#wearamask — Public Fediverse posts
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Back to the same doctor as last week. But where last week's visit was in and out, this time there was a 35-minute wait until I got in to see the doctor. And it was a busier day, with a dozen patients in the waiting room, none masked. #CovidIsNotOver
There's still the sign saying staff is required to be masked. I went into the bowels of the busy building for my test, encountering a lot of people. Compliance was bad:
2 receptionists + 10 nurses + 3 doctors = 1 mask
Exactly one nurse had a blue surgical mask on. #WearAMask
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My past 1.5 hour with client for her 2 hospital appointments have basically been spent in hallways/waiting rooms & reminding staff they can't come near me or my client without wearing a mask. I've had to remind my client that she doesn't need to thank me, multiple times for being vigilant about keeping her safe. Just because some folks are terminally ill - it doesn't mean anyone has the right to rob them of living out the rest of their lives, as safely as possible. She's still has 1/4 of bucket list to check off & I'm helping her make that happen.
Every one has the right to demand masking from health care staff. Don't let eugenics enablers convince you otherwise.
#WearAMask #HealthCare #Medical #BeABetterHuman #CompassionMatters
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Oh shit.
#Hantavirus spreads like any other virus. You DO NOT need prolonged periods of time or close contact.
Don't listen to anything you hear from the current administration. This could be a big deal.
Here we go again.
But don't panic. Stay alert.
#WearAMask #Pandemic #Virus #CruiseShip #WHO #Ventilation #Filtration #PublicHealth
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It's May 7 and #NYC has not reported a single #COVID death in all of April. If we don't get any late reports I think this will be the first month without a #COVID19 death since March 2020!
#Wastewater concentrations for April are in and they're also down, as are case counts for COVID, the #flu and #RSV.
#COVIDIsNotOver and I'll be monitoring the case and wastewater counts. If they start trending up I'll take more precautions again!
And from now on I'll always #WearAMask in doctors' offices!
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It's May 7 and #NYC has not reported a single #COVID death in all of April. If we don't get any late reports I think this will be the first month without a #COVID19 death since March 2020!
#Wastewater concentrations for April are in and they're also down, as are case counts for COVID, the #flu and #RSV.
#COVIDIsNotOver and I'll be monitoring the case and wastewater counts. If they start trending up I'll take more precautions again!
And from now on I'll always #WearAMask in doctors' offices!
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It's May 7 and #NYC has not reported a single #COVID death in all of April. If we don't get any late reports I think this will be the first month without a #COVID19 death since March 2020!
#Wastewater concentrations for April are in and they're also down, as are case counts for COVID, the #flu and #RSV.
#COVIDIsNotOver and I'll be monitoring the case and wastewater counts. If they start trending up I'll take more precautions again!
And from now on I'll always #WearAMask in doctors' offices!
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It's May 7 and #NYC has not reported a single #COVID death in all of April. If we don't get any late reports I think this will be the first month without a #COVID19 death since March 2020!
#Wastewater concentrations for April are in and they're also down, as are case counts for COVID, the #flu and #RSV.
#COVIDIsNotOver and I'll be monitoring the case and wastewater counts. If they start trending up I'll take more precautions again!
And from now on I'll always #WearAMask in doctors' offices!
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Respirator masks like N95s will prevent hantavirus infection.
Clean air will drastically reduce hantavirus spread.
We already have the tools, people just need to use them.
Public health requires everyone’s participation.
“You do you” gets people killed
#hantavirus #publichealth #wearamask #n95 #ableism #eugenics #chronicillness
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@npr/health-930k6cv1z/-/a-LJuOS3gbR2-bzFzO4-zxag%3Aa%3A3195441-%2F0
The antivax sentiment in one of the most notorious red states is trying to move forward with disabling and killing its populace, starting with kids.
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The #NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has added two more #COVID deaths to its counts for March, bringing the total to 13, but so far there have been 0 #COVID19 deaths reported in April.
Plus, all the other indicators are down - cases and emergency room visits. #Flu and #RSV are down too!
