@FractalEcho @vivsmythe Though I am unable to read your linked research, I am not surprised to see that you have a PhD in Philosophy and are currently a member of faculty at Rutgers? That information gives some insight.

It is a moral and ethical dilemma that global society has made decisions regarding the current pandemic that will increase deaths for a minority of the world population.

#COVID19 #elderly #disabled #immunocompromised #mortality #pandemic

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_YZUMMkiyy4

Healthy adults not dying, but the elderly and immune compromised are.

Sobering stats and a huge study from the VA on why healthy adults want to avoid long COVID -- and how long COVID may be more common than you think.

Paxlovid -- Not only reduces complications and death, but according to one study reduces risk of long COVID by 26% over a six month period.

On masks: "If you gave the average healthy adult in America a button they could push once per day that would miraculously save the life of a random terminal patient they don't know, I figure like 60% of people wouldn't even bother to push the button on the way out the door to work each morning."

Study: Why You Should Avoid COVID Even if You're "Healthy"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_YZUMMkiyy4

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#COVID #longCOVID #covidisnotover #masks #research #publichealth #paxlovid #VeteransAffairs #immunocompromised

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Be Safe!

“We are concerned whenever we see additional hospitalizations and serious illness due to #COVID19 in #NewMexico. We continue to remind our community that the best protection is to stay up to date on #vaccinations. It is also important to test if you have #symptoms and stay home from work or school if you are ill. Individuals who are higher risk, such as people who are #immunocompromised, may want to consider #masking or avoiding crowded places . . . ”
https://www.sfreporter.com/news/morningword/2023/08/22/nm-covid-19-cases-hospitalizations-rising/

Be Safe!

“We are concerned whenever we see additional hospitalizations and serious illness due to #COVID19 in #NewMexico. We continue to remind our community that the best protection is to stay up to date on #vaccinations. It is also important to test if you have #symptoms and stay home from work or school if you are ill. Individuals who are higher risk, such as people who are #immunocompromised, may want to consider #masking or avoiding crowded places . . . ”
https://www.sfreporter.com/news/morningword/2023/08/22/nm-covid-19-cases-hospitalizations-rising/

Prof Francois Balloux, director of the UCL Genetics Institute, said #BA286 was the most striking #Covid strain the world has witnessed since the emergence of #Omicron.

“The most plausible scenario is that the lineage acquired its mutations during a long-term infection in an #ImmunoCompromised person over a year ago and then spread back into the community,” he said.

New #CovidVariant causing concern among scientists detected in #London | #Covid19 | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/18/new-covid-variant-ba286-causing-concern-among-scientists-detected-in-london

#IDMastodon @idsainfo
Overview & characterizes in-depth the mRNA Vaccine strategies across the spectrum of #immunocompromised individuals, focusing on the ongoing approaches to challenges facing this group as the pandemic continues to evolve. despite low antibody responses, #CovidVaccines can still be beneficial in this population as cellular immunity responses to #covid19vaccination can occur among patients with ♋️
https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/228/Supplement_1/S1/7236700

@Njord
the entire thing is beyond patronizing; sounds like he’s explaining something to a small child

rather amazing that line was in there but sneakily #NLP style put next to #immunocompromised #vulnerable

Also he says “especially over 50” for treatments. It’ll soon be 40 or 30🙄& nobody is going to remember because all that “ #brainFog “

There’s an equivalent #AshishJha on Korean Arirang news I saw awhile back, & these “experts” have authority & are incredibly dangerous

Just emailed this to #SaanichCouncil & #Saanich #Mayor - I'm not taking the heat off.

#injustice #CovidSafety #AbuseOfPower #AntiMaskerPolice #HumanRights #DisabledRights #immunocompromised #yyj #VictoriaBC #vanisle #PNW #PacificNorthwest #VancouverIsland #BChealth #PublicServants #PTSDfromPolice

Officials keep changing how they do things...

They make it harder to report pos(+) #Covid infections, then they take it away, then they put us on our own and give us tests that aren't as accurate, then they skew the formula...

And all some people are concerned about is that it's old people dying.

Guess they're dispensible.

I don't even hear about #disabled or #immunocompromised (guess what! If you've had Covid, your immune system is a little FUBAR) ..

