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queerism1969 · 1 year

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gumjrop · 2 months

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On February 13, 2024, the Washington Post reported that the CDC is considering ending the five-day isolation period for those with a COVID infection according to anonymous CDC staff. It is imperative that the CDC minimally maintains current isolation guidelines to prevent the unnecessary spread of COVID.

Why is the five day isolation period necessary? The five-day isolation period has allowed people infected by COVID to rest and recover from illness and prevent the exposure and spread of COVID to uninfected people. Ideally, a ten-day isolation period is better to ensure an adequate amount of time for rest and recovery.

Allowing your immune system sufficient time to fight the infection is important. Rest and recovery from an active COVID infection is important, as physical overexertion can have adverse effects on one’s health. Even if vaccinated, boosted, and healthy, a COVID infection can greatly harm one's health, and may lead to Long COVID, a condition that has harmed and disabled millions of Americans.

Prevention of exposure to and spread of COVID requires a minimum five-day isolation period. Clear evidence demonstrates that in the course of an active COVID infection, the highest viral load occurs approximately by day 4 of an infection. Some people may have their symptoms end earlier than others, however, early symptom resolution does not necessarily mean the end of infectiousness, as asymptomatic COVID transmission can occur. Ultimately, by preventing COVID infections, the likelihood of people becoming severely ill from COVID, as well as those who will develop long COVID, will be greatly reduced.

The CDC will be considering and making a decision by April. During this time, we urgently ask Congress and the White House to intervene and ensure that the CDC maintains the current COVID five-day isolation policy.

Instructions:

We must ask Congress and the White House to ensure the CDC maintains the current 5 day isolation policy for COVID infection. It is important that the CDC maintains its current policy to ensure that the American people have enough time to rest and recover from an active COVID infection, as well as to prevent the spread of COVID to other people. Rest and recovery is important, as an infection can have adverse effects on health. Even those vaccinated, boosted, or healthy could face irreversible harm from COVID. Having multiple infections has the potential to increase the risk of developing Long COVID, a condition that has already injured and disabled millions of Americans. Submit a letter to your government officials via Action Network!

Letter to White House and Congress

Example Letter Below:

Dear Representative,

I am writing to ask you to ensure that the CDC maintains the current isolation policy for those with an active COVID infection, as this protects the health and well being of all Americans at work, school, and all other places of gatherings.

COVID infections injure, harm, and cause death among millions of Americans. Everyone must be protected from COVID infections. COVID is spread through the inhalation of aerosol particles, and the risk of becoming infected is higher in indoor settings compared to outdoor settings. Due to its mechanism of spread, the current 5-day isolation policy is a primary key layer of protection for prevention, as opposed to other approaches against infections in public settings.

Shortening the isolation window is a failure to recognize the clear scientific evidence that people may have the highest viral loads by day 4 of an infection.(1) For some people, their symptoms may abate below the 5-day time window, but they may remain infectious.(2)

The public relies on guidelines that establish sufficient standards in workplaces and other places of gathering. It ensures protection in vulnerable settings, such as healthcare, long-term care facilities, schools, and workplace settings. COVID remains an ongoing pandemic and threat to the health of the American people. Ongoing reinfections result in more people developing Long COVID.(3) Any consideration to reduce or eliminate the COVID isolation guideline inexplicably fails to acknowledge core control measures for infectious disease. Any changes prevent the public’s ability to have a standard threshold for rest and recovery from a COVID infection.

We ask for your support to ensure that the CDC prioritizes the health of people first. We urge you to act on the behalf of all people, especially for those who are most vulnerable. This includes those with advanced age, the immunocompromised, those living with other health conditions, disabled people. Let’s decrease infections in our communities by keeping scientific and evidence-based isolation guidelines.

References:

1. Jennifer K Frediani, Richard Parsons, Kaleb B McLendon, Adrianna L Westbrook, Wilbur Lam, Greg Martin, Nira R Pollock, The New Normal: Delayed Peak SARS-CoV-2 Viral Loads Relative to Symptom Onset and Implications for COVID-19 Testing Programs, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 78, Issue 2, 15 February 2024, Pages 301–307, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciad582

2. Rinki Deo, Manish C. Choudhary, Carlee Moser, et al. Symptom and Viral Rebound in Untreated SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Ann Intern Med.2023;176:348-354. [Epub 21 February 2023]. doi:10.7326/M22-2381

3. Bowe, B., Xie, Y. & Al-Aly, Z. Postacute sequelae of COVID-19 at 2 years. Nat Med 29, 2347–2357 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02521-2.

