Emmy | Pixi 🧚🏻‍♀️

It’s only October 11th and we now have 3x the number of referrals to our Long COVID clinic than usual. THREE TIMES MORE. 50% of our referrals contracted COVID in 2024. Of those, half contracted COVID over summer 2024. COVID prevention is the only to way to prevent Long COVID. We have to do better.

Some may just not like them. Or find the risk reduction does not offset the hassle or the added risks from wearing them. Others might be reluctant to put on a mask without a clear/firm understanding on when it in the same situation a mask is not expected to be worn. Maybe for others, in spite of four years of so many people talking about masks (sometimes zero, sometimes one, sometimes two, sometimes cloth, surgical or N95) they are still not aware, or just it somehow has not “clicked” for them. What is the criteria? What metric? How does one decide whether or not a mask is to be worn (besides other people telling you that you should)? 1) infection rate? 2) tests positivity? 3) hospitalizations? 4) mortality? 5) etc Risk reduction is an indefinite term. It is unsatisfactory. How is risk to be calculated for each person and situation. What is the trigger threshold? In the meantime, a) stay healthy, keep immune system strong. b) avoid environments that increase risk. c) shorten duration in risky environments and situations. d) use other practices to reduce risk. e) avoid people that appear sick, while at the same time minimizing possible fomite spread as if they were. g) get recommended amounts of fresh air an sunlight each day. h) breath through your nose. etc If your only tool is a hammer, your whole world is a nail. Knowledge of SARS-COV-2 and their own health might help someone know how much of a statistical risk they may have for complications from COVID, but that does mean wearing a mask in the best solution.

As Hurricane 🌀 Milton continues to strengthen to historic levels, please remember the Republicans who voted AGAINST funding FEMA, because Trump told them to. WHO do they work for?

I'm just here to remind everyone that there's no archaeological evidence for Jesus having ever existed. None.

imagine dating me only to hear “kiss?” every 3 seconds