LeGenDary_Man Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) COVID-19 affected my home in previous year. My mother was most affected and had to be hospitalized for recovery. I got it as well but I did not develop significant symptoms. I lost my sense of taste for 2 days at worse. All in my household including myself are vaccinated since. Edited July 13, 2022 by LeGenDary_Man Link to post Share on other sites
FMW Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I think I may have run out of luck with dodging it. I took a home test yesterday that was negative, but I have a scratchy throat, headache and fatigue. The guy I'm involved with tested positive yesterday and we were both exposed to someone Sunday who has it now. Several others in my work and social groups have had it recently. I'm hoping our vaccines and two boosters each keep it mild. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FMW Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Tested again this afternoon, now it's positive. Everyone needs to be careful, we seem to be in an upswing again. Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Lemming Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 34 minutes ago, FMW said: Tested again this afternoon, now it's positive. Everyone needs to be careful, we seem to be in an upswing again. How do you feel?? Are your symptoms getting any worse or do you feel about the same?? Link to post Share on other sites
FMW Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 I don't feel any worse than I did yesterday, I'm hoping my vaccine and 2 boosters keep it mild. My guy unfortunately does feel worse. He's contacting his doctor to see if he can get a prescription for something to decrease his symptoms. Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Lemming Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 9 minutes ago, FMW said: I don't feel any worse than I did yesterday, I'm hoping my vaccine and 2 boosters keep it mild. My guy unfortunately does feel worse. He's contacting his doctor to see if he can get a prescription for something to decrease his symptoms. Hang in there... I do think there is a new oral pill that the doctor may be able to prescribe for your guy. I saw some commercial for it on TV. If I see the commercial again, I'll try to write down the name of it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alpacalia Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 (edited) Paxlovid. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-pharmacists-prescribe-paxlovid-certain-limitations#:~:text=Today%2C the U.S. Food and,assessment and prescribing of Paxlovid. A friend has type 1 diabetes, and as she can't take the oral pills, she had antibodies administered through an IV. Get better soon FMW! Edited July 15, 2022 by Alpacalia 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Lemming Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 "This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19." Apparently, this news came out yesterday. Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/21/statement-from-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre/ So it appears we have now had two (sitting) presidents who have contracted Covid-19. Link to post Share on other sites
Wiseman2 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 23 minutes ago, Happy Lemming said: "This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19." Terrible that even with full vaccination and boosters he contracted covid. It's surging again (with variants) so it's unclear why people (vaccinated or not) are running around without masks on Link to post Share on other sites
Happy Lemming Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 55 minutes ago, Wiseman2 said: ...so it's unclear why people (vaccinated or not) are running around without masks on "V" and I just got back from the grocery store and there were a few more people with masks on today (including the two of us). You are correct, though... the vast majority are not wearing masks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wiseman2 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 18 minutes ago, Happy Lemming said: "V" and I just got back from the grocery store and there were a few more people with masks on today (including the two of us). You are correct, though... the vast majority are not wearing masks. Excellent. You two are smart. I still wear one too. Link to post Share on other sites
Lotsgoingon Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Went to my favorite local cafe today. This is a place that has been pickup only since the start of the pandemic--seating and ordering in only resumed say two months ago. Now, the cafe has a lot of tables. They keep adding tables each week or so. And people are sitting in, no mask in sight. Anyway, this was a hard-core masking community. Well no longer. As a friend of mine ironically said once, "Covid doesn't exist." What he meant was that people are acting as if covid didn't exist. This latest variant is increasing hospitalization and deaths pretty fast, but I guess the general public is worn out. I still wear a mask. I have a great N95 mask that I love that I carry in my back pocket. Whip it out when I got inside . Interesting: lots of U.S. manufacturers who jumped into the mask making market are winding down. Link to post Share on other sites
basil67 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) @Lotsgoingon I'm seeing a lot of this where I am too. Despite being one who follows the protocols, I too am worn out. The general feeling is that we've done the hard yards while vaccines got made and hospitals got geared up - but it's clearly not going away, so we really are at the stage of having to live with it. Edited July 25, 2022 by basil67 Link to post Share on other sites
Lotsgoingon Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 (edited) And I too am worn out. I plan to go out to cafes with my laptop which I haven't done since the start of things. I'll drink my coffee ... and then wear my mask when I'm done. I used to live at coffee shops, and seriously, my mood has taken a hit from staying away. Won't be in these places every day. But we'll see. Edited July 25, 2022 by Lotsgoingon Link to post Share on other sites
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