We may soon see a month without a death from COVID. Until then, #COVIDIsNotOver and I'm still going to #WearAMask in elevators, trains, buses, planes, supermarkets, pharmacies and doctors' offices!
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We're slowly reaching a point where so many people will have been deeply effected by #Covid19 that the general populace will have a harder time ignoring it.
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Long COVID potentially affects nearly 6 million children in the US. This South Shore teen is one of themDefined as a chronic condition that lasts for at least three months after a COVID infection, long COVID is diagnosed not by a single test but by a pattern of symptoms that cannot otherwise be explained. Those symptoms can include fatigue, headaches, brain fog, sleep disruption, and pain, but they often look different depending on age.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/23/metro/long-covid-teens-children-boston/?s_campaign=8315:varf
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#LongCovid #Covid19 #Boston #Infectiousdisease #PublicHealth #CovidisNotOver #GetVaccinated #WearAMask -
As professionals who have had to reason and analyze antivax behavior, the comment that always stayed with me is that "People will remain willfully ignorant until it affects them directly".
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As Measles Takes Toll on Kids, Anti-Vaxxers Have Change of HeartFor some vaccine-hesitant parents...who’ve been goaded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., watching an outbreak rip through their state has made the deadly realities of the disease more concrete.
They’re starting to question their own deeply held beliefs and the conspiracy theories that fueled them. And in several measles hotspots, enough of them are quietly changing their minds on the MMR shot that it’s slowing down the outbreaks.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/as-measles-takes-toll-on-kids-anti-vaxxers-have-change-of-heart/ar-AA21iL9p
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I wish I could say I believe it is a turning point, but our recent history suggests that ignorance will keep outpacing facts unless laws are made and enforced to protect everyone.#AntiVax #Measles #Infectiousdiseases #GetVaccinated #WearAMask #PublicHealth
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Vaccines are like seatbelts and airbags, masks are like responsible driving.
#CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #KeepMasksInHealthCare #maskup #WearAMask #VaccinesPlus #covid19 #covid #SARSCov2 #DavosSafe #BringBackMasks #CovidConscious #CleanAir #CovidCautious
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Vaccines are like seatbelts and airbags, masks are like responsible driving.
#CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #KeepMasksInHealthCare #maskup #WearAMask #VaccinesPlus #covid19 #covid #SARSCov2 #DavosSafe #BringBackMasks #CovidConscious #CleanAir #CovidCautious
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Vaccines are like seatbelts and airbags, masks are like responsible driving.
#CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #KeepMasksInHealthCare #maskup #WearAMask #VaccinesPlus #covid19 #covid #SARSCov2 #DavosSafe #BringBackMasks #CovidConscious #CleanAir #CovidCautious
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Vaccines are like seatbelts and airbags, masks are like responsible driving.
#CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #KeepMasksInHealthCare #maskup #WearAMask #VaccinesPlus #covid19 #covid #SARSCov2 #DavosSafe #BringBackMasks #CovidConscious #CleanAir #CovidCautious
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Vaccines are like seatbelts and airbags, masks are like responsible driving.
#CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne #KeepMasksInHealthCare #maskup #WearAMask #VaccinesPlus #covid19 #covid #SARSCov2 #DavosSafe #BringBackMasks #CovidConscious #CleanAir #CovidCautious
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And yet another reason of thousands to not get Covid in the first place...
Long COVID May Increase Your Heart Disease Risk
Long COVID was associated with a substantially higher risk for new-onset cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly cardiac arrhythmias and coronary artery disease, in both women and men, with additional risks for heart failure and peripheral arterial disease in women.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/long-covid-may-increase-your-heart-disease-risk-2026a1000auo
#LongCovid #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #WearAMask #GetVaccinated
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Study links long COVID in kids to worse grades, attention, and social life
Children and adolescents with long COVID are significantly more likely to experience worsening grades, difficulty concentrating, and having limited fun with friends, according to a new study published in Academic Pediatrics.
