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I went over to Publix yesterday, they had not received shipment yet. Maybe in a few days. Tennessee here@SummerSkier wrote: »Not sure I totally agree that the pandemic is over but I guess if we close our eyes and do not report any #s we can pretend? I listen weekly at work to the case load and it blows my mind how pollyanna HR is when the cases tripled last week from the week before. I must just be one of "those" I guess.
Hey on a different subject, has anyone gotten the Moderna updated vax yet? The only one I see available is Pfizer here in Tx just yet. Wondering what the delays are.
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I will have to fight for the updated vax, because covid is pretty much over here and only people above 60 are at risk and will get it easily. Apparently. Though I think it's not available yet. Heard from a colleague who lives in a less posh part of town that vaccinations are freely available there because many people don't understand the local language well, or otherwise don't get vaxxed. So they set up a permanent location. I'll probably drive over once the new vaccinations are available5
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SummerSkier wrote: »Hey on a different subject, has anyone gotten the Moderna updated vax yet? The only one I see available is Pfizer here in Tx just yet. Wondering what the delays are.
The Moderna bivalent has been available here (Ontario, Canada) for the past couple of weeks or so. The first two weeks were reserved for the 70+ crowd, I think the rest of us can start getting ours on Monday.
Except moi. Since I just had Covid I have to wait three months to get a booster.3 -
I will have to fight for the updated vax, because covid is pretty much over here and only people above 60 are at risk and will get it easily. Apparently. Though I think it's not available yet. Heard from a colleague who lives in a less posh part of town that vaccinations are freely available there because many people don't understand the local language well, or otherwise don't get vaxxed. So they set up a permanent location. I'll probably drive over once the new vaccinations are available
Aren't you supposed to wait after being infected, for about the same amount of time as you'd wait after a previous vax? That's what they seem to be saying here.
Since you tested positive, are you able to get antivirals of some type? (That does seem to be mostly a 60+/at-risk thing for availability here).1 -
SummerSkier wrote: »Not sure I totally agree that the pandemic is over but I guess if we close our eyes and do not report any #s we can pretend? I listen weekly at work to the case load and it blows my mind how pollyanna HR is when the cases tripled last week from the week before. I must just be one of "those" I guess.
Hey on a different subject, has anyone gotten the Moderna updated vax yet? The only one I see available is Pfizer here in Tx just yet. Wondering what the delays are.
Funny, all I saw here in Massachusetts when I scheduled my booster Sept 2 was Moderna. My previous shots were Pfizer but I went with Moderna this time.1 -
So I had the 'rona in late July, knocked me out for about 10 days and took most of August to start feeling "normal". Then around 2 weeks ago, I started feeling like I had it again, exactly the same symptoms. Kept testing negative, for 'rona and everything else, but it was all back - the cough, the exhaustion, the razor throat, the huge dizziness on coughing (which I've not had before 'rona), the headaches and fatigue. I still haven't kicked it, I can function but I'm definitely not well again. It's so frustrating. I don't know if it's some other virus or long Covid or what.12
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I will have to fight for the updated vax, because covid is pretty much over here and only people above 60 are at risk and will get it easily. Apparently. Though I think it's not available yet. Heard from a colleague who lives in a less posh part of town that vaccinations are freely available there because many people don't understand the local language well, or otherwise don't get vaxxed. So they set up a permanent location. I'll probably drive over once the new vaccinations are available
Aren't you supposed to wait after being infected, for about the same amount of time as you'd wait after a previous vax? That's what they seem to be saying here.
Since you tested positive, are you able to get antivirals of some type? (That does seem to be mostly a 60+/at-risk thing for availability here).
Nobody offered me antivirals, and based on what I read it's too late now anyway. I'm not feeling too bad. Just a massive cold to be honest. I'm sure I'll be getting better quickly.5 -
kshama2001 wrote: »SummerSkier wrote: »Not sure I totally agree that the pandemic is over but I guess if we close our eyes and do not report any #s we can pretend? I listen weekly at work to the case load and it blows my mind how pollyanna HR is when the cases tripled last week from the week before. I must just be one of "those" I guess.
Hey on a different subject, has anyone gotten the Moderna updated vax yet? The only one I see available is Pfizer here in Tx just yet. Wondering what the delays are.
Funny, all I saw here in Massachusetts when I scheduled my booster Sept 2 was Moderna. My previous shots were Pfizer but I went with Moderna this time.
Yes, Moderna has been around for ages.
What posters are talking about is the new bivalent version of Moderna - ie better coverage of both main strains.
If you get Covid here in Australia you are advised to wait 3 months before getting another Covid vaccine - same gap as between doses of vaccines.
Anti virals are helpful if taken early - but are only available here for over 70's, and younger people with medical risk.
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paperpudding wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »SummerSkier wrote: »Not sure I totally agree that the pandemic is over but I guess if we close our eyes and do not report any #s we can pretend? I listen weekly at work to the case load and it blows my mind how pollyanna HR is when the cases tripled last week from the week before. I must just be one of "those" I guess.
Hey on a different subject, has anyone gotten the Moderna updated vax yet? The only one I see available is Pfizer here in Tx just yet. Wondering what the delays are.
Funny, all I saw here in Massachusetts when I scheduled my booster Sept 2 was Moderna. My previous shots were Pfizer but I went with Moderna this time.
Yes, Moderna has been around for ages.
What posters are talking about is the new bivalent version of Moderna - ie better coverage of both main strains.
