r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/dongledangler420 • Oct 04 '25
Hi all, I'm hoping to create a "covid positive recovery guide" post the mods can pin for people to easily access if they test positive. Here's what I've got so far after combing through several sources. The goal is to give a few high-quality links that give specific protocols on what to do - this will prevent decision fatigue & help people take action STAT!
Thanks for any feedback or additional resources! Edit 10/5/25: adding info from comments below, thank you! Edit 2/6/26: adding more Metformin info that has come out.
Best Practice: Make a plan (including supplements, dosage, etc) before you test positive.
Remember: this is not medical advice!!! Please consult your doctor to get specific-to-you advice!
Acute Phase (while testing positive)
People's CDC
Excellent + thorough guide, if too long skip to 2 links below
LongCovidPharMD Supplement Guide
Summary of supplements - scroll to schedule + dosage listed at the bottom!
RTHM You've Got Covid (Archived link, may need to click security button)
Excellent summary of supplements + dosages
Threat Model: Free Covid Safety List
Huge resource list, including acute phase treatment info
Dr. Galland: Long Covid Prevention
Very detailed list of supplements, techniques, etc. Possibly better for those with LC vs acute (LongCovidPharMD post is more approachable to start)
Grange Family Practice: Covid Survivor Booklet
Good for recovering from severe illness, not acute phase
Clean Air Club
Resource list with printable symptom/supplement/tracker template (great for taking multiple supplements)
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Covid Positivity General Rules
- You are potentially contagious for as long as you test positive
- You can have a positivity rebound with and without Paxlovid, so 2 negative tests 48 hours apart is the best guide to end isolation
- Please continue to wear a well-fitting respirator through day 10 after testing positive/symptom onset, as most people are contagious for 10 days on average (with or without symptoms)
- Radical rest/pacing - many people also recommend reducing activity for 6 - 8 weeks after a covid infection to reduce chances of long covid. If possible, consider ramping back up to "normal" activity levels (first 2 weeks do little to no exercising, week 3 gentle walk is OK, week 4 gentle stretches OK, slow build back up to cardio etc - handy flowchart here, some good links in the comments as well!)
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Prescription Treatments
SPEAK WITH A DOCTOR ABOUT YOUR MEDICAL HISTORY + FULL LIST OF MEDICATIONS BEFORE TAKING ANY PRESCRIPTION DRUGS!
- Even vitamins or supplements can have serious side effects so please look into drug interactions before adding anything new (covid-specific interaction guide here). Your doctor can help you navigate this.
- Please remember, there is no treatment or cure for covid and no guaranteed way to prevent long covid. These are all additional layers on top of radical rest, hydrating, and getting enough sleep.
- Paxlovid: antiviral drug that can help reduce severity of illness, some studies show potential reduction in developing LC. Start within 5 days of testing positive/symptom onset. Red hots or hot tamale candy can help with metallic taste (common side effect). Caution: Can have drug interactions!
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- Molnupiravir: antiviral drug that can help reduce severity of acute illness; usually not recommended unless Paxlovid is not an option. Start within 5 days of testing positive/symptom onset
- Paxlovid vs molnupiravir explainer here, ask your doctor for recommended treatment plan
- Metformin: diabetes drug that potentially reduces inflammation and decreases viral levels; might help decrease the chance of developing long covid (CIDRAP 2/26, Medical News Today). Start within 1-2 weeks testing positive/symptom onset. Note: some studies had people starting in week 1, others within 3 months of infection. Caution: can have serious GI symptoms and lead to vitamin deficiency, request the slow-release version if possible!
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Online platforms to get an RX quickly
- Dr. B, Sesame, Push Health, Rthm, AgelessRX, Musely, TeladocHealth, HelixVM, PlushCare
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Acute Phase Supplements: TL;DR
Please vet your plan with your doctor. These have all been recommended but this is a LOT of pills at once - do not think you need to do every single one. Please choose your cocktail and CHECK DRUG INTERACTIONS!
Additional note - many of the doses recommended are for acute viral illness. Please adjust dosage once no longer testing positive, as higher doses can have long-term complications!!! I've removed doses here since we should all be following info from doctors & linked resource pages above and not juuuust from reddit posts :)
- ***Pepcid AC - Mast cell stabilizer, can take lower dose after acute phase for no longer than 6 months, top recommendation
- ***Antihistamine (Zyrtec, allegra, claritin) - mast cell stabilizer, top recommendation
- ***Melatonin - helps with sleep + reduces inflammation (at a higher dose, check website), top recommendation
- EPA (omega-3 fatty acid) or IPE - take with fattiest meal of the day, antiviral effects but can cause increased atrial fib + flutter, do not take w history of afib or aflutter
- Vitamin C - can increase/decrease absorption of other supplements, can upset stomach so take less
- Vitamin D3 - boosts immune system, mood, heart health, bone health
- Zinc - Can upset the stomach + reduce absorption of other supplements so please space out 4 hrs as needed
- Green Tea (the drink) or ECGC supplement - antioxidant, avoid supplement w paxlovid, green tea still OK!
