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  • Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
  • This week we are debunking misinformation about COVID-19 and dubious viral videos, plus looking at the latest scientific studies so you can make informed choices and be safe.
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  • @na3rial
    @na3rial 4 года назад +14198

    She's literally doing RUclips's job for them, because they refuse to

    • @XpetraXpazlX
      @XpetraXpazlX 4 года назад +164

      At least someone is

    • @whitealliance9540
      @whitealliance9540 4 года назад +79

      @@XpetraXpazlX meh. People shouldnt be on youtube looking for this info in the first place . they need to be working with their local govts in Real Life and work out isolation and testing tactics.
      That means every one. The govt is not god. The people, every comment on this channel, its your personal responsibility.
      You get mad at a company thats just a subsidiary for a govt company...
      Scientists study and gather "fake news data" all the time. They test THE REASON why fake news spreads faster than real news...
      They put you people in an algorithm and study your comments and interaction...
      Come on now this is so not new, that it's boring.
      Troom troom and such channels just a company. They hire lots of blacks and minoritys to do their skits... Scientists pay for these companies to put the data out, and the people soak it up... So what? Let them.
      Ann is talented, but i bet you she has done videos in the same style as 5 minute crafts and other channels.
      You cant get mad at these scientists for gathering the data...
      If people wanted to get justice for coronavirus deaths.... There are a lot of SCIENTISTS who should be getting arrested right now for creating this Bioweapon in Wuhan... But hey, im just a person what could i possibly know, right?

    • @XpetraXpazlX
      @XpetraXpazlX 4 года назад +263

      The point is that children watch those channels & dont actually check if they are safe or not.

    • @wvnder
      @wvnder 4 года назад +214

      White Alliance you are very naive about how people take in information then. Ann is doing a good service here.

    • @settonblack7889
      @settonblack7889 4 года назад +64

      Yeah, but common sense isn't so common so people listen to whatever pops infrony of their face first. Instead of finding reliable sources or then finding inaccurate ones, which is sad. But she is indeed doing RUclips job but.. they really never do their job..

  • @annapotter7273
    @annapotter7273 3 года назад +5503

    As a med student I want to say: listen to this woman. I have seen a lot of really dangerous diy’s. Some of them can lead to serious health problems.

    • @marthakeenan7203
      @marthakeenan7203 3 года назад +104

      Why is this so low in the comment section? People really need to see this comment

    • @itzcrystalzz
      @itzcrystalzz 3 года назад +16

      You seriously cant trust anyonee jeeeezz 😐

    • @penplease3602
      @penplease3602 3 года назад +41

      ItzCrystalz except for ann

    • @pipilongstocking8487
      @pipilongstocking8487 3 года назад +18

      Soap and water works wonders.

    • @angelidez13
      @angelidez13 3 года назад +33

      I agree, I'm currently doing INBRE research during this COVID thing and she's doing an amazing job teaching everything. Shit she even mentioned what log is to help people better understand the stats...shes good, she's very good!!!

  • @nataliaautunno9061
    @nataliaautunno9061 3 года назад +3177

    These “life hack” channels literally put people’s lives at stake, honestly it makes me sick how little they care about their audience

    • @joejoseph3078
      @joejoseph3078 3 года назад +123

      Back in the beginning they had some pretty cool and actually helpful tips. Now its all just fake bullsh*t that doesnt work.

    • @hydr4hugs
      @hydr4hugs 3 года назад +67

      And useless "tips" which are common sense probably just to stretch the video

    • @thatidiotsofa2659
      @thatidiotsofa2659 3 года назад +6

      100th like!

    • @anonymousposter6461
      @anonymousposter6461 3 года назад +69

      @@lizsmith1796 I bet you've never read a scientific study in your entire life.
      Uninformed opinions are worthless.

    • @lizsmith1796
      @lizsmith1796 3 года назад +2

      @@anonymousposter6461 and yet you don't listen to "SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION" that doesn't go your way... you know like how over 85% of infected people said they wore masks....or the fact the CDC said not the wear certain masks that EVERYONE is wearing!!! or the fact the morons like you are probably wearing cloth masks that give ZERO protection!!!! Masks don't work if they worked then it wouldn't spread so much right?????

  • @premiumsoap2015
    @premiumsoap2015 3 года назад +1439

    It hurts to see that Ann spent so much time producing, editing, researching and narrating this video yet isn’t getting any revenue from ads. Watching such a well produced video like this feels undeserved.

    • @221b-Maker-Street
      @221b-Maker-Street 2 года назад +11

      Wait, does she not receive any revenue? Or is it just on this one video because it's a COVID one, perhaps? If so, thankfully, her channel is doing pretty well elsewhere, because she puts out consistently great content. 🙏🏼

    • @varunjoshi7887
      @varunjoshi7887 2 года назад +54

      @@221b-Maker-Street it's just this one video, bcoz it is entirely focused on covid-19. As Ann said, the content farms are getting around this by subtly using covid-19 type looking viruses in the thumbnails, but not using the word itself anywhere in the title, description, or the video itself. That's why it's sad. Those content farms are spreading false information, and still making money, while here Ann doesn't make anything off of this video even though it's as factually correct as a single person could possibly get

    • @UnicornsPoopRainbows
      @UnicornsPoopRainbows 2 года назад +3

      She still gets revenue from premium YT users

    • @user-kp5uy8vd8o
      @user-kp5uy8vd8o 2 года назад +5

      @@UnicornsPoopRainbows "revenue from ads"

    • @m53goldsmith
      @m53goldsmith 2 года назад

      Become a premium member and support Ann directly, that's the best thing to do.

  • @fin_dunks8656
    @fin_dunks8656 4 года назад +1625

    Channels swearing:
    RUclips: *DEMONETIZE*
    Clickbait videos containing false information and misleading which would lead to multiple people dying:
    RUclips:
    have a nice day!

    • @fluffyseals9571
      @fluffyseals9571 4 года назад +45

      Oblivious Duck RUclips is the dumbest platform I've ever came across now.

    • @ekacoca6582
      @ekacoca6582 4 года назад +12

      Cause words are more threatening than misleading practices.

    • @voiceofneha7196
      @voiceofneha7196 4 года назад +14

      @@fluffyseals9571 it was good but now it's just becoming worse

    • @corinnecann1404
      @corinnecann1404 4 года назад +18

      Eka Hermawan No because swearing can only lead people to swear but misleading practices can hurt people.

    • @clichewolf
      @clichewolf 4 года назад +5

      bruh penguinz0 had swearing in all of his vid he wasnt demonetize xD

  • @who902
    @who902 4 года назад +3285

    “Stupidity isn’t a virus, but it sure is spreading like one” ~Sandy Cheeks ☝🏼

    • @squirrelbeez5123
      @squirrelbeez5123 4 года назад +22

      Pretzelz ? PREACH

    • @A.H.078
      @A.H.078 4 года назад +4

      Yup

    • @ThePrismaticEnder
      @ThePrismaticEnder 4 года назад +3

      Yes it is

    • @arandompersonman1849
      @arandompersonman1849 4 года назад +36

      But the sad thing is that it isn’t stupidity. It’s money that is driving all of these fake companies.

    • @awesomegamer0912YT
      @awesomegamer0912YT 4 года назад +30

      @@arandompersonman1849 I mean it's still stupid of them to be ENCOURAGING all of these false videos

  • @vegaronaldi6990
    @vegaronaldi6990 3 года назад +812

    The Ann reardon phrases list’
    •Misinformation
    •Disinformation
    •The Algorithm
    •It will. Not. Work.
    •This is one for Dave to try
    •Well, let’s try it anyway
    Edit: thank you for the likes!!!

    • @vegaronaldi6990
      @vegaronaldi6990 3 года назад +1

      Haha thanks for 40 likes

    • @RileyzStudioz
      @RileyzStudioz 3 года назад +10

      Poor Dave

    • @lionberryofskyclan
      @lionberryofskyclan 3 года назад +25

      @@RileyzStudioz well he probably eats all that tasty stuff that she makes in her other videos, so I'd say he's pretty lucky

    • @jeffersonvillarta7941
      @jeffersonvillarta7941 3 года назад +5

      It's guud
      Cleva

    • @RileyzStudioz
      @RileyzStudioz 3 года назад +9

      @@lionberryofskyclan true but he gets to witness the disgusting ones from life hacks aswell

  • @Cyntaria
    @Cyntaria 3 года назад +169

    The paint thing is REALLY common. How they assess nursing students on handwashing is they put luminescent cream on our hands, make us do the handwash motion to get it all over then when we wash our hands if we go in a dark room and anything glows, we fail.

    • @m53goldsmith
      @m53goldsmith 2 года назад +12

      Similar to how we used to teach children to brush their teeth: give them a chewable mint that stained red, then let them brush, and brush until all the red is gone. Then once you learn how to brush and how long to brush, you don't forget.

  • @claricem.7183
    @claricem.7183 4 года назад +2724

    Ann is that one science teacher you really like, that really cares about her work and helping kids understand in ways that aren't overly complicated. She'd be the kind of teacher you accidentally call mom.

    • @Lu-zj6bo
      @Lu-zj6bo 4 года назад +98

      Clarice M. I’d love Ann for a mom.

