Official Thread: Coronavirus "COVID-19"

[Lazy8s]

My wife's brother and sister came over for Christmas. I started coughing because of sinus issues, and they had this look of horror on their faces.

We have a couple of family members with sinus infections right now - might as well be leprosy for the reactions they get

[Meteor_of_War]

We have a couple of family members with sinus infections right now - might as well be leprosy for the reactions they get

Yeah an important thing people tend to forget right now is there's still the regular old illnesses going around that this time of year brings. My wife and daughter had cold symptoms last week too, but no fevers so we figured non-covid related.

[Lazy8s]

Yeah an important thing people tend to forget right now is there's still the regular old illnesses going around that this time of year brings. My wife and daughter had cold symptoms last week too, but no fevers so we figured non-covid related.

Yeah it’s that time of year. I still think the masks help because I usually get a nasty sinus infection this time of year, every year, but not since masking up.

Flu is my concern. I haven’t had it for ~15 years, and if I ever get it again it’ll be too soon. Nasty stuff. But with 5 grandkids and another on the way, chances are one of them will spread it around from daycare or school. Ugh.

[Meteor_of_War]

Kids are little germ bags for sure. Especially when they are young in the first 1-2 years of being in school.

My daughter missed her first year since our town cancelled pre-school last year due to covid. So this is technically her first year and let me tell you, she has been off and on sick with colds and viruses every few weeks since September. I understand its normal and good for building up her immune system, but its such a PITA when she has to keep missing school and keeps infecting us.

As for the Flu, make sure you get your Flu shot and good luck.

[Lazy8s]

Kids are little germ bags for sure. Especially when they are young in the first 1-2 years of being in school.

My daughter missed her first year since our town cancelled pre-school last year due to covid. So this is technically her first year and let me tell you, she has been off and on sick with colds and viruses every few weeks since September. I understand its normal and good for building up her immune system, but its such a PITA when she has to keep missing school and keeps infecting us.

As for the Flu, make sure you get your Flu shot and good luck.

My youngest is going through it now with her twins. Man, every single week it’s something. They’ve been tested for covid more than anyone else I know. This past week was good though, so at least we were able to see them on Christmas.

The way they’re going though, their immune systems ought to be absolutely bullet proof by 2024

[AllexxisF1]

Nice pictures KAC, enjoy the holiday.

[huskylord]

We were one day away from being exposed to 5 people with covid on my brother's wife side. It's good to know that Omicron is likely a very mild experience, but the quarantine is a headache to deal with and my wife as a health care worker reminds me that her getting positive means around 10 seniors are stuck in their rooms with no family over the holidays.

[Meteor_of_War]

My youngest is going through it now with her twins. Man, every single week it’s something. They’ve been tested for covid more than anyone else I know. This past week was good though, so at least we were able to see them on Christmas.

The way they’re going though, their immune systems ought to be absolutely bullet proof by 2024

I can't wait to get past all this, such a PITA.

[AllexxisF1]

*Mild experience for those who are vaccinated.

[KAC]

Nice pictures KAC, enjoy the holiday.

Thanks bud. It was a great trip for sure after 2 years of sitting at home.

[Drunken Janitor]

*Mild experience for those who are vaccinated.

I got my 3rd Moderna dose on December 9th. I will be putting it up against the anti-vaxxers at work on January 1st. I am quite certain at least one of them will come to work with symptoms because he is a complete **** head. I know that any of us could have Omicron, but I believe the majorty if people I work with would not come in with symptoms. There are 4-5 unvaxxed guys and they think the virus is either fake or nothing significant.

We'll see if I get a break through. I expect to at some point. I have 3 little kids with only 1 dose and a wife who is an elementary school teacher.

[AllexxisF1]

The jury is still out on the intensity of the disease, but the transmissibility is off the charts with this one. I wonder if it's right up there with TB.

An interesting fact came out this weekend with English health authorities, that those who contract Omicron and end up in the hospital do so with 10 days on average, whereas Delta was around 15 days.

[Meteor_of_War]

Everything I keep hearing about the Omicron variant is you show symptoms much faster after being infected, but its milder.

This is a good thing compared to delta on many levels. Most importantly, you can realize you've been infected sooner and be able to get tested and quarantine before passing it on to others.

