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Post by SUVFan on Jun 11, 2021 15:12:11 GMT -5
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Post by Gas Cat on Jun 20, 2021 14:38:19 GMT -5
The two doctors I saw do not no why the COVID-19 shots caused it, but I have vertigo, which is easily treated.
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Post by SUVFan on Jul 16, 2021 16:17:38 GMT -5
It sounds like there's a ton of fear in California.
Masks are mandated out there again for everyone even though even the CDC says vaccinated people don't need to wear them and that no one really needs them outside if a reasonable social distance is maintained.
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Post by Tru (NAPA CA) on Jul 26, 2021 9:06:01 GMT -5
Masks Are not mandated in California. As cases are multiplying because of the variants, it is suggested recommended that we wear masks again because of the people who have refused to get vaccinated are now getting the covid-19 variants and spreading wildly through the communities. Who wouldn't want to protect themselves? I do. I am not Running Scared like I was before I got vaccinated though because if I do get it it will be a mild case now I won't need to be hospitalized. However the masks also cut way down on the flu and other transmissible illnesses so when I am in a place where there are a lot of potentially unvaccinated people oh, I am delighted to wear a mask.
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Post by sneakers (Metro Houston) on Jul 31, 2021 11:25:09 GMT -5
I didn't get my first dose of Shingrix (the good shingles vaccine) until the middle of July. Spent the middle of June in the hospital with cellulitis of the lower right leg. Leg was bright beet red. Been having physical therapy ever since. Previously had Zostavax (the so-so shingles vaccine that is only about 50% effective) but the ACIP recommends that those that got Zostavax get two doses of Shingrix. Second dose can be done two to six months after the first dose.
Went grocery shopping yesterday and wore a mask. Store policy was that it was optional for the vaccinated. Of course, once you say that, a lot of people don't wear a mask.
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Post by SUVFan on Aug 1, 2021 10:43:43 GMT -5
Who wouldn't want to protect themselves? For anyone over 60, getting the shot is pretty much a no brainer. Your chances of a bad outcome with the virus are relatively high compared to younger people (still not really high) and the potential complications from the vaccine don't seem to be any riskier than the virus. For younger people, the vaccine is a huge unknown. Meanwhile, the risk of bad outcomes from the disease declines dramatically with each age group. The vaccine still in the experimental stage, and all the issues can't be known for years to come. Unlike the older crowd, if adverse side effects start showing up down the road, young people could be affected for 50, 60 years or more. Given all of that, if I were the parent of a kid under 18 who didn't have any known risk factors, I wouldn't allow him or her to get shot. There's an excellent chance they had it already anyway and have some antibodies but were mostly asymtomatic. Why take a chance when you're young and healthy?
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Post by Gas Cat on Sept 6, 2021 16:12:13 GMT -5
Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day.
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Post by SUVFan on Dec 12, 2021 12:25:51 GMT -5
Sounds like there's little to fear from Omicron. It's highly contagious but not so dangerous. Kind of like a cold is what I'm hearing, when it's at all symptomatic.
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Post by SUVFan on Dec 19, 2021 15:47:19 GMT -5
The new Omicron variant is starting to gain traction in the US. Supposedly it spreads way easier than past forms of COVID-19, but is way less severe, resulting in relatively few hospitalizations and, so far, I've not heard of any Omicron related deaths.
This is said to be consistent with how most viruses progress. I'm hopeful that as it spreads, enough people will have antibodies (naturally from contracting it or from various jabs) that it effectively burns itself out.
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Post by Tru (NAPA CA) on Dec 20, 2021 22:15:08 GMT -5
amnicon covid cases went from 3% cases 2 weeks ago to 73% now search almost looks straight up. The spread is so ridiculously fast. If you think it's just like a cold and stay un vaccinated and don't worry about people around you. your elderly immune system people t hat. can't handle the vaccine or isn't as effective. Only think about yourself "oh well it's only going to be like a cold" never mind carrying it to many others . not your problem.
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Post by SUVFan on Dec 22, 2021 17:12:18 GMT -5
It's not like getting jabbed means you can't contract the virus or be able to transmit it.
Hopefully by now elderly and compromised people understand what they need to do to stay safe. Around here, every grocery store offers contactless pickup. Pharmacies all have drive thrus.
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Post by Tru (NAPA CA) on Jan 3, 2022 12:28:25 GMT -5
pharmacies where you live May have drive-thrus not here not everywhere. Rather than counting on seniors to Know What to Do complete isolation to protect themselves oh, how about those younger people all getting there vaccines and booster shots? Then maybe seniors could venture out to a grocery store once in awhile. Even to the ER when they need it instead of being told that they are overrun my covid-19 patients who have refused to get their shots.
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Post by JL5 on Jan 4, 2022 1:08:03 GMT -5
With the way the Omicron variant is running pretty rampant recently, even the unvax'd are getting their SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (the natural way)! Hopefully, this should fulfill the herd immunity needed quota and SARS-CoV-2 will finally burn itself out. Or we'll find out something else the scientists didn't know and we'll be on to the next phase of this pandemic.
In the past week, I know of 5 people who have come down with SARS-CoV-2. Three were vax'd (1 boosted) and the other two were anti-vax'ers. Interestingly enough, the three vax'd all have mild symptoms (persistent cough, sore throat, runny nose, & headaches). The two anti-vax'ers (unvax'd) have zero symptoms (one said he had a headache for two days before doing the swab test). The other one tested himself because he was with the other unvax'd one hunting.
About that herd immunity that they all talked about months and months back...we're about to find out if there's any truth to that. At this point, between the vax'd (like that means anything anymore??) and the unvax'd who are catching the Omicron, we should reach above the 90% herd immunity levels???
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Post by SUVFan on Jan 4, 2022 17:49:24 GMT -5
Rather than counting on seniors to Know What to Do complete isolation to protect themselves oh, how about those younger people all getting there vaccines and booster shots? Then maybe seniors could venture out to a grocery store once in awhile. Even to the ER when they need it instead of being told that they are overrun my covid-19 patients who have refused to get their shots. We've disagreed about this throughout the pandemic -- lower case "p" because it's been way overblown. I see no reason why young people who very rarely suffer badly if they contract it and often are asymptomatic should subject themselves to a series of shots that were rushed to market, provide obscene profits to the manufacturers, are reported to have lots of side effects ranging from discomfort to illness to heart issues and are not all that effective anyway, just so seniors, who have already had a full life, can go on their selfishly merry, carefree way. JL5's post is spot on. The "dreaded" (by the media) South African Omicron version is very contagious but doesn't pack the same punch as the overrated initial version. Someone who had it worse than most tells me it was worse than a cold but not as bad as the flu and was easily controlled by a steady diet of Advil. So this would be overkill:
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Post by Tru (NAPA CA) on Jan 4, 2022 21:23:39 GMT -5
What a silly list however I believe some people will believe it is that simple some people believe anything. That's there right. Everyone has the right to be wrong. So you believe that's the reason for having the shots or for being told to have a shot " just so seniors who have had a full life can go their selfishly merry way" wow how ill-informed.
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