@KLS52 I hope your daughter and aunt recover quickly! I still haven't gotten the booster. And I'm still on the fence about it. I'm definitely masking up in crowded places, though. I went to Walmart today to look for a cooler for my parents, and it was packed, so I had the mask on.
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FYI, the newer covid variants come with a killer sore throat. SIL complained about it and now daughter says, he wasn’t kidding. She said it’s awful. She thinks if the kids get it they might cry, it’s that bad, lol. Funny not funny. 
Maybe I’ll go for my covid vaccine first, before the flu.
I HATE sore throats!! And headaches. And nausea. I guess pretty much everything about being sick in general, lol.
Maybe I’ll go for my covid vaccine first, before the flu.
I HATE sore throats!! And headaches. And nausea. I guess pretty much everything about being sick in general, lol.
Ok then, I'm wearing a mask! I've only had a few sore throats in my life, but i remember a couple growing up that were as you described- with tearsFYI, the newer covid variants come with a killer sore throat. SIL complained about it and now daughter says, he wasn’t kidding. She said it’s awful. She thinks if the kids get it they might cry, it’s that bad, lol. Funny not funny.
Maybe I’ll go for my covid vaccine first, before the flu.
!Last time I used the disposible ones, we had them supplied at work and they seemed to be the best protection than any cloth ones I tried.
Kathy Lauren
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SIL is all better!
But daughter just tested positive, lol.
And grandson is starting with the sore throat but so far is negative.
My 97 year old aunt is in the hospital with covid.I’m very curious as to how she got it. Unless she has been to the doctor in the last week, she doesn’t leave the house. Which means someone was either not feeling well and assuming it wasn’t covid, or an asymptomatic person can have it and still transmit it. That wouldn’t be good.
Sorry to hear about your daughter and aunt. Asymptomatic transmission has been the big problem with covid since day 1.
Lou
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beforewisdom
Forum Legend
I got the new Covid 19 vaccine yesterday.
Only I and the person giving the shots were wearing masks.
#Assinine
Only I and the person giving the shots were wearing masks.
#Assinine
Kathy Lauren
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I have noticed that mask usage is up here.
Kathy Lauren
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Kathy Lauren
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It is approved and theoretically available, though local supplies may vary. However, it is expensive and, at least here, is not covered by the public health plan. I intend to ask my doctor about it, as well as about the pneumonia vaccine. I need all the protection I can get for respiratory ailments, because my lungs were damaged by the pneumonia I had a couple of years ago.
A friend of mine just got the RSV last Monday. No issues as far as side effects. Pretty sure Medicare covered it.
"The recommended vaccines now covered by Medicare include the Big 8: COVID-19; flu; pneumococcal; shingles, RSV, hepatitis A and B, and Tdap (protection against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis or whooping cough)."
SuicideBlonde
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Lou
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I had the pneumonia vaccine a few years ago. I think it's still good.
I think I read that the SSV vac is recommended for little kids but maybe not that good an idea for seniors.
I went into central London this time last week and I didn't even see one person wearing a mask, it isn't common here at all anymore it seems. Covid boosters: Why do the US and UK have such different policies on who gets a vaccine? | New Scientist
That reminds me when I got my flu jab the other day you are asked questions beforehand as a precaution, but he asked me something weird, if I had an illness? OMG, I can't remember what illness it was, but he said it is coming into the UK from migrants. My husband can't remember either, but I mentioned it to him afterwards as it was something unusual.
I googled, it was diphtheria! My husband has his flu jab this week so I will double check that is what the pharmacist said.
That reminds me when I got my flu jab the other day you are asked questions beforehand as a precaution, but he asked me something weird, if I had an illness? OMG, I can't remember what illness it was, but he said it is coming into the UK from migrants. My husband can't remember either, but I mentioned it to him afterwards as it was something unusual.
I googled, it was diphtheria! My husband has his flu jab this week so I will double check that is what the pharmacist said.
beancounter
The Fire That Burns Within
Getting to the latest shot next week. I really wish they would make it as routine as a flu shot instead of having to schedule a special appointment.
I got the covid vac today at work, Pfizer as was my others.
They offered both today, but if I were to have any side effects I wanted to know which caused them
I'm fine now
They offered both today, but if I were to have any side effects I wanted to know which caused them
I'm fine now
Got my vaccine today. Six hours in and so far so good!
I had no effects from covid shot-arm sore when I woke up, but not later
Really glad I waited for the flu as that often causes a bit of a reaction
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