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Covid Care: How to Keep Your Family Safe?

The Covid 19 pandemic has everyone on edge. Since the beginning it was known by many people the danger it could bring, for all human beings. After a long time since the world emergency was declared, we have learned to live together with this virus, we will tell you the main aspects to take into account in the care and protection against infection. 

Current pandemic situation

While the Covid-19 pandemic continues, many families are struggling to keep themselves safe. The pandemic has been spreading quickly globally, but with technological advancements and government support, the search for a vaccine has paid off quickly and in record time. The hospitals went from being overflowing with patients and many serious patients, to offering primary care and carrying out extensive immunization campaigns.

At this moment, although the pandemic is at the lowest levels of infected patients, since its beginning in 2020, it is still necessary the continuity of the protection measurements and to take care of health.

What is the Covid?

Covid is a new coronavirus that was first identified in 2019. It is very similar to other coronaviruses that cause respiratory illnesses such as the common cold and SARS.

Covid is spread through contact with respiratory secretions, such as saliva, mucus or blood, from an infected person. It can also be spread through contact with objects or surfaces that have been contaminated with the virus. Symptoms of Covid include fever, cough and shortness of breath.

In severe cases, it can lead to pneumonia, which can be fatal. There is no specific treatment for Covid, but symptoms can be treated with analgesics and antipyretics. Prevention of Covid is similar to other respiratory illnesses, such as regular hand washing and avoiding close contact with sick people.

How is Covid spread?

Covid-19, also known as the coronavirus, is a highly contagious virus that primarily Spreads through contact with respiratory secretions, such as saliva or mucus, from an infected person.

Symptoms of Covid

There are a few symptoms that have been associated with Covid, the most common being a fever, tiredness, and a dry cough.

Other, less common symptoms include aches and pains, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, and diarrhea. In more severe cases, pneumonia can develop.

Symptoms can appear anywhere from two to fourteen days after exposure to the virus. It is important to seek medical attention if you or a family member develop any of these symptoms.

Early diagnosis and treatment is critical for the best possible outcome. However, many people who are infected with the virus do not experience any symptoms. If you do develop symptoms, it is important to seek medical attention immediately so that you can be diagnosed and treated appropriately.

Who is most at risk for contracting Covid?

There is no definitive answer as to who is most at risk for Covid. However, the elderly and people with underlying diseases are more vulnerable. In addition, people who work in close proximity to others or who have frequent contact with the public are also at increased risk.

Although there is no sure way to avoid getting Covid, taking precautions such as wearing a mask and washing hands regularly can help reduce the chances of becoming infected.

Here are some tips to help prevent the spread of Covid-19:

Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.

Avoid close contact with sick people.

Stay home when you are sick.

Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing with a tissue and throw it in the trash.

If you think you have covid, you can have a diagnostic test, Pcr, antigen or antibody, or even for greater certainty you can take a combination of the 3 services.

Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.

What to do if you or a member of your family contracts Covid?

If you or a family member contracts Covid, the best thing to do is to immediately self-isolate. This means staying at home and avoiding contact with other people. You should also wear a face mask when around other people, even if you're not showing symptoms.

It is also important to monitor your symptoms and seek medical help if they worsen. Be sure to call your doctor ahead of time so he or she can prepare for your arrival. And be sure to follow all of his or her instructions carefully.

By taking these precautions, you can help protect yourself and your loved ones from the virus.

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[reportwire]

COVID can impair brain function, large study suggests – POLITICO

COVID can impair brain function, large study suggests – POLITICO

Patients recovering from coronavirus infection suffer from increased rates of neurological and psychological problems, according to a wide-ranging observational study published Thursday. Researchers from Oxford University combed through more than a million patient files and discovered that, two years after infection, patients who had recovered from COVID-19 were at a higher risk of psychosis,…

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#Coronavirus #Coronavirus Testing #data #Health systems #hospitals #Infectious diseases #long COVID #Major and chronic diseases #organs #patients #Research #Research and Development #United Kingdom #United States #vaccines

[glenngould-blog]

COVID19 and Nasal Swabs

COVID19 and Nasal Swabs

WHAT TYPE OF COVID TESTS ARE MOST ACCURATE? Whether you are testing because of an upcoming family visit, travel, or because you have symptoms, what method of testing is best? Today we look at COVID19 and nasal swabs. Nasopharyngeal swabs are the most effective means of detecting COVID-19 infection, offering detection rates of 92 to 100 percent. That’s the conclusion of Cornell University (USA)…

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#coronavirus testing #covid testing #COVID-19 #health #pandemic #wellness

[chena-h]

Reducing the covid isolation period to 1 day - a single day- when an infection can be contagious for up to 21 days is... unbelievably cruel.