[AllexxisF1]

A highly transmissible variant that doesn't kill people is exactly what we need to end this pandemic.

I believe that's exactly the scenario that happened during the Spanish Influenza.

[Meteor_of_War]

A highly transmissible variant that doesn't kill people is exactly what we need to end this pandemic.

I believe that's exactly the scenario that happened during the Spanish Influenza.

That is a good point I didn't consider. Yeah if that's the case it could help to speed up herd immunity, and without being so lethal.

[SubCog]

Got my booster this morning. Mixed it up, got the Moderna booster, whereas I had my first 2 jabs as pfizer. I also had covid 2 summers ago, so I think I'm about as immunized as you can get right now.

[pax]

Israel started to give a second booster shot to elderly people. I think we'll be getting another booster shot in late spring or soon after. Unless things really go well.

[cbsboyer]

I'm 48, so just shy of getting the booster until they opened it up and nobody close has any anymore...

My worry is that there are a couple guys I work with who are either crazy high risk, or have immediate family that are (as in 100% if they get it, they're done), and I don't want to be the guy who brings this s**t in and kills them. Mask up, wash up, do whatever I can, but I know sooner or later it won't be enough.

[Cyko]

KAC - Please keep that kind of content to yourself.

[acroig]

KAC - Please keep that kind of content to yourself.

Agreed.

[Ziklitschli]

Swiss Alps were amazing. People were skiing everywhere. I was like, am I still breathing. I don’t think I can breathe. Maybe I have Corona.

They surely are, but I have a hard time understanding how you in particular can be impressed, having Rakaposhi, Haramosh, Nanga, Gasherbrum IV and the rest of Baltoro at home. I assume it's more about the overall Swiss experience, but for mountains, you're from the most majestic country on earth.

[KAC]

That is true. I think it is about accessibility and convenience. Whilst all those mountains are there, getting there is not simple. Even when you get there it is not entirely a family friendly experience. It has actually been quite a while since I visited any of the sites in Pakistan so maybe that is the part I am missing. But yes, if you want raw unadulterated land then Pakistan has some absolutely amazing destinations.

[Ziklitschli]

Yes only Haramosh and Rakaposhi can be seen from the road, but that road itself is sth heh.

I will trek the Baltoro in my lifetime. Get to Concordia, then keep an open mind heh.

[SubCog]

Well if anyone was wondering whether side-effects of moderna include muscle fatigue, the answer is yes. Wife wants to go on a hike today, but I'm not sure I'm up for it. Hopefully my body gets back to normal in a day or 2.

I knew moderna had worse side-effects than Pfizer, but I've heard that there might be benefits to mixing and matching. Hopefully sore muscles pay off in the form of superior immunities!

[Meteor_of_War]

Well if anyone was wondering whether side-effects of moderna include muscle fatigue, the answer is yes. Wife wants to go on a hike today, but I'm not sure I'm up for it. Hopefully my body gets back to normal in a day or 2.

I knew moderna had worse side-effects than Pfizer, but I've heard that there might be benefits to mixing and matching. Hopefully sore muscles pay off in the form of superior immunities!

I got Moderna for all three shots.

1st shot: Had no side effects aside from slightly sore shoulder when I woke the next morning

2nd shot: Sore shoulder and I felt mildly sick (flu like symptoms) the following day but they subsided by that evening.

3rd shot (booster): Had no side effects aside from slightly sore shoulder when I woke the next morning

So in my experience it was just the second shot which I received about 21 days after the initial shot that had any significant side effects.

[bill dennison]

Well if anyone was wondering whether side-effects of moderna include muscle fatigue, the answer is yes. Wife wants to go on a hike today, but I'm not sure I'm up for it. Hopefully my body gets back to normal in a day or 2.

I knew moderna had worse side-effects than Pfizer, but I've heard that there might be benefits to mixing and matching. Hopefully sore muscles pay off in the form of superior immunities!

Dizziness among common COVID-19 vaccine side effects

https://www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/dizziness-among-common-covid-19-vaccine-side-effects/

my mom got dizzy 3 days after the second shot and fell
she never got over that fall

[Elysian]

I got Moderna for all three shots.

