I think a lot of people have no idea that GI symptoms are often a part of a covid infection.

Five years ago, we all applauded nurses, public health, and health care workers every evening for saving lives. Today, the federal government does not consider these workers professional. This says everything about the state of US health care.

All those silly Threads posts about Floridians having to go out and buy winter pants...... ......what.....did you all wear last winter?

F us all.

"Long COVID is real. It’s wrecking lives. And it’s not going to stay hidden forever. It just takes this species a while. We delay. We deny. We look away. But eventually, the truth gets loud enough." ---------------------------- Long Covid & My Brother-in-Law www.notesforfriends.com/p/long-covid...

Found two KN95 mask-wearers in Epic today! 😃

Saw a commercial on tv that was recruiting people to work for ICE. Ugh, turned that **** off (to a different channel).

Really sick of these people on FB who laugh react at all the general posts about vaccines and anything mentioning covid yet no laugh emoji when it comes to kids dying from vaccine-preventable diseases. Hopefully they're bots, but the autistic in me is just mad at the dissonance of it all.

I’m on day 10 of 10 in a row, and I’m like, never again. Except for I think this may happen again because of how I schedule both jobs. 🙃

We really need to try and get rid of the “during covid” and “during the pandemic” word choices. Covid is now. It never left. It continues to infect and DISABLE people, whether you see it or not.

Breathing in so much secondhand smoke it’s awful. Should I go back inside to eat? This sucks.

What do you think is worse - covid or secondhand smoke? Sigh. I just want to have clean air during my lunch break.

Oh look, vaccines work.

Ugh. Was just informed that telehealth isn't covered by insurance anymore. So now I have to go in person to my GI. Sigh.

Aranet reading: 393, baby.

We decided to go ahead and schedule our covid vaccine and not wait for Novavax. :( It's hard waiting and waiting and not knowing when it will arrive in our area. Mainly, I want to be immunized and have it take effect before I go back to work at the hospital due to lunch break conditions.

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I've bookmarked the Costco immunization page and am scrolling in all my covid groups for any news of Novavax. Sigh.

Poor Wil Wheaton. :( Please, all. Take precautions.

"During Covid" is today. "During Covid" is the current hour, and the hour that follows. "During Covid" is now, at this moment, because the pandemic of Covid-19 is still ongoing. #COVID19

Do you unfriend/unfollow people over ethical/moral views that are vastly against what you believe? Makes me feel almost sick for the kind of people I used to associate with in the formative years of my youth and young adulthood. :(

Trump publicly praises a murdered white supremacist. But refuses to even acknowledge the domestic terrorism attack on a federal institution—or the police officer murdered protecting fed employees. His silence speaks volumes. (Thx to whoever made this image - apologies for not giving you credit!)

What's it like to live in MA, where Governor Healey actually care about people? 🥲

I got my flu shot today!

I love putting hidden messages in my ALT text.

Now my bad dreams involve masks. Last night’s dream: first day of 6th grade, and I realized I didn’t have a mask. I was WELL out of elementary school in 2020 and beyond. 🙄

@#$% people on FB. The moment some kid dies from a vaccine-preventable disease, no laugh emojis on the post. The moment you talk about promoting vaccines for kids, the laugh emojis will be there. Bunch of wack jobs out there.

It should never be easier to access a gun than a vaccine.

If RFKJ succeeds in taking away SSRIs , I won’t be the same person I am today. My mental disability will get worse, and I will likely have to quit my hospital job. I will not be a pleasant person to work with at my main job.

Why does everyone everywhere see a bunch of sickness going around and think, "I need to up my vitamins and immunity boosts?" That is fine, but most importantly, you should be prioritizing mask-wearing w/a KN95/KF94/N95-level type mask. Please guys. Tell me you learned something in the past 6 years.

It's time to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr from government before he kills us all

There are lots of rumors flying around about what might happen to COVID vaccine access, but please note we still do not have any official news yet. While we wait, there are things you can do: 1️⃣ Wear a mask to prevent COVID transmission 2️⃣ Push your elected officials to speak up about vaccine access

I'm getting worried about the Tr*mp administration removing covid vaccines soon. Geez. Come on, Novavax. 🙏🙏

I am very glad for the following at this moment: - that I don't work in the ER - that I am not a pediatrician or a pediatric NP - that I don't have kids What an absolutely rough time for them. :( :(

Even though I wish my surgery were earlier this year, the timing of it could have been a blessing in disguise. With covid having the usual summer surge, it's better for me to be at home, away from covid spreading all over FL. Illness left and right.

Ridiculous that we have to keep repeating this in 2025, but: ✅ Vaccines save lives ✅ Flouride prevents cavities ✅ Sunscreen prevents skin cancer

Again I swear. I pray my mask comes through for me. This mask is going in the trash at the end of today or sooner.

Covid continues to hover around me every day, it seems. :( But I will continue to fight and resist with my mask. 4 days until my surgery. I just REALLY need to continue being well until then (and hopefully long after).

While on our trip, I heard my first negative reaction to us masking. Some teen/young adult said out loud, "Covid's over!" loud enough for us to hear. Paul mumbled. They said something about the mumbling. Then repeated, "Covid's over!" again. This time Paul bolted back up the stairs to them.

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Omg, I've been wanting to say this somewhere where it was relevant. Before Epic opened, I was walking BOH when I saw a mama cat with her kittens near one of the trailers near our base. I wonder if these two are from that litter?!?

Was having tailbone pain. Paul asked what he could do for me. I said I needed a donut pillow. Which I currently don’t have. So he made a donut pillow for me with his legs. Pain gone for this moment.

I’ll probably give a dirty look behind your back if you have a hacking cough and blowing your nose in public and not wearing a mask. Sorry not sorry.

Went to a show last night and sat next to a friendly woman who had a bit to drink. I was grateful that she didn’t have negative opinions about my mask. 🙏🏼

One time I was walking from the parking lot to work, it was 0630ish and about 79 degrees. I was like, wow, it’s cool outside. Yup.

It’s 93 right now, I am outside. People are miserable. But I know I’d much rather have this than FL winter. I hate being cold.

Kind of hoping this dies down soon, but it's FL. Having outpatient surgery in less than a month and would REALLY love to not get covid while in the hospital.

YOU ARE EXPENDABLE. The corporations that control the White House, public health, and media narratives do not care if you live or die. Don't die to make billionaires an extra buck.

220k daily infections currently, with new variants. Fauci said in Nov 2021 that we had to get below 10k daily cases to have any sort of control or normalcy. That target was completely abandoned. Not because "COVID is over/mild" but because the economy couldn't wait any longer.

Lately I’ve been getting a few articles in my FB feed about autism not being linked to vaccines or something (yes, I know I will get more now).