    • @kamillagunzinger4162
      @kamillagunzinger4162 4 года назад +142

      And not really be that embarrassed when you did

    • @naruhinastarr
      @naruhinastarr 4 года назад +30

      She’s so cool! I really enjoy her videos, especially the debunking ones. You rock, Ann!

    • @milky_hummus6037
      @milky_hummus6037 4 года назад +31

      It wasn't a mistake calling her mom.

    • @Jkr2260
      @Jkr2260 4 года назад +4

      Well... hello mom! I just discovered your channel

  • @jashanjotsahni9374
    @jashanjotsahni9374 4 года назад +3106

    See now the titles aren’t lying. They say life hacks, clearly it’s life hacks to shorten your life

    • @glitterunicorn9043
      @glitterunicorn9043 4 года назад +39

      Jashanjot Sahni thank you for giving me a good laugh!

    • @pandalover1631
      @pandalover1631 4 года назад +40

      Oh dang the shade😂

    • @Coyoteari
      @Coyoteari 4 года назад +91

      They’re called that bc they hack at your life expectancy

    • @midnighteevee4246
      @midnighteevee4246 4 года назад +9

      more like death hacks am
      I right?

    • @tlozfreak888
      @tlozfreak888 4 года назад +21

      Hacking away at life expectancy

  • @waterartdragon
    @waterartdragon 3 года назад +286

    I’m a math teacher. Kids seem to really struggle with mixing problems where your looking to get a certain percentage at the end. Actually - when I used to work at a plastics company I had someone argue that you can’t compare countries because they are different sizes. Which totally misses the whole point of percentages. Always glad to see math being used effectively! yay Ann!

    • @russianbot8576
      @russianbot8576 2 года назад +8

      it seems that in general, barring the group in the wider population that has to work with maths daily or frequently enough, exponential and logarithmic thinking is particularly difficult. i don't think this is necessarily a failing of maths classes or whatever, we just have to be trained to think that way instead of strictly linearly.
      a lot of adults screw this up too. this happens often when talking about, say, medical half-lifes (in the interest of preventing tolerance increase) or even when talking about political issues like nuclear waste maintenance or CO^2 emissions atmospherically. compare to the more mundane task of tackling debt interest or calorie counting for dieting or something, which don't require exponential thinking, and it illustrates why this may be hard even for average (non-maths/science fielded) adults. this is also why studies using logarithmic graphs are hard to parse for journalists who aren't strictly in the field of scientific research writing.
      (on a different note i would find it interesting to see the sociopsychology difference between students who take well to exponential thinking and those who don't. as someone who did well with calculus and chemistry, i wonder if there is some predisposition that enabled it to come easier than some of my peers.)

    • @hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195
      @hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195 Год назад +1

      Hi, I’m also always surprised why people are struggling with percentages
      It is just a hundredth part if something
      My mom and my husband are both pretty smart people yet I keep having to re-explain this concept to them.
      Is it just because people are not used to calculating on a daily basis?
      Are we not explaining it well? Is it really that much difference to saying “a third of something “ and “splitting something in three equal parts”

  • @thatsawesomeman
    @thatsawesomeman 3 года назад +555

    Her: gives actual information that can help 12kviews
    5 min hacks: lights peoples houses on fire, puts people in hospital saying that it will keep them out of the hospital 10 Mil views

  • @Kbails386
    @Kbails386 4 года назад +1960

    The most important part of this video is how often Ann can admit “I don’t know” or “we don’t know.” It’s such a huge deal in the sciences to admit where there is just lack of information rather than trying to speculate or insert your own opinions. We are always learning and discovering new things about this every day. Keep doing your research and stay safe!

    • @TheGooglyminotaur
      @TheGooglyminotaur 4 года назад +16

      Katie Bailey I think there’s a TNG thing about that. Data says he “doesn’t know” and Picard is flabbergasted. Data points out that the core of all discoveries, improvements, and curiosity comes from “I don’t know.”

    • @speccysquaregolike9629
      @speccysquaregolike9629 4 года назад +41

      @bojo perez She ISN'T inserting her own opinions. Learn to read.

    • @janemh5866
      @janemh5866 4 года назад +22

      bojo perez 😂 what false info is she spreading? Please do tell!

    • @VintageToiletsRock
      @VintageToiletsRock 4 года назад +9

      If someone claims they know everything... *RUN*

    • @kumaahito3927
      @kumaahito3927 4 года назад +8

      @bojo perez saying that a newer and more general/thorough study's result could deviate from a small/partial study is not spreading false information. She always referred to actual scientific results and studies throughout the whole video. (And used some very basic math.) If you meant something else, then please elaborate.

  • @teom.4888
    @teom.4888 4 года назад +1488

    I found it hilarious that the person making "disinfectant" had 70% rubbing alcohol, but instead of just using the alcohol to disinfect surfaces, they dilute it down with vinegar to make disinfectant. 70% alcohol on its own, in a spray bottle, would work a lot better as disinfectant, we use it in research lab settings all the time to sterilise surfaces.

    • @Panbaneesha
      @Panbaneesha 4 года назад +176

      Exactly. I used to work in a pharmacy, and every German pharmacy has to have a small lab. We used 70% isopropyl alcohol to disinfect everything in that lab. And the 70% percent works better than the 99%, too. Because even though the alcohol content needs to be high, it breaks down microorganisms better when there's some water present. Also, it takes longer to dry and gives the alcohol more time to work. You should only use it on hands when there's no water/soap available, though, because it dries out the skin.

    • @camerontrivett1772
      @camerontrivett1772 4 года назад +28

      @@Panbaneesha which is why you use aloe on hand sanitizers

    • @adeer87
      @adeer87 4 года назад +32

      Panbaneesha
      I had no idea that 70% worked better than 99%! That’s interesting. At home I have 50% and 91%. I use the former for light cleaning and the latter for disinfecting.

    • @Panbaneesha
      @Panbaneesha 4 года назад +32

      @@adeer87 Well, that's what they taught us in pharmaceutical school. You can read it here, too: www.pharmaguideline.com/2013/11/why-70-isopropyl-alcohol-is-used-as-disinfectant.html

    • @Panbaneesha
      @Panbaneesha 4 года назад +20

      @@camerontrivett1772 Absolutely, but to my understanding soap works even better than hand sanitizer.

  • @bringmethedawns
    @bringmethedawns 3 года назад +483

    I swear if I manage to get my biotech degree I’m gonna tattoo “bacteria is not a virus” on my body for everyone to see

    • @lady-octopus731
      @lady-octopus731 3 года назад +48

      "Common cold is a bacterial infection"
      "Bacteria and viruses are the same"
      "The common cold is the same as STDs"
      -- Quotes from Human Sexuality instructor in college.

    • @naynay2217
      @naynay2217 3 года назад +18

      I’ve played too much plague inc

    • @marciragoczy2484
      @marciragoczy2484 3 года назад +23

      i am in an anti-mask group for fun and sometimes i am trying to educate them (i am going to have an upper level biology exam in may so i know the basic stuff about viruses and bacteria etc)
      and people say that the covid is a manipulated bacteria
      and
      i facepalm so hard all the time
      im gonna tattoo that phrase on myself when i turn 18😂😂

    • @kevinkevin9525
      @kevinkevin9525 3 года назад +12

      @@naynay2217 Same. Plague Inc was my entire 6th grade career.

    • @buggsy5
      @buggsy5 3 года назад +13

      @@lady-octopus731 It is unfortunate that they allow such scientifically/medically illiterate people to teach scientific/medical subjects. If course, the closest that sexuality instructor may have gotten to sexual intercourse was from masturbating in the bathroom.

  • @Miriam-rf4xv
    @Miriam-rf4xv 3 года назад +253

    As a scientist I am so grateful to you and others like you who go out of their way to spread the facts (to the best of our knowledge at this time) and debunk the false information that spreads so quickly. You're a legend, and saving lives. Thank you.

  • @thestorm7543
    @thestorm7543 3 года назад +9877

    If anyone is wondering why this is on a cooking channel, it’s because she’s making a roast

  • @gustavotriqui
    @gustavotriqui 4 года назад +2098

    Things I did not expect in 2020:
    Good, reliable, science based, researched information about a global pandemic virus in a baking youtube channel.
    But here we are.

    • @SwearMY
      @SwearMY 4 года назад +61

      I know, she's a treasure.

    • @user-rr3jj5kc6c
      @user-rr3jj5kc6c 4 года назад +4

      gustavo iglesias omg so tru

    • @TooMuchSascha
      @TooMuchSascha 4 года назад +17

      I mean cooking is essentially a science much like chemistry. A lot of real good cooks are scientists

    • @randomname9413
      @randomname9413 4 года назад +2

      Too Much Sus ok?

    • @little_august68
      @little_august68 4 года назад +11

      She is a baking channel so she would promote sanitation because of foods like eggs that can give you salmonella and because she cares about the viewer and if she is quiet about this people will just ask for videos on COVID-19 food prep but she wants to give the right information so she is giving all the info she knows.

  • @Brastius
    @Brastius 3 года назад +121

    Yeah well, I'm not taking any kind of advice from a channel that encourages me to eat bleached strawberries.