“Given that both educational performance and positive peer interactions are key developmental tasks among both school-age children and adolescents, our findings demonstrate important functional impairments that extend beyond the clinical symptomatology that has been described to date,” the researchers write. “Such impairments of desirable child developmental experiences may have long-term implications well into adulthood.”
#LongCovid #PublicHealth #CovidisNotOver #WearAMask #GetVaccinated
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@DenisCOVIDinfoguy I see it in every hospital in Victoria, BC & yet majority of staff aren't masked. I'm one of very few people in health care services, who have to see clients in all 3 of the hospitals here, who never stopped masking up. Cleaner air systems haven't been installed to increase public health safety in hospitals either. Our health care system will collapse - physically & financially - if provincial & federal governments keep ignoring covid & the many dire, costly, medical consequences it brings.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #medical #Healthcare #FailureToProtect #HealthCareCrisis #Covid #MasksSaveLives #CovidSafety #AirborneInfections #CleanTheAir #PreventativeHealth #WearAMask
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@DenisCOVIDinfoguy I see it in every hospital in Victoria, BC & yet majority of staff aren't masked. I'm one of very few people in health care services, who have to see clients in all 3 of the hospitals here, who never stopped masking up. Cleaner air systems haven't been installed to increase public health safety in hospitals either. Our health care system will collapse - physically & financially - if provincial & federal governments keep ignoring covid & the many dire, costly, medical consequences it brings.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #medical #Healthcare #FailureToProtect #HealthCareCrisis #Covid #MasksSaveLives #CovidSafety #AirborneInfections #CleanTheAir #PreventativeHealth #WearAMask
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@DenisCOVIDinfoguy I see it in every hospital in Victoria, BC & yet majority of staff aren't masked. I'm one of very few people in health care services, who have to see clients in all 3 of the hospitals here, who never stopped masking up. Cleaner air systems haven't been installed to increase public health safety in hospitals either. Our health care system will collapse - physically & financially - if provincial & federal governments keep ignoring covid & the many dire, costly, medical consequences it brings.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #medical #Healthcare #FailureToProtect #HealthCareCrisis #Covid #MasksSaveLives #CovidSafety #AirborneInfections #CleanTheAir #PreventativeHealth #WearAMask
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@DenisCOVIDinfoguy I see it in every hospital in Victoria, BC & yet majority of staff aren't masked. I'm one of very few people in health care services, who have to see clients in all 3 of the hospitals here, who never stopped masking up. Cleaner air systems haven't been installed to increase public health safety in hospitals either. Our health care system will collapse - physically & financially - if provincial & federal governments keep ignoring covid & the many dire, costly, medical consequences it brings.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #medical #Healthcare #FailureToProtect #HealthCareCrisis #Covid #MasksSaveLives #CovidSafety #AirborneInfections #CleanTheAir #PreventativeHealth #WearAMask
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@DenisCOVIDinfoguy I see it in every hospital in Victoria, BC & yet majority of staff aren't masked. I'm one of very few people in health care services, who have to see clients in all 3 of the hospitals here, who never stopped masking up. Cleaner air systems haven't been installed to increase public health safety in hospitals either. Our health care system will collapse - physically & financially - if provincial & federal governments keep ignoring covid & the many dire, costly, medical consequences it brings.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #medical #Healthcare #FailureToProtect #HealthCareCrisis #Covid #MasksSaveLives #CovidSafety #AirborneInfections #CleanTheAir #PreventativeHealth #WearAMask
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Jesus. Fucking. Christ.
(also, I looked at the rest of their posts, it's not a joke)..
#tv #television #ThePitt #covid #covid19 #GetVaccinated #disability #WearAMask #Facebook #FacebookGroups #SocialMedia
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#RSV cases and emergency department visits in #NYC are dropping again as of March 28, #flu is rising slightly and #COVID is staying low. 11 deaths from #COVID19 in March.
#COVIDIsNotOver and some people I know have gotten sick recently, so I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, buses, pharmacies and supermarkets. I'm also excited for #OutdoorDining in the warmer weather!
