#covid second wave

[johnlockbbc]

Guys guys who else thinks it’s time for a resurrection of the Sherlock fandom I feel like we need a fourth wave who’s down

#hi I’m still here or here again whatever #because you had the first wave in 2010 #the the second with s2 and 3 #and then third when I started watching start COVid #and now is four #please #Sherlock #and with #sherlock and co #coming out #??? #content??? I #ig #bbcsherlock #Johnlock #sherlock Holmes #Is sherlock and co gay?? I haven’t listened yet

[barnabyseyelashes]

via dr. lucky tran:

#covid #palestine #and the covid thing was literally right before the omnicron wave. #aka the worst or second worst now wave so far. lol. #saoirse don phalaistín

[bigmammallama5]

gonna go get the new covid booster tomorrow ya girls gonna feel like SHIT

#stupid rant is stupid #yeehaw #i mean like hopefully i wont feel like shit for too long #we'll see lmfao ugh #better do my chores and cleaning today and tomorrow before i crash #also for my new people #i am a case where my body had decided to make me feel like covid when i get the shots #like the second shot of the first wave of vaccines put me down 5 days lol #that time has since reduced but its been a year since my last booster #so #mmmm #trepidation lol #but i would much rather feel like shit for a few days than make my current problems worse with getting sick or long covid

[disasterhimbo]

I’m really sad I have to wait until [unknown date] to see The Boy and the Heron because it’s only being released in theaters and it’s not safe for me to go to the theater anymore :/

#bc I’m high risk for covid and we’re in what looking like it’s gonna be the second biggest covid wave so far #second only to the really bad first omicron wave about two years ago #and I am not going to the theater in these conditions #when I thought it was coming out in July I wanted to try to organize a private covid-conscious showing but im too poor for that anyways lol #my post #personal #the boy and the heron #how do you live? #studio ghibli #ghibli #covid #covid 19 #pandemic #mask up #still coviding #covid isn’t over

[iknowwhereyousleepatnight]

everyone applaud me i stress wrote a whole 3page essay (and read 20+ pages in my massive fucking textbook for context) in like 45 minutes. it is the most half-assed thing i've ever turned in but that's besides the point

#i should not have left that until like. an hour before the deadline #but it's in and that's better than nothing #i've reached new levels of half-assery though #quarter-assed that. a fifth of an ass went into that. only the most stressed part of my brain wrote that and it is not skilled #now i can chill tf out for 20min until i have to face class #i know attendance is important and all but also why. let me hang out somewhere on campus and do the lesson on my own #i did this most of my childhood let me please please please i'm too spoiled by homeschool and covid to be places in-person #i don't want to do the whole participation thing. esp for classes that make you pair up #i don't even dislike partner work. in fact i kinda like it. but when they make you speak in front of the whole class? #can't do that shit sorry man i can only speak to one or two people at a time more than that is excessive #ajdahjlghads methinks i'm just tired. and people keep disturbing my peace by sitting next to me when there are perfectly good seats farther #away. like i was seconds from biting this guy's head off i had the wildest wave of anger over this guy sitting too close i did not see that #coming but whatever. i read some fic instead of working and calmed tf down but like. there's no reason to sit right next to me #and be loud and talk to someone i am here bc it's quiet #anyways i'm rambling in the tags (as i always seem to do). comms might be open soon btw if ur interested

[radarchives]

I blame levi's "anjo = good" on his media consumption

hmm that defnitely might be one of the reasons for it

trying to figure out levi's thought process with the whole thing is giving me brain knots

because i really don't think levi saw himself as much of an angel even when he still was one? or maybe it would be better to say that he didn't see himself as a right, proper angel. i mean from what we've seen, he's had even worse anxiety and confidence issues than he has as a demon now, and was constantly belittling himself, saw himself as a failure and a disappointment.

so he always saw the others, especially the older angels (lucifer, simeon, raph?) as the better example of an angel, so maybe his own fall didn't change all that much about his perception of self and thus didn't impact his moral code as much as it did for the others maybe? if that makes sense?

he doesn't seem to have as much of an attachment to being an angel or being a demon since he sees himself as someone who sort of stands beside that due to his own inability to fit in and feel seen.

