I finally got the COVID. First symptom was very dry throat followed by headache, fever and fatigue.
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How did you test? PCR or at home?
Home test. Got what I assume was a false negative yesterday and a positive today.
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Charlatan
apparently xe is the new variant of concern, 10% more contagious than ba.2, recombinant of ba.1 and ba.2
fantastic
10%?! Cmon, I donāt get out of bed for anything less than 100% more transmissible.
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true, but who has done a good job at hitting at variants of concern that go on to be a bigger deal
Holy cow 3 days with no poasts?!??
As a triple Pfizer quinquagenarian - Iām looking to schedule my 2nd booster. Any reason I might want to mix it up and go with Moderna on this one?
The CDC doesnāt specify which kind of booster to give to patients, said Dr. Fryhofer. This is not an oversightāthe bottom line is you can boost with any of the three COVID-19 vaccines. It doesnāt have to match the primary series shot, she clarified. This is called heterologous boosting, whereas boosting with the same type of vaccine is called homologous boosting. āEither strategy is permitted,ā she said.
This seems to suggest it canāt hurt. But itās also not clear that it will make any difference.
Covid is over, ldo.
I taught without a mask for the first time today. Felt pretty great.
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My triple-vaxxed patient caught COVID a couple of weeks ago. She described it as similar to a mild cold that lasted a few days.
Iād 100% get Moderna for the booster (and itās what I did after 2 Pfizers). I think itās a small freeroll, almost impossible to be worse, but very small chance it is better.
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Ok done. If I have a stroke Iām suing you.
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My thinking is that itās probably better for your immune system to get exposed to a variety of antigens, but honestly I donāt think it matters all that much. Iāve been going mix-and-match myself.
Yes, Modernaās shot likely lasts longer before waning and may provide marginally better efficacy. Thatās before accounting for the possible advantage of mixing.
Does that take into account that Modernaās booster is half a shot and Pfzierās is a full shot?
No homo.
I believe it does but Iām not 100% sure. Keep in mind that half a Moderna shot is 50 mcg of vaccine and a full Pfizer shot is 30 mcg of vaccine.
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Itās been difficult for me to not shed the mask at work the past week. Iād say only about 10% of employees and customers are still wearing one, and I spend 30 mins in close proximity with hundreds of different people every day, so itās certainly unwise to go maskless imo. Some day maybe itāll be safe enough. Iāve definitely started to feel like Iām the weird one who might be wrong, but fuck it I believe in science. And the customers who are are Doctors dealing with covid patients are part of the 10%, so I trust them too.
ETA: didnāt mean this to sound like Iām judging you at all. Teaching is totally different and if I was back in a classroom Iād likely be more inclined to remove my mask when talking.
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I played my first tourney in over two years last night (11th out of 125, not too bad). 100% of asian players still wearing masks. About 30% of others. 95% of dealers.
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