After 5 years of fighting to not get #COVID, wearing masks, not eating indoors, etc. I finally tested positive after my dad’s funeral.
I’ve had every vaccine and booster and so far the symptoms are very mild. 72 hours after exposure:
- Chills; but no fever.
- Body aches
- Slight soar throat
- Little appetite
Not a candidate for #Paxlovid even with #UC since I’m not on an immunotherapy.
I’m hoping it passes quickly.
Something I don't see a lot of discussion around is the rise in the need of organ transplants needed because of covid (almost 10% of lung transplants in the US are now needed due to covid)... but also the decrease in transplantable organs because of the damage done from people having covid.
It always amuses me when I get into discussions with Australian men about vaccination, and they accuse me of mindlessly following the government.
1. Bestie, I was an insurrectionalist illegalist anarchist before you were even a zygote.
2. My friend, the government doesn't want you to be covid careful. YOU are the one doing what they want.
Step away from your Ned Kelly profile pic, go sit on the naughty step and have a think about how silly you look right now.
People talking about the person who died from H5N1 in Louisiana - "yeah, but they had underlying health conditions", like y'all haven't just gone through a mass disabling event and caught covid a dozen times in the last 4 years.
Do you know who also has "underlying health conditions", Deborah?? Do you???
I just got back from having my latest covid booster (6th booster) and was chatting to the nurse who administered it. I asked of they were getting many people having their boosters, and she said that the oldies were good at getting them* but it seems like younger people just aren't interested anymore.
Even if they believe covid exists and that vaccination is good and helpful, they believe covid is pmuch over and it's not worth getting boosters because if they catch it they "don't get that sick anyways".
She also said "we're all pretty sure they're all going to just end up having heart attacks."
#COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths continued to decline slowly in #NYC over the past few weeks, with no sign of a fall/winter wave yet.
#COVIDIsNotOver and RSV is on the rise (see my previous post), so I #WearAMask in trains, elevators, doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets! #GetBoosted if you haven't already...
So relieved to see NYC #COVID rates keep dropping! If the #COVID19 hospitalization count as of October 1 (18 citywide) isn't revised upwards it will be the lowest since March 2020! We may have to start measuring deaths per week instead of per day. And no sign of a fall wave in case or wastewater data!
But 18 !=0, #CovidIsNotOver and everyone is expecting a winter wave.
I got my #novavax on Friday, and still #WearAMask in confined spaces and where there are vulnerable people!
NYC #COVID numbers are going down again! We're down below 2 people hospitalized for #COVID per lakh residents per day, which is where we were at the beginning of June. Still around 1-2 people dying per day.
It might be a good idea to fly somewhere before the winter wave. I'm definitely going to get some karaoke in!
#CovidIsNotOver so I'll #GetBoosted soon, and continue to #WearAMask in confined spaces like trains and elevators, and wherever there are vulnerable people, like doctors' offices!
The latest NYC #COVID numbers are a bit reassuring: not going down as fast as they did in August, but they do seem to be continuing to drop, and there's no sign of a new wave!
I got a haircut yesterday and will probably do some karaoke and take short trips. Hopefully this trough will last through the live karaoke I'm planning to sing at on Oct. 28!
Of course #CovidIsNotOver so I'll #GetBoosted in the next few weeks, and #WearAMask in confined spaces and wherever there are vulnerable people!
I got my flu shot AND my Covid booster today, & they are mildly kicking my ass. Nowhere near as bad as the first Covid shot, but my immune system has definitely kicked into hyperdrive.
Achy eyeballs are just the worst.
.Fresh, new viral armor is cause for celebration, however, so I am treating myself to a little comfort food picnic in my blanket fort on the couch. Jammie pants and comfy pillows FTW.
@covid_wastewater Including myself, I personally know 13 people who have had #covid in the past 3 weeks or have tested positive this week.
On Thursday the CDC recommended that everyone 6 months and older receive a 2024-2025 #COVID vaccine. So why have I seen nothing in the news about it?
"Updated COVID-19 vaccines will be available from Moderna, Novavax, and Pfizer later this year."
#COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #GetBoosted
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/s-t0627-vaccine-recommendations.html
"Too many Americans have chosen to forego the latest round of vaccination for Covid-19, and they may also have passed it up last year. As a result, their immunity hasn’t had the important upgrades that help the body fend off the worst consequences of Covid-19 infections."
CNN: Coronavirus subvariant JN.1 growing fast in US, already dominant in the Northeast
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/19/health/what-to-know-about-jn-1/index.html
Just learned that my father-in-law and his immunocompromised sister tested positive for COVID, and that they are sick enough to need an urgent care evaluation.
#GetBoosted and #WearAMask. Please, and thank you.
We will most likely have a winter #COVID19 wave in New York City, but is the late summer wave cresting? The hospitalization rates from two weeks ago have risen, but it has not gone above 6, and the wastewater rate seems to be declining.
#CovidIsNotOver, so #WearAMask in confined spaces, #GetBoosted and test regularly!
#MaskUp #GetVaxxed #GetBoosted
@composeroftheday
@blues @classicalmusic
#Twofer
#ComposerOfTheDay March 20
Otis Spann
Johann Sebastian Bach
Good Morning Mr. Blues (Hd Remastered Edition, Doxy Collection) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kexR_Sshs-uVpjQqHBAZjPByFGunqVfIQ via @YouTube
The Art of Fugue (Emerson) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLO6zBTEo45Qiwg_YBTj9PK4xnKxFmjheU via @YouTube
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Spann
#MaskUp #GetVaxxed #GetBoosted
"Hovhaness comes from a small planet where it is always Christmas and there are no bad sounds." - Bernard Rogers
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@classical
@alanhovhaness
#ComposerOfTheDay March 8
Alan Hovhaness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Hovhaness
Alan Hovhaness https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGT-itRivwZVmShXB-osmMcTMti2-Ybnm via @YouTube
Symphonies of Alan Hovhaness https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu6D2w79TomJd1NiCuWP7YZnyKPAS5Fjz via @YouTube
Hovhaness-Yolanda Kondonassis https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrrjH8GbaSe_6stxu0hLjaNEktpc5KM8q via @YouTube