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Re: All COVID-19 Discussion GOES HERE - Speedy - 03-28-2022
Ted, thank you for your concern. I’ve been thinking of getting her lead underwear and bags of lead-shot for her pockets.
Re: All COVID-19 Discussion GOES HERE - mstudio - 04-14-2022
Well, I tested positive the other day. I was hanging some new shades and curtains in our bedroom when I felt very tired so I took a break. Two hours later I woke up feeling warm, 103 fever. I'm fully vaxed and boosted so was hoping for the best. My temp is down to 99.8 and I still feel achy and tired but overall good. My doctor told me to stay home, plenty of liquids and to manage the symptoms and if I start having breathing problems to head to emergency immediately. I'll take another test later today. I think I'll be fine, just not used to laying around. My wife tested negative and feels ok. I fear it would have been way worse had I not been vaxed.
Re: All COVID-19 Discussion GOES HERE - Speedy - 04-14-2022
mstudio wrote:
Well, I tested positive the other day. I was hanging some new shades and curtains in our bedroom when I felt very tired so I took a break. Two hours later I woke up feeling warm, 103 fever. I'm fully vaxed and boosted so was hoping for the best. My temp is down to 99.8 and I still feel achy and tired but overall good. My doctor told me to stay home, plenty of liquids and to manage the symptoms and if I start having breathing problems to head to emergency immediately. I'll take another test later today. I think I'll be fine, just not used to laying around. My wife tested negative and feels ok. I fear it would have been way worse had I not been vaxed.
Good wishes. Keep us posted on your progress.
Re: All COVID-19 Discussion GOES HERE - Ted King - 04-26-2022
"About 6 in 10 Americans have signs of previous COVID-19 infection: CDC"
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3463931-about-6-in-10-americans-have-signs-of-previous-covid-19-infection-cdc/
Almost 6 in 10 Americans have signs of previous COVID-19 infection, showing the widespread reach of the virus, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The CDC study shows that the percentage of people testing positive for antibodies — an indication of previous COVID-19 infection — increased from about 34 percent in December to about 58 percent in February.
That period of a sharp increase coincides with the surge in cases from the omicron variant. But the antibody testing shows that even more people than reported have been infected, as has long been estimated, given that not all cases are detected or reported.
One CDC official said a forthcoming estimate will show that at some points there were as many as three total COVID-19 infections for each case that was reported.
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The rate of previous infection was even higher among children, at 75 percent among those age 11 years and under. The level was much lower, around 33 percent, among those over 65.
“These findings illustrate a high infection rate for the Omicron variant, especially among children,” the study states. “[Testing positive for antibodies] should not be interpreted as protection from future infection. Vaccination remains the safest strategy for preventing complications from [COVID-19] infection, including hospitalization among children and adults.”
Re: All COVID-19 Discussion GOES HERE - Mr645 - 05-06-2022
well, I made it over two years avoiding COVID. It finally got me. Had a slight cough, a little scratchy throat so took a test and crap, positive.
So much for mothers day dinner with family. A little DayQuil seems to be doing a good job keeping symptoms at bay.
Re: All COVID-19 Discussion GOES HERE - mstudio - 05-06-2022
Mr645 wrote:
well, I made it over two years avoiding COVID. It finally got me. Had a slight cough, a little scratchy throat so took a test and crap, positive.
So much for mothers day dinner with family. A little DayQuil seems to be doing a good job keeping symptoms at bay.
Bummer. It took two weeks before I tested negative again. Just felt like I had a cold, a mild one. I'm still a little tired in the afternoon, I never was before. Fortunately, my wife never tested positive.
I know what you mean about being good for the last two years, I was, too. I was always the only one wearing a mask at the grocery store and PO.
I hope you have a speedy recovery. Stay in, forget about Mother's Day, everyone will understand and be glad you aren't there!
Re: All COVID-19 Discussion GOES HERE - Speedy - 05-07-2022
Mr645 wrote:
well, I made it over two years avoiding COVID. It finally got me. Had a slight cough, a little scratchy throat so took a test and crap, positive.
So much for mothers day dinner with family. A little DayQuil seems to be doing a good job keeping symptoms at bay.
Get well soon. Good thing you got vaxxed.
