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paid_influencer wrote:why go get tested for mild disease tho
wtf wrote:Deaths are decreasing which is a good thing.redmanjp wrote:The next week or 2 we would be in the thousands per day range. Almost 20000 in isolation plus maybe another 50000 contacts or so on quarantine means a large part of the workforce is at home.
wtf wrote:Deaths are decreasing which is a good thing.
redmanjp wrote:paid_influencer wrote:why go get tested for mild disease tho
Because not everyone will have it mild. With the high number of infections hospitals will still be busy treating ppl who need oxygen. And you will be walking around sneezing and coughing on old ppl and younger ppl with health issues who would end up there. It's not all about you.
You getting paid while at home...paid_influencer wrote:redmanjp wrote:paid_influencer wrote:why go get tested for mild disease tho
Because not everyone will have it mild. With the high number of infections hospitals will still be busy treating ppl who need oxygen. And you will be walking around sneezing and coughing on old ppl and younger ppl with health issues who would end up there. It's not all about you.
understood, but if you have flu-like symptoms, you supposed to isolate anyway regardless of testing.
mild disease I would just ride it out at home.
wtf wrote:Interesting......seems like omicron is bad after all....K74T wrote:1081/9
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High-risk people should consider wearing two face masks to guard against contracting the omicron variant, two Hong Kong virus experts said, as the city attempts to stamp out an outbreak of the highly infectious virus.
Wearing a cloth mask over a surgical mask can “tighten the gap not covered by the surgical mask, which is often very loose,” said David Hui, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a member of the government’s scientific committee. He recommended the measure for high-exposure groups, people in outbreak areas and on public transport.
Yuen Kwok-Yung, a renowned microbiologist, told local radio that people with chronic diseases or who can’t receive Covid vaccines, along with high-risk workers such as airport staff, could also consider double-masking, which helps boost filtering capabilities.
Which face mask is best against omicron?
In mid-January, the CDC announced that loose-fitting cloth masks were not enough to protect against omicron. To give yourself the best shot against the variant, upgrade your cloth masks and instead choose a high-filtration mask that fits closely to your face.
“You really want to be sure you’re creating a seal around your nose and mouth, which is what goes the furthest toward keeping you safe,” Dr. Gordon says.
Standard N95 respirators
These masks, which are used in healthcare settings, fit very close to your face and are especially efficient at air filtration, filtering out about 95% of airborne particles.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) shares a list of approved brands and models — but be sure you’re buying standard N95s, not surgical N95s. Though they offer similar levels of protection to everyday wearers, standard N95s are slightly less fluid-resistant and are not cleared by the FDA to be used as surgical masks.
“The CDC still recommends that surgical N95s are prioritized for healthcare workers, as they’ve been in short supply since the start of the pandemic,” Dr. Gordon says. “So if you don’t work in a healthcare setting, it’s best to leave these masks for those who do.”
KN95 respirators
These masks are also designed to fit close to your face, forming a little tent over your mouth and nose that makes it easy to breathe while you’re wearing them.
They, too, filter out about 95% of airborne particles, but they’re not regulated by NIOSH; rather, they’re regulated by the Chinese government.
wtf wrote:You getting paid while at home...
daring dragoon wrote:High-risk people should consider wearing two face masks to guard against contracting the omicron variant, two Hong Kong virus experts said, as the city attempts to stamp out an outbreak of the highly infectious virus.
Wearing a cloth mask over a surgical mask can “tighten the gap not covered by the surgical mask, which is often very loose,” said David Hui, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a member of the government’s scientific committee. He recommended the measure for high-exposure groups, people in outbreak areas and on public transport.
Yuen Kwok-Yung, a renowned microbiologist, told local radio that people with chronic diseases or who can’t receive Covid vaccines, along with high-risk workers such as airport staff, could also consider double-masking, which helps boost filtering capabilities.Which face mask is best against omicron?
In mid-January, the CDC announced that loose-fitting cloth masks were not enough to protect against omicron. To give yourself the best shot against the variant, upgrade your cloth masks and instead choose a high-filtration mask that fits closely to your face.
“You really want to be sure you’re creating a seal around your nose and mouth, which is what goes the furthest toward keeping you safe,” Dr. Gordon says.
Standard N95 respirators
These masks, which are used in healthcare settings, fit very close to your face and are especially efficient at air filtration, filtering out about 95% of airborne particles.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) shares a list of approved brands and models — but be sure you’re buying standard N95s, not surgical N95s. Though they offer similar levels of protection to everyday wearers, standard N95s are slightly less fluid-resistant and are not cleared by the FDA to be used as surgical masks.
“The CDC still recommends that surgical N95s are prioritized for healthcare workers, as they’ve been in short supply since the start of the pandemic,” Dr. Gordon says. “So if you don’t work in a healthcare setting, it’s best to leave these masks for those who do.”