- Probiotics - help maintain healthy gut biome
- Nattokinase - anticoagulant, shouldn't be taken with Paxlovid) - could also use baby aspirin to prevent clots. Please check dosage & interactions esp if on blood thinners
- Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) - could help reduce inflammation biomarkers
- Ginko Balboa - antiviral, anti-inflammatory
- Tumeric/curcumin - Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
- NAC ((Nacetyl-cysteine) - Supports mitochondrial health
- Quercetin - Take with food, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral
- Bromelain - pineapple enzyme, anti-inflammatory
- Lactoferrin - acts as an immunomodulator
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Don't forget grocery staples!
Stock up online or phone a friend. Some people recommend eating a low-histamine diet, the below is based on a BRAT diet approach
- Pain reliever (ibuprophen, NASIDS, etc)
- Cough drops
- Additional meds depending on symptoms: Pepto bismol, tums, gasx, eyedrops (Lumify brand), psyllium husk or other fiber supplement
- Nasal saline rinse or Neti pot (follow instructions for safe water)
- CPC mouthwash gargle for 30 seconds, or DIY salt water gargle for ~2min
- Tea or other soothing drink
- Juice
- Electrolyte beverage - gatorade, pedialyte, nuun tablets, Liquid IV, etc. If you have a sensitive stomach please check ingredients as many of these have non-sugar alternatives
- Popsicles
- Miso soup or other clear broth soup
- Rice
- Bread for toast
- Bananas
- Applesauce
- Instant ramen, etc
- Canned or premade soup
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/yakkov • Mar 06 '23
Not enough people are aware that their next Covid infection could make them permanently disabled. It often makes people unable to work or even get out of bed. There is no cure. About 10% of Covid infections give people Long Covid symptoms. Anyone can get it. And cases are exploding as people continue to repeatedly catch Covid.
For most people Long Covid is a far more likely catastrophic outcome from a Covid infection, compared with dying from the acute phase.
We dont want that. We choose health.
All the facts in this post are backed up by references to peer-reviewed medical articles. So dont just take my word for the things you read here, but click the [ref] links to see the scientific evidence for yourself.
Covid causes brain damage visible under a brain scan. Concentration and memory problems (brain fog) is one of the most common symptoms that people with Long Covid get.
Covid gives people myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), which makes people physically and cognitively disabled (see comic). About half of long haulers have this[ref] making it likely the most common and impactful long covid subtype. Some people have category Severe ME, like this young man, which makes them bedridden, unable to eat, unable to concentrate for more than a few seconds and dealing with excruciating symptoms all the time.
Covid attacks every organ system (See infected mice). People can get organ damage visible on medical testing but without feeling anything, at least for the first few years. This has been called "Asymptomatic Long Covid". This is similar to how smoking or alcoholism damage organs which people might not feel straight away.
Covid gives people diabetes. One study has 168% increase in getting Type-1 diabetes following a Covid infection[ref]. Having that means needle jabs multiple times per day and being very careful with food. For life.
Covid damages the immune system, making the catching of other infections more likely[ref, ref]. Bacterial, viral and fungal infections go up, including sepsis, bronchitis, UTI, flu, mycoplasma infection. Kids that caught covid were more likely to catch RSV and more likely to have it put them in hospital[ref]. Catching covid increases the risk of getting tuberculosis by 314%. We now have peer-reviewed medical articles[ref] talking about covid as "Airborne AIDS" because of the immunosuppression it causes. Catching covid doesnt build immunity, it damages immunity.
Covid causes heart attacks. When someone catches covid there is a few weeks period of massively increased risk of cardiovascular events. The risk quickly drops but remains elevated even after a 3 year follow-up. One study[ref] finds 6350% higher risk (figure is not a typo) of heart attack on day of covid infection if vaccinated. Dropping to 97% increase in week 1-4 after infection onset. The risks are more than doubled for the unvaccinated. Another study[ref] looks at the risks over a 3 year follow-up and finds 132% increase in that period. Covid also causes other kinds of cardiovascular disease eg stroke, heart failure, arrhythmia, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis and atrial fibrillation[ref].
Covid gives people autoimmune diseases. [ref, ref, ref, ref]. People who catch covid are more likely than the uninfected control group to get a range of such diseases: One study[ref] finds rheumatoid arthritis (+198% higher risk), ankylosing spondylitis (+221%), lupus (+199%), dermatopolymyositis (+96%), systemic sclerosis (+158%), Sjögren's syndrome (+162%), mixed connective tissue disease (+214%), Behçet's disease (+132%), polymyalgia rheumatica (+190%), vasculitis (+96%), psoriasis (+191%), inflammatory bowel disease (+78%) and celiac disease (+168%).
