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m04 , to Random stuff
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a friend and I were talking about COVID precautions and they just sent me this paper which appears to raise concerns about safety and efficacy of wearing masks for COVID - does anyone here know anything about this paper + what conclusions should be drawn from it? I feel like there's probably something wrong with it given it very much is the consensus in communities I'm in (that seem to pay lots of attention to the literature) that wearing masks is a good precaution to take against COVID, but I'm not sure how to respond. is there a good analysis of the paper somewhere or anything like that?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9981272/

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@m04 that particular group of authors has been trying to discredit masks for years. They were forced to retract at least one of them so far: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1221666/full

PacificNic , to Random stuff
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I think that thinking we are going to have lockdowns if there is H2H spread of H5N1 is optimistic.

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@PacificNic agree 💯

Especially concerning given the current colloquial definition of 'lockdown' includes anything/everyone one might do to stop the spread of an airborne pathogen 😬🫠

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The NIH walks back the admission of viral persistence, blames fragments for Long Covid. Implicit is the claim that there is no ongoing replication.

Bastards. Yes, the virus is still replicating. That's where the fragments come from. There's no way in heck viral antigen is just going to float around soliciting opsonins for years. If they did they'd form amyloid-Complement neoantigen plaques similar to those found in Alzheimer's brains.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faustfiles/109672

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@noyes Lemme guess, she misused a military term? 🙃

trendless , to Random stuff
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If you can't verify, you can't trust.

trendless , to Random stuff
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“...if you talk to Albertans, you will find a number of them don’t have faith in machines counting ballots.”

I guarantee the number of Albertans who don't have faith in politicians is FAR higher. Let's cut right to the heart of the issue and ban them, shall we? Especially those affiliated with the Unhinged Clown Party.

🔗 Alberta aims to ban vote counting machines in provincial elections https://calgary.citynews.ca/2024/04/25/alberta-vote-counting-machines-bill-20/

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The only thing NOT over is covid.

PacificNic , to Random stuff
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I have a sinking feeling that a full-on H5N1 pandemic will be minimized immediately and, even if it has a high acute CFR, nobody will care.

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@PacificNic "we've been hiding its spread in herds for so long that it became endemic* before it caused a pandemic -- you're welcome."

*relevant definition of endemic (circa 2022): https://zeroes.ca/@mark_ungrin/108324142325315466

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@PacificNic or really, "...before WHO could declare a pandemic..."

trendless , to Random stuff
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Whoa, how did I miss IBM making an offer for HashiCorp?

trendless , (edited ) to Random stuff
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I don't talk about the OG deniers, TeamHoax™ much anymore, but I was struck today when reading about the 🇨🇦 govt's vaccine injury compensation fund.

It's fine and dandy to take all manner of risk catching a brain-invading bat virus over and over with zero safety nets and a >1-in-10 chance of disability per infection, but not a vaccine with many orders of magnitude less morbidity+mortality that's backed by tens of millions of $$ just in case.

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trendless , to Random stuff
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"Canadians 'got to start talking about' lagging productivity"

Ok, I'll start: covid is not ov..

"No, not like that."

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/canada-needs-to-focus-on-growing-the-pie-increasing-productivity-mark-wiseman-1.2062815

leftvu , to Random stuff
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How to change email on Mastodon? Please advise as it seems that feature isn’t there, now. Thanks.

trendless ,
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@leftvu can you edit the email field here? https://mstdn.social/auth/edit

trendless , to Random stuff
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:GeordiSaysNo: Back to the future

:GeordiSaysYes: Forward to the past

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PacificNic , to Random stuff
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They're going for herd immunity with the cattle, I think.

So fitting.

Such poetry.

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@PacificNic I herd 'bout that there 'mmunity, but I ain't seen none.

trendless , to Random stuff
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Or: covid-induced liver damage, fibrosis, et al contributed to an increased number of deaths in alcohol drinkers

> Heavier drinking during Covid led to 2,500 more deaths from alcohol in 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/22/covid-heavier-drinking-deaths-2022-ons

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trendless , to covidisnotover group
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Absence of symptoms doesn't mean absence of infection

Don't be a carrier; asymptomatic covid isn't harmless

@covidisnotover @covidisairborne

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Hi, folks! Somebody here tooted yesterday about 's latest infographics about , and I can't find it today. Have any of y'all seen what I'm talking about? Thanks!