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#CovidIsNotOver #Covid #LongCovid

#IDMastodon #Immunology #Viralimmunology @JCI_insight Although #PublicHealth cautionary measures have relaxed with the passage of time and improvements in treatment, #SARSCoV2 remains a potentially lethal threat, especially to those who are #immunocompromised. The ability to rapidly screen a library of #antibodies for maintained or reduced efficacy upon identification of a new strain, or the ability to select efficacious antibodies upon sequencing a patient’s infecting virus, may be invaluable.

Mainstream media in Canada ACTUALLY finally admitting the truth that #COVIDisNotOver

Lindsay Biscaia (news anchor/reporter) on CP24 saying “we’re not out of the pandemic yet”.

I appreciate this SO much especially as an #immunocompromised person who is still being #COVIDcautious 🥺

#covidisntover #BringBackMasks

Additive effects of booster mRNA vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection on T cell immunity across immunocompromised states | Science Translational Medicine https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adg9452 “#Omicron-reactive #Tcell responses that increased markedly upon #booster #vaccination and correlated directly with #antibody #titers across all patient groups. Poor vaccination responsiveness in #immunocompromised or #elderly individuals was effectively counteracted by the administration of additional doses.”

Cautiously "good" news:

My partner checked the area and redness has gone down. It is swollen but not as red. No streaking. Took my 12th dose of Keflex (40 doses total is the full course). Basically, the point at which I was going to go to the hospital is if there was no positive change in the direction of healing or it got worse.

We are looking for signs of worsening such as :

1) Increased redness + increased swelling

2) Red streaks moving outward to new tissue

3) fever

4) disorientation

The reason why it's wait and see at home, has to do with the fact that my immune system has been put to sleep from the Prednisone (why healing from infection has been so slow), and so I can catch a plethora of things at the hospital including COVID.

This could be so so so much worse,

KNOCK ON WOOD.

Please still keep me in your thoughts, I'm not out of the hot water quite yet 🥺

Let's hope for reduced swelling by tomorrow morning 🤞

#HidradenitisSuppurativa #Immunocompromised #immuneSystem #cellulitis #ChronicIllness #Pain #anxiety #hospital #HealthCare

Ok lets do this

✨ Let's Hash This Out ✨

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@chris I have multiple vids of #Saanich #Police being #unmasked & refusing to put any on after being told multiple times that they need to wear them in #immunocompromised households. I'm so angry in midst of trying to grieve for my Dad. He #died from #LongCovid too & it won't be counted as a long covid deaths either. I'm so fucking upset. All around. He got #covid from #unsafe hospital practices in first place.

Did a huge, overflowing cart full shopping trip at Safeway. Longest I had the elastomeric respirator on for. It worked. A little sweaty towards the end but got tons of food for the family. Already a full day for this #actuallyautistic #immunocompromised human.

It is really a capital-P Problem that the only people I see talking about the rights of #immunocompromised and #disabled people are the people affected.

Maybe you believe that you are healthy and will never have to deal with these issues. Maybe you are actually already affected but you don’t know it. Chances are *very slim* that you will never acquire any of the conditions that make people more vulnerable to #covid and other illnesses.

#Walk31MilesInMay #DementiaUK
Day 17 - Total Miles 26.34
Flag Iris seen. See where I Jib-Jabbed for Cominarty. Covered. #immunocompromised
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Our heroes between Goodfellas and Good Life make trandemic attempt to save the country. #RIPTBT

We are at $165/$289! :boost_requested:

Funds needed to rescue important medical & legal docs from failing laptop. The docs are essential to their battle to get housing!

(I am collecting the funds to buy the equipment since they can’t accept money on SSI.)

@mutualaid #MutualAid #Disabled #Immunocompromised #Urgent #Beg #Ask

NOTE: this mutual aid request is separate from my other fundraiser.

For the immunocompromised, those who can’t get immunized, and others at high risk: MASKS ONLY performance today (except the cast, who are all tested and vaccinated).
2:30 PM @ Ground Floor Theatre (Springdale at Airport)

https://www.danielnortonactor.com/2023-02-03-mother-of-the-maid/

#ATXtheatre #theatre #ActorsLife #ItsNotOver #WearAMask #GetVaccinated #GetBoosted #COVID19 #immunocompromised