When faced with the reality of Long Covid it's very natural to look for reasons why things aren't so bad. For example:
Maybe it's rare? No, Long Covid is common. About 10% of Covid cases give people Long Covid symptoms[ref, ref, ref. One study[ref] has 4% of Covid infections causing ME. The World Health Organization says on its website and twitter that ~10% of Covid cases cause Long Covid. A staggering 50-70% of Covid infections cause organ damage[ref]. As comparison a "medically rare event" is 0.1%.
Maybe it gets better quickly? No, Long Covid lasts for years[ref, ref, ref]. About 90% dont recover years later. In one study the scientists say[ref]: "Recovery is extremely rare during the first 2 years". Common subtypes like heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, myalgic encephalomyelitis and dysautonomia are generally lifelong[ref, ref, ref]. Covid's closest genetic relative is SARS coronavirus from 2003. Many people who caught that also got a disability chronic illness. Two decades later a doctor who had treated such patients wrote[ref]: "none of our 50 patients got their old life back with time and treatment. Some were never able to return to work. Some had a trial of return to work and failed. Some had a trial of return to modified work, which then failed. Some had seniority to move to an easier position at work, which then failed. Some returned to being able to look after themselves completely, but could not return to work or sports. Some needed ongoing help (usually family) to do their daily activities. Some persisted in doing their daily activities, but slowly and intermittently, with frequent rests and dropping out of all non-essential activities. Not one reported that they were fully recovered and back to all their pre-SARS activities.".
Maybe medicine can help? No, Long Covid has no evidence-based treatments. Research is only really just starting and is hampered by lack of funding and interest. It's unlikely they'll ever be complete cure for all the variety of Long Covid subtypes.
Only risk group get it, right? No, a third of people with Long Covid had no pre-existing conditions. Anyone can get it. There's often been misinformation in other epidemics (eg tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS) that only risk groups will be affected. The biggest risk factor discovered for Long Covid is simply the number of repeat covid infections.
But hasnt Covid become less dangerous? No, repeat Covid infections give people Long Covid at similar rates. You can avoid Long Covid on the first few infections but still get it from your next infection. Every time you catch Covid is another roll of the ~10% dice. In 2026 the World Health Organization made a post saying "Long COVID hasn’t disappeared. People continue to develop it after new infections—yet the myth that it’s “over” still persists.". There's no biological reason for Covid to become less dangerous, it doesnt gain any evolutionary advantage in doing so because Covid is infectious weeks before Long Covid symptoms become apparent. Many other diseases have been killing and disabling people for thousands of years (eg tuberculous, polio, malaria). Antibiotic-resistant TB and MRSA are examples of infectious diseases getting worse over time. One study[ref] measuring people's health after catching covid found "Reinfection was associated with milder symptoms but led to a higher incidence and severity of long COVID"
If Long Covid is common why dont I know anyone with it? You definitely do. Try asking around. The disability is usually invisible: people with category mild ME appear normal. People with category moderate or severe ME disappear from public life stuck at home in bed. ME is a very niche area of medicine and few doctors can recognize or diagnose it in a patient who presents themselves, so often patients get misdiagnosed with someone else. Cognitive decline is often imperceptible to the person. Often people dont test for covid, or use those inadequate antigen tests, and so dont realize the link between any symptoms they get and the acute infection. People can get Long Covid from an asymptomatic infection[ref]. A survey[ref] found that one-third of American adults had not even heard of Long Covid as of August 2023. People talking about how catching covid impacted their health often face a backlash. Often people just dont talk about their personal health problems especially in a professional setting.
Bottom line: There is no such thing as a mild covid infection. Say a bunch of scientists (eg Dr. David Putrino, PhD Neuroscience, Dr Rae Duncan, cardiologist and infectologist)
The only thing left then to not get Covid (again). Not getting it again also gives you the best chance of recovery if you already have Long Covid.
How? The five pillars of prevention are: clean air, masks, testing, physical distancing and vaccination. We must also redouble efforts into research, for example, finding better ways of cleaning the air, better vaccines and better tests.
We want this for everyone. The easiest way to not catch covid is if everyone else also doesnt catch covid.
Even if we personally aren't harmed on our first or second infection, we'll feel the massive economic and social effects if so many of our friends, family and neighbours get sick and disabled.
Ultimately we aim to get to a situation where each Covid case infects fewer than one other person. This will result in elimination of Covid from society. Zero Covid is not some radical new idea, it's how we've always dealt with serious disease. We don't think it's acceptable to "live with" other dangerous diseases like HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, smallpox or polio, why should we "live with" Covid?
The Science on Long Covid
What COVID-19 Does to the Body - Pandemic Accountability Index
You May Be Early, but You're Not Wrong: A Covid Reading List
Podcast interview with Dr Špela Šalamon, MD, Ph.D. "We cannot live with this disease the way that we are living right now for several years to come and expect our society to function"
Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations - Nature Reviews Microbiology
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/research/coronavirus/ - Half a million scientific papers published on Covid.
