The Covid-19 Thread: News, Preparation Tips, Etc

Reinventing21

Spreading my wings
I am concerned about these MAGA nuts, racist militia kkk types trying to use it as bio weapon. This is what 45 and the like are hoping for. This is why they pushed this narrative of the virus MOSTLY affecting only Blacks which is so not true. Even if the virus was brought to poor Black neighborhoods and it spread like wildfire as what happens during pandemics, these people convinced themselves it wasn't their problem. To them any losses are ok if it increases white power. Look at history.
 

CurlyNiquee

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Dang, that was indeed dramatic. Very good imagery there. Thanks!

This is true, I would not live it down if my folks were affected.

Just didn't want to take the risk I guess. :ohwell:

BIG CHOP! :yep: This is seriously a good time to consider this.
Ok, I will. Thanks ladies :flowers:

Glad you changed your mind :).

My sister is currently mad at me because I advised her not to get her hair braided at the hair braider's house this coming Thursday. This is the same sister that helped me lecture our mother about taking unnecessary trips out the house. She told me she's not telling me ish else and I was like a nagging husband, I rebutted that it was probably best she tell someone who didn't give two cares about her...and that perhaps she should buy herself some hair and braid her own head (which she is fully capable of doing) with all the free time she currently finds herself in possession of. I'm sure she blocked me.
 

Kanky

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African Americans are becoming the face of Covid19 deaths, so they will be writing this off as black people problems and opening everything back up again soon.

ETA: Here's a story about white people facing stigma after having Covid19. Nothing will be done about the circumstances that make black people more likely to die from this but there will be stigma and blame attached.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/us/coronavirus-stigma-diamond-princess-passengers/index.html

And now they are opening the beaches.
 

Theresamonet

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Dang, that was indeed dramatic. Very good imagery there. Thanks!



This is true, I would not live it down if my folks were affected.



Just didn't want to take the risk I guess. :ohwell:



BIG CHOP! :yep: This is seriously a good time to consider this.



Ok, I will. Thanks ladies :flowers:

Don’t ruin your hair or do anything drastic you’ll regret. Maybe just braid it up until we get past this? I’ve been wearing a slap cap with mini twists underneath. Next week I’ll probably do something like this:

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Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Edited for information:
Red Flags (from same video):

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Here is a simple sheet to help you track your situation in the event you come down with symptoms:

"811" represents your local emergency number. For the US, it's 911.

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D stands for days. It came from this video:
Friday 17th, Good and Simple Idea, John Campbell Channel

 
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Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
What you may want to have in your Home First Aid Kit:

A Quality Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor (don't be too cheap with this)

This tells you the oxygen level in blood. Since we might all be out here with no testing, no masks and lifted quarantines, the likelihood of falling ill has increased for all of us.

There are lots of models and price ranges. I think a thermometer and this monitor are important.

It is additional data to help you determine what your next step might be.

This photo is posted just as an example.



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Ganjababy

Well-Known Member
And there it is... This is no coincidence. In addition, I also think it’s giving those protesters a false sense of security.
I’m disgusted by all this talk of reopening the country. Last Friday the headlines were that Black ppl were dying at disproportionately high rates. THIS Friday a beach in Florida is open and Texas is beginning to open next week. Are we supposed to pretend we don’t see how evil this is, or does it really not even matter that we see it?

And also............do they not care at all about their loved ones? I mean I get it-they’ve now associated this virus with Black folk, butttttt to the point of risking it all?
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
My father taught me to deal with how things are, not how I wished things to be or how things should be.

For example, it has been communicated through varies means that black women are aggressive, masculine, have ugly[ nappy ] hair and ugly faces and bodies.

I found it a waste of time to convince others that this was not true. I tried and failed.
I found it a waste of time to beg others to see black women differently.I tried and failed.

Things shifted when I focused on how things are and took actions myself.



First, I addressed my belief systems. Next, I made sure I was giving myself that acceptance, love and care that I needed. Then, I identified what I could change and worked on that. I learned about hair from a scientific perspective. I learned about it from a practical perspective. Now, no one can tell me that afro-textured hair does not grow, needs to be kept short because it breaks anyway and that the texture is so ugly only a chemical process will help it [Caveat - I love natural and relaxed hair.]


You can't fight anything if you are dead and/or you don't have your mental stability. You can't control what other people do, think or feel. You can control what you do, think and feel.

Yes, all people ought to be valued. We already know that black lives don't matter [to some people].
Yes, there ought to be care and consideration for other people. But in many ways, there is not.
Yes, the pursuit of power may trump the pursuit of people protection.

