Tracking the Covid Pandemic and other health news. Opinions are my own. My YouTube channel: tinyurl.com/9cd2zsfp
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Here is the latest edition of my virus update
A Highly Contagious Virus Is Having An Unusual Summer Surge!!
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When I was a kid in school, I do not ever remember half the school going down at once with flu RSV or any other virus.
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Who remembers when they first warned their family and friends of how bad covid would be back in 2020?
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Show of hands how many here are using air purifiers! Personally, I have 2 of them.
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You know what gets to me? We are watching BA.4 and BA.5 unfold in the rest of the world like we did Delta at this time last year. Guess what we are doing NOTHING at all to prepare we are gonna just sit back and let it rip.
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we're entering the phase of the pandemic where it won't be so much about the number of people testing positive but more so the number who are dropping dead 6-12 months after their infection. I think we will see this happen in very high numbers. Ones we see now are from BA.1 wave.
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Wearing a high quality mask in public is not living your life in fear, it's living your life with common sense.
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Hands up if you still mask everywhere! I dont care what people think of me either.
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Raise your hand or hit like if you will still wear a mask if they become banned in your area.
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Who here will continue to live life pandemic style after the covid emergency ends in May?
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If you are fed up with our response to the ongoing Covid pandemic, give this a like and repost, I know I can NOT be alone in feeling angry at how little anyone cares. Let's see how many people we reach.
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Who remembers when life was simple and you did not have to leave the house worrying if you would be infected by covid or monkeypox each day? I do and it would sure be damn nice to have that life back.
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#Monkeypox is starting off just like #covid did. The old lag Europe rule is at play. in 3-4 weeks we will be doing double digit monkeypox cases a day in the US followed by 100s a day. It does not have to be this way if we take it serious and act now but no one wants to do that.
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Raise your hand or hit like if you are still masking and if you are, thank you!
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I know testing is not perfect at all in fact it is far from perfect with newer variants but raise your hand if you would like to see testing required on ALL FLIGHTS both domestic and international.
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Just a quick check in who here is still masking, raise your hand! 🙋♂️ Thank you so much to everyone who still mask daily.
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Anyone just sick and tired of waiting for the rest of the world to wake up and realize that a large chunk of these medical emergencies are from post covid effects. It really is a long and painful wait. Everyday I think eventually people will piece the puzzle together right?
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Who else is old enough to remember when schools closed at 3-5% #Covid positivity rate?
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Won't happen but the time has come for a 2020 style lock down to contain all of the viruses, if you agree hit like and share.
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Give this a like or comment if you are pissed at the CDC right now for dropping the 5-day Isolation.
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Those who have avoided covid up to this point, give yourself a pat on the back and continue to try and avoid this virus the best you can.
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BREAKING NEWS: The pandemic is not over, it was never over and it is still as bad as ever.
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Hit like and share if you think now is the time for your city or county to have a mask mandate again.
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Rapid tests for Covid, RSV and flu are available in Europe. What's stopping them in the U.S.? nbcnews.com/health/health-ne…
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Starbucks Asked a COVID-Positive Employee to Work, Then Fired Him for Tweeting About It vice.com/en/article/y3pywg/s…
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We know covid is likely to never end, but if it did how many here would keep masking anyway? I for 1 will likely probably always mask it's good for all other airborne viruses so why not?
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Is Influenza normal in the wintertime? Yes
Is an Influenza season like the one we are seeing right now normal? No we had peaked and then out of nowhere Flu exploded again and still is exploding. Something is off and we need to figure it out ASAP.
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I can not be alone, who else is sick and tired of waiting for the day we finally take covid serious again!
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Based on the data today from the CDC which states and I quote
*The vaccinated made up 42% of fatalities in January and February during the highly contagious omicron variant's surge,*
How the heck can anyone go on feel safe even being vaccinated? Yet the public thinks it's over
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For the first time ever the Walgreens national Covid positivity has gone over 40%!!!! #XBB15 #CovidIsNotOver
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This covid wave is coming in fast and it shows no sign of slowing down most people do not realize how fast things are getting bad. With no masking anywhere and no immunity, there are going to be a ton of very sick people over the next few months.
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Lets pray wastewater scan just had a glitch and this is wrong. US National Covid wastewater Holy crap!!!!
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If you are vaccinated and boosted, you can continue high quality masking. Being vaccinated and boosted does not mean remove your mask in public.
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I have said it many times before, I will say it again. Schools are superspreaders of ALL viruses, it makes 0 sense to me why masking does not come back in schools. Those who argued about it at PTA meetings clearly do not have a clue how an airborne virus works.
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San Francisco, CA is about to hit the highest wastewater level of the entire pandemic at their bigger wastewater site. This is a major red flag and something we need to keep an eye on. If I was the CDC I would be doing extra variant sequencing there ASAP.
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People tell me we have learned to live with covid. By a show of hands or likes, how many here DO NOT want to live with covid.
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High quality masking in a health care facility should not be optional, it should be mandatory!
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Finally, an article that is reporting the queen's death the correct way and mentioning that her covid infection she had likely contributed to her death.
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Am I the only one the feels society is more careless now then pre pandemic? We know #covid is now highly transmissible yet we do nothing about it.
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Raise your hand or hit like if you think covid is still a global health emergency/pandemic.
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I am 99.9999999999% sure the pandemic is not over and will not be over this year next year 5 years from now or 10 years from now.