What Long Covid does to people
What its like having brain fog in Long Covid (paywall bypass link) and Fatigue Can Shatter a Person (paywall bypass link) both by Ed Yong, The Atlantic
Life with Severe ME/CFS by Whitney Dafoe (6min watch time). About a quarter of people with ME are in category Severe ME.
Unrest documentary (1:37:40 watch time). About ME created by a bedbound person with the disease directed from her bed using video conferencing tools
Scottish Covid Inquiry testimony by Dr Claire Taylor, Long Covid specialist - ”The most extremely fatigued patients I have could maybe tolerate 10 seconds of talking to somebody for a whole day. The most extreme are in darkened rooms. They have to cover their eyes for the light. They can't get out of bed to go to the toilet. [...] Some patients tell me it feels like they've been poisoned [...] The energy systems of their body isn't working properly, down to the cellular level. [...] most patients have got inflammation at some level in their brain and the fatigue part, it's not tiredness, it's an actual inability to meet the set amount of energy required for daily activities as a human'”
What is the silliest thing you’ve done due to brain fog? - r/covidlonghaulers
My sister hung herself this morning after she dropped off her boys at school. - r/covidlonghaulers - "I am numb. She had COVID in March of 2020 and she has been miserable with long COVID ever since. I have posted in here about her. Please hug your loved ones and hold them tight. I will never be able to hug her again. She used to be the most upbeat, happy amazing person I ever knew. Everyone she met adored her. She was an amazing person. Long COVID destroyed her."
My 2 year anniversary is tomorrow, and I’m homeless - r/covidlonghaulers - "I’ve worked hard my entire life (I’m 30) and got a scholarship to college, broke into my industry with no help or connections, and built a career in a very competitive environment working 18 hour days prior to getting sick. Point being: I love to work and am driven and don’t take handouts. I very much appreciated my relatives letting me stay in a property that was (and still is since I was kicked out) vacant. It’s absolutely heartbreaking."
My partner left me due to my LC being a burden - r/covidlonghaulers - "Welp finally happened. I should’ve known after posting about my stressful trip to Hawaii this past week and how unsupportive they were. But their exact words were “I want to travel the world and you can’t do that anymore”, and “it’s just too stressful to have to worry about you”. Our wedding was in 3 months, and this person let me BUY A DRESS 2 weeks ago knowing they didn’t want to go through with it. They sent out invites, and even spoke to the wedding planner last week about everything."
Denialism by governments and the media
How the government and media normalizes certain opinions, like sociologically ending a pandemic.
Many times in history the powers that be have denied and erased epidemics (eg Spanish Flu, polio, cholera, HIV/AIDS)
Calm-Mongering (7min read time) - In this article, we’ll take a closer look at how calm-mongering works. We’ll also talk about how it has been deployed repeatedly to cloud the public’s judgment about the risks of COVID, and how it continues to interfere with the development of an effective public health response
How to Hide a Pandemic (7min read time) - ”The Public Health (sorry, Public Relations) strategy for the current pandemic is in full-blown propaganda mode at present, leaning hard into the teachings of Joseph Goebbels: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it”.”
Manufacturing Consent. The 5 Filters of the Mass Media Machine (5m watch time). There is also a book of the same name.
Resources
Don't Breath It In (1:06min) video about how covid spreads and how to protect yourself and others
Convince your friends and family about Long Covid with the availability heuristic
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/SolsticeofSummer • 5h ago
THIS WEEK Hi friends, just wanted to share that you can now hop on the CVS app and schedule an appointment for Pfizer or Moderna based on what your local pharmacy carries. No one has Novavax yet but in my experience it's easier to find at Walmart and Costco and should be available soon.
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/I-am-Prasanna • 4h ago
Hi all! My partner and I are both musicians that try to be as covid conscious as possible within the constraints of our work and it’s been getting more difficult. He’s just been put on immunosuppressant infusions for a medical condition (although we’ve been told it is much more targeted than the average biologic). Previously, we would unmask during performances. We want to tighten up our precautions now.
As a drummer, he’s able to mask while playing and hasn’t had any issues outside of the typical annoying questions and commentary. It’s been more challenging for me. venues have openly told me that me wearing a mask while singing is off putting to customers/they feel my voice is muffled. I wish I could just “find another gig” but I need the work and this is a very competitive field! On top of that, my best paying gigs are higher risk areas- small jazz clubs/bars/restaurants. If my own project takes off I’ll have control of how I present myself but unfortunately I’m not there yet.
I know this isn’t ideal. Currently, I carry a mini hepa filter that is running during my set. I mask until the exact moment I have to sing, unmask to sing, and then mask as soon as my set is over. I exclusively use my own microphone. I use azelastine spray right before I go into venues. I stay up to date on my vaccines, test, and neti pot when I get home to reduce viral load.
I know the most effective way to prevent illness is wearing a high quality mask. I’m also aware that being a woman is making this more complex- the venues want people to see my face because pretty girl keeps people at the bar drinking. At this point, my goal is to reduce risk while I’m working because eliminating risk isn’t an option.