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Do You Have Unexplained Symptoms? They Might Be Post-Viral
The common wisdom about catching a virus is that in a few days—a few weeks, tops—everything will be back to normal. And in many cases, that’s true.
But as the flood of Long COVID cases during the pandemic demonstrated, sometimes it can take much, much longer. Additionally, doctors and scientists are realizing that post-viral symptoms can be more subtle than the crushing fatigue and brain fog commonly seen in Long COVID and other post-acute infection syndromes, as these conditions are known.
#LongCOVID #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOvver #PubicHealth #WearAMask #GetVaccinated
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For people with the head for it, this study seems like a "...and water is wet" comment since this has been common knowledge for years, but it's still important for the everyday person to receive this important information:
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5759732/covid-vaccination-pregnancy-safety-efficacy
#Covid19 #CovidisNotOver #PublicHealth #GetVaccinated #WearAMask
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Good informative Covid video based on research. Worth the 15 minute watch (and following the link externally to Youtube)
Covid never "ended", repeat infections increases likelyhood of Long Covid and cellular damage.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1nS_-ra8xE
#CovidIsNotOver #LongCovid #Covid19 #PublicHealth #GetVaccinated #WearAMask
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I've been passing this article that came out in January:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/12/nation/heart-failure-deaths-in-us-covid-pandemic/?s_campaign=8315:varfI decided to search for the original article - the Globe seems to have picked it up first, but that's not the concerning thing.
The search reminded me that the resulting heart damage caused by Covid has been studied CONSTANTLY since the original pandemic started. But to the everyday Joe Schmoe, Covid is over and "It's only a cold".
"Sorry your seemingly healthly 30 year old son dropped dead of a heart attack." But his chart will often show us that he had previously contracted Covid. It doesn't have to be a bad infection to cause this kind of damage.
We can never really know if it was really what caused the issue. Only research like this can confirm what we already suspected, #Covid19 can cause harmful long-term outcomes.
#Covid19 #CovidisNotOver #PublicHealth #HeartHealth #GetVaccinated #WearAMask
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Spectacular presentation shared by Nat from Gillian Levine, I highly recommend taking a look and sharing!
#CovidisNotOver #WearAMask #Getvaccinated #PublicHealth #Covid19
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The Boston Sunday Globe did a good article covering Long Covid and its long term effects:
https://archive.ph/eQpan#BostonGlobe #LongCovid #Covid19 #PublicHealth #WearAMask #GetVaccinated
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New-Onset Allergies Another Woe for Patients With Long COVID
Researchers examined immunologic and inflammatory profiles in people with long COVID, comparing blood samples from patients who fully recovered from acute SARS-CoV-2 infection with those who developed prolonged symptoms... suggested long COVID is associated with persistent immune dysregulation, characterized by chronic inflammation, immune exhaustion, and disrupted energy metabolism.
#LongCovid #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #GetVaccinated #WearAMask #PublicHealth
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Risk of new-onset obstructive sleep apnea up to 4.5 years after COVID-19 in the urban population
After OSA onset, hospitalized COVID+ patients had higher risks of heart failure and pulmonary hypertension, while non-hospitalized COVID+ patients had higher risk of obesity vs COVID− patients.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.12.26346136v1#Covid19 #OSA #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #GetVaccinated #PublicHealth
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I highly recommend subscribing to Force of Infection, where epidemiologists tell us what's actually happening with infectious diseases in the U.S. This is the National edition:
ILIis decreasing
RSV has peaked
Covid-19 activity is lowhttps://caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/outbreak-outlook-national-march-22
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I highly recommend subscribing to Force of Infection, where epidemiologists tell us what's actually happening with infectious diseases in the U.S. This is the National edition:
ILIis decreasing
RSV has peaked
Covid-19 activity is lowhttps://caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/outbreak-outlook-national-march-22
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I highly recommend subscribing to Force of Infection, where epidemiologists tell us what's actually happening with infectious diseases in the U.S. This is the National edition:
ILIis decreasing
RSV has peaked
Covid-19 activity is lowhttps://caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/outbreak-outlook-national-march-22
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I highly recommend subscribing to Force of Infection, where epidemiologists tell us what's actually happening with infectious diseases in the U.S. This is the National edition:
ILIis decreasing
RSV has peaked
Covid-19 activity is lowhttps://caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/outbreak-outlook-national-march-22
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I highly recommend subscribing to Force of Infection, where epidemiologists tell us what's actually happening with infectious diseases in the U.S. This is the National edition:
ILIis decreasing
RSV has peaked
Covid-19 activity is lowhttps://caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/outbreak-outlook-national-march-22
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Tested covid + again, but for first time the rapid test indicator line was slightly faded. I'm going to tell myself that's because the virus is starting to retreat and that I may test neg soon. Note that when I test, I swab the back of my throat, both cheeks, and then nose.
