Yeah I have to do a double take when I see someone still masking. I have no idea why people still do it.
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*** OFFICIAL *** COVID-19 CoronaVirus Thread. Fresh epidemic fears as child pneumonia cases surge in Europe after China outbreak. NOW in USA (9 Viewers)
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Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Have you considered sincerely asking someone with a mask why they still do it?
Dezbelief
Footballguy
Some people are polite when they are sick and mask up.
Covid positive 2 weeks ago, cold symptoms lasted for 3 days. I felt bad for only 2 days. No fever or sore throat. Minor fatigue. I had 3 Moderna jabs early on, plus Covid in spring/summer of 2022, 2023, and now 2024. I work in a medical building connected to a hospital, so we follow their rules. Cleared to return to work 5 days after initial symptoms, masking with a blue surgical mask, or greater, required for 5 more days. When I've delivered paperwork to the cancer infusion center, everyone is masking. Masking is uncommon in hallways, elevators.
One of my coworkers tested positive before me. Our contact was minimal, but it doesn't take much.
Do I need another jab in the fall? My Covid episodes have been progressively more benign.
One of my coworkers tested positive before me. Our contact was minimal, but it doesn't take much.
Do I need another jab in the fall? My Covid episodes have been progressively more benign.
the moops
Footballguy
Is she high risk? Old?
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Not prescribing it to her specifically, or not prescribing it to anyone at all? I imagine that an otherwise-healthy person probably doesn't need Paxlovid at this point, but maybe I'm mistaken about that.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Ha, saw a lady in Costco last week wearing a mask and riding a rascal scooter, and scarfing down free samples. Why indeed.
3C's
Footballguy
There's a security guard at a business I go to who wears a mask...sort of. The mask starts out on the chin and apparently whenever the moment strikes covers the mouth but not the nose. Makes no sense at all.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
I'm tempted to wear a mask in public, if only so I can tell people it makes criming easier, should they ask.
To keep from smelling people's body odor and farts?
Scoresman
Footballguy
That actually gets worse with masks. The smell can get trapped in there and linger.
I do it because airports and planes have been places I've gotten sick from a lot and the pandemic made me realize how nice it is to not be sick 2-3 times a year. Totally worth the hassle and is a no brainer to me. Mask also keeps me from touching my face.
I continue to be confused why this is hard to grasp for people. Asian countries have been doing this forever.
the moops
Footballguy
Have you tried drinking?
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
Efficacy has been called into question; Max linked a key study pages back, which showed no difference in outcomes among vaccinated individuals.
Unvaccinated with high risk conditions, or very high risk, regardless of vaccination status may still benefit, though even that is debatable.
If I were a member of either of those groups and was diagnosed quickly, I’d take it, as little downside.
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
Healthy, younger people never needed it.
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
Probably not, though you can count on natural (and vaccine) immunity waning over time, such that it might be a good idea to get boosted in winter, especially if you have high risk conditions.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
With the thread getting bumped I was going to ask about any updates or news on upcoming fall flu/covid vaccines? Still just recommended to take the combo? I'm hopeful the success I've had with the flu vaccines replicates itself over the next few years with the Covid vaccine.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
When was you last vaccine? When I had Covid last year, shortly after vaccination, it was like nothing. I didn't get the vaccine this year, and I was unable to move for 3-4 days when I had Covid in Feb/March -- it was terrible.
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
Thanks for the replies. She's ~60 and has at least one co-morbidity. She's vaxx'd and I believe has had all boosters. I'm getting this 3rd hand, but my understanding is that this doctor said they're not prescribing it at all.
I'll read up on the efficacy study, thanks. Would make sense on an individual basis.
CGRdrJoe
Footballguy
haven’t had a booster in years; once the military changed to non mandatory they quit giving us boosters. I definitely will be getting a booster from now on much like the flu shot because this has sucked
culdeus
Footballguy
I've googled a lot and am now no closer to figuring this out. And maybe have covid
Dezbelief
Footballguy
I got the flu and covid booster last year and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
In June my wife caught covid; she had fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, headache, reduced taste, congestion and a runny nose. I did no isolation from her and had a slightly sore throat for one day and little night sweat for two nights.
In June my wife caught covid; she had fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, headache, reduced taste, congestion and a runny nose. I did no isolation from her and had a slightly sore throat for one day and little night sweat for two nights.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Google caused Covid!?? Damn
Doug B
Footballguy
Sorry to hear. Sounds like you are at least able to mitigate symptoms and ride it out at home.
