COVID-19 (Coronavirus) discussion

Rroff said:
Problem is you get into some pretty murky factors at this point in a vaccination program where human behaviours can skew the stats, etc. i.e. people with the most vaccinations can potentially become careless, people more likely to die without vaccinations will still have a relative higher death rate with vaccination compared to other groups as the balance shifts with more people vaccinated than not, etc. the UK vaccine reports still show high levels of protection against severe illness and death https://assets.publishing.service.g.../vaccine-surveillance-report-week-48-2022.pdf
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Interesting to see how the risk profile changes in relation to time since last dose in figure 15 for elderly people.

ONS no longer report non-covid death rates for vaccinated v non-vaccinated unfortunately.
 
Jokester said:
Interesting to see how the risk profile changes in relation to time since last dose in figure 15 for elderly people.

ONS no longer report non-covid death rates for vaccinated v non-vaccinated unfortunately.
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Yeah dunno what is going on there - as per the text above though there are lots of factors which make the numbers difficult to interpret such as small sample volumes and human behaviours and so on.
 
One slight positive (maybe) from COVID I seem to have accidentally kicked caffeine, which was probably half the reason I felt so miserable for a few days :cry: just couldn't stomach drinking the stuff for a couple of weeks with the way COVID got my digestive system and going to try and avoid it going forward.
 
Day 2 of whatever this is, sore throat mostly all gone, it has just become a congested and stuffy nose for the most part now. And I haaaaaate trying to sleep with a blocked nose.

LFTs still negative. I have heard Omicron sore throats are more akin to strep—knife stabbing. Mine definitely wasn't like that at all.
 
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Tephnos said:
Went to bed with a sore throat and sneezing, took an LFT and negative.

Woke up with a sore throat and runny nose, but 12 hours total later from onset of symptoms and I feel a fair bit better. LFT still negative.

Can't tell if this is a cold or COVID rn tbh, will keep testing and see. Buggered if it is :D. Could still taste my morning porridge at least!
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You have man flu, i prescribe bed, games console and waited on hand and foot by your other half - that includes ensuring the loo seat is pre warmed ahead of any necessity to leave the bed. :D

So an update i feel fully recovered now (almost 4 weeks on) with no final cough etc. Mental note for next time.
 
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I've been called in for another booster on the 15th of this month. That will be my 6th.
It's been a week since testing negative and I still get pretty tired easily. Like I could drop off at any moment.
Hopefully it'll sort itself out.
 
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jpm1980 said:
I've been called in for another booster on the 15th of this month. That will be my 6th.
It's been a week since testing negative and I still get pretty tired easily. Like I could drop off at any moment.
Hopefully it'll sort itself out.
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I would decline to have it, pointless to take a booster within 3 months of having COVID. You won't get any real benefit from it. The immune system needs time for antibody evolution to work effectively.
 
Tephnos said:
I would decline to have it, pointless to take a booster within 3 months of having COVID. You won't get any real benefit from it. The immune system needs time for antibody evolution to work effectively.
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I'm a kidney transplant patient and on immunosuppressives so will go and have it done. I will ask about it though.
 
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jpm1980 said:
I've been called in for another booster on the 15th of this month. That will be my 6th.
It's been a week since testing negative and I still get pretty tired easily. Like I could drop off at any moment.
Hopefully it'll sort itself out.
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Isn't the standard protocol to wait 28+ days between having Covid and getting a Covid vaccine jab?
 
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I'm a kidney transplant patient and on immunosuppressives so will go and have it done. I will ask about it though.
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Yes you need to ask, I think you are supposed to leave it a month post infection. I've had 6 now, and had to cancel the last one and wait as I caught covid the week before.
 
I've had nothing but shoulder trouble since getting vaccinated and it turns out there is a known condition called SIRVA (shoulder injury related to vaccine administration).

It's not specifically Covid related as it can happen from any vaccination, but having had 6 vaccinations in the last 2 years (4 covid and 2 flu) it does seem a coincidence I've got so much pain and loss of mobility in my shoulders. Initially the right shoulder, which ended up so bad, I had the last 2 injections in the left arm and now that one has been having the same symptoms.
 
OK so here is my weird, post covid story.

I am (was, spoiler) one of those people who couldn't stand Coriander. Tasted like washing up liquid/soap.

Last week, ordered my first post covid Indian meal (Nagari chicken lamb biryani). It came with more coriander than I think I have ever seen on a dish, ended up missing some and eating it. Tasted nice. so got a spoonful from the pile I removed from the dish, once again, tasted nice.

It's the weirdest thing I have experienced in quite some time. Also, I could barely manage the Nagari chicken, it was so hot! Something I would eat easily before Covid.
 
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