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Hit like and share this if you think all data for #covid should be updated daily. The hiding of data more and more is putting people at risk we need to see the data everyday no matter how bad things are! #ReportTheData #CovidIsNotOver
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Curiosity has got the better of me. Leave a reply or like if you are still doing the right thing and mask everyday!
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The virus segment on world news tonight had a big shout out to mask!!!!!!!! FINALLY!!!
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Whats time is time for the love of god please bring back mask on ALL FLIGHTS!!!!!!!
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FACT: Covid is behaving different this year and the national trend in February Shows Covid instead of dropping has gone up again. The Fact this is happening over a month and a half past the holidays is a very bad indicator for the rest of the year.
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How many here will hold out for as long as possible to avoid infection by continuing to mask avoid large gatherings and so on.
Mark me down on this list. 1 evening of fun is NOT worth an infection.
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Well, after having covid in early 2020 and then long covid, I have once again tested positive. Those who say it is no big deal are full of it. Last night was scary with a fever, chills coughing and throwing up. I've tried so hard to avoid this, but it got me again.
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Do you or someone you know have a virus right now that is coming up negative for Covid? I am starting to hear more things like this or so and so has Flu but it is more severe than normal. I feel like something new and bad is going around.
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If we never did the great unmasking and had everyone upgrade to high quality masking + ventilation with HEPA filter air purifiers, we would be in a much better place right now.
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If you knew what you knew now about high quality masking before covid would you have masked during cold and flu season pre covid? For me the answer is yes. I have not had 1 cold since the pandemic started and post Feb 2020 covid infection.
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Do not let anyone give you any nonsense about being boring or not having fun right now. We are still in a pandemic that is NOT OVER and is just as bad as ever. I do not care who tells you this even if it is your own family you make sure they understand things are bad right now.
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Turns out Brian Wilson had Long Covid. Did not know about this one. Still no cause of death released though.
Brian Wilson 'went silent' and 'became detached' after battling COVID-19 uk.news.yahoo.com/brian-wils…
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Biden *Today covid no longer controls our lives* Tell this to all the places with staffing shortages or people still testing positive or dying.
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Time to give yourself a pat on the back if you are still masking as we enter summer of 2024. I truly THANK YOU as you are doing the right thing.
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I said it before, I will say it again Uber should have a masked ride option for those who want a masked ride. Uber has an Uber pet option if someone is bringing a pet it does not get much use. I would be more than willing to bet in many markets, an Uber masked ride would get big use and more request than uber pet.
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Close to 20,000 covid deaths already this year yet many think the pandemic is over and that all is back to normal.
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I wonder how many parents are refusing to test their child for covid in fear their kids may miss a few days of school?
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Who else is waiting for the day when our public health leaders who failed us on this pandemic are held accountable for their actions and wrong doings.
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Covid does not build up your child's immunity, it weakens their immunity. Do what ever you can to protect your child from catching this awful virus.
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I think we need to start getting use to seeing more H5N1 News I am not liking where this 1 is heading.
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Whelp Bad news.
To those who think it is safe again and that covid is over you are brainwashed. My parents just returned from travel in Europe with my dad being positive. he is 70 years old and says this is the worst virus he has ever had.
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It really looks like many of the post covid heart attacks occur in those who are heavy into exercise or sports.
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Be honest with this, back in 2020 did you think we would be where we are at right now with covid? Or did you think it would be over. I personally never thought the vaccines would be the miracle many hoped for BUT I thought we would of at least been better off than this.
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This is the variant I am very concerned about.
Doctors are warning that a new substrain of Omicron – FU.1 – is spreading worldwide at a 50% faster rate than the Omicron substrain XBB.1.16.
nationthailand.com/lifestyle…
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Millions will return back to work and school tomorrow interacting with each other after the long holiday break. it will be 1 of the most unsafe times to do in person school or work of the year. Please test before you go back and then WEAR A DAMN MASK!!
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Who thinks it is time we start contact tracing ALL human cases of H5N1 and test all contacts?
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Norovirus nationally in the US is now the highest level ever recorded on the wastewater scan dashboard. It has skyrocketed past the other years and is still rising.
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Mask mandate demanded by California students newsweek.com/mask-mandate-de…
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Masks provide protection from COVID-19, says a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. deseret.com/utah/2023/11/1/2…
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The cost of doing something to END this pandemic is far cheaper than the cost of doing nothing.
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Customer: They still make you mask to do deliveries?
Me: No, I chose to mask because it is the right thing to do.
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I don't normally use my account here to bash, but I feel I must have my say on this tweet. When infections increase, hospitalizations increase and the number of new people with long covid increases. Increasing infections make it dangerous for anyone. Repeat infections are dangerous.
Going off saying do not worry about every variant is not following science. There are numerous studies that say the more you are infected, the higher your risk is of organ damage. We can not trash valid studies and science just so we can get on with our life.
We have high risk people who choose not to return to society because they do not feel safe as you aid let it rip and get on with your life instead of trying to stop transmission altogether, which would then end this cycle of new variants.
Instead of trying to push normal, follow the damn science and cut the crap.
Largely agree with Tulio. At this point, not super worried about EG.5
We will get new variants. They will cause increases in infections
The answer is the same
Keep up w vaccines
Get treated if infected
Use masks and tests if you wish
And don’t worry about every new variant
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CDC actively tracks flu activity but is ending their tracking of covid transmission, a virus that is much more dangerious than the flu.
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Check this out, it is a website that shows you covid safe care providers such as doctors dentist and more. You better believe I am sharing this on tomorrow's virus update. So cool.
covidsafeproviders.com/
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