So it comes time to make a decision. Do you focus on how things should be or do you look at how things are?

Which one is going to keep you alive.
The above was purposely left as a statement.


You cannot let fear, disappointment and having expectations of others, and what they should do but fail to do, distract you. You have got to have clear, razor sharp, crystal clear thinking. That will help you make the best of where you are right now. That will help you to make the best decisions you can.

It is no longer about black or white, Democrats or Republicans.

It is about the possibility of living or dying.

In this current climate, black women, you still are the least protected. I would add that you are the least valued...by others. So it is up to you to protect and value yourself and your families and communities.

Everything is going to start coming out the wood works. Get mentally and physically ready for ugly, hateful, selfish and dangerous behavior and actions.

Stay focused. Don't let fear, disappointment and disbelief distract you. Fortify yourselves.

Thanks for the spoiler tutorial @meka72 !
 
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Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
What mainstream media isn’t telling you:
  • A Korean doctor who’s giving patients and hospital staff 100,000 IUs of vitamin D and 20 to 24 grams of vitamin C by IV reports virus-infected patients are getting well in a matter of days

Yes, about the importance of vitamin D.

And any deficiency is problematic. Many of us know we have severe vitamin D deficiencies unlike other deficiencies that are not so prevalent.

I am not sure that over the counter vitamin D can get one's levels up to the right point if you are starting from a severely deficient level. I was prescribed 100,000 IUs but that could only be obtained from a doctor's order.

I know that once you get vitamin D to the right level with a prescription formula, then you can take over the counter medicine to maintain and keep your vitamin D levels at that normal level.

Can anyone share what they are doing to level up their vitamin D levels?
 

ThirdEyeBeauty

Well-Known Member
How do you ladies plan to beat the virus? Flattening the curve is to help hospitals not get overwhelmed not for anything else. Do you plan to shelter-in-place until there is a vaccine or prescription medication?
 
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ThirdEyeBeauty

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Why are we associating this virus to being black? Really??? :eek: Because the media said so or you know someone? Do not allow yourself to be disrespected. Find ways to combat health problems. Now we know deficiencies can affect the immune system. Other people are going out into the sun and moving around. Meanwhile black people are indoors, not moving around much, not getting enough sun, and stressed the max out! What do you think will happen with those ingredients?

Social and news media are winning. Like a social experiment this stuff is fascinating but so very wrong. #socialmediaisadrug
 

vevster

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Yes, about the importance of vitamin D.

And any deficiency is problematic. Many of us know we have severe vitamin D deficiencies unlike other deficiencies that are not so prevalent.

I am not sure that over the counter vitamin D can get one's levels up to the right point if you are starting from a severely deficient level. I was prescribed 100,000 IUs but that could only be obtained from a doctor's order.

I know that once you get vitamin D to the right level with a prescription formula, then you can take over the counter medicine to maintain and keep your vitamin D levels at that normal level.

Can anyone share what they are doing to level up their vitamin D levels?
I know from experience that a loading dose of D gets ya up there. I believe that if you have never taken D assume deficiency and take a loading dose for a week.
 

vevster

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How do you ladies plan to beat the virus? Flattening the curve is to help hospitals not get overwhelmed not for anything else. Do you plan to shelter-in-place until there is a vaccine or prescription medication?
I have an entire thread in the natural forum of what I’m doing. I’ve seen the snarky comments about essential oils and orange peels but giving your immune system the building blocks it needs to do its job should be in every ones approach. It’s critical.
 

ThirdEyeBeauty

Well-Known Member
^^^
I didn't realize there was a natural forum. I skimmed the thread in that forum. You guys are on top of it. However more of the information should be in this thread because of what is going on and to help empower each other other.

People have gotten too scared to go out and do things that always had similar risks as before this virus. I said it hundreds of post before. If you could see all the germs you would never go outside. That is where we are now. Social and news media make things sound as if this is our first rodeo. Stuff like this virus was always there. Take reasonable precautions but also boost your immune system and reduce your stress. You can do the opposite and be your own demise.

Being indoors, stressed and NOT moving around and socializing to your normal standards will have you feeling worse and that decreases immune system. This problem is a beast on the immune system. People in nursing homes and alone in hospitals are wasting away. Get up, get moving, boost your immune system, and reduce your stress.
 

galleta31

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23 and me just sent me a Covid-19 survey.....

