Private Practice in Internal Medicine
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Last Notes npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: The usually friendly pro-Democratic Party media is finally being more honest about Biden & establishment Democrats are increasingly responding by attacking the press. Considering how far right they already are on civil liberties I am concerned about how far their attacks will go. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: David Axelrod warns that not only is Biden behind in the battleground states, "a handful of other states he won — Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Virginia — appear to be in play." https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/06/opinions/biden-failed-to-quell-panic-abc-interview-axelrod/index.html npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Imagine if the Democrats put up a progressive candidate with no history of suppressing civil liberties, genocide, or dementia & vigorously campaigned to win Congress & do whatever necessary to enlarge the Court, get a Court responsible majority, and restore reproductive rights. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: As we are coming to the end of Joe Biden's career we can consider the worst things Joe Biden has done: Genocide in Gaza, allowing Covid to spread out of control, pushing the Iraq war, the Patriot Act, expanding warrantless mass surveillance this year, mass incarceration, expanding debt, attacking the First Amendment, or finally beating Medicare? npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Rigging the Democratic nominations rather than making the nominee win a fair primary battle is not looking so good. Democrats lost in 2016 because of this. They got away with it in 2020 because of a desire to get rid of Trump but will now probably lose to Trump in 2024. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Biden's foreign policy is getting us into a potentially disastrous cold war against both Russia and China. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: The current XBB based vaccine provides protection against hospitalization for Covid. Older vaccines lack protection due to waning immunity & evolution of the virus. (An up to date vaccine should be just one part of a comprehensive plan to protect against Covid). npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Bad science writing in The New York Times re Covid. There is a relationship between Biden abandoning science and the pro Democratic Party media also passing off misinformation. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Study in JAMA finds that mean time for recovery from an acute Covid infection is 20 days. Sending people back to work as soon as fever is down both increases spread & increases risk of long term problems. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: We are in peak denial of the ongoing Covid pandemic and other problems. Misinformation and gaslighting by both the Trump and Biden administrations is a big part of the problem. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: If you are screaming about Project 2025 but have ignored Biden's expansion of warrantless mass surveillance of civilians, war crimes, and actions to censor those reporting on or protesting war crimes, you are a partisan and not really working to protect civil liberties. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Biden broke his campaign promises re Covid and adopted much of Trump's strategy, leading to Covid spreading out of control and causing a mass disabling event. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: UN inquiry found that both Israel and Hamas have both committed war crimes since October 7. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Privitization of Medicare via Medicare Advantage plans is a scam which should be eliminated. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: My favorite episode of Bridgerton npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Trial using Paxlovid for 15 days failed to show improvement in Long Covid symptoms. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: On top of genocide, Gaza is a climate disaster npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Every war we get the same bullshit from apologists for the war. They falsely claimed we were traitors when we opposed the Vietnam war, supported Saddam when we opposed the Iraq War, support Putin if questioning the official line & strategy re Ukraine & claim we support Hamas if opposed to genocide in Gaza. They miss the fact that the government lies about every war. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Disputes over what types of protests will be allowed at the Democratic National Convention npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Fall Covid vaccines to be based on JN.1 npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Risks of Covid including Long Covid and decrease in IQ hidden due to government propaganda to minimize Covid. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Biden on whether Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza: "The answer is it's uncertain and has been investigated by the Israelis themselves. The ICC is something that we don’t, we don't recognize." npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: How to destroy democracy: npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Biden allowed Covid to turn into a mass disabling event: npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: RFK Jr compared wearing a mask to living like a slave and called wearing a mask worse than dying of Covid at Libertarian Party convention. (He was quickly eliminated from contention for the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination). npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: The risk of Covid on airplane flights. Longer flights increase risk. Masks reduce risk. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Masks are less effective than sun glasses at hiding your identity. So will police now push to ban sun glasses? npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: @npub1kpw…xzz4 No, I picked what represents the consensus of thought, not an outlier. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: @npub1kpw…xzz4 There is considerable evidence of the benefits of cleaner air. I haven't seen any evidence contrary to this. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Hate lockdowns and mask mandates? Cleaner indoor air by better filtration and ventilation will make lockdowns and mask mandates less necessary in the inevitable next pandemic. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Yet again, the medical literature is clear that masks work. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: North Carolina House voted against the anti-mask provisions of the Senate bill. Still unknown what final bill will look like. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: One reason Biden is in so much trouble going into the 2024 election is that the number of never-Biden voters now out numbers never-Trump voters, reversing what we saw in 2000. If we are going to stop Trump, Democrats must dump Biden. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Biden said we have the tools to fight Covid & then took them away including expanded medical coverage, free vaccines, free tests & disease surveillance. His misinformation led to most people thinking masks were no longer needed & his policies led to people returning to work while infectious. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Long Covid in children after infections with Omicron npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Biden relies on a Vax-and-Relax strategy despite the fact that multiple modalities are needed (Swiss Cheese model) when the vaccine wanes after a few months, has limited protection against transmission, and studies only show protection against Long Covid as being somewhere between 25 and 40%. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: We're screwed: "White House chief of staff Jeff Zients has taken a personal interest in the bird flu response." He is worried about "the damage another national crisis would do to the American psyche and Biden’s political standing." Zients previously handled Biden's Covid response. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Joe Biden has a long history of plagiarism such as his 1987 plagiarism scandal. An even worse case is how Joe Biden has stolen from Orwell's 1984 to be the blueprint for his foreign policy of endless wars and his attacks on civil liberties. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Luke Skywalker has turned to the dark side of the force, supporting the evil Emperor as he crushes democracy. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: If we don't count Covid we can pretend it isn't there. That's one of many ideas Joe Biden picked up from Donald Trump. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Some are predicting that FLiRT variants might cause next Covid wave. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: No surprise. Long Covid found to make it more difficult for nurses to do their job npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: JAMA study of Community Notes re vaccine misinformation on Twitter. They found 97% of notes to be accurate despite Twitter's reputation for being a haven for anti-vaxxers under Musk. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Biden's decision that public health is no longer a priority for the federal government in response to Covid could have ramifications for H5N1 and future viral threats. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: If this works it could mean an end to needing updated vaccines for viruses such as influenza and Covid. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Wastewater surveillance has become important for surveillance of Covid since Biden gutted public health and conventional disease surveillance. Wastewater might also become important in other areas npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: I'm seeing memes calling for Biden 2024 and Four More. Four more genocides? Two is enough. Remember, Biden was nicknamed Genocide Joe for his mishandling of Covid & decision to let it spread out of control even before he was nicknamed Genocide Joe for supporting genocide in Gaza. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Covid vaccines not associated with sudden death in the young per study, contradicting anti-vaxxer claims. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Biden reportedly considering ending attempts to prosecute Assange. After all, it doesn't look good for a president committing war crimes to be prosecuting a journalist for previously reporting on war crimes. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Boosters for the current XBB based Covid vaccine reduce hospitalizations in the immunocompromised. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Covid conscious people have been betrayed by Biden and his appointee at the CDC as their politically motivated recommendations are counter to the science. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: "Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2–infected children, especially those <5 years, are important contributors to household transmission, with 1 in 10 exposed household contacts developing symptomatic illness within 14 days. Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2–infected children may develop PCC." npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Good story from Science Friday on how the Covid pandemic is continuing, Long Covid, and how the CDC has been minimizing Long Covid. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Even "mild" cases of Covid lead to damage to the brain and decreases in IQ. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Covid vaccines reduced the risk of blood clots, strokes, heart attack, heart failure. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Biden is ignoring Long Covid similar to how Reagan ignored AIDS. We should not repeat that mistake. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: @npub1xsy…cevg "False equivalencies." You really have learned the propaganda from Democrats. That is their common response to the fact that they only provide controlled opposition which provides different rhetoric to attract different people, but ultimately does the same thing. There hasn't really been a Democratic Party which is significantly different from the Republicans since the Clintons took it over--and Biden was a right wing Democrat even before then, at times to the right of Reagan. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: @npub1xsy…cevg You are making stuff up when you say what Trump will do when he did no such thing in the past. Just because you are a Canadian doesn't mean you can't be taken in by pro-Biden nonsense. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: @npub1xsy…cevg No, based upon Biden's record things will continue to get worse. Matters will also get worse if Trump is elected, but making stuff up like you did is hardly a reason to vote for Biden. It only reinforces how Biden supporters have to make stuff up because of how awful Biden's record is. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: It is as if Biden and Trump are having a contest to see how many people they can kill by destroying public health in this country. The same week guidelines changed to send people back to school and work while still infectious we got this from Trump: npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Monday will be "Take Your Covid Infection to Work Day" courtesy of the CDC and the Biden Administration. The same will be true every day. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Not enough is being done by the government to deal with Long Covid. This includes more research on treatments. It should also include preventing infections which lead to Long Covid rather than the current ineffective Vax-and-Relax, let-it-rip policy. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Of course US intelligence agencies know Isreal is lying. That won't stop the US from continuing to support genocide and block humanitarian aide. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: David Axelrod, Nate Silver, Ezra Klein, Jon Stewart among those questioning whether Biden is fit to run for a second term. Will Democrats act or stick with Biden and make it far easier than it should be for Trump to win in November? npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: The Covid pandemic isn’t over and the Biden administration should stop acting like it is. We need to resume Public Health measures. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Democrats have not learned. In 2016 Democrats denied the evidence against Clinton & throughout the election faced a series of new lies from Clinton where were exposed by mainstream media fact checkers. In 2024 Democrats will go through the election denying Biden has dementia while every slip becomes major news. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: @npub1avj…3lhl Have you seen the reports of the investigation re the classified records? Biden couldn't handle basic questions. This is after two episodes in which he reports speaking to dead people. He needs to be evaluated medically ASAP. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: So it has now been confirmed that Joe Biden has dementia, perhaps explaining the terrible decisions he has made. What is the excuse of rank and file Democrats who have defended him as he demolished public health measures during a pandemic and enabled genocide in Gaza? npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: The CDC has been hiding information on Long Covid and information on masks which shows that the Biden administration's vaccine only strategy has failed. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: "There is no instance since the second world war in which an entire population has been reduced to extreme hunger and destitution with such speed. And there’s no case in which the international obligation to stop it has been so clear." npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: When Hillary Clinton led a neocon takeover of the Democratic Party in 2016 we warned that this would lead to further wars in both the Middle East & Europe, and possibly lead to WWIII, Democrats denied it was possible. Biden, who is less hawkish than Clinton, shows what we warned about could, and now has, come true. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Republicans attacking Taylor Swift say celebrities should stay out of politics. They should apply that to game show hosts running for office. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Small study finds that mild COVID-19 infection affects lung function at time of infection with limited recovery two years after infection. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: As would be expected, measures such as masks and air filtration reduced spread of Covid npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Risk of neurological side effects from Covid vaccines is very low and should not affect current recommendations re vaccination npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Ben & Jerry's calls for a permanent and immediate ceasefire in Gaza. If you support Israeli acts of genocide, there should be no ice cream for you. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: We should not accept repeated Covid surges as the new normal npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: With risk of death down, many people mistakenly believe that a Covid infection is no big deal. Repeat infections can be more dangerous, including increasing risk of Long Covid. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Mask mandates retuning in some hospitals. They should be universal in healthcare facilities. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Biden wouldn't bend the rules to defend abortion rights, expand Medicare, or forgive student loans. He has now bypassed Congress for a second time this month to give Israel more money to commit acts of genocide. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: American democracy is cracking. These ideas could help repair it. Includes ranked choice voting and proportional representation. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: I'm spending part of the morning trying to get a patient who reports feeling a breast lump in for a diagnostic mammogram--jumping through hoops to try to get her Medicare Advantage plan to pay for it. Our system sucks. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Harvard Business Manager on the economic effects of Long Covid and why it pays for businesses to take multiple precautions, following the Swiss Cheese model. A must-read article. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: The new XBB based vaccine effective in reducing hospitalizations and ICU admissions. (preprint) npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Michigan has undermined their legal argument that being without Harbaugh is seriously detrimental. More importantly they showed that it wasn't sign stealing which resulted in their wins. MICHIGAN 24 PENN STATE 15. #GoBlue npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Bad goal & bad strategy: “Those who want to thwart the possibility of a Palestinian state should support the strengthening of Hamas and the transfer of money to Hamas. This is part of our strategy.”--Benjamin Netanyahu in 2019. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: It is sad that we still need to fact check false claims that mRNA vaccines can alter DNA and cause cancer. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Schools cut covid-19 sick days by 20 per cent using HEPA air filters npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Sure Democrats should push for a cease fire but the Democratic establishment is firmly pro-war and won't do so. https://www.thenation.com/article/world/democrats-israel-gaza-bombing/ npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Amnesty International: Israel must lift illegal and inhumane blockade on Gaza as power plant runs out of fuel npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Novavax has received FDA approval and is expected to be available next week. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: "we conclude that wearing masks, wearing higher quality masks (respirators), and mask mandates generally reduced SARS-CoV-2 transmission in these study populations." npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: It looks like it could be another week or more before the FDA decides on approval of Novavax. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: @npub1c5c…644a I do think they will get the boosters out as planned and will ship a supply of tests to those who request. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: @npub1c5c…644a I worry more about how little attention they do pay to Covid npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: US government will be sending four free Covid test strips. Information on requesting in article. Now, how about N-95 masks? npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: One reason Clinton lost was that she was a reactionary defender of the status quo when voters wanted change. By only offering small incremental change to the left while overall moving to the right, Biden is now making the same mistake. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: Recovery from Long Covid is rare. Sometimes people who stop seeking medical care or adjust to a new normal are erroneously thought to have recovered. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: I'm not a big fan of Pete Buttigieg, seeing him as a candidate of the intelligence establishment, but it is unfair to compare Ramaswamy (who is far worse) to Buttigieg. npub152rfa79htfhu7cc4t6dsgc420tmvphj5tp555dg76ya66z6s7s9sahw6dd Ron Chusid :verified: No surprise that Republicans love someone as right wing as RFK Jr. The only surprise is that there are some on the left still fooled by his name.
