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🔗 Why Masks-Required Concerts Still Sell Out in the Bay Area

“I think most non-COVID-cautious musicians think about COVID precautions only being for the sake of disabled and immunocompromised folks, and don’t realize that these are real issues that the musicians themselves can be impacted by and are all at risk for.”


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Why Masks-Required Concerts Still Sell Out in the Bay Area

COVID-conscious musicians and fans have created a tight-knit, DIY scene that’s all about accessibility.
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"Respirator" means a facemask that seals around the mouth and nose for the purpose of filtering all the air the wearer inhales.

Respirators can be constructed of either:

a) an elastomeric body designed to be reused many times with replaceable electrostatically-charged, glass fibre, charcoal and/or gas filters, straps, etc

b) an electrostatically-charged fabric designed to be disposed of after one or a small number of uses.

Most reusable elastomeric respirators (N95, FFP2, FFP3, P100) have exhalation valves, but some don't.

Most disposable fabric respirators (KN95, KF94, N95, FFP2, FFP3) don't have exhalation valves, but some do.

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🔗 Researchers overlooked airborne diseases for centuries — then COVID-19 changed everything

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Researchers overlooked airborne diseases for centuries — then COVID-19 changed everything

A fascinating exploration of microbes that can travel through the air reveals how the pandemic marked a turning point for a crucial research field.
Marr, Linsey C.
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🔗 Stanford must end its complicity in COVID harms

It’s unconscionable that Stanford School of Medicine and the Freeman Spogli Institute hosted a conference in October led by architects of the disablement of 100 million people and the preventable deaths of tens of millions more. It’s even worse that University President Jonathan Levin lent institutional support by volunteering to make the opening remarks. It’s worse yet that the apparent success of this conference may have influenced President Donald Trump to tap at least two conference participants for top health posts.


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From the Community | Stanford must end its complicity in COVID harms

A Stanford conference of COVID contrarians and Long COVID skeptics featuring President Levin is reverberating all the way to the White House.
From the Community (The Stanford Daily)
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y🍉mpsuit

what an incredible display of maturity and restraint for a college newspaper op-ed discussing a gore-flecked nightmare conference of vultures and hyenas and dung beetles.

It’s a feat to experience disability and still have this article inside you five years on. Elite academia voice is a trip in an internet of polemics.

and furthermore, lmao at the perhaps unintended pun in “being fêted at Stanford.” Blessed is Nurgle’s garden.

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🔗 Developing chlorine-based antiseptic by electrolysis pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/319055…

> This paper examined the possibility of using hypochlorite water as a chlorine-based antiseptic for handwashing in public buildings and healthcare facilities. The electrolysis method was used, which produces Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) from mixing drinking water with small amounts of sodium hydroxide. Hypochlorous acid is usually produced by blood cells to surround pathogens when the skin is cut and exposed to pathogens. The methods used were based on hydrolysing drinking water at a different salt concentration (from 0 up to saline water 0.9% NaCl) under the different power supply. The results showed that 0.005-0.01% hydrochloride water can be a perfect antiseptic that can kill most bacteria and pathogenies within 12 s. In one prototype set up one liter of the prepared solution needed the only 2 g of NaCl, 12 V and 3 amps' power. However, the pH value should be maintained to be around 5-6. The results also showed that the most efficient way was to produce the solution on-site. However, if stored properly it can be used for 7-10 days after production.

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Developing chlorine-based antiseptic by electrolysis - PubMed

The use of Alcohol-based antiseptics is efficient and approved, however it has some limitations. This paper examined the possibility of using hypochlorite water as a chlorine-based antiseptic for handwashing in public buildings and healthcare facilit…
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🔗 The Long COVID Game helloworlds.ca/the-long-covid-…

> This short (<5min) instructional game can help illustrate the risks of repeated COVID infections and the chance of acquiring Long COVID. It was designed for large groups, such as a classroom of students. The goal is to communicate the benefits of wearing a respirator, such as an N95, to reduce the number of COVID infections and thus the risk of contracting Long COVID.

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The Long COVID Game – Hello, Worlds

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I suspect that maximum power draw is when the device is activating the heating (it needs to heat up to ~60 degrees celsius internally).

After switching it on (while blinking red), it needs to go up from 20 to 60, so there is some continuous heating. After that, I guess it will pulse the heater to stay at 60.