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renthony · 2 months

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From the article:

For four years now, either as a physical virus or as a looming threat, the COVID-causing pathogen SARS-CoV-2 has been the elephant in every room—sometimes confronted and sometimes ignored but always present. While once we dreamed of eradicating COVID, now much of society has resigned itself to SARS-CoV-2’s constant presence—a surrender that would once have been unthinkable. Worldwide, there were more than 11,000 reported deaths from COVID between mid-December 2023 and mid-January 2024, and more than half of those deaths occurred in the U.S. In that same time frame, nearly one million cases were reported to the World Health Organization globally (although reduced testing and reporting means this is likely a vast undercount). In particular, epidemiologists are monitoring the newest variant of SARS-CoV-2, JN.1, and looking for any signs that it may be more severe than previous strains.

#covid news #covid

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inter-volve · 3 months

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January 16th 2024

#pandemic #covid #covid pandemic #covid news #mass disabling event #news #covid 19 #covid is not over #school #teaching #covid surge #mask up #face masks #masking #student

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plumppeachprincess · 7 months

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Free covid tests are back for US residents!!!

EDIT: Available 9/25/23

Link: https://special.usps.com/testkits

#covid #covid 19 #covid tests #news #covid news #princess talks #SORRY YALL FORGOT OUR NEWS MEME

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hafsahussein · 9 months

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How to make money online

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library-graffiti · 10 months

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Pull quote, in case you don't want to read the whole thing like I just did:

"Experimental studies show that SARS-CoV-2 is able to induce re-infection/reactivation and persistent infection in the same manner as seen with other viral infections. One of the most worrying long-term effects of infection is the potential to induce malignant neoplasms [cancer], which will be a major health concern over the coming decades."

#covid isn't over #covid news #covid mention #covid

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subdee · 2 years

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For US people: government is giving out another round of free COVID tests... This time we all get eight.

#it shows you the numbers are going up again #in fact RJ has it now #but fortunately a mild case #covid news #rj ment

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thesevenumbrellas · 2 years

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New CDC guidelines: *vague shrugging*

#cdc #covid news #tw covid #covid #cdc guidelines

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queerism1969 · 1 year

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chompingonnuggets · 2 years

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My feed only consists out of Steddie fanart and memes about the UK government collapsing

What a time to live in

#both provide excellent memes ngl #it’s a mixup of ST smut and weirdly good and funny edits about Johnson #I love the algorithm #steve harrington #stranger things s4 #eddie munson #steddie #stranger things #uk government #uk govt #boris johnson #prime minister #Covid news #boris resigns #meme #fan art #british politics #politics

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gumjrop · 3 months

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The Weather

In the US, 41 out of 54 states and territories are at high or very high COVID wastewater levels as of 1/18/2024. Ten states and territories have no data available. It’s important to note that levels of “moderate,” “low,” or “minimal” do not necessarily indicate a low risk of COVID exposure in our daily lives. Viral spread is still ongoing even if at lower levels, and precautions are warranted to protect ourselves and others.

Looking at the CDC’s national and regional wastewater data over time, we continue to see “Very High” levels nationally. It’s important to note that the last two weeks are provisional data, indicated by a gray shaded area on the graph, meaning that those values can change as additional wastewater sites report data.

Although wastewater data does not provide the same level of detail as previous PCR-based testing data, wastewater monitoring is an important ongoing resource to inform us about the current COVID situation. While the provisional data tentatively shows a downward trend this week, time will tell whether this is a true decrease in the final data. A downward trend does not mean continued decreases are guaranteed or that protections should be relaxed. Multilayered protections help drive COVID spread lower, and relaxing protections can lead to a resurgence of viral spread.

Visit the CDC’s State and Territory Trends page to see available wastewater testing near you, including the number of wastewater sites reporting. Write your elected officials to let them know you want to keep and expand wastewater testing in your area and nationally.