KN95 respirators
These masks are also designed to fit close to your face, forming a little tent over your mouth and nose that makes it easy to breathe while you’re wearing them.
They, too, filter out about 95% of airborne particles, but they’re not regulated by NIOSH; rather, they’re regulated by the Chinese government.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) wrote:These findings show that FFRs with an exhalation valve provide respiratory protection to the wearer and can also reduce particle emissions to levels similar to or better than those provided by surgical masks, procedure masks, or cloth face coverings
adnj wrote:Most important, he says, the finding suggests that it has now been months since Malawi entered something akin to what many countries still struggling with massive omicron waves consider the holy grail: the endemic stage of the pandemic, in which the coronavirus becomes a more predictable seasonal bug like the flu or common cold.
pugboy wrote:what was their death rates to reach this point though?
paid_influencer wrote:adnj wrote:Most important, he says, the finding suggests that it has now been months since Malawi entered something akin to what many countries still struggling with massive omicron waves consider the holy grail: the endemic stage of the pandemic, in which the coronavirus becomes a more predictable seasonal bug like the flu or common cold.
that is a myth, much like the actual holy grail.
covid just going to continue killing out vulnerable people in waves from now until forever. some waves will be worse than others when a particularly bad variant is circulating.
long-term, since nobody has long-lasting immunity to coronaviruses, we probably going to end up in something like three-phase current, but for covid variants, to keep a steady level of covid death in the community.
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paid_influencer wrote:pugboy wrote:what was their death rates to reach this point though?
article says the median age is 18.
what happened to all the old people lol
st7 wrote:paid_influencer wrote:adnj wrote:Most important, he says, the finding suggests that it has now been months since Malawi entered something akin to what many countries still struggling with massive omicron waves consider the holy grail: the endemic stage of the pandemic, in which the coronavirus becomes a more predictable seasonal bug like the flu or common cold.
that is a myth, much like the actual holy grail.
covid just going to continue killing out vulnerable people in waves from now until forever. some waves will be worse than others when a particularly bad variant is circulating.
long-term, since nobody has long-lasting immunity to coronaviruses, we probably going to end up in something like three-phase current, but for covid variants, to keep a steady level of covid death in the community.
500px-Hawkins_Electrical_Guide_-_3phase_Elementary_6wire.jpeg
u does understand anything u does post or you does think you understand using abstract things?
paid_influencer wrote:redmanjp wrote:paid_influencer wrote:why go get tested for mild disease tho
Because not everyone will have it mild. With the high number of infections hospitals will still be busy treating ppl who need oxygen. And you will be walking around sneezing and coughing on old ppl and younger ppl with health issues who would end up there. It's not all about you.
understood, but if you have flu-like symptoms, you supposed to isolate anyway regardless of testing.
mild disease I would just ride it out at home.
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paid_influencer wrote:okay, st7. here's the thing I don't understand. why do people think covid will become like the common cold. small pox never became less deadly. neither did measles. nor polio. why would covid magically become like the common cold.
Red,redmanjp wrote:paid_influencer wrote:okay, st7. here's the thing I don't understand. why do people think covid will become like the common cold. small pox never became less deadly. neither did measles. nor polio. why would covid magically become like the common cold.
With omicron is has already mutated to become less severe. Usually that's what they expect viruses to do. The 1918 pandemic flu still exists today in some form byt it isn't killing out ppl like in 1918. Hopefully it mutates more to become no more pathogenic than the flu or cold.
Also more ppl overtime will get immunity either by vaccination or recovery from infection. Lots of ppl getting omicron now but getting immune to other previous strains like Delta so Delta can't spread anymore and is disappearing everywhere omicron has passed through. We not at that stage yet so we have to remain cautious for a few weeks but we will get there soon.
redmanjp wrote:Another reason for testing is that once u test positive it triggers contact tracing. So even if u isolate but don't test everyone u came onto contact with for the 2 days prior would not know they were exposed and would continue going about their business and would continue the chain of infections.
And u may not think that affects u till u have a medical emergency while hospitals full of the same covid patients u infected.
gastly369 wrote:Anyone bring in n95 mask from amazon via skybox? Any issues?
Ah not able with local no name chit no approvals mask at 300% markup
redmanjp wrote:Even after the Omicron wave passes we should still continue vaccination which at least would give us T cell immunity. This won't prevent infection but will prevent severe cases so if another more severe variant pops up just like Delta then we ready.
Ah shucks...paid_influencer wrote:gastly369 wrote:Anyone bring in n95 mask from amazon via skybox? Any issues?
Ah not able with local no name chit no approvals mask at 300% markup
I did, however I ordered 8 boxes and got 7 boxes.
other reviews on amazon say people ordered a master-carton of 200 masks and get a big empty box with 1 mask inside.
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