COVID-19 Outbreak Information Updates (Reboot) [over 150.000,000 US cases (est.), 6,422,520 US hospitilizations, 1,148,691 US deaths.] (1 Viewer)

[hockey2112]

I did get the booster right after Christmas........but how effective would that even be at this moment, over 6 months later? Particularly with COVID seemingly ramping back up again....

A close friend of mine (40, male, in great shape) was boosted 30 days ago. Came down with a very nasty case of Covid a week and a half ago that knocked him down big time for about a week. So as to your question of "how effective would that even be at this moment", my observational experience would lead me to answer "maybe good, maybe great, or maybe not at all effective". There seems to be little rhyme or reason to it.

 

[Goatman Saint]

There is very little protection from getting it offered by the vaccine. Still is keeping people out of the hospital, but your time frame is pretty much the same as my wife, daughter and I and we all got it. So yeah at this point either live your life and get it or stay in a very deep and lonely cave.

I did get the booster right after Christmas........but how effective would that even be at this moment, over 6 months later? Particularly with COVID seemingly ramping back up again....

 

[faceman]

We had our chance (though slim) to get ahead of this but we chose not to. We adapted to the flu, we'll adapt to this. I get a yearly flu shot. I'm sure that I'll get annual COVID shots as well. I lost my Mom to the flu. I wouldn't be surprised if this gets me. It's a part of our lives now. Our actions (as a whole) indicate that this is what we wanted. Now we have it.

A close friend of mine (40, male, in great shape) was boosted 30 days ago. Came down with a very nasty case of Covid a week and a half ago that knocked him down big time for about a week. So as to your question of "how effective would that even be at this moment", my observational experience would lead me to answer "maybe good, maybe great, or maybe not at all effective". There seems to be little rhyme or reason to it.

Yes this disease is evil.

 

[Bill]

Yes this disease is evil.

And it ain't going away anytime soon...

This New ‘Ninja’ COVID Variant Is the Most Dangerous One Yet

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyThe latest subvariant of the novel coronavirus to become dominant in Europe, the United States, and other places is also, in many ways, the worst so far.The BA.5 subvariant of the basic Omicron variant appears to be more contagious than...

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There is very little protection from getting it offered by the vaccine. Still is keeping people out of the hospital, but your time frame is pretty much the same as my wife, daughter and I and we all got it. So yeah at this point either live your life and get it or stay in a very deep and lonely cave.

I was already plenty lax in my COVID approach after getting the vaccines and subsequent booster, but for the majority of 2022, I've lived as though COVID no longer existed. Only within the past few weeks did I actually halfway start trying to be cognizant of the rise in cases, etc. Admittedly the 100-plus temps this weekend will do more to keep me inside than COVID concerns, at this point.

 

[Bill]

And it ain't going away anytime soon...

This New ‘Ninja’ COVID Variant Is the Most Dangerous One Yet

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyThe latest subvariant of the novel coronavirus to become dominant in Europe, the United States, and other places is also, in many ways, the worst so far.The BA.5 subvariant of the basic Omicron variant appears to be more contagious than...

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More proof how much fun is ahead...

Meet ‘Centaurus,’ the new ‘stealth Omicron.’ It was just found in the U.S. and may escape immunity more than any other COVID strain

Two cases of the new BA.2.75 Omicron subvariant have been found in the U.S., the CDC told Fortune on Thursday. It has at least seven additional mutations beyond the usual Omicron changes.

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[where yat brah]

Tested positive today. Started feeling congested Wednesday night. Worse last night. I believe it came from a patient on Tuesday. No more mask mandate did me in. Started Paxlovid tonight. Lots of congestion that even Mucinex isn't helping much. Low fever and lethargic. Guess my weekend is shot. Loaded up on Gatorade.

 

[faceman]

More proof how much fun is ahead...

Meet ‘Centaurus,’ the new ‘stealth Omicron.’ It was just found in the U.S. and may escape immunity more than any other COVID strain

Two cases of the new BA.2.75 Omicron subvariant have been found in the U.S., the CDC told Fortune on Thursday. It has at least seven additional mutations beyond the usual Omicron changes.

www.yahoo.com

I mentioned it earlier, but this is my concern. All three of my shots were based on the alpha variant. I got the
booster in Nov. 2021. How much protection do I have now ?

