Cygnia Posted August 18, 2022 Report Share Posted August 18, 2022 Covid’s Harmful Effects on the Brain Reverberate Years Later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 The gift that keeps on giving.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted August 28, 2022 Report Share Posted August 28, 2022 Pariah and assault 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 So you haven't caught COVID yet. Does that mean you're a superdodger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 Speaking of that... Haven't looked at the ongoing data in a while. US is averaging over 300 deaths per day. It's been dropping since a slight peak in early August at over 500, but it's been at this level or higher since mid-May. The summer "slow season" has still seen 50,000 deaths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 Fifth booster Monday (bivalent Moderna). Either it or the Shingrix booster I got at the same time kicked my ass for about 24 hours. 82F in the house and literally shivering from chills. Should have been much more aggressive with the Tylenol. Cygnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 At this point I've received three different vaccines, Astra Zeneca, Pfizer, and Moderna. I guess I've been lucky, only my first shot of AZ caused significant symptoms. But getting different vaccines reportedly leads to a higher level of immunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 Just out of curiosity, are they recording these now? I've had the 4; I'll probably get the 5th along with the flu shot. (Less rush down here, it's still upper 80s.) But the card's full. I don't remember if I've had 2 or 3 different vaxes. Doing a tag team with the flu virus...probably won't be fun. Yeah, pretty good chance that first 24-36 hours will be unpleasant. Arm soreness is likely to last several days; that's been the pattern with the last 3. Hmm. Maybe I'll set up some beef or chicken stock soon. A good home-made soup is something that's easy to do when one can barely stay standing for more than 5 minutes at a time. (Probably chicken. Plain brown stock..brown means browning the chicken before adding the water. Onion, carrot, celery, salt, pepper, diced garlic, a couple teaspoons of processed ginger, a lovely addition, some pearled barley, cubed, close-trimmed thigh meat. Simmer for 2-3 hours, IIRC, to cook the barley.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 I just got back from getting a dose of the new, omicron-targeting, bivalent Moderna vaccine. To date, I have had very little adverse reaction to Covid vaccines. I am hoping that my good luck continues.🤞 unclevlad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Some Q&A worth a read: https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/omicron-booster-covid-19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Lawnmower Boy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 30, 2022 Report Share Posted September 30, 2022 So I went and got the double whammy before lunch...flu and omicron booster. Unless the tech messed it up, which I doubt...the flu shot hurt more at the time, and bled more...just took the bandages off. I had the shots in diff arms. And the flu arm is a bit sore...whereas the omicron arm is a non-issue for a change. Yay! Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 My sister also had a bad reaction to her flu shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 it's 10 hours later, and it's just a bit of arm soreness, best I can tell. Fatigue? Can't assign that to a reaction, sleep's been problematic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted October 5, 2022 Report Share Posted October 5, 2022 Warning Signs About the First Post-pandemic Winter Quote "There’s an alternative winter the country might envision—one unencumbered by the policy backslides the U.S. has made in recent months, and one in which Americans acknowledge that COVID remains not just 'a problem' but a crisis worth responding to. "In that version of reality, far more people would be up-to-date on their vaccines. The most vulnerable in society would be the most protected. Ventilation systems would hum in buildings across the country. Workers would have access to ample sick leave. Health-care systems would have excesses of protective gear, and local health departments wouldn’t want for funds. Masks would come out in times of high transmission, especially in schools, pharmacies, government buildings, and essential businesses; free tests, boosters, and treatments would be available to all. No one would be asked to return to work while sick—not just with COVID but with any transmissible disease. SARS-CoV-2 infections would not disappear, but they would remain at more manageable levels; cases of flu and other cold-weather sicknesses that travel through the air would follow suit. Surveillance systems would whir in every state and territory, ready to detect the next threat. Leaders might even set policies that choreograph, rather than simply capitulate to, how Americans behave. "We won’t be getting that winter this year, or likely any year soon. Many policies have already reverted to their 2019 status quo; by other metrics, the nation’s well-being even seems to have regressed. Life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen, especially among Native Americans and Alaskan Natives. Institutions of health are beleaguered; community-outreach efforts have been pruned." Joe Walsh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 Why did he suspect a COVID surge was coming? He followed the digital breadcrumbs Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 Got my booster today -- one hour in, I want to go hibernate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 58 minutes ago, Cygnia said: Got my booster today -- one hour in, I want to go hibernate. I don’t need a booster to want to hibernate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Cygnia said: Got my booster today -- one hour in, I want to go hibernate. Sorry. Not allowed before Halloween. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Old Man said: I don’t need a booster to want to hibernate. 11 minutes ago, unclevlad said: Sorry. Not allowed before Halloween. Fat Bear Week is over. Let him hibernate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted October 19, 2022 Report Share Posted October 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, dmjalund said: Fat Bear Week is over. Let him hibernate The rule's for safety. Hibernate now and you'll wake up around Ground Hog Day, and then where are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 6:43 PM, unclevlad said: The rule's for safety. Hibernate now and you'll wake up around Ground Hog Day, and then where are you? At a gourmet lunch for a bear, I'd say. Mmm, groundhog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Got my bivalent booster this afternoon. This is my first Pfizer shot, and it seems to be hitting a little harder than the Moderna did. I'm still functional, just a bit tired and achy. Maybe I'll feel better in the morning. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Somehow, I've managed to be lucky in that I haven't even had to take a Covid test yet. I need to get a booster. I tried to get one a few weeks ago, but the girl working the pharmacy counter couldn't figure out how to process my insurance card to recognize me as covered. I haven't attempted to reschedule yet. I attribute my luck to leveraging my current job role to a permanent WFH and keeping my social engagements to individuals who are responsible. The closest call I had to exposure were at a LARP event where someone showed up with the 'VID that didn't let anyone know, but being an outdoor event, it was a low exposure risk. I was lucky, two others at the event were not so lucky. Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 The Moderna bivalent booster only gave me a sore arm last month, and after a trip to and from Las Vegas in tin cans packed full of unmasked mouth breathers, I think I can vouch for its effectiveness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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