Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #91

[LeeAnnB]

Thank you so much to you and everyone who responded and gave input. I did go get a test and much to my surprise my rapid test came back positive!

What is scary is I just really don't know where or how I got it. I live alone and have worked remotely since Dec 23rd. I spent New Years Eve and Day with my boyfriend - he does go out because of his work more than I do but hasn't been sick at all. New Years Eve I did go to the grocery store but masks are required here to enter. I did go get a manicure Monday evening but with masks and plexiglass and the doc said that was too soon to have shown symptoms Tuesday night. The doc says a lot of people can't figure it out because it's so prevalent.

Well I'm young and in good health and blessed to have very mild symptoms and a safe place to quarantine. And excuse to finally catch up on my reading!

I’m so glad you went and got tested. If I had to take a guess, I would put my money on you getting it from your boyfriend. He could be one of the many asymptotic folks. I know the weird feeling you’re talking about, not knowing where it came from. Several years ago I got scabies... (nightmare). To this day I have no idea where it came from. None of my family had it ... and it requires skin to skin contact.

 

[10ofRods]

I had body aches. All over and intense. Literally from my neck to my toes. I don’t remember ever hurting all over all at one like that. My thighs and lower back were the worst. Low grade fever, 100 degrees, headache and I was tired. I nearly fainted once on the evening after the vaccine. My vision was closing in and the room spun. I immediately laid down and the feeling passed. It only happened that one time. It is significant because I have never fainted, passed out or anything like that. It was a very bizarre feeling. Now I am on day three. All symptoms gone except minor body aches. I avoided pain/fever reducers to allow my immune system to work. However, the body aches got so bad that first evening, I had to take something. My second shot is scheduled and I also scheduled the day off after. Despite all of my complaints, I am sure it was better than risking Covid.

Thank you for sharing this here. It's really good for us to know the range of experience. I think you're okay taking pain relievers during that phase - the immune system keeps working, and there's hopefully no hurry.

I don't know your age, obviously, but at my age (65) I have chronic inflammation in my lower back and I suspect that the vaccine might cause a flare-up. Trying to get ready here. I'll baby myself for a few days, for sure.

It is definitely better than rolling the dice with COVID.

 

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[HongKongPhooey]

Covid-19: Rapid tests for asymptomatic people to be rolled out

I think this is great news. I appreciate the controversy about lateral flow tests but I'm glad Mr HKP would come into a category where weekly testing will be carried out. Has to be good for them to be checked if they're mixing at work (not to mention with the public).

 

[weepingangel]

Vaccination army ready: UMass nursing grads train medical students how to administer COVID-19 vaccine in Worcester
More at link — The strong need for volunteers to administer the COVID-19 vaccine literally received a shot in the arm from student volunteers Saturday at the Worcester Senior Center.

Students in UMass Medical School’s Graduate School of Nursing trained more than 160 medical school students in intermuscular injection.

The training will allow them to inoculate city residents, as well as people from six local communities as part of a regional effort, with the COVID-19 vaccine.

As COVID-19 cases surge throughout the state and Central Massachusetts, 380 health care workers at UMass Memorial Medical Center and St. Vincent Hospital either have the virus or are under quarantine.

“It's cool seeing so many of our classmates here,” said third-year medical student Jacob Maalouf of Worcester. “There's not enough personnel to administer all of the vaccine doses. So I think it's really good to see our whole class and the other classes here rising to the challenge and fix that staffing issue.”

The city's Emergency Dispensing Site will start vaccinating first responders Monday at the Worcester Senior Center on Providence Street.

The student volunteers will also be called on to vaccinate thousands of residents of Worcester, Shrewsbury, Millbury, Leicester, Holden, Grafton and West Boylston, which are part of the Regional Health Alliance.

For Saturday’s training, saline was used instead of the actual vaccine.

Each student entered the training having completed a pretest and PowerPoint module that explained how to identify the landmarks for the deltoid muscle for an injection, said city medical director Dr. Michael Hirsh, who served as flow coordinator during the training.

The students practiced the injection on pads that mimicked the tension one would need if they put a needle into the upper arm.

Working in pairs, students then rolled up their sleeves and practiced injecting one another.

At the end of the training, as about a half-dozen trainees stood near a table to receive their certification cards, Hirsh remarked, “These are the best students in the country.”

