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  1. The tumblr post of the above statement is the most popular pipzeroes tumblr post thus far

    tumblr.com/pipzeroes/734435341

    And I am thinking about creativity! And art! And spontaneity! And chaos! And how people try to harness this energy (for malevolence, profit, or with the intention of spreading awareness about [issue]).

    And what I added in the tags there goes here, too (if you're down to make COVID memes or art or music or other creative works, and you care more about helping than hurting, and like havvin' a laff lol consider DMing me here)

    #goncharov #COVID #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #pandemic

  2. The first post in this thread included an uploaded image, meaning the hyperlink to youtube didn't translate to an embedded video, so, here it is now, the video embedded (in case you like watching things in the same tab instead of opening the video in a new tab/window)

    youtube.com/watch?v=K3LSXadmLk

    #COVIDfloatsLikeSmoke
    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisntOver #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #pandemic #MaskUp #AllYourBreathAreBelongToUs

  3. The first post in this thread included an uploaded image, meaning the hyperlink to youtube didn't translate to an embedded video, so, here it is now, the video embedded (in case you like watching things in the same tab instead of opening the video in a new tab/window)

    youtube.com/watch?v=K3LSXadmLk

    #COVIDfloatsLikeSmoke
    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisntOver #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #pandemic #MaskUp #AllYourBreathAreBelongToUs

  4. The first post in this thread included an uploaded image, meaning the hyperlink to youtube didn't translate to an embedded video, so, here it is now, the video embedded (in case you like watching things in the same tab instead of opening the video in a new tab/window)

    youtube.com/watch?v=K3LSXadmLk

    #COVIDfloatsLikeSmoke
    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisntOver #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #pandemic #MaskUp #AllYourBreathAreBelongToUs

  5. The first post in this thread included an uploaded image, meaning the hyperlink to youtube didn't translate to an embedded video, so, here it is now, the video embedded (in case you like watching things in the same tab instead of opening the video in a new tab/window)

    youtube.com/watch?v=K3LSXadmLk

    #COVIDfloatsLikeSmoke
    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisntOver #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #pandemic #MaskUp #AllYourBreathAreBelongToUs

  6. The first post in this thread included an uploaded image, meaning the hyperlink to youtube didn't translate to an embedded video, so, here it is now, the video embedded (in case you like watching things in the same tab instead of opening the video in a new tab/window)

    youtube.com/watch?v=K3LSXadmLk

    #COVIDfloatsLikeSmoke
    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisntOver #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 #pandemic #MaskUp #AllYourBreathAreBelongToUs

  7. Excerpt from medium.com/@cdl.tuebingen/some

    Neil Gaiman didn’t just get COVID-19.

    Someone INFECTED Neil Gaiman with COVID-19.

    And many someones in overlapping layers of responsibility ENABLED this infection.

    This linguistic shift from the passive to active voice might seem irrelevant but, instead of just echoing the framing we see in the headlines β€” that Neil Gaiman got COVID-19β€” it’s time to own that somebody has infected Neil.

    The passive voice has served a macabre purpose in this pandemic. The passive voice, by erasing the subject of the sentence, neatly obscures accountability, and with it our own role in unmitigated infections. Moreover, it has prevented us from identifying the layers of responsibility in enabling infections on a mass scale. This mental block is the first obstacle to advocating for effective mitigations and constructive solutions. It stops us from preventing infections. But that is changing now.

    It is time to own the damage that we are causing by infecting others with COVID-19. I believe that we all know, deep inside, that we are causing harm. And many of us are suffering from the cognitive dissonance of pretending that we aren’t. Because, in a pandemic, this is serious and large-scale harm.

    This harm that, according to estimates, has killed over 25 million people and disabled at least 65 million and counting. The sooner we face the harm we are causing by infecting other people, the less damage we will cause to ourselves, to our loved ones, to our community, to strangers on the other side of the world. And to people who entertain and inspire us, like speculative fiction author and TV creator Neil Gaiman. And inspiration is necessary when we are facing so many challenges. It’s that simple.

    #COVID #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisOngoing #MaskUp #masks #masking #mask #SARSCoV2 #pandemic #airquality #NeilGaiman #DavidTennant

  8. Still working on the All Your Breath Are Belong To Us video (gradually) and actually might be getting near completion (ha ha yes); audio here: tumblr.com/pipzeroes/728731254

    More context in the thread: zeroes.ca/@pip/110069652708129

    One thing, though, is that I'd like to emulate the original video sequence at the coda, the end part of the song where it's like "BASE BASE BASE BASE...!" (except it's "BREATH BREATH BREATH" etc.)

