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Re: Covid news and views

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 11:15 pm
by Senseye
Spartan26 wrote:
Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:24 am
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.

Re: Covid news and views

Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 7:55 am
by jyng1
Senseye wrote:
Mon Oct 10, 2022 11:15 pm
Spartan26 wrote:
Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:24 am
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.

Re: Covid news and views

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 12:35 am
by 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.

Re: Covid news and views

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:49 pm
by puerile_polyp
Madrigal wrote:
Fri Dec 30, 2022 12:35 am
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.

Re: Covid news and views

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2023 2:07 pm
by Madrigal
puerile_polyp wrote:
Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:49 pm
Madrigal wrote:
Fri Dec 30, 2022 12:35 am
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.

Re: Covid news and views

Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:25 am
by 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.