barefootamy @barefootamy@qoto.org
Bookworm, gardener, cat lady, indoor air quality enthusiast. She/her
#CovidisAirborne
#WearAMask
Joined Nov 2022
@joeyfox this isn't something I would have thought about with running a humidifier during dry times. Thanks! 👍
“The basic concept is, think that everybody you are next to is smoking and imagine that they are exhaling this smoke and you wanna breathe as little of that as possible,” Jimenez said. @jljcolorado
https://www.cpr.org/2022/11/16/colorado-covid-flu-rsv-indoor-air-quality/
#COVIDisAirborne #co2 #indoorairquality
barefootamy
boosted
Even with the vaccines and potent antivirals, COVID-19 remains the third leading cause of death in the United States. #covid #CovidIsNotOver
@erictopol so frustrating we're still on the path of profits-before-people.
barefootamy
boosted
picking a mastodon server to join is easy -- just think of it like you're allying with one of many families in a war-torn medieval land, each with their own histories, feuds, laws, blood rituals
barefootamy
boosted
RT @PeterHotez@twitter.com
Remember, when anyone mentions “health freedom” in the context of vaccinations: what they are really saying is they don’t care about you or your family. My analysis finds that 40,000 unvaccinated Texans died from Covid due to health freedom propaganda https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001173
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/PeterHotez/status/1593380153811402752
barefootamy
boosted
#IDMastodon #Neurobiology #Neuroimmunology #Clinicalreview
Understanding the Mechanisms of #viralpersistence in the brain.#Viralpersistence for the #pathophysiology of #longCOVID & therapeutic approaches https://twitter.com/castltrastondrs/status/1591062419656175616?s=61&t=5owbMxuaJ9Irs2hpFjYAGg 🧵
barefootamy
boosted
Another design consideration re: Mastodon is that it works well for ephemeral asynchronous communications, but for many reasons should not be counted on as an archival resource. Media attachments are periodically purged and may not be available after a week, or a month, etc. While some servers may try to preserve content forever, this may be costly and unsustainable. Creators, researchers should treat this as an ephemeral resource and make provisions for self-archiving anything important.
barefootamy
boosted
To this extent I'm really interested to know how the age breakdown of people on the #Fediverse. On one hand it would seem to make sense to me that most people here remember the "old internet" before the centralization and they're here to rekindle that flame of independence. On the other hand the youths are generally pretty up on this whole technology thing. I grew up on the internet and since then smartphones have become even more ubiquitous.
(Please boost for reach)
@TheMemeticist@mas.to if they're being fed the line of "immunity debt" will they even make a connection to behavioral changes arresting spread?
barefootamy
boosted
I keep seeing lots of long-time #fediverse users saying 'don't favourite posts it does nothing' but actually when you favourite my posts it makes me smile and I'm sure I'm not the only one.
barefootamy
boosted
"So why are so many kids experiencing severe illness from seasonal viruses?
Emerging evidence suggests COVID-19 may be to blame, Furness says. “COVID, like many viruses, harms the immune system as part of its strategy”"
‘Immunity debt’ is ‘misinformation’
https://globalnews.ca/news/9272293/immunity-debt-covid-19-misinformation/
>>“The trees, the animals, they are all our friends,” he said. “We can’t live without them.”
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/nepal-trees-come-back-deforestation-victory-8261931/
#climatecrisis #reforestation
barefootamy
boosted
RT @wsbgnl@twitter.com
We tried to warn immune compromised people, but we wanted to do it quietly so that other people don’t have to be bothered with thinking about it
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/11/11/health/evusheld-covid-variants/index.html
barefootamy
boosted
Guys, let me make it very clear
The average adult gets flu once every 5 years
Before Omicron, covid was estimated to infect every 16 months
Covid dysregulates far more than flu, it infects T cells and depletes dendritic cells
What do you think the cumulative effect will be?
barefootamy
boosted
#WorldVentil8Day Indoor air quality is vital to our wellbeing, and proper ventilation is vital to indoor air quality. For ventilating homes, we need to better inform occupants on how to use their ventilation systems
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2022/1017/1329745-retrofit-homes-ber-scheme-indoor-air-quality-ventilation/
Happy #worldventil8day 🥳
😴 A Danish study shows well ventilated bedrooms improves sleep quality and better concentration skills the next day.
🤓 Ventilation in schools shows an improvement in test scores and memory recall.
🤧 Ventilation reduces sick days in classrooms, hospitals, clinics, and office buildings.
🧫 Well ventilated homes and buildings have less issues with damp and mold.
🤢 Improving ventilation reduces sick building syndrome.
🧪 Ventilation reduces exposure to indoor pollutants from off-gassing furnishings, building materials, and from cooking.
Learn more at WorldVentil8Day.com
#wedeservecleanair #indoorairquality #openawindow #ventilation #cleantheair #cleanairaustin #atxhealth #atxwellness
Bookworm, gardener, cat lady, indoor air quality enthusiast. She/her
#CovidisAirborne
#WearAMask
Joined Nov 2022
