'Rona back in the hizzy

[basinbeater]

Who else is getting sick? My kid came wldown with it this weekend, now I am sick. School says it is rampant.

Grrr.

[Trackhead]

Not much has changed. It ebbs/flows but still rarely puts people in the hospital. Only people I've seen admitted with it in last couple years are those immunocompromised. A leukemia patient, a 90+ yr old, etc.

[stapes]

Just had it post Labor Day weekend. Kicked by butt a few days. Still not ‘normal’, but maybe I never am these days lol.

[The Reverend Floater]

Put me into the deepest recesses of my bed for three days this round, about two weeks ago. First time I caught the rona was a cake walk compared to this one. Symptoms were basically a horrible flu.

FWIW both 4 and 9 y/o had nearly zero symptoms....little bastards.

[XXX-er]

Up here They ordered all the existing vax destroyed which i assume means the existing stuff was useless

the new stuff will be coming out pretty quick next month

[basinbeater]

I know there is never a good time to get sick, but I'm supposed to have the first 10u hockey practice tonight. Someone else us gonna run it for me thankfully. But at this rate, my 8yo is going to catch it in the next day or two, just in time for her 9th birthday party. ?

[Thaleia]

Covid finally caught up to me last June. These FLiRT strains are no joke. Barfed and pissed out of my ass for two weeks.

[basinbeater]

^^^ Gross.

This is also gross.
https://youtu.be/Xecad_32VAM?si=1jKXqxl-PZXzSMzx

[liv2ski]

Covid finally caught up to me last June. These FLiRT strains are no joke. Barfed and pissed out of my ass for two weeks.

Fun times, I can hardly wait.

[PB]

Covid finally caught up to me last June. These FLiRT strains are no joke. Barfed and pissed out of my ass for two weeks.

Same here; plus lingering throat congestion and light headedness. Not long covid, but maybe medium-light?

[Huskier]

Can confirm, my service has 3 'Ronas this week, up from average 1-2 over the past few months up from close to zero for months to a year prior to that. Colleagues seeing the same. Hospitalized humans in the upper Northwest. Get those boosters y'all...

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[dcpnz]

Yeah, this round is rough. Like a really bad cold but lingering way too long.
I was down for the count last week. Still feeling a bit foggy headed a week later. Wifey hacking up a lung and lost voice.
Damn teenagers probably gave it to us and exhibited next to no symptoms.

[Buster Highmen]

We had it last May to June.

Daughter and wife had double ended pottyfests twice in the space of 2 months. I got queasy on the first round flat on my back for 3 days, next one was trivial.

Much different symptoms than first couple strains.

[Danno]

Is the new booster out yet?

[Bunion 2020]

To the best of my knowledge I have still not had the pleasure.

All that does is make me worry that when it does finally get to me it will be terrible.

[old goat]

I know there is never a good time to get sick, but I'm supposed to have the first 10u hockey practice tonight. Someone else us gonna run it for me thankfully. But at this rate, my 8yo is going to catch it in the next day or two, just in time for her 9th birthday party. ?

Based on my experiences with kid's parties I would consider that a plus.
For your daughter's sake I hope she doesn't get sick. But maybe cancel the party anyway, out of abundance of caution.
How much coaching does it take for 10 kids all chasing the puck?

[Buzzworthy]

Work is having a flu/covid shot clinic Friday. Do I get both? I only ever got the first 2 shots and one booster, been since 2021 since I got one.

[Trackhead]

Work is having a flu/covid shot clinic Friday. Do I get both? I only ever got the first 2 shots and one booster, been since 2021 since I got one.

Maybe a more relevant, but possibly unpopular opinion, is have you had covid? I'm guessing once or twice, or maybe three times. If so, what clinical benefit do you hope to obtain from another booster at your age, health, etc? I'm guessing clinical benefit would be next to 'nil.

[XXX-er]

they destroyed all the old vax up here and the new shot will be in oct , the gov ( big brother ? ) texts us to get the new shot when its available and they are in control of the whole thing, last time the pharmacist looked on his computer and told me I've had 7

the old folks get it first cuz the oldies are more likely to have issues and die

I had it once , i got a buddy who has had it 3 times living/ going to school in florida

[bodywhomper]

Known a lot of peeps getting sick over the past few months. Weiland is forecasting, at a US national level, that we just reached our peak and are looking at 5 weeks of steady decline of rate of spread: https://x.com/jpweiland/status/18321...Mbjk5ElmdWLRnQ

Have a 40-something friend with lingering symptoms over a month later that’s keeping them out of action from a physical fitness perspective. Hopefully, they’ll be recovering soon. They picked it up at a large ultramarathon event.

Know of some that have intentionally not tested which allowed them to send their very mildly symptomatic children to school while the parents are both pretty sick at home. Ignorance is bliss? I’ve read the recommendation to test and record it if positive as it can later assist in getting improved care if long covid symptoms persist.

Schools in California seem to be emphasizing butts in seats, erroring on the side of infectious and mildly symptomatic kids being at school while teachers are supposed to follow the different standards of calosha.

Had an elder take a few tumbles while on paxlovid, which their doc believed, after the fact, was a result of med interactions and not ramping down one med enough while on pax.

[AdironRider]

Sometimes I wonder if people forget colds existed before 2020.

[Thaleia]

Sometimes I wonder if people forget colds existed before 2020.

Colds don't have lingering effects weeks / months later do they?

[bennymac]

Still haven’t had it (at least that I know of) - never tested positive nor have I had an illness that resembled it.

I’ve lost count on how many covid shots I’ve had. 4 or 5 I’m guessing.

Gonna combo a booster with a flu shot this fall.

I’ll gladly trade a day of feeling like shit post booster than a week or 2 (or longer) of peeing out my ass and no ability to exercise.

There can’t be too many of us left who’ve never had it. I guess I can’t call myself a pure blood though as, according to an ex-girlfriend, I’m off-gassing the vaccine to those around me.

[Danno]

Work is having a flu/covid shot clinic Friday. Do I get both? I only ever got the first 2 shots and one booster, been since 2021 since I got one.

I'm getting both, and got both last year too.

As for whether the covid shot is useful, I don't know. But I view it just like the flu shot. Probably not a necessary thing, but like the flu shot, it may or may not prevent you from getting the flu, but even if you get the flu you will be happy you got a flu shot, because it supposedly mitigates against the severity of illness.

The arguments I see against getting the booster are along the lines of Trackhead's argument, that the benefit is probably minimal. And maybe he's right. But I haven't seen any good argument that there's a reason NOT to get it, that there are significant *negative* outcomes you avoid. And I find the inconvenience pretty minimal. So I'll be signing up.

Plus, it improves my cell reception, so there's that.

[dcpnz]

Sometimes I wonder if people forget colds existed before 2020.

What I’m experiencing right now sure as heck isn’t a regular cold. The covy test strip lit up last week, negative now but still feeling like shlt.