    It'd be a bunch of images quickly changing, a different one for each "BREATH" (16 images in under 4 seconds).

    The thing is, though, that for some people quickly flashing images can have consequences (photosensitive epilepsy, nausea, migraine etc.)

    This is the original sequence youtube.com/watch?v=qItugh-fFg (video queued to that point; warning, quickly changing images, in case viewing stuff like that is an issue for you- and also, uh, it might be a bit loud, so, warning if you are on headphones).

    I know that the risk of photosensitive epilepsy is increased based on the frequency of the flash (that is, how quickly the light is flashing), the brightness, and the contrast with background lighting...

    So, I am thinking:

    - Instead of having the images flash in their order of appearance, sorting them so it only goes light-light-light-dark-dark-dark instead of light-dark-light-dark-light-light to help reduce the risk.

    - And if it does reduce the risk but there could still be risk, how I would word a note beforehand to be concise and effective...

    Any other thoughts from those with experience mitigating these kinds of risks would be appreciated; thanks.

    #COVID #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #epilepsy #photosensitivity #migraines #seizures #PhotosensitiveEpilepsy

  9. The following text is an excerpt from the linked article, posted 2023-09-10:

    We don’t really talk about coronavirus at all... This has only been encouraged by the government, which has honed the message β€œCovid is over”, as if saying this somehow makes it so... the result is a kind of mass denial – an agreed forgetting. The subject crops up from time to time. A breaking news banner announces a new variant. A friend texts that she’s stuck in bed β€œwith the worst summer cough”. Then we carry on – until we are forced to remember once again...

    ...the daily number of positive coronavirus tests in England has been increasing since the end of June – a trend that is likely to grow in the coming weeks, as we socialise more indoors and children mix at school... at last count, 1.5 million people [in the UK alone] were experiencing long Covid symptoms that adversely affected their daily activities, and the virus still poses a significant risk of death to many people...

    While some healthcare workers are taking precautions at their own discretion, NHS staff in England don’t have to wear a mask, and the majority who have respiratory symptoms are no longer asked to test for Covid. That means a patient with lung disease could be forced to get treatment from a nurse with a Covid cough...

    The trouble is, denial is not a long-term plan. Coronavirus is effectively a fire. Ignoring it doesn’t stop the virus – it just lets the damage spread. The paradox of the pandemic has always been that the only way to β€œmove on” is to actually engage with it...

    But it also means confronting our impulse to believe that all of this is unnecessary and arduous. Even the phrase β€œCovid restrictions” – a term used by almost every media outlet – is loaded, suggesting low-key mitigations are heavy burdens rather than simple ways to free clinically vulnerable people. That the virus primarily β€œonly” affects those with underlying health conditions has always been the unspoken excuse for indifference.

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #COVID #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing

  10. "HEPA filtration is beneficial in reducing bioaerosols, including SARS-CoV-2, as well as other respiratory pathogens in the hospital environment. It should be used in combination with other prevention strategies, including improved ventilation; appropriate isolation; and, during periods of high community transmission, widespread testing and N95 masking...

    In BC, public health policies such as universal masking and universal admission testing are no longer in effect. We know from other jurisdictions that discontinuation of universal admission testing was associated with a significant increase in hospital SARS-CoV-2 transmission and that nosocomial transmission remains common in the Omicron era, with infections that carry a 3% to 13% mortality risk. Updated, evidence-based, and precautionary provincial guidance is urgently needed to improve indoor air quality..."

    bcmj.org/premise/hepa-filtrati

    #COVIDisOngoing #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisAirborne #Mask #Masks #Masking #WearAMask #MaskUp #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2

  11. Article published August 15, 2023:

    "New COVID-19 hospitalizations have accelerated for a fourth straight week, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data now shows...

    Emergency room visits for children ages 0 to 11 years old have also climbed steeply. Measured as a percentage of all visits in the age group, nationwide COVID-19 rates in these kids are now tied with seniors for the first time in a year. Other CDC data suggests visits from the youngest kids, ages 0 to 1 year old, are seeing the steepest increase.

