Kathryn Kinzel

Tony Corsentino @notalegalrecord.net [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 12:39 UTC

Google “Massachusetts crisis pregnancy” and this link pops up. It’s part of a statewide campaign, including public signage (highway billboards!), urging people to avoid crisis pregnancy/anti-abortion centers. The Commonwealth is not fucking around with this.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 01:12 UTC

I’m not too surprised actually! By summer, vaccines have largely worn off and there’s usually a new variant showing up at about the same time. This supports boosters for some in the spring.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 01:10 UTC

Someone nearby is shooting off singular fireworks every ten minutes or so and I’m about to find them, shake them, and tell them that it’s all or nothing.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 21:40 UTC

Masking should be more accepted than it is now, 100% agree on that. Having just been in isolation for 10+ days, I am incredibly cognizant of the fact that not everyone can do this for a variety of valid reasons, and allowing someone who feels fine back to work could be a major difference for them

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 21:33 UTC

Summary report today remarks on someone bitten by a rabid cat who was reluctant to get rabies vaccine. This is the wrong response. If you are bitten by anything rabid, please get vaccinated so you don’t die a terrible death.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 02:13 UTC

One more point - Dr Michael Mina out of Harvard suggested a few times in various media that a quick, dark line suggests more virus and potential infectivity than a faint line. But of course, if any doubts, isolating is the safest decision.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 02:07 UTC

I’m not sure - may be highly variable on the person. I felt fatigued and nondescript “not great” for a couple of days, but as soon as my sore throat appeared I tested positive. But a strong immune response doesn’t usually look like the exact illness, as many have prior to testing positive.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 01:48 UTC

Based on my course of illness - I was still testing positive for a few days after my symptoms resolved. This was around 12 days from my first symptoms. For every other respiratory viral illness, no one would question that I was recovered and not infectious.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 00:15 UTC

Also, I find it really hard to believe that someone who has been sick for a day but somehow not testing positive on a rapid test until day 3 is *not* infectious on day 1, but someone who is now asymptomatic for two days, 10 days post initial symptoms *is*.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 00:13 UTC

I need to dig around the literature more, but with most other viral respiratory illnesses, infectiousness is highest right at onset of symptoms and lasts maybe 4-5 days at most, depending on a number of factors. I don’t have good reason to suggest this coronavirus would be dramatically different.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 22:12 UTC

Certainly to be on the safe side, this is an option! I just recovered from COVID and I’m fairly convinced that the last few days I was testing positive, I was not infectious. However, the rapid tests are just looking for antigen, not infectious virus.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 03:43 UTC

We showed my boss’ boss this output today and I thought a bit about how I stayed up late to make it look nice. Anyway got a great annual evaluation so I guess I’ll keep doing it.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 14:03 UTC

“This is why nobody likes the government!” I say into my computer, as a government employee, annoyed at another government agency.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 03:17 UTC

You made a good decision

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 02:42 UTC

Well that was awful

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 12:49 UTC

Good morning from COVID day...12. I actually feel well and myself again. This might be the day I leave COVID isolation in my house, although the rapid tests are not helping. (Still positive)

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 20, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

Dear COVID rebound: I need you to stop it, ok? (I'm fine, it's just congestion and sneezing, but it's ANNOYING) Also, is it rebound? Or am I suddenly allergic to something outside since I've been spending time outside?

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 22:39 UTC

Things I've done during COVID isolation: -Watched seasons 5+6 of The Crown, Baby J, and Twister, plus some Celtics games -Did about three hours of work -Reviewed some survey data -Started a Mental Health First Aid course -Memorized a few quatrains of the Rubaiyat -Napped a little every day

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 22:33 UTC

This is my current plan (public health person who presently has COVID): Strict isolation for five days - I'm in one room, windows open, fan going, mask on except for eating/sleeping Strict masking for at LEAST another five days Possibility of going back into isolation if I get rebound.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 11:45 UTC

You know I appreciate that Pfizer is in the vaccine and Paxlovid game, but that almost feels like a conflict of interest. “Oh did our $130 vaccine not work? The treatment is only $1,651.99” Thank god I hit my deductible before this.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 08:23 UTC

Resetting the “days I’ve avoided COVID” streak to 0 from 1,598. Sigh.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 23:58 UTC

Treated kiddo’s scraped knees yesterday and reassessed today. Kiddo: you are good at medical stuff Me: I am, do you know why? Kiddo: …oh because you used to drive an ambulance! and sometimes help people I may have flinched inside but I’ll let my kid call me an ambulance driver.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 23:28 UTC

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 12:38 UTC

I wish I had this in a library when I was a teen. I had such trouble figuring out who I am that I decided to pretend to be straight for 10+ years cause that was a lot easier. I’m still exploring and defining. Which is why it’s so important to continue to have LGBTQ+ events and info out there.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 12:25 UTC

Conservatives are awful. That’s the fuss. This was a poignant story of one person’s exploration of gender identity. And realizing that there is no one-size-fits-all and it’s a deeply personal exploration.

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Kathryn Kinzel @kkinzel.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 02:10 UTC

Alright let’s see what all the fuss is about

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