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@mfennvt

> What we know (and don't) about Covid-19's effect on the immune system https://pdflink.to/yale-covid-19-immune-system-impacts/

trendless , to Random stuff
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> Saskatchewan :flag_SK: officials knew COVID-19 was spreading at an 'exponential' rate in 2021, but refused [protective measures] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/covid-19-response-fall-2021-1.7179486

>The presentation, dated Sept. 3, 2021, came before a wave of COVID-19 infections that killed hundreds and nearly overwhelmed the province's health system. The government would later have to airlift roughly a quarter of its most critically sick patients to Ontario because there were not enough doctors and medical staff to care for them in Saskatchewan.

blogdiva , to Random stuff
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🗣 THIS IS WHY QUOTE POSTS ARE SO IMPORTANT!!!

❝ Conroy is disputing that "reposts" are exempt from the gag order. He points to New York defamation law, which says that someone who repeats defamatory material “is subject to liability as though he had originally published it.”❞
https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/112320944856315462

when you boost a post, you amplify the message of the post. a quoted post allows you to give context.

was one of the first on Xitter to use QT for the purpose of context. QT = blockquote.

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@jetton @woozle @blogdiva I think the "posts and replies" section of a profile page in the webUI also omits boosts now, too

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@jetton I stumbled across it at some point after upgrading to the 4.2.x branch. I don't recall having read about the change anywhere 🤔

PacificNic , to Random stuff
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Sounds like the US Department of Agriculture is withholding data about H5N1 in cattle...

This is not standard practice. This feels familiar.

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/21/usda-releases-h5n1-bird-flu-genetic-data-eagerly-awaited-by-scientists/

1/5

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@datum @NilaJones @PacificNic @BE @Edelruth one of the brands that's widely available in 🇨🇦 is called Joyya (owned by Saputo); they brand it as ultrafiltered, but purportedly also employ UHT

Joyya Ultrafiltered Milk's prolonged shelf life is actually the result of two processes. First we use ultra-high temperature processing, also known as UHT pasteurization. We sterilize the milk by heating it above 135°C (275°F). When the milk reaches this temperature, the bacteria are killed. Once the milk has been pasteurized we then put it into aseptic bottles. These bottles allow Joyya Ultrafiltered Milk to keep that great taste, while staying fresh and lasting longer.
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    • ai6yr , to Random stuff
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    Holy crap. Someone won the Texas Lotto -- to the tune of $95 million -- by buying every combination of number available. They apparently invested approximately $25.8M to accomplish that. (Paywall busted below) https://archive.is/etkX9

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    @ai6yr @scerruti did anyone already link this movie about the story, released in 2022?

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8323668/

    trendless , to Random stuff
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    LetItRip™... for the economy! 💪

    > @CBCNews 🔗 https://press.coop/users/CBCNews/statuses/112313821667944435

    > Shortage of skilled tradespeople is hitting all Canadians in the pocketbook, economists say

    > From a lack of transportation mechanics driving up the cost of bus fare and plane tickets, to a shortage of cooks affecting menu pricing at restaurants, the lack of qualified people to work in skilled trades is making rising costs of living even worse

    > https://www.cbc.ca/radio/costofliving/skilled-trades-shortage-cost-of-living-1.7169441?cmp=rss&utm_source=press.coop

    trendless , (edited ) to Random stuff
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    List of accounts to delete:

    ✔️ D̵i̵s̵c̵o̵r̵d̵

    trendless , to Random stuff
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    Might be a good one to add to your In-Case-Of-Covid kit, too 👇

    > @outbreakupdates 🔗 https://bird.makeup/users/outbreakupdates/statuses/1781874889823080806

    > Low dose aspirin prevents endothelial dysfunction in the aorta and foetal loss in pregnant mice infected with influenza A virus https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1378610/full

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    :thisisfinefire:

    🔗 Pesticide damage seen in small-town Saskatchewan https://www.producer.com/news/pesticide-damage-seen-in-small-town-saskatchewan/

    > In mid-August last year, people in Speers, Sask., noticed a spray plane flying over the town and nearby for three consecutive days. The plane was applying pesticide to fields around Speers, a community of 70 people about 100 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. The residents didn’t think much about it because spray planes are a common sight. But a few days later, they noticed something strange in their gardens. The plants had blotches on the leaves and some vegetables had pockmarks.

    Snowshadow , to Random stuff
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    😷 I have a request for the fediverse

    A person asked if I knew of anyone here who could provide covid information that is "regular easily digestable media to keep me up to date on the covid topic".

    This person does not want research papers instead something that a layperson might understand is preferable.

