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Written by KimberlyN on 2024-12-21 at 02:48

So, I was in a hospital for a CT scan today, and I feel incredibly lucky to have a primary care provider (an NP) who cares — and makes sure I get timely care by advocating for me.

My other observation: due to a rise in respiratory viruses (C-19, flu, RSV, etc.), the hospital strongly recommended masks be worn, and provided them at all entrances. Most people respectfully 😷, but 95% of non/chin/under-the-nose maskers…were men 30-ish to 60-ish. FFS grow up boys! 🙄

[#]healthcare #maskup

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Written by Another concerned scientist on 2024-12-21 at 05:14

@KimberlyN

Here in the Netherlands all those viral infections are just a common cold to hospital patients and we cannot ask our hospital staff of visitors to mask for us, because that would be silly for a common cold.

Every year the government reports that they need to spend less on state pensions than expected (and then start to argue what they spend the money on).

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Written by KimberlyN on 2024-12-21 at 15:03

@ABScientist

Wow, that’s so surprising. I think of the Netherlands as being more progressive and safety conscious than Canada is…

We have a healthcare system that is a patchwork across the country. Each hospital network generally makes up their own rules. I was pleasantly surprised by this hospital’s response to the uptick in viruses. I’ve been wearing my trusty N95s for years now, regardless of hospital policy, and I find I quite like not having respiratory viruses all winter. 😀

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Written by Another concerned scientist on 2024-12-22 at 05:44

@KimberlyN

Here doctors and nurses will ask you why you are wearing a mask.

"I already have disease X, I would prefer not to add long Covid to that" does not seem to be a reasonable answer.

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Written by KimberlyN on 2024-12-22 at 15:28

@ABScientist

That’s just…mind boggling.

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