I didn't measure that, just educated guessing.

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to re-up -- about masking and protection against gaseous chemicals which are deleterious to your airways/lungs, such as might be contained in wildfire smoke 👇

zeroes.ca/@trendless/113227130…

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To everyone wearing masks as protection against chemicals from the plant on fire in Conyers, GA [edit: or the wildfires in CA]:

Gases permeate particulate filtration. Use organic vapour / charcoal filters or full-on [chlorine] gas cartridges to keep it out of your respiratory system.

Masks work -- but they have to be the right kind of mask.

🔗 ctvnews.ca/mobile/world/more-t…

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#MaskUp #P100


Georgia chemical fire: Shelter-in-place order lifted

Authorities on Monday night ended a shelter-in-place order for more than 90,000 people east of Atlanta following a weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky and led to complaints about a strong chemical …
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This post contains a 3M cheatsheet with most of the filters they offer, what they're designed to filter, and their part numbers: zeroes.ca/@trendless/112215285…

Some of these filters and the elastomeric [reusable] respirators on which they fit can be found at hardware and industrial supply stores.

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trendless (@trendless@zeroes.ca)

Attached: 2 images @PacificNic I go back and forth between the pancake filters and the cartridges. The 7093 are also made to do easy sealchecks. They're definitely my go-to in precipitation and they blend with the mask body colour more.
zeroes.ca
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🔗 “I’ve Never Felt So Confused”: A Mixed-Method Study of Managing Family-to-Work Conflict During the Tripledemic link.springer.com/article/10.1…

> This mixed-methods study incorporates online survey data from the January 2023 Alberta Viewpoint Survey (N = 1196) and interview data collected from May-August 2023 (N = 23) to study the strategies families and caregivers used during the tripledemic to manage FWC in a time of high uncertainty.

> Caregiving struggles were exacerbated during the fall of 2022 with the circulation of RSV, influenza, and COVID-19

> This mixed-methods study highlights the strategies families and caregivers used during the tripledemic to manage family-to-work conflict (FWC) in a time of high uncertainty

> Parents, especially mothers, were most likely to miss work for extended periods, leading to a greater potential for FWC among these groups

> Caregivers who were able to take advantage of workplace, relationship, and network resources were better able to limit FWC during these uncertain times

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“I’ve Never Felt So Confused”: A Mixed-Method Study of Managing Family-to-Work Conflict During the Tripledemic - Journal of Child and Family Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected those with caregiving responsibilities and its impacts continue.
SpringerLink
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🔗 Digital Download: Request for Covid Accommodation in Health Care Facilities covidsociety.ca/priorities/saf…

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Digital Download: Request for Covid Accommodation in Health Care Facilities - Canadian Covid Society

Everyone deserves safe access to health care, but we know many people are facing resistance to simple, reasonable requests for Covid accommodations like respirators and air filters cleaners.
Canadian Covid Society
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United Canada Inc sale 👇

Kimtech/Kleenguard/KimberlyClark pouch N95 small 50pk (54066)
$80 -- great for little kids / small faces
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3M Aura trifold N95 440pk (9205+)
$275 -- great for adults with average faces
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Free shipping over $99 (before tax)

KIMTECH N95 POUCH RESPIRATOR

The Kimtech™ N95 pouch respirator is designed to help guard against the risks posed by airborne particles and contaminants.
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Sooo buying a PlusLife in CAD is about 2x the price of in euros or USD, instead of 1.4x or 1.5x from the nominal exchange rates. Ouch!

I've emailed and hope the CC-community discount is significant, but would welcome advice or tips for getting it cheaper without needing a trip to the USA or Europe.

[edit: the discount is significant! The discounted price is still a factor higher than the currency-converted discounted price in EUR or USD though.]

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🔗 Testing and Masking Policies and Hospital-Onset Respiratory Viral Infections jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

> stopping universal masking and SARS-CoV-2 testing was associated with a significant increase in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections relative to community infections. Restarting the masking of health care workers was associated with a significant decrease.

> Nosocomial respiratory viral infections remain associated with increased length of stay and higher mortality in hospitalized populations. Our data suggest that masking and testing were 2 potentially effective measures to protect patients who are hospitalized, particularly when community respiratory virus incidence rates were elevated.