  • @buildybearmc8129
    @buildybearmc8129 3 года назад +41

    Some of these content farms and other diy channels just make me sick, mainly because they could actually be making other people sick. It's horrible that videos like these get demonetized whereas fake and unsafe channels make so much money. This channel is honestly just such a lifesaver.

  • @allhumansarejusthuman.5776
    @allhumansarejusthuman.5776 4 года назад +1697

    Blossom should be shut down sued and these creators charged for manslaughter.

    • @its_the_bird
      @its_the_bird 4 года назад +66

      Don donny EXACTLY! They absolutely know they've led to a spread of this. They /know/, so many people know better, but people just go free and are even celebrated as "kind and loving people pillars of the community" if they ironically die of the virus as well (some people in my community have gone around causing a VERY large national hotspot, and they outright said they were going to go out without caution anyways). it's horrific

    • @spacecat3198
      @spacecat3198 4 года назад +54

      I think they’d be only charged with manslaughter if someone had been proven to die because if their advice.
      They should be shut down and charged yes, but for endangerment and whatever charges there are for bad advice and misinformation.

    • @queenofrainbowzebras9775
      @queenofrainbowzebras9775 4 года назад +17

      Actually, I'm pretty sure it would be murder, not manslaughter.
      Manslaughter is like murder, but it happened with no malice before it happened.
      Murder is killing somebody with thoughts of malice before it happened.
      Since they planned this, I think it would technically be murder.
      My apologies if I'm wrong.

    • @cliveshalindra5370
      @cliveshalindra5370 4 года назад +15

      Agreed someone should start a petition to sshutdown all content farns on RUclips

    • @clover-il7tf
      @clover-il7tf 4 года назад +7

      Okay, maybe a bit much but I think they should be shut down and charged for something

  • @fatsquirrel45
    @fatsquirrel45 4 года назад +5176

    She Cook
    She Bake
    Most importantly she roast the fake
    Credits: Kitcat590 Gaming and Cakepop Riniyo

  • @Thomas-lk5cu
    @Thomas-lk5cu 3 года назад +30

    RUclips: We fight against fake information!
    Also RUclips: Hey, wanna see this video on how to make aloe vera hand sanitizer?

  • @lipsticlicorice
    @lipsticlicorice 3 года назад +42

    it's amazing how much the directions have changed since this first aired.

    • @estherpettigrew3042
      @estherpettigrew3042 2 года назад

      I actually expected things to change. Corona was a new virus. They didn’t have much information. So they made their best guess with what little information they had at the beginning. I expected (and demand) them to update their recommendations as the results of testing became available and medical observations from hospitals around the world started coming in.
      It is unreasonable to expect that their first guesses based on limited information would be correct. This is teal life we’re talking about, not A Star Trek plot that is resolved in 42 minutes.

  • @seriousleh
    @seriousleh 4 года назад +831

    CDC: A hand sanitizer and a disinfectant spray should at least have 60% Alcohol
    Blossom: *we’re gonna pretend that we didn’t see that*

    • @ai6896
      @ai6896 4 года назад +2

      And kill every one

    • @beet111
      @beet111 4 года назад +2

      more alcohol is NOT better!

    • @franziska9260
      @franziska9260 4 года назад +13

      @@beet111 yes, but neither is less

  • @lala45531
    @lala45531 4 года назад +982

    This must be the cooking show with the most studies referenced ever.

    • @MaxOakland
      @MaxOakland 4 года назад +20

      Shadefix That’s what makes it so good

    • @sunnynite7535
      @sunnynite7535 4 года назад +13

      Yes because she is a food scientist :)

    • @AArmstrong123
      @AArmstrong123 4 года назад

      Shadefix no. Troom Troom lol 🤣

    • @hunterst.arnold6646
      @hunterst.arnold6646 4 года назад +5

      Honestly, this type of stuff is the only content I actually come to this channel for. Baking's cool and all, but debunk videos are my thing.

    • @thomaszinser8714
      @thomaszinser8714 4 года назад

      @@hunterst.arnold6646 To be honest, the debunk videos were what suckered me in, but all the videos that I've seen have been pretty fantastic, and having tried one of the recipes, well, it actually worked, to say the least.

  • @emmahasastrangename8084
    @emmahasastrangename8084 3 года назад +28

    100 years later:
    Person: doc, I’m not to good..
    Doctor: you have the common Covid

  • @cfredrics
    @cfredrics Год назад +15

    Damn. Remember back in early 2020 when only about one hundred people died of COVID and we were actually taking it seriously?
    Today I had someone ask me why I was wearing a mask...

    • @ashanein
      @ashanein Год назад +5

      Ugh people really suck. I'm sorry. We're still masking and likely will be for the foreseeable future, ESPECIALLY because of people like that. Hubby, mom and stepdad are all immuno compromised. Not about to gamble with their lives. Wishing you safety, sanity and relief!!

    • @snakewithapen5489
      @snakewithapen5489 Год назад +4

      honestly i want to wear a mask again bc i loved not being sick at all for nearly an entire year. But i live in Florida and this summer is already shaping up to be another record-breaking high temp year, and the people here aren't exactly the most open minded, i was asked kinda rudely a few times this winter why i was trying to wear one to prevent getting the flu over Christmas break...
      (it worked btw, both my mother and brother got a bad cold after Thanksgiving but thankfully I was fine after wearing my mask around school the few weeks before break)

    • @cfredrics
      @cfredrics Год назад

      @@snakewithapen5489 That's another benefit of masking! In 2020 and 2021 when everyone was masked up in public [I live in NYC] flu and cold rates plummeted.
      As for masks in high temps, I'd recommend going for a surgical mask instead of a KN95, at least outdoors. They're less protective but they breathe easier so you will actually wear them.Also, as long as you're vaccinated and boosted the high temperature and humidity coupled with the UV from the sun should protect you outdoors.

    • @tisjester
      @tisjester Год назад +2

      @@cfredrics I agree.. with the ability to now get all masks.. I use both surgical and N95's depending on where I am going or where I am at. If there are a bunch of people in an enclosed area that I must be in.. I go with my N95. If I am outside and not in a massive crowd I use the surgical mask. Most importantly I wear them properly and handle them properly and continue to wash my hand and social distance.
      Even if my area has a low transmission rate - it is never zero and I do not want to be part of a spike lol.
      The troubling part is.. Now that few people are even reporting that they have covid (home tests) and we only get to see numbers that might be reported for the more serious cases that end up in hospital and/or dead.
      I also agree with the vaccinations even if they are not a 100% magic shield. It is all about risk mitigation. The more mitigation you implement the lesser the chance of a negative outcome.

    • @cfredrics
      @cfredrics Год назад

      @@tisjester You're better than I am. Outdoors, I generally go unmasked. Indoors I wear my KN95 or a surgical mask if I'm in my office which has MERV13 filters in its HVAC and multiple air purifiers.
      As for vaccinations, I am 100% in favor. I think I have had six shots of them! They worked like a charm as well. After coming through clear from six superspreader events, I finally did get COVID late last year and would not have known had I not tested myself before going to the doctor!

  • @alexschneider1667
    @alexschneider1667 4 года назад +12702

    Ann Reardon is the only one left with brain cells in this pandemic, we stan

    • @KazakhToon
      @KazakhToon 4 года назад +217

      She's hoarding brain cells, for shame

    • @masteroogway3055
      @masteroogway3055 4 года назад +116

      She the only one who save lives of many million children

    • @alexschneider1667
      @alexschneider1667 4 года назад +142

      KazakhToon no she deserves the brain cells, everyone else would kill them

    • @nivrrtakr2891
      @nivrrtakr2891 4 года назад +39

      I stan so hard since 2014

    • @thebe_stone
      @thebe_stone 4 года назад +48

      Hospitals still have brain cells

  • @tre14321
    @tre14321 4 года назад +440

    I appreciate her commitment to saying "deactivating" the virus instead of "kill." Viruses cannot be killed because they're technically not alive to begin with! We're not even this accurately spoken in my immunology class 😂

    • @jamesbw2
      @jamesbw2 4 года назад

      wait what

    • @gavrillatanjung7806
      @gavrillatanjung7806 4 года назад

      Wait aren’t viruses classified as alive tho (barely that is)?

    • @CrazzyFrog99
      @CrazzyFrog99 4 года назад +11

      @@gavrillatanjung7806 It's generally very blurry but most scientists agree that they are not alive due to lack of vital metabolic processes which are present in other organisms and their inability to independently reproduce.

    • @aishahshamsul8642
      @aishahshamsul8642 4 года назад +3

      @@gavrillatanjung7806One of the characteristics of life is the ability to produce offspring. A virus cannot replicate by themselves without a host. Though you can argue that they still reproduce and therefore is alive.

    • @SunburnCity
      @SunburnCity 4 года назад +2

      @@aishahshamsul8642 the general stance is that we treat them as "infectious agents" as opposed to fully fledged living organisms. Similar to prions in that they can 'replicate' their folding/shape onto other normal proteins, they can't make more proteins independently as they lack metabolic mechanisms to breakdown and generate the materials, just like viruses.

