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)

[Sun Wukong]

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 ?

Against infection, probably not very much. But your immune system has been primed to handle it so the likelihood that you're going to need a trip to the hospital or die is very, very low absent having a compromised immune system.

One of the reasons the death rate was so high for this thing initially was it was a novel virus. No one had any experience with it and it was causing all kinds of chaos to people's immune systems. Now, most people have either had some version of the virus or have been vaccinated, so your T cells are ready to fight it even if it's a variant that escapes your initial immune responses like antibodies. That's why you'll still get sick, but are significantly less likely to die or need hospitalization now versus 2020/2021.

 

[Saint by the Bay]

Me, my wife, and two of our kids have been down with it this week. My son brought it home from guitar practice. I got super tired on Monday, started feeling bad on Tuesday and by Wednesday my wife and I were both on our butts. It wasn’t super sick (I didn’t even run a fever but she did) but mostly just amazingly tired. By Friday I was better and she is better today.

My doctor did prescribe Paxlovid since I’m diabetic. It caused a horrible metallic taste in my mouth, but it’s worth it if it has contributed to my case being so mild.

 

[where yat brah]

I've had no side effects or metallic taste from the paxlovid. Today in bed and congested and sneezing. I don't have a thermometer but I feel like it's a low-grade fever. I'm hoping tomorrow things will start to turn for the better.
Trying to drink as much fluid as possible.

 

[Booker]

My wife has been fighting it all week, but we’ve been able to keep her isolated in our bedroom, so no one else has developed symptoms. It really knocked her on her arse.

 

[faceman]

Against infection, probably not very much. But your immune system has been primed to handle it so the likelihood that you're going to need a trip to the hospital or die is very, very low absent having a compromised immune system.

One of the reasons the death rate was so high for this thing initially was it was a novel virus. No one had any experience with it and it was causing all kinds of chaos to people's immune systems. Now, most people have either had some version of the virus or have been vaccinated, so your T cells are ready to fight it even if it's a variant that escapes your initial immune responses like antibodies. That's why you'll still get sick, but are significantly less likely to die or need hospitalization now versus 2020/2021.

Thank you. I hope you are right. I will be first in line when a vaccine comes out based on the omnicron variant.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Health experts across the globe are signalling alarm as they begin reporting that OmicronBA.5, the coronavirus strain that is currently outpacing other variants in infection and has become the dominant strain in the US and abroad, has the ability to reinfect people within weeks of contracting the virus.

Andrew Roberston, the chief health officer in Western Australia, told News.com.au that though previously the wisdom held that most people would retain a certain level of protection against reinfection if they were vaccinated or had retained some level of natural immunity due to a recent contraction of the virus, this hasn’t been the case with the most recent strain.

“What we are seeing is an increasing number of people who have been infected with BA.2 and then becoming infected after four weeks,” the doctor explained during an interview with the Australian news outlet. “So maybe six to eight weeks they are developing a second infection, and that’s almost certainly BA.4 or BA.5.”

The ability for strains BA.4 and BA.5 to reinfect individuals who would in previous waves of Covid-19 had stronger immunity has led some experts to start calling this latest strain the most transmissible yet……

‘Stealthy’ new Covid variant can reinfect you every month

‘Even having had Omicron, we’re not well protected from further infections,’ said Prof Danny Altmann

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Goatman Saint]

Health experts across the globe are signalling alarm as they begin reporting that OmicronBA.5, the coronavirus strain that is currently outpacing other variants in infection and has become the dominant strain in the US and abroad, has the ability to reinfect people within weeks of contracting the virus.

Andrew Roberston, the chief health officer in Western Australia, told News.com.au that though previously the wisdom held that most people would retain a certain level of protection against reinfection if they were vaccinated or had retained some level of natural immunity due to a recent contraction of the virus, this hasn’t been the case with the most recent strain.

“What we are seeing is an increasing number of people who have been infected with BA.2 and then becoming infected after four weeks,” the doctor explained during an interview with the Australian news outlet. “So maybe six to eight weeks they are developing a second infection, and that’s almost certainly BA.4 or BA.5.”

