#Covid 2023

[moonmothmama]

covid timeline

so, me and Brian have covid for the first time ever. our years-long no covid streak is finally over. here is the timeline.

sometime last week: one of his coworkers comes in sick to work with what he thinks- and maintains- is just a cold, although we have had NO other contact with ANYONE sick, so you do the math.

Sunday, Oct 29th: Brian has a very slight sore throat, which he attributes to snoring harder than usual (which he was). this isn't out of the ordinary. has no other symptoms at first.

Halloween: i have a pretty fucking good day carving pumpkins and then hanging out on a voice call watching movies with a friend who lives in another state. late at night, i start feeling sinusy. pass out all at once. also, Brian has realized he might be coming down with something.

Wednesday, Nov 1st: wake up with the worst fucking sinus headache i can remember having, like ever. note that this is very distinctly a sinus headache. the day wears on and the headache does not go away. nose becomes slightly stuffy/runny. i start feeling Off. Brian, who now feels like he has a cold, takes a covid test just to be sure, which for the first time comes back positive. i do not bother testing because there's no way in hell that he has it and i don't. fever hits me like a train, i spend the night freezing or boiling or both. head still hurts. body aches set in, but almost exclusively lower back and down. my hips, knees, and leg muscles all hurt. spend the night sleeping fitfully.

Today, Thursday Nov 2nd: Brian is the same as he has been. my fever is either down or gone completely. still have body aches but noticeably less severe. still having mild cold symptoms, very slight cough, sneezing, stuffy/runny nose. also fucking hives appear on my legs. HIVES. i have never had hives in my LIFE. this is so FUCKING weird

[nicetomeetyouimqueer]

I hate everything. So I was Twitter and a children hospital in Canada (I can’t remember which) stated they were lifting their mask mandate. Which is obviously terrible. But the real kicker is them saying “if you are sick, stay home”. And it’s like nigga you’re the fucking hospital. You know where sick, injured and/or disabled people go?! I don’t know stats for kids in neither the us nor Canada. But I do know here, Covid is the biggest (disease) causes of deaths for children in the us. And the third largest after heart disease and cancer for adults.

[tommy-288]

I’m so sick my face feels like a balloon

[chimaeras501st]

We finally got it last week from the rehab facility taking care of my grandma (dec 2023) it was like a flu in slo mo 🫠

In honor of finally losing my winning streak and getting COVID for the first time ever:

[feminist-space]

World Health Organization

MEDIA ADVISORY

NEW: COVID19 variant of interest JN.1

Geneva, 19 December 2023 -- Due to its rapidly increasing spread, WHO is classifying the variant JN.1 as a separate variant of interest (VOl) from the parent lineage BA.2.86. It was previously classified as VOl as part of BA.2.86 sublineages.

WHO advises people to take measures to prevent infections and severe disease using all available tools. These include:

-Wear a mask when in crowded, enclosed, or poorly ventilated areas, and keep a safe distance from others, as feasible

-Improve ventilation

-Practise respiratory etiquette - covering coughs and sneezes

-Clean your hands regularly

-Stay up to date with vaccinations against COVID-19 and influenza, especially if you are at high risk for severe disease

-Stay home if you are sick

-Get tested if you have symptoms, or if you might have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or influenza

For health workers and health facilities, WHO advises:

-Universal masking in health facilities, as well as appropriate masking, respirators and other PPE for health workers caring for suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients.

-Improve ventilation in health facilities

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[hero-adjacent]

In October my parents & I got covid. My mom (65) isn't vaccinated, she is immunocompromised and got a serious flu getting a regular flu shot so feared the same reaction to the vaccine. She has COPD & diabetes and on the 13th I had to call 911, she was taken to the hospital then airlifted to a hospital 4 hours away, and has been intubated in the ICU ever since. She had covid pneumonia.

The doctor has said since week 3 that we should take her off life support and we know how bad the situation is but she believes in God, angels, prayer, & miracles. How do we know when to give up on believing in the possibility of divine intervention? My dad lost a brother & his mother to covid.

[keysboroughsuperclinic]

Get the ATAGI from Keysborough Superclinic ~ https://tinyurl.com/ymdlqyc

[daysofcovid]

Not now :(

[ralfmaximus]

If you're in the US, order an additional four (4) free tests per household starting September 25, 2023.

[hellomegedwards]

To you, my Friend

It is spring and the birds are chirping madly and I am writing kids books! Life is good and I am thankful.

On a personal note, I do notice that anytime I write about my experience during the pandemic I lose your interest. You turn away and turn me off. It’s funny because the original idea for this blog was that it be ‘painfully about me’. I joked about it at the time. Why would I do this, why would I write a public blog about my views, my observations, my emotions in my little life? Why do it? But I…

[moonmothmama]

also the internet says that hives are "linked to milder cases" so. encouraging?? still strange as hell. they're only on my legs

[erene-e]

[gunsatthaphan]

happy new year from the gmmtv squad lol ✌🏻🎊🎆

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

[ourselvers]

happy pride to the super duper triple dog gay boys ever

[pandemic-info]

https://twitter.com/coffeeteanxiety/status/1736750299551826127 I’ll stop masking when the world’s leading researchers on Long C0vid do. Prof. Akiko Iwasaki: "I'm still wearing my 😷 everywhere." Michael Peluso, MD: "I'm very strict, actually, about 😷." Ziyad Ai-Aly, MD: "Yes, primarily because of Long C0vid. I don't want Long C0vid."

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https://twitter.com/sri_srikrishna/status/1736460422499459115 Full of DEEP INSIGHTS ABOUT LONG COVID. At 1:01:15, panelists were asked if they continue to be covid-cautious by wearing masks 😷(even though many at infectious disease conferences no longer do), all three nodded yes with a smile 😃 and they MASK TO AVOID LONG COVID