Ongoing coronavirus happenings

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I was trying to imagine how it could possibly work, and I thought maybe it would be quicker to detect the shape of the outer corona proteins?

Not surprised that it’s just a misleading headline

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Only healthy people die of coronavirus.

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Yeah, I mean I am going to guess that death rates are worse for Pavee in Ireland than for the settled community. And it’s got nothing to do with skin colour. This diseases, like all of them, kills the poor.and poverty is a product of racism (and institutional misogyny) as well as just ordinary capitalism.

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Bar owner Kathy Goedde said she reopened as soon as the ruling came down, adding: “It was awesome.” Goedde said she’s limiting the number of people coming in and has asked them to stay two bar stools away from each other.

Why yes. If there’s one thing drunk people are known for, it’s their strict compliance with public sanitation suggestions.

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Low levels of vitamin D seem to be associated with all sorts of issues with inflammation and immune system problems. Certainly, taking a supplement is a good idea if you live in gloomy dark places like Finland, where you get enough sunlight for vitamin D for something like three or four months per year only.

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Does not have to be one or the other. Vit D supplementation has been shown to reduce viral URI’s (not shown specifically for covid-19) by roughly 50%. Darker skin and living in urban areas are both associated with decreased vit D levels. Unquestionably, racial disparity in access to healthcare contributes as well. Vit D supplementation is a cheap and easy step to reduce risk.

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Great news! So if you have a preexisting condition, it is unpossible to die of covid-19! How cool his that? :man_facepalming:

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Not that we need the confirmation, but

“When you look at the broader Republican response to masks through the lens of Reno’s thinking, it starts to make a lot more sense. This is a political movement that has been built to wage a culture war; it has no greater objective than owning the libs. And the best way to own them is to defeat them in combat over identity: gender, race, sexuality, and the like”

Also, more broadly,

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Philly’s Procession of the Saints in corona time.

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So not ■■■■■! And so so cute.

■■■■■ Breath Zone - NZ guidelines for children going back to school after Covid-19 quarantine

NZ doing it right again. :heart_eyes:

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I wonder if Sarah Kendzior is influencing them by being a highly-visible, vocal fan.

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Given the presence of SO MANY variables, I stopped paying attention to pandemic charts and graphs long ago. Still, this one makes scary sense to me.

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As @anon29537550 already said, one doesn’t exclude the other. I wonder if this could have had an impact on people staying inside almost constantly, such as people in care homes, specially if they were in lock down, or people living in apartments: poorer people that cannot afford single-family houses or people living in New York city, Milan, or Madrid. Taking vitamin D seems to be a lot more harmless and more based on solid science than taking bleach or chloriquine.

We need to fix racism, for sure, but if ensuring an appropriate intake of vitamin D could help in this situation, it may be something that vulnerable populations should be encouraged to do. Not as the only solution, but as one more tool to help fight the consequences of the socioeconomic status quo and the epidemic.

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I have a parliamentary question.

What’s the point of wearing a mask if you remove it to talk into the mic?

Live now

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Starting next week, SAS and Norwegian Air will require facemasks for passengers. That sounds great, except:

  • This is being done instead of creating extra space for passengers, eg by blocking the middle seat;
  • The airlines and airport will not be providing or selling the masks; and
  • At least here in Norway, where masks are not required, they are also unobtainable; pharmacies are sold out.
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There’s idiots everywhere, but sometimes they get the blunt response they deserve:

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