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As a counterpoint to some of the recent "I have COVID and it's bad" reports: I had a case two weeks ago that went as follows.
Sunday - Symptom-free. Ate with the family at a restaurant and sat across from my wife's 89-year-old grandmother.
Monday - Woke up with an annoying sore throat. No other symptoms. Scheduled work-from-home day.
Tuesday - Sore throat much diminished, but not quite gone. Sinus pressure in head (which is unusual for me). Negative rapid COVID test. No other symptoms during the day. Scheduled work-from-home day. A generally stifle-able, but annoying, post-nasal drip cough started that evening. Probably about 20 minutes or so between "Must cough now!" episodes.
Wednesday - Sore throat gone. Took Mucinex's brand of Dayquil-like medicine to help with sinus pressure and post-nasal drip cough. No other symptoms (e.g. fever, fatigue). Worked in the office. Symptoms remained mostly under control. Annoying, post-nasal drip cough returned in the evening. Like before, ~20 minutes coughing episodes. Wife raised concerns about COVID because she had a work event in nine days and didn't want to catch anything.
Thursday - Felt better upon waking up, sinus pressure abated. Took Mucinex's brand of DayQuil-like medicine as a prophylactic to help ensure sinus pressure and post-nasal drip cough stayed away. No other symptoms (e.g. fever, fatigue). Worked in the office. Symptoms remained mostly under control, though I had a bit of coughing late in the day that a coworker asked about. Came home and took another COVID test since it had been over 48 hours and I wanted to be sure with my wife's work event coming up. Positive rapid COVID test. 
A quick positive, too -- had a nice Sharpie-dark line in less than three minutes. Commenced isolation in the back bedroom.
A quick positive, too -- had a nice Sharpie-dark line in less than three minutes. Commenced isolation in the back bedroom.Friday - Scheduled work-from-home day, so I skipped over-the-counter medicine and took inventory of whatever symptoms I had. Lingering post-nasal drip and occasional cough was about it. Still isolating.
Saturday - Post-nasal drip was about 80% gone. Very occasional coughing, and not terrible braking-dog coughs -- just clearing the throat of some crud. Felt A-OK otherwise.
Sunday - Right as rain. Ended isolation.
Now back in 2019, I'd have given none of that a second thought. And without my wife's upcoming work event, it would have been easy to shrug it all off and convince myself "C'mon -- my symptoms aren't even close to COVID-bad! And I tested negative besides!"
So far, no one who ate at the restaurant that first Sunday has caught COVID. No one at my work caught COVID from me from the two days I went in (a lot of floor space and we don't sit close to each other, so that helps). I have to think there are a lot of cases like me just walking around, milling about in society, thinking "C'mon -- it's not COVID bad!"
Vaccination & COVID case history:
March 2021 - 1st vax
April 2021 - 2nd vax
December 2021 - 3rd vax
January 2022 - 1st COVID case (presumptive, complicated story, negative PCR). Sick enough, but rode it out at home and kept up my work.
May 2022 - 4th vax (extra vax offered by state for people over 50)
October 2022 - 5th vax (Omicron booster IIRC). Timed for max protection during the holidays.
October 2023 - 2nd COVID case. Confirmed by rapid test. Was putting off getting my 6th vax when I caught it. Whoops. Annoying, but mild.
July 2024 - 3rd COVID case, as described above.
Doug B
Footballguy
I don't think this is all that important right now. Similar to how it's generally OK for the flu vaccine to not be spot-on ... but that every once in a decade or so, a flu strain breaks contain. A COVID variant could "break contain", but it still won't be 2020 all over again [touches wood].
3C's
Footballguy
Hmm, I had a sore throat that developed into sinus issues/infection. Been blowing crap out for about a week it seems like. Negative rapid test (though it was an "expired" test) on initial sore throat. Never checked again. Never a fever or anything other than the head/throat stuff so I just went with "summer cold". 
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
Well, if she’s gonna take Paxlovid, it is only recommended within the first 5 days of symptoms, and preferably first two. Logistically, some practitioners are skittish to prescribe it, due to exaggerated concerns about drug interactions, rebound, and/or *ahem* political leaning.
Scoresman
Footballguy
I always thought it was weird that they say that the home covid tests can take 4-5 days of symptoms to show a positive, but at the same time you need to take Paxlovid within 5 days. Sounds like a real easy window to miss.