If you get Covid here in Australia you are advised to wait 3 months before getting another Covid vaccine - same gap as between doses of vaccines.
Anti virals are helpful if taken early - but are only available here for over 70's, and younger people with medical risk.
Yes, sorry I wasn't clear - I was referring to new Moderna, which is the shot I got earlier this month. CVS rolled it out almost immediately after the announcement that it was approved.1 -
So today I feel much better than yesterday. I still sneeze like crazy and need a lot of nose spray, but so far no more fever, no more freezing or sweating. Seems to be very mild for me (I hope).8
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Let's hope you are well on the mend.1
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Any advice on getting sense of taste to return? How long before it came back for you?3
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Thought you might find this interesting. The stress reading of my Garmin watch. First plot today, lower one yesterday. Basically everything in orange (high stress) are the moments were I felt not so well. Very interesting
Looks like I'm getting better. At least my piece of tech seems to think so 
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claireychn074 wrote: »Any advice on getting sense of taste to return? How long before it came back for you?
How long has it been? It took a couple of months for me to get any significant taste back. Now I have probably 85-90% of taste, but I'd say more like 65-70% of smell. What I did with smell was "smell training" where I made a point of sniffing things like essential oils and other smelly things, like my jar of minced garlic, repeatedly throughout the day. Maybe something like that would help with taste. Start with some very strong flavor (maybe like black licorice candies) and if you have any kind of taste response, keep eating it in gradually smaller amounts and then try another flavor. For smell, I started sniffing very close to my nose and gradually moved it away. I feel like it helped some. Still can't smell things like candles, or rainy days, but I don't burn things quite as often.6 -
claireychn074 wrote: »Any advice on getting sense of taste to return? How long before it came back for you?
How long has it been? It took a couple of months for me to get any significant taste back. Now I have probably 85-90% of taste, but I'd say more like 65-70% of smell. What I did with smell was "smell training" where I made a point of sniffing things like essential oils and other smelly things, like my jar of minced garlic, repeatedly throughout the day. Maybe something like that would help with taste. Start with some very strong flavor (maybe like black licorice candies) and if you have any kind of taste response, keep eating it in gradually smaller amounts and then try another flavor. For smell, I started sniffing very close to my nose and gradually moved it away. I feel like it helped some. Still can't smell things like candles, or rainy days, but I don't burn things quite as often.
I’m about one month out and some tastes are returning, but not always accurate. Things taste mouldy or salty when they’re not, and my sense of smell is dreadful. I can sometimes smell stuff but can’t identify it - it’s as if I can’t recognise smells any more. As a foodie it’s pretty grim - can’t even smell my sourdough baking 🤷♂️
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claireychn074 wrote: »claireychn074 wrote: »Any advice on getting sense of taste to return? How long before it came back for you?
How long has it been? It took a couple of months for me to get any significant taste back. Now I have probably 85-90% of taste, but I'd say more like 65-70% of smell. What I did with smell was "smell training" where I made a point of sniffing things like essential oils and other smelly things, like my jar of minced garlic, repeatedly throughout the day. Maybe something like that would help with taste. Start with some very strong flavor (maybe like black licorice candies) and if you have any kind of taste response, keep eating it in gradually smaller amounts and then try another flavor. For smell, I started sniffing very close to my nose and gradually moved it away. I feel like it helped some. Still can't smell things like candles, or rainy days, but I don't burn things quite as often.
I’m about one month out and some tastes are returning, but not always accurate. Things taste mouldy or salty when they’re not, and my sense of smell is dreadful. I can sometimes smell stuff but can’t identify it - it’s as if I can’t recognise smells any more. As a foodie it’s pretty grim - can’t even smell my sourdough baking 🤷♂️
If it’s any comfort, it sounds like you’re on a good track. You’re well ahead of where I was after only a month. I’m 11 months out, so where I’m at is probably as good as it’s going to get, although I have had a couple of incremental improvements to smell.
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I have a gal at work going on 2 years with loss of smell. That was her only symptom at the time also. Her husband had it a lot worse. I ask her every few months. She never lost taste tho.0
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Crikey it sounds like I’ve got off lightly. I am massively struggling to get the calories in I need to train - I don’t know what I’d do if I was a year out without being able to smell or taste properly 😳2
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claireychn074 wrote: »Crikey it sounds like I’ve got off lightly. I am massively struggling to get the calories in I need to train - I don’t know what I’d do if I was a year out without being able to smell or taste properly 😳
Yeah, it was hard enough to deal with food when my senses were stronger. Now I seem to be stuck in a crazy binge/restrict cycle. Not because I'm trying to keep my calories low, but because nothing sounds good to eat and I don't have strong hunger urges generally, so I just don't eat. Then eventually my body has enough of that and I eat everything that isn't nailed down. I thought I was pretty sick when I had COVID, but this post-viral stuff has been no joke.5 -
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Yeah, it was hard enough to deal with food when my senses were stronger. Now I seem to be stuck in a crazy binge/restrict cycle. Not because I'm trying to keep my calories low, but because nothing sounds good to eat and I don't have strong hunger urges generally, so I just don't eat. Then eventually my body has enough of that and I eat everything that isn't nailed down. I thought I was pretty sick when I had COVID, but this post-viral stuff has been no joke.
My neighbor is going through this, but her sense of smell has not returned. Nothing really tastes good, so she makes homemade, hot potato chips on the daily. She wants a salty crunch, followed by a sweet chaser. She's mixing corn syrup, oatmeal, peanut butter and cocoa powder together. She's living on potato chips and sugar bombs.
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