Added Jill Terrien, a professor and dean of the graduate nursing school: “The whole goal is to have this army of vaccinators between the Graduate School of Nursing and medical school students and biomedical science students.

“After this training today there's upwards of 400 medical students that know how to give injections and then in the nursing school we have about 250 students across all our programs, that are all licensed providers and can give injections as well.”



UMass Medical students continue training to administer COVID-19 vaccine
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Students at UMass Medical School continue to learn how to administer the COVID-19 vaccine as the number of coronavirus cases continues to climb in the city of Worcester.

After Saturday's training sessions, school officials say 160 students have been trained to administer the vaccine, and are now ready to start vaccinating first responders.


The need to start teaching students how to administer the vaccine rose after 380 health care workers at UMass Medical Center and St. Vincent Hospital tested positive for COVID-19 or were forced to quarantine.







As patient admissions rise, DCU Center COVID-19 field hospital exceeds spring numbers
The DCU Center field hospital has treated 308 COVID-19 patients in 35 days, exceeding the total number of patients in the six weeks the facility was open in the spring. And admissions are on an upward trend.

This is the second time during the coronavirus pandemic that the DCU Center has been used as a field hospital to accommodate a surge in coronavirus.

The facility originally opened April 9 and closed May 28, treating 162 patients in its run, according to Lancette. The highest census at the hospital was 42 patients.

On Friday, the field hospital was at the high watermark for population size, Lancette said, treating 67 patients. It is now open to 75 beds.

Beds for the post-acute/recovery hospital placements, and those from skilled nursing facilities are filling up, but Lancette said that the hospital is working on addressing those concerns.“We’ve been able to stay ahead of the curve with our availability of beds. We haven’t had to turn away any patients,” he said.

Lancette said they are anticipating opening up 25 new beds in the field hospital next week.

As of the end of day Thursday, the field hospital has seen 242 discharges.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

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[weepingangel]

Dbm

 

[weepingangel]

Just 9 days into the new year, more than 2 million people have been infected with coronavirus

After the first coronavirus case was reported in the United States in early 2020, it took about 90 days to reach 2 million cases.


But just nine days into 2021, more than 2 million people have been infected with COVID-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

In that same time frame, an additional 24,260 deaths have been reported.

 

[dixiegirl1035]

I had body aches. All over and intense. Literally from my neck to my toes. I don’t remember ever hurting all over all at one like that. My thighs and lower back were the worst. Low grade fever, 100 degrees, headache and I was tired. I nearly fainted once on the evening after the vaccine. My vision was closing in and the room spun. I immediately laid down and the feeling passed. It only happened that one time. It is significant because I have never fainted, passed out or anything like that. It was a very bizarre feeling. Now I am on day three. All symptoms gone except minor body aches. I avoided pain/fever reducers to allow my immune system to work. However, the body aches got so bad that first evening, I had to take something. My second shot is scheduled and I also scheduled the day off after. Despite all of my complaints, I am sure it was better than risking Covid.

Thanks for sharing. Question, if not too personal. Did you check the size of your lymph nodes under arm, neck etc to see if the same side of the shot were the ones biggest as to you have a great (unfortunately) immune response?

 

[Yesiamapirate]

Thanks for sharing. Question, if not too personal. Did you check the size of your lymph nodes under arm, neck etc to see if the same side of the shot were the ones biggest as to you have a great (unfortunately) immune response?

I did not, but wish I had thought of that. I do know my nodes under my chin, neck area were swollen a little. Of note, I got my vaccine on 1/6 at 7 pm. Each day the aches get better. Last night they flared up again and I took Tylenol again. Feeling good so far today. What is interesting is these pains, seeming to originate in my lower back area, quickly spread to all over body pain and worsened. I would take Tylenol, feel great and maybe 12 hours later symptoms would come back starting with the lower back and quickly spread. I did not take Tylenol until i needed it each time. So it was like a cycle. I have never had back pain or any troubles with muscle pains prior so I am certain for me it was the vaccine. I had a similar reaction with my shingles shot but that lasted one day and was gone.
Low grade fever has been gone now since that first evening. I am still a little tired but it may be because I am not sleeping as well.
the off and on nausea has gone away. Appetite a little down.
The only other odd thing that has been going in since the vaccine is a persistent ringing in my ears. Baseline, I do have some ringing in my ears at times. This is notably much more constant and a bit louder that my usual high pitched little hum.
I feel like I might have over shared my body signs with you all. I hope you forgive me!

