@amandalhu
Wow so let’s recap:
- PCR to enter with an access wristband tied to - result
- HEPA air cleaners in every room
- Possibly amped up ventilation
- Masks at some events
Aka exactly what we have proposed for schools/conferences/workplaces. Because COVID is not over!"

@luckytran
Here's an extensive list of all the COVID protection measures the World Economic Forum is taking. It includes access dependent on PCR testing, masking, HEPA filtration, ventilation, UV:
https://www3.weforum.org/docs/AM23_Health_and_Safety_Measures.pdf

Our RenderMan colleagues recently shared this lovely preview of #MaterialX and #USD support in an upcoming version of their renderer, and I thought I'd share it here as well.

You may recognize the Open Chess Set in the foreground, and the background environment is the Pixar campus.

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/MaterialX#open-chess-set

#SFBayArea #ChamberMusic peeps! Johanna and I are playing the Franck #Violin sonata next Sunday, Feb 5th 3pm, at St. Andrew's Presbyterian in Pleasant Hill. This is a monster piece for the pianist (me). Late Beethoven string quartet also on the program! Should be a great program with not commonly performed music. Proceeds to benefit Hope Solutions
Interfaith Housing.

More details:
https://chambermusicseries.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/chamber-music-flyer-2023-02-05.pdf

An enormous study of data on 3,814,479 participants (888,463 cases and 2,926,016 controls) found that #COVID19 increases the risk of:
Rheumatoid arthritis 198%
Ankylosing spondylitis 221%
Mixed connective tissue disease 214%
Systemic lupus erythematosus 199%
Inflammatory bowel disease 78%
Celiac disease 168%
Type 1 diabetes 168%
Mortality 20%

This isn't just "the flu." Please stay up to date on recommended boosters and #WearAMask.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9830133/

People ask why I post so often about #COVID19 considering most people are convinced it's a mild disease and no big deal any longer. I can answer with three links:

Vaccine protection fades in 6 months, and almost all nations have seen fewer than 20 doses per 100 people in the past six months: https://ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinations

Over 140 studies have found COVID damages hearts, brains, immune systems and more: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12VbMkvqUF9eSggJsdsFEjKs5x0ABxQJi5tvfzJIDd3U/edit?usp=sharing

Immune-evasive variants are rising: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/what-to-know-about-xbb-1-5-a-new-and-highly-transmissible-covid-19-subvariant