Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #110

[Niner]

Thanks for that article @anneg !

I haven’t had booster since Jan, which should I get? Pfizer were all my past shots.

All mine have been Moderna.

Eventually it may be yearly, but now it is recommemded sooner- I was reading about the length of effectiveness of the booster. By four months efficacy diminishes quite a bit---some other sources say 6 months. I had 8 months between my initial vaccines and the first booster and then 8 months to my 2nd booster. I probably won't wait that long this time.

I believe mine were like 6 to 7 months apart. My last one was in August before I flew to Sweden JUST in case another covid check at airports. There weren't any. So six months will be February. I shall read the article that anneg posted & see what I think.

 

[Lilibet]

Thanks for that article @anneg !



All mine have been Moderna.



I believe mine were like 6 to 7 months apart. My last one was in August before I flew to Sweden JUST in case another covid check at airports. There weren't any. So six months will be February. I shall read the article that anneg posted & see what I think.

When the bivalent booster was first released in Sept, they said four months from last booster. Due to supply issues we couldn’t get ours until early October (5 months) along with our flu shot. I’m reading that older adults like most of us can get RSV that is hitting little kids so hard. So I figure if I’m protected more or less from two out of three that’s pretty good.

I know a number of adults who were just about to get their bivalent booster at Costco in mid-October and ended up getting covid before they could…seven in one extended family! So personally, I think postponing it is not wise.

 

[acutename]

So glad you’re feeling better @acutename. A teacher friend of ours in her 20’s has been very sick with covid. I’m sure she’s vaxxed, but a few of our friends have had their first bout of covid shortly before getting the bivalent booster. My dh and I continue to be very careful since it seems to be making the rounds. There’s also a very bad cold circulating as well as RSV, not just for kiddos. It’s a jungle out there!

I had the bivalent booster about 5 weeks before my COVID. I am hoping that it made it easier for me - who knows? I also hope that all the studies about incidence of diabetes, heart abnormalities, brain fog etc., will not happen. If I had not known what I know, I would have thought that I just had a head cold. One of my neighbors told me that his in-college son has had COVID twice- once with a 104F fever that sent him to an emergency room. The son, BTW, is a strong healthy guy, so who knows anthing about this crazy virus.

 

[tabitha111]

You all just don't want to get Covid at all! The couple who traveled to Vegas aren't doing too well....the lady has the shingles now and her husband is in ICU with double pnemonia doing poorly. Wear your masks!

 

[ilovewings]

You all just don't want to get Covid at all! The couple who traveled to Vegas aren't doing too well....the lady has the shingles now and her husband is in ICU with double pnemonia doing poorly. Wear your masks!

I am sort of freaking out- we had my step-son and his fiancee here for Thanksgiving Dinner- I didn't realize she was still working as a nurse in a nursing home- exposed to Covid- every day---I am now counting the days during the incubation period. I don't think my step son or his fiancee have Covid: both did have Covid several months ago and were symptomatic. But still---

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

It has been four months since my last booster- I believe that we should be getting that Bivalent booster, but i think it is just a bit soon- I am thinking of waiting at least another month before I get that booster. I do have to say I am a little skittish about getting boosters so often. I know reactions are rare but they happen - it still makes me nervous to get the vaccine-- but of course I do it--

As DH and I were leaving Rite Aid the day that we got our bivalent boosters, DH said he hoped that we wouldn't need to get another shot until next fall when we get our annual flu shots. Like you, we're both skeptical about getting so many vaccines in a short period of time.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Key lessons we learned from Covid that scientists are now applying to the flu

For nearly three years, the medical and scientific world scrutinized Covid. That research helped experts gain a new understanding of a much older virus: the flu.

www.nbcnews.com

On March 3, 2020, the head of the World Health Organization began a daily press briefing exhorting countries around the world to do more to stop the spread of Covid.

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ plea had become a common refrain in the preceding weeks: If aggressive measures were taken, the virus could be contained.

That possibility, he said, was one of the key differences between Covid and the flu. “We don’t even talk about containment for seasonal flu. It’s just not possible,” he said...

