Why are there no transparent masks (with real health protection) which don't obstruct face?
- What are the best masks for speakers?
- Are the cartridge respirators better?
- Where's the sweet spot between protection and public engagement (not making wearer look like biohazard liquidator or specops)
- When open hardware respirators, produced at hackerspaces?

Show threadgetmischNov 18
It took seven elevators to get a solo ride to the lobby today (only 9 floors in our elevator bank) ~ tied my record!
It was because there was some event on fourty and all the ppl from Moody’s kept taking my ‘vator. Five tries on that floor, alone.
[Yes I’m so olde I still spell fourty with a “u”.]
#face #shield #respirator #mask #NYC #WTC #solo #elevator #ride #good #luck #today