Covid-19

[C. Nesbitt]

Our local Meijer's (Regional Wal-Mart type store) had the free masks in today, (3M-8210). Kroger was supposed to have them today or tomorrow.

Meijer is on a different level than Walmart. I enjoy shopping at Meijer and you generally can’t populate a website with horrific photos of the people that shop there. Still a big box store but they carry nicer stuff like Carhartt and New Balance that you don’t find at Walmart. But I digress.

My wife got a box of N95s (10 total I think?) through her school distinct job this week. They are handing out COVID test kits too, two tests per box, one box per student and/or district employee. Would have been better in December or early this month but is convenient nonetheless.

 

[curious2garden]

Omicron BA.2: Should we be worried?

A subvariant of Omicron called BA.2, which some refer to as the 'stealth variant,' has stirred public health experts' interests. Why is that, and should we be concerned?

www.medicalnewstoday.com

 

[BarnBuster]

Local WalMart got their masks in (Dräger X-Plore 1750 N95). Dräger is known for their quality diving and military spec rebreather equipment.
You have to ask the greeter for the masks whereas Meijer just had them sitting out.
None of the Kroger stores had them.

 

[BarnBuster]

Meijer is on a different level than Walmart. I enjoy shopping at Meijer and you generally can’t populate a website with horrific photos of the people that shop there. Still a big box store but they carry nicer stuff like Carhartt and New Balance that you don’t find at Walmart. But I digress. My wife got a box of N95s (10 total I think?) through her school distinct job this week. They are handing out COVID test kits too, two tests per box, one box per student and/or district employee. Would have been better in December or early this month but is convenient nonetheless.

I go back and forth between the two. Meijer has stuff on sale which I take advantage of.

 

[BarnBuster]

Mask Update:neither CVS or Walgreen has them in yet

I was reminded again of the drastic price hikes in food at the store this morning due to supply chain issues/Covid . If you know or have relatives, friends, neighbors that that may be food poor (they don't all look the same), find a way to help them. You can't just ask either, especially older folks. They'll simply say every thing is fine. When you visit your Mom and Dad or grandparents, sneak a look in their fridge or cupboards to check things out.

Meat protein is especially expensive and folks with no/low income are going to sub something else for it.

Call your local food banks and see what they need, not the old expired leftover bullshit in your cupboards either.

Call your local animal shelters and see what they need. None of them would turn away a big bag of puppy/kitten chow if it showed up at their door.


This is a real fucking shame here in the USA:

HUNGER QUICK FACTS FOR 2020

• Overall: Over 38 million Americans (11.8 percent) lived in households that struggled against food insecurity, or lack of access to an affordable, nutritious diet. This represents a 9 percent increase from 2019.
• One in 25 (3.9 percent) of households in the U.S. experienced very low food security, a more severe form of food insecurity, where households report regularly skipping meals or reducing intake because they could not afford more food.
• Children: 1 in 7 (14.8 percent) households with children could not buy enough food for their families, considerably higher than the rate for households without children (8.8 percent).
• Rural: Households in rural areas experienced deeper struggles with hunger compared to those in metro areas, with higher rates of food insecurity overall (11.6 percent in rural areas compared to 10.4 percent in metro areas).
• Race and ethnicity: Black (21.7 percent) and Latinx (17.2 percent) households are disproportionately impacted by food insecurity, with food insecurity rates in 2020 triple and double the rate of White households (7.1 percent), respectively.
• Geography: The food insecurity rate is highest in the South (12.3 percent), followed by the Midwest, West, and Northeast.
• The prevalence of food insecurity varied considerably by state, ranging from 5.7 percent in New Hampshire to 15.3 percent in Mississippi (for the three-year period of 2018–2020).

Hunger & Poverty in America - Food Research & Action Center

frac.org

Spread the wealth guys, it sucks to be hungry.

 

[raratt]

Got my 4 free Rona test kits in the mail.

 

[.The Outdoorsman.]

Extreme cold can affect the accuracy of covid tests, news just said... Something about if the droplet freezes.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

This qualifies for a valid mask right? Got one for me and the wife.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I'm not an anti vaxer or anything. I'm double vaxxed. Just though it would be funny if a couple walked into the grocery store wearing those. I didn't actually order them. Just trying to make light of a shitty situation.

Our covid test kits just got her yesterday actually.

