Ornella (@being@social.ornella.xyz)

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#COVID in the #Netherlands:
The government has decided to stop updating the risk level "thermometer" in summer'23, which you only know when clicking "find out more" (what the fuck) so it is still marked as low, but check out the wastewater analysis: 2 weeks ago, the number of COVID particles in wastewater was twice as high as it has *EVER* been! Like, ever! Even at the worst peaks!
And still no updates to the thermometer, no free test clinics, the vaccine only on referral... It's wild!

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A line chart of Average number of virus particles (scale x100 billion) starting on 7 September 2020 and ending 28 december 2023. The biggest peaks before the latest are in 2022 and early 2023 at around 2,200, and the highest peak is in late December 2023 at around 4,500.

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But I guess when the official guidance is that you don't even need to isolate when you have a positive covid test... What do you expect.

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On March 10, 2023, the advices were changed. This means:
- No more (self)tests when having corona related symptoms
- No more 5 days of isolation with a positive corona (self) test result.

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@being it’s wild how so many countries around the world are similar, while long COVID affects a not tiny % of people who get COVID, even when vaccinated.
I consider myself lucky as I recovered to run a marathon last month, yet for all 2022 (I got Omicron early Jan that year), I was dogged by shortness of breath and post-exertion fatigue. 2 years later, I still get sore throats and coughs frequently (4 weeks and counting of one now).

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@being Wait, the vaccine isn't available to everyone on demand in the Netherlands? Holy crap.

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@being i can prove its legit because im shitting covid for the second time into the toilet, as i was typing this.

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@being Misschien is dit de oplossing voor de grijze golf. Ik was wel een beetje verrast dat de vaccinatie campagne al over was op 22 december.
Zelf Ik heb nog net op tijd een booster gekregen :)

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@being They've promised to remove it soon: https://mastodon.nl/@bert_hubert/111657714449366008

It's more a "less bad" thing than a "good" thing, unfortunately...

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@uberprutser ik heb ook de booster gekregen vorige mand! Nu, tenminste zijn ze veel minder mensen die aan het virus overlijden. Maar er is nog steeds een hoge risico voor long COVID, ook voor jongere mensen... Ik vind het heel kortzichtig

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@jik nope not anymore! There was an exception in the fall, so I took advantage and got my booster, but now it's only pregnant women and people with a prescription from their GP.

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@obrien_kat :((( it is wild! I'm so glad you were able to recover this much already. I've personally only recently realized the prevalence of long covid after it affected a friend - I read there's a 10% incidence of long covid on the first infection, and it increases with each infection?!
Yet even the common sense measures like "take a test if you have symptoms" and "don't contaminate others if you are positive" are discouraged. Imagine if govs said that for idk, even mild STDs?