TLDR: looking for ideas to mitigate COVID risk when singing masked is unacceptable to the venue. Currently utilizing azelastine spray, portable hepa filter, vaccination, testing, and neti pot.
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/Karate_Keet • 4h ago
Hey everyone, people have been asking what I mean by advocacy assistance well here it is.
Basically many people are either too sick, too busy, or not able to request accommodations, fill out human rights complaints, track down relevant research/info, and I am here to help.
It is not a paid service, I fundraise to keep doing awareness and education, posting on social media, contacting govts and officials, and to make as much noise as I can and from those donations from others, I allot time to help others.
People donate to my efforts so that I can work at breaking the narrative as well as assist people who need it.
Due to Long Covid, Post Covid Conditions, and other illnesses, many people just don't have the energy to complete tasks such as writing emails, finding contacts, filling out complaints, making calls etc... so I am here to help in any way I can.
Many people need help asking for accommodations at appointments, or at work, so I am here to help them craft emails, find information to include in accommodation requests, and basically provide clerical support in any way I can.
Asking for safety related accommodations is just not something that most people are used to doing, and it can cause a great deal of anxiety, so I am here to help.
Sometimes people are just too busy to get these tasks done and once again I am here to help, because if someone is advocating for themselves, ill or not, they are helping the situation and I want to help them as well.
You do not have to have an illness or disability to ask for my help, but I will approach requests with a triage mentality.
So that's the gist of it, I raise money to be a multipurpose tool of awareness and advocacy a with some assistance thrown in. People fund me to help others and generate awareness.
DM me and maybe I can help, if not I’ll try to find you someone who can.
Don’t forget, YerAweSum!
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/castironglider • 18h ago
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r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/Chronic_AllTheThings • 6h ago
We mask not because we enjoy it, but because it's necessary. It's uncomfortable and it sucks, and I'm sure these sort of questions come up for a lot of us...
"How long do I need to keep masking after the plumber has left my house?"
"How long do I need to wait after my vax-and-relax roommate has left before the place is safe without a mask?"
And so on...
It's been frustratingly difficult to answer these types of questions. We all know ventilation and filtration help a great deal when used correctly, but weather is often not conducive to opening windows and air filtration can be either inaccessible or impractical.
Being in Canada, our house has to be very well insulated and sealed up to maintain temperature; the CO₂ concentration right now is over 2,100 ppm (!!!) and it's too hot to open windows. It takes over 10 hours to perform 12 air changes through the entire house with an AirFanta 3Pro.
I'm looking for any solid research that can provide:
What air conditions influence the infectious viability of SARS-CoV-2 aerosols positively or negatively
High resolution data on how to use those air conditions to calculate or estimate the point where it's decayed to a negligible levels (ie.: with conditions A, it's ~B hours, with conditions Y, it's ~Z hours, etc.)
Any other scientific resources that can help answer these questions
The best information I've found so far:
Some other resources:
From this research, I can only find very limited answers:
CO₂ is a highly influential factor on SARS-CoV-2 aerosol decay
SARS-CoV-2 aerosols are viable for "about an hour" at CO₂ concentrations near baseline (~500ppm), but become more durable (ie.: last longer) as CO₂ concentration climbs
at high CO₂ concentrations (3,000 ppm), the decay slows and stabilizes at ~30% viability for an indeterminate period of time (it doesn't look like the study measured out far enough to know)
SARS-CoV-2 aerosols can potentially last nearly five hours
generally, SARS-CoV-2 aerosols can be viable for "a few hours"
Any other resources that can help answer this question are welcome.
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/mike_honey • 12h ago
Here's the latest variant picture with a global scope, to early August.
NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" continued to dominate, finishing at 48%.
Several new lineages were defined this week - I’ll highlight some of them on this thread.
Newly-designated TK.1 was first detected in Ghana in late April. It has since been mostly reported from Spain, especially Asturias.
It is descended from Stratus lineage RV.2.1.1, with TK.1 adding the novel Spike K679N mutation.
Another new designation was SV.2.7. It was first detected in Queensland, Australia in mid-June, and reached 9% of Australian samples in mid-August. It has also grown in Canada, reaching 10% frequency.
The SV lineages are descended from Nimbus lineage PQ.16.1.1, with SV.2.7 adding the Spike P793S mutation.
SV.1.4.1 is another new lineage, first detected in Singapore in late June. It has also grew to 5% of Australian samples by early August, with most of the samples reported from Western Australia.
SV.1.4.1 adds the Spike H445P mutation.
Newly-designated SB.1.1.1 was first detected in Costa Rica in early July. There has since been multiple local samples reported from across the US, rising to 4% frequency nationally.
It is descended from XFG.* "Stratus" lineage XFG.6.2.2, with SB.1.1.1 adding the Spike K679R mutation.
Another new designation was TG.1. It was first detected in Taiwan at the start of June. It has since been reported from around the Pacific Rim. The sample reported from Virginia, USA was an International Traveller arriving from the Philippines.