    In some parts of the country β€” like the region spanning Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas β€” the share of COVID-19 ER visits involving children ages 0 to 11 have already far surpassed older adults."

    cbsnews.com/news/covid-hospita

    #COVIDisOngoing #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisAirborne #COVID #COVID19 #SARSCoV2

  12. burnabynow.com/local-news/warn

    β€œOur leaders have really sent the message that it’s inevitable you’re going to get COVID, everyone has COVID, this is going to be here forever,” [Chantal Moore] said. β€œAnd we really have to push back on that narrative and really challenge it because it’s not a very hopeful message, and the reality is there are concrete things we can do that are proven to reduce our infection risk and prevent us from spreading the virus to our loved ones.”

    #COVIDisOngoing

  13. On this year's Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job, let's remember

    WORKERS KILLED AND INJURED BY COVID INFECTION ACQUIRED IN THE WORKPLACE

    ...and "fight for the living".

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID

  14. About 70 per cent of people in Hong Kong infected with the coronavirus had at least one symptom of long Covid five months after they became ill... A total of 38 per cent reported a variety of symptoms, including poor memory, difficulty in concentrating, insomnia, anxiety, bad moods, reduced motivation and changes in their sleeping patterns.

    Symptoms lasted for more than three years in some patients.

    scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health

    #COVIDisNOTover

    #COVIDisNOTmild

    #COVIDisOngoing

    #COVIDisAirborne

  15. The first Omicron wave has left us numb to the continuing presence of the virus...

    But while COVID hospitalizations this year and last have proven less erratic, they have remained at significant levels.

    The virus was the number one illness-related cause of hospital admissions for all of last year. And the trend appears to be continuing in 2023.

    ourwindsor.ca/news/why-aren-t-

    #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #COVIDisAirborne #COVID #SARSCoV2

  16. The second year of the pandemic saw a surge of hospitalizations for COVID-19 and other infections among Canadian children age 0 to 4. Data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows that COVID-19 was the sixth most common reason kids in this age group were hospitalized in 2021–2022. This represents an increase of more than 600%

    cihi.ca/en/news/hospitalizatio

    #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #COVIDisAirborne #COVID #SARSCoV2

  17. Meanwhile, #COVIDisOngoing

    ("In AD 2023, plague was continuing!")

    I had the idea to make All Your Base Are Belong To Us memes about #COVID, as "breath" easily substitutes "base" and is a big part of what many people have not yet realised: COVID is not transmitted solely by droplets, or touch; COVID spreads via infected breath.

    I modified "The Invasion of the Gabber Robots" with COVID references (that part is finished), and gradually have been making memes as ideas come and time allows.

  18. Thinking about what Ignaz Semmelweis might think if he could see how handwashing may a part of "belief perseverance" for various people these days.

    Just as it's foolish to focus on "miasmas" when a disease is spread by surface contact (e.g. puerperal fever from cadaver cross-contamination), it's foolish to fixate on handwashing with a disease that spreads in the air like smoke/fog/mist (e.g. #COVID).

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Se

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisOngoing #COVIDisNOTover #SARSCoV2 #MaskUp

  19. Slide 17, Quest of the Virosols

    How to stop airborne transmission?

    - Ventilate and filtrate air

    - Wear a well-fitting effective mask

    - Keep physical distance

    - Avoid clustering

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2

  20. Slide 16, Quest of the Virosols

    Physical barriers may trap higher concentrations of aerosols!

    Physical barriers (such as table/desk shields, which are designed to block droplets) can impede airflow and even trap higher concentrations of aerosols, increasing the risk of airborne transmission.

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2

  21. Slide 15, Quest of the Virosols

    Surface cleaning does NOT stop airborne transmission

    Although it is important to keep surfaces clean, surface cleaning does NOT suppress the risk of airborne transmission. Clean the air!

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #DropletDogma

  22. Slide 15, Quest of the Virosols

    Surface cleaning does NOT stop airborne transmission

    Although it is important to keep surfaces clean, surface cleaning does NOT suppress the risk of airborne transmission. Clean the air!

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #DropletDogma

  23. Slide 15, Quest of the Virosols

    Surface cleaning does NOT stop airborne transmission

    Although it is important to keep surfaces clean, surface cleaning does NOT suppress the risk of airborne transmission. Clean the air!

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #DropletDogma

  24. Slide 15, Quest of the Virosols

    Surface cleaning does NOT stop airborne transmission

    Although it is important to keep surfaces clean, surface cleaning does NOT suppress the risk of airborne transmission. Clean the air!

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #DropletDogma

  25. Slide 15, Quest of the Virosols

    Surface cleaning does NOT stop airborne transmission

    Although it is important to keep surfaces clean, surface cleaning does NOT suppress the risk of airborne transmission. Clean the air!