With my wife who is immunocompromised, I told her that if she ever gets cold symptoms she needs to message her doctor for a PCR test.
beer 30
Footballguy
You and I are playing from the same sheet of music
culdeus
Footballguy
I thought we were on gin and tonics all day for the hcq
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
Very similar experience to my BFF here. He got Covid two weeks ago and was felt like crap for a week. Worse than the first time he had it way back. I asked if he had been vaccinated lately and he said “no, just 3 years ago the first time we had to do it.” So hasn’t taken a single booster shot — similarly, he said he would start taking it from now on. Just wasn’t worth feeling this horrible again (his words, not mine).
Dragons
Delusions of Grandeur
I found out some additional info, which clarifies pretty much everything.
TLDR; My 3rd hand info was wrong and the actual policy is exactly what Terminalxylem stated, which is re-assuring.
My co-worker has now tested positive (actually before any symptoms started) and is out of work today. While on the phone discussing his potential return to work, he mentioned his paxlovid prescription, so I inquired further. It turns out that one of the nurses or office staff was the person that said they're not prescribing paxlovid. After reaching out to the doctor directly, the doc said she was given incorrect info and that they'd need to have a telemed appointment before he could/would prescribe.
So pretty much lines up with what you said should be expected. She was able to start within 5 days of symptoms. He may or may not have started taking "his" script before it was picked up from CVS.
Overall, I'm happy to hear it wasn't *ahem*.
Nathan R. Jessep
Footballguy
x.com
x.com
TL;DR = another "seasonal" summer wave, well past last summer's peak, mind you
And a summary article here, touching on nasal vaccines, etc. (not much good news on that front, as expected):
Nathan R. Jessep
Footballguy
From Covid-19 Peaks to New Viral Threats: What You Need to Know
State of Affairs: August 6
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
TL;DR = a lot of Covid around; most regions well above last summer's peak; some approaching this past WINTER'S peak
Peggy
Footballguy
This thread is the only time I hear anything about Covid anymore, at all. I don't know anyone in real life that's even paying attention to it anymore.
Once in a while a random stranger wearing a mask, that's it.
Cleaned out our medicine cabinet and found a bunch of Covid tests, threw them all away.
Once in a while a random stranger wearing a mask, that's it.
Cleaned out our medicine cabinet and found a bunch of Covid tests, threw them all away.
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belljr
Footballguy
I'm starting to honestly think certain people are "immune" and or had it not know it. So my wife I will admit the logic is not always there. She wears a mask still when we fly. She doesnt' usually put it on until we sit in out seats. She complains I don't wear one but thats our "fight to have". I have no issues if you wear it just saying I don't. But she didn't wear it sitting at the gate next to people. We were just on a cruise for a week never wore. I feel like sitting in the casino for hours is just as bad then a plane but anyway I digress.
My point is knock on wood I did all that and haven't caught it ever that I know of. Anytime I've tested I've been negative ... idk what to think
My point is knock on wood I did all that and haven't caught it ever that I know of. Anytime I've tested I've been negative ... idk what to think
nirad3
Footballguy
Yeah. I did hear in passing here locally that it was "going around", though.This thread is the only time I hear anything about Covid anymore, at all. I don't know anyone in real life that's even paying attention to it anymore.
Once in a while a random stranger wearing a mask, that's it.
Cleaned out our medicine cabinet and found a bunch of Covid tests, threw them all away.
I'll see the occasional mask, especially at the airport (will check today, actually).
I still get the question at the little payment box at CVS pharmacy about if I want free Covid tests and I'm just like "nah".
I don't plan on getting any more boosters.
Scoresman
Footballguy
Yeah you need to convince her that the flight is actually way safer than the airport due to the air re-circulation. But I dont think this kicks in until the engines are running, so plenty of time to catch it while everyone boards.
I've said previously I'll wear a mask in airports and planes for life.
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
I know of four people who've had it in just the past 2 weeks including my lady.This thread is the only time I hear anything about Covid anymore, at all. I don't know anyone in real life that's even paying attention to it anymore.
Once in a while a random stranger wearing a mask, that's it.
Cleaned out our medicine cabinet and found a bunch of Covid tests, threw them all away.
Alex P Keaton
Footballguy
I’ve never tested positive either, even though my family (wife, kids) have had it 2-3 times each. I’ve had symptoms — which for me were a decent cold and nothing else — but never officially tested positive.
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