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Testing and Masking Policies and Hospital-Onset Respiratory Viral Infections

This cohort study examines the ratio between hospital- and community-onset respiratory viral infections at different levels of testing and masking from 2020 to 2024.
Theodore R. Pak, MD, PhD (JAMA Network)
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The next head of the US NIH 👇

🔗 Republican Witness In COVID-19 Misinformation Hearing Has Been Repeatedly Discredited By Courts For Promoting Misinformation krishnamoorthi.house.gov/media…

> In an October 2021 ruling that Tennessee Governor Bill Lee's executive order allowing parents to opt their children out of school mask mandates violates federal law, U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw wrote that Dr. Bhattacharya "offered opinions regarding the pediatric effects of masks on children, a discipline on which he admitted he was not qualified to speak," adding "his demeanor and tone while testifying suggest that he is advancing a personal agenda. At this stage of the proceedings, the Court is simply unwilling to trust Dr. Bhattacharya." Judge Crenshaw also added that Dr. Bhattacharya's testimony was "troubling" and "problematic." Similarly, a Manitoba Judge found the same month that Dr. Bhattacharya's testimony public health restrictions was contradicted by a range of evidence, including his own sources.

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Congressman Krishnamoorthi Reveals Republican Witness In COVID-19 Misinformation Hearing Has Been Repeatedly Discredited By Courts For Promoting Misinformation

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Krishnamoorthi participated in the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing titled, "Combating Coronavirus Cons And The Monetization of Misinformation.
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Edit: Thank you for helping. 💚 I ordered some of the Moldex masks and looked up some decent medical tape as a backup for my regular FFP3 masks. I'll be practicing at home with the seal to see if it holds for a couple of hours. I'll bring as much proof as I can collect to convince the hospital employees that I'm wearing no metal. Fingers crossed.

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Asking for help from German speakers or Moldex mask knowledgeable people, please.

I'll need an MRI soon, so I can't use any masks with metal (nosepiece, clips or antimicrobial layer). Someone told me Moldex masks are MRI-proof, so I've been looking around at their masks and found a German shop where I can order, but I'd like some confirmation. Isn't there any metal on/in the following masks?

industrieware.de/Moldex-Atemsc…

industrieware.de/Moldex-FFP2-N…

industrieware.de/FFP-2-NR-D-At…

industrieware.de/FFP3-Air-Seal…

It would be nice to try them, since I can buy them per 1 piece (I don't want a big box in case they don't fit), there are several sizes, and they ship in time to me.

Have you tried any Moldex masks? Do they give a good fit for you? Any noticeable differences between the several types? They appear kind of big in the pictures.

PS: Readimasks aren't available in the EU, the easimask is sold out in EU stores, or only sold in expensive bulk, or take too much time and money with customs to get imported on short notice. I have a Prescient Breathe mask without metal, but can't get a good seal with it and the hospital most likely won't allow any elastomeric respirators and the likes, so it's really a total last resort to depend on one of those.

I could still use the FFP3 mask I normally use and remove the metal nosepiece, then try to seal it with medical tape. But the seal might not stay perfect throughout the process either.

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2480 - Smart FFP2 Maske von Moldex - SchatTec Klebstoffe | Kunsstoffw, 2,74 €

Industrieware.de Atemschutzmaske der Klasse FFP2, Staubmaske für die Industrie, das handwerk und Privat. Auch für Covid-19 geeignet.
2480 - Smart FFP2 Maske von Moldex - SchatTec Klebstoffe | Kunsstoffw, 2,74 €
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Hi, masks 1, 2 and 4 are not explicit about their materials, unfortunately.

This one has a data sheet at the bottom though: industrieware.de/FFP-2-NR-D-At…

Materials of that one are polypropylene, ethylene vinyl acetate and natural rubber

Maybe you can google the mask's names + datenblatt, should net you more info

Moldex FFP2 Einwegmaske - SchatTec Klebstoffe | Kunsstoffwannen | Sch, 2,42 €

Industrieware.de Moldex Atemschutzmaske 2400 - FFP2 NR D hier im Shop aich einzeln zu kaufen.
Moldex FFP2 Einwegmaske - SchatTec Klebstoffe | Kunsstoffwannen | Sch, 2,42 €

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If you've been infected with sarscov2, after your acute symptoms resolved do you have chronic symptoms and/or hyperlipidemia (HL)?

