If you want to know how bad things are with COVID right now, just be aware that the CDC Director is recommending that people wear masks in public again.
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...and, we'll definitely find out how bad things are with Covid, when the folks who 'don't believe,' decide not to. Yikes.
Meanwhile, in Calgary, Alberta, I understand measles has made a reappearance, after decades of being wiped out. Gee, I wonder what happened there?
I dont even think it's just covid this year, there's like huge spikes in RSV both types of pneumonia, and most cold weather illnesses. Good idea to wear just in case
I keep telling my students!!! And we've talked about COVID data bc of our wastewater unit too! I showed them the most recent county map post Thanksgiving and it is going UP
Nothing new, it's a "best practices" recommendation for the cold & flu season that always has been appropriate. It's like "test your smoke detectors every week", "consider eye protection when frying bacon", etc. Common sense ideas to reduce your risk.
Sadly, recommendations from educated people who know what they're talking about, are ignored by some. I won't go into the reasons why I think they do ignore it. I think it's pretty much out there for the world to see, by their behaviour.
I’m pretty sure that between Spanish Flu and COVID, mitigation recommendations had only been made for the severely immunocompromised. And telling people to stay home if sick? You have to KNOW that was not “always.”
There is no point in the past four years at which it has been appropriate to go maskless in public. (Despite few people understanding this.) Covid is not a seasonal bug, we get waves whenever there's lots of travel, not just winter.
If you're gonna mansplain, at least get your facts right.
At least the uptick is happening in winter this time so we don't have to watch Florida make the pandemic exponentially worse for everyone with massive beach parties.
Folks, that means it’s BAD bad. Like “uh oh we can’t reasonably pretend it’s not happening” bad. Mask up! Get good ones like the 3M Aura and stay safe!!
Ironically, my GI was concerned for HIS safety when I wore my mask before a procedure where no one was wearing a mask while I was completely unprotected, because I must be wearing it due to illness, even though I already answered those questions negatively.
very cool that this is happening in an entirely predictable fashion the month after both the health justice co-chairs with my local chapter of dsa (myself included) quit in disgust after our chapter's desire to drop the mask policy and remote meetings
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Hell, I learned in the early months of the pandemic that wearing a mask vastly reduces or completely eliminates me getting colds, so my new motto is: Masks forever! (Unfortunately have not been able to convince wife and daughter, but at least they get COVID shots.)
I can't wait to get my updated shots. I've been hoping for the "no longer human" thing that is supposed to happen, but so far nada. Maybe with this round I'll be no longer be human.
Goals. 👽
not to mention the cold/pneumonia everyone's getting which we definitely don't need to worry about and totally isn't so prevalent you can hear the distinctive rasping cough EVERYWHERE
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Meanwhile, in Calgary, Alberta, I understand measles has made a reappearance, after decades of being wiped out. Gee, I wonder what happened there?
It is definitely around!!!
If I worked at the CDC & saw that, I think I'd have to resign from my job.
(am aware that was the *previous* director's awful phrase but whew how the new one did not also fail us)
Lmao
Yup, Covid sure is beat, isn't it?
Holy shit.
I have a functioning brain.
If you're gonna mansplain, at least get your facts right.
On God Keep Grinding 💪💯🔥🤑
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Won’t buy fountain drinks now cuz of too likely
is different
People get upset that I am selling my vintage party dresses because I shan’t be flinging about
Lost friends who like cruises et c
Lost people to the plague
There’s no going back, and it’s hampering to try
Goals. 👽