chakoo Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Brick said: Physics Girl? She has been suffering from symptoms from Long Covid. She is not an old, fat, unhealthy person that people keep saying are the only ones suffering. And yes I did know of her and her content long before her covid issues. I've been a big fan of PBS and their affiliated youtube content. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokra Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Physics Girl was one of my favorite YouTube channels and it's been really sad to see her suffering so much and for so long. We still need to take this seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Adventures in Public Speaking – Disability Visibility Project DISABILITYVISIBILITYPROJECT.COM Today, September 14, 2023, I gave a virtual talk at Boston University’s School of Public Health about my anthology Disability Visibility since the school selected my book as their 2023 Schoo… Understandably angry disabled activist censored in talk to BU Public Health because she was too mean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 On 9/14/2023 at 9:32 AM, Chris- said: Juice me the fuck up, I’ll take that shit every year. I mean I do it with the flu shot. Its no biggie unless you are a big baby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Man, COVID booster appointments are a hot item here in NoVA. I looked online earlier this afternoon to schedule an appointment to get my COVID/flu shots this Friday afternoon and there were quite a few slots available in the area so I decided to wait until I got home this evening. Lo and behold, the earliest I can get one now is Monday afternoon. I just decided to stick with getting them next Friday afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Apparently people are getting shots again? I didn't think there would be a problem getting boosted with people not giving a crap about COVID anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 My org had a big offset (we're a distributed organization so offsites are a way to get everyone together). In the week of my trip I had to cancel my trip due to some health issues, which sucked. But now about 50%+ of the team has covid, so I guess there was a silver lining to missing it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 3 years later and my wife just tested positive. This is what happens when you hang around people. She also had shingles in her late 20s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Mask usage is noticeably up in my area as well. It's certainly not anywhere near the majority, but it's definitely more than in recent months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Mask usage is noticably up in my area as well. It's certainly not anywhere near the majority, but it's definitely more than in recent months. The lady who works at the Jack in the Box I go to has never stopped wearing hers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 32 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: The lady who works at the Jack in the Box I go to has never stopped wearing hers. I certainly have maintained my own personal mask use at more or less the same level as during the pandemic. Where the uptake has been most noticeable for me has been with service industry workers in my area. For example, practically all of the staff in the Starbucks that I go to in the morning before work are again wearing masks while it was only one or two previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 It must be getting bad because I saw a fucking cop wearing a mask the other day 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 46 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: The lady who works at the Jack in the Box I go to has never stopped wearing hers. At my weekly trivia bar, the same could be said for the head bouncer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 I really hate how it's impossible to have a nuanced conversation about COVID with most people at this point. Yes, the overall risk for people is much lower due to vaccines, past exposure, etc, but it's not a cold (still the 3rd/4th-leading cause of death in the US, I believe?). So yeah, I know that it's likely not to kill me, but I also don't want to get a really bad flu (equivalent, or maybe worse), so I am still masking in crowded indoor situations. It's not that big of an inconvenience to throw on a mask for an hour. But I also get why people don't want to, and I'm not hounding others. Anecdotally, masking is up a bit in my area (instead of 1%, maybe 5% now), and mostly service workers like others have said. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 Ugh, one of the worst parts of moving is finally here, finding a vaccine clinic that won't freak out if I request the shot in my thigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 THE FREE AT-HOME TESTS ARE BACK! U.S. will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting Monday WWW.CNBC.COM Americans will soon be able to use COVIDTests.gov to request four free tests, the Biden administration said in a release. Quote The Biden administration on Wednesday said it will resume offering free at-home Covid tests to American households on Monday as the virus gains a stronger foothold nationwide. Americans will soon be able to use COVIDTests.gov to request four free tests, the administration said in a release. The government had offered free test kits through that website since January 2022, but the site stopped taking orders on June 1 to conserve supplies of the tests. The government is relaunching the program in time for the fall and winter, when the virus typically spreads at higher levels. Covid hospitalizations have already increased for eight straight weeks — an uptick primarily driven by newer strains of the virus. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 I still have like a million of those motherfuckers at home from last time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 2 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: I still have like a million of those motherfuckers at home from last time They expire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Just now, SuperSpreader said: They expire Is it a real expiration or is it just the date the EUA for them ended at the time the box was printed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 10 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: I really hate how it's impossible to have a nuanced conversation about COVID with most people at this point. Yes, the overall risk for people is much lower due to vaccines, past exposure, etc, but it's not a cold (still the 3rd/4th-leading cause of death in the US, I believe?). So yeah, I know that it's likely not to kill me, but I also don't want to get a really bad flu (equivalent, or maybe worse), so I am still masking in crowded indoor situations. It's not that big of an inconvenience to throw on a mask for an hour. But I also get why people don't want to, and I'm not hounding others. Anecdotally, masking is up a bit in my area (instead of 1%, maybe 5% now), and mostly service workers like others have said. We’re Americans, I’m more likely to die at Safeway waiting to get my vaccine from some right wing chud pissed women dont touch him. For me I’m skipping due my specific health concerns relating to drugs I take combined with the limited efficacy of it. I mask at work, where I’m more likely to hurt others if I’m infected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 10 minutes ago, Jason said: Is it a real expiration or is it just the date the EUA for them ended at the time the box was printed? 