 

[Bill]

I mentioned it earlier, but this is my concern. All three of my shots were based on the alpha variant. I got the
booster in Nov. 2021. How much protection do I have now ?

The bottom line is that we have no clue what we can expect from future viruses. Frankly all of the vaccines are limited in the length of time they will produce antibodies. Also it's not impossible that we could encounter a virus that is resistant to everything we are using now to avoid getting a severe reaction to an infection. Hopefully the mutations will continue to be the type that will not threaten the lives of people in general. But if we are faced with a resistant strain that is also deadly to otherwise healthy people, it's unlikely that the population will endure going through another round of extended isolation & closures as we saw in 2020-21. We simply can't deal with another deadly version without seeing a serious toll on the population.

 

[CoolBrees]

About what you have for the flu.

The vaccines did their job. They initiated anti-body release so Covid-19 is no longer novel.

Now, people are going to come down with it, just like the flu. The flu had tons of variants and that is why the flu shot isn’t always effective.

But now the likelihood of severe infection / hospitalization / death has been dramatically decreased. And if you aren’t going to eradicate it, making it “livable” is the next best thing.

Unless a variant can evade our antibody reaction hospitalizations aren’t going to rise to a point of overwhelming the system. The current data supports this as cases have risen in areas, hospitalizations and deaths haven’t followed like prior.

 

[faceman]

About what you have for the flu.

The vaccines did their job. They initiated anti-body release so Covid-19 is no longer novel.

Now, people are going to come down with it, just like the flu. The flu had tons of variants and that is why the flu shot isn’t always effective.

But now the likelihood of severe infection / hospitalization / death has been dramatically decreased. And if you aren’t going to eradicate it, making it “livable” is the next best thing.

Unless a variant can evade our antibody reaction hospitalizations aren’t going to rise to a point of overwhelming the system. The current data supports this as cases have risen in areas, hospitalizations and deaths haven’t followed like prior.

It's not the Flu. The Flu mutates once a year and takes a predictable path around the globe. There have been
four variants of covid since I got my booster in November.

It does look like the vaccine is still working. The problem is we still have people who say it only kills 1% so
I'm not getting it.

COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review

The week’s key data, narrative interpretations, & visualizations.

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[CoolBrees]

It's not the Flu. The Flu mutates once a year and takes a predictable path around the globe. There have been
four variants of covid since I got my booster in November.

It does look like the vaccine is still working. The problem is we still have people who say it only kills 1% so
I'm not getting it.

COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review

The week’s key data, narrative interpretations, & visualizations.

www.cdc.gov

Yes you are correct, I was speaking more that flu does mutate and the vaccines fluctuate in efficacy from year to year.

 

[efil4stnias]

Tested positive today. Started feeling congested Wednesday night. Worse last night. I believe it came from a patient on Tuesday. No more mask mandate did me in. Started Paxlovid tonight. Lots of congestion that even Mucinex isn't helping much. Low fever and lethargic. Guess my weekend is shot. Loaded up on Gatorade.

So mimics that of a hefty sinus infection?

Interested on the paxlovid results.

Hope you feel better.

One thing I have noticed with these variants is how quick symptoms appear. Looks like within 48 hrs of exposure. Whereas prior strains were up to 7 days.

So while it may be more transmissible, it's become faster to symptomatic thus giving less time for infectious host to spread (if they stay home and nurse the symptoms). So that may be a plus.

 

[faceman]

Yes you are correct, I was speaking more that flu does mutate and the vaccines fluctuate in efficacy from year to year.

Gotcha, thanks for explaining

 

[Sailorsaint]

Sister and her husband, who work at the bank, both have it. Got the infusion and now they have to quarintine for 5 days. She said the first couple days after the infusion were kinda rough, today is day two, hope it gets better. Glad they were fully vaxxed/boosted. He has medical problems which made his a little rougher, may stick with him a little longer than hers.