1st shot: Had no side effects aside from slightly sore shoulder when I woke the next morning

2nd shot: Sore shoulder and I felt mildly sick (flu like symptoms) the following day but they subsided by that evening.

3rd shot (booster): Had no side effects aside from slightly sore shoulder when I woke the next morning

So in my experience it was just the second shot which I received about 21 days after the initial shot that had any significant side effects.

Similar experience here. I got the Moderna booster yesterday, had a sore arm and sore leg last night. Today, still have a sore shoulder but no other symptoms. My wife also got Moderna, and got her booster this last Sunday, and she's been feeling kind of shitty from it. We got our 2nd shot back in March.

[MangaSpawn64]

So, we're at 12k cases today in Québec Hospitals are slowly getting full... We've managed to have a lot of cases but hospitalisations weren't alarming. Now we're slowly getting swamped...

[Elysian]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/12/28/texas-runs-out-monoclonal-antibody-sotrovimab-treatment-fight-omicron-covid/9031897002/

Texas has run out of the monoclonal antibody treatment, so that's great. 90% of new cases in Texas are Omicron.

[bill dennison]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...id/9031897002/

Texas has run out of the monoclonal antibody treatment, so that's great. 90% of new cases in Texas are Omicron.

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/texas-antibody-infusion-centers-run-out-of-treatment-shown-to-fight-omicron/

[Elysian]

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronaviru...fight-omicron/

The same governor who has vowed a hands off approach with Omicron? Abbott's got lots of blood on his hands.

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/23/greg-abbott-texas-covid-omicron/

Miss me with your BS.

[Canesfan2020]

The same governor who has vowed a hands off approach with Omicron? Abbott's got lots of blood on his hands.

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/23/greg-abbott-texas-covid-omicron/

Miss me with your BS.

Leave it to the hillbillys in Texas.

**** the government!

*Things to continue to go tits up*

We need the government!

[Greasy]

I'm boosted, but it doesn't matter. Talking to folks that are all vaccinated, and people are getting it daily. Hopefully it will be mild when I get it since I'm boosted.

[Meteor_of_War]

I'm boosted, but it doesn't matter. Talking to folks that are all vaccinated, and people are getting it daily. Hopefully it will be mild when I get it since I'm boosted.

Well FWIW i was just sitting next to someone unmasked with covid the other night and turned out i did not catch it. We were 3 ft away from each other talking face to face. Not sure if i didn't catch it because I'm 100% vaccinated or just lucky.

[Greasy]

Well FWIW i was just sitting next to someone unmasked with covid the other night and turned out i did not catch it. We were 3 ft away from each other talking face to face. Not sure if i didn't catch it because I'm 100% vaccinated or just lucky.

If you go way back in this thread when it first hit, and there were no vaccines. I spent an entire weekend with a guy that had it, and I drove 2.5 hours to and from with him, plus another 45 min to take him home after we had to call an Ambulance on the side of the road to check him out on the way home. Spent five days in quarantine and tested negative.

[Meteor_of_War]

If you go way back in this thread when it first hit, and there were no vaccines. I spent an entire weekend with a guy that had it, and I drove 2.5 hours to and from with him, plus another 45 min to take him home after we had to call an Ambulance on the side of the road to check him out on the way home. Spent five days in quarantine and tested negative.

Dang, maybe you are immune. Its crazy to think you could ride in a car with someone who is infected and not catch it.

[Greasy]

Dang, maybe you are immune. Its crazy to think you could ride in a car with someone who is infected and not catch it.

There were five others there that weekend, none of us got it. One got it a month later at work though. He wasn't coughing at all, so maybe that's why. That was the OG variant. Omi would have hit us all during the trip.

[SubCog]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...id/9031897002/

Texas has run out of the monoclonal antibody treatment, so that's great. 90% of new cases in Texas are Omicron.

My parents, and my brother and his family, each just moved out to Texas this year. They've all got covid now. Luckily they're all fully vaccinated, so hopefully they have a speedy recovery. They're all very sick though, very miserable right now.

[Payne3d]

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronaviru...fight-omicron/

inject them with their own bootstraps.

[SubCog]

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronaviru...fight-omicron/

Biden can't help people who refuse to help themselves.