and as you said, anon, his media consumption probably influenced that as well. either that or because it's fiction, he doesn't apply the same rules to his media than the ones that apply irl? let's take TSL for example, christopher peugeot and simeon are basically treated as two separate people by levi even though he learns fairly early on in the story that they're one and the same person.

anywayyy i think i ranted enough now, this has been gnawing on my mind for literal days so i had to get it out

#answers #angel levi intrigues me #his moral code in general intrigues me #levi was actually the first character that got me into obey me and it shows #he had me at ''i may be a shut-in but at least i wasn't shut down'' #also love how i just went off topic for 3/4 of that i am very not sorry #i am fighting off my second covid wave rn let's just blame it on that

[odysseys-blood]

nah crazy that i went for my consultation appointment at the hospital two days ago right and they had us prepay ($158, would have been like $350 if i wasn't on my mom's insurance) and i basically paid over 100 us dollars i dont have to be told basic information about the surgery i learned day one after i got home from basic googling and they still havent actuallly tried to schedule it yet. $158 dollars and idk when i'll get to eat normally again without wondering if i ewat xyz will i feel like ive been stabbed repeatedly in my side in thr next 45 minutes-an hour.

#cliffnotes #us healthcare i hate you so fucking much #also pissed neither the surgeon i met for my procedure #nor his tech and the scheduler wore masks #nor the nurse who got my weight and bp #nor the receptionist #second highest covid wave andnim the only one in THE HOSPITAL in a mask bro.

[feminist-space]

Cat in the Hat:

"The German Health Minister gave an important update on the Covid situation yesterday.

I’ve written up the section of his speech from the video below for easy reading.

It’s immensely refreshing to see a government minister warning of the harms of Covid in such a transparent way."

https://x.com/_catinthehat/status/1732092683508678954

Prof. Karl Lauterbach

Health Minister, Germany

4 December 2023

"This second (long Covid) round table was very interesting, lasting three and a half hours. It serves as a unique forum for dialogue among scientists, researchers and those affected by long Covid, facilitating the exchange of ideas.

There are many new findings about long Covid. Not all of them are good news. One piece of not-so-good news concerns the fact that long Covid is actually still a problem for those who are newly infected. One estimate that has been put forward is that the risk of contracting long Covid now, even after vaccination, is around 3%. Now you may say, "that's not such a big risk" , but there are tens of thousands of people who are repeatedly affected in a short period of time. And so, the long Covid problem has not yet been solved.

We have also established that there really are many subgroups of long Covid and that we do not yet have a cure. And it was clearly pointed out that we are also dealing with problems here that will challenge society as a whole, because vascular diseases often occur after long Covid. Throughout Europe, we are currently seeing an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease in the middle-age group - from 25 to 50. This is associated with the consequences of Covid infections.

We also very often find cognitive impairment in older people. And one participant pointed out that it may well be like the Spanish flu, where 20 years after the Spanish flu there was a significant increase in Parkinson's disease and probably also dementia.

This is something we must pay attention to, as the past infection afiects how the immune system in the brain functions, as well as the brain's blood vessels, potentially increasing the long-term risk of these major neurodegenerative diseases. This is why we need to conduct very intensive research. This research has played a major role.

What is the overall assessment of the situation now?

We have to be careful. Long Covid is not curable at the moment. We also know that over 40% of those who have several manifestations of long Covid, for example, five or more, still have symptoms after 2 years, so it doesn't seem to heal spontaneously. We also know that those whose symptoms are more pronounced at the beginning are less likely to heal.

So some of what we know from the demographics of long Covid has been confirmed, and we now know more precisely which mechanisms in the brain, but also in the blood vessels and the immune system, are responsible for this. Professor Scheibenbogan will explain this briefly later.

At this point, I can only say the following - this is particularly important to me:

First of all, long Covid is a disease that stays with us and that we cannot yet cure. And we are seeing an increasing number of cases as the waves of infection continue to affect us.

Secondly, Covid is not a cold - with a cold, you don't usually see any long-term effects. You don't see any changes in the blood vessels. You don't usually see an autoimmune disease developing. You also don't usually see neurological inflammation - these are all things that we see with long Covid. Therefore, one should not assume that Covid infection is just a common cold. It can affect brain tissue and the vascular system, and we still lack an effective treatment, making these studies crucial.

Significantly, we know that the risk of long Covid decreases when you're infected but have been vaccinated. That's why it's concerning that only 3 million people have been vaccinated with the new, adapted vaccine. That is a very bad result.