@askazero @longcovid

  • chronic symptoms, tests show HL (14%, 4 votes)
  • chronic symptoms, suspect HL (0%, 0 votes)
  • chronic symptoms, tests show *no* HL (11%, 3 votes)
  • chronic symptoms, haven't considered HL (44%, 12 votes)
  • no symptoms, tests show HL (0%, 0 votes)
  • no symptoms, tests show *no* HL (7%, 2 votes)
  • no symptoms, haven't considered HL (22%, 6 votes)
27 voters. Poll end: 1 year ago

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Looks like there's a discount code that brings the price of an ElastoMaskPro down from $70 to $30 (🇺🇸) -- basically getting a free mask for the price of the filters.

reusable-respirators.com/produ…

A couple years ago, they sent me one to check out. Though it never became part of my regular rotation, it has some good (and not-so-good) features -- it's comfortable, breathable, and svelt, but employs thin, non-adjustable/replaceable straps.

Even with NIOSH N95 certification and filters that last a year, $70 is way too pricey imo (never mind $129, Flo). At $30, though and especially if you haven't been able to find a P100 you're comfortable wearing, it might just be worth a look.

breathesafeair.com/elastomaskp…

reddit.com/r/MasksForEveryone/…

m.youtube.com/watch?v=hWIVMKfE…

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ElastoMaskPro Review - The Most Breathable N95 Reusable Respirator?

ElastoMaskPro by Reusable Respirators LLC is a half-face elastomeric respirator that offers distinct advantages over other popular devices in the category.
Ethan Brooke (Breathe Safe Air)
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A remote long covid clinic -- yeah, there's probably no interest in or need for something like that, right? Better just mothball it. 🙃

🔗 Alberta had a long COVID program that never saw the light of day fitzhugh.ca/local-news/the-sto…

> Tools for remotely assessing fatigue and breathlessness were designed, developed, and then shelved before clinical implementation.

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The story of Alberta's rural long COVID program that never was

Brett McKay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Jasper Fitzhugh)
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🔗 How school eligibility influences the spread of infectious diseases medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11…

> Researchers analyzed the natural age cutoff for kindergarten eligibility in California to compare COVID-19 rates between children old enough to start school and those who were not.

> The study's findings underscore the complexity of school-based transmission and highlight the effectiveness of school-based prevention measures.

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Q&A: How school eligibility influences the spread of infectious diseases

A study in JAMA Network Open sheds light on how school attendance influences the spread of infectious diseases, using COVID-19 as a case study.
University of Michigan School of Public Health (Medical Xpress)
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This is heart-rending but I relate on so many levels. I am not a musician, nor do I suffer from long covid. I have pre-existing health conditions that make me want not to get sick with something potentially worse. I guess I'm just a ghost. And you can't count ghosts.

"When your subculture leaves you behind with Long COVID"

"Friends texted their fears to me frantically: “Is music over? Are shows done?” I thought back to informal and unconventional gigs, the freedom and potentiality those moments held, and reassured my friends, sequestered in our separate biomes. I said and believed: “Music always finds a way, youth culture always finds a way, underground culture always finds a way.”

thesicktimes.org/2024/11/15/mi…
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Missing the gig: When your subculture leaves you behind with Long COVID - The Sick Times

“Maybe now vocalists will finally start bringing their own mics,” I tweeted in the first days of March 2020. My virtual audience was mostly friends I met by participating in subcultures in and adjacent to the DIY tendency of hardcore punk rock.
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Boosting this phenomenal resource on #covid19 #covid #LongCOVID that I return to time and time again. Thanks for keeping it updated as studies come out, @augieray!
mastodon.social/@augieray/1121…

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So, here is the spreadsheet. I defy someone who thinks COVID is just like the flu to spend just ten minutes perusing the findings of these 500+ studies. I don't like scaring people, but people should be more frightened.
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Some sales + resources for US-based #COVIDcautious #covidconscious #stillCOVIDing #covidaware #ZeroCovid folks #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #WearAMask #MasksWork #maskup @maskup @pandemicene @novid

