Coronavirus

[Lord Liaden]

Sorry you had to go through that, Duke.   Even with vaccination, the new variants pack a nasty punch.

 

I contracted COVID only once, a couple of years ago. For me it was no worse than a nasty head cold, thanks to vaccine. The symptoms started to improve after two days, and were gone in a week.

 

Telling you that so you can hate me even more.

[Duke Bushido]

Thank you, folks.

 

For the record, I just woke up about twenty minutes ago.  I do not remember much of the past week, though my wife tells me that I phoned back and forth to my job a few times.  I don't recall that, but hey: if they are seeking input from someone in the throws of fever delirium, more power to them.

 

I am fairly certain I could be wrestled to the ground by a toddler and pinned there by a kitten.  I have a background dizziness that I cannot seem to shake, but I am hoping that  being able to take my BP and heart meds on schedule again will resolve that (hard to give pills to someone who cannot be awakened, I am told).

 

Anyway, if I can manage the trip, I am going to sit on the porch for some fresh air.  Hopefully I recover fully in the next few hours, because the doctor has me scheduled back at work six AM tomorrow.

 

 

 

[rravenwood]

Glad you're starting to get better, Duke, and I hope you really do recover fully!  I know someone who has been suffering from long-term brain fog, and it has not been fun for them.

[Joe Walsh]

I hope you're feeling better, Duke -- especially if you did have to go back to work yesterday. 😬

 

A woman I work with (younger millennial, no complicating medical conditions, etc.) avoided Covid until late last year, then caught it and was down for months due to reoccurring infections by every virus or bacterium she came into contact with.

 

I hope you're on the mend for good!

 

[Lord Liaden]

2 hours ago, Joe Walsh said:

 

A woman I work with (younger millennial, no complicating medical conditions, etc.) avoided Covid until late last year, then caught it and was down for months due to reoccurring infections by every virus or bacterium she came into contact with.

 

 

Out of curiosity, do you happen to know her vaccination status?

[Joe Walsh]

2 hours ago, Lord Liaden said:

Out of curiosity, do you happen to know her vaccination status?

 

I know she got the first two doses (they were offered onsite through our employer, and we got them at the same time), but other than that I don't know.

 

Edited May 23, 2023 by Joe Walsh

[Cygnia]

More than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen, federal watchdog says

[Clonus]

 

For context:  

 

https://www.businessinsider.com/laura-loomer-downplayed-covid-19-brutal-case-of-the-virus-2021-9

 

• She has described her symptoms as "brutal" and said she feels like she "got hit by a bus."
• Loomer has previously said she hoped to catch COVID-19 to prove that it's a "hyped up virus."

 

Laura.  Seriously?  

[Starlord]

I lost taste and smell for 9 months due to my first bout of Covid.  I have found that several foods I used to eat taste slightly different.  Some taste very different - such as garlic and cheese

Edited June 29, 2023 by Starlord

[Cygnia]

[Cygnia]

Twitter Removes Fact-Check on Musk’s Bronny James Vax Post

[Logan D. Hurricanes]

[Christopher R Taylor]

An important first step toward being honest and informed is to realize that people who oppose a vaccine are not people who oppose all vaccines.

[Lord Liaden]

Could you please explain how that's relevant to the Musk/James tweet and deletion of the fact-check?

[Lawnmower Boy]

21 hours ago, Christopher R Taylor said:

An important first step toward being honest and informed is to realize that people who oppose a vaccine are not people who oppose all vaccines.

I respectfully disagree. A vaccine which has passed national regulatory approval is a good vaccine. Full Stop. The people who object to them do so as a way of validating their counter-hegemonic narrative. I understand and sympathise with the desire to push back against hegemonic narratives, even when those desires are rooted in transference, as people do not for the most part choose to be psychologically wounded. We should, however, understand that vaccines work at a population level, and extending resistance activities to vaccines is public mischief. 

[Cygnia]

The COVID EG.5 Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing The Most Right Now

[IndianaJoe3]

One of my co-workers tested positive for COVID on Tuesday. I don't think he passed it on to anyone (I'm not displaying any symptoms), but it's still out there.

[Old Man]

Surges and a new variant (BA.2.85 iirc).  Which reminds me, I need to order some N95s.

[unclevlad]

It's absolutely still out there.  According to WorldOMeters, there have been about 4.5 MILLION new cases, and about 50,000 deaths in the US *this year* from Covid.  WIth about 30% of the year...and early winter...still to come.  So it's still quite a bit more of a threat than even a bad flu.  IIRC, a bad flu season is something like 15,000 to 20,000 deaths.  

[Hermit]

Two of our Household got it a week ago, now a third. This with shots and one of them wearing masks to this day despite the weird looks she gets.

[Cygnia]

Bread Loaf Writers Conference Continues Despite Covid Outbreak

[Cygnia]

Long COVID is devastating and far from rare. As infections rise again, why are we still ignoring it?

[unclevlad]

Any answer I could offer to that, would have to fit into the politics thread...

 

Got my RSV vaccination today.  The only obvious issue is the typical injection-site soreness, but it's only been a few hours so far.

[Lord Liaden]

COVID vaccine response seems to be kind of a crapshoot. I guess I've been lucky, only my first vaccination made me feel significantly ill.

[unclevlad]

I think this one's gonna be nothing...even the arm soreness is less, now.  I was dragging earlier, but that looks to be a sleep issue.  Long...NOT entirely voluntary...nap, and things are much better.