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See https://pandemicpatients.org/home/covid-19-resources/lc-pcc/ for more info about LONG Covid and a disturbingly extensive list of documented post-COVID conditions.
See https://pandemicpatients.org/home/covid-19-resources/lc-pcc/ for more info about LONG Covid and a disturbingly extensive list of documented post-COVID conditions.
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See https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/weekly-covid-deaths?tab=chart for weekly COVID death reports.
Excess mortality: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.08.16.22278800v2.full
Outcomes get worse with each infection: https://nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02051-3
Updated boosters try to match currently circulating COVID variants, so they're very worth getting! They don't make you invincible, though. In the driving metaphor, getting a booster is like getting your breaks checked, or something??
CDC's free testing locator: https://testinglocator.cdc.gov/Search
Walgreens (https://www.walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/otc ), CVS (https://www.cvs.com/shop/merch/at-home-covid-tests-education?cid=ps_covhometest&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk6SwBhDPARIsAJ59GwdmLqxtNmWGTFbuyPOsgROthJRAwhB5X9vBhYrc8_W9ReFEoxRSuqYaAgh-EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds ), and Fast Lab (https://fastlabtech.com/nasal-swab-test/ )will bill your insurance for test kits, potentially free.
Disposable respirator recs: https://www.reddit.com/r/Masks4All/wiki/index/
https://www.testtheplanet.org/
Mask reviews and info from @masknerd.bsky.social: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3fF_rzkmZD0ufN685YE7lg
Elastomeric respirator info from Lola Germs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1urC9zg-xxX5bLHSpyEytGp96Q2AOounUM-DQGRmRzHA/edit#heading=h.kug61lpwr9e4
How to perform a user seal check: https://youtu.be/pGXiUyAoEd8
DIY fit test instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRCZ8Qnf0Z0 (requires a nebulizer, bitrex or Sweet n Low, and a garbage bag!)
Buy 3M Aura from an authorized vendor: https://stauffersafety.com/Search?criteria=aura%203m
DIY box fan air purifier instructions: https://cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filters/
DIY mini purifier instructions: https://cleanaircrew.org/personal-air-filters/
Plenty of pre-built air purifier options, too! Reviews from
@joeyfox85.bsky.social: https://itsairborne.com/my-6-favorite-hepa-filters-air-cleaners-f3668de61f3f