unclevlad Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 2 hours ago, GM Joe said: Wow, lots of careful folks seem to be getting it now. I hope you both get better soon. (I have dental surgery scheduled for next Wednesday. It's either that or lose my two lower front teeth. But oh how I dread it...not so much for the considerable pain I'll be in afterward, but the chance I'll get COVID while I'm there with my mouth hanging open for a couple of hours.) It's a consequence of things opening back up, combined with the exceptional mobility of the virus. I've noted that multiple broadcasters have been out due to it, for example. Travel's a big factor, I suspect. Had to get a crown on a back tooth that was starting to crack. This was in a window when it was possible, so I just got it done. The dental office took more than normal precautions, plus, every dental visit I've had, the personnel were all wearing masks. Covid is actually, I suspect, the *lesser* risk. I had to have my upper right front tooth pulled a few years ago...and get a bone injection because the socket was in bad shape. AND this was during a thoroughly MISERABLE, hard-core periodontal cleaning. (Yeah, I screwed up for years, and this was the bill coming due.) Antibiotics before. Antibiotics for a few days after. Periogard (prescription antibiotic mouth rinse) for a couple weeks. Because everything there was basically one big, semi-open sore just *begging* to be infected. So they're taking all precautions to prevent that. Covid's just an add-on. It might be prudent to wear a mask for a while, when you're out...that's if you're not doing it anyway. Joe Walsh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Neilson Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Hermit said: Well, I've got it, and I can say I'm not enjoying it. It would be much worse if I didn't have the shots I know but I do feel like grumbling anyway I had it a few months back and, while I agree it was not pleasant, it was much like any bad cold I've had in the past 25 years or so. I would not have known it was COVID had I not self-tested. And I was very glad I was vaccinated (with booster), and that I was still "masking in motion" so I could be more confident I had not infected anyone around me. Lord Liaden and rravenwood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 3 hours ago, unclevlad said: It might be prudent to wear a mask for a while, when you're out...that's if you're not doing it anyway. I'm still doing that indoors around groups of people, on public transit etc. And sanitizing my hands after I touch anything that multiple people also touched. I intend to keep it up for the foreseeable future. Besides minimizing my risk of catching COVID, I haven't had a cold or 'flu in over two years, and I'd like to keep it that way. 2 hours ago, Hugh Neilson said: I had it a few months back and, while I agree it was not pleasant, it was much like any bad cold I've had in the past 25 years or so. I would not have known it was COVID had I not self-tested. And I was very glad I was vaccinated (with booster), and that I was still "masking in motion" so I could be more confident I had not infected anyone around me. I had it too, eight or nine months ago. Likewise, no worse than a bad cold for two days, then the symptoms started to fade, and were gone in a week. Isolating was annoying but not too problematic. I was fully vaccinated when I caught it, and I have no doubt the outcome would have been much worse if I wasn't. Hugh Neilson and rravenwood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 6 hours ago, Hermit said: You're right. I'm not in the best shape. At one time, getting this might have been a death sentence. I sometimes think about those poor bastards in Wuhan and Italy and New York who caught covid and died from it before anyone even knew what was happening. That is some killer-DM level unfairness. Ragitsu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 The last time I was subjected to a COVID-19 test at the hospital, I was not informed of the results. Guess I tested negative, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 Mum had to go to the doctor about whether to have a tablet re-instated as she was having palpitations. She also had the latest booster as she is in the vulnerable group. Ok now. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 11 hours ago, Old Man said: I sometimes think about those poor bastards in Wuhan and Italy and New York who caught covid and died from it before anyone even knew what was happening. That is some killer-DM level unfairness. It's truly heart-breaking, but Nature doesn't care about fair. It just does what it does, and we survive it or we don't. I'm sure a guy who lives near a volcano understands that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rravenwood Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 22 hours ago, Hermit said: Well, I've got it, and I can say I'm not enjoying it. It would be much worse if I didn't have the shots I know but I do feel like grumbling anyway Hope you get through this quickly and without serious complications! My symptoms are slowly starting to subside, but I have at least a few more days left to go, I know. 19 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: I know it won't make either of you feel better, but I just want to remind everyone that this was the actual objective of the vaccination program: to get to the point where COVID is for most people an aggravation, rather than a trauma and possible mortal threat. It's a huge step forward. Yes, absolutely. I'm