Interesting about the GI issues, they're saying that Omicron causes that and one of the people I worked with got hit hard that way, too. It's also worth mentioning that with the new bivalent booster I definitely had side effects in my GI area that I never had with any of the other boosters.
Sorry to hear about your infection — I hope you recover quickly. I understand the frustration of getting COVID despite your vaccination and precautions, but I wouldn't say your efforts meant nothing. Among other things, you were likely spared more serious symptoms. As well, reducing the number of infections lowers the chance of long-term healthcare concerns.I feel for your brother. Sending positive vibes.
I tested positive this weekend and have started on meds. >2 years being super vigilant -- always masked, and vaxxed & boosted -- meant nothing. I don't know if I caught it from recent travel to Virginia (first with absolutely no mask mandates in effect) or if my in-laws' foolishness is to "blame" for the infection. It is what it is.
I had already scheduled the bivalent booster, now it's delayed for at least three months. My PCP will be monitoring and advising after the special meds.
I think Biden just gave up as so many have COVID fatigue. I'm afraid that there will be a huge spike this Fall/Winter. Don't know what can be done with vaccines being widely available and people just giving up. There is not much to be done if people don't want to get boosted, let alone simply vaccinated.
450-500 dying daily doesn't signal an end to The Pandemic to me.
Responses are so idiosyncratic. I haven't had much if any pain from any of my five vaccinations so far. I did have a day of fatigue and fever, but less than with prior shots. As for the other side effects, especially the fur, please report them to VAERS. Seriously, I bet that would show up on a conspiracy site quickly.
TBH, I may have already had fur on my knuckles. Not sure, but I think what happened is that the booster vaccine cured my hereditary knuckle blindness.
I'm getting both flu and the latest Covid booster (my 5th Covid jab) this Friday. I very much abhor needles. I have a tendency to pull away so really have to focus on not moving. I know it will be over faster that way, lol.
I felt the stick pretty good with the latest bivalent booster, then it abated after about 10 minutes and after about 3 or 4 hours it was sore for the next couple of days but this is typical for me. Also, the side effects usually don't hit for about 24 hours or so.
When I got my flu shot a week ago, it was the first time I felt the sting. I absolutely hate needles and usually zone out. I usually have to be told it's over. This time it was as if I could feel the shot entering my arm. And I was achy and fatigued on my walk home (about a 4-mile roundtrip to CVS). When I started feeling the effects of COVID, I thought it was the reemergence of the Flu shot. Super glad to be vexed and boosted because I can't imagine what would have happened had I not been.
I have to tell you this is my biggest fear, getting the shot and not knowing whether or not the symptoms are from the jab (even though I get yours was for flu) or the actual virus. I tried to time it when I was around people the least the week before but I still could've been exposed because I was out. Sorry this happened, I don't know how we can avoid it entirely even when you took every precaution.
I had at least a couple family members that got COVID early on during The Pandemic. What I'm suffering is nothing compared to what they suffered. One member was about to be put on a ventilator. They thought their life was over and made arrangements to have their will and trusts verified as soon as they entered the hospital's pandemic wing. So I do consider myself fortunate (almost wrote lucky, but that most definitely doesn't jibe with what's happening) that I'm coherent, not in any pain, and not isolated with beeping machines and no loved ones around.
One day I had to stand in line in the Kaiser pharmacy for like 45 minutes and everyone in there was sick, I was surprised I didn't catch it then but they made everyone mask up.
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Good point. But you can’t fix stupid - not even with duct tape.
Is this any more delusional than believing the lies that the 2020 election was stolen, despite there being no evidence to back up the claim? Or that all Democrats are satan-worshipping pedophiles, perhaps?Family of man who died of Covid-19 lives with corpse for over a year, believing he was only in a coma. Fark: They were given a death certificate that he was officially dead when he died
Family Lives With Corpse for Over a Year, Thinking It’s Only in a Coma
The family of a 35-year-old man who died in April of last year due to Covid-19 have been living with his body ever since, thinking he was only in a coma
