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sal ,
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My job is fairly low-risk but I'm now housemates w someone who's pretty likely exposed to covid and other contagious diseases at work. (and doesn't seem concerned about it.) I guess I should get a booster to somewhat decrease my chances of transmitting things to other people around me this 'season.' I wonder about getting one ASAP vs waiting until 'updated' ones become available in ~ a month.

sal OP ,
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What are people's thoughts on nasal sprays that are designed as an additional barrier (in addition to masking)?

Someone posted a pretty good breakdown of the different types available and the trials done on them, @ https://synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/800951.html

I am waiting on an iota-carageenan spray in the mail currently. Some of these are big allergy triggers for some people, and some are very toxic to pets (xylitol) so that's something to be aware of. People report different things about nitric oxide (enovid) spray being seized or not by U.S. customs.

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alienskyler ,
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@sal @actuallyautistic @disabilityjustice i tried the xylitol nasal spray (Xclear) but haven't used it in a while

it's designed for allergies, the xylitol is supposed to stop allergens from adhering to nasal walls, and in my experience it helped for that

and i feel like given that mechanism it might do for viruses what it does for allergens, and reduce the risk of infection, i know a study is being done on it for prevention but i don't know if the results are out yet, there was a study done on using it for treatment of people with COVID that showed a reduction in symptoms i think

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