Covid news and views

[Senseye]

I got one booster in December of last year. I'll get a 2nd next month. I would have gotten one earlier but I kept hearing that the next booster to come out would work against more variants.

You were right. The Pfizer bivalent is targeted to BA.4/BA.5 so it's better than whatever was around six months ago. Those variants make up like 97% of cases these days, so might as well try to get the best bang for your jab.

[jyng1]

I got one booster in December of last year. I'll get a 2nd next month. I would have gotten one earlier but I kept hearing that the next booster to come out would work against more variants.

You were right. The Pfizer bivalent is targeted to BA.4/BA.5 so it's better than whatever was around six months ago. Those variants make up like 97% of cases these days, so might as well try to get the best bang for your jab.

I heard it hasn't been much more effective than the original vaccine. Something to do with the most recent variants being offshoots from the virus the original vaccine was developed for.

[Madrigal]

Got covid (first time). Despite being like a regular flu, I'm glad work has been slow because I felt sick all week and still do.

My senior friend and her husband, who I saw on Friday, got sick at the same time we did. They had to check themselves into a covid hotel because they needed taking care of.

[puerile_polyp]

Despite being like a regular flu

It's hilarious seeing this after spending two years being excoriated for acknowledging what was obvious at the time.

[Madrigal]

Despite being like a regular flu

It's hilarious seeing this after spending two years being excoriated for acknowledging what was obvious at the time.

I waited 3 years to get covid and got 4 shots. I am still lucky I didnt get it in 2020.

[HighlyIrregular II]

I could have told you this thing is linked to Covid years ago, if I knew it existed, just by looking at it. I'm blaming the lower forum activity on it too.