  • @BrianneVillano
    @BrianneVillano 3 года назад +12

    Thank you for doing this research. I'm a former molecular biologist in the US who also studied virology and it's been infuriating watching the mis- and disinformation run rampant around the country. If you're able to get polypropylene filters or multi-layer masks with polypropylene in it, it's even better b/c the particles are charged and the viral particles get attracted and stuck in the filter. Good luck everyone

  • @lilidesisto5385
    @lilidesisto5385 3 года назад +47

    Why am I learning more about the coronavirus from a food channel than from our department of health?

  • @user-en7dx1qp3k
    @user-en7dx1qp3k 4 года назад +981

    Blossom has crossed the line from spreading false life hacks to get more money, to spreading false information about the current pandemic to get more money. It used to be a fun channel to poke fun at, but now, it's much worse.

    • @ARasputinaFan
      @ARasputinaFan 4 года назад +19

      Is it because they are continuing to try to kill us, just through a different way; lol!

    • @teslashark
      @teslashark 4 года назад +6

      Hey, that's called making a killing.

    • @amit8961
      @amit8961 4 года назад +1

      @@sunbea4477 they they're like apple

    • @miiilkteahoney7491
      @miiilkteahoney7491 4 года назад +3

      I hate all of their hack

    • @psychott6
      @psychott6 4 года назад

      Hannah Reee
      A weird metaphor idk

  • @tiktokroyalty4778
    @tiktokroyalty4778 4 года назад +1696

    She is a food scientist, dietitian, Pastry Chef, Debunker, and and informator.
    I mean What More Can You Ask For In A RUclipsr😁💕👏

    • @rama3njoy
      @rama3njoy 4 года назад +3

      real valid informator

    • @LordMalice6d9
      @LordMalice6d9 4 года назад

      I have no respect for debunkers. These people have regard for "truth" they only care about winning a argument. Which they rarely ever do.

    • @tiktokroyalty4778
      @tiktokroyalty4778 4 года назад +15

      @@LordMalice6d9 but not this channel

    • @katiebug217
      @katiebug217 4 года назад +9

      @@LordMalice6d9 and you're coming to the comment page to say that on this video as if its relevant? Shut uppppp you're so annoying

    • @Jotaro_Kujo03
      @Jotaro_Kujo03 4 года назад +5

      Imagine if she started doing gaming tutorials...

  • @stijnvth
    @stijnvth 3 года назад +11

    The sad fact here is ... that we need to look at a channel called how to cook that for clear and comprehensible information on all of this. I'm not cooking viruses as far as I know, but i love your work here.

  • @katydid5088
    @katydid5088 3 года назад +16

    So, in other words my grandma making pie and jam for every meal is the safest way to eat fruit?
    Got it, don't need to tell me twice.

  • @alexx1769
    @alexx1769 4 года назад +556

    When a baking channel is making more sense and being more factual than any media outlet or government agency, you KNOW we got a problem

    • @markjuarez6469
      @markjuarez6469 4 года назад +2

      Awayward Baking is a form of chemistry and this woman has a degree that is more science-based than whatever your views are on domestic life and the role of women...

    • @klubfreak
      @klubfreak 4 года назад +3

      I live in the U.S.! I hate the U.S. President. Love her channel!!!! Call it out!

    • @xanam4913
      @xanam4913 4 года назад +8

      @@markjuarez6469 I don't think they meant that in a detrimental way to ann, just that she shouldn't have to be the one to have to do these, because the correct information should be needing spread in the first place. She's doing such an amazing job, but it must be exhausting for her to see all of this misinformation going around and need to be the one to fix it.

  • @marzipan2555
    @marzipan2555 4 года назад +7310

    Why is a baking RUclipsr a more effective science communicator than the entire CDC? Love your stuff!

    • @prizmarvalschi1319
      @prizmarvalschi1319 4 года назад +241

      I think she studied food science
      She mentioned it in the video where she debunked the ice cream frosting thing

    • @Lleanlleawrg
      @Lleanlleawrg 4 года назад +266

      Because the lunatic in chief dismantled the pandemic response team, and has put sycophantic yes-men in charge of everything, and fired everyone competent and brave enough to speak up.

    • @milly4543
      @milly4543 4 года назад +192

      She's a food scientist and dietitian so she would have studied plenty of biology, chemistry, biochemisty, and physiology.

    • @mangooverlord2014
      @mangooverlord2014 4 года назад +28

      The CDC is a political machine.

    • @MegaBlair007
      @MegaBlair007 4 года назад +56

      @@Lleanlleawrg i hate and it makes me sad and terrified how that statement could apply to more than one country

  • @RMar-zc3he
    @RMar-zc3he 3 года назад +86

    I'm looking forward to the day people will just say "oh it's just Covid"

    • @afsananehath689
      @afsananehath689 3 года назад +11

      Oo it already happened in the country I live in

    • @judson5203
      @judson5203 3 года назад +8

      Bruh I've been on that phase ever science this started oh just another virus and then went wow its plague inc and all of a sudden politics and stock market games actually turned worse its everything bad happened at the same damn time

    • @Yas-rr8ke
      @Yas-rr8ke 2 года назад +1

      The current situation in England ngl

  • @Iamhellsfire4545
    @Iamhellsfire4545 3 года назад +43

    "You would think during the middle of a pandemic it's important to fact check...."
    *Laughs in United States resident, then cries in United States resident*

  • @Brianna-eo8nu
    @Brianna-eo8nu 4 года назад +692

    RUclips channel: [spreads misinformation about crafts, life hacks, DIY’s and now what to do in a pandemic.]
    Ann Reardon: *aw shit, here we go again....*

    • @tareag993
      @tareag993 4 года назад +3

      They should get sued

    • @JBC352
      @JBC352 4 года назад +1

      tareage They should get demonetized. Or taken down. That’ll hurt them more.

    • @GumSkyloard
      @GumSkyloard 4 года назад +1

      Jarvis: It's time!

  • @StarG1313
    @StarG1313 4 года назад +8179

    She protecc
    She makes snacc
    But most importantly
    She attack five minute hacc

  • @slutty_raccoon69
    @slutty_raccoon69 3 года назад +55

    Ann is so good at her researching she could probably walk up to a team of NASA scientists tryna figure out a massive problem and be like "I'm no rocket scientist but..." and then explain word for word exactly what they need to do

  • @teallineart8805
    @teallineart8805 3 года назад +34

    I’m surprised they didn’t use the essential oil as clickbait.

  • @immiscible17
    @immiscible17 4 года назад +708

    pretty bad when a cooking channel has to debunk health-related misinformation.

    • @NajwaLaylah
      @NajwaLaylah 4 года назад +34

      It's actually awesome that a cooking channel does. The more channels that do, the better.

    • @molotera8789
      @molotera8789 4 года назад +26

      she might be a food scientist but a scientist afterall

    • @poro9084
      @poro9084 4 года назад +4

      also nail channel podcast was debunking stuff too

    • @giabarrone7422
      @giabarrone7422 4 года назад +3

      If that isn't a sign that both politics and MSM need a complete overhaul....I don't know what is.

  • @rahemeenilyas
    @rahemeenilyas 4 года назад +1091

    People are making fake videos on trending topics such as Corona to earn money. I really appreciate your debunking videos.

    • @TheRedRobin96
      @TheRedRobin96 4 года назад +13

      And other RUclipsrs are getting demonized for just mentioning COVID-19.

    • @EliosMoonElios
      @EliosMoonElios 4 года назад +2

      The fisrt video is a clean clickbait, she use such small amount of alcohol because she KNOW that DIY a waste.
      If you want to make you how sanitizer do as medic do it or decades fill a spray bottle with alcohol and DONE!

    • @asiainwood1891
      @asiainwood1891 4 года назад +1

      wait if other youtuber can't say Covid-19 what will happen to this video

    • @TaylorL333
      @TaylorL333 4 года назад +1

      Asia Inwood It wont make money

    • @mega289
      @mega289 4 года назад

      I would love to like this comment but it's at 666 likes and I don't want to ruin that
      Edit: Nevermind it's now 668

  • @Musicture
    @Musicture 3 года назад +10

    its so refreshing to have somebody explain this stuff without being condescending or aggressive about it

  • @smithscullyx
    @smithscullyx 3 года назад +16

    The amount of dedication and patience it takes to make a video like this must be astronomical.

  • @emily-xk1pw
    @emily-xk1pw 4 года назад +1943

    One day these hacks are literally going to kill so many people oh my god

    • @ameisweirdx
      @ameisweirdx 4 года назад +61

      Already have most likely.

    • @BigMamaDaveX
      @BigMamaDaveX 4 года назад +6

      Just make sure you're not one of them! Cavaet emptor! 😉

    • @rosenbaum75
      @rosenbaum75 4 года назад +63

      Like the one where they soak fresh strawberries in bleach to turn them white and not add one single disclaimer that ingesting Clorox-soaked strawberries can cause harm. And that video was flagged multiple times but RUclips never removed the video because it didn't violate their guidelines! Like, seriously. How can such a dangerous "hack" like that not violate guidelines? It's crazy.

    • @QUEENOBSCURE
      @QUEENOBSCURE 4 года назад +8

      THE ONLY HACK! I ever used was toenail clipper is great for fingernails. It's clean-cut with one clip.
      found this out myself, but am not sure am not the first, this was before the day of the internet I did this back in the early 90s when I was..6

    • @renoloverxoxo
      @renoloverxoxo 4 года назад +9

      There was that one fire that killed a child.

