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twitterexile · 2 years
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stijlw · 1 year
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tidying up my room. here is a sticker i got at the vaccination centre in 2021
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andybeckerman · 7 months
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I blame all of you for Jokerfying me around the Coco
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banglakhobor · 8 months
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নয়া রূপে ফের হাজির করোনা, এই মুহূর্তে দাপট ব্রিটেনে, দ্রুত ছড়াচ্ছে সংক্রমণ
নয়াদিল্লি: দীর্ঘমেয়াদি সময়ে করোনায় ভুগেছেন যাঁরা, তাঁদের স্বাস্থ্য নিয়ে উদ্বেগ রয়েইছে। তার মধ্যেই ফের চোখ রাঙাচ্ছে  নোভেল করোনাভাইরাস, এবার অন্য রূপে (New COVID Variant)। দ্রুত সংক্রমণ বৃদ্ধিকারী ওমিক্রন থেকেই করোনাভাইরাসের নয়া রূপ EG.5.1-এর আগমন ঘটেছে বলে জানিয়েছেন বিজ্ঞানীরা। এই মুহূর্তে ব্রিটেনে দাপট দেখাচ্ছে করোনার এই নয়া রূপ। (COVID Variant EG.5.1) করোনাভাইরাসের নয়া রূপ EG.5.1-এর নাম…
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daancienttime · 8 months
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The Devastating Impact of Coronavirus on Greek Mythology Girls
Greek Mythology Girls Blog, like many other websites, relied heavily on user-generated content and active community participation. However, with the pandemic spreading across the world, people's lives were disrupted, and priorities shifted. As the health crisis escalated, the interest and engagement of readers dwindled. Many followers faced personal hardships, including health issues, financial struggles, and emotional stress, which understandably diverted their attention away from the blog.
The pandemic's consequences were felt by the blog's contributors as well. Writing and researching content on ancient mythology required focus, creativity, and emotional investment. Unfortunately, the pandemic's anxieties and restrictions made it difficult for writers to maintain their usual levels of productivity and dedication. Some contributors might have faced job losses or increased workload due to shifting work dynamics, leaving them with little time or energy to contribute to the blog.
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Another crucial aspect that impacted the blog's reach was the surge in misinformation and sensationalism during the pandemic. With numerous myths and misconceptions about the virus circulating, readers might have been skeptical of consuming content, even if it pertained to mythology. The climate of uncertainty caused people to seek out factual information about the pandemic, often overlooking or dismissing leisurely pursuits like the Greek Mythology Girls Blog.
Furthermore, the pandemic significantly altered online content consumption patterns. People found themselves spending more time on social media and news websites, trying to stay updated on the rapidly changing situation. As a result, niche platforms like the Greek Mythology Girls Blog struggled to compete for attention in an increasingly crowded online space.
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The financial impact of the pandemic also affected the blog's operations. Advertisers, who were themselves dealing with economic challenges, reduced their spending on non-essential platforms like the blog, leading to a decline in revenue. As a result, the blog faced resource constraints, hindering its ability to adapt and overcome the challenges posed by the pandemic.
Despite these setbacks, the Greek Mythology Girls Blog attempted to adapt to the new reality. They might have shifted their focus to discussing how ancient myths and legends could provide valuable insights and comfort during challenging times. They could have also used their platform to raise awareness and funds for pandemic-related causes or support their writers who were facing difficulties.
As the pandemic eventually receded, there might have been opportunities for the blog to regain its footing. The enduring allure of Greek mythology and a sense of community amongst its followers could have helped revitalize the platform. Additionally, they could have explored innovative ways to diversify content, engage with readers, and expand their reach.
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carlocarrasco · 11 months
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COVID-19 Crisis: 2nd booster shots will become available to general population
Recently the Department of Health (DOH) announced via a press conference that people who belong to the general population will eventually be allowed to receive the 2nd booster shots for COVID-19, according to a GMA Network news report. Take note that months ago, billions of Pesos worth of COVID-19 vaccines got wasted which the DOH itself actually defended. To put things in perspective, posted…
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miniwritesworld · 1 year
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Coronavirus: Rumours, Definition, Origin, Symptoms, Treatments, And Prevention
Coronavirus, or medically known as Covid-19 or novel coronavirus, is spreading across the globe and people have their own ideas about its development, causes, safety, and care. Before we start this exploration, let’s see what are the highlights that you will be discovering here today. Rumours About OriginWhat Is Coronavirus?Origin Of Covid-19How Does It Work?Incubation Period And…
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chazraps · 2 years
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LAST DAY for FREE COVID TESTS IN AMERICA!
