I developed an annoyingly painful sore throat yesterday. Kept me up all night, so I tested this morning and was negative. Sore throat and cough have persisted all day. Have felt like I was febrile but never actually had a fever. I had Covid last May, and bivalent booster in October so I’d like to think I’m well protected. Really hoping its nothing and I’m back to normal tomorrow.
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Felt achey last night. Woke up at 2 am to take a hot bath. Woke up just now feeling worse. Positive on a rapid test for round 2.
At least, I guess this is positive?
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Yup, thats a positive. Sorry man
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Rest up and drink lots of fluids and you’ll be feelin’ fine in no time.
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Sounds like a recipe for a new variant factory.
I think you buried my post stating the same a few days ago
My opinion, if I’m still allowed one… MRnA vaccines now seriously waning, countries only served by MRnA will experience minor rebound off the back of chinese new infections that will soon be circulating globally. Best combo probably RNA with MRNA boosters (IMO). Time will tell.
Thousands of people who had Covid-19 at the start of the pandemic are still finding that certain foods, toiletries and even their loved ones smell repulsive. All the food and socialising that Christmas brings can make this time of year particularly isolating and tough for those with the condition, known as parosmia.
Molnupiravir, which is made by Merck, Sharp and Dohme (MSD), is very expensive- a seven-day course costs around £577.
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A guy I know used to love eggs and cannot eat them anymore after Covid. He said they taste like vomit now
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She asked that after you told her you were pozzed?
Correct
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Well are you?
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Many of us have certain branches of the family tree that could use a good pozzin’. Not that any of us wouldn’t follow the guidance of our local health authorities.
Can you share what you mean by this, and what you are using to support this thought? I don’t even know what you mean by a “RNA” vaccine.
General concept of constantly needing to update the vaccine is spot on. Not so sure about the mRNA statement. Fast to develop and modify. Already proven highly efficacious.
I’m somewhat hoping that Variants arising in China from a subpar vaccinated population won’t challenge the mRNA derived immunity elsewhere.
I’d like to see an evaluation of whether mixing a traditional vaccine into the mix makes sense.
—-current gen mRNA highly effective at preventing severe acute outcomes with regular boosting BUT wane abs seem susceptible to severe reduction in VE as COVID mutates
——mRNA can be updated, but continued evolution given policy of allowing unfettered spread and approval process for boosters makes this less useful than we first thought
—-can’t speak as well to outside the US, but in the US our current government is awful and getting worse at running vaccination campaigns. Current booster rate is abysmal, youth vaccination rate is abysmal.
—-some early signs traditional vaccines lower VE than in the early days of mRNA but somewhat less prone to waning and variant sensitivity.
Given our current failure at pandemic management likely will be heading towards 100k plus acute COVID deaths (conservatively) a year in the US plus whatever long-term damage repeated infections bring plus our healthcare system deteriorating with every winter I am disappointed that we aren’t exploring alternatives to the current poor mRNA vax only strategy.
Your mom sounds amazing.
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At a more basic level, what’s an rna vaccine? Does that exist?