 

[jimihendrix1]

Seems like the Omicron variant can fool the PCR tests easier than the Delta. Ive read it can be harder to detect, and it seems to be bearing out. I know a girl that it took 4 tests before she came back Positive, and another girl she works with, has so far been Negative on 3 tests, and took another test yesterday, and will get the results today. The Dr also thinks shes Covid positive because of her symptoms, and shes been sick for 10 days now. My sister also has Covid, but tested positive right off the bat. Shes been sick for more than 10 days, but is getting better. Shes very tired, and has a cough. The other 2 girls are as sick as dogs, and only a little better than they were 10 days ago. All of them are triple vaxed. None of them went to the hospital. The other 2 girls have a terrible cough, sore throat, really bad sinusitis, and headaches. One girl that went for her 4th test, told the Dr she must have a brain tumor, if shes not Covid positive. She came back positive on the 4th test. Our local hospital has 34 ICU beds, and all of them are full of Covid patients. Theyre so full they had to open another wing, on the other side of the hospital to separate Covid patients, from those in ICU that dont have it. A nurse I know that works there told me 90% of those in for Covid, are Unvaccinated.

 

[curious2garden]

I'm not an anti vaxer or anything. I'm double vaxxed. Just though it would be funny if a couple walked into the grocery store wearing those. I didn't actually order them. Just trying to make light of a shitty situation.

Our covid test kits just got her yesterday actually.
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Go get your booster if you're not an antivaxer.

 

[BarnBuster]

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[PadawanWarrior]

Go get your booster if you're not an antivaxer.

I plan too. Just gotta make an appointment.

The only one in my house that's unvaxed is my son. I've told him he should get it, but I'm not gonna force him. I could tell him he's gotta move out if he doesn't, but I wouldn't do that. And I'm the only one besides him that hasn't gotten the booster.

I quit smoking at the beginning of COVID since I didn't want to end up on a respirator. Wish I would've quit a lot sooner.

 

[neosapien]

I plan too. Just gotta make an appointment.

The only one in my house that's unvaxed is my son. I've told him he should get it, but I'm not gonna force him. I could tell him he's gotta move out if he doesn't, but I wouldn't do that. And I'm the only one besides him that hasn't gotten the booster.

I quit smoking at the beginning of COVID since I didn't want to end up on a respirator. Wish I would've quit a lot sooner.

So… how did you quit? Asking for um a friend. Yeah a friend.

 

[PadawanWarrior]

So… how did you quit? Asking for um a friend. Yeah a friend.

I got the 21mg patches cause I planned quiting. Then when I woke up one morning I said fuck it and put a patch on.

Then whenever I felt like I wanted a cig, I smoked a bowl.

I also decided to drink more beer, lol.

Switched to the 14 mg after the box of 21 mg, but only took them for a couple days. And no more nicotine for me.

It was a little hard at first, but gets easier pretty quick. The hard part is staying strong at the beginning.

You can do it. Or sorry, you're friend can do it,

 

[raratt]

In New York City Sewage, a Mysterious Coronavirus Signal

Last January, a team of researchers searching for the coronavirus in New York City’s wastewater spotted something strange in their samples. The viral fragments they found had a unique constellation of mutations that had never been reported before in human patients — a potential sign of a new...

www.yahoo.com

 

[curious2garden]

I got the 21mg patches cause I planned quiting. Then when I woke up one morning I said fuck it and put a patch on.

Then whenever I felt like I wanted a cig, I smoked a bowl.

I also decided to drink more beer, lol.

Switched to the 14 mg after the box of 21 mg, but only took them for a couple days. And no more nicotine for me.

It was a little hard at first, but gets easier pretty quick. The hard part is staying strong at the beginning.

You can do it. Or sorry, you're friend can do it,

Drinking more beer is always a solid choice.

 

[Laughing Grass]

Pussies: I can't breathe in a mask.

Team Canada women's hockey team: Hold my beer.

 

[DarkWeb]

Pussies: I can't breathe in a mask.

Team Canada women's hockey team: Hold my beer.

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Do they play for Molson

 

[BarnBuster]

Two Years Into Pandemic, Shoppers Are Still Hoarding

Bulk-buying habit is expected to stick as people eat more at home, supply remains uncertain and inflation rears up. Retailers and producers are shifting operations as a result.

www.wsj.com