Augie Ray

I truly believe the Northern hemisphere is in for a rude #COVID19 awakening this fall and winter. COVID continues to mutate, immunity is fading, new booster uptake will be minimal, repeated infections will have weakened many people's immune systems, and everyone wants to pretend COVID is gone.

As I slowly recover from my first infection, I can't imagine why people would want to risk multiple infections. I'll do my best to make this my ONLY infection.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02188-2

New COVID jabs are coming — who should get them?

Countries rolling out updated vaccines weigh whether to restrict them to high-risk individuals.

Jun 30, 2023 at 5:23amWeb
Show threadBruce MirkenJun 30, 2023
@augieray it's madness, especially considering that multiple infections increase one's risk of #LongCovid. And even here in Hawaii, I see fewer people masking. 😱
Show threadReverseYourMindJul 2, 2023
@BruceMirken @augieray Same here in France. It’s a nightmare!
Show threadPatrick Lam Jun 30, 2023
@augieray I would like to see better air and more people wearing masks, but I do have to say that the NZ winter is not seeing an uptick of cases at the moment (including wastewater data). Is there any reason for that? None that I can see. And yet.
Show threadDaniel BrotherstonJun 30, 2023
@va2lam @augieray Netherlands is also seeing an extraordinarily long period of extraordinarily low wastewater numbers. It is summer, but last summer was not even close. I have no explanation.
Show threadhiding from plagues ☣️♿Jun 30, 2023
@va2lam @augieray there are plenty of cases. I would have good reason to believe that reports are just no longer published or published correctly.
Show threadIts GregoryJun 30, 2023
@augieray You're probably right as the multitude of new distractions has only increased America's complacency... so let's play (reckless sarcasm)
Show threadDobviewsJun 30, 2023

@augieray I am still hiding indoors like 90% of the time. When I do go out I wear a mask and/or just putz around in my garden/garage/back porch.

On top of that, when I do go to the store I am in a near panic of being caught in a shooting or attacked for being at the wrong place at the wrong time. I was getting gas at the station last week and someone nearly hit me and my car while drunk trying to fill his gas tank! The world is crazy these days!

Show threadLstn2urmama 🇨🇦Jun 30, 2023
@augieray get better soon and yes it does take longer than most other viruses...have had a couple of times and one was something I picked up from surgery tool...and took very much longer and swear it tries to come back...
Show threadExpat RepeatJun 30, 2023
@augieray I'm so sorry you got sick. 😩 Rest and take the recovery slowly. And yes, DO YOUR BEST to make this your ONLY infection!
Show threadrandoinchatJun 30, 2023
@augieray it is gone trust. I am a doctor. And a gangsta. dub
Show threadCat WestJun 30, 2023
@augieray I just had my 6th jab. I showed up an hour early. There was no line.
Show threadmsgbiJun 30, 2023
@augieray @charles_ex Winter just coincidence
Show threadMilanKleinJul 1, 2023
@augieray FFP3, social distancing, food desinfection, air cleaning works.
Show threadReverseYourMindJul 2, 2023

@augieray Same here. I absolutely don’t want to risk a new infection as it has taken three years to «recover» a bit.

But France is in a complete denial about covid/long covid, so it’s even harder now to deal with the social pressure.

Show threadRichad AJul 2, 2023
@augieray i never leave home without a mask. :-) i still wear masks indoors. I don’t want to regret not wearing a mask.
Show threadvandysJul 2, 2023
@augieray For airborne endemic viruses like rhinoviruses and coronaviruses, avoidance is not a viable strategy. You need to think about optimizing for robust health (your body fields it so early you probably don't even know about it) and immune support (help your immune system address it promptly).

Your life choices are a large component of the state of your immune system. Research is not settled on all factors, so this is a bit of an ongoing area to watch.
Show threadAnjaJul 2, 2023

@augieray People with children often don't have a choice as their children are not protected in schools.
People working in crowded offices or public spaces often don't have a choice. Work and get your 4th or 5th infection or loose your job.
And then there's the selfish morons who embrace every new infection and should die on the spot and just won't.

I'm with you, by the way. My first infection in march '22 and I thought you'd have to be fucking mental to wánt to go through this multiple times.

Show threadsistermagpieJul 3, 2023
@augieray The article references campaigns for boosters, and I barely remember anything. I just keep checking myself for new boosters!