 

[ilovewings]

What is BQ.1.1? An emerging and worrisome COVID-19 variant to keep an eye on

While the contagion levels of new subvariants give pause for concern, an even more worrisome aspect is BQ.1.1's resistance to our natural antibodies.

www.yahoo.com

 

[ilovewings]

What is BQ.1.1? An emerging and worrisome COVID-19 variant to keep an eye on

While the contagion levels of new subvariants give pause for concern, an even more worrisome aspect is BQ.1.1's resistance to our natural antibodies.

www.yahoo.com

Another variant to keep our eyes on--- hoping it won't materialize into a variant of more than concern because it has the potential to elude treatments and maybe vaccines.

 

[ilovewings]

17 Anti-Vaxxer Posts That Catapulted Me Back To 2020 In The Worst Way Possible

These people are a danger to society, in more ways than one.View Entire Post ›

www.yahoo.com

Well this is sort of humorous and sort of sad-- that people are out there with these thought processes- scary

 

[Teche]

A Lasting Legacy of COVID: Far-Right Platforms Spreading Health Myths

WASHINGTON — Not long after Randy Watt died of COVID-19, his daughter Danielle sat down at her computer, searching for clues as to why the smart and thoughtful man she knew had refused to get vaccinated. She pulled up Google, typed in a screen name he had used in the past and discovered a secret...

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I'm from Louisiana and indeed our Attorney General is against the government's so-called over-reach”. During the pandemic, he sponsored a huge political event at his camp. He and many of his family members contracted Covid-19. The attorney general had to back out of attending a huge republican event where the VP was the guest speaker. He and a couple of other Attorney Generals are going after Fauci. It's so sad.

 

[Cool Cats]

Desperate covid long-haulers turn to costly, unproven treatments

For the burgeoning population of covid long-haulers, there is an abundance of new treatment options: Specially formulated nutraceuticals imported from India that promise to "get you life back from covid." Pure oxygen delivered in a pressurized chamber. And, if time and money are no obstacle, a...

www.yahoo.com

"I have tried, I would say, as many different things as anyone could do in my situation," said Donna Davis-Doneghy, a 62-year-old accountant with Hearthside Food Solutions in London, Ky., who has been tormented by headaches since coming down with covid in November 2020.

"People will say to me, 'Here's a phone number,' and off I go chasing something different," said Davis-Doneghy, whose treatment regimen has ranged from acupuncture and Botox to nerve-block injections and vitamin infusions.

 

[Sundog]

I'm from Louisiana and indeed our Attorney General is against the government's so-called over-reach”. During the pandemic, he sponsored a huge political event at his camp. He and many of his family members contracted Covid-19. The attorney general had to back out of attending a huge republican event where the VP was the guest speaker. He and a couple of other Attorney Generals are going after Fauci. It's so sad.

It's been a tough few years, with all kinds of issues across the political spectrum. Lots to review and learn from with a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic.

 

[anneg]

You all just don't want to get Covid at all! The couple who traveled to Vegas aren't doing too well....the lady has the shingles now and her husband is in ICU with double pnemonia doing poorly. Wear your masks!

Oh no, that's not good at all. I pray they will recover.

 

[Lilibet]

You all just don't want to get Covid at all! The couple who traveled to Vegas aren't doing too well....the lady has the shingles now and her husband is in ICU with double pnemonia doing poorly. Wear your masks!

This is really sad and sadly predictable. I’m afraid my dh and I will be in “hermit mode” for the time being. Too much of it is making the rounds among our vaxxed and boosted friends who have ventured out. It’s a shame we aren’t back to normal yet.

 

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[Steelhead]

My husband and I just returned home Thursday from an LA/Vegas vacation (saw Elton John at Dodger Stadium on Saturday and Aerosmith in Vegas on Wednesday, indoor theatre). It was our first official vacation since Oct. 2019. We are fully vaxxed (five jabs each) and have never had Covid. We knew it was likely we'd get it, but were confident that we would most likely have a mild case, given our circumstances. Sure enough, on Friday night I felt just the slightest sore throat. Tested Saturday, negative. Tested this morning, positive! Hubby is still testing negative. The only time we were apart was when using public restrooms. I wore a mask on most restroom visits, but must admit I slacked off a couple times. That's all it took!