Please protect yourself from severe infections.

Please protect yourself from long Covid.

Currently, the danger posed by Covid is indeed being underestimated. Nothing is worse than infecting someone at Christmas who then becomes seriously ill and may not fully recover."

Alt text is included in all images of this post.

#covid #not a cold #please wear a mask #pandemic #pandemic not over #long covid #Karl Lauterbach #Germany #German health minister

[sar-per]

I love love and loving things

Like I've started sitting down and thinking of all the things that are good in the world whenever I read bleak news and then going over them again. It's easier to think about them when I'm reminded that not all is lost and not all is bad

#my shit #it's often not even something huge #like I remember the time one elderly lady kicked a shopping basket to another during covid #and it wasn't any easier to bend down and pick up for the second one but you could still feel that she was used #to shopping with her friends and handing her the shopping basket and god fucking damnit it a pandemic #will not come between that #or the kid waving at me from a balcony where the mother told me he just learned how to say hello and needed #to do it with everyone #or I think about all the scientists I knoe that deeply love one subject #or my friends ranting about things they love and enjoy #or baking and cooking for them and seeing them enjoy it #it helps to remember the good when faced with bad

[ourjobagency]

How is the second wave of Covid-19 resulting hiring and permanent jobs?

The Survey says that in the middle of the COVID-19-second wave, the career opportunities for fresher level permanent workers adversely affect.

To know more, visit-https://ourjobagency.com/job-openings-adversely-survey/

#job openings survey #current job openings survey #career survey #career survey questions #second wave of covid-19 #second wave of covid-19 news #second wave of covid-19 article

[xandle]

god i’m so tired

#boss & i were talking abt how we feel post covid and he was like yeah me and my wife def have the brain fog #and i was like my dude………… it absolutely does not get better ……. #i’ve had like 3 years of long vid symptoms since i got the first wave and it only got worse second time around #getting out of bed is now the literal hardest thing to do #thinking thoughts longer than 5 seconds is excruciating #i’ve had brain fog before but this is just. brain bricks. and i’m at the end of my rope

[joseywritesng]

Long COVID's grip is likely to tighten as infections continue

Long COVID’s grip is likely to tighten as infections continue

August 10, 2022 – COVID-19 is far from finished in the United States, with more than 111,000 new cases a day in the second week of August, according to Johns Hopkins University, and 625 deaths are reported every day. And as that toll mounts, experts worry about a second wave of illness from long-term COVID, a condition that has been around between 7.7 million and 23 million Americansaccording to…

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#coronavirus #COVID-19 #long covid #pandemic #second wave #vaccines

[don-lichterman]

'Not a single penny was...': Himanta Biswa Sarma threatens defamation case against Manish Sisodia over PPE kit allegations | India News

‘Not a single penny was…’: Himanta Biswa Sarma threatens defamation case against Manish Sisodia over PPE kit allegations | India News

New Delhi: Hours after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia alleged that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma gave contracts to companies of his wife and son’s business partners to supply PPE kits at “exorbitant rates” in 2020, the BJP leader on Saturday (June 4, 2022) threatened to file a criminal defamation suit against him. While Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia said that two…

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#AAP #Assam chief minister #bjp #Coronavirus #Covid first wave #Covid-19 #Covid-19 second wave #Featured #Himanta Biswa Sarma #Himanta Biswa Sarma corruption charges #Himanta Biswa Sarma PPE kit charges #Manish Sisodia #PPE kit #Satyendar Jain

[amaditalks]

Right now the US is experiencing the second worst spike in COVID since the beginning of the pandemic. Right now, about 1 in 20 people have the virus, it is estimated that when this wave is over, 1 in 3 people will experience an infection.

It doesn’t have to be that way. COVID is not an inevitability to just passively accept, it is a life changing disease (every time) that you should use every tool and tactic at your disposal to avoid.

You already know what to do. If you haven’t received the updated vaccine, do that. (It’s not a booster, it’s an update, in the same way the annual flu shot is updated.) Mask, any time you’re near people you don’t live with or where anyone else has been in the last 30 minutes. (This includes outdoor spaces, like picking up a no contact delivery or pumping gasoline.) Avoid crowds. Now is not the time for concerts and hockey games or even a leisurely stroll around Target to browse. Clean your air and demand clean air in your workplace and your kids’ schools and anywhere anyone in your family has to spend time.