Masks/mask related:
linktr.ee/buymasks - (at)buymasksUS on Instagram has a linktree for mask resources and more coupons. I will do my best to update the below, but please also utilize this as a resource (and follow them on IG if you're on there!)
maskbloc.org/ - Find your local mask bloc for free masks (and/or to donate to)!
behealthyusa.net/collections/c… - 70% off POSH KF94s from BeHealthy with code POSH70 (many cute colors and designs for adults and kits though they expire in less than a year). They also have a bundle of 100 Blue 2D KF94 for $50, and the main BeHealthy site often has codes for 20-40% off retail priced masks too, they carry many korean KF94s.
alliantbiotech.com/ - redimasks (adhesive n95s - good for MRIs) 50% off with code M4E50%
armbrustusa.com/ - HIYX13RN for 30% off (sign up for emails and texts for other semi-regular coupon codes, n95s, kn95s, they allow you to purchase single masks to sample as well).
bonafidemasks.com/ - TRUST25 for 25% off (kn95s).
bloxdirect.com/ - $.25/ea duckbill n95s (caveat- shipping is pricey).
protectly.co/ - \VitaCore CAN99 Black Respirators 10 packs are 20% off with code VitaCore. Protectly also offers mask samples for purchase (n99 and n100 excluded), and has a 10% code when signed up for sms alerts.
stauffersafety.com/ - They have both the normal 3m 9205 auras and the cloth elastic version auras (9210s). Free shipping over $50 too.
officedepot.com/a/products/700… - office depot has 3m auras and a 25% off code when signed up for text alerts (and free shipping over $50).
fittests4all.bigcartel.com/ - Home mask fitting kits (pre order).
sipmask.com/ - 20% off sip mask valve with code SIPMASKBLOC (subscribe and save excluded).

Air Purifiers:
officecrave.com/lorell-hepa-42… - Lorell 420 Air Purifier for $47.25 (reviewed here, same unit just taotronics branded: housefresh.com/taotronics-ap00…)
bulksupply.com/lorell-hepa-420… - 4 pack of filters for the above $12.21(they also carry the air purifier for $52.64).

Tests/test related:
store.pharmalynk.com/products/… - $5.98/ea Flowflex sale
amazon.com/Flowflex-COVID-19-H… Flowflex rapid tests - 5 tests (but multiple swabs and vials in one box, heads up) for $32 (less if you setup subscribe and save).
target.com/p/flowflex-covid-19… - Flowflex 5 pack (also all in one box) for $35.
lifehacker.com/where-to-find-a… Comparison of the NAAT tests on the market.
shop.aptitudemedical.com/ - Metrix NAAT tests (also available on Amazon).
shop.3eohealth.com/ - 3eo NAAT tests.
virus.sucks/pluslife_en/ - Info on Pluslife NAAT tests (email discount [at] virus dot sucks for discount codes).
ondemand.labcorp.com/covid-19-… - PCRs for $79 (either overnighted to you, which you overnight back, or in person in some locations). PCR testing at walgreens is $130, for comparison.

Covid Positive (Rapid, NAAT, or PCR) - What To Do:
peoplescdc.org/2023/01/10/what… - People's CDC guide (has a symptom tracker and isolation diary).
docs.google.com/document/d/1z7… - Clean Air Club's Guide (includes a symptom tracker).
pharmd.substack.com/p/i-have-c… - Guide with some supplement recommendations that may prevent Long Covid, adult and children dosing suggestions.

Covid Positive (Rapid, NAAT or PCR) - Telehealth Options:
hidrb.com/covid - A Paxlovid telehealth option (that doesn't require video calls!) to get a paxlovid RX if you have a positive rapid, NAAT, or PCR test.
sesamecare.com/medication/paxl… - Another Paxlovid telehealth but does require video appointment
plushcare.com/covid-medication… - Another Paxlovid telehealth option but does require video appointment
agelessrx.com/metformin/ - Metformin telehealth option (prescribed for antiaging, and best to do before you test positive as it's mailed out to you)

CO2 Monitors:
cleanaircrew.org/aranet4coupon… - Clean air crew constantly has an aranet coupon code (to buy from Naltic industries), if there isn't an aranet sale this is likely the cheapest way to get one.
smartairfilters.com/en/product… -SmartAir CO2 monitor (under $70, comparison with Aranet here: breathesafeair.com/smartair-co…).
inkbird.com/products/wireless-… - Inkbird Iam-T1 (usually around or under $110, comparison with Aranet here: breathesafeair.com/inkbird-iam…).
a.co/d/d3QH6oW - Vitalight CO2 monitor (usually under $50, much shorter battery life - 8 hours at best, review here breathesafeair.com/vitalight-m…).
digikey.com/en/products/detail… / mouser.com/new/sensirion/sensi… - Sensirion scd4x. Also way cheaper than Aranet, needs to be plugged into a USB A port and only shows colors (green, yellow, red) but does show readings in app.
Naomi Wu reviews the Vitalight and Sensirion in this video here: youtu.be/Fo2cZiRyokk

Vitalight Mini CO2 Detector Review - An Affordable Alternative?

