DrBrainNerd
Buffy the Psych ProfThis winter is going to be amazing
PedestrianError 
@DrPsyBuffy I mean, everybody’s still boarding planes on a whim and flying recreationally while we’re having a full-blown climate crisis so why not get COVID too while they’re at it (I do feel sorry for people who moved hundreds or thousands of miles away from their loved ones out of economic necessity &/or before they realized how bad frequent flying was for the environment, though).
Nire Bryce@PedestrianError
are you ok
are you ok
brocolie (tots not a vampire)@NireBryce @PedestrianError right? I had to read it twice, but it's kinda weird to allude that immigrants shouldn't be able to visit their home country, when by far frequent flyers are tourists from the global North and people flying for work.
Nicolas Goñi@PedestrianError @DrPsyBuffy on the other hand, cognitive decline as a consequence of multiple reinfections can help to deal with climate anxiety
Equationeer@DrPsyBuffy @Baley that is absolutely so fucked up I don’t even know what to do with it
Tappin Lisa@DrPsyBuffy
And there's no masking requirement, right? Good grief.
And there's no masking requirement, right? Good grief.
Jeramee@DrPsyBuffy
The chances of long covid don't stay the same, but it increases with every reinfection.
This laissez faire approach is setting the US up for an avalanche of long covid cases that will not only harm the economy, but could push our weak healthcare system past the breaking point.
It's like, instead of the Titanic accidentally hitting the iceberg, they had a modern iceberg radar and decided to play chicken with the iceberg.
Tsutsuku (he/they)@Jeramee @DrPsyBuffy
I believe you but I'd be interested in reading a source on this if you have one.
I believe you but I'd be interested in reading a source on this if you have one.
Another article (can't find it right now) showed long covid chances are something like 2% with the first infection, 5% with the 2d infection, 10 % with the 3d, etc.
I think this article explains a different study, but with similar findings.
terradi (she/her)@Jeramee @DrPsyBuffy I hate to be the bearer of bad news here, but we're already at the breaking point. Ask anyone who works in Healthcare how well staffed they are or if they feel that their patient acuity is such that they feel safe. Bets are if they work in a hospital they're uneasy or a very new grad who doesn't realize how much has changed since the start of the pandemic
PhoenixSerenity@terradi @Jeramee @DrPsyBuffy Several of my friends in public healthcare in BC - nurses, doctors, paramedics & other frontline medical staff quit their jobs because they are sick/tired of our governments treating them like all their frontline lives are completely disposable.
It is beyond messed up!
@msquebanh @terradi @DrPsyBuffy
"Front line" is a term of war, and, I think, points to the problem.
When capitalists go abroad, they usually bring troops for "negotiation." They don't care if the troops die, so long as it's profitable.
Similarly, at home, they don't care about the people they people they put at risk so long as the stock market grows.
Covid originated in China, yet, with over 3x the population, they've had fewer deaths because they value human life over profit.
Thank you for the update. I was a mental health worker, but have been working in SE Asia the last 10 years. Working in a hospital is stressful enough, I can only imagine how bad it is now.
I have 2 kids and don't know if I ever want to come back. I don't want to subject them to our society's slow self destruction.
lord pthenq1A los que viajan (yo por ejemplo), American Airlines y probablemente otras aerolíneas te embarcan en un vuelo incluso si tenés COVID para no devolverte el dinero ni ofrecerte cambiar de fecha para cuidar a la población.
Así que si vuelan, usen máscara. O traten de no volar.
michael
tom4okstate@DrPsyBuffy my word.
Stoney Takes
Dinosaurs say Raawr
netop://ウィビ
jfml - Jonas Laugs@netopwibby @DrPsyBuffy Thank you for doing the good work! 👍✨💖
LisPi@DrPsyBuffy American Airlines endorsing bioterrorism.
Damn.
kaschu@DrPsyBuffy @AlSweigart capitalism at its best. 💰💰💰
Steven Molnar@DrPsyBuffy You're such an optimist: I don't think we'll have to wait for winter.
your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦@DrPsyBuffy so when do i have to test? what are the symptoms am looking for?
Tim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPE@DrPsyBuffy Whenever an airline advertises at me I ask them how they guarantee a zero covid journey. I haven't had an answer yet ... so guess what, I haven't spent any money with any airline.
Tracy Thomas
artisanrox
StevenSavage (he/him)@DrPsyBuffy I mask when flying as well for obvious reasons. Now, more obvious.
And I am expecting a surge sometime before EOY
DarcyPlease Boost and Favor this!
It's something we may not thinking about but it's something that could kill you!
Richard R Lee
Rosemary McNaughton@DrPsyBuffy we held our teenager back from an international trip with friends last weekend since they had tested positive 3 days before the flight. It was a European airline and they were going to let us rebook with no change fee with proof of covid ($70 rapid tests done by CVS) but then they didn’t on a technicality. We are out sooo much money because they didn’t go, but they were pretty sick for a week and still testing positive. Glad we pulled the plug but ouch, airline made it hurt.
L’Etat C’est Moi@DrPsyBuffy Staycations looking better and better. Otherwise known as geez, just stay home because #CovidIsntOver!
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Weird, in EU flights ive taken i still see the warning that it is illegal to board a flight while knowingly sick with covid
@mamsell
Weird, in EU flights ive taken i still see the warning that it is illegal to board a flight while knowingly sick with covid
@mamsell
WarmasterPalakAnd people ask me why I'm not doing cons and traveling to visit friends again...
MaksiSanctum has moved@DrPsyBuffy 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
mike805@DrPsyBuffy Eventually both pilots are going to have covid and fly anyway, and the effects of high altitude will kick in and there will be a big crash. Breathing problems and high altitude do not mix.
@mike805 OMG that would be so horrible. And they probably would never say it was COVID related.
Catherine is not complacent@DrPsyBuffy why I’m not traveling anymore.
AllSignalMustPass@DrPsyBuffy whoa! I just drove 10 hours with COVID from Sacramento to Portland, ditching the flight I had booked. I would have done it regardless but I can’t believe they would be fine with me getting on the plane the day after testing positive.
Tess
alastair87 (old account)@DrPsyBuffy Do you know if that is an AI or a person? (though I can definitely believe it's the latter)