Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #109

[BetteDavisEyes]

I plan to continue to mask up in health care facilities or at a doctor's office. Yesterday I went to see my podiatrist- she told me she has several patients who have had Covid. She requires masking in her office. It is a small office with a small waiting room.

DH is donating blood this morning. He received an email earlier indicating that masks are not required at the facility.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Pfizer or Moderna: Which new omicron-specific Covid booster should you get?

Americans have two options for getting a new omicron-specific Covid booster shot: Pfizer or Moderna. Which one should you get? Here's what experts say.

www.cnbc.com

Americans have two options for a new omicron-specific Covid booster shot: Pfizer or Moderna. Which one should you get?

The short answer: It mostly depends on what you’re eligible for.

Pfizer’s booster is cleared for anyone 12 and older, while Moderna’s booster is for people 18 and older. To get either one, you’ll need to be at least two months removed from completing a primary vaccine series or receiving any other Covid shot.

Beyond those eligibility guidelines, the new boosters aren’t that different from each other. Both shots are bivalent, meaning they target omicron’s BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants alongside the original Covid strain...

 

[anneg]

DH is donating blood this morning. He received an email earlier indicating that masks are not required at the facility.

Good for him! My husband is O negative and donates blood as often as he can.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Good for him! My husband is O negative and donates blood as often as he can.

DH is O+ and donates four times a year. IIRC, he is working on his 18th gallon.

 

[ilovewings]

Five things about covid we still don't understand at our peril

Since a new coronavirus launched the global pandemic that has now killed more than 6.5 million people - 16 percent of them in the United States alone - scientists in record numbers have devoted themselves full time to unraveling its mysteries. In less than three years, researchers have published...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Dotta]

EVERYTHING you need to know about influenza

Britain has been warned of the impending threat of a 'twindemic' - the phrased coined for Covid striking at the same time as flu. MailOnline has set out all you need to know about the upcoming flu season.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[ilovewings]

EVERYTHING you need to know about influenza

Britain has been warned of the impending threat of a 'twindemic' - the phrased coined for Covid striking at the same time as flu. MailOnline has set out all you need to know about the upcoming flu season.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I think the flu will be a problem this year: in the past couple years because of the pandemic we were wearing masks: Not many people are wearing masks now so colds and the flu will be a problem ( in addition to continuing cases of Covid)

 

[ilovepierre]

I think the flu will be a problem this year: in the past couple years because of the pandemic we were wearing masks: Not many people are wearing masks now so colds and the flu will be a problem ( in addition to continuing cases of Covid)

I agree. My brother is in public school this year (after being homeschooled for 5 years) and he’s already brought TWO colds home and the school year just started!

I managed to avoid the first cold, but I got hit with the second one and I hate it.

 

[MsArk]

This is off topic but there was/is a member who was really active in this thread earlier when Covid was really rocking. She and her husband have a second home in Fort Meyers. They drive down from Michigan, I think (could be wrong) for winters. Does that ring a bell with anyone? I’ve thought about this member several times over the past couple of days, especially as pictures from the area are released.

 

[Lilibet]

This is off topic but there was/is a member who was really active in this thread earlier when Covid was really rocking. She and her husband have a second home in Fort Meyers. They drive down from Michigan, I think (could be wrong) for winters. Does that ring a bell with anyone? I’ve thought about this member several times over the past couple of days, especially as pictures from the area are released.

Yes @MsArk it does ring a bell, but the only name I’m coming up with is ilovewings. But I don’t think that’s it. I remember that her husband did not take covid seriously. I hope she checks in. It’s possible she’s still in Michigan, of course, but her house might be damaged. I’ll keep thinking.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

This is off topic but there was/is a member who was really active in this thread earlier when Covid was really rocking. She and her husband have a second home in Fort Meyers. They drive down from Michigan, I think (could be wrong) for winters. Does that ring a bell with anyone? I’ve thought about this member several times over the past couple of days, especially as pictures from the area are released.

It's ilovewings who has posted on the hurricane forum. They don't know yet what the damage to their unit might be, but it's doubtful that they will go to FL this winter.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Inside the CDC’s pandemic missteps — and how they tarnished the agency’s reputation

Frustrations still run high at the CDC, but staffers remain hopeful that the agency will regain its credibility with the public.

www.nbcnews.com

In the early days of Covid, staffers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sought to give Americans guidance about maintaining some semblance of normalcy during a once-in-a-century pandemic that had upended daily life.