Wins

In November 2023, the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) passed a series of draft proposals that will further weaken already insufficient protocols employed within healthcare settings. HICPAC refuses to reckon with the airborne nature of infectious diseases such as SARS-CoV-2, and does not propose crucial measures such as universal masking with well-fitted respirators, isolation periods, and ventilation. The People’s CDC has penned a letter to the ACLU alerting them of HICPAC’s irresponsible decisions, and the ramifications associated with them. We hope that by working together with the ACLU, we can implement public advocacy and legal actions in order to tackle this critical issue.

You can read the full letter here.

Johns Hopkins reinstated healthcare masking on 1/12/2024, in response to high respiratory virus levels. As with many other healthcare systems and public health departments that have restored healthcare masking when facing public pressure, we hope that universal masking can become a standard of care rather than a short term response to a surge. See “Take Action” below for more information.

Variants

JN.1, now the most prominent variant in the United States, is estimated to account for 85.7% of circulating variants by 1/20/2024. HV.1 is expected to drop to 5.3%, and all other variants are estimated to make up less than 2% each. Although ongoing viral spread allows opportunities for new variants to emerge, the latest 2023-2024 COVID vaccine boosters, COVID tests, and COVID treatments are still expected to be effective for JN.1.

Current updated booster uptake is low (as of January 19, 2024, the CDC reports that only 21.5% of adults and 11% of children have received it). It is not too late to get the updated booster, and to protect yourself against the latest variant!

Hospitalizations

In the most recent week (ending January 13, 2024), we see a slight downward trend in new hospital admissions, currently at 32,861. We see a similar slight downtick in currently hospitalized patients with COVID , at 27,879. This most recent week shows a slight decrease in hospitalizations, although it is too soon to say whether hospitalizations for the current surge have passed their peak. Hospitals continue to be overwhelmed. The data also lacks information on hospital-acquired infections. We urge you to continue taking stringent precautions, such as donning a well-fitting respirator (e.g., N95, KN95) in all indoor spaces–and especially in healthcare settings.

Long COVID

Amid ongoing advocacy by Long COVID groups, the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a committee hearing on “Addressing Long COVID: Advancing Research and Improving Patient Care.” The hearing included testimony from three Long COVID patients and four Long COVID physicians and researchers, bringing much-needed attention to the urgent need for funding for Long COVID research and treatments, and to the need for improved access to care for Long COVID patients. We recognize the community care modeled by some of the panelists and attendees who wore masks for the hearing, and we wish the senators on the committee would mask up as well.

Take Action

Write your elected officials to let them know that Long COVID impacts all of us, and that we need ongoing support for Long COVID research and clinical care. Ask Senators to support bill S.2560, the Long COVID Support Act. Ask Representatives to support bills HR.1114 (Long COVID RECOVERY NOW Act) and HR.3258 (TREAT Long COVID Act).

Although some healthcare settings have reinstated masking in response to high COVID levels along with high respiratory virus activity, ongoing pressure is needed to restore, keep, and expand masking broadly. Use our letter template and toolkit to call or write your elected officials in support of healthcare masking.

Want to do more to support healthcare masking? Consider starting, sharing, or joining a local campaign. Check out work in Illinois, Maryland, and Wisconsin, just to name a few. Also, sign and share our letter to the ACLU asking them to join us in supporting safe and equitable access to healthcare. Sign on is open until 2/1/2024.

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distortionboi · 2 years

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The new cdc guidelines just reaffirms to me how little my life is valued. Like just let me die I guess.

People wonder why things keep getting worse, while at the same time turning a blind eye to how our lives are being treated as disposable.

#fuck the cdc #disability #disabled community #covid news #tw covid

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inter-volve · 3 months

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January 10th 2024

#pandemic #covid #covid pandemic #covid news #mass disabling event #disability #masks #masking #abc #news #abc news #rsv #flu #respiratory illness

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venusinexaltation · 2 years

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Full moon in capricorn predictions📺

Moon in Capricorn at 21°(♐︎)

Full moons: release, big events

Capricorn: authority/gov, hardship, older people, extended period of time, repression

Cardinal energy: initiation and new beginnings

Earth energy: physical results, stability, earthly concerns

21°(♐︎): foreign people/places, teachers, expansion, exploration

Mercury decan (20°-29° of ♑︎): news, media, communication, health, near environment