One product has taken this goal to heart. The Vitalight Mini CO2 Detector (also called the Vitalight CO2 Monitor) is an affordable carbon dioxide monitor that
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🔗 Comparing strategies for the mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 airborne infection risk in tiered auditorium venues nature.com/articles/s44172-024…

> …in general, positions in the near field of an emission source were at high risk, while the risk of infection from positions in the far field varied depending on the ventilation strategy. Occupancy, airflow rate, residence time, virus variants, activity level and face masks affected the individual and global infection risk in all venues.

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Comparing strategies for the mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 airborne infection risk in tiered auditorium venues - Communications Engineering

Sophia Mareike Geisler and Kevin Harry Lausch with colleagues study the impact of ventilation strategies on the risk of COVID transmission.
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<cw: don't read if you wish to remain calm>

The laissez faire way of handling sarscov2 infection and transmission described in this abomination of an article is everything that's wrong with how we've been told to deal with the ongoing pandemic. Complete negligence by the authorities ergo complete negligence by individuals

🔗 Tim Dowling: two of my sons are home – and have brought Covid with them theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

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Tim Dowling: two of my sons are home – and have brought Covid with them

Sitting at my kitchen table, waiting to be fed and watered, enjoying the pets, no housework. I wouldn’t mind being ill myself
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🔗 ‘We need Psychologists… but please don’t psychologise Long Covid’ bps.org.uk/psychologist/we-nee…

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‘We need Psychologists… but please don’t psychologise Long Covid’

Dr Aspa Paltoglou hears from physician Dr David Joffe about what’s needed from our discipline; from Janina Bradshaw about what Psychotherapists can do; and from occupational therapist Kirsty Stanley.
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🔗 EPA Updates Ventilation Guidance to Prevent the Spread of Respiratory Viruses at Home, School, and Work epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-updat…

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EPA News Release: EPA Updates Ventilation Guidance to Prevent the Spread of Respiratory Viruses at Home, School, and Work
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🔗 Air Quality Monitor with Raspberry Pi 5, PMS7003, and Viam hackster.io/JoyceJetson/air-qu…

> Connect a particulate matter sensor to a Raspberry Pi to trigger a DIY air filtration system

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Air Quality Monitor with Raspberry Pi 5, PMS7003, and Viam

Connect a particulate matter sensor to a Raspberry Pi to trigger a DIY air filtration system.
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@hhf strictly speaking, the bioaerosols that carry sarscov2 virions are indeed particles -- albeit generally considered to be smaller than 2.5 microns -- and it is by filtering out these smaller particles with crboxes, hepa filters, and respirators that their concentration in a room and thus transmission events can be reduced. CO2 is merely a proxy, though beyond the acidity of the air it plays no direct role in the transmission of pathogens.

But I do understand the point you intended to make and for someone uninitiated in fluid dynamics and IAQ it's important to understand that a pm2.5 sensor doesn't identify the presence of airborne pathogens. The article itself doesn't invoke sarscov2 either, but swapping in a CO2 sensor is exactly what I had in mind in this context 👌

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Conspiracy of Silence?

There seems to be a conspiracy of silence around COVID. How did everyone get this memo but we didn't? We noticed it beginning a couple of years ago. This is how it goes:

No one can say they have COVID. If you mention that C word, people go quiet and change the subject or turn away, acting as though they haven't heard. You're allowed to say you have something (flu, summer cold, persistent cough, some virus) as long as you minimise it. If you see someone wearing a serious mask, pretend you haven't seen them. If someone asks you how you are when you're not well (with one of those mystery illnesses) you say you are feeling fine now. You pretend not to notice that so many people around you are falling sick. And you put down the rise in serious health issues in your friends to aging.

And no one talks about it. So I'm breaking the taboo. I'm saying it out loud.

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