Quick heads up for those stateside: The at-home Free Covid Tests program gets suspended tomorrow, so *today* is the last day you can order eight free tests for your household. No cost whatsoever. Order today: special.usps.com/testkits
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jellybracelet · 2 years
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My sister just texted me "finagled a fourth dose"
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twitterexile · 2 years
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Japan has the lowest COVID death rate in the OECD without mandates. Here’s why By Kanoko Matsuyama and James Mayger Updated June 18, 2022 — 5.08pm first published at 5.06pm
Tokyo: Japan’s COVID death rate is the lowest among the world’s wealthiest nations, with health experts pointing to extensive vaccination and an already healthy population as the core factors behind its success.
The population has continued to adhere to basic infection control measures, including avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated venues, as other parts of the world grapple with pandemic fatigue. And Japan’s measures have been bolstered by a robust vaccination program and free medical care.
But what truly sets it apart from many places, particularly Asian neighbours like China, is that it has managed to limit deaths without mandates and with few restrictions. The constitution prevents imposing lockdowns backed by police actions, meaning that even during a state of emergency the government puts the onus on businesses and individuals to change their behaviour.
That soft approach has had remarkable results. Japan’s COVID deaths per capita is 246 per million people, the lowest out of the 38 members of the OECD, according to Our World in Data. It’s all the more significant given Japan has the highest proportion of elderly people - typically some of the most vulnerable to coronavirus - in the world.
New Zealand’s rate, previously the lowest, sits at 257 per million after the country faced its first substantial virus wave upon opening up and lifting curbs.
To be sure, capturing an accurate picture is difficult as reporting standards differ country-by-country. The World Health Organisation has said Japan’s excess deaths declined through 2020 and 2021, while a study published in Lancet in March said excess mortality in the country was six times higher than reported coronavirus fatalities during 2020-2021. There were around 9,000 fewer deaths in 2020 than in 2019, although that rebounded last year, government figures show.
While every nation has its own standard for identifying Covid deaths, Japan’s low rate of fatalities shows its strategy works, said Takao Ohmagari, head of the disease control and prevention centre at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine.
Japan’s measures may hold lessons for how other countries can deal with the current or future pandemics. Here’s what experts say the country got right:
Masks
Japan’s virus-fighting strategy relied on the population complying willingly with social-distancing guidance, particularly when cases were rising. This proved more effective than top-down measures in other places, which in some cases made people resistant and defiant.
“People are using their own judgment to avoid risk and modify their behaviour and this plays an extremely important role,” said Ohmagari.
That includes wearing masks. They were embraced during the early days of the pandemic and the practice remains almost universal even as the government relaxed its recommendation to wear one outdoors. Mask use in Japan has typically held above 90 per cent, a threshold other G7 countries have only occasionally neared, according to Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation data. The government’s “Three Cs” slogan - which touts avoiding closed spaces, crowded places and close-contact situations - has also reinforced how it wants the population to act.
In addition, buildings to taxis have undertaken efforts to improve ventilation, including the use of carbon-dioxide monitors to show that indoor air is being exchanged.
The relatively light nature of restrictions also meant that Japan didn’t face the extensive disruption to daily life of a harsh lockdown, deployed in countries from Italy to China and Australia at various times. That may have helped people comply with restrictions for longer and saw the nation avert the kind of social unrest seen overseas.
And even as other populations have rushed back to life as normal, Japanese people appear to remain cautious: activities in Tokyo’s nighttime entertainment district is still down almost 40 per cent from 2019, according to one estimate. Vaccination
Before the pandemic, Japanese people had one of the lowest rates of vaccine confidence globally. But they’re now among the best-protected populations in the G7, swiftly catching up to countries like the US that had started their inoculation programs months earlier and doing it without a mandate.
Experts have pointed to the initial slow roll out of vaccinations and an early shortage as creating a sense of urgency, especially among the elderly, while the act of inoculation wasn’t politicised like it was in the US.
About 93 per cent of Japanese aged 65 and older have had two shots, and 90 per cent have had a booster, according to data from the Prime Minister’s office. That compares with 81 per cent of the total population having had two doses, and 61 per cent receiving a third.
“Thanks to the protection Japanese people gained through vaccination and natural infection, I don’t expect Japan’s hospitalisation or deaths to increase dramatically any time soon,” said Kenji Shibuya, an epidemiologist at the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research. Health
A core pillar supporting the low death rate was the underlying good health of Japan’s population. The country has the longest life expectancy in the world, and was one of only six OECD members not to see a reduction in 2020. Just 5 per cent of Japanese people are obese, one of the conditions that increases the risk of severe illness from Covid, versus 36 per cent of the population in the US and 28 per cent in the UK, according to the World Obesity Federation.
Widely adopted actions like mask wearing and handwashing also wiped out other illnesses like influenza, which typically killed more than 10,000 Japanese people per year.
The country’s deaths were almost entirely in over-60s, indicating a solid baseline of health for middle-aged and younger cohorts. That contrasts with a wider distribution of fatalities in the US, where about a quarter of deaths were in people younger than 65, according to government figures. Contact tracing
Like most of the world, Japan’s health-care system has been strained during surges of infections. But it’s managed to maintain a strong level of contact-tracing during the pandemic that means resources can be sent where they’re needed, for free.
