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This seems reassuringā¦
Until Monday.
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Itās a bureaucratic admission that not only do we need to live with a constant and very high amount of SARS-CoV-2 virus around us but that this constant and very high amount will represent ānormal.ā
And thatās a decision made before the even more incompetent health-wise Felon administration gets in.
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What about the beef tallow levels? Those have to be spiking soon.
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Jesus christā¦ 
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Yep, that just crossed my radar. Two days after the new Trump-loyalist CIA director was appointed. That was quick.
IIRC, geneticists were most definitely of the opinion this was not a lab-grown virus. Do we have anyone on-channel who knows about this? ETA: I know thatās not the most important bit; Iām just keeping some info handy for when I talk to people who can still be persuaded.
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My wife and I are so POed right now.
Our dearest friend and neighbor for several decades passed away.
His entire family knows we wear masks indoors because of my health but I still double checked and let them know we would be wearing masks. Absolutely no problem.
Our friend would always put on a mask when we went in the car together out of respect for me even though he didnāt wear a mask anymore.
We went with the family for an early viewing and stayed until it got crowded.
We excused ourselves and came back for the last hour.
A mutual acquaintance that weāve also known for decades, knows my health, and is neck deep in the cult attempted to mask shame us.
At a f**king funeral where they know how close we were.
They are no longer an acquaintance.
Just needed to vent.
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Iām so sorry for the loss of your friendā¦
The assholes donāt helpā¦
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The first confirmed case of the rare H5N9 bird flu has been reported in the U.S.
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Authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm. Nearly 119,000 birds there had been killed by December.
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While a pandemic is not inevitable, scientists told The New York Timeson Monday, developments indicate that the possibility is not remote.
For the general public, H5N1 is āa low risk, relative to the other risks they face today,ā Dr. Nirav Shah, principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the publication. But ā100 percent, that could change,ā he said. āThis is a dangerous virus.ā
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Is this a case of āburied the ledeā?
I mean, itās only deadly. There are worse things than death, after all. And itās only fatal about 50% of the time. Relative to other risks we face, eh, well that is a pretty low risk for some of us.
Itās justā¦ just seems like thereās perhaps something more they want to say and could say but for reasons of propriety arenāt saying.
(My kid is totally freaking out about this, btw. Thinking we need to bring the neighborhood cats inside and not let them out and also we need to take off our coats and boots outside. Iām trying to just hear and acknowledge but not play into that fear, lest it become an obsession.)
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Until now, federal officials have thought of the current dairy outbreak as the result of a single spillover event, which likely occurred from the virus jumping from wild birds to cows in Texas, possibly sometime in late 2023. The virus then swiftly moved through dairy farms and across state lines as people, equipment, and animals moved around. Health experts worldwide have been appalled by the inability of US officials to halt the single-source transmission as more and more herds have continued to test positive. Now, with a second introduction of the virus, hopes are likely dashed that containment is possible.
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You know what I miss?
The good old homegrown taste of raw milk.
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My 5 year streak of not even a runny nose has come to an end.
It was time for our annual giant 2 week job that we have to do. It involves working in a ginormous convention center around but not too close to people.
At the end of the day last Thursday I got the uh ohs symptoms.
By Friday morning I knew I had something. Fortunately by that time we were able to stay completely away from anyone but we still had to finish the job.
By Saturday I was weak but could still work very slowly. I told my wife if I get worse I would seek medical attention. I peaked on Sunday and was really considering urgent care but then I stopped getting worse.
Today, a week later, just a mild productive loose cough.
Turns out most of the crew on our display ended up with flu A. So I assume thatās what I had but it was very mild considering.
We used nitric oxide nasal spray before and after work every day and gargled with CPC mouthwash twice daily. Once I realized I had something I used the nasal spray every 4 hours.
Weāre also vaccinated with every available vaccine.
My single person scientific study suggests some of those things kept me upright. Or maybe none of it helped, who knows.
Boy did we get nervous last week when the symptoms showed up.
Iām very grateful we dodged a much bigger bullet.
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Itās impossible to do an A/B test, but ultimately getting the vaccines was not going to harm you or make you react worse to getting infected (despite what some might say in anti-vaccine spaces). I am glad you came out ok at the end of it despite feeling terrible.
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The people I was in contact with that ended up at a doctor or prompt care said they were diagnosed with A.
I wonder how a doctor makes the diagnosis.
Our daughter also got an influenza A diagnosis a few months ago.
I wonder if they just go by whatever the current strain is out there and assume.
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