Augie RayAug 4, 2023

How the media gaslights people on #COVID19:

In one article, it says, “The uptick of cases likely isn’t cause for alarm, though: most Covid cases are mild” and then buries this quote from an epidemiologist: “Covid is likely to remain in the leading causes of death in the United States for the foreseeable future.”

If a leading cause of death can be easily prevented with simple mitigations, then how is ANY uptick in cases not a reason for concern?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hanwenzhang/2023/08/03/covid-cases-are-on-the-rise-heres-what-you-need-to-know/?sh=2b84dc12744a

Covid Cases Are On The Rise—Here’s What You Need To Know

Covid cases are back on the rise just before the upcoming flu season rolls in.

Forbes
Show threadGlenn Fleishman
@augieray I mean, we apparently could have been wearing masks during flu season just in high-transmission situations (transit, medical contexts, etc.) and dramatically reduced its transmission and saved 10,000s of lives a year and 100,000s of hospitalizations…yet social norms prevented us. So we’ve slingshotted back to that. The article notes that COVID might reduce to flu levels of death…most of which are preventable, too.
Aug 4, 2023 at 5:18pmWeb
Show threadThird spruce tree on the leftAug 4, 2023

@glennf @augieray When SARs came around and we had hand sanitizer bottles everywhere in the office and we used them a lot I noticed that winter I didn't fall sick - usually its 4-5 /yr.

Since, every winter cold & flu season I have a sani bottle on my desk or wash my hands thoroughly after touching any thing - door handle, microwave buttons - in the office. Works a treat; most germs you get transfered from hand to eyes/mouth.

I think sanitizers and masks are just the new normal if you ask me.

Show threadErik HaugenAug 4, 2023
@tezoatlipoca @glennf @augieray Yeah, I appreciate the ubiquitous sanitizers thing at work.
Show threadErik HaugenAug 4, 2023
@glennf @augieray I think air filtration/etc would be a lot more effective than masks, but yeah.