It’s cold/flu/covid season again, please wear your goddam masks and get vaccinated if you’re able to

happy new year everyone! just a PSA because I haven't seen anyone on here talking about it: please wash your hands and wear your mask this covid season. PLEASE get vaxxed. went to the ER with my partner last night, and the ER nurse went off about how very much not over the pandemic is.

also, bonus: apparently everyone's getting hit extra hard by ordinary illnesses anyway, because our immune systems all got used to us washing our hands and being careful. so, we lost a lot of immunity as a collective to things like common colds and the flu. people are getting hit harder, and it's lasting longer.

*correction noted at end

*at least we do have confirmation from dr lexi brown that they do bathe. in fact they bathe too much. But they also makeout while they bathe every time

TIS THE SEASON for my school's Health Services to go feral

they could have said covid. Like yes, its the season for flu and colds, but like covid is also still very much there

Wendy and Stan South Park/South Paws 🐾

Masking is now required for staff in long term care homes across Ontario amid a recent rise in COVID-19 outbreaks, cases and resident hospitalizations, the provincial government says. A Nov. 2 memo from the Ministry of Long-Term Care to LTC licensees says the requirement is based on advice from Dr. Kieran Moore, chief medical officer of health. Homes were expected to implement the requirement no later than Nov. 7, it says. The masking requirement also applies to students, support workers and volunteers when they are in resident areas indoors. The ministry further strongly recommends that visitors and caregivers wear a mask in resident areas indoors except when they are with residents in their rooms or when eating with residents in communal spaces. "Recent trends have shown a moderate to high level of community transmission of COVID-19 and an increase in COVID-19 outbreaks in LTCHs, with an increased risk of hospitalization amongst residents," Kelly McAslan, assistant deputy minister, long-term care operations division, said in the memo. McAslan adds that the virus is projected to possibly peak in the next few weeks — around the same time that the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are expected to increase.

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Okay, we're really deep into flu / covid / other-virus season now, so let's do something about that sore throat and congestion.

Mock Toddys are on the menu.

Just take a cup of hot water, add a squirt of lemon juice (as much as you like), a plop of honey (again, as much as you like), and a sprinkle of either cinnamon or cloves or nutmeg (or two or all three), then just mix that stuff up and sip away.

If you want, you can make it with hot green or black tea instead of the water, but I'd suggest caffeine-free if you're planning on sipping before bedtime.

today is a work from bed and nap kind of day.

productivity:

finished reading biochem module 2/3 notes

started reading biochem module 3/3 notes

made study guide questions for the biochem notes i read

watched midterm q&a

self-care:

nap x2 bc i cannot get sick b4 midterms!!! 😣😣😣

5 min morning yoga bc i felt stiff

drank lots of water

also i am back to using the forest app bc i need to make studying more fun than stressful! 😃😅 i ended up using the stopwatch and then forgot to turn it off when i took a break so idk how accurate this is but...

can't wait to save enough coins to buy myself the mushroom! 🍄 (and yes i am still super salty about how all the super pretty trees are gatekept by the pro version which i REFUSE to get out of spite...and also i don't think it's worth it... i just try not to look at them 😅)

Resident 1: Good morning, how are you?

Resident 2: Ready for the ICU, like any other man with a cold.

Get those vitamins in your systems, everyone.

So sorry to ask around but I’m dying of some form of flu

Could somebody please write a sick Reader (pref fem) x Alcina fluff/ comfort because I feel like alcina has had her claws down my throat and dragging them up from the bottom 😭

why is boiling my organs your natural defense against viruses you outdated fruit tart

“Flu season” -Keith Kogane x Reader

I currently have pneumonia so I’m writing this in bed dying. Sorry for the spelling mistakes or if you can’t understand what’s happening because I can’t either

Tw: vomiting, sickness, dissociating.

You curled up into a ball and sniffled next to the trash can full of balled up tissues. You groan as you blow your nose yet nothing coming out. You hear a knock at the door and a tall man with long black hair walks into your room. “Y/N? Hey lay on your bed, you’re only gonna make yourself feel worse if you’re on the cold ground.” Keith picks you up and places you on the bed before tying your hair up. “I have some medicine for you, can you sit up for me?” You nod and sit up, leaning against the wall as he gives you a….medicine cup…? “I know you struggle taking pills so….just drink this okay?” You sigh and gulp down the grape flavored medicine. “It doesn’t even taste like grape it just tastes like…..purple.” You give the cup back to him and rest your head on the pillow. “It tastes like….purple..?” Keith is clearly confused by your statement and looks at you, completely boggled. “Shhh shut up, shut up. You’re…fucking like..not real dude. No wait, I’m not real…nothing feels real!” You throw the blanket over your head and groan in annoyance. Keith takes the blanket off of your face and places a thermometer in your mouth. “Relax for me please, I need to take your temperature.” You close your mouth and wait until the thermometer beeps. When Keith takes the thermometer out of your mouth he frowns and rubs your arm gently. “102°….” He turns on the fan and sits next to you once more. “You have a pretty bad fever, do you want some soup?” You shake your head and the thought of food makes you wanna vomit. “Are you sure? Hunk can make you some tomato, or chicken, or even dumpling if you’d like.” You sit up know what’s gonna happen next if you hear one more damn mention of food. “Keith shut up.” Keith wipes the drool from your lips and gives you a worrying look. “You’re drooling like crazy, are you sure you don’t want something? Not even crackers?” That was the last straw, you run into the bathroom in your room and empty your stomach into the toilet. Keith follows you and rubs your back comfortingly. “I’m so sorry, I didn’t know yo-” “Sh-ut up.” You spit into the toilet and lean against the shower. “Sorry..” Keith wipes the remaining vomit off of your lips with some tissue. He waits for you to get all of the vomit out before picking you up and placing you on the bed. He wipes the sweat from your forehead and gently places the blanket on you. “Sleep well lovely. You deserve it”

Sorry if the name Alex was in Keith’s sentences I’m half awake with pneumonia and that’s my name 💔 I just wanna sleep I love y’all though mwah. Also more Keith content is on the way school hasn’t really let me work on it though