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #DropletDogma

  26. Slide 14, Quest of the Virosols

    Why do people still get infected despite wearing masks?

    - Virosols can sneak in if there's a gap between the mask and skin

    - Effective masks greatly reduce the risk, but, cannot guarantee prevention of airborne transmission

    - This is why it is important to take several precautions at once (e.g. filter indoor air AND wear effective masks)

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #MaskUp

  27. Slide 13, Quest of the Virosols

    Clustering is a key element for superspreading events

    Commonalities among superspreading events include indoor settings, crowds, exposure durations of 1 hour or more, poor ventilation, vocalization, and lack of proper mask-wearing.

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #superspreading #superspreader #superspreaders

  28. Slide 13, Quest of the Virosols

    Clustering is a key element for superspreading events

    Commonalities among superspreading events include indoor settings, crowds, exposure durations of 1 hour or more, poor ventilation, vocalization, and lack of proper mask-wearing.

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #superspreading #superspreader #superspreaders

  29. Slide 13, Quest of the Virosols

    Clustering is a key element for superspreading events

    Commonalities among superspreading events include indoor settings, crowds, exposure durations of 1 hour or more, poor ventilation, vocalization, and lack of proper mask-wearing.

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #superspreading #superspreader #superspreaders

  30. Slide 13, Quest of the Virosols

    Clustering is a key element for superspreading events

    Commonalities among superspreading events include indoor settings, crowds, exposure durations of 1 hour or more, poor ventilation, vocalization, and lack of proper mask-wearing.

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #superspreading #superspreader #superspreaders

  31. Slide 13, Quest of the Virosols

    Clustering is a key element for superspreading events

    Commonalities among superspreading events include indoor settings, crowds, exposure durations of 1 hour or more, poor ventilation, vocalization, and lack of proper mask-wearing.

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #superspreading #superspreader #superspreaders

  32. Slide 12, Quest of the Virosols

    ACE2 is the cell entry receptor that binds with SARS-CoV-2 and helps it to invade the cells.

    Viruses need the cell entry receptors to enter the cell and initiate new infections.

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #ACE2

  33. Slide 8, Quest of the Virosols

    Virosols are in a race with time!

    The persistence of viruses depends on the type of viruses, and various environmental conditions, including temperature, relative humidity, UV radiation, airflow, and ventilation.

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2

  34. Slide 7, Quest of the Virosols

    Virosols are influenced by airflow and ventilation.

    Unlike gravity-driven droplets which are not affected by ventilation, virus-laden aerosols are largely influenced by the airflow and ventilation pattern.

    Source: aerosol.nsysu.edu.tw/en/scopes

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNOTover #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2 #COVID #SARS2 #ventilate #ventilation #filtrate #filtration #airborne #aerosols

  35. Re: #AllYourBreathAreBelongToUs video

    Audio has been complete for some time. Have added various memes (including previously unreleased ones) to the slideshow that'll be the video, but, more content is needed (have other things I'm working on/dealing with, so, this vid hasn't been highest priority, but I do want to complete it).

    So, suggestions for memes (I may make them) and/or links to relevant #COVID infographics (but public domain) are welcome!

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2

  36. Re: #AllYourBreathAreBelongToUs video

    Audio has been complete for some time. Have added various memes (including previously unreleased ones) to the slideshow that'll be the video, but, more content is needed (have other things I'm working on/dealing with, so, this vid hasn't been highest priority, but I do want to complete it).

    So, suggestions for memes (I may make them) and/or links to relevant #COVID infographics (but public domain) are welcome!

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2

  37. Re: #AllYourBreathAreBelongToUs video

    Audio has been complete for some time. Have added various memes (including previously unreleased ones) to the slideshow that'll be the video, but, more content is needed (have other things I'm working on/dealing with, so, this vid hasn't been highest priority, but I do want to complete it).

    So, suggestions for memes (I may make them) and/or links to relevant #COVID infographics (but public domain) are welcome!

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2

  38. Re: #AllYourBreathAreBelongToUs video

    Audio has been complete for some time. Have added various memes (including previously unreleased ones) to the slideshow that'll be the video, but, more content is needed (have other things I'm working on/dealing with, so, this vid hasn't been highest priority, but I do want to complete it).

    So, suggestions for memes (I may make them) and/or links to relevant #COVID infographics (but public domain) are welcome!

    #COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisOngoing #SARSCoV2