@molly0xfff I tested positive for #COVID for the first time over the holidays too -and I know exactly where I picked it up -a hockey game at #BellCenter #Montreal. Flu like symptoms for a week and a half... Luckily boosted a week prior.

I would just like to remind my fellow social media friends that COVID is still alive and well in the world. And my wife has already been disabled from our first infection in November 2020. This is only our second time dealing with it.

#COVID #LongCOVID

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Picture of a positive COVID test for me.

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Picture of a positive COVID test for my wife.

#COVID folks: do y'all know of any FFP3/N95 masks with replaceable filters I can buy? Preferably machine washable? Needs to be avail in the EU.

I love my 3M Auras, but I'm also sick of buying so many. #LongCOVID #COVIDIsNotOver #Masking #StillMasking #masks

I shedded a couple of Maple MAGA’s from my friends list tonight… feeling lighter.

*Story time*

I left Christmas dinner within minutes of arriving bc my cousin was there, sick. I was leaving to see other family 2 days later & didn’t want to catch what he had. I was very annoyed in the moment that he didn’t bother to tell me before I made the 45 minute drive.

Anyways, today I made a sly comment about it in an Insta story..just saying that I’m happy with my choice to leave bc of the week I had at the cottage.

He didn’t like that and msged me. Apparently asking to be informed if someone is attending a family event sick makes me an “indoctrinated”, “brainwashed, liberal-woke” who “lacks education”. I was “completely out of line” and “don’t have the right to demand that”.

Or I’ve just learned, like so many of us, that not being sick is really cool, and that knowingly spreading unknown illnesses is not. I wasn’t ruining my Christmas holidays for a guy I tolerate 3 times a year.

#COVID #Christmas

@GossiTheDog
I've been vaccinated for #COVID-19 at least four times. The last time was about a month ago. I guess that makes me dead four times over! 😆

My mom is positive for #covid. Perspective: she’s 85, in a nursing home & has metastatic cancer

Mhm, train trip to family on winter.
It's actually comfort mask, ffp3 of course. It's the GVS Elipse model.

#covid #masking

Including one of my childhood classmates, the mother of a close friend, my middle school P.E. teacher and his wife, and another peer from high school – 5 total.) 😔 All five of them refused the vaccine for political reasons. All of their deaths preventable.

“1 in 500 Alaskans died from COVID-19 during pandemic, state reports” -Anchorage Daily News

#COVID
#COVID19
#NotAHoax

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2025/12/19/1-in-500-alaskan-deaths-during-pandemic-was-from-covid-19-state-reports/

RE: https://c.im/@BBC/115775137740316481

Wear a goddamn mask. We’re 6 years into the #COVID. Pandemic. It’s not rocket science. Respirators work. It doesn’t have to be like this and vaccines are only one part of the solution.

When I had COVID a few weeks ago it was likely from a 4-5 minute period where I was unmasked in a Lyft ride. That’s all it takes. It’s airborne. You just have to inhale it.

Don’t risk #LongCOVID or wrecking your immune system.

Edit: with flu, wash your hands too. We know how germs work.

took me weeks but I finally did it again!

getting to the point where I can build a dysonsphere again without any of my previous pre-covid blueprints
this is actually a big deal for me progress wise

the first 2 screenshots took me from 21.7. to 23.7.

11.11. the 3rd: where I finally managed interplanetary travel

25.12. the 4th: FINALLY was able to start a dyson sphere, after 71h of play

#dysonsphere #dysonsphereprogram #covid

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**TL;DR:** Early-game base setup in *Dyson Sphere Program* showing mining, power, and production lines on a lush coastal planet. **Text Extracted:** * *Manual Research* * *Use items in Inventory* * *Space Dark Fog Hive* (0.0% Threat) * *Planetary Base* (94.2% Threat) * *Electromagnetic Matrix: 1* * *Alpha Circini III* * Coordinates: 27° 43' N, 86° 18' E * *Summer Zone - 460s* * *118 MJ* * *11:31 PM* * *00:34:29* * Version: *Parallel Framework Public Test Build Early Access 0.10.29.26669* **Image Description:** The image shows an early-stage factory base in *Dyson Sphere Program*, placed on a green and sandy planet with trees and shallow water. Various structures like mining machines, conveyors, and power poles are visible. An orange mecha character (the player) stands near a mining rig connected to a smelter. On the top-left UI, there’s threat info for local and space-based enemies. The bottom UI shows energy, construction options, and the planetary mini-map.

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**TL;DR:** Advanced base in *Dyson Sphere Program* with expanded production lines, multiple power poles, and automated copper mining. **Text Extracted:** * *Space Dark Fog Hive: 0.0% Threat* * *Planetary Base: 97.6% Threat* * *6 Copper Veins – Reserve: 36,412* * *Alpha Circini III* * Coordinates: 32° 02' N, 92° 57' E * *Winter Zone – 489s* * *119 MJ* * *00:52 AM – 01:28:10* * Version: *Parallel Framework Public Test Build Early Access 0.10.29.26669* **Image Description:** This is a mid-game base in *Dyson Sphere Program* situated on Alpha Circini III. The landscape is a green, sandy plain by the water under a twilight sky. Numerous production buildings and conveyor belts form a complex, organized layout. Power poles crisscross the area, supplying electricity. A copper mining operation is underway, with machines extracting ore from marked veins. The UI at bottom and sides shows player energy, map, building options, and tech menus. Threat from the planetary base is rising, at 97.6%.