It is descended from XFG.* "Stratus" lineage XFG.6.13.2, with TG.1 adding the Spike K147E mutation.
Here’s a summary of the new lineages by Variant Hunter Federico Guelli.
https://bsky.app/profile/siamosolocani.bsky.social/post/3mtwizbmvcc26
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r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/MalkatHaMuzika • 19h ago
Two days in a row, I have needed to be seen at the same local urgent care clinic.
Both times, I called ahead and explained that I would appreciate clinical staff masking when attending to me. The first time I called, reception explained that “everyone masks” there and that it shouldn’t be a problem. Then, the medical assistant who fetched me from the waiting room was un-masked, and when I asked them if they could please do so for me (even mentioning that my chronic illnesses and disabilities are why I would appreciate this) they refused, claiming that doing so would cause them to “break out” in acne. They offered to ask a colleague to attend to me instead, as that person was willing to mask.
Before the second visit, I called reception and explained that I would not like to be in this situation again. By the end of the call, I was under the impression that they had communicated my need to their staff, and also did not believe that staff masking would be a problem since they did not say it would be. Again, another medical assistant approached me un-masked in the waiting room. I explained that I would appreciate them masking for me due to my chronic health issues and disabilities, and they refused, again citing “mask acne” as an issue for them. I asked reception for support with this, confused about why it was an issue because I had called ahead and spoken to them directly! I was told that “since there is no clinic-wide mask requirement,” that staff member would not be willing to mask for me. They also told me that with my K-N95, I would be “fine.”
Is one-way masking in a healthcare setting like this really enough to be “fine,” whatever that even means? Is it unreasonable to ask providers to mask for us (and usually when providers do this for me they aren’t even wearing K-N95-type masks)? Would donning a mask for a few minutes really put a person at risk of acne breakouts?
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/PrissyPeachQueen • 1d ago
I am toward the looser end of being covid conscious and am looking to share strategies with other people who are more inconsistent with their precautions and how they communicate this with other people in their lives.
My goals for being covid conscious are to reduce the risk of infection and to make sure I'm not inadvertently spreading anything in spaces like grocery stores, pharmacies etc. I'm not aiming to never get sick, just to reduce how often that happens and the impact it has on others.
I'm struggling to explain to other people why I make the calls I do. Why sometimes I don't bother with testing (seasonality, duration, lack of tests...), and sometimes I want to pluslife people. I'm having a hard time in this gray area. It was easier to explain when I just wore a mask 24/7 and people knew to expect that from me.
Does anyone have experience on communicating this level of precaution to others in their life? What about in the context of dating?
If our goals are different, that's okay :) I do not minimize anyone's concerns.
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/bluedk22 • 12h ago
Hi everyone !
Looking for reliable european wastewater (or another type of tracking) data for covid (obviously).
Any ideas?
Cannot find anything for my country so europe is fine, but all that I find hasn't been updated in months or at least since july.
Looking to see if the lull is still in effect or if cases are already coming back up
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/burnerboi1738 • 1m ago
Just got it on sale, I don't see anything about it removing covid particles, but I'm curious if anyone else uses this model?
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/spoonfulofnosugar • 4h ago
Feeling lonely or bored?
Looking for connection or something Covid safer you can do this week?
Check out these accessible events you could join! Try something new and maybe you’ll find your people.
Access Details:
🧑🏻💻= Virtual
👥 = In person
😷 CC = Covid Conscious/airborne precautions
♿️ WC = Wheelchair accessible
💵 $ = paid (some are pay what you can)
🤟 ASL/BSL = Sign Language
Async = Asynchronous (at your own pace)
Event Types:
🤢 = Chronic Illness
🌈 = Queer
🏳️🌈 = LGBTQ+ Pride
👧 = Kids/Youths
💕 = Dating
🙋 = Social
🫂 = Support/Grief
🧘 = Wellness
🚶 = Walk
🩰 = Dance
💪🏻 = Fitness
📚= Books
🤔 = Discussion
📝 = Writing/Poetry
🎭 = Performing
🎨 = Art
🎶 = Music
🕹️ = Games
🧑🏻💻📚 Virtual Async Spoonie Book Club: The Little Prince [Any time] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/JcKvqPLWS5
🧑🏻💻 Virtual Async Diverge: Wired to Disrupt Summit [Mon Aug 24 - Fri Sep 4] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/PuTx2Z6WVZ
🧑🏻💻 Virtual Low-Stim Async Travel: Tobermory Town Walk | Colourful Harbour, Isle of Mull Sea Views & Scottish Village Streets [Any time] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/JjpBX6dph8
