Covid-19 Updates & Info

[Suliso]

If I were in Miami I'd just go to a beach at midnight. Would be exotic for me...

[ponchi101]

You would not be alone. Lot's of people do that, with drinks. Not a bad idea to go to the beach at midnight with a nice bottle of wine, way after hours.
But you are right, in that it would be less crowded.

[dryrunguy]

You would not be alone. Lot's of people do that, with drinks.

Indeed. I saw that movie. It's called Jaws.

[ti-amie]

[ti-amie]

...and Track and Trace is still running...

[ti-amie]

Will travel warnings have to be issued?

[ti-amie]

Red: Counties where the death rate increased since adult vaccine eligibility

Blue/Green Counties where the death rate decreased since adult vaccine eligibility

[JazzNU]

This was funny, but I've clearly watched too much horse racing in my life. That call, especially the first half, felt like amateur hour, I definitely expect better out of real horse racing announcers.

[dryrunguy]

COVID is hitting where I live. The elderly lady next door with fairly advanced dementia was transported to the hospital yesterday afternoon. She tested positive.

Her daughter also has it. The daughter and her husband live nearby. No word yet on our neighbor's husband. He's not mentally well, either. But he's in better mental shape than his wife. At least for now.

It's just so depressing.

[JazzNU]

COVID is hitting where I live. The elderly lady next door with fairly advanced dementia was transported to the hospital yesterday afternoon. She tested positive.

Her daughter also has it. The daughter and her husband live nearby. No word yet on our neighbor's husband. He's not mentally well, either. But he's in better mental shape than his wife. At least for now.

It's just so depressing.

With that many underlying issues, I hope they are all vaccinated. But I know that's hoping for a lot in your area.

[ponchi101]

My GF got her booster today. No Pfizer/BN available so they gave her Moderna. "Only" three hours on line (compared to my 5, an improvement).
Sole side effect: her arm is dead. I mean dead as in "can't lift it from the side". But a minor issue, and better to get this done here.

[JazzNU]

My GF got her booster today. No Pfizer/BN available so they gave her Moderna. "Only" three hours on line (compared to my 5, an improvement).
Sole side effect: her arm is dead. I mean dead as in "can't lift it from the side". But a minor issue, and better to get this done here.

FYI, Moderna tested the highest in booster responses among people that got the first series with Pfizer in the testing they did here when deciding on emergency approvals. So that's a good one to get with plenty advising it as the first option to choose.

[ponchi101]

It is also one issue down here. They seem to have mixed info. As you say, the literature I have read (including here) says that mixing a Moderna shot with your Pf/BT is a good choice, but when I went to get mine they stuck with a 3rd Pf/BN. Yesterday they ran out of Pf/BN so they gave her a Moderna, which is good, but they seem to not have a totally set up protocol.
On the bad side: my niece came down with Covid. She is vaccinated but got her booster on Dec 23rd, so maybe it did not have time to kick in. Mild symptoms but she is the one in the family that I worry about, as she has high blood pressure and a few extra pounds that should not be there, plus asthma. But again, just some mild symptoms so far. From my limited sampling, the vaccines are working for my family.

[ti-amie]

[JazzNU]

It is also one issue down here. They seem to have mixed info. As you say, the literature I have read (including here) says that mixing a Moderna shot with your Pf/BT is a good choice, but when I went to get mine they stuck with a 3rd Pf/BN. Yesterday they ran out of Pf/BN so they gave her a Moderna, which is good, but they seem to not have a totally set up protocol.
On the bad side: my niece came down with Covid. She is vaccinated but got her booster on Dec 23rd, so maybe it did not have time to kick in. Mild symptoms but she is the one in the family that I worry about, as she has high blood pressure and a few extra pounds that should not be there, plus asthma. But again, just some mild symptoms so far. From my limited sampling, the vaccines are working for my family.

I hope your niece is okay. And the original vaccine without the booster is very likely to be enough to bolster her immunity against severe illness. Is she in Venezuela or in the US? If it's early in testing positive and she's here, she can likely go to get the monoclonal antibody treatment if she's concerned about her outcome and has one of the high risk conditions associated with severe illness. Something to keep in mind if she's here, but needs to be done early on.