Gusdefrog - Frog Tales

I'm one of those long Covid cases from this summer, and it was my 4th time catching it (twice from hospital trips), and I've had all of the vaccines released so far.

Please protect and care for yourself and others.

PBS News

What to know about this summer’s major surge in COVID infections

As summer winds down, much of the U.S. is seeing the biggest COVID wave in at least two years, and hundreds of people are still being killed

TAKEAWAYS:

We are in the biggest Covid surge in the US in at least two years

Time to wear a mask in crowded spaces (personally, I'd recommend one in all indoor public spaces and crowded outdoor spaces)

Immunity has waned and the new variant is 'distinctly more challenging to our immune system'

Updated boosters should be available the week of September 1st

The US needs to invest more in nasal vaccine programs, and should have already - this is the thing that could help actually get us out of the woods.

We are continuing to see more folks develop Long Covid even from mild infections

You should just read the article it's not that long but that's the run down

Me Editorializing: Let’s protect and care for ourselves and each other!

As someone who was being medically evaluated for early onset Alzheimer's at 25, and had actually developed life threateningly high brain fluid pressure instead... please start by assuming that something is wrong. If it's actually something relatively simple, that's great!

there is a very real tendency of teenagers with anxiety disorders self diagnosing with considerably more stigmatized and impairing mental illnesses (e.g. schizophrenia, DID, personality disorders), but the best response to that isn't to get angry with them for "appropriating" lol. instead you show them coping resources for the problems they're actually having and deemphasize diagnostic categories in general. if an 18 year old is claiming to have alzheimer's, they're probably making an innocent mistake and are in genuine distress. be kind.

There is no shame in loving without abandon. ✌️❤️

Don't you worry about my pronouns. My pronouns are pretty standard. Worry about my adverbs. My most frequent ones are "omniously", "haphazardly" and "obliviously".