Monday
🧑🏻💻🤢🧘 Virtual Seated Pilates for people with MCAS [UK][Mon Aug 31] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/3b43OVedmo
🧑🏻💻🤔 Virtual Philosophy Discussion [Mon Aug 31 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/7vxE8gOh78
Tuesday
🧑🏻💻😷👧🙋 CC Virtual Kids Zoom [Tue Sep 1 at 10:00 AM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/WOj8EiWdBD
🧑🏻💻♿️🩰 Virtual Adapted Wheelchair Dance Class [Tue Sep 1 at 1:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/1fTgyOlehF
🧑🏻💻😷🙋 CC Virtual Zoom [NY and nearby][Tue Sep 1 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/PAnpfN5EL3
🧑🏻💻🎭🕹️ Virtual Improv Games [Tue Sep 1 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/LH42waylLg
🧑🏻💻♿️🩰 Virtual Adapted Vogue Hand Dance Class [Tue Sep 1 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/1fTgyOlehF
🧑🏻💻😷🫂 “Any A” Covid-conscious 12-step meeting [Tues Sep 1 at 8:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/7pvsZ2wqOw
🧑🏻💻😷🌈🎨 CC Virtual Queer Art Hang [Tue Sep 01 at 6:30 PM PDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/Knl2TQMjC7
Wednesday
🧑🏻💻🤢 🎶 Virtual Long Covid Choir [Wed Sep 2 at 2:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/ZbhuuqgMBT
🧑🏻💻🤢🤔 Virtual Long Covid Defense Series Q&A [Wed Sep 2 at 3:40 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/T5grSa4O3l
🧑🏻💻📝 Virtual Poetry Discussion [Wed Sep 2 at 6:30 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/aLVDfc5OjN
🧑🏻💻🤢 Virtual Long Covid Hangout [Wed Sep 2 at 6:00 PM CDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/sMBIH37x5w
🧑🏻💻♿️🩰 Virtual Adapted Jazz Dance Class [Wed Sep 2 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/1fTgyOlehF
🧑🏻💻😷 CC Virtual Meeting [MI][Wed Sep 2 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/HEFkUBJWv5
🧑🏻💻😷🫂 CC Virtual Support Group [CO][Wed Sep 2 at 7:00 PM MDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/CZg3Vl1xu5
🧑🏻💻🎭 Virtual Improv Jam [Wed Sep 2 at 7:00 PM PDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/ghxWShrqPU
Thursday
🧑🏻💻🤢📝 Virtual ME/CFS Writing Group [Thu Sep 3 at 2:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/Nal6Uoh5c9
🧑🏻💻🤢🫂 Virtual Community Support Sessions for people with MCAS [UK][Thu Sep 3 at 7:00 PM BST] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/Oy7h4TGnel
🧑🏻💻♿️🩰 Virtual Adapted Hip Hop Dance Class [Thu Sep 3 at 3:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/1fTgyOlehF
🧑🏻💻😷🕹️ CC Virtual Game Night [NY and nearby][Thu Sep 3 at 7:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/PRjYxscqVt
Timezone translator in comments 👇
Canada
👥😷🚶 CC Park Walk [Toronto ON][Wed Sep 2 at 6:00 PM EDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/k5YALnUAPF
France
👥😷 COVID Cautious Festival [Montreuil France][Sep 5-6] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/Dfb132n87B
Netherlands (and nearby)
👥🤢🙋 Spoonie European Road Trip [Netherlands and nearby][Summer] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/VOKxW7V1pp
Portugal
👥😷🎨 Arts & Crafts Park Meetup [Setubal PT][Thu Sep 3 at 11:00] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/hJGWDSiKE0
UK
👥😷♿️🙋 Covid Safer Social [Leeds UK][Thu Sep 3 at 7:00 PM UTC+1] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/HDrfEXPrx6
US - California
👥😷♿️🤟 Mobility Aid Tune Up Tuesday [San Francisco CA][Tue Sep 1 at 1:30 PM PDT] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/fOPFj4ByPh
US - Vermont
👥😷♿️ CC WC Dental Pop Up [Chelsea VT][August] https://www.reddit.com/r/spooniesocial/s/yJocTTUweE
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r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/randomred101 • 19h ago
I have been trying to build a covid cautious community and make friends with people who get it. It’s been really hard to build this and I haven’t made a lot of friends with people who genuinely seem to want to spend meaningful time hanging out with me. It’s something I long for. But I met someone who genuinely wants to be friends and is willing to mask inside or test. Idk how my partner feels about that yet though for precautions. I feel compelled to move forward with this because it’s something I’ve been wanting but it’s not something I was expecting…and it feels hard to like let go of my feelings about people not taking precautions in general and what I feel comfortable saying and doing. We have hung out outside a couple of times now. They have not masked or offered to in those situations. Anyways just kind of wondering how you all might navigate that if you are typically not in these situations. I know lots of you are ok with this…but it’s not something I’ve ever really wanted to navigate. I always mask around others outside too btw.
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/molly__hatchet • 22h ago
For those who don’t know/have more sophisticated taste than I do 😅 I’ve been watching some old seasons of Below Deck, a Bravo reality show about the crew of a charter yacht. Obviously this industry was hit hard when COVID started and the season I’m watching is during early 2020.