Still slightly congested with a cough and intermittent headache , but I'm mostly sleeping through the night now (yay!).
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Still testing covid positive. Same basic symptoms EXCEPT:I've been careful not to exert myself as we know that covid+ patients can do more harm than good by pushing themselves. Needed to do some moderate physical activity for about 1.5 hours. By the end, I was nauseous with a headache because my BP had spiked again. I can only hope this condition is temporary.
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Finally tested negative on rapid test and PCR test backed it up (yay!). I have returned all my things back to the bedroom and santized everything in my office.Aside from the light, congestion, cough and headache, my diastolic BP is staying around 97 which indicates an increased CV/stroke risk. I'll have to continue daily monitoring.
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Here it is over 3 weeks later, and I'm still dealing with congestion, cough, higher BP, and the resulting headache. My energy level and BP IS slowly returning. I'm back to work but I'm pretty wiped out by the time I get home. I still mask at work and in all public places.Note that we're still seeing patients getting infected with Covid almost daily, just a regular part of our life in primary care now.
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#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #WearAMask #GetVaccinated -
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Mon afternoon, the nurses arrived for the infusion. My headache and congestion were still really bad, and my BP was severely elevated at 163/110. The Remdesivir infusion takes about an hour and does not affect BP. About an hour after it was complete, I noticed my head was no longer pounding, and my congestion was severely reduced. Granted my head still hurt and my BP was slowly lowering. About 6 hours later it was 132/94 which is still high for me but not at stroke levels anymore.
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That brings us to the present. This is really the first time I could clearly focus (since the head pounding is gone) and write some semblence of what happened down.
The Remdesivir infusion treatment is 3 - 1 hour treatments 3 days in a row. I'm REALLY looking forward to tomorrow's treatment.
Current symptoms are slight headache & congestion, tolerable hot/cold flashes, and still no sense of smell.
I'll add to this thread after the next treatment
(if you read this far, you rock!)
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Woke up today with a pounding headache, on the bright side I slept 5.5 hours in a row even though it took tylenol w/codeine and 2 trazadone to do it. Was surprised to find my temp normal, BP only slightly elevated at 134/94, my HR was back down to 50 Bpm but O2 still hovering at 94-96%.
By 11 AM and after some Tylenol, my BP was elevated to 168/106, just like the previous day. Still have congestion & no sense of smell.
Nurses have already come and gone for the Remdesivir infusion.
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Like before, my headache was reduced immediately following the infusion. Less than an hour later, my BP is down to 132/94. No other noticable changes yet.
Note on previous symptoms that no one tells you about, during the fever stages, I was PISSING MY BRAINS OUT (strict medical terminology). I have never peed that much in my life and was absolutely losing more liquid out than in. Another reason why hydration is important.
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Noting that 2-3 hours after remdesivir treatment, I've gone from normal energy to very tired. I put it down to lack of sleep yesterday, we'll see what happens after tomorrows treatment. Have also sent query to PCP regarding getting a Rx for metformin as it's been shown to reduce the liklihood of #LongCovid the sooner it's administered.