very grateful to be vaccinated! (I've unfortunately have had to hear from a family member that I got COVID because of the vaccine, and that just made me feel soooo angry!) Lord Liaden, Hermit and Old Man 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 3 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: It's truly heart-breaking, but Nature doesn't care about fair. It just does what it does, and we survive it or we don't. I'm sure a guy who lives near a volcano understands that. I don't actually live anywhere near an active volcano, but thanks for the reassurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 My nine year old niece tested positive this week. Picked it up from a classmate. Gave it to her mother. So much for "kids can't pass it on." Fortunately, everyone involved is vaccinated, so no serious symptoms. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 I hope they feel better soon. As lousy as I felt after my latest booster, I'm glad I'm protected against the worst of it. Pattern Ghost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 I have avoided the covid only through some extremely fortuitous dice rolling. Both kids managed to finish the in-person school year without picking it up. Older boy's friends were out the last week as they all work in the same kitchen and gave it to each other. Older boy also was off work at his own job on the day when a sick coworker came in and gave it to everyone there. Younger boy spent one of the first days of summer break at a friend's house, and said friend was exposed to covid the very next day. I'm still sticking to my N95 any time I'm indoors in public, but I feel hunted. Pattern Ghost and tkdguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted June 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2022 My daughter caught it last week along with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, around June 1st. The in-laws went and stayed in a hotel when they first manifested symptoms and he tested positive. They just came back home yesterday after their symptoms were gone. He was vaccinated and she wasn’t, but he had the far worse case. She only had very mild symptoms. My daughter had three days with a sore throat, then three-four days with cough, body ache, loss of smell and extreme tiredness, and then it faded back to just a sore throat and tiredness as she recovered. She never had much of a fever, like only one degree. She tested positive last weekend and missed her promotion from 8th grade. She was all better again as of Friday. pinecone, Durzan Malakim, unclevlad and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 Being an antisocial hermit has helped me immensely in both avoiding the disease and in not being distressed by the protective measures needed to do so. I suspect my luck will finally run out on this October's trip to a family wedding in Las Vegas, but I'll be timing my next booster to peak at that time as the best thing I can do short of opting out. My GP just told me that vaccines adjusted to be more effective against the newer omicron variants may be available in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 19, 2022 Report Share Posted June 19, 2022 Matt the Bruins, Grailknight, Tom Cowan and 5 others 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 20, 2022 Report Share Posted June 20, 2022 Early Omicron infection unlikely to protect against current variants Quote People infected with the earliest version of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, first identified in South Africa in November, may be vulnerable to reinfection with later versions of Omicron even if they have been vaccinated and boosted, new findings suggest. Vaccinated patients with Omicron BA.1 breakthrough infections developed antibodies that could neutralize that virus plus the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, but the Omicron sublineages circulating now have mutations that allow them to evade those antibodies, researchers from China reported on Friday in Nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 FDA advisers recommend updating COVID booster shots for fall Joe Walsh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 29, 2022 Report Share Posted June 29, 2022 Well, poop... Are pockets of Covid in the gut causing long-term symptoms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cygnia Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 Covid-19 reinfections may increase the likelihood of new health problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 SARS-CoV-2 weakens the blood-brain barrier, causing brain hemorrhage, ischemia, and brain infections by other pathogens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 It really is the gift that keeps on taking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 And it will continue to be a big deal because A) many the people who take it seriously have largely forgotten about it and 2) most of the rest never acknowledged that it was real in the first place. Old Man and Joe Walsh 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Walsh Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 And now my employer is pressuring me to go to an in-person conference this fall 😩 Ranxerox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted July 6, 2022 Report Share Posted July 6, 2022 2 hours ago, GM Joe said: And now my employer is pressuring me to go to an in-person conference this fall 😩 How vulnerable are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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