10 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: They expire You can look online and a lot of lot # expiration dates have been pushed out well past what is printed on the box 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Friendly reminder that the dod studied “expired” medications and found they have efficacy in many cases up to 30 years after said expiration date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Merck Covid drug linked to virus mutations that can spread between people, new study says WWW.CNBC.COM There is still no evidence that molnupiravir, sold under the brand name Lagevrio, has produced more transmissible or severe variants of Covid. Quote A new study released Monday said Merck’s widely used antiviral Covid pill can cause mutations in the virus that occasionally spread to other people, raising questions about whether the drug has the potential to accelerate Covid’s evolution. The findings may increase scrutiny about the usefulness of the treatment, molnupiravir, which was one of the first Covid drugs available to doctors worldwide during the pandemic. Molnupiravir works by causing mutations in Covid’s genetic information, which weakens or destroys the virus and reduces the amount of Covid in the body. However, the study published Monday in the scientific journal Nature found that Covid can sometimes survive treatment with molnupiravir, leading to mutated versions of the virus that have been found to spread to other patients. Researchers in the U.S. and U.K. specifically analyzed 15 million Covid genomes to see which mutations had occurred and when. They found that mutations increased in 2022 after molnupiravir was introduced in many countries. There is no evidence that molnupiravir, sold under the brand name Lagevrio, has produced more transmissible or severe variants of Covid, according to the study. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Well my grandfather just caught it again, just as my parents visited. Now they have it too. The second time for all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Merck Covid drug linked to virus mutations that can spread between people, new study says WWW.CNBC.COM There is still no evidence that molnupiravir, sold under the brand name Lagevrio, has produced more transmissible or severe variants of Covid. Quote Researchers in the U.S. and U.K. specifically analyzed 15 million Covid genomes to see which mutations had occurred and when. They found that mutations increased in 2022 after molnupiravir was introduced in many countries. There is no evidence that molnupiravir, sold under the brand name Lagevrio, has produced more transmissible or severe variants of Covid, according to the study. This is incredibly circumstantial evidence. However, Merk’s COVID antiviral is pretty garbage compared to Pfizer’s (Paxlovid) anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodger Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 On 9/20/2023 at 5:12 PM, TUFKAK said: Friendly reminder that the dod studied “expired” medications and found they have efficacy in many cases up to 30 years after said expiration date. The real question is, how far past the expiration date will you use milk? A day or two for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyphoidHater Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 30 minutes ago, Dodger said: The real question is, how far past the expiration date will you use milk? A day or two for me. As long as it smells good, I'll taste it. As long as it tastes ok, I'll drink it. 🤷♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 38 minutes ago, TyphoidHater said: As long as it smells good, I'll taste it. As long as it tastes ok, I'll drink it. 🤷♂️ This 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 hour ago, TyphoidHater said: As long as it smells good, I'll taste it. As long as it tastes ok, I'll drink it. 🤷♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 COVID/Flu double-shot obtained! 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 6 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: COVID/Flu double-shot obtained! I kept trying to schedule with CVS and it would fail on the last step 😭😭😭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCyric Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 7 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: COVID/Flu double-shot obtained! I've got two more weeks on my current round of plasma donations then I am getting that updated COVID shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 FDA signs off on updated protein-based Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax | CNN WWW.CNN.COM The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized Novavax’s updated protein-based Covid-19 vaccine for people 12 and older. Quote The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized Novavax’s updated protein-based Covid-19 vaccine for people 12 and older. This vaccine is effective against EG.5, the currently dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, and like Pfizer and Moderna’s mRNA vaccines, it has been updated to target the XBB Omicron subvariant. Novavax’s protein-based approach is a more traditional one for vaccine development than the mRNA vaccines. Protein-based vaccines work by getting the body’s immune system to recognize small modified pieces of the virus it’s targeting. In this case, that means pieces of the coronavirus spike protein. Novavax makes up 0.01% of all Covid-19 vaccines delivered in the country, but during the US Centers for Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices last month, there was an acknowledgement for the need of alternatives to mRNA-based vaccines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 13 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: FDA signs off on updated protein-based Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax | CNN WWW.CNN.COM The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized Novavax’s updated protein-based Covid-19 vaccine for people 12 and older. Will be curious to see if you can actually get it at a regular pharmacy this time around. As it is I'm probably just gonna keep my Moderna appointment for Sunday assuming I don't test positive from a COVID exposure I apparently had last Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 On 9/29/2023 at 4:38 PM, Commissar SFLUFAN said: COVID/Flu double-shot obtained! Same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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