A web of local public health centres trace cases and find positive patients a hospital or hotel room which are free of charge. Those isolating at home are constantly contacted by the health centre staff, who send out nurses and doctors if needed.
“We know that early intervention saves more lives,” said Ohmagari. “Although I feel there’s more we can do, Japan’s system tries to not leave anyone behind, monitors patients thoroughly and intervenes early.”
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zmyaro · 2 years
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I just got my positive COVID-19 test this morning, and I want to say a few things:
1) I caught it from my flatmate, who caught it because someone xe was staying with last weekend went to a densely crowded event and did not wear a mask. I am not going to tell you to not go to events (I do too), but if you cannot be bothered to take basic precautions, you are risking not only your own health, but the health of everyone around you. And when you insist on your family/friends wearing masks in public, even if the confrontation feels uncomfortable, it helps protect everyone.
(Obligatory note I cannot be 100% certain that is how I caught it, but the symptoms (at time of last edit) indicate it is the same variant, and the timeline lines up for that to be the path of transmission.)
2) Speaking of which, wear well-fitted N95s or similar. We have known for a while basic cloth masks are barely better than no mask at all for this virus. Additionally, if your N95 does not fit your face (e.g., if you can feel air coming out the sides), it is not protecting you!
(Also, N95s and similar come in several shapes. I had to try a few before I found which ones fit my face best.)
3) On a related note, we have known for a while now this virus is airborne. Disinfecting surfaces is still important, but not the singular priority we thought it was in March 2020. My flatmate and I have been quarantined from each other in our own rooms, but I still managed to catch it, and one possible cause is I did not do enough until day 2 after xe was exposed to restrict airflow between rooms as much as possible (left some doors cracked instead of fully closed, may not have let the bathroom ventilate enough between us using it, etc.).
In short: if you live with other people, it is just incredibly difficult for your pandemic choices to not also affect them.
4) I still have no noticeable symptoms from it, and am still testing negative on at-home rapid tests. I have been wearing an N95 in public, so I am not worried I have been spreading it around, but all the folks who love to ride the subway or go to movies unmasked could be.
5) “What was the point of the vaccine?” The vaccines were designed for the first variants; we have known for a while more recent variants can evade immunity from those vaccines, so until we have a booster to target sublineages of Omicron, there is much higher risk of infection, and of course more infections mean more opportunities for the virus to mutate further, and a longer time until the pandemic can actually be over, so *gestures to all the above points about precautions*
I say all this not to scold folks who have not been doing all these things, but because successfully personal-responsibility-ing my way through a public health crisis for 2.3 years has been a pain, and the more everyone knows and does, the less weight on each person. Please don't file wearing a well-fitted N95 in crowded public spaces under “things we only do to stop Zachary raising a fuss”.
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reportwire · 2 years
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COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among American Indian or Alaska Native Persons — Alaska, 2020–2021
COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths Among American Indian or Alaska Native Persons — Alaska, 2020–2021
Summary What is already known about this topic? American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons across the United States face substantial health disparities, including a disproportionate incidence of COVID-19 illness. What is added by this report? AI/AN persons living in Alaska are at increased risk for COVID-19 illness, COVID-19–associated hospitalization, and COVID-19–related death compared…
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nj-stone · 2 years
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Biden orders research push on long COVID, a still mysterious condition https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/biden-orders-research-push-on-long-covid-a-still-mysterious-condition
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crispy-armpit · 11 months
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𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐕𝐍 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 !
⭒ 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺: 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦! 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯-𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥'𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥, 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭…
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after 2 years of rotting away in the drafts, the COVID-19 DATING SIMULATOR is finally seeing the light of day!! this game was a huge shitpost created by me and my friends (Axel, Ruri, Max) for another friend who had caught covid (Callista).
the game was fully created using the limited features of GOOGLE SLIDES (!!!) and unfortunately, is unfinished. i've only decided to publicize it now, hence why some contents of the game can be very old and cringe. the cast are self-inserts, so you can find me (Adam) as an interactable character!!!
sooooo..... here it is!!
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TRAILER (this is a joke)
features:
⭒ a cute, rich boyfriend!
⭒ 300+ slides of fun!!
⭒ a mystery waiting to be solved....
⭒ 3 & 1/2 in-game days!! (around 35+ minutes of gameplay)
⭒ multiple choices that can affect your friendships
⭒ 2 endings, 2 CGs
warnings: yandere behaviour, hints to violence/murder & cannibalism, character death, kidnapping
a/n: enjoy the game! reblogs & sharing with friends is greatly appreciated! :)
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chicago-geniza · 3 months
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Got my allergy shot took bus to pharmacy collected heart meds took another bus home picked up Gaviscon for my gastrointestinal Agonies walked Many Blocks and now I have another migraine. Born 2 Suffer every time I run more than one (1) errand per day
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