Aspects

Moon conjunct Pluto℞ at 27°(♊︎)

Moon opposite sun in cancer

Moon opposite mercury in cancer at 17°(♌︎)

Moon trine Uranus in Taurus at 18°(♍︎)

Moon trine north node in Taurus at 19°(♎︎)

Moon sextile Neptune℞ in pisces at 25°(♈︎)

Full moon on a global scale

Government

The first thing I see happening is someone in the government being “relived” of their duties. Full moons can mark the ending of things. This full moon is also conjunct Pluto rx and sextile Neptune rx, this can mean a loss of power or distribution of power to something\someone else. The ending of ones duties could be the result of something exposed in the media, family matters, death/loss, sickness or something along those lines.

This could be the start of a lot of people losing their power. I say this because the full moon is happening at 21°(♐︎) and Sagittarius rules over expansion, Capricorn is a cardinal sign, and the moon is conjunct Pluto which intensifies anything it touches. Neptune touching the moon can also indicate an uncontrollable flow of something. This loss of power could be related to karma.

Media and the masses

I also see someone in a high position of power or influence trying to repress (Capricorn) information from spreading. The moon is opposing and ruling over a sun-mercury conjunction which naturally wants to illuminate truth. Since this conjunction is happening in cancer, it would be something private. This information is being repressed to maintain the public image and to control the publics reaction.

I don’t think the repression will work though since mercury is at a Leo degree. There’s also a new moon in Leo coming up. Leo energy can indicate things being exposed, new moons too.

The collective

The moon is trining a Uranus-north node conjunction in Taurus. This shows a receptive energy (moon) toward the collectives (Uranus) goal (north node).

With the moon trining Uranus at 18°(♍︎), the people who are stepping away are likely doing this because of long time collective criticism. The moon is also trine the north node at 19°(♎︎), the collective is urging their leaders for peace and stability. And because of that sag degree and neptunian energy we see this happening all over the world.

Lastly, Saturn rx in Aquarius at 24°(♓︎) is basically describing and supporting everything I said previously. Saturn ruling over long periods of time and being in a fixed sign portrays a long time problem. Perhaps this full moon can be the start of problems being remedied as long as the collective applies enough pressure.

I’m also seeing a spread of health issues. The moon is in a mercury ruled decan, uranus is at 18°(♍︎) the moon is opposing mercury, sextile Neptune, etc. Monkey pox is likely to spread more. The name of this sickness includes an animal name and mercury/Virgo energy is associated with animals.

Finances

I’m also expecting the recession and financial issues to become worse. The moon is in detriment, aspecting placements in taurus, and retrograde planets. The softness of the moon is weakening Capricorns structure. The north node in taurus would usually mean financial increase, but since its trine a detriment moon there will be more hardships.

Any financial hardships from the venus retrograde in Capricorn that happened December of last year may be revisited again or remedied.

Mini global predictions

•an event concerning nature or an important structure

•covid news

•possibility of more womens rights getting taken away

•news about a Supreme Court justice

•peace talks between government officials

•leaked confidential information

•internet restrictions

•recession becomes worse

•more workers unionizing

Full moon on a personal scale

people with Capricorn, Cancer, Libra, and/or Aries placements within 8° of the moons position and that have capricorn ruling over the 1st, 4th, 7th, or 10th house will be most affected

Changes:

•leaving a teaching position/teacher leaves

•leaving a job in general

•relocation

•promotion/recognition for something completed

•receiving or releasing karma

•issues from Venus’ retrograde in December will likely end

Potential problems:

•issues with authority figures/older people

•interruptions when trying to travel

•be cautious of getting covid from family, school/confined places with many people, near environment, etc

Solutions:

•planning appropriately and taking health precautions should ease any burdens

•leaning on community will be an aid

•releasing emotional burdens and responsibilities to achieve emotional satisfaction

•pay attention to your surroundings

•exploring deep buried feelings → freedom and healing

•make smart and informed decisions

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jloisse · 10 months

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Mme Danielle Smith, première Ministre de l'Alberta présente ses excuses aux non-vaccinés er reconnait qu'ils ont été discriminés comme jamais aucun groupe auparavant.

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