It’s inherently infuriating about having an unmasked healthcare worker ask you if you’ve experienced COVID symptoms while checking you in for an appointment.
Well, for your sake I fucking hope not! Why even ask me?
What if I say “yes”? How will my experience change? Are you gonna send me home? Suddenly put on a mask?
What if I DO have COVID and say “no”? Sucks for you, I guess, because my COVID is flying over to you right now.
The CDC’s reported COVID wastewater levels by state show that viral activity is currently “Very High” in Hawaii and “High” in Utah, Wyoming, and Maine. Wastewater levels are “Low” or “Minimal” across all other reporting states and territories as of May 23
I had to go to urgent care earlier today (nothing serious, needed antibiotics for infection).
I'm please to report that the nurse, the doctor, and all the patients I saw (about 8-9?) were wearing masks of some kind. I was pleasantly surprised! 😷😁
New study: "First, there is strong and consistent evidence for airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and other respiratory pathogens. Second, #masks are, if correctly and consistently worn, effective in reducing transmission of respiratory diseases and show a dose-response effect. Third, #respirators are significantly more effective than medical or cloth masks." #CovidIsNotOver#WearAMask#N95
Still testing positive after 10 days of testing and 17 days of feeling sick.
Fuck Covid. And Fuck Cancer.
Logged an incident report at work explaining how I got this infection from a maskless co-worker because I was forced to be onsite and they knew their partner had "a mystery cold" and could work from home whenever they want but chose to come in anyway.
@nikink Hope you feel better soon. Sadly, people think Covid is over. I was still testing positive after 12 days. My employer only wanted to give me 5 days off. The long #COVID brain fog is still with me and creating havoc in my life 3 yrs later.
It contains excellent explanations on the spread of COVID mutations/variants, why vaccination alone isn't the answer, why we should continue to mask and negative communications.
Unfortunately the PCR result will be the only result on my medical record.
And today I return to work and one of my maskless coworkers tells me he was also off sick with covid last week, and laughing about giving it to me whilst denying it was him because "I can't prove shit" - as if anyone in my workplace would give a fuck even if I proved it beyond reasonable doubt by some magic or other.
Just a coincidence that he brought it to the office I'm forced to work from and he had several conversations about his wife's "flu" with me.
If only my employer was forced to provide clean air by some kind of workplace safety laws.
#CovidCautious community, I’m tabling at an academic conference next month to spread awareness of both the Public Health Pledge (@phpledge) and #COVID19 precautions as paths toward inclusivity, and I’m trying to think of what would make this table both useful and appealing to passersby. Does anyone have suggestions on what else I can do, in terms of signage, giveaways, activities, etc.?
I’m currently planning to include printed copies of Hazel Newlevant’s 2024 COVID-19 zine (https://newlevant.com/COVIDzine) as well as materials on reducing transmission from https://bit.ly/lesscovid, but I know that good information alone will be not be enough to draw people in.
@ubikaritas
Thinking about the inclusion message - maybe you can prompt people to reflect on how many of their students
are immunocompromised or at higher risk bc of other conditions
live with/are in community with people who are at higher risk
already have Long COVID
can't afford to take time off work if/when they get sick
Sadly I'm not aware of a convenient interactive tool where you could look that up by metro area or institution or anything....
It is almost funny to find out that trans people are more likely not only get covid, but die from it, or get worse outcomes - like long lasting disabilities.
If you care about trans people, and are an ally...a thing you could do to support us is to wear a good mask (N95/FFP2+). Protect yourself and others. It is the compassionate thing to do.
Yet another good reason to avoid repeat infections...
COVID can quietly linger in your body long after getting sick. What does that mean?
researchers analyzed blood samples from 171 adults who had been infected by the virus. They found that one-quarter of these people had COVID proteins in their blood up to one year after their initial infection.
@David I certainly feel more easily distracted and prone to lose a line of thought since my Covid infections. The first one was probably the culprit, without any prior vaccination (in late 2020). It hit me with brain fog and temporary short term memory loss. All of that recovered quickly but still, at times I can feel my brain not working as quickly as it used to. And I'm not even talking about infrequent blood clotting in my hands, probably a sign of arthritis or something that I hadn't before.
the CDC said it was okay for vaccinated people to ditch their masks in most places. But people were clearly still getting sick—including Alex, who got COVID-19 for the first time in late 2021 and later developed Long COVID symptoms.