#chena.txt #like if this doesn't tell you how little these public health guidelines are about protecting people #and are actually about preserving companies bottom lines... #they're willing to let so many people die or get permanently disabled #working people to an early grave #but giving us more pto? free tests/masks? impossible #ridiculous #covid #covid 19 #coronavirus

[macmanx]

The tests can be ordered on COVIDtests.gov and will start to ship the week of Dec. 19, a senior administration official told reporters on a conference call. The government is urging people to test themselves when they have symptoms, and before visiting with family.

#covid19 #coronavirus #get tested #stop the spread #usa

[iliveinprocrasti-nationn]

fauci saying “vulnerable people will fall by the wayside” and that some will die but that’s ok because we’re not going to see the “tsunami of cases” we’ve seen before is so dehumanising. so babies with no immune system, elderly people, disabled people, and people without adequate access to healthcare can all die of covid. but it’s ok guys because actually they’re just falling to the wayside and everyone else will go back to normal and be fine (sarcasm).

my death or the deaths of my family or friends wouldn’t be us “falling by the wayside”, it would be us being failed by our government, healthcare systems, and communities who have refused to take coronavirus seriously despite mounting anecdotal and scientific evidence of the harm this virus does. fact that people can accept the deaths of vulnerable groups just because they want to eat in a restaurant or don’t want to wear a mask is horrifying

#yall can reblog this #for those of you touting community care or progressive values or allyship to marginalised communities #i better see y’all masking #it goes without saying that if you can’t mask then my saying mask up does not apply to you #but for the people who can mask please do so to protect yourself and others #masking up also protects people who aren’t able to mask #I’m just so tired of being told that death to a virus that is preventable via masking and air filtration and proper testing availability to #prevent spread by allowing people to stop their chain of transmission #is just. fine. like all these people will die and apparently that’s fine and actually a great thing #also. with one or two covid infections formerly healthy people enter vulnerable groups. because the studies coming out right now and #what we know about long term sars1 effects (because covid is not a cold or flu. it’s sars2. it’s severe accuse respiratory syndrome) #are showing that the long term effects on the bodies of people who have had covid will be disasterous #and if covid had been properly felt with then maybe only some people would be facing that reality. but the amount of people who have been #infected not just once but multiple times. with some people having close to double digit numbers of infections. means that the amount of #people looking at sars2 long term symptoms could be quite a large group #coronavirus #my post

[tweedstoat]

#covid #coronavirus #the only bright side here is that there will be a comment period #i think people should give them hell #anyways this is why im always saying covid is a labour issue #they dont care about whether ur healthy they care whether u can be forced to drag urself to work so they can say the GDP went up 0.0001% #covid 19 #oh and ofc they say all this while politicans still have onerous testing protocols

[crimeronan]

dreamt i infiltrated some fortune 500 company owned by elon musk with no goal except to see how long i could work there without getting caught. told the manager "oh, can you help me out, i don't think you guys finished my onboarding yet" & he just set me up with my own account on their training modules without checking my ID. intermittently i kept remembering i have COVID and going "no wait i shouldnt be here" and then going "eh. it's an elon musk company. it's fine"

....GIRL???

your ETHICS?????

#dream me is constantly doing the most wildly unethical shit imaginable. #i tested negative today though!!! #gonna test again in 2 and 4 days. #coronavirus #dreams

[coldhearthotlove]

*sees new posts about the importance of masking, social distancing, sanitizing your hands, taking COVID safety precautions, etc.*

🙂

*the posts are actually from 2020 and the OPs who made the original posts don’t actually care anymore - and have recent photos of themselves on social media at crowded events without wearing masks*

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#nat speaks #coronavirus #COVID19 #everyone: *you’re still going on about COVID in May 2023?!?!* #me: *well people are STILL getting sick and disabled and dying from it… so yes* #my Dad MIGHT actually have COVID right now #because he has a *bad cold* #but refuses to get tested because he insists *it’s over* #and still willingly went out to public places while sick without wearing a mask #thank goodness I don’t live with him anymore… #I can’t be around someone like that…

