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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 2h

And those are cities probably denser and more walkable than most of the Netherlands (so less need to bike vs walking), with better transit, and trains you can't bring most bicycles on.

mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 2h

Tokyo, 15% bike mode share. Osaka, 25%. No dedicated cycle lanes at all, just slow shared streets and really wide sidewalks.

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 5h

Majority of trips are under a few miles, you don't need tons of speed. Average urban biker is doing maybe 10 MPH anyway. What's key is that the built environment suppressed fast or through car traffic, you're not just relying on driver goodwill.

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Pasta Paradox 𓅣 @pastaparadox.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, just did some quick digging. Looks like 3-5 pedestrian deaths per year in the US due to cyclists. Meanwhile between 1978 and 1995, 37 people were killed by vending machines (2.2/yr). So riding your bike on a sidewalk is about as hazardous as walking near a vending machine.

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 6h

I'm all for protected bike lanes, but slowed shared space does work too. Woonerfs and such in Netherlands, 5 meter streets in Japan. Supplemented by bike paths (Neth) or wide sidewalks (Japan) along busier streets.

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 12h

What does "session ID in bio" mean?

mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

Though clean water and oral rehydration therapy share overall credit with vaccines. I don't know about breaking it down further.

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

As high as 50%, actually.

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

A Journal of Hospital Infection paper claimed peroxide wash + nasal rinse was highly effective in prevention. www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...

www.journalofhospitalinfection.com

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

I'd guess you can't use ear savers if you can't use head loops, but tightening the loops behind your ears might help.

One home fit test instruction: threadreaderapp.com/thread/15235...

Thread by @__philipn__ on Thread Reader App

@__philipn__: You can do a DIY mask fit test for around $7 now. I've tested it out (thanks to @ann_santori for the tip) and this $7 atomizer works, here's how (see thread) amazon.com/gp/product/B08… 1...

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

Have you done fit testing?

Not to depress you, but KF94 and KN95 probably aren't that reliable just out of the packaging; earloops don't give a tight seal. I tighten my KF94 with cord locks and ear savers, and even then I'm not sure it passes a bitrex fit test, and I use it mostly outdoors.

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Avrila, dodging COVID round 2 @ebrillblaiddes.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely gobsmacked that people say no to "hey, would you like to get sick 95% less often, and also when something does overwhelm the perimeter it's less bad than it was otherwise scheduled to be bc 95% fewer crud bits got into you?"

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

HEPA wouldn't alter CO2 levels. You _can_ have a sealed room with high and rising CO2 that is still germ-clean due to filtration (or UV.)

That said, I'd sure mask on a plane.

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The Creatively Maladjusted @tyrotcm.bsky.social · 3d

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The Creatively Maladjusted @tyrotcm.bsky.social · 4d

We inadvertently drove one of the circulating strains of influenza extinct in the wild even with the weaksauce mitigations that we abandoned far too soon.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d

It’s never too late to start masking again.

It can be daunting to mask back up when no one else is bothering, but your health is worth it.

Every Covid infection is a dice roll with disability, and a good respirator like an N95 stops chains of transmission.

You’ll also get less colds & flus!

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

The 2021 Delta outbreak in Provincetown was surprising precisely because we'd gotten used to transmission being blocked by the vaccines.

mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure why you like my post when you're being condescending - and wrong.

Early on, RNA vax had like 95% effectiveness in preventing infection. Even the less-good Coronavac stopped transmission in a Brazilian village where everyone *got the shot at the same time*.

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

Would you rather get sick than wear a mask on a plane flight?
Would you rather get sick than mask on public transport?
Would you rather get sick than mask in a crowded conference?
Would you rather get sick than mask in an open plan office?

(Assuming well-fit N95 masks.)

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

The vaccines _did_ prevent Covid early on, when they were well matched to the original strain, plus much of the population had high levels of antibodies together from recent vaccination. Alas, evolved immune escape means that match is not reliably good, plus antibody levels fall after months.

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

This is very false. Simple masks let lots of stuff go through or around the mask. Something with 50% filtration cannot be just as effective as something with 99% filtration.

mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

Respiratory infections are a societal choice.

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

The sad fact is that neither vaccines nor prior infection are robust protection against SARS2 infection. That's why people keep getting repeated infection. I stay updated to keep my immune system informed, but I don't trust vax to prevent infection for this disease.

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

Masks and lockdowns wiped out a whole strain of flu. B/Yamagata is no longer a "fact of life", it's extinct.

Lockdowns in NZ and AU repeatedly eradicated national covid. But the world kept re-introducing it.

Wearing good masks is a good way to not get sick in the first place.

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans attack life-saving vaccines.

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Aug 28

CDC is 💯 correct and RFK is dead wrong

Vaccines are among the most important, lifesaving medical technologies in the world

RFK Jr. rails against CDC listing vaccines among top medical advances

ca.news.yahoo.com/rfk-jr-rails...

RFK Jr. rails against CDC listing vaccines among top medical advances

The CDC director was removed on Aug. 27 for not being aligned with Kennedy's desire to reduce vaccination.

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks. Weird. I'd like to see some replication, and thoughts about how that happens. And how does surgical look more protective than KF94?

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mindstalk.bsky.social @mindstalk.bsky.social · 3d

Well, if you believe the paper, then they shouldn't do that, because the risk of getting measles would be really high.

If they're also unvaccinated, I guess.