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**TL;DR:** Planet-wide resource scan in *Dyson Sphere Program*, showing Alpha Circini III’s rich deposits and infrastructure from orbit. **Text Extracted:** * *Goals:* * *Planetary Shield:* Use to prevent space attacks and Relay Station landings * *Dyson Swarm:* Unlock Solar Sail Orbit System, Eject 1000 Solar Sails, Receive energy using a Ray Receiver * *Dark Fog Space Hive: 0.3% Threat* * *Alpha Circini III – Mariterran Satellite* * Iron Ore: 1,700,458 * Copper Ore: 783,400 * Stone: 3,028,421 * Coal: 8,031,465 * Crude Oil: 0.6/s * Ocean Type: Water * Constructible Area: 60.1% * Wind Energy Ratio: 100% * Solar Energy Ratio: 144% * Orbit Radius: 0.066 AU * Revolution Period: 1.017 sec * Rotation Period: 909 sec * Resources on map include: * *Iron Veins, Copper Veins, Stone Veins, Coal Veins, Crude Oil Seeps* with exact reserves/output * *Planet View* * Time: *11:03 PM* * *800 MJ* energy * *18° 47' N, 106° 52' E* * *Summer Zone – 200s* **Image Description:** This is a planetary overview in *Dyson Sphere Program*, showing Alpha Circini III in orbit with a network of buildings and glowing transport lines across the surface. Numerous resource nodes are labeled with types and reserves—coal, iron, copper, stone, and oil. A sunburst illuminates part of the planet. The right panel gives planetary stats, while the left tracks gameplay goals like building a planetary shield and Dyson Swarm progress.

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**TL;DR:** Sunrise scene in *Dyson Sphere Program* showing vertical launcher silos firing small carrier rockets toward an orbital Dyson Sphere. **Updated Image Description:** On the curved surface of a planet, a ring of solar panels stretches across the horizon under a soft purple sky. Behind them, vertical launcher silos are actively launching small carrier rockets—bright blue trails mark their ascent toward orbit. The sun rises just behind the array, casting dramatic backlight. In the sky, a partially constructed Dyson Sphere is faintly visible, with stars and a glowing streak from a distant object or rocket. The surface appears watery or icy, adding contrast to the technological structures above.

@ProgressivePower

The foreshadowing to this truth was made clear during the Trump administration response to #covid.

US folks: If you missed this in November, as I did:
Good news for those of us 65 and older, as well as the immunocompromised: The CDC now recommends a second dose of the 2025-2026 Covid vaccine.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/12/30/covid-vaccine-booster-updated-cdc-guidelines/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzY3MDcwODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzY4NDUzMTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NjcwNzA4MDAsImp0aSI6ImMyNmFmMTc2LWVhNzYtNDAyNS04MGQ5LWE5MWU3MDg0MTViNyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI1LzEyLzMwL2NvdmlkLXZhY2NpbmUtYm9vc3Rlci11cGRhdGVkLWNkYy1ndWlkZWxpbmVzLyJ9.1vH668nSHmjiAiNcDSaYg4_zh5dxdfJmNXO-Dj7maSg

The agency quietly updated its guidance in November to encourage adults 65 and older to receive two shots of this season’s vaccine, ideally six months apart to optimize protection. (People can get them as soon as two or three months after the first shot, depending on which vaccine they received.)

The same guidance applies to those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised. … Importantly, individuals do not need documentation to prove immunocompromised status.

Recent studies have shown that protection gained from covid vaccines wanes substantially after four to six months.

Note: I’m no fan of Leana Wen, to put it mildly, but this specific column seems good.

#Covid19 #Covid #CovidIsNotOver #vaccinations #CDC

A major milestone for next generation Covid vax: The first clinical trial for a pancoronavirus formulation of an existing vaccine was registered.

There are more clinical trial results for a vax for people with immunocompromise, & news on mucosal vax trials. Plus 12 preclinical reports.

In my monthly update @PLOS

https://absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/12/31/major-milestone-for-pancoronavirus-vaccines-and-more-next-generation-covid-vax-update-no-36/

#Vaccines #Covid #Covid19

Hi, these are usually the weekly #washingtonstate #kingcounty (that is, #seattle and environs) #COVID #COVID19 #wastewater toots. Like last week, it looks like the county's wastewater metrics are taking the week off. Announcer voice: And we now return you to your regularly scheduled New Years Eve tooting.

The dashboard gets updated every Wednesday (generally). The Department of Health is here on the fediweb, at
@WADeptHealth

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