[covidsafehotties]

#public health #wastewater testing #covid #covid 19 #covid isn't over #pandemic #covid conscious #coronavirus

[mayra-quijotescx]

psst. US people. new set of 4 free COVID tests just dropped.

orders will ship starting next week, go sign yourself and your friends up, covid.gov/tests

#covid #covid tests #covid-19 #coronavirus #the plague that never ends #every order placed for these free tests is an additional argument for keeping them available

[gumjrop]

The Weather

Similar to this time last year, COVID wastewater levels in many states have decreased and now remain at low levels except for the states of Tennessee and Missouri, which are at high levels. Arkansas, Alabama, Delaware, Minnesota, and Virginia have moderate viral levels detected by wastewater surveillance. This reminds us that it is important to continue the practice of precautions, especially among those most vulnerable to a COVID infection.

When considering trends in wastewater levels across all four regions, they have stopped decreasing as seen in the provisional data (gray shaded area). The national wastewater levels are indicated as “Low.” While lower wastewater levels indicate decreased spread, the risk for infection remains moderate especially as current wastewater levels remain slightly higher than previous low periods.

Wins

During the past few weeks, we have taken several actions against removing vital public health measures, especially the change in COVID isolation guidelines. This included the People’s CDC press conference from March 13, a recording and our press release are available. We also have a pre-proof of the People’s CDC External Review in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine Focus that additionally highlights the shortcomings of the CDC’s approach to public health and recommends a more equitable pandemic response. This week, we have assembled an expert letter asking the CDC to correct their COVID isolation guidelines.

Community groups continue to show us that it is possible to push back against corporate efforts to further privatize healthcare – and win. In Massachusetts, the Boston Center for Independent Living and SEIU 1199 led a successful drive to prevent cuts to publicly funded personal care attendants (PCAs) for disabled people. When we fight, we win.  

Variants

Currently, JN.1 remains the dominant variant in the US, and is 83.7% of circulating variants as of 4/13/2024, down from 88.5% on 2/3/2024. JN.1.13 has increased to 9.1%, up from 0.7% on 2/3/2024. Other variants comprise 7.2% of the remaining total. A recent study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, provided additional information on recent COVID variants that shed higher levels of wastewater; however, this cannot discount that COVID transmission remains at higher risk during rises in wastewater levels.

Hospitalizations

Total new hospital admissions caused by COVID have decreased to 7,318 during the week of April 6, 2024. Although the number of new hospital admissions are lower than the past, many counties in the US continue to experience increases in new hospital admissions. Over 25% of all counties are experiencing an increase in new COVID hospital admissions between the last week of March 2024 and the first week of April 2024. Most concerning, we still do not know the total number of hospital-acquired infections, since reporting over these numbers halted in May 2023. Despite this decrease in new hospital admissions and wastewater levels are currently at low levels nationwide, total hospitalizations do not completely reflect the current amount of circulating virus.

Prevention and Precautions

The CDC recently released guidelines to improve ventilation and implementation of air purification to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, specifically airborne pathogens. A group of scientists have also jointly published a policy statement in the academic journal Science supporting the establishment of higher standards for ventilation and the importance of air purification in indoor settings. Two studies published in the last month have validated the significance and value of both ventilation and air purification in schools and childcare centers to prevent the spread of COVID.

Vaccine uptake remains limited. Only 22.8% of adults and 14.1% of children have received the updated COVID vaccine as of 4/11/2024 -  a slight increase from 21.1% of adults and 12.8% of children on 3/10/2024. The Bridge Program remains available for those underinsured or without insurance for no-cost access to these vaccines, but may end December 31, 2024.

Long COVID

Senator Bernie Sanders, as chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee, proposed draft legislation to address Long COVID. This proposal aims to allocate $1 billion annually for a decade to the NIH for Long COVID research, establish a centralized research entity and advisory board, create a rapid grant process for clinical trials, develop a patient data database, and enhance public education on Long COVID. We ask that you share your thoughts to their official contact by email specifically on allocating funding for effective treatments and specific measures in the prevention of Long COVID by April 23, 2024. Currently, Long COVID Alliance has compiled a list of active opportunities in studies and clinical trials that people with Long COVID may participate in, which may help the clinical community contribute knowledge of Long COVID and potentially support the development of effective treatments.

