naloxone, covid testing

Keeping Narcan® at Home can Prevent Holiday Overdose Deaths - may be helpful, if you know someone who might be at risk of overdosing.
Narcan®, the nasal spray version of naloxone, is available through pharmacies without a prescription. Medicaid and many insurance plans also cover the cost. A number of community-level organizations make Narcan® freely available, and a list of these community distributors is available at justplainkillers.com/overdose-prevention.


DHEC Reminds Residents that Staying Home is Staying Safe this Holiday Season
As South Carolinians continue to follow public health recommendations, expect an influx at popular testing locations over the coming days... . All DHEC-sponsored testing locations use pain-free nose or oral swabs or saliva testing.

I wonder if these pain-free tests are less accurate than the deep-nose one, or why I still keep hearing about people having the painful tests done?

(My mom had told me she would *rather die* than having one of those painful ones in the nose done, because of how bad it had hurt her earlier this year or last when her doctor did a procedure that involved putting a scope or something in through the nose.)

nicely convenient

You know what is really nice? Storing the step stool right next to the closet where you often need to use it to reach the high shelf. I never noticed what an inconvenience it was before, having to fetch it. Instead, I turn around intending to go fetch it, and there it is already!

Another nice thing is when you're outside at midnight in the icy cold air taking photos of the sky, and when your nose starts getting cold, having a big face-covering mask that you can put on to keep it warm.