  • @That_Isabelle
    @That_Isabelle 4 года назад +2100

    She bake,
    She makes good cakes,
    But most importantly,
    *she show us these hacks be fake*

  • @vladimirrav
    @vladimirrav 3 года назад +37

    Many fake news around even after one year since the pandemic began 😭
    Excellent video 👏👏👏

  • @SugarSugarCreek
    @SugarSugarCreek 3 года назад +6

    Ann is not only a "baking" scientist, her nature seems to be a scientist in general, she researches and researchers again, and is a very intelligent person, so I feel very confident taking her advice.

  • @oldcowbb
    @oldcowbb 4 года назад +2513

    people: math is useless in real life
    same people: make hand sanitizer with wrong proportion

    • @Viteaification
      @Viteaification 3 года назад +20

      @@kongthelegend6956 obviously they need to know more than just that if they're calculating the wrong measurements for hand sanitizer. percentages are VERY important to learn for not only measurement but for analyzing statistics

    • @amitjalan9935
      @amitjalan9935 3 года назад +10

      @@kongthelegend6956 bruh, do u even know HOW important math is😑

    • @moonray61
      @moonray61 3 года назад +14

      KongTheLegend You actually need to use many formulas for different types of work, for example, even a cashier needs to know how to subtract and work with percentages. People that work with clothing for example, need to be able to measure and to be aware of the area that the clothing needs to be around, it's way more complicated than just sewing some cloths together. So yeah, pretty much all professions need math knowledge, and that is without considering how everybody needs to calculate in order to pay bills and not get ripped off, be sure of how much is your change when you buy stuff and even when you want to replace some things in your house, you'll need to be aware of space, area and geometry.

    • @fafahXD
      @fafahXD 3 года назад +4

      I prefer to say that chemistry is really important, because in classes about concentration and solutions this content is taught

    • @ReganFree93
      @ReganFree93 3 года назад +9

      I think this is less math and more chemistry and a good bit of comprehension and critical thinking. Most of these people understand The basic math process but not the concepts of percentages and saturation/dilution.

  • @greycloud0
    @greycloud0 4 года назад +1035

    I love the fact that Ann *knows* that using the terms ‘Coronavirus’ and ‘Covid 19’ will get you demonetised, but she’s doing this for us to keep *us* safe because these bad channels are making bad content

    • @alkagupta8594
      @alkagupta8594 3 года назад +25

      She's a literal angel.

    • @amitjalan9935
      @amitjalan9935 3 года назад +8

      Why will those words get u demonitised

    • @dragontamershadria3058
      @dragontamershadria3058 3 года назад +32

      @@amitjalan9935 to prevent spreading of 'fake news', aka youtube doesn't like channels getting political and for some reason a global pandemic is political for a certain 1st world country, lmao.

    • @yjh031
      @yjh031 3 года назад +1

      Amit Jalan she literally explained why at the beginning fo the vid

    • @amitjalan9935
      @amitjalan9935 3 года назад

      @@yjh031 jeez ok

  • @124tutt2
    @124tutt2 2 года назад +8

    It’s so interesting to watch videos for the beginning of the pandemic. The emotions and thoughts I was having them can never happen again. The pain, fear, confusion, rejection in such a concentrated amount of time. Watching videos like these now makes me feel sad and calm.

  • @eightmysoul
    @eightmysoul 3 года назад +20

    Ann is like your wise aunt who gives you good advice about life🥲

  • @Krzysztof25XD
    @Krzysztof25XD 4 года назад +1110

    These channels clickbaiting over COVID-19 is seriously one of the most disgusting things.

    • @zsin128
      @zsin128 4 года назад +9

      It is. I agree.

    • @portman2645
      @portman2645 4 года назад +18

      ChrisDobs97 nad there’s like commercials that are taking advantage of covid19 for example I heard one say” where all going through a hard time” but they were selling cars thst has nothing to do with cars.

    • @toastie4848
      @toastie4848 4 года назад +3

      Literally.

    • @rutevaaasland2585
      @rutevaaasland2585 4 года назад +5

      100th like! And great speech.

    • @neriepalomera177
      @neriepalomera177 4 года назад +5

      @@portman2645 omg yes I've seen ads like that too like just advertise your product and go, don't try to manipulate us lol

  • @leiaeloisedow6254
    @leiaeloisedow6254 4 года назад +2213

    Honestly, Happy Mother's Day to Ann. She's the mother we all need at this time. ♡♡♡

    • @leiaeloisedow6254
      @leiaeloisedow6254 4 года назад +12

      @Ibrahim Lahsain it's supposed to. I took it at Netherworld- a haunted house that's popular here in the Southeastern US.

    • @That_Isabelle
      @That_Isabelle 4 года назад +1

      YES

    • @fn1656
      @fn1656 4 года назад

      Mhm

  • @joharakiri
    @joharakiri 3 года назад +8

    I just love aussie accents! "Cövid nointain" 😁

  • @annvinodjacob
    @annvinodjacob 3 года назад +10

    You really care about your viewers, you dont care if you get any money instead you focus on keeping us safe
    THANK YOU SO MUCH

  • @SYatesie
    @SYatesie 4 года назад +1127

    The lemon picture is saying to cut your hands off so you don't have to sanitise them

    • @hzla88
      @hzla88 4 года назад +7

      Oh god 😅 I saw a video on Insta once of someone who had cut the artery in their hand due to cutting an Avocado in their hand.

    • @ghislainedefeligonde5166
      @ghislainedefeligonde5166 4 года назад +3

      Thank you for that laugh!!!!!!

    • @burgerpatty
      @burgerpatty 4 года назад +3

      Ivy theEON 💀

    • @eadc2158
      @eadc2158 4 года назад +3

      😂😂😂

    • @Dhdjksjsnsnsnnsnsna
      @Dhdjksjsnsnsnnsnsna 4 года назад +6

      adding a whole new level to hacks by literally hacking your hands off

  • @tanujabm2065
    @tanujabm2065 4 года назад +866

    This is why people need to learn math and science

    • @nebulamachine
      @nebulamachine 4 года назад +16

      Tanuja BM yea people like those makes me feel grateful for choosing science major in hs

    • @user-uc7yp3so3j
      @user-uc7yp3so3j 4 года назад +10

      Not simply math and science but useful things like this. It's better to know common things like this rather than how to some weird ass calculations

    • @muhammedwaqas4866
      @muhammedwaqas4866 4 года назад +7

      The most important thing rn is common sense

    • @daniellafonagy7685
      @daniellafonagy7685 4 года назад +1

      They don’t teach us useful things that’s the problem

    • @zombiTrout
      @zombiTrout 4 года назад +1

      Math make brain hurt. Me no like...

  • @priuredesion
    @priuredesion 3 года назад +9

    I follow your channel because of the interesting information you offer about food, cooking and baking, but I am more than impressed with the strict preparation you have for each video, how much you check information, how valid are the facts. I admire your work and your spontaneous attitude on the videos. Congratulations!

  • @akitaxx
    @akitaxx 3 года назад +19

    Fun Fact:
    There are disinfectant wipes, in this world. Not everything is solved with just Hand Sanitizer, Blossom.
    Example: *C L O R O X W I P E S*

  • @elementalwizard077
    @elementalwizard077 4 года назад +599

    I love the fact that she said one of the most important things about wearing a mask: KEEP YOUR DISTANCE! People think that because they're wearing a mask they can be as close as they want, but you should still be at least six feet apart if you can help it.

    • @zocansew
      @zocansew 4 года назад +17

      I saw an Instagram post where someone wore a mask with tiny pen!ses (can never be too careful with getting reported) and said that if anyone could ask why they were on her mask they were too close-- I think that's genius lmao

    • @knighthawk3749
      @knighthawk3749 4 года назад +2

      @Charley Lee And that's why in my city masks are mandatory. They will not let you into the store without one. And if you make a scene you get arrested.

    • @jimenasearaprieto97
      @jimenasearaprieto97 4 года назад +3

      Legit a guy came up to the pedestrian crossing and stood in between two people who were obviously maintaining a distance. he was wearing a mask...under his nose. He showed 0 regard for other people around him and was actually completely deluded to the fact he was going to be protected.

    • @47ratsinahoodie
      @47ratsinahoodie 4 года назад

      @@jimenasearaprieto97 To be fair, he was probably gonna be fine. If both people on either side of him we're wearing masks, should they have been infected, they would be protecting others from themselves which is the true purpose of face masks. I AGREE THAT HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN WALKING AROUND LIKE THAT but he, in that short period of time, would have likely been fine.

  • @brandonzadeh
    @brandonzadeh 4 года назад +1276

    I love this. A RUclipsr who is well educated, does her research, and supports her statements with evidence. This is the quality and effort that the world needs right now (and always).