The ability for strains BA.4 and BA.5 to reinfect individuals who would in previous waves of Covid-19 had stronger immunity has led some experts to start calling this latest strain the most transmissible yet……

‘Stealthy’ new Covid variant can reinfect you every month

‘Even having had Omicron, we’re not well protected from further infections,’ said Prof Danny Altmann

www.independent.co.uk

Yes but with how it’s running through everywhere it’s going to burn itself out quickly.

 

[where yat brah]

Yesterday was an improvement but I just stayed in and went outside to the back yard some to get some vitamin D. I went to bed around 8:00 last night and woke up at 8:00 this morning. The phlegm is loosening in the chest and the cough is productive and hocking out loogies is pretty simple. I don't feel as though I have any temperature. I think I'll take a test around 3:00 this afternoon and see what it shows.

 

[Saint_Ward]

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 ?

Technically, based on Original... Alpha is the first variant, not the original strain.

 

[Saint_Ward]

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.

Saline spray is your friend.

 

[Saint_Ward]

Yesterday was an improvement but I just stayed in and went outside to the back yard some to get some vitamin D. I went to bed around 8:00 last night and woke up at 8:00 this morning. The phlegm is loosening in the chest and the cough is productive and hocking out loogies is pretty simple. I don't feel as though I have any temperature. I think I'll take a test around 3:00 this afternoon and see what it shows.

If you're like me, day 3 (fever days) is when I first tested positive, and I kept testing positive until about day 11 or 12. You'll probably feel fine by day 5 or 6. But, you're supposed to stay masked through Day 10, so day 11 is first day unmasked.

 

[Saint_Ward]

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.

Yeah, the bigger issue is the major disruption it still puts on people. If you don't isolate, especially within the home, everyone gets it. That can affect multiple 'workers', school kids, summer plans, etc.

I stopped fearing it a year ago, but it's a total PITA and already pushed back our vacation last month (two more days baby....)

 

[bigdaddysaints]

My Mother in Law took one of the at home tests today becuase she was in close contact with someone she knew, it showed positive.
My Father in Law told her not to believe the home tests because they are gov't tests and they are made to show positive. lol. Although my wife was in close contact last week, took 2 of them a couple days apart and both showed negative...
I mean, i don't fully trust any type of home test, when my wife was pregnant, she didn't take the home test word for it, she went and got one from the doctor to verify.

But my father in law would be the first one to believe that a person is guilty if they failed a roadside drug test kit that a cop administered.. But thats a topic for a different thread..lol

 

[superchuck500]

My Mother in Law took one of the at home tests today becuase she was in close contact with someone she knew, it showed positive.
My Father in Law told her not to believe the home tests because they are gov't tests and they are made to show positive. lol. Although my wife was in close contact last week, took 2 of them a couple days apart and both showed negative...
I mean, i don't fully trust any type of home test, when my wife was pregnant, she didn't take the home test word for it, she went and got one from the doctor to verify.

But my father in law would be the first one to believe that a person is guilty if they failed a roadside drug test kit that a cop administered.. But thats a topic for a different thread..lol

lol

Properly administered I think the home tests are >90% accuracy. But their purpose is so you can avoid going to a medical provider to get a lab test - is that what he is advocating?

Curious, what was the result she went to the doctor? Though I think it's pretty standard for women to follow up a home test with an OB visit to (a) confirm the result and (b) get under the OB's care as being a pregnant patient. You definitely go to the doctor for that because you're going to be carrying a baby for the better part of the next year - it's really not the same as a Covid test where the purpose is (a) help you know you have it so you can mitigate spread and (b) give you a basis to seek treatment if you think you need it.

 

[Booker]

My Mother in Law took one of the at home tests today becuase she was in close contact with someone she knew, it showed positive.
My Father in Law told her not to believe the home tests because they are gov't tests and they are made to show positive. lol. Although my wife was in close contact last week, took 2 of them a couple days apart and both showed negative...
I mean, i don't fully trust any type of home test, when my wife was pregnant, she didn't take the home test word for it, she went and got one from the doctor to verify.

But my father in law would be the first one to believe that a person is guilty if they failed a roadside drug test kit that a cop administered.. But thats a topic for a different thread..lol

Sounds like your mother in law is about to have a real sheetty week