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BP shot right back up again, this time to 151/103. Doubled up on BP meds. Still waiting for the effect. When this happens, I start getting little waves of nausea, so it's easy to tell when it's occurring.
PCP agreed to the Metformin treatment. Here's the journal article for those interested: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(23)00299-2/fulltext
The dose is a 14-day titration, had fun writing up that Rx 🙂
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Double dose of metoprolol worked, BP now at 131/86. I was starting to enter stroke level territory. What scares me is what if I hadn’t been monitoring my own vitals? For someone (me) whose BP is normally low, this is a BFD.
What about other Covid patients who don’t go to get checked? This certainly helps prove why the worlds CV risk levels have all gone up.
If you can, please get a BP cuff for your home.
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Woke up last night for a BR run and realized that I could suddenly smell! Not 100%, but it was there...then I remembered hearing of cases where people got their smell back only temporarily, and sure enough, it was gone again when I woke up 😞
Still waiting for the nurses for todays infusion. Meanwhile, I've been fighting to keep my BP in check. Was 155/103 and is now 139/110.
Congestion had me finish 3 boxes of tissues now.
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I received the Metformin and have started the 14-day titration oral treatment. Since this is a diabetes medication, for an overabundance of caution, I'll be testing my blood glucose before meals. Why not, I've tested hundreds of patients this way, time for them to get some payback 😉
Note that I employed early on a warm water mist vaporizor for my room. Despite this, lips and skin still cracking.
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By the time the nurses arrived, my BP was 172/111 and I stayed up there for the whole treatment. It took approx 4.5 hours of it going down slowly to not be as big a danger.
Consulted with PCP, and he's hoping now the IV treatments are over - I might start normalizing. But if these daily BP spikes keep occurring, we've already lined up a cardiovascular Dr to see me.Note that I chart my BP almost hourly now.
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Psssst....don't tell anyone but I can partly smell right now, don't want to jinx it 😉
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Day 7, still Covid +. Still waking up with headaches and sore throat. Still congested but not as bad.
I did not have the same exhaustion a couple of hours after the Remsdesivir treatment yesterday.
BP high when I woke up 134/106, post medication it's suddenly down to 117/93. Systolic back to normal for 1st time (yay!) though diastolic still too high. Let's hope the trend continues and don't see that afternoon spike again.
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#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #WearAMask #GetVaccinated -
From 1/29/2024 detailing my #Covid19 infection and treatment:
I've been contemplating how to post this. I've been studying #Covid19 since the original outbreak as I was getting my degree in Public Health at the time. Knowing the damage it can cause, I have gone to great lengths to protect myself, family , and patients.
But like I've always taught, the weakest link is not usually in ourselves, it's in others. A family member unintentionally brought the virus home.
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We immediately isolated all household members, but I still caught it while, thankfully, my wife did not. I plan on documenting the progress here.
1st we isolated the carrier when they tested positive. Assigned their own bathroom and given a HEPA filtration system to help keep the virus in that room. The carrier could only leave the room wearing an N95.
Despite this, we had already been exposed and I tested positive 2 days later.
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While 2 of us obviously have the same variant (likely JN.1), our reactions were very different.
The carrier is younger but is physically in much worse shape due to major medical issues. Despite this, they experienced a sore throat, headaches, was mildly feverish w/body aches,, and some congestion. Despite feeling better, they are still testing positive on day 6 so are still isolating and only out of the room with a mask.
I should note that they are vaccinated and boosted.
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We immediately sought and obtained Paxlovid for the carrier. Unfortunately, due to their medical conditions, they could not tolerate the drug and had to immediately cease using it. If they had not started feeling better the next day, we would have sought other treatment options.
On to me, I contacted the link I previously shared for Paxlovid but it was recommended against because I am on blood thinners due to a genetic condition.
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While 2 of us obviously have the same variant (likely JN.1), our reactions were very different.
The carrier is younger but is physically in much worse shape due to major medical issues. Despite this, they experienced a sore throat, headaches, was mildly feverish w/body aches,, and some congestion. Despite feeling better, they are still testing positive on day 6 so are still isolating and only out of the room with a mask.
