General COVID-19 Topic

[woodzie264]

24 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

What?! The New York Post, biased??? I have them on my morning reading list of news sources. Not to get another point of view, but to get a good laugh.

TBH, I have no experience with the source. It was just a piece that was on my phone this morning when I pulled up the internet. I realized later it was a biased piece.  But since I’ve never contributed to this thread in the past, I saw it as an opportunity

[iacas]

Autopsies suggest COVID’s smell loss is caused by inflammation, not virus

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In 23 patients who died, researchers found olfactory nerve damage but little virus.

 

[nevets88]

I got the second booster and man it put me out. Lethargic for days. Arm still hurts three days later. But not bad enough to stop me from going to the range, heh heh. To quote a certain Ted Lasso character, Golf is Life!

[iacas]

12 hours ago, nevets88 said:

I got the second booster and man it put me out. Lethargic for days. Arm still hurts three days later. But not bad enough to stop me from going to the range, heh heh. To quote a certain Ted Lasso character, Golf is Life!

Are you 50+ or is it open to more now?

[nevets88]

15 hours ago, iacas said:

Are you 50+ or is it open to more now?

The former. 

[WilliamB]

A global pandemic thread that doesn't get a comment since April 27 is a statement in and of itself.

[Vinsk]

I tested positive Wednesday morning. Just flu like symptoms. I was supposed to be going to Myrtle Beach for a baseball tournament. So glad the US OPEN is on !

[iacas]

1 hour ago, WilliamB said:

A global pandemic thread that doesn't get a comment since April 27 is a statement in and of itself.

Your post was also #3678. I don’t think it says much more than that it is nearing three years old.

[Double Mocha Man]

52 minutes ago, Vinsk said:

I tested positive Wednesday morning. Just flu like symptoms. I was supposed to be going to Myrtle Beach for a baseball tournament. So glad the US OPEN is on !

Maybe it will result in a long-term Covid effect of hitting the ball in the center of the face, away from the hosel... 😀

Get well Kevin.

[boogielicious]

1 hour ago, Vinsk said:

I tested positive Wednesday morning. Just flu like symptoms. I was supposed to be going to Myrtle Beach for a baseball tournament. So glad the US OPEN is on !

Get well!

[Zippo]

4 hours ago, WilliamB said:

A global pandemic thread that doesn't get a comment since April 27 is a statement in and of itself.

I hope we won’t have to have a monkeypox thread next. 
 

4 hours ago, Vinsk said:

I tested positive Wednesday morning. Just flu like symptoms. I was supposed to be going to Myrtle Beach for a baseball tournament. So glad the US OPEN is on !

Must have been all those late night boozing rave parties, eh? 😀 Get well soon. Hope there’s no long Covid issues for you!

[iacas]

37 minutes ago, Zippo said:

I hope we won’t have to have a monkeypox thread next. 

I read that the smallpox vaccine works against monkeypox.

[Missouri Swede]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

I read that the smallpox vaccine works against monkeypox.

Finally, a benefit to being above a certain age. Yep, I've got the scar.

[iacas]

Just now, Missouri Swede said:

Finally, a benefit to being above a certain age. Yep, I've got the scar.

1971, from a quick search, was when they stopped vaccinating against smallpox.

 

[Zippo]

2 hours ago, iacas said:

I read that the smallpox vaccine works against monkeypox.

I have read that, as well. But, I really prefer that the country does not have to go through another vaccination campaign.

34 minutes ago, Missouri Swede said:

Finally, a benefit to being above a certain age. Yep, I've got the scar.

It's been 55 years, or more, since I received my smallpox vaccination.  I'm not certain how effective that vaccination remains but I suspect my chances of needing to find out are pretty darn low.

[Missouri Swede]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

1971, from a quick search, was when they stopped vaccinating against smallpox.

Done in 1962 according to my Department of Defense immunization card.

(You don't have one of these?)

Edited June 18, 2022 by Missouri Swede

[boogielicious]

8 hours ago, Missouri Swede said:

Done in 1962 according to my Department of Defense immunization card.

(You don't have one of these?)

I have the scar but it’s barely visible now.

[imsys0042]

On 4/26/2022 at 9:07 PM, iacas said:

Are you 50+ or is it open to more now?

It’s probably going to be open to under 50 in the near future.    I am going to be sure to schedule mine for a Tuesday because Wednesday is the worst day of the week for work.    Generally I’ve not had side effects, but work doesn’t know that….