If 1 in 3 Americans contract the virus on this wave, that means that another half million people are likely going to die, mostly elderly and high risk. (Like me.)

It also means that 11 million people — or more — are going to be disabled, at least short term, when this is done, and there are no reliable predictors for who does and does not develop post-COVID disability.

Those numbers are horrible. But don’t let them terrify you into paralysis, let them galvanize you into action to protect yourself and your family and community.

#covid #covid19 #covid 19 #covid isn't over #this pandemic is still raging #don’t be complacent #don’t be scared #be proactive #covid isn’t inevitable

[renthony]

Just curious. How bad has Biden been at controlling COVID-19 in your view?

First: I already responded to a similar question you left on this post.

Second: Biden has been atrocious for COVID-19 safety and management. COVID-19 is still killing people, and our president has done a horribly insufficient job in mitigating that. "Better than the Republicans" is not the same thing as "good" or "effective." Biden's abysmal reaction to COVID-19 is part of why I'm so thrilled that the Uncommitted campaign for the Democratic primary has achieved some success. That particular campaign is focused on ceasefire in Palestine, but the People's CDC explained in a statement how Palestine is also very much a public health issue. We need to scare the bastard and actually do some of that "pushing him left" that people claimed they'd do after getting him elected. Though it seems to me like a lot of people just settled for, "okay, we got rid of Trump, we don't have to worry anymore."

Third: While I'm at it, people have to do more than vote. You have got to get involved. You have got to do more than participate in the presidential election once every four years. Join a union (may I recommend the IWW?), follow the guidance of The People's CDC, volunteer for your local Food Not Bombs, get involved in a tenants union like the Autonomous Tenants Union Network, read Riot Medicine, get trained in first aid and get involved in a street medic group, read up on your local politics and get involved on the small-scale, do something in addition to voting in the presidential election. Even if you're limited in how much you can personally participate, find the people who are talking about these issues and signal boost them, and share the information with others who may be more able to participate more. If you can tell people to go vote in the presidential election, you can also tell them to go do other things, too.

Now, with all of that out of the way, here are some links related to Biden's abysmal COVID-19 response:

During his 2020 campaign, Biden promised immediate $2K stimulus checks. Instead, he delivered $1,400. Sources: [x] [x] [x] [x] [x]

Velena Jones for NBC Bay Area: "‘Too expensive': Bay Area residents shocked over new COVID vaccine prices"

Reuters: "COVID vaccine manufacturers set list price between $120-$130 per dose"

Joseph Choi for The Hill: "Free COVID-19 test program to be suspended for now"

Disability activist Alice Wong writing for TeenVogue: "Covid Isn't Going Anywhere. Masking Up Could Save My Life," and the follow-up article, "COVID and the 2024 Election: What Biden and Democrats Owe High-Risk People."

Laura Weiss writing for The New Republic: "Democrats Can't Keep Ignoring Covid in 2024."

David Cohen and Adam Cancryn for Politico: "Biden on '60 Minutes': 'The Pandemic is Over.'"

Alex Skopic for Current Affairs: "COVID-19 is Still a Threat. So is Biden’s CDC."

Adam Cancryn for Politico: "Biden Appears to be Over Covid Protocols."

Paul Thornton for the Los Angeles Times: "Covid Still Rages, and the Biden Administration Isn't Helping."

Eric J. Topol for the Los Angeles Times: "The U.S. is facing the biggest COVID wave since Omicron. Why are we still playing make-believe?"

We should have free, universal testing. We should have free, universal vaccination. We should have free, universal treatment. We should have financial assistance for those of us who can't work outside the home. We should have mandated work-from-home for any job that can be done remotely. We should be emptying prisons and paying attention to the way disease and abuse proliferate inside their walls. We should have COVID-19 safety PSAs and government support for universal masking. We should have free distribution of N95s. We should have mandated masking in medical settings and public spaces. We should have a higher minimum wage. We should have healthcare reforms. We should have strong worker protections. We should have improved infrastructure. We should have a president who gives a single flying fuck about how many of us are dying.

And we have none of it.

But we sure seem to have money to keep dropping bombs, arming cops, terrorizing the vulnerable, and imprisoning innocent people to use for slave labor.

#original post #covid 19

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

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