Re: All COVID-19 Discussion GOES HERE - Mr645 - 05-08-2022
Speedy wrote:
[quote=Mr645]
well, I made it over two years avoiding COVID. It finally got me. Had a slight cough, a little scratchy throat so took a test and crap, positive.
So much for mothers day dinner with family. A little DayQuil seems to be doing a good job keeping symptoms at bay.
Get well soon. Good thing you got vaxxed.
Thanks, and yes, fully vaccinated, received a J&J shot in April of 2020. Dayquil is continuing to be highly effective at keeping symptoms at bay. I'll take another test today to see if I still test positive.
Re: All COVID-19 Discussion GOES HERE - Speedy - 05-08-2022
Mr645 wrote:
[quote=Speedy]
[quote=Mr645]
well, I made it over two years avoiding COVID. It finally got me. Had a slight cough, a little scratchy throat so took a test and crap, positive.
So much for mothers day dinner with family. A little DayQuil seems to be doing a good job keeping symptoms at bay.
Get well soon. Good thing you got vaxxed.
Thanks, and yes, fully vaccinated, received a J&J shot in April of 2020. Dayquil is continuing to be highly effective at keeping symptoms at bay. I'll take another test today to see if I still test positive.
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Re: All COVID-19 Discussion GOES HERE - Speedy - 07-05-2022
Got my first booster on Saturday. I had already gotten four full doses of Moderna. I’m down to three open lines on my two CDC cards. My next booster, according to the pharmacist, is due in four months. The CVS pharmacist told me I was the only recipient of a COVID45 vaccine that day and they were about to close.
My daughter, age 32, kidney transplant, got a dose of Evusheld on Friday. It is supposed to protect her for four months. It was two separate injections (from rather large syringes) in her buttocks. One was ticagevimab and the other cilgavimab; each is a monoclonal antibody (monoclonal antibodies are laboratory- produced molecules engineered to serve as substitute antibodies that can restore, enhance or mimic the immune system's attack on pathogens. Evusheld is designed to block viral attachment and entry into human cells, thus neutralizing the virus.) She has had five full doses of Moderna. We had to drive 55 miles one way to find a clinic that had stock of the Evusheld. Here are the folks eligible for the combo drug:
Any solid organ transplant recipient.
• Any solid tumor, on active myelosuppressive chemotherapy.
• Allogeneic stem cell transplant not more than two years from transplant UNLESS still on
immunosuppressive therapy.
• Autologous stem cell transplant not more than two years from transplant UNLESS still on
immunosuppressive therapy.
• B-cell malignancies, on active treatment (e.g., B-cell lymphomas, chronic lymphocytic leukemia,
acute B-cell lymphoblastic leukemia, etc.).
• Acute myeloid leukemia under active treatment.
• Multiple myeloma, on active treatment or maintenance therapy.
• Primary or secondary T-cell immunodeficiency, including severe combined immunodeficiency.
• Receipt of the following immunosuppressive medication within the past 12 months (including
for solid organ transplant).
o Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG)
o Alemtuzumab
o Anti-B-cell therapy (e.g., rituximab)
• Receipt of anti-CD19 or anti-BCMA (CAR)-T-cell immunotherapy, within six months of treatment.
• Additional pediatric conditions to be considered as Category 1 (age 12-17):Combined immune
deficiencies with or without immune dysregulation (e.g., APDS, STAT3 GOF, ALPS).
o Primary immune regulatory disorders with or without immune deficiency (e.g.,
APECED, XIAP).
o High-risk or relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoblastic lymphoma on
intensive therapy (not maintenance therapy).
Also, if you can answer YES to all of the questions below, you may qualify to receive Evusheld:
o I have NOT received a COVID vaccine in the last 14 days.
o I have NOT tested positive for COVID in the last 20 days.
o I have NOT received COVID antibody treatment in the last 90 days.
o I have NOT been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID in the
past 10 days. Close contact means being within 6 feet of someone for 15 minutes or
more during a 24-hour period.
o I have NOT had a heart attack, stroke or other heart problems, AND I am NOT at high risk for cardiac (heart) events (NOTE: If you have discussed this with your provider and they agree you should proceed with Evusheld you can do so).
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I had to load her down with rolls of quarters in her windbreaker pockets so she would weigh the minimum 88 pounds.