Apparently they are looking at genes which may indicate who will get sick from covid19. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-19-may-lie-in-your-genes?utm_source=url_link

company Amgen is working on developing novel coronavirus treatments that use antibodies to attack the virus. deCODE’s research will inform that work, providing genetic insights from patients who were previously infected. Consumer DNA-testing company 23andMe Inc. is also putting its vast trove of genetic data to use hunting for clues about how the virus works. The company will survey customers who contracted it and look for commonalities among those who experienced a severe response.


There are some obvious regions of the genome to begin exploring, said Adam Auton, a principal scientist at 23andMe, but it’s early days. “This is a numbers game,” he said. “It could be even 23andMe won’t have enough data to understand the host genetics of Covid-19.”



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Researchers have already begun to get some sense of who is most vulnerable. Some are honing in on the immune system and its response to infection as a potential trigger for severe disease. As the body mounts an intense effort to fight off the previously unknown pathogen, the immune system can kick into overdrive — what’s known as a cytokine storm — causing collateral damage that may do more harm than the virus itself.

“If we can understand why some people experience cytokine storms, we can better treat them,” said Akiko Iwasaki, a Yale University immunologist. “We don't have a rational way of designing therapeutics. We’re just giving the same drugs to people hoping they respond. If we can get down to a molecular level of understanding, we can be a lot more effective”

Children with less-developed immune systems could be less vulnerable. Evidence from deCODE suggests women also may experience severe symptoms less frequently. Those in harm’s way are older adults and people with conditions that are tied to inflammation. Many of these conditions also have a genetic component.

Doctors at NYU Langone Health in New York analyzed more than 4,000 patients hospitalized with Covid-19 in March, as the virus was shutting down the city. Those over age 65 or who were significantly overweight, carrying an extra 80 to 100 pounds, were more likely to be hospitalized. Patients with low oxygen levels and signs of inflammation on lab tests were most likely to be critically ill.

The most surprising finding was the strong tie between obesity and critical illness, said lead researcher Christopher Petrilli, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine. Overweight patients who were under age 60 were twice as likely to be hospitalized as their thinner peers, while those who were obese were three times as likely to need intensive care, the study found.

The results make sense because obesity is a pro-inflammatory state: People who carry extra weight have higher levels of immune response and inflammation, Petrilli said.


“It’s absolutely related to genetics,’’ he said. “Genetics plays a critical part in the development of your immune system. It’s a combination of that and things you have been exposed to in the past, plus other factors like obesity.”


Three of the most-powerful risk factors for severe disease all have a genetic component: high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes.

New York state, which is closely tracking people who died from Covid-19, found that almost 90% had other health conditions. The most common are high blood pressure, found in 56% of the 10,834 deaths through April 13, diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease.

Stefánsson, at deCODE, said the virus’s extreme variability is one of its strengths.

“Most people it affects in a mild way, so they can spread the infection, but there is a subset of the population that gets seriously ill. It is both highly contagious and highly lethal,” he said. “It’s just a bad combination.”
 

Black Ambrosia

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I didn't realize there was a natural forum. I skimmed the thread in that forum. You guys are on top of it. However more of the information should be in this thread because of what is going on and to help empower each other other.
It's in this thread too but it's harder to find because there's a lot more activity and this thread covers a broader range of topics. Vev's thread makes it easier to find.
 

Lute

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@vevster - It's not a slip.

Gates as in gating. It has nothing to do with Bill Gates. It's a term (not a great one - wish they came up with a better word) that White House Health Administration is using to describe each Step/Goal they have to accomplish in order to re-open the states. It was a phrase that was use repeatedly during the 45's C19 press conferences during Dr. Fauci/Dr.Birx segments.

Whoever wrote that (instagram?)post is not keeping up with the current events. Especially 45's C19 conferences. *sigh* I don't blame them if they can't watch it. It's very hard and strenuous to watch. I feel like I need a drink or straight jacket. Dr Fauci makes it bearable to pay attention.

Can anyone share what they are doing to level up their vitamin D levels?
I was prescribed the once per week Vitamin D pills. which is like 25,000 mg. and taking cod liver oil. I always had low Vitamin D levels. The first time I got tested it was like an 8 out of 20. 20 is a healthy range. It can go as high as 50. 10 is considered to be low.
 
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UmSumayyah

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I have an entire thread in the natural forum of what I’m doing. I’ve seen the snarky comments about essential oils and orange peels but giving your immune system the building blocks it needs to do its job should be in every ones approach. It’s critical.
I just let people snark and keep up the preventive measures .

Few youngish people who aren't obese are dying from this.

Basic healthy behaviors (eat healthy, exercise, don't smoke) would have saved alot of lives.

I havehav seen a single photo of an obese older person that beat covid after hospitalization.
 
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