Take Action

An invaluable home-based program that supports testing, evaluation, and treatment for COVID, Test to Treat program, is ending on April 16, 2024. Send a letter to your local representatives to ask them to help save the program that helps so many at-risk people!

It’s been over a month since the CDC released new, irresponsible guidelines on COVID isolation which are not substantiated by scientific evidence. Our fight to take public health out of the hands of corporate interests and protect our collective well-being continues. As part of our strategy to push back, we’ve put together an expert letter to CDC Director Mandy Cohen telling her to reinstate science-based COVID isolation guidelines. We urge the CDC to consider the highly variable length of infectiousness in their recommendations and to adopt a test-based approach for ending isolation. This letter is for public health professionals, scientists, healthcare workers, disability advocates, and others who consider themselves experts in public health. Sign this letter asking the CDC to correct their updated COVID isolation guidelines.

Avian Flu (Awareness Update)

The People’s CDC is monitoring Avian Influenza (AKA “Bird Flu”) as it has been spreading in many avian and mammalian species around the world at alarming rates. The current strain of concern is subtype H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b and is highly pathogenic in poultry, causing systemic infections and rapid onset of illness and death among avian species (1). As such, this is called a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). This specific clade emerged in 2020 and has now been detected on every continent (2,3,4, 5). Over 500 species of birds and 360 species of other animals have been infected worldwide. Hundreds of thousands of wild animals have died from avian influenza since its emergence in 2020 (1, 6). Here in the U.S., at least 28 outbreaks have occurred in cattle farms (6, 7).

While human cases remain low, case fatality in humans has historically been around 50% (6). The outbreak among many non-bird animals is alarming and allows for opportunities for viral mutations that may lead to further infections among humans (1,6). The ecological consequences of such mass death around the world are currently unknown but guaranteed to be devastating as food webs are severely disrupted and conservation efforts suffer (1, 5). Humans are already feeling the direct impact of this as farmers are forced to cull entire flocks of poultry to control the spread, which may result in increased prices in the food supply (6). Humans will probably continue to feel the impacts of this historic spread, regardless of the number of human cases. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates as the situation develops.

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[decispark]

Free Covid test kit orders have started back up again!

Free Covid test kit orders have started back up again!

US Only

1 order per address

4 tests included in order

Starts shipping October 2

#covid #covid 19 #covid pandemic #covid19 #covid isn't over #pandemic #covid tests #covid testing #coronavirus

[sailoreuterpe]

I'm so tired of being sick. No one but me wears a mask at work, I literally have customers come in and fucking joke about being sick, this fucking country doesn't have any safety net for people who get sick (no paid time off, no universal healthcare). I hate it here.

#Notes by Nikki #I've been sick three or four times since December #I can only miss so much work #and again #no one else will wear a mask #at least I only get vague judgement #rather than outward hostility #(so far) #physical health #physical illness #COVID #COVID19 #coronavirus #corona virus #I need to take another test #after I eat lunch #and cry some more

[dumblr]

If you don't like me, please go get tested.

One of the symptoms of covid is having no taste.

#quotes #covid #get tested #no taste #emotions #feelings #life quotes #wise words #inspiring quotes #motivational #funny story #meme #coronavirus #lol #your loss #symptoms #dumblr

[iliveinprocrasti-nationn]

is it not hard to just wear a mask? or call out if you don’t feel well? “oh i only felt a little off” wear a fucking mask or call out i don’t give a shit. “it’s not that big a deal” if you go out somewhere sick with no safety measures to protect other people you need to know you could potentially kill someone and i know this because people close to me have died because someone wasn’t careful when they got sick and went out and spread it

#my birthday is in 6 days and i was just informed one of my coworkers yesterday had early symptoms and tested positive today #i have 4 tests at least so i’ll probably test tomorrow afternoon (that’ll be 48 hours) and then again friday morning #im just tired of this. ‘i didn’t feel that sick when i went out’ I don’t give a rats ass #if you’re even feeling remotely sick and can’t get out of going somewhere you at minimum need to be fully masked up #if you go out sick and didn’t mask i hope it stays on your conscience forever #I hope it haunts you every day that you could’ve ended someone’s life #and i mean that genuinely. i hope you never escape your thoughts that you could’ve killed someone #coronavirus