#faruv — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #faruv, aggregated by home.social.
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𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡: 𝘾𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙
𝘧𝘰𝘳 Jan. 22nd, 2026
𝘣𝘺 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 @violetblue- Large study (40,000): “SARS-CoV-2 causes lasting immune dysregulation for over 20 months.”
- Pandemic Mitigation Collaborative estimate: average of 5+ infections per person in the US
- Research ties #LongCovid in kids to chronic absenteeism, learning problems
- A review of Long Covid in current fiction novels, its effects on authors
- #JonStewart platforms, praises antivax Covid conspiracy nut
- NYC dungeon Fetish Fortress shows off #NUKIT #farUV lanterns, HEPA filtration
- Study of 14M children: Covid carries higher risk of heart complications than vaccination
- Hundreds attended "Masked Night" at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry #OMSI
...and much more.
* 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 -- 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 $1/𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 *
https://www.patreon.com/posts/covid-january-22-148825922
#ThreatModel #ThreatModelCovid #ThreatModelNewsletters #VioletBlue #COVIDnews #PublicHealth #CovidIsNotOver
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“Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere?”
A sensible article examining the promise and trade-offs of 222nm UV #FarUV
Including quotes from @jljcoloradohttps://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23972651/ultraviolet-disinfection-germicide-far-uv
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“It’s right more often than wrong"
That's the point, no, it's not necessarily.
Certainly not depending on *when* you test.People *may* be taught to test correctly, but they very clearly don't now, and I'm more than skeptical that they would. Especially given that people only get 8 free/household.
"it's the best we have”
It's not. You can use PCR.
And if you follow best practices (#WearAMask, #Filter, #FarUV) then it almost doesn't matter if someone else is contagious.
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@gwensnyder
The other practical thing you could potentially do is bring in a far-UV light. That would be immediately germicidal and not impede the hospital workers.
Unfortunately they’re not cheap.
e.g. https://uv-can.com/collections/featured-products/products/gerani-far-uv-light -
Welcome article on the benefits of far-UV:
“Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere?”
Good question…
For anyone interested in far-UV products, I’ve been happy with the ones I’ve got from http://uv-can .com (remove the space). They’re currently not cheap, but not too bad compared with filters. And a good insurance policy.
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“Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere?”
Great question that some have been asking for a couple of years
https://apple.news/AoERMQ7HsTVaLoPcTMm6IAA
(Sorry, seems only to be available in Apple News at the moment)
For anyone interested, products from https://uv-can.com seem good. I got a couple of these:
though would probably now get these:
https://uv-can.com/collections/far-uv-222nm-disinfection/products/gerani-far-uv-light
Not cheap, but a start.
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@Juicyfranck
❤️I noticed they have a similar product available for pre-order too that's a little less “industrial”:
https://uv-can.com/collections/featured-products/products/gerani-far-uv-light
(“Not available in Canada.” 🙁)
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I don't understand why some people are against #AirFiltration
and #FarUV for protection against #Covid.Apart from anything else, it's not like the mitigations are difficult to do or in any way intrusive after they're done
And they're beneficial for far more than "just" Covid
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#MaskUp
#AirFiltration upgrades or CR boxes in all places
#SeeYouSafer by [email protected] is a good guide. USE IT.Add:
If you can afford it:
#FarUV(Frustratingly, Far-UV is likely to be cheaper in the long run than filtration, but high initial cost is a barrier to entry. Another example of Vimes' Boots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory)
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#MaskUp
#AirFiltration upgrades or CR boxes in all places
#SeeYouSafer by [email protected] is a good guide. USE IT.Add:
If you can afford it:
#FarUV(Frustratingly, Far-UV is likely to be cheaper in the long run than filtration, but high initial cost is a barrier to entry. Another example of Vimes' Boots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory)
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#MaskUp
#AirFiltration upgrades or CR boxes in all places
#SeeYouSafer by [email protected] is a good guide. USE IT.Add:
If you can afford it:
#FarUV(Frustratingly, Far-UV is likely to be cheaper in the long run than filtration, but high initial cost is a barrier to entry. Another example of Vimes' Boots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory)
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#MaskUp
#AirFiltration upgrades or CR boxes in all places
#SeeYouSafer by [email protected] is a good guide. USE IT.Add:
If you can afford it:
#FarUV(Frustratingly, Far-UV is likely to be cheaper in the long run than filtration, but high initial cost is a barrier to entry. Another example of Vimes' Boots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory)
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@masknerd in the back of my mind is the importance of understanding irradiance and hence exposure time as a function of distance from the lamp.
It may be easier with a ceiling installation and guaranteed minimum distance from occupants, but portable devices could inadvertently be held at a distance that could result in orders of magnitude higher exposure if device design does not compensate for this risk (eg proximity shutoff/alarm)
#Faruv #222nm -
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Rather last-minute, but as the first COVID-19 Awareness Week took place last week, UVCAN Sanitize are offering 10% off all orders placed until Friday, April 14, 2023.
Use the code: #CovidAwarenessWeek either on checkout at uv-can.com or ask to apply it to “Request a Quote” products.(Context: I got three of the DELPHIs — they seem to be working out well.)
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Rather last-minute, but as the first COVID-19 Awareness Week took place last week, UVCAN Sanitize are offering 10% off all orders placed until Friday, April 14, 2023.
Use the code: #CovidAwarenessWeek either on checkout at uv-can.com or ask to apply it to “Request a Quote” products.(Context: I got three of the DELPHIs — they seem to be working out well.)
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Rather last-minute, but as the first COVID-19 Awareness Week took place last week, UVCAN Sanitize are offering 10% off all orders placed until Friday, April 14, 2023.
Use the code: #CovidAwarenessWeek either on checkout at uv-can.com or ask to apply it to “Request a Quote” products.(Context: I got three of the DELPHIs — they seem to be working out well.)
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Rather last-minute, but as the first COVID-19 Awareness Week took place last week, UVCAN Sanitize are offering 10% off all orders placed until Friday, April 14, 2023.
Use the code: #CovidAwarenessWeek either on checkout at uv-can.com or ask to apply it to “Request a Quote” products.(Context: I got three of the DELPHIs — they seem to be working out well.)
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Rather last-minute, but as the first COVID-19 Awareness Week took place last week, UVCAN Sanitize are offering 10% off all orders placed until Friday, April 14, 2023.
Use the code: #CovidAwarenessWeek either on checkout at uv-can.com or ask to apply it to “Request a Quote” products.(Context: I got three of the DELPHIs — they seem to be working out well.)
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Great post from @joeyfox on Far-UV. One key takeaway is that Far-UV needs to be used in conjunction with a fan to be sure the air is moving and passing through the 222nm light beam.
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“The most powerful tool we have to reduce risk [of airborne viruses like SARS] is far-UV”
Fascinating description of how to build your own far-UV lamp — the light-based equivalent of a Corsi-Rosenthal box. Except that much quieter; more energy efficient; and best of all between 2 and 5 times as effective.
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“vaccination alone offers better protection but no guarantee against reinfection and Long COVID”
“prevention, keeping people from getting infected in the first place, remains a critical contribution to preserving vaccine effectiveness.”
Masks and air “cleaners” (filters, and evidently especially far-UV) are essential.
https://peoplescdc.org/2023/01/25/statement-on-fdas-proposal-for-once-a-year-covid-vaccination/