    • @anormalcorpus4804
      @anormalcorpus4804 4 года назад +5

      Be sure to check out Doctor Mike

    • @anormalcorpus4804
      @anormalcorpus4804 4 года назад +2

      Too

    • @michellebailey3054
      @michellebailey3054 4 года назад

      Brandon Zadeh I saw the video she was talking about and the lady who did the sanitizer did put the info from the cdc in the video and she also added a disclaimer and was very honest in her video this lady that made this debunking video should have stated that instead she is not being honest and forth coming about what was said and done in that video! Seems to me like she did this debunking video for views her self. Look at all the hateful comments that are on this video and she not commenting on any of them. This is not the time time to be ugly and that’s all this video generated was ugliness and hateful words because she wasn’t honest about what was said in the diy video and left things out to suit her needs for this video. That’s not ok to do. She made it seem like something it wasn’t

    • @nujiarts
      @nujiarts 4 года назад +2

      Yeah Check out Doctor Mike too!

    • @kd2838
      @kd2838 4 года назад +1

      People can read and look it up for themselves. It's not hard I already knew of any and everything that she talked about in this video. Why because I researched and read so much about it, I even talked to doctors at my local hospital. I don't blame the RUclipsrs, I blame the people. She just did the same thing that most of us with common sense do........ research it. I mean I made my own sanitizer and literally all I did was look at a bottle in the pharmacy and see what was in it and then I talk to the pharmacy people and doctors at the hospital and boom.... I have sanitizer 🤷🏾‍♀️ You want to make a mask? Get a mask take it apart, look at it, see what you got to do to copy it (material wise), and do it. It's that simple, really.

  • @mouthbreathershinanigans3265
    @mouthbreathershinanigans3265 2 года назад +16

    2 years of wearing a mask later.... no colds or bugs including Cvd. As soon as I no longer had to wear it I realized how much more I touch my mouth and nose without a mask. Asia already figured out spitting im each others faces spreads stuff. We westerners will get there eventually.

  • @justcallmejessz3712
    @justcallmejessz3712 3 года назад +3

    I will never understand how the world needed to have 'hand washing tutorials'.....

  • @ecliu9565
    @ecliu9565 4 года назад +6667

    this woman is an underrated blessing.

  • @lilyg9209
    @lilyg9209 4 года назад +1103

    I would literally believe anything that comes out of that lady’s mouth because I know she did her research

    • @justcats22theonce95
      @justcats22theonce95 4 года назад +33

      Same she's probably smarter than the entire government 😂

    • @ashtron5595
      @ashtron5595 4 года назад +12

      No offense but the mask study is from South Korea. I'd look for a cross reference first in case it's propaganda to get people to swap out surgical masks for cloth ones...

    • @mudkip4709
      @mudkip4709 4 года назад +19

      Ashtron what do you you have against South Korea? Just because it’s from somewhere, doesn’t mean it’s wrong.

    • @achanwahn
      @achanwahn 4 года назад +13

      @@mudkip4709 If it was from the States, people would wonder the same thing. It's a genuine concern of a lot of people. Especially conspiracy theorists.

    • @mudkip4709
      @mudkip4709 4 года назад +3

      achanwahn true, but what does this person have against South Korea?

  • @CharlotteKandy
    @CharlotteKandy 3 года назад +23

    This right here should be on the news! Its very interesting and something I'd actually watch and understand!

  • @sheelfjohnson
    @sheelfjohnson 3 года назад +4

    Thank you for this video, and thanks for the reminder of how effective it is to wash your hands with soap. I think a lot of people are still not doing that 😬. I remember when you could not buy a drop of hand sanitizer anywhere, and it made me wonder if people were doing that _instead_ of hand washing. Because I only really need the sanitizer when I'm out and don't have access to soap and water. But I still see a lot of women leaving public restrooms without really washing their hands. Then they go around the grocery store touching all of the food 🤢. (That's always grossed me out, pandemic or no.)

  • @azaleahhhh815
    @azaleahhhh815 4 года назад +511

    I love how she’s politely roasting them

    • @pencyan
      @pencyan 4 года назад +40

      It's a slow roast for a tastier outcome.

    • @aboveaveragecat44
      @aboveaveragecat44 4 года назад +11

      @@pencyan that was genius

    • @denzzy5083
      @denzzy5083 3 года назад

      𝙸𝚔𝚛

  • @notjustanotherguy739
    @notjustanotherguy739 4 года назад +635

    If this pandemic has taught us one thing, it's that there are some ridiculously uneducated and naive people on this planet.

    • @TimeFrost
      @TimeFrost 4 года назад +2

      Me 😔

    • @Singsonggirl
      @Singsonggirl 4 года назад +12

      God yes. I genuinely thought it wasn't that bad, which probably means I was naive too, but that's really the #1 thing I've taken away from the last weeks.

    • @elizabethsheehan3747
      @elizabethsheehan3747 4 года назад +14

      Donald Trump

    • @janemh5866
      @janemh5866 4 года назад +3

      Time Frost if that’s true, the fact that you are aware is the most important part and you are miles ahead of a lot of people! It’s ok to no know, it’s not ok to think that you do! 👍👍😊

    • @embracethenight1383
      @embracethenight1383 4 года назад +3

      There's also a boundless amount of people looking to take advantage of them

  • @MrQueerDuck
    @MrQueerDuck 3 года назад +9

    Thank you for all of this, for citing your sources, for your kind clarity, and for calling out harmful misinformation!

  • @elaineg60
    @elaineg60 3 года назад +23

    I know we’re a year plus into this: grain alcohol/EverClear or Isopropyl Alcohol 99 are all now easily available in concentrations over 95%. While this particular (the original, NOT the variants still in research) strain of CoV (coronavirus) does not have as long of a viable fomite (on surfaces) form: high risk individuals should STILL be taking precautions, even if you’ve had the vaccine. Some of the variants are showing higher virulence (transmissibility), higher mortality rates, and NONE of the vaccines are 100% against ANY of the strains-even the originals. (We had identified 3 very close variants early on in the pandemic). The bottom line is this coronavirus is going to be around for a long time in one form or another. If you have 1 or more of the risk factors: take as many precautions as you are willing to do, if you suspect exposure or an infection, get tested EARLY-(early treatment is key, especially with the monoclonal antibodies now available to more than just the rich and powerful), keep yourself and especially your immune system as healthy as possible (Vit D, C and Zinc have all been shown in studies to strengthen the immune cells this virus “attacks”.
    Yes, I’m a retired infectious disease specialist and researcher who also happens to be high risk due to chronic kidney disease from a genetic disorder. Believe me, I haven’t seen my children, nor much of anyone else in this past year. When I HAVE to go out or be around others, I basically wear PPE’s. I’m also a cancer survivor with 2 autoimmune diseases and all of my Docs have agreed, COVID IS a death sentence for me.
    However, I want to stress something I believe is even more important now that folks are starting to relax their standards, believing we MUST be close to herd immunity..OR, even worse, if you’re a healthy 35yr old, with no risk factors, you have nothing to worry about. THIS IS NOT TRUE! My daughter is a nurse in an emergency room and despite taking precautions, she, her husband and his parents (in their early 60’s) got it. My daughter was the only one with risk factors, but got lucky; her husband and his father, after early mild infections-she came home one day to find her husband unconscious on the floor. He had what some of us call a COVID Stroke. He’s 35, ran marathons, no health issues. He spent 3 months in ICU, and is still in rehab, learning to walk talk and function again. His father wasn’t so lucky. At 62, no other risk factors, he had a mild infection for the first 5 days, was feeling better, went to sleep and woke up unable to breathe. He was on a vent within an hour and passed away the next day.
    There is NO WAY to tell whether you will be an unlucky one. We’ve had larger numbers of young people going critical the past few months, (we assume from a variant, but since we didn’t start mass testing for variants until the new administration came into office; we are still trying to get our bearings. I WILL say that our numbers have been MUCH higher than publicly reported. We were kind of muzzled this past year and my colleagues were banned from doing post-mortem testing for the virus; regular testing in many areas was only done if you were admitted or symptomatic and could prove exposure AND had risk factors. Our tiny local community hospital was completely overwhelmed, dealt with extreme shortages of PPE’s and we had choppers in here Jan 21st transporting patients to a nearby state.
    The bottom line is this is NOT over and we don’t know if we are through the worse yet. We’ve identified 6 new variants originating here in the US alone, (so far-the longer it spreads to a large number of people of various ethnic groups, ages, etc; the more likely more mutations); and personally, that South African strain has many of us very concerned. (Many cases are reinfection, with the original virus showing little to no antibody effect against that strain. This also means it’s likely the vaccines won’t be effective-or at least, not as effective. Almost all of the reinfections have gone critical)
    PLEASE KEEP YOURSELVES SAFE AND PROTECT OTHERS! (Comply with shut downs and quarantines-THEY SAVE LIVES! Wear masks around others, (if you’re high risk, double mask and use a face shield!), Social Distance! Because I am high risk, I wait 3-6 hours to bring mail or packages in, then spray with 90% alcohol.) WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN/use sanitizer and DON’T forget that this virus would LOVE to sneak in through a crack in dry skin-STAY MOISTURIZED! ❤️
    PS I wanted to add a few more things. Although coronaviruses have been around for millions of years-THIS is a BRAND NEW VIRUS!. MANY are misinforming, counting on people taking what certain media says and not having much of a memory..OR Not connecting SARS-1 and MERS, which have been around for years, to coronavirus. Despite YEARS of INTENSIVE RESEARCH, there are still NO VACCINES and no real treatments with high efficacy against these two coronaviruses that are SIMILAR BUT NOT THE SAME as COVID-19. Despite COVID-19 being around for a year and obvious,y being VERY intensively studied; we STILL have many questions about its effects on the body, different races and ethnicities and even its transmissibility. On top of that, we now have the mutations popping up that have to be investigated as if they are a completely new virus.
    Also-as far as the masks-I’m sure you’re aware there are further studies showing their efficacy. 2 things, first, and most important: one factor and characteristic of this virus that we DO know is that severity of infection has been connected to viral load-or how many viral particles find their way inside. Masks can DRASTICALLY reduce viral load, even in a highly contagious, closed in area-HOWEVER, realize that the eyes have also been shown as frequent primary entry points! That’s why I said if you are high risk, wear a face shield or goggles around others.
    I have been teased, even harassed by locals recently when I mask-up and wear gloves just to carry Mail inside. Many of my neighbors are, unfortunately, caught up in some of the conspiracies. When my close friend (and physician) came here last week to draw blood from me and had on PPE’s-oddly, those same people who had harassed me about “this mild flu” freaked out and wanted to know if they needed to disinfect their homes (they assumed I had COVID). At LEAST this gave us the opportunity to explain to them that I simply am not ready to die yet. I not only haven’t been harassed since, some neighbors shoveled my snow and asked through a community bulletin board if I needed anything.
    The main discrepancy about masks here in the US at the beginning of COVID Last year was a SEVERE SHORTAGE of masks, gloves and other PPE for hospital, lab and research professionals. My daughter had to wear the SAME MASK FOR 2 weeks, and the same flimsy isolation gown for over a week. Our once world renowned CDC went so far as to change 100 year old isolation procedures on the website to try and misdirect and misinform the public. Of COURSE people were confused! One friend who used to work at a US Medical supply company, was directed to send over 5 million masks to a country I won’t name-by our Dept of Homeland Security, DURING THIS SHORTAGE when we had to all but stop most mass testing because we just didn’t have the swabs or protective equipment for our own people. (PS it was NOT China..but close!). He refused, threatened to go to the media and lost his job. (That’s ok, he’s back at the CDC now!) and PLEASE, NO ONE SAY “well, the previous administration left the shelves bare!” The most recent previous administration had been in power for 3 years when this pandemic hit. They laid off THOUSANDS connected with virus detection, tracking, control and material supply for emergencies. Just 5 months before COVID a mass viral mock even took place in DC and our shortcomings were put out there and put front and center in front of that administration, they chose not to act on it.
    MASKS WORK! BUT, The most important thing if you are high risk? STAY ISOLATED! YES, It’s hard, inconvenient and can get depressing. I have personally found ways to stay busy, active and have plenty of online communication with friends and former colleagues around the world. I have even given lectures for a nearby medical school, the local hospital and my daughter’s ER. I’ve even been holding some informal classes with college students in China, of all places, on US Civics and history, (in return for language lessons, painting and calligraphy!) the ONLY way we will ALL get through this is by working together, and especially, staying informed with the correct scientific information!
    Thanks for doing your part!

