Rusty Corgi
Of course I made sure I was really good about getting my covid and flu shot and I still somehow get sick with something entirely different.
Nyx Allocer 🔜 FWA@Rusty I got my covid booster right before and I haven't felt sick but I'm hearing from some mutuals about how they caught the flu or something else. I don't THINK I caught anything but My throat started getting sore for like...a couple minutes before I gargled with antiseptic mouthwash and it went away. Was horribly scared I got strep throat AGAIN
@nyxallocer It doesn't seem like it's strep, just some kind of head cold. 
@Rusty Glad it's just a head cold so far.
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Hobbes@lionaroundtown I am de ghey
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@Rusty I got covid and flu shots and got sick recently as well. I think something else has been going around in general, not that we can easily find out in the US
@david Yeah, I'm kinda hoping state-level tracking in blue states gets better as a result of the utter collapse of the federal government.
BigHeadMode@Rusty individual attendees should wear N95 behind-head (not behind-ear) masks. If we had ~80% of attendees wearing masks at any one time (allowing people to rotate into that 20% to take a break) that would be a good start.
Attendees should also take all applicable vaccines that they are medically able to get.
Conventions and hotels should mandate masks and vaccines. They should ensure that there is significant air ventilation and purification, either through portable units or ensuring their HVAC is up to snuff. UV-C purification is another promising field.
All these steps would mitigate not only COVID, but flu, colds, and any other airborne illness.
