Conavirus......

[Chicken lady]

I don’t think you should worry about the GERD. How many people do you personally know who have died of it? It’s probably not as bad as the flu.

this would be an example of a post completely lacking in any sign of empathy.

as we know each other only onscreen, carefully avoiding sharing any information that humanizes one may make one feel virtuous in one’s own value system - at the cost of seeming inhuman.

we all have a right to choose which parts of us we share online. If someone chooses not to share any parts of them that make them seem kind or concerned about others, that person should expect others to react as if they are in fact unkind and uncaring.

[Yppej]

I don’t think you should worry about the GERD. How many people do you personally know who have died of it? It’s probably not as bad as the flu.

this would be an example of a post completely lacking in any sign of empathy.

as we know each other only onscreen, carefully avoiding sharing any information that humanizes one may make one feel virtuous in one’s own value system - at the cost of seeming inhuman.

we all have a right to choose which parts of us we share online. If someone chooses not to share any parts of them that make them seem kind or concerned about others, that person should expect others to react as if they are in fact unkind and uncaring.

Well I certainly wouldn't get a novel vaccine whose side effects are not all known against GERD. And I wouldn't restrict the activities of others over GERD. I wouldn't shut down schools and businesses and rehab facilities and churches and label everyone who disagrees with me a heartless killer. But that's just me, believer in civil liberties. Obviously there are whole swaths of society that revel in authoritarianism and believe they know better than everyone else, and have the right to dictate what other people should do with their lives. Lots of little Napoleons, or Hitler wannabees, or whatever you want to call them, wanting to rule the world.

[JaneV2.0]

Smoothly merging two themes:

St Olga of Kyiv 2.jpg

Olga showed up in my genealogy research. She was a badass.

[bae]

Dogs are pretty cool!

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/ar...l.pone.0268382

[bae]

I'm very proud of my community:

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...ot-even-close/

[iris lilies]

I'm very proud of my community:

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...ot-even-close/

masking, contact tracing, and all with a huge dose of luck. And natural geographic barriers ( which is part of the lucky.)

What is the age of your population? Are they younger than the norm for your state?

[bae]

masking, contact tracing, and all with a huge dose of luck. And natural geographic barriers ( which is part of the lucky.)

What is the age of your population? Are they younger than the norm for your state?

No, we are the oldest population in the state. Luckily we also are one of the best-educated counties in the state, and one of the wealthiest. We also have the state's highest life expectancy, and typically are ranked #1 in the state for "healthiest county. In addition, the community is fairly tightly-knit, and people care for and look after each other.

We have zero ICU beds in the county, and don't even have a real hospital of any sort, so it was crucial to protect each other.

[iris lilies]

No, we are the oldest population in the state. Luckily we also are one of the best-educated counties in the state, and one of the wealthiest. We also have the state's highest life expectancy, and typically are ranked #1 in the state for "healthiest county. In addition, the community is fairly tightly-knit, and people care for and look after each other.

We have zero ICU beds in the county, and don't even have a real hospital of any sort, so it was crucial to protect each other.

Then that is very good if you are all on the old side.

[JaneV2.0]

Congratulations! That shows that masking, contact tracing, and social distancing, along with good demographics and island living can make a huge difference. I think Governor Inslee did a good job, too.

[pony mom]

Although we've been wearing masks at work since December 2019, we now have fifteen positive cases with a few of those with symptoms (assisted living facility). The residents who share a table with the sick ones are quarantined. Those who tested positive without symptoms are also quarantined. Those who have symptoms are on isolation (full PPE gear required to enter their room). I honestly don't think I'll ever be maskless at work ever again. These N95 masks make my face break out and take forever to heal. It's looking like this will be a way of life from now on.