    Adding: Please avoid other social media platforms

    Could anyone please help out?
    The account making the request is
    @CIMB4

    Thanks 😀

    trendless , (edited )
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    @Snowshadow @CIMB4 I would warn away from anyone with current or former association / close ties with the WH, CDC, NIH, WHO, etc, as even if there's some legit info, there's always minimizing, too.

    One I've seen mentioned here that's good is People's CDC. There are a bunch of similar provincially-aligned orgs in Canada, if that's relevant. Also, I'm curious if the John Snow Project would fit the bill; they're not the most prolific bunch, though any of the contributors is individually a good resource, as well. The World Health Network has lots of resources, as well.

    There are a whole bunch of indie pandemic blogs at the bottom of https://links.zeroes.ca and @links posts more as they crop up.

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    @Snowshadow @CIMB4 as for fedi accounts, @luckytran @Brad @BE @justyourluck generally post more on the easily-digestible side and @thetyee @TexasObserver sometimes write on the topic for mainstream consumption.

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    🤔

    > On the basis of the results of the field experiments, we estimate that the secondary emission of certain PFAAs from the global oceans via SSA emission is comparable to or greater than estimates for the other known global sources of PFAAs to the atmosphere from manufacturing emissions and precursor degradation.

    🔗 Constraining global transport of perfluoroalkyl acids on sea spray aerosol using field measurements https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adl1026

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    Mint flower

    trendless , to Random stuff
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    Science is [supposed to be] evidence-based decision-making. Politics is [always] decision-based evidence-making.

    trendless , to Random stuff
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    "It doesn't seem to happen a lot, so let's not worry about it" doesn't strike me as terribly scientific.

    If it can and we have both the means and opportunity to prevent it simply and cheaply, then we must prevent it.

    We can cease prevention efforts on a situation-by-situation basis at such time as rock-solid, beyond-the-shadow-of-a-doubt evidence can be presented indicating there's zero chance.

    "on the balance of probabilities" is not appropriate for harm reduction/prevention.

    Health is not a renewable resource.

    trendless , to covidisairborne group
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    WHO finally admitting SARS-CoV-2 is airborne (while still maintaining highly implausible deniability that there wasn't proof of such in 2020) is not so much better-late-than-never as it is an important step toward taking action to end the ongoing pandemic.

    Like it or not, these politicized institutions are a linchpin in the authority structure of our entire society/civilization.

    While the best time to say so was all the way back at the start -- and their egregious delay in doing so has locked in many catastrophic consequences, some of which are only beginning to emerge -- the second best time is now.

    @covidisairborne

    trendless , to covidisnotover group
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    If the Vitacore CAN99 fits you, this is a bit of excellent news: it's now available in black
    https://shop.vitacore.ca/products/can99%E2%84%A2-black-respirator

    • N95 or N99 Surgical Respirator Equivalent (99PFE-L3)
    • >99% Filtration
    • ASTM Level 3 Surgical Respirator (>160 mmHg blood penetration resistance)
    • Headband
    • Fully Aluminum Nose Piece (MRI compatible)
    • Graphene-Free
    • Made in 🇨🇦

    @covidisnotover @covidisairborne

    trendless , to Random stuff
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    > Dropbox's CEO Drew Houston says managers mandating returns to the office are just 'mashing the go-back-to-2019 button’ and creating toxic relationships with staff

    https://fortune.com/2024/04/17/dropbox-ceo-drew-houston-managers-mandating-rto-return-to-office-mashing-go-back-to-2019-button-toxic-relationships-staff/

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    > INOCA May Be at the Root of Angina for Many Long-COVID Patients

    https://www.tctmd.com/news/inoca-may-be-root-angina-many-long-covid-patients

    > For a substantial portion of patients experiencing long COVID and new-onset chest pain, ischemia with nonobstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) appears to be the underlying cause of their angina, according to a 20-patient series out of Spain. Moreover, medical therapy tailored to what was driving the INOCA was able to significantly reduce patients’ symptom burden.

    trendless , to Random stuff
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    Where did the term 'hybrid immunity' come from? This study in 2021, purportedly -- derived from plant terminology.

    https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abj2258

    > Hybrid vigor immunity with COVID-19 vaccines

    > Hybrid vigor can occur when different plant lines are bred together and the hybrid is a much stronger plant.

    Even professionals need to be reminded, 'don't let the wish be the progenitor of the thought' sometimes.

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    @JaneDoeTheFirst 🎯

    All roads lead to "moar COVID!"