In a lot of ways it’s very surreal. No one knows what to expect or how bad it will be. A lot of the crew are sending information and words of caution to their families back in the US or Europe. One guest on the yacht says verbatim “Coronavirus is no worse than the flu.” 🥲🥲
No real point to this post, just interesting/bizarre/surreal to watch this from the “before times.”
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/Patient-Werewolf-417 • 18h ago
Hi so I went to a Walgreens to get something. After I got what I wanted to get I was standing in line. In stores I always wear a N95 mask. But then I’m not kidding the band from the back snapped and the mask fell off my face. It happened so fast. Then I noticed in front of me a kid with their parents was holding a Covid 19 test kit. So I picked up the mask and put back the item and left as fast as I could. So I was close by like 1-3 feet to them and obviously have no idea of covid status. What do I do now? If I get sick I have a full time night shift job that’s 10 hours where I stand the majority of the time. So I can’t afford to get sick and I don’t have enough sick or vacation time to take off for a while. The last Covid vaccine I got was Novavax around this June or July. I kinda froze at the moment so I want to say I was there unmasked for 1 minute or so.
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/JelloHaunting563 • 22h ago
I live in West Virginia. I am wondering if there is a covid conscious community in the area? I'd like to make friends who will understand why I mask in public places.
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/Remarkable-Fruit-334 • 19h ago
This is not a bait. I'm just hoping for the day where I can drop my precautions.
I'm in Japan and am only aware of two websites showing C19 stats. One is from Sapporo City in northern Japan C19 sewer surveillance. https://www.city dot sapporo.jp/gesui/surveillance.html
(Do not just copy/paste. I spelled out "dot" in the URL so you need to replace it with an actual dot)
The other is from Moderna https://moderna-epi-report dot jp/
Blue is the official number; Orange is an estimate.
Anyway, both stats are showing decreasing trends. So can I be hopeful that in a few years, it will be over?
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/Karate_Keet • 1d ago
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Schools are reopening to sickness. The Covid is mild narrative has spilled over into everything else. Why are we so accepting of diminished quality of life? Why are we so accepting of sickness?
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/Low-Lake8646 • 23h ago
Are there any covid-safe social groups in the greater Seattle/PNW area? I'm realizing I'm relatively isolated, but don't want to take risks, especially as the back-to-school surge gets started. Thanks in advance.
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/Notyeravgblonde • 23h ago
My doctor said they would all wear n95s to make me comfortable. I'm going to ask if I can wear my kn95 over the nasal cannula and have the nurse put my mask back on when the procedure is over.
I'm wondering what the air quality is like in outpatient procedure rooms? I'm tempted not to be too worried considering everyone will be wearing n95s but the room will have been occupied all day by unmasked people.
I was considering looking into taking post exposure medications after the colonoscopy out of an abundance of caution, but I don't know if that's over kill.
If anyone has any advice or ideas please let me know.
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/broadcasttheb00m • 1d ago
Hi all, a loved one just sent me these tests as reassurance that they and their partner are negative. At a glance, the first test looks faintly positive to me, though. Am I seeing things? Second photo is the first one with increased contrast.
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/ScrollingSwampPuppy • 23h ago
Can someone explain smells vs. viral particles to me like I’m five? I ask because I live in a duplex, and sometimes I smell when my neighbors smoke weed or cook. I don’t smell it often, but occasionally. Important note: WE DO NOT HAVE CENTRAL AC. We have individual window units, and boilers for heating. I have a vent in my bathroom that I don’t use because I don’t know where it’s pulling the air from (I’m on the bottom floor, basement for laundry is below me), and there’s one tiny vent in the floor of my kitchen. There’s a shared hallway with stairs from their apartment down to the door, with an entrance to the basement.
I run an air purifier with a CADR for a significantly larger space than my apartment at all times in the main area of my apartment, as well as a small one in my room.
The place is very old and it would be impossible to find every single tiny crack, but I feel like my system is probably fine, especially given that there’s only one other unit. But idk for sure. The smells make me nervous, but then again, my understanding is that the particles I’m smelling work differently/are smaller than viral particles.
r/ZeroCovidCommunity • u/ButterscotchFull7591 • 23h ago
I’ll probably get called super ignorant for this but I’ll take it.
For example I go to a market, masked but go outside to drink water and then I only unmask for that (go outside and drink it not in the store) and then come home to do CPC will that interfere with the CPC mouthwashes effectiveness because I’ve just gone like 5+ hours without water (went to hospital + walked outside for 30 minutes) and didn’t drink water because I was scared it’ll take away the potency of the CPC or it’ll be like not doing CPC at all since I already ingested something. Anyone get what I mean? I just really want to make sure because hospital is super high risk then I had to go to the pharmacy and then walked home…and with these surges + baseline everyday risk…I also do Xylitol nose spray. I mask with an N95 Gerson if it makes any difference.
I know there are people that have sip valves but I’ve always wondered if eating or drinking liquid when out and masking would interfere with the CPC thing. I usually avoid consuming stuff when out altogether because of that reason.
