herring_RN ASN, BSN

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    Covid 19 visitor restrictions

    herring_RN replied to Susie2310's topic in Disaster Preparation

    In The Hospital With Dementia: These Patients Need Their Caregivers Andrea S. lived in a North Carolina hospital room with her mother for two and half weeks, finally leaving when her mother was...
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    Facial coverings effective?

    herring_RN replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I will try again to be clear. Surgeons do NOT wear a surgical mask to protect themselves. Surgical masks and cloth masks are worn to protect others from virus spread by the mask wearer, not the other...
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am very glad for the ALLNURSES.COM "Terms Of Service".
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    Where do you stand on opening things up during the Pandemic?

    herring_RN replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I chose being safe. In my city we have to follow rules I think are sensible. If I disagreed I would write, call, or email elected officials, protest if fellow protesters were polite and obeying the...
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I bolded the untrue part of your opinion. When people make errors of fact their opinion is not likely to be taken seriously. From Michigan Governor Whitmer's executive order ... All individuals who...
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    One facebook page was removed by it's creator. I don't know if this is the one you saw. Call for violence against Michigan Democrats and Muslims in vile facebook page ... Metro Times identified...
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    Judy Mikovitz, Ph D and Anthony Fauci, MD

    herring_RN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Disaster Preparation

    An incomplete list of Dr. Anthony Fauci's recent publications A strategic approach to COVID-19 vaccine R&D https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/05/12/science.abc5312 Covid-19 —...
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    Facial coverings effective?

    herring_RN replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am glad that in our part of Los Angeles people are mostly polite and considerate. Most wear a mask when out. If someone does not they are given one and asked to wear it by a store employee, police...
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    "At Burger King, We're Updating Our Safety Procedures"

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I doubt cannabis businesses are giving product away because they have licenses, pay taxes, and have a lot to lose if they violate the law. BUT have no proof of that. All I know is what is in the...
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    Want some more fun? Here's another conspiracy theory.

    herring_RN replied to Kitiger's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Here is a link to his Youtube channel. His conspiracy theories are not backed up with facts, peer reviewed research, or common sense.
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I agree with Heron regarding unpopular opinions and unpopular facts. Opinions should not be censored. False "facts" should not be presented as true. There is a public health reason hospitals are...
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    Hydroxychloroquine is not a cure

    herring_RN replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I was hopeful when first hearing and reading about hydroxychloroquine. But each new study so far shows no evidence to support it's use. Observational Study of Hydroxychloroquine in Hospitalized...
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    Hydroxychloroquine is not a cure

    herring_RN replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Outcomes of hydroxychloroquine usage in United States veterans hospitalized with Covid-19 ... We performed a retrospective analysis of data from patients hospitalized with confirmed SARSCoV-2...
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    Hydroxychloroquine is not a cure

    herring_RN replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I didn't change your post, just made it possible to open the
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The title of this thread is the only explanation I know
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    Judy Mikovitz, Ph D and Anthony Fauci, MD

    herring_RN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Disaster Preparation

    She says she is not anti vaccine, yet claims vaccines kill millions. * Polio (Both injection and oral), influenza "Flu shot", measles, mumps, rubella, rabies, yellow fever, and Ebola are RNA viruses...
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    From your link. Did you read it? After reviewing 2704 16 were actually used. There was no conclusion except that cross species contamination is plausible. Not proven, but not proven untrue either...
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    Facial coverings effective?

    herring_RN replied to Thanksforthedonuts's topic in Disaster Preparation

    A 2013 study looked at how masks could help people with the seasonal flu limit spreading it when they exhale small droplets containing the virus. Overall, researchers found masks led to a more than...
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As an active member of the California Nurses Association, National Nurses United, and Global Nurses United I can state that a course in Microbiology with lab is required to be licensed as a registered...
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    ? Being sarcastic I say "I should have listened to the guy quoted below. "This is a fake pandemic with the ultimate goal of forcing a universal vaccine with digital ID on everyone"...
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    herring_RN replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Who are "THEY"? I could only find one person in the media who said
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    With all the divisiveness - I figure we could use some Country Music

    herring_RN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Rosanne Cash sings her Dad's song at his
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    All Masks Not Created Equal

    herring_RN replied to PrevHealthNurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I wear a cloth mask when out of the house to decrease the chance of infecting another person. I'm not sick, but could be carrying the virus and be asymptomatic. I am glad that, in my city, everyone...
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    Judy Mikovitz, Ph D and Anthony Fauci, MD

    herring_RN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thank you! this gives her claims and then reality. One example of many: ... She claims there is no vaccine for an RNA virus that works. This is patently false. Polio is an RNA virus. The polio...
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    Judy Mikovitz, Ph D and Anthony Fauci, MD

    herring_RN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Was a Scientist Jailed After Discovering a Deadly Virus Delivered Through Vaccines? Judy Mikovits did not discover a deadly virus delivered through vaccines; she was arrested for allegedly stealing...