My symptoms are very mild, as suspected. Sore throat is gone and now I'm just a little congested, with an occasional cough. No fever. I am now isolating from hubs, in case there's a chance I haven't already given it to him (doubtful though). What happens in Vegas, apparently doesn't stay in Vegas!

I've followed this thread since the beginning and have learned so much. Thank you to all who've contributed, I think it truly helped me not get Covid sooner, when good treatments and vaccines weren't as available yet. It's been a rough ride, and can only hope we can get through this and back to normalcy. My pessimistic side will believe it when it sees it.

 

[Teche]

My husband and I just returned home Thursday from an LA/Vegas vacation (saw Elton John at Dodger Stadium on Saturday and Aerosmith in Vegas on Wednesday, indoor theatre). It was our first official vacation since Oct. 2019. We are fully vaxxed (five jabs each) and have never had Covid. We knew it was likely we'd get it, but were confident that we would most likely have a mild case, given our circumstances. Sure enough, on Friday night I felt just the slightest sore throat. Tested Saturday, negative. Tested this morning, positive! Hubby is still testing negative. The only time we were apart was when using public restrooms. I wore a mask on most restroom visits, but must admit I slacked off a couple times. That's all it took!

My symptoms are very mild, as suspected. Sore throat is gone and now I'm just a little congested, with an occasional cough. No fever. I am now isolating from hubs, in case there's a chance I haven't already given it to him (doubtful though). What happens in Vegas, apparently doesn't stay in Vegas!

I've followed this thread since the beginning and have learned so much. Thank you to all who've contributed, I think it truly helped me not get Covid sooner, when good treatments and vaccines weren't as available yet. It's been a rough ride, and can only hope we can get through this and back to normalcy. My pessimistic side will believe it when it sees it.

I'm glad to hear that your symptoms are mild. Yes, we’ve learned a lot from this thread. I'm so glad my husband and I are fully vaccinated and continue to take precautions.

 

[Lilibet]

My husband and I just returned home Thursday from an LA/Vegas vacation (saw Elton John at Dodger Stadium on Saturday and Aerosmith in Vegas on Wednesday, indoor theatre). It was our first official vacation since Oct. 2019. We are fully vaxxed (five jabs each) and have never had Covid. We knew it was likely we'd get it, but were confident that we would most likely have a mild case, given our circumstances. Sure enough, on Friday night I felt just the slightest sore throat. Tested Saturday, negative. Tested this morning, positive! Hubby is still testing negative. The only time we were apart was when using public restrooms. I wore a mask on most restroom visits, but must admit I slacked off a couple times. That's all it took!

My symptoms are very mild, as suspected. Sore throat is gone and now I'm just a little congested, with an occasional cough. No fever. I am now isolating from hubs, in case there's a chance I haven't already given it to him (doubtful though). What happens in Vegas, apparently doesn't stay in Vegas!

I've followed this thread since the beginning and have learned so much. Thank you to all who've contributed, I think it truly helped me not get Covid sooner, when good treatments and vaccines weren't as available yet. It's been a rough ride, and can only hope we can get through this and back to normalcy. My pessimistic side will believe it when it sees it.

Sorry to hear you finally got covid @Steelhead, but you did it in style! Elton John and Aerosmith! Beats getting it at the supermarket. I’m glad you have a mild case and here’s hoping your dh avoids it. Keep us posted, please.

 

[Kingsley]

New Covid boosters work better against infection than previous shots, CDC finds

The omicron booster shots performed better in preventing infections in all adult age groups, with more protection for people who waited longer to get them.

www.nbcnews.com

The first real-world data on the new omicron vaccines find that they are better at preventing symptomatic Covid infections than the earlier doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

The findings fortify messaging from public health officials that the new shots, from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, should provide people with the best protection against Covid this winter, according to the CDC report.

Both Pfizer’s and Moderna’s new boosters target BA.4 and BA.5, along with the original coronavirus strain, in a single dose.

The vaccine efficacy from the new boosters isn't "stellar," said Dr. Ofer Levy, the director of the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, noting that scientists would love to see a vaccine that blocks infections entirely.

But, he said, it is "something" and outperforms earlier doses of the original formulation...

This statement surprised me:
“He noted that studies have shown longer intervals between Covid vaccine doses can lead to higher antibody levels.”