• Spitfire@pawb.social
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    9 months ago

    I mean… this isn’t surprising at this time of year. Many are traveling, in close proximity with one another and we have two holidays relatively close to one another (Thanksgiving and Christmas) that will have many people gather in one place, usually indoors.

    It all provides a great environment for things to spread.

    Not to mention the large amount of people who come into work sick at this time of year too.

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    9 months ago

    It’s all over the place. Here in Texas, too. I’m fully vaccinated, and mask in public, but this has been a tough season for me, as I caught stuff from careless relatives.

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    9 months ago

    “Everyone”

    about 23% of people participating in a weekly text-message-based survey reported having a cough or shortness of breath for the week that ended Dec. 10

    Do editors even exist anymore?

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      9 months ago

      Yes, they are the ones writing the headlines. 99% of what gets published online as news is titled by someone who isn’t the author. The goal of the editor is to sell the piece to the reader, not to speak truth or accuracy.

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    9 months ago

    Nationally, COVID-19 remains the primary cause of new respiratory hospitalizations and deaths, resulting in about 1,000 fatalities a week.

    1000 deaths a week? This seems like it should be newsworthy no?

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    9 months ago

    The only thing wrong with me is this cough that I’ve had for more than a month and won’t go away