I should note that they are vaccinated and boosted.
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We immediately sought and obtained Paxlovid for the carrier. Unfortunately, due to their medical conditions, they could not tolerate the drug and had to immediately cease using it. If they had not started feeling better the next day, we would have sought other treatment options.
On to me, I contacted the link I previously shared for Paxlovid but it was recommended against because I am on blood thinners due to a genetic condition.
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They recommended a Remdesivir infusion, not the alternative oral treatment as the oral treatment isn't as effective. I could try to make an appointment late on a Friday going into the weekend or have a visiting nurse come to my house to administer it on Monday. I was in no condition to drive, and having someone else drive a very infectious me in for treatment would have been irresponsible so I opted for Monday.
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This meant having to ride out the worst of it over the weekend. I was able to isolate in another part of the house and overnighted a HEPA filtration system to use.
Working in medicine, I have plenty of equipment to check progress so since I could do little else, I started charting my progress.
Unlike the carrier, I didn't start with a sore throat; I was lightheaded and had a headache. And then the hot and cold flashes started coming.
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I started with a low-grade fever and slightly elevated blood pressure. The next day the fever was almost gone, but my head was pounding. Later my leg joints started to ache, and my fever started climbing. Then I remembered my case studies where often symptoms became cyclic, most often the fever. The next cycle, however, was hellish as my fever spiked to 101.8 and would hover between there and 100.3. Taking showers to regulate my temp felt good but didn't seem to affect it.
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If I had hit 102, I would have called for an ambulance, luckily that never happened. The most effective medicine that seemed to slightly work was Tylenol.
While the fever raged, congestion came in and a slight cough. I went through 2 boxes of tissues in 2 days.
I noted an elevated heart rate of 90-105 at rest, while I normally have a low heart rate of 45-55. My normal 98% O2 stat is still hovering at 94-95.
I also lost my SENSE OF SMELL.
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#Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #PublicHealth #WearAMask #GetVaccinated -
For people with the head for it, this study seems like a "...and water is wet" comment since this has been common knowledge for years, but it's still important for the everyday person to receive this important information:
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5759732/covid-vaccination-pregnancy-safety-efficacy
#Covid19 #CovidisNotOver #PublicHealth #GetVaccinated #WearAMask -
I'm going to be at #PAXEast this coming Thursday (26 March)! I'm not much for the enormous booths and hour-long lines, but I love all the smaller developer tables, the panels and presentations, and the general spectacle of it all.
Also all the #3DS #StreetPass hits.
If anyone else is attending and wants to say hi in person, let me know.
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In #NYC as of March 14, #COVID and #RSV cases are down, and so are #RSVirus emergency department visits as a percentage of all ED visits. #influenza cases and #COVID19 and flu ED visits are slightly up, but it's all within normal fluctuations.
No new COVID deaths were reported, so we're on track for another relatively low-death month.
But #COVIDIsNotOver as long as people are going to hospitals and dying, so I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, planes, buses, pharmacies and supermarkets!
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Another day, another #ISO27001 audit. It's gone pretty well - the auditor finished the day's auditing a few hours early because all the evidence he needed was easy to find and with no discrepancies.
Even though it's a remote audit because #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask, which means I don't have to be performing all day, it's still rather tiring, especially with a 9am sharp start which I'm not used to!
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In #NYC as of March 7, #COVID #flu and #RSV case counts are all down. Emergency room visits are down for #COVID19 and #RSVirus. They're slightly up for #influenza but that's probably within the normal range of variation.
I'm really happy that the winter waves for all three diseases were relatively mild, and I hope it's a good long time before we have another bad wave!
With 10 deaths in February #COVIDIsNotOver so I still #WearAMask in elevators, trains, planes, pharmacies and supermarkets!
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Headed to a pain clinic in Kingston. I wear my mask everywhere but especially in any medical setting. Let’s see how many people glare at me today with these ones on.
#MasksWork #WearAMask #COVIDIsNotOver