2019 Novel Coronavirus Covid-19 Discussion

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#2908409 29-Apr-2022 17:28

@Rikkitic:

Speaking of which, what is a good source of non-fake N95 masks in NZ? Not big lots, just individual purchase.

Mask suggestions for future proofing. (geekzone.co.nz)

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#2908471 30-Apr-2022 08:34

Rikkitic:
Speaking of which, what is a good source of non-fake N95 masks in NZ? Not big lots, just individual purchase.

What with RAT test being handed out freely these days, I am surprised that n95 masks are not being issued free of charge, at least to at risk people?

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#2908481 30-Apr-2022 09:56

If it helps calm a few people that are super worried about getting Covid, all of the ones at the wedding we went to that got covid had mild symptoms and many of them were older and classed as high risk because of comorbidities. It certainly helped reduce the fear and most felt relieved they had caught it and were now over it. A few of these people have terminal conditions and are now back to their own normal again.

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#2908513 30-Apr-2022 11:39

Rikkitic:

Speaking of which, what is a good source of non-fake N95 masks in NZ? Not big lots, just individual purchase.

P2 respirator is “close enough” to N95 and placemakers stock good 3M ones for around $70 for 25. My local has smaller packs too, but I got these in January and I’m still going thru them.

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#2908582 30-Apr-2022 14:04

Eva888: If it helps calm a few people that are super worried about getting Covid, all of the ones at the wedding we went to that got covid had mild symptoms and many of them were older and classed as high risk because of comorbidities. It certainly helped reduce the fear and most felt relieved they had caught it and were now over it. A few of these people have terminal conditions and are now back to their own normal again.

i know a 93 year old who had it, lived alone, and once isolation ended was back using public transport to go everywhere

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#2908583 30-Apr-2022 14:21

Individual anecdotes make nice sound bites but they don't really mean anything. I was a very heavy smoker for more than forty years and at 77 I still don't have lung cancer. So what?

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#2908799 30-Apr-2022 18:08

Covid plus politics =

https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2022/apr/30/the-political-right-is-fighting-a-relentless-battle-to-rewrite-new-zealands-pandemic-success

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” -John Kenneth Galbraith

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#2908810 30-Apr-2022 19:23

Please use the politics discussion for this.

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#2908972 1-May-2022 14:37

This could make a difference:

Radio NZ - Rapid LAMP Covid tests trial to begin in New Zealand

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The government is trialling a new form of Covid-19 test, which it says combines the accuracy of PCR tests with the speed of RATs.

The tests are called LAMPs - which stands for Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification. They are self-administered and give results with 30 minutes.

The company says they are 98 percent as accurate as high sensitivity PCR tests, but in a fraction of the time.

see: Lucira LAMP test

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#2908974 1-May-2022 14:44

Sideface:

This could make difference:

Radio NZ - Rapid LAMP Covid tests trial to begin in New Zealand

breaking

The government is trialling a new form of Covid-19 test, which it says combines the accuracy of PCR tests with the speed of RATs.

The tests are called LAMPs - which stands for Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification. They are self-administered and give results with 30 minutes.

The company says they are 98 percent as accurate as high sensitivity PCR tests, but in a fraction of the time.

see: Lucira LAMP test

Oh that's nice.

But it still does nasal swaps and those are very uncomfortable for me :(

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#2908981 1-May-2022 16:36

What is the expected pricing for device and consumables?

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#2910262 4-May-2022 21:29

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I also wear spectacles, but they don't get tangled with the mask.

I manage to tangle my glasses in my mask several times a day. 😆

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#2910388 5-May-2022 08:05

cddt:

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I also wear spectacles, but they don't get tangled with the mask.

I manage to tangle my glasses in my mask several times a day. 😆

It's either the arms of my glasses or my RiC hearing aids. One or both of them will get tangled every time if it's a surgical mask. No issues with N95 masks that loop behind the head instead of the ears. The trouble is, wearing n95s is like wearing scuba goggles - the pressure and seal is immense on your face.

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#2910401 5-May-2022 09:04

Covid's toll in U.S. reaches 1 million deaths, a once unfathomable number (nbcnews.com)

The United States on Wednesday surpassed 1 million Covid-19 deaths, according to data compiled by NBC News — a once unthinkable scale of loss even for the country with the world's highest recorded toll from the virus.

The number — equivalent to the population of San Jose, California, the 10th largest city in the U.S. — was reached at stunning speed: 27 months after the country confirmed its first case of the virus.

While deaths from Covid have slowed in recent weeks, about 360 people have still been dying every day.

In a distant second is Brazil, which has recorded just over 660,000 confirmed Covid deaths.

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#2910647 5-May-2022 17:42

freitasm:

Covid's toll in U.S. reaches 1 million deaths, a once unfathomable number (nbcnews.com)

The United States on Wednesday surpassed 1 million Covid-19 deaths, according to data compiled by NBC News — a once unthinkable scale of loss even for the country with the world's highest recorded toll from the virus.

The number — equivalent to the population of San Jose, California, the 10th largest city in the U.S. — was reached at stunning speed: 27 months after the country confirmed its first case of the virus.

While deaths from Covid have slowed in recent weeks, about 360 people have still been dying every day.

In a distant second is Brazil, which has recorded just over 660,000 confirmed Covid deaths.

pretty much expected when you have the inmates running the asylum

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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