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New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises (www.reuters.com)
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[–] Sparkega@lemmy.world 76 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm 2+1 and just tested positive for COVID yesterday. I had COVID previously in 2021 as well. Symptoms are mild with runny nose, headache, fatigue, and a light cough.

Catching it again has me comparing the environment then and now and made the COVID apathy more apparent. Most co-worker responses have been either "That's still a thing?" to "Throw a mask on and come back into the office." I've elected to isolate to not be responsible for more spread. The frustrating thing is looking for guidance and most articles are dated in 2022. The pharmacy had fewer stock of masks and COVID tests were in the back now.

I'm all for continuing to receive regular vaccinations like I do for the flu. If anything to continue to keep the symptoms mild.

[–] charliespider@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 year ago

Well I appreciate your sanity

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 63 points 1 year ago (6 children)

At this point I'm treating COVID like the flu. Every September I'll get shot combo for both and go about my business.

[–] kobra@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)

Normally I'd agree, but these COVID vaccines put me down for 24-48 hours and the flu shot has never done that. Its very weird and difficult to schedule myself 48 hours of 'sick time' for a vaccine recovery.

[–] enki@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Feeling sick for a day or two after the vaccine is a small price to pay to avoid long COVID. Some people never recover, see Physics Girl on YT.

[–] kobra@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't disagree at all, I should have elaborated in my original comment but I guess I was more yearning for better suited vaccines for people that get hit hard by them. Maybe we could take a smaller dose or different cocktail?

[–] enki@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which one did you take? A lot of people I know who took Moderna got hit hard, but only one person I know who took the Pfizer did. My family all took Pfizer and didn't have any symptoms besides the usual soreness at the injection site.

[–] kobra@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

thus far mine have all been moderna, ha

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 points 1 year ago

I had it for three weeks and that was long enough, and for a couple of weeks after still I couldn't enjoy coffee or chocolate or anything with floral flavors. Definitely sucked hard, I can't imagine having it longer

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[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

COVID took me out for over a week last time. I'm good with 24-48hr if it means I won't be as sick the next time I catch it.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have the same mild reaction to COVID and flu vaccines. I feel shit for about eight hours. The only COVID shot that put me down was the second of the two moderna shots. That hit hard. None of the boosters have hit hard.

[–] reallynotnick@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah that was the same for me, the second one in quick succession hit me, but the following ones that were months (year?) apart didn't really affect me thankfully.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not sure why you’re getting downvoted. I guess it’s because any negativity to the vaccine.

The same thing happened to my wife. It was much less the for the boosters so it will likely get better in the future. I never even really felt bad. A little bit of a headache the first time but I’m not even sure that was related honestly. And I’ve gotten a little bit of a drained-feeling with the flu vaccine.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Each one of the shots made me feel worse than the last (multiple side effects) so I stopped at 3. The one time I got sick with covid was a lot worse than the shots mainly because it lasted for about 10 days, but the intensity was similar to the shots' side effects. It was after my 3 shots were all completed. Now I'm fine fortunately but I don't want any more covid shots.

I never actually got sick with covid until I stopped wearing a mask. N95 masks work well against covid and pretty much everything else. If you don't want to get sick, get some N95 masks and use them wherever it's crowded.

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You've had a flu shot every year and never had any side effects?

[–] kobra@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Nope, I've never had anything more severe than some malaise for a couple hours that evening. With the moderna shots I'm usually down for 36 hours and on the mend for another 8. the 2nd booster that happened in quick succession gave me a 102 degree fever before i started taking tylenol for it but i consistently run 99-100 even with tylenol dosing.

[–] Ranman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 6 months ago)
[–] whatisallthis@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah same. The flu shot usually makes me feel a little bad for a morning. The Covid vaccine makes me feel flat out sick for 24 hours.

I just had a doctors appointment on Friday where they offered me the newest booster and I had to say no because I had full days of work the next 3 days.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah better to plan it out. My wife and I take it on Friday and then we take the Saturday to just be lazy, usually it's conveniently timed to rewatch Star wars

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I feel like I shouldn't complain as much after reading this.

[–] Ibex@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I had Covid and other than taking away my taste for a while it didn’t really do much to me. The vaccine is what knocked me out. I had an allergic reaction to it and got a 103°F temp, body aches, and severe flu like symptoms so badly that I had to go to the ER.

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[–] eris@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 1 year ago

Sorry

[–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'll bet there's not going to be any lines this fall when I go to get this shot. Even by the 4th round during the pandemic I had no trouble making an appointment. Lots of people just decided COVID's over once they got any number of shots (1 in some cases).

[–] atticus88th@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You must live in a low science believer area. When I was near Seattle they were always running out or you have to book a couple weeks in advance. Sometimes walkins are lucky.

[–] FoxBJK@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

I live in a city with LOTS of liberal voters. Even a lot of them just aren’t as concerned about COVID anymore. Folks will get the shot, but a lot will wait until closer to the holidays.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Or maybe they live in an area that uses technology for better appointment systems and stock management. Let's not try and assign beliefs to comments that aren't about it.

[–] cjthomp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

We're in fucking Florida now. I'll be lucky if I don't have to drive to get it.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All hail *cough* Discordia!

[–] xX_fnord_Xx@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

23 skidoo!

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I see at least one fnord

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

I'm having a hot dog, anyone else need one?

[–] LennethAegis@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

That's good to hear that even though the vaccine is targeting the last big Omicron variant (XBB.1.5) aka Kraken, that its still effective towards the new Eris variant as its similar enough.

[–] popemichael@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a Discordian and literal Hellenic pagan Eris worshiper, it's a BAD IDEA to name things after her.

Even if you don't believe in Chaos, invoking Chaos will cause, at a minimum, panic.

[–] prole@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I'm kind of curious what kind of evidence you've seen that has convinced you to believe in, and worship, Hellenic pagan dieties? What is it about this specific diety has convinced you that it's not only real, but worthy of worship?

Hope this doesn't come off wrong, I'm genuinely curious.

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