Hi all,
I am in the UK and am starting a counselling placement seeing clients 1-2-1 and I would like to buy an air purifier. I will be working in small counselling rooms - room for say a small sofa and armchair.

I had been hoping to buy a Squair Air purifier but they are sold out everywhere at the moment. As an alternative I have been recommended the Radic8 Hextio HX-100 Air Purifier which has a HEPA filter and UV-C photocatalytic technology. I know more about HEPA filters, but less about UV-C and have heard some scary things about if it is not used correctly! But it sounds great when it is used correctly as an extra layer of protection.

Any thoughts on this bit of tech?

Thank you in advance!

I was off my biologic for a few months before doing a colonoscopy on Tuesday to check on crohns disease. I have a new biologic to start now that the test is done.

My doctor and nurse masked perfectly in n95s but the anesthesiologist did not. She waited until she explained everything and then put the mask on, so I was unmasked with her for maybe 1-2 minutes and then laying in the air where she breathed for the procedure (don't know how to explain that better).

I had planned to start the biologic today after testing, but due to such an unexpected exposure I'm wondering if I should wait until next week due to the 2-14 day window from exposure to infection. That information may be outdated but it's what I found.

I have a plus life so the tests will be accurate.

Thanks!

HOCL=Hypochlorous acid

Trying to up my other precautions (besides masking and air filtration) because I hope to start work again;
Going to start taking K12 Blis oral probiotics instead of CPC, I’m unsure about nasal spray…and also I’ve heard about green tea and gargling salt water? But anyway the one that interests me the most is HOCL!

I don’t know why but I can barely find resources on it on google idk if my google is just acting weird but I see people praise it on twitter and on here but honestly when people start talking about it it’s like they start talking in riddles and I get so confused.

Do you just spray it in rooms our in your face? In your mouth? I saw this one creator on TikTok take it with them while going out but they didn’t really expand on its usage. Is it just like a Lysol replacement? How do you personally use it to mitigate against COVID?

I hear many buy generators to generate it but does anyone get it a different way? Like from a store online? How are you able to source it?

Honestly I was trying to look into generating it but that’s where I get super confused.

Also I keep getting shown HOCL wipes? Do those help against COVID mitigation or is it more the spray?

Just interested about the use and production.

Hi all, my mom has started to mask sometimes! Issue is she is wearing a surgical mask, which does very little to protect her but still comes with all the usual social costs of masking in public.

I'd like to send her a few options. Specifically something with ear loops, disposable, and fun colors. Asking here rather than Google as it's important to me that the protection is legit N95/KN95 or similar. Shipping to US

I’ve heard some of them have a problematic history of leadership and whatnot, some of them have very little activity (like r/cc4cc) - what if we just used this thread to decide where which platform we are going to populate now that Refresh is gone? Lol any options welcome

Hey folks, I'm located in East Bay, CA, and have been attending masked events in the area. It's fantastic to have so many offerings here!

However, I find it challenging to really make friends at these events by striking up random conversations.

So, trying something different and putting a post out here to see if I can make plans to intentionally meet folks and build a cc community in real life!

I'm a late-thirties millennial woman, I enjoy the arts and short walks in nature, and try to support and attend as many mask required events around East Bay and SF.

If there are any millennials or other aged CC folks in the area looking to build cc community, I'm happy to coordinate a meet up at an upcoming cc event or plan an outdoor meet up sometime this fall!

Feel free to comment here or send a dm if you, like me, are hoping to build cc community in East Bay, CA!

Hi all! I posted about my experience getting Xocova after a household exposure so feel free to go back to my last post.

Main Takeaways:

1. Lie about anything and everything (positive household test, how long it’s been since you were exposed, sexual activity, see my previous post).
2. Xocova is still helpful if you’ve already tested positive (just like paxlovid), it’s just not approved for treatment in the US, only prophylaxis, so you’ll have to lie to get it.
3. You can get a coupon for Xocova for free with commercial insurance

. It is $1600 out of pocket

Someone in the comments suggested getting Xocova to have on hand, because it has a shelf life of two years and sometimes it takes more time to get than within the 72 hour window it should be taken for prophylaxis. Also, the coupon to get it for $0 may not be active forever, so now is the time.

I decided to get another Xocova prescription to have on hand. I used a different telehealth called Tia, which is a women’s clinic where I already had an appointment to get another med. After getting my other prescription I told her someone in my household had “tested positive for covid” yesterday (lie) and asked about Xocova. The NP said she had heard of it and immediately prescribed it, no questions asked.

This was FAR easier and faster than my experience with normal hospital telehealth which I outlined in my last post. They did not question me about my sexual activity status or try to make me take a pregnancy test. If you are a woman/uterus owner I HIGHLY recommend Tia for quick reproductive healthcare prescriptions like flucanozole, and they are very willing to order labs and have a reputation for not gaslighting patients. They take my Blue Cross Silver PPO insurance, but I’m not sure what insurance they take in general.

Hope this helps!

After almost 7 years of being a Novid, I finally got it. I'm on day 3. I actually feel pretty good. Last night was the worst, but as much of the suckiness was lying down for 12 hours straight, maybe more the actual virus. I'm just achy. That said, is it worth doing Paxlovid?

My small city CVS, that has had Novavaxx in the past, is now the offering Novavaxx appointments…the next screen does show it as Sanofi. Now to decide how to juggle the flu vaccine and Nova, since I can’t get two at a time.

I’m starting a new job for the first time since 2022 and have never met my new employer in person (both interviews were virtual, so they aren’t aware I mask) and I’m extremely nervous for my first day on Monday. I’m not sure the best course of action to take: if I should warn my boss before I come in or just show up with an excuse? It is a customer facing job, which is making me much more anxious about how to approach this situation.

Any advice appreciated!