This Christmas…
…are you rona ready?
Via The Irish Times:
What should people do when they arrive at your home?
By now, you’ll realise that there should be no kissing, hugging or shaking hands when people arrive at your home – even on Christmas Day – because Covid-19 spreads most easily in respiratory droplets that remain on your face or hands. Find ways to greet people gracefully and sincerely without these traditional greetings. For example, you could bow slightly while maintaining eye contact or you could spread your arms wider to simulate a hug.
Where should people sit for Christmas dinner?
Public health experts have clearly stated that members of each household should sit together when visiting family and friends over Christmas. While this might seem a bit crazy – given that you’re there to socialise with other people – you could find ways to seat people in so-called social bubbles by leaving a table setting between each group.
How to safely host family and friends in your home during Christmas (Sylva Thompson, Irish Times)
Graphic: UCC
Haha, the comments are the best. ‘If you really wanted to be good …you could eat it sitting on your bicycles.’
yeah i won’t be doing any of that.
no one will, that’s why we’ll be back in Level 5 in January.
we’ll be going into level 5 no matter what we do.
‘too many people going to the recycling centre at once’ or somesuch b0ll0x
scottser: I’m going to ignore the health advice and do whatever I please
also scottser: the gubberment is blaming me for not following their advice *boohoo*
Perhaps scottser is only seeing his immediate family over Christmas. That’s what I’ll be doing, for example.
Exactly right Millie
Also cian: Enjoy your Christmas dinner for one. Make sure to keep jax lid down.
I always wondered who are those tiny puddings you can buy
*ate
I actually have a great ‘hack’ recipe that uses a shop bought Puddin’
I’ll be putting together a string of recipes for ye – hopefully starting Sunday
And bring ye right to Turkey Lurkey Curkey
@scottser
I am sorry if I misunderstood your post.
I hope you have a great Christmas and a happy new year.
is that someone eating in the garden ?
“Covid-19 spreads most easily in respiratory droplets that remain on your face or hands. ”
No it doesn’t, it spreads via aerosol just like the flu does. We’ve known that for nearly 100 years (and that hasn’t changed in the last 10 months).
https://www.maurice.nl/2020/06/22/wells-proved-it-already-its-the-airborne-microdroplets/
https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/masks-dont-work-a-review-of-science-relevant-to-covid-19-social-policy/
Famed medical journals ‘maurice.nl'(??), and ‘libertybeacon’.
Review of the Medical Literature
Here are key anchor points to the extensive scientific literature that establishes that wearing surgical masks and respirators (e.g., “N95”) does not reduce the risk of contracting a verified illness:
Jacobs, J. L. et al. (2009) “Use of surgical face masks to reduce the incidence of the common cold among health care workers in Japan: A randomized controlled trial,” American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 37, Issue 5, 417 – 419. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19216002
N95-masked health-care workers (HCW) were significantly more likely to experience headaches. Face mask use in HCW was not demonstrated to provide benefit in terms of cold symptoms or getting colds.
Cowling, B. et al. (2010) “Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: A systematic review,” Epidemiology and Infection, 138(4), 449-456. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/epidemiology-and-infection/article/face-masks-to-prevent-transmission-of-influenza-virus-a-systematic- review/64D368496EBDE0AFCC6639CCC9D8BC05
None of the studies reviewed showed a benefit from wearing a mask, in either HCW or community members in households (H). See summary Tables 1 and 2 therein.
bin-Reza et al. (2012) “The use of masks and respirators to prevent transmission of influenza: a systematic review of the scientific evidence,” Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 6(4), 257–267. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00307.x
“There were 17 eligible studies. … None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.”
Smith, J.D. et al. (2016) “Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks in protecting health care workers from acute respiratory infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis,” CMAJ Mar 2016 https://www.cmaj.ca/content/188/8/567
“We identified six clinical studies … . In the meta-analysis of the clinical studies, we found no significant difference between N95 respirators and surgical masks in associated risk of (a) laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection, (b) influenza-like illness, or (c) reported work-place absenteeism.”
Offeddu, V. et al. (2017) “Effectiveness of Masks and Respirators Against Respiratory Infections in Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 65, Issue 11, 1 December 2017, Pages 1934–1942, https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/65/11/1934/4068747
Who is performing these “reviews” – noted epidemologists, or some chap who has €10 to register a domain?
so where is the evidence that we piss out covid and you can catch it from the toilet bowl?
I suppose it’s when you lean your face against it after throwing up your turkey from that one Bailey’s too many
https://nypost.com/2020/04/03/scientists-say-covid-19-can-come-from-aerosolized-feces/
https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20200903/study-finds-evidence-of-fecal-aerosol-covid19-transmission#
never ceases to disgust me when people keep their toothbrushes on a sink beside a toilet that doesn’t systematically get the lid put down for a flush….poopaste
just sayin, you are a known shill for big toilet..
good job most homes don’t have Dyson Airblades installed the jacks Scottser
the piss and covid would be EVERYWHERE
Ah here
The More The Merrier
All the way in my gaff
I will only visit homes where ooky mouth is mandatory.
In the end, there will be only one. Or two.