Is the anti-malaria vaccine related to this derivative? .. :unsure::( :
Romeo Dallaire joining lawsuit against government over anti-malaria drug
We have about 5000 cases of TB in our core area, I don't know if people are treated with anti-virals or not. I was shocked when I learned this years ago. :(
I think the gravity of the situation and it's potential to spread harm should outweigh people's demands to ignore physical distancing, whether it be through ignorance, overwhelm or denial. Minimizing the dangerous potential maximizes it's ability to have the conditions to spread.
Here they test primarily only those symptomatic with a travel history, or those symptomatic with a direct connection to someone who tested positive with one (not considered community transmission). So they say there is no community transmission- because they refuse to test anyone for the most part without a travel history. Which leaves dangerous leeway for undiagnosed transmission.
At this point I am fortunate to be working. However it is also exhausting and nerve-wracking. I worry about immuno-compromised loved ones; family and friends and their loved ones; people I serve. I worry about spreading it unknowingly or asymptomatically. I know whatever I got late december had the same symptomology, but they say that was only the flu, and that was difficult to overcome. A coworker that was ill before me had returned from the US 2 weeks before. Anecdotally she has lost her sense of smell, as some with COVID-19 report.
I, like everyone, has lost many things I relied on. I am doing what I can to redefine need vs want, and reduce public exposure, for others' sakes, not so much out of fear for my own. If it involves a want I try to forego. Though anyone who knows what 'reduced lung function' really means, if you survive but are left with it, would do what is in their power to avoid getting or transmitting it. I know because of a congenital disorder in my family also (one had it occur) lung collapse (pneumothorax) with no known cause (other than the congenital disorder itself) is common. It's a weird feeling, to know these things.
I hate to say it too, but some that act the most clueless are my coworkers. Which is painful.
I do think what is not referenced much is what can be done to improve immune function.
I also find a few things odd: that in a day of Social Media many feel profoundly isolated; that parents don't know what to do with their kids at home (though I understand why they're not accustomed to it); that spouses/ partners report being 'bored' (not a term that I could see someone even sandwiched within this use, let alone towards their partner); that people turn to rage vs unity or faith (which I can also understand why); nor how people cannot understand how it could be anyone affected most seriously. Even if it's a 1-3% mortality (or as high as 14-15% over age 80), it matters if that one is you or someone you love.
On a small side note, I do realize, though I always thought physical touch was only a secondary love language of mine- mostly too because I don't find words easily- not being able to give or receive hugs, touch, kiss, even goodbye etc. is awful. I feel like a wilted flower. :(
Hang in there @Justmehere , and all. I hope you feel better. And hope your pup is safe too. :hug: I can't find an update because so many posts. :(
Romeo Dallaire joining lawsuit against government over anti-malaria drug
We have about 5000 cases of TB in our core area, I don't know if people are treated with anti-virals or not. I was shocked when I learned this years ago. :(
I think the gravity of the situation and it's potential to spread harm should outweigh people's demands to ignore physical distancing, whether it be through ignorance, overwhelm or denial. Minimizing the dangerous potential maximizes it's ability to have the conditions to spread.
Here they test primarily only those symptomatic with a travel history, or those symptomatic with a direct connection to someone who tested positive with one (not considered community transmission). So they say there is no community transmission- because they refuse to test anyone for the most part without a travel history. Which leaves dangerous leeway for undiagnosed transmission.
At this point I am fortunate to be working. However it is also exhausting and nerve-wracking. I worry about immuno-compromised loved ones; family and friends and their loved ones; people I serve. I worry about spreading it unknowingly or asymptomatically. I know whatever I got late december had the same symptomology, but they say that was only the flu, and that was difficult to overcome. A coworker that was ill before me had returned from the US 2 weeks before. Anecdotally she has lost her sense of smell, as some with COVID-19 report.
I, like everyone, has lost many things I relied on. I am doing what I can to redefine need vs want, and reduce public exposure, for others' sakes, not so much out of fear for my own. If it involves a want I try to forego. Though anyone who knows what 'reduced lung function' really means, if you survive but are left with it, would do what is in their power to avoid getting or transmitting it. I know because of a congenital disorder in my family also (one had it occur) lung collapse (pneumothorax) with no known cause (other than the congenital disorder itself) is common. It's a weird feeling, to know these things.
I hate to say it too, but some that act the most clueless are my coworkers. Which is painful.
I do think what is not referenced much is what can be done to improve immune function.
I also find a few things odd: that in a day of Social Media many feel profoundly isolated; that parents don't know what to do with their kids at home (though I understand why they're not accustomed to it); that spouses/ partners report being 'bored' (not a term that I could see someone even sandwiched within this use, let alone towards their partner); that people turn to rage vs unity or faith (which I can also understand why); nor how people cannot understand how it could be anyone affected most seriously. Even if it's a 1-3% mortality (or as high as 14-15% over age 80), it matters if that one is you or someone you love.
On a small side note, I do realize, though I always thought physical touch was only a secondary love language of mine- mostly too because I don't find words easily- not being able to give or receive hugs, touch, kiss, even goodbye etc. is awful. I feel like a wilted flower. :(
Hang in there @Justmehere , and all. I hope you feel better. And hope your pup is safe too. :hug: I can't find an update because so many posts. :(
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