One recommendation? Play basketball with your friends — online.

There was one big problem: The nation’s top public health professionals failed to consult their very colleagues who’d be responsible for communicating this advice to the public...

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Updated Covid boosters rolled out a month ago. Here's how many Americans have gotten them.

The CDC recommends that everyone over 12 get an updated booster as long as at least two months have passed since their last Covid shot.

www.nbcnews.com

At least 7.6 million people have received an updated Covid booster since the start of September, according to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That number represents around 3.6% of people currently eligible to receive the shots in the U.S.

The data does not include people who received updated Pfizer-BioNTech boosters in Idaho and Texas, the CDC said, so it is likely an underestimate.

The CDC signed off on updated versions of Pfizer’s and Moderna’s booster shots on Sept. 1, and pharmacies and other vaccination sites began administering the new shots around Labor Day weekend. The bivalent shots target both the original coronavirus strain and the currently circulating omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.

Dr. Scott Roberts, a Yale Medicine infectious disease specialist, said the relatively low booster uptake was "demoralizing."...

 

[ilovewings]

Yes @MsArk it does ring a bell, but the only name I’m coming up with is ilovewings. But I don’t think that’s it. I remember that her husband did not take covid seriously. I hope she checks in. It’s possible she’s still in Michigan, of course, but her house might be damaged. I’ll keep thinking.

Hi-- yes it is me thankfully we are still in Michigan ---we Have a condo in Fort Myers-::
We are on the second floor of a two story building--- we have seen photos of the buildings
Around us------:: one of the buildings has a roof partially off but we don't know about our condo---
We are waiting to get more information

 

[Lilibet]

Hi-- yes it is me thankfully we are still in Michigan ---we Have a condo in Fort Myers-::
We are on the second floor of a two story building--- we have seen photos of the buildings
Around us------:: one of the buildings has a roof partially off but we don't know about our condo---
We are waiting to get more information

Thanks for replying @ilovewings. For once my memory was right even though I doubted it! I hope your condo is OK. This must be extremely stressful for you. Hugs!

 

[ilovewings]

Thanks for replying @ilovewings. For once my memory was right even though I doubted it! I hope your condo is OK. This must be extremely stressful for you. Hugs!

Thanks for your kind thoughts----- it is stressful, but not nearly as stressful as it is for all those people in Fort Myers
Suffering from being homeless and hospitals without water and power

 

[ilovewings]

Thanks for your kind thoughts----- it is stressful, but not nearly as stressful as it is for all those people in Fort Myers
Suffering from being homeless and hospitals without water and power

We just found out the status of our condominium -- There are 7 buildings- each building has 8 2-story units. We are told the first floor units are totally destroyed: Of the 7 buildings, some of them may have to be condemned. If restoration occurs, the first floor units will have to be torn down to the studs. We are told that our 2nd floor unit was pretty much spared--My husband's car is obviously a loss since it floated away somewhere, never to be seen again. The pictures of the area are just awful to look it- it is hard to believe. We are told there will not be power until at least Oct 9- Don't know about how long it will take to get water. We are just grateful we are not there, and our hearts break for all those people suffering. I imagine lots of people are still shell-shocked.

 

[Teche]

We just found out the status of our condominium -- There are 7 buildings- each building has 8 2-story units. We are told the first floor units are totally destroyed: Of the 7 buildings, some of them may have to be condemned. If restoration occurs, the first floor units will have to be torn down to the studs. We are told that our 2nd floor unit was pretty much spared--My husband's car is obviously a loss since it floated away somewhere, never to be seen again. The pictures of the area are just awful to look it- it is hard to believe. We are told there will not be power until at least Oct 9- Don't know about how long it will take to get water. We are just grateful we are not there, and our hearts break for all those people suffering. I imagine lots of people are still shell-shocked.

Hugs!

 

[Den56]

Gov De Saint USA said today rebuilding will take 2 or more years.

 

[ilovewings]

Gov De Saint USA said today rebuilding will take 2 or more years.

Sounds about right to me