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Re:Past Time to Tell the Public:It Will Probably Go Pandemic... by pyk on Sunday February 23, 2020 @10:22AM (#22397205)
Recommendations for what individuals can do are buried but very practical:

* Try to get a few extra months’ worth of prescription meds, if possible.

* Think through now how we will take care of sick family members while trying not to get infected. Cross-train key staff at work so one person’s absence won’t derail our organization’s ability to function.

* Practice touching our faces less. So how about a face-counter app like the step-counters so many of us use?

* Replace handshakes with elbow-bumps (the “Ebola handshake”).

* Start building harm-reduction habits like pushing elevator buttons with a knuckle instead of a fingertip.

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Re:Past Time to Tell the Public:It Will Probably Go Pandemic... by popotamonga on Sunday February 23, 2020 @10:26AM (#22397226)
Is hand saniziter any good, for when you touched the wrong places?
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Re:Past Time to Tell the Public:It Will Probably Go Pandemic... by dredmorbius on Sunday February 23, 2020 @07:42PM (#22400645)
Yes. Alcohol is sufficient, antibiotic treatments are useless against viruses.

Wet wipes may also be convenient.

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Re:Past Time to Tell the Public:It Will Probably Go Pandemic... by ianai on Sunday February 23, 2020 @10:27AM (#22397229)
Wish getting meds in advance were more accessible.
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Re:Past Time to Tell the Public:It Will Probably Go Pandemic... by carbocation on Sunday February 23, 2020 @10:49AM (#22397389)
With few exceptions, you should be able to ask your MD for a 90 day supply with 3 refills (enough for 3 months immediately, with refills for the rest of the year).
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Re:Past Time to Tell the Public:It Will Probably Go Pandemic... by stallmanite on Sunday February 23, 2020 @12:31PM (#22398140)
But the exceptions are the things you really don’t want to be running out of. Which is extremely unfortunate and silly given that those who want to source these things illicitly will do so and those who follow the rules will suffer.
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Re:Past Time to Tell the Public:It Will Probably Go Pandemic... by carbocation on Sunday February 23, 2020 @01:21PM (#22398506)
Not sure what you're referring to. I'm thinking of medications like injectables, which may not have a sufficient shelf life to permit getting the full set of supplies all at once. But most of the medications which are life-threatening if withheld (e.g., antiplatelet medications after a stent) can be obtained in bulk with a normal prescription.
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Re:Past Time to Tell the Public:It Will Probably Go Pandemic... by stallmanite on Sunday February 23, 2020 @03:54PM (#22399453)
I was thinking of Adderall specifically but in the case of Benzodiazepines, withdrawals can be fatal and they’re controlled substances so presumably ineligible for the 3 months prescription.
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Re:Past Time to Tell the Public:It Will Probably Go Pandemic... by carbocation on Sunday February 23, 2020 @10:34PM (#22401430)
Yes, I agree; while benzodiazepines are not generally considered life-saving medications, they can be life-threatening (like alcohol) if high tolerance is developed and cessation is abrupt.
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Re:Past Time to Tell the Public:It Will Probably Go Pandemic... by ianai on Sunday February 23, 2020 @11:46AM (#22397811)
Have to pay cash though if you’ve filed it recently.
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Re:Past Time to Tell the Public:It Will Probably Go Pandemic... by deevolution on Sunday February 23, 2020 @10:27AM (#22397231)
I think we should replace handshakes with bows, but that would probably never fly in America.
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Re:Past Time to Tell the Public:It Will Probably Go Pandemic... by test001only on Sunday February 23, 2020 @10:55AM (#22397432)
Or replace it with Namaste - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste which is probably easier to do.
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