    • @pcvgm
      @pcvgm 3 года назад +6

      Thank you for the helpful insights!

    • @estherpettigrew3042
      @estherpettigrew3042 2 года назад

      Thank you for sharing your story. I hope you’re doing ok.

    • @elaineg60
      @elaineg60 2 года назад +1

      @@estherpettigrew3042 I wanted to reply to you for two VERY important reasons. The first: my precious son, my youngest, and very healthy except that, like myself, he was born with just 1 kidney. Our kidney has vessels that are narrower and have thicker walls than “normal” people. Regardless, when he contracted COVID last year, he had a healthy immune system and got through it as most 31yr olds did; no discernible long-lasting effects. Despite COVID having a history of causing blood clots, as well as personal experience with my Son-in-law; it didn’t occur to us that my Son could have asymptomatic blood clots in his kidney. He did, and on June 19, after cooking a huge “international” meal for friends and having a few drinks…he went to sleep and didn’t wake up. The coroner found more small clots in his kidney and said that just a few drinks was enough to loosen some…he died of a stroke.
      We have been devastated and my own health began going downhill. After spending most of Sept in hospitals for congestive heart failure, pulmonary edema and pneumonia, I was discharged Oct 7. When I was discharged, that hospital was dealing with a surge of the Delta variant. The nurses and doctors, even on our small non-COVID unit; were over-worked and burned out. Over 95% of the hundreds of critical or serious patients they had- were unvaccinated. 4 days after discharge, my temperature spiked to 103…I knew what it was. As freaked out as me and my girls were, we decided treating myself at home as long as possible was best for me and others. I’d had both vaccines and had some specific supplements a former colleague, a vascular nephrologist, had sent me from overseas. I even started feeling better on my 4-5th day…then, at 5am on the 17th, my sweet, very smart and VERY insistent Kitty, woke me up, slapping my face & sticking her paw in my mouth. My O2 Sat was down to 77%. My daughter was actually notified by Alexa that I had an emergency, she called EMS and I was admitted until I stabilized. Despite everything I had going against me (I had been discharged the week before on my 3rd round of antibiotics for pneumonia, was still technically in congestive heart failure AND had a very high platelet count); I survived COVID. HOWEVER, I DON’T recommend it. Everything I said previously still counts.
      Vaccines do NOT completely prevent COVID; HOWEVER, what the vaccines DO do, is they interfere with the viruses ability to multiply, lowering your viral load enough, that even with someone at extremely high risk, like myself, it gives our immune system the opportunity to actually fight the virus. Lowering our viral load also lessens the chances that we can spread it to others AND gives the virus a smaller chance of mutating. We have seen MANY mutations since I wrote the above and while Delta has certainly been the most virulent (harmful, it also infects younger people and pregnant women at much higher rates. My daughter loses at least 1 patient under 50 EVERY WEEK in her COVID ICU she works in.); the reason Omicron has been the most concerning is the number of mutations it causes in one virus particle. It, SO FAR, seems more transmissible, BUT less harmful. We won’t know for sure about resistance to current vaccines or immunity for those who’ve had previous infection. The reason it STILL terrifies us is because the more mutations, the more likely to get a highly resistant, much more fatal variant. As I said previously, this is a whole new virus. Yes, we’ve had experience with other coronaviruses; but they have little in common to this new one and we will be studying it for YEARS before the long-term effects are known. My son in law had a stroke during his infection; my dear son didn’t have a stroke until 6 months later..and, the vaccines he took had no effect. The clots were already there hiding. I contracted the virus, despite being extremely cautious..and was very lucky that my cat woke me up that morning. She literally saved my life. Well, her and the vaccines..without which, my body would never have been able to fight the virus. PLEASE GET VACCINATED!!

  • @gabrielpatten6939
    @gabrielpatten6939 4 года назад +1080

    Blossom/5 minute crafts: posts video
    Ann Reardon: "hold my piping bag..."

    • @ENTREPRE-MOMMY
      @ENTREPRE-MOMMY 4 года назад +4

      😂😂 LOVE IT...

    • @diamondinteriors2454
      @diamondinteriors2454 4 года назад +4

      👏 👏 👏!!!!! Ann for president!!!!

    • @HyTricksyy
      @HyTricksyy 4 года назад +9

      Since spreading misinformation about Covid-19 is illegal, can't their whole channel be deleted now?

    • @homosapien9076
      @homosapien9076 4 года назад

      @@HyTricksyy innit tho

    • @JoanBull1
      @JoanBull1 4 года назад +1

      Literally laughed out loud at this

  • @chip5892
    @chip5892 3 года назад +2588

    You know you’re screwed when the News story of the day is
    “Woman cuts a hole in her mask to make it easier to breathe.”

    • @vibrantgleam
      @vibrantgleam 3 года назад +46

      IT'S FUNNY HOW DUMB YOU'RE. (GF REFERENCE)
      (No you're not dumb, the woman is)

    • @coordinatorsstudio4723
      @coordinatorsstudio4723 3 года назад +7

      Lol

    • @ConstantChaos1
      @ConstantChaos1 3 года назад +50

      Lemme guess it was florida?

    • @coordinatorsstudio4723
      @coordinatorsstudio4723 3 года назад +17

      @@ConstantChaos1 haha lol

    • @rubynibs
      @rubynibs 3 года назад +2

      HA! And that woman is the one who didn't come down with this mild flu. JOKE'S ON YOU SUCKERS who honestly believe Covid is out to get you. No one in Sweden wears masks, or hides in their homes, or social distances, and our death toll has been same as it's always been. Turn off your mass media, and live your lives.

  • @sandhanitizer2796
    @sandhanitizer2796 3 года назад +6

    0:17 you called me?

    • @grogu3789
      @grogu3789 3 года назад +1

      You have been summoned

  • @juleronitz5100
    @juleronitz5100 2 года назад +5

    Almost two years later and I'm wondering if I'll ever step into public transport without seeing people in masks. Seeing videos like this is so interesting to remember how the safety measures have changed.