    I'll have the less-covid platter, please and hold the covid.

    BruceMirken , to Random stuff
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    Attention: cautious folks! I just got an email from US Mask, from whom I've been buying respirators for a couple years, saying they're ceasing production "due to market conditions." Does anyone have recommendations for an alternate source? I can probably get one last batch from them, but that's it.

    trendless , (edited )
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    @BruceMirken Armbrust has disposable N95/KN95s, and reusable N99s: https://www.armbrustusa.com/collections

    @Texan_Reverend has a list with a bunch of links to other makes/models, too: https://kind.social/@Texan_Reverend/109275654593005478

    ALoneMasker , to Random stuff French
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    I'm talking with my colleague that is continuously sick. We are discussing the immune system. Their spouse said that their immune system needs training, which sounds a lot like a comparison to a muscle.

    I've pushed back on that idea but they asked if I had reference for the fact that "the immune system is not a muscle". I'm not sure what kind of info to give. There won't be a study comparing how the immune system and muscles compare, their won't be an RCT on this 😂 But giving out a random media post about it is not enough, as you get the journalistic lens that can get in the way...

    Anyone would have a good reference for this?

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    @subjacentish @ALoneMasker heh, truly. How long have they been exercising it for and what are the results? 🙃

    trendless , to Random stuff
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    Why yes, this is what springtime in Alberta :flag_AB: looks like 🙃

    trendless , to Random stuff
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    It's all deniability and sunk-cost fallacy and it goes waaaaay back.

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    I assume govts and regulators are nowhere to be found. 🫠

    > ‘Water is more valuable than oil’: the corporation cashing in on America’s drought

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/16/arizona-colorado-river-water-rights-drought

    luckytran , to Random stuff
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    Government data shows an alarming increase in long-term sickness in the UK.

    Conservative media like the Spectator are lying and blaming it on lockdowns from 4 years ago.

    Yet mainstream media is in denial and refusing to point to the obvious connection with COVID and Long COVID.

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    @luckytran gee, I wonder what caused illness to spike just before and continue long after said "Lockdowns"? 🤔🙃

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    @zeze @luckytran given that SARS-CoV-2 is neuroinvasive, anxiety and depression are also COVID-related/caused disorders.

    E.g., from 2021: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/could-covid-19-infection-be-responsible-for-your-depressed-mood-or-anxiety-2021041922391

    Lorrrraaaaine , to Random stuff
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    : U.S. 'Ready' for Next Pandemic Threat
    https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faustfiles/109672

    This very recent & current interview is a fascinating👁️👁️b/c the expressions & stuttering going on are very telling

    My only problem is she seems to imply vaccinations will prevent & the evidence does not appear to be showing this to be exactly true

    Still, I’ll take this as a win but my cynicism makes me believe this will not change the narrative quite yet

    trendless , (edited )
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    @Lorrrraaaaine I would expect vaccination with a JA.1 based vaccine within say 2-4 months prior to infection by JA.1 could confer a similar amount of protection against symptomatic long covid as studies showed now-obsolete vaccines did against now-obsolete strains.

    I'm not sure what value that translates to IRL, but..

    trendless , (edited ) to Random stuff
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    When a respirator (disposable fabric or reusable elastomeric) passes a fit test having caught 95% of the aerosolized NaCL particles, the air is 20x cleaner inside the respirator than outside, thus it has a fit factor of 20.

    95% = 20
    99% = 100
    99.8% = 500
    99.97% = 3333.333333

    trendless OP , (edited )
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    @Infoseepage yeah, I definitely aim for as much protection as possible when choosing a respirator (faceHEPA ftw 😏), but I also think fit is far more important than rated filtration efficacy. There's too much variability with face shape/size to rely on others' tests for any specific model -- and tbh, I think there's some legitimacy to the idea that NaCL particles used in e.g. NIOSH tests aren't as analogous to the easier-to-catch bioaerosols as they are to harder-to-catch industrial particulates.

    I'm definitely all-in on elastomerics, especially when it comes to indoor shared air. I believe they give a better chance of fit, not only because they're constructed with more rigidity, have adjustable headstraps and/or halos, and use pliable elastomers to form the seal, but also because they often come in multiple sizes -- though some disposables do, as well.

    If my experience is any indication, it remains vital to test any/all respirators to one's individual face, even if "just" a DIY qualitative test. I have many elastos and a majority of them fail while moving/talking/etc -- standard components of a fit test and very much in line with real world use. I have many disposables as well and have found them to have an even higher rate of test failure.

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