Supply problems are are huge problem right now. Some facilities are critically low on needle hubs.
The news reports are saying cloth masks do nothing. Is this true?
Thanks for that graphic. As it happens, I'm having this same conversation with one our church choir members today.Nothing? That is malarkey. They reduce the spread. This is an all or nothing mentality. Reducing viral load reduces the spread.
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The best is clearly an N95, but wear something. I wear a cloth mask in public and a KN95 or N95 at work. If I am outside, I am not wearing a mask.
Cloth masks were up to the task for the original virus but when Delta was reported as having an R value of 8 I stocked up on N95s and wore them anytime I might be in anything like a crowd or close contact, gradually retiring my cloth masks. Once Omicron showed up at R value 15+ it became full time N95 in public indoors.
Viruses have a limited ability to "live" outside a host. Some do better than others, but the virus requires the host cell. Moisture helps some, but they don't last too long on dry material.Sorry for jumping in and not phrasing my response in the form of a question, Alex. When examined with a critical, scientific eye, masks are problamatic and a palliative anodyne at best. The issue is that the viral material is transfered from the infected is in the form of droplets. Whether on the infected or on the "protected", the droplets (in theory) stick to the surface of the mask. The issue is that the droplets do not stay liquid, they dry out. Now you have the liklihood of having a friable virus-containing powder on the surface of the mask. A cloth mask will do little to filter this dry material.
Stepson's symptoms ended over 14 days ago. He's still testing positive. How long after symptoms stop can one still test positive?
Can anybody recall any previous virus that mutated into so many variants in such a short period of time?
Thanks, Chuck!Some test positive for 90 days. Most stop after 5.
Pretty sure common colds and flus do this constantly, and that's why new flu shots come out every year. It's never going to go away, but COVID is likely to eventually fade into the background and become just another flu that's out there.
At least this is my understanding. Someone more knowledgable can correct me if I'm wrong.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/omicron-subvariant-ba-2-is-rising-what-do-we-know-about-it-171026165.html
Can anybody recall any previous virus that mutated into so many variants in such a short period of time?
And if it keeps doing this, is it ever going to get any better with regards to the yearly death tolls?
Remember, if more people contract the virus, then even with a lower mortality rate the total death count can remain the same.
Chuck, have you heard about this?
https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/article-696452
New research points to vagus nerve damage as reason for long COVID - study
The study suggested that SARS-CoV-2 mediated vagus nerve dysfunction (VND) could be responsible for long COVID.
Best wishes, Chuck!
Vit D deficiency? Now you have a medical reason to be outside flying more rockets!Well, I have severe VIT D deficiency, high blood pressure, and High Cholesterol. Doc put me a weight loss and exercise program and give be a bag of goodies (pills). Unfortunately, it did not include Xanax.
Vit D deficiency? Now you have a medical reason to be outside flying more rockets!
Work with me, Chuck! FLY MORE ROCKETS! [grin]Maybe. They are trying to figure out why. I could also have an issue with absorption.
Well, I have severe VIT D deficiency, high blood pressure, and High Cholesterol. Doc put me a weight loss and exercise program and give be a bag of goodies (pills). Unfortunately, it did not include Xanax.
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