 

[dixiegirl1035]

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[Yesiamapirate]

Thank you for sharing this here. It's really good for us to know the range of experience. I think you're okay taking pain relievers during that phase - the immune system keeps working, and there's hopefully no hurry.

I don't know your age, obviously, but at my age (65) I have chronic inflammation in my lower back and I suspect that the vaccine might cause a flare-up. Trying to get ready here. I'll baby myself for a few days, for sure.

It is definitely better than rolling the dice with COVID.

I worry for you, too if you are already starting with some back pains. This pain originated in my back and was most severe there. It then spread body wide very quickly. Tylenol knocked it back to nothing but it came back each day about 12 hours later. Long after the 4 hour Tylenol dose wore off.
I had a similar reaction to my shingles vaccine. But only once. Took Tylenol and it never came back.
Tell me, do you know if there is a relation to vaccine, immune system and back pain?

 

[dmac55]

I did not, but wish I had thought of that. I do know my nodes under my chin, neck area were swollen a little. Of note, I got my vaccine on 1/6 at 7 pm. Each day the aches get better. Last night they flared up again and I took Tylenol again. Feeling good so far today. What is interesting is these pains, seeming to originate in my lower back area, quickly spread to all over body pain and worsened. I would take Tylenol, feel great and maybe 12 hours later symptoms would come back starting with the lower back and quickly spread. I did not take Tylenol until i needed it each time. So it was like a cycle. I have never had back pain or any troubles with muscle pains prior so I am certain for me it was the vaccine. I had a similar reaction with my shingles shot but that lasted one day and was gone.
Low grade fever has been gone now since that first evening. I am still a little tired but it may be because I am not sleeping as well.
the off and on nausea has gone away. Appetite a little down.
The only other odd thing that has been going in since the vaccine is a persistent ringing in my ears. Baseline, I do have some ringing in my ears at times. This is notably much more constant and a bit louder that my usual high pitched little hum.
I feel like I might have over shared my body signs with you all. I hope you forgive me!

I appreciate you sharing!

 

[dixiegirl1035]

I did not, but wish I had thought of that. I do know my nodes under my chin, neck area were swollen a little. Of note, I got my vaccine on 1/6 at 7 pm. Each day the aches get better. Last night they flared up again and I took Tylenol again. Feeling good so far today. What is interesting is these pains, seeming to originate in my lower back area, quickly spread to all over body pain and worsened. I would take Tylenol, feel great and maybe 12 hours later symptoms would come back starting with the lower back and quickly spread. I did not take Tylenol until i needed it each time. So it was like a cycle. I have never had back pain or any troubles with muscle pains prior so I am certain for me it was the vaccine. I had a similar reaction with my shingles shot but that lasted one day and was gone.
Low grade fever has been gone now since that first evening. I am still a little tired but it may be because I am not sleeping as well.
the off and on nausea has gone away. Appetite a little down.
The only other odd thing that has been going in since the vaccine is a persistent ringing in my ears. Baseline, I do have some ringing in my ears at times. This is notably much more constant and a bit louder that my usual high pitched little hum.
I feel like I might have over shared my body signs with you all. I hope you forgive me!

Thanks for sharing as so many things that are personal, we don't have someone to share with. Yet here, I think that many are confident we'll get educated feedback and be in a safe place to discuss.

 

[MimosaMornings]

Thank you to everyone for sharing, has me concerned that there will need to be aftercare for elderly that receive the vaccine and live alone.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

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This is the most "political" I have heard from Campbell...

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Thank you to everyone for sharing, has me concerned that there will need to be aftercare for elderly that receive the vaccine and live alone.

Was just talking with someone about insurance and COVID, and they told me that their insurance has added that if they get COVID, (not sure of the fine print) that they will have covered 2 meals a day DELIVERED to their door.

Has anyone else seen this? (Humana in Florida)

 

[MimosaMornings]

Was just talking with someone about insurance and COVID, and they told me that their insurance has added that if they get COVID, (not sure of the fine print) that they will have covered 2 meals a day DELIVERED to their door.

Has anyone else seen this? (Humana in Florida)

I haven’t seen that!