    • @hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195
      @hypatiakovalevskayasklodow9195 Год назад +1

      gods i wish, especially during flu season
      here where i live almost no one used them any more
      I myself honestly forget sometimes, usually no one else has it on. Only some very old people use it

  • @undecidedcauliflower1719
    @undecidedcauliflower1719 4 года назад +2949

    Anne is basically like a truth filter. We need good people like her.
    GREAT JOB! KEEP GOING! :turtle:

  • @valkyriefeirro1744
    @valkyriefeirro1744 4 года назад +607

    Imagine if these Chanels existed in the stone ages.
    “Got the plague? Well simply put a stick in your hair, then leave it overnight. Now you’re cured!”

    • @MyEmpireIsTheWorld
      @MyEmpireIsTheWorld 4 года назад +25

      Valkyrie Feirro have you never heard of wives tales?

    • @Coyoteari
      @Coyoteari 4 года назад +20

      Look into patent medicines - it’s later than the medieval plague era, but it was basically if these channels were selling the things they made (which still happens obvs, but less so)

    • @Kimmie6772
      @Kimmie6772 4 года назад +10

      Also in those times if you could convince someone appointing you that you have your own effective method of curing the plague, you could be appointed plague doctor. They were desperate. Barbers also doubled as surgeons. We didn't have a good grasp of medicine at the time and barely knew what the inside of a human looked like.

    • @Amyphere
      @Amyphere 4 года назад +11

      Bold of you to assume ancient and medieval plague cures weren’t exactly that already

    • @shelbyb9965
      @shelbyb9965 4 года назад +3

      @LaumiRez That's homeopathy, it wasn't "invented" until the very end of the 18th century. Somehow it still exists which just blows my damn mind.

  • @ashleythibault5434
    @ashleythibault5434 3 года назад +5

    Loving this woman the more I watch her. She's smart, intelligent and has common sense. ❤❤❤

  • @-maetheteletubby-4958
    @-maetheteletubby-4958 3 года назад +11

    I want her to be a health and safety or cooking teacher she would be amazing

  • @tessa3076
    @tessa3076 4 года назад +2007

    No one:
    Literally no one:
    Ann: *casually fighting click bait and trying to make the world of RUclips a safer and better place

    • @fuck_fakt
      @fuck_fakt 4 года назад +2

      Hello, I'm a beginner culinary specialist. You write such nice words in the comments, please rate my video

    • @rawanegemayel9963
      @rawanegemayel9963 4 года назад +19

      @@fuck_fakt I'm counting how many times you wrote this on comments. 5

    • @GReyn
      @GReyn 4 года назад +5

      true.. there arent a lot of people doing that.. there are people who does that, but in different areas of expertise.. but this video in particular is a god bless..

    • @thomastyrrell49
      @thomastyrrell49 4 года назад

      Just casually. She’s just doing it

    • @saltiestalexxx
      @saltiestalexxx 4 года назад +4

      Еда да Сковорода NO ONE CARES GO BACK TO BOT WORLD WHERE YOU BELONG

  • @Eloralynn
    @Eloralynn 4 года назад +1436

    i'm gonna leave this comment here to help with the algorithm

    • @neruowl
      @neruowl 4 года назад +12

      Wow I didn’t expect to see you here

    • @Eloralynn
      @Eloralynn 4 года назад +9

      @@neruowl oh hello lol

    • @gersonsonny1372
      @gersonsonny1372 4 года назад +4

      Wow I'm a fan haha didn't expect to see you here

    • @Poetaytoes42
      @Poetaytoes42 4 года назад +4

      Excellent idea!

    • @chipsicles
      @chipsicles 4 года назад +5

      OMG YOUR SUBS ARE HUGE !!! CONGRATS GURL ! °o°

  • @thom8728
    @thom8728 3 года назад +4

    Thank you for putting out these informative videos! I love your thoroughness, there is so much mis-information in this world right now. I stumbled onto your channel a few weeks ago and can't get enough! My sister is a scientist (genetics/obesity/diet), she is constantly telling me about fad diets that dont work, or mis-information involving well-being and health from a scientific point of view. You remind of her, I have always felt that my sister has provided me with a level of understanding that the general population doesn't get. I feel like you are that person, like my sister, that is providing all of us with that level of understanding that we need to avoid scams and dangerous trends. Once again, thank you so much for your knowledge and great content!

  • @montrealderogatory
    @montrealderogatory 2 года назад +2

    Watching this in late 2021 is wild

  • @taylortriola405
    @taylortriola405 3 года назад +1324

    “Misinformation about COVID-19 seems to be spreading faster than the virus itself”
    That’s easily the best intro I’ve ever heard.

    • @lisakurian8443
      @lisakurian8443 3 года назад +16

      Stupidity is not a virus but it sure it spreading like one

    • @lisakurian8443
      @lisakurian8443 2 года назад

      @Тити Мити true tho

    • @HassanPlayz
      @HassanPlayz 2 года назад +3

      @Тити Мити you had hundred of languages to choose from and yet you chose facts

    • @hannahwalmer1124
      @hannahwalmer1124 Год назад

      @@lisakurian8443 Sandy Cheeks was far ahead of her time.

    • @minniemouxzie1567
      @minniemouxzie1567 Год назад

      Fr

  • @s-aga
    @s-aga 4 года назад +443

    7:06
    ann: let’s hope people know not to follow these diys
    people literally don’t even know you’re not supposed to drink bleach.

    • @n.w.flannel3463
      @n.w.flannel3463 4 года назад +22

      Or drink isopropyl alcohol, apparently.

    • @fairytail2484
      @fairytail2484 4 года назад +26

      @@ShapeOfNuts if he follows his own advice, he's gonna be a goner sooner or later

    • @eggeggeggegg6019
      @eggeggeggegg6019 4 года назад +11

      if you think bleach with tons of warnings is safe to drink then at that point its just natural selection 😐

    • @faye7199
      @faye7199 4 года назад +5

      Natural selection at its finest. Stupid people get hurt the most.

    • @leow3696
      @leow3696 4 года назад +1

      @@fairytail2484 I genuinely do not know how the man isn't already dead. His diet is so bad that his doctor had to *hide cauliflower in his mashed potatoes* (like you'd do with a toddler), he looked directly at the sun, he doesn't exercise because he thinks the human body has a finite amount of energy-how has he not keeled over from a stroke and/or heart attack yet?

  • @makaylawilliams2077
    @makaylawilliams2077 3 года назад +60

    Trump: "I won't be wearing a face mask because it's voluntary"
    Also Trump: Gets Covid-19

    • @RoyalBlue4486
      @RoyalBlue4486 3 года назад +15

      Also Trump: recovers completely from Covid as most people do.

    • @WakefieldTolbert
      @WakefieldTolbert 3 года назад +3

      @@RoyalBlue4486
      Right?
      These meme maestros need to finish their memes...

    • @nothingtoseehere5606
      @nothingtoseehere5606 3 года назад +9

      @@RoyalBlue4486 Don't forget the one before this. Trump: Receives half a million dollars in medical treatment in the best hospital in the world from 13 of the best doctors in the world

    • @Lily-di6hm
      @Lily-di6hm 3 года назад +6

      @@RoyalBlue4486 oh so the millions of people that died are fine? Cool!

    • @Lily-di6hm
      @Lily-di6hm 3 года назад +6

      @@WakefieldTolbert soooooo.... the millions of people that died are fine?

  • @tinytigertamer
    @tinytigertamer Год назад +1

    I love looking back at videos like this and remembering what a chaotic time it was. I now have to really think to try and recall what was going on around the time this video was released.

  • @kawaiigirl8528
    @kawaiigirl8528 4 года назад +935

    Making this comment because youtube algorithm NEEDS to promote *THIS*

  • @Tschennnnie
    @Tschennnnie 4 года назад +640

    Whenever I see "Ann Reardon" and "debunking" in my suggested videos my heart does a little happy dance.

    • @Ageron2655
      @Ageron2655 4 года назад +7

      *happiness noise*

    • @mamta5137
      @mamta5137 4 года назад +4

      Same!!

    • @anzaia2164
      @anzaia2164 4 года назад +4

      And then a sad noise because it reminds me that there is content out there that needs debunking

    • @JB-iq2nc
      @JB-iq2nc 4 года назад +1

      Indeed, I love these videos!

  • @rjs3493
    @rjs3493 3 года назад

    One year later with a lot of other studies done and misinformation spread and I have so much respect for this video that is a little out of the channels usual wheelhouse but is, as always, brilliantly researched and informative without scaremongering or chastising. The fact that it holds up through the year of changes is a huge bonus and it's so refreshing and wonderful to see content creators who work so hard and care about well thought out conclusions over clicks. 💛

  • @slayyyyjay
    @slayyyyjay 3 года назад +5

    I can’t wait until this video will be used in history classes

  • @gcr4ft490
    @gcr4ft490 3 года назад +1120

    Dear Algorithm
    Please recommend this video to lots of people, She is great.

  • @miguelamaro441
    @miguelamaro441 4 года назад +584

    Blossom: Clickbaits thousands of people
    Ann: I’m gonna ruin this whole companies career

  • @spencer6736
    @spencer6736 3 года назад +11

    A lot of respect for your efforts. You're an amazing person

  • @MuziqueJunkee
    @MuziqueJunkee 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for your channel. It’s diverse and have provided me with so much over time from entertainment to awareness to advice.