Over 50 and Not vaxed or boosted. First time I had covid (Delta or Omicron variant), I had mild cold symptoms and then brain fog for week. Recently just a mild fever and bad nasal cold for 3-4 days. |
There is one poster in this thread who is bizarrely triggered by the idea of people caring about covid ( tests, masks, vaccines). Sorry it's hurting your feelings that thousands of hundreds of thousands of people are still dying from covid. Yes no one cares. |
DP As per the CDC, there are roughly 500 US covid deaths per week currently. And that includes cases where covid was a contributing cause, not the primary cause. Nearly all of these deaths are in the elderly. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographicsovertime Monthly Covid Death Rates per 100,000 population, March 2024 0-11 years 0.01 12-17 years 0.00 18-29 years 0.02 30-39 years 0.04 40-49 years 0.10 50-64 years 0.47 65-74 years 1.85 75+ years 11.57 |
PP again. Despite the near absence of adverse outcomes in the young and the concentration of poor outcomes in 75+ years, the CDC is nonetheless expected to, once again, recommend next fall's covid booster for all ages (above 6mo). |
Ever look at the federal workforce? It's mostly olds. Of course they're going to be focused on protecting the old and frail. |
People die from the flu too. |
NP. When I’m sick, I also test for flu, strep and rsv - YOU are the one triggered by Covid/living in the past, if you can’t even bear to see it mentioned. What would I do differently? Even if it’s flu, I’m going to take steps not to give it to my family. Geez. |
Sure, but people don't go to heaven when they die from covid. |
So, if the tests are negative, you conclude it's a virus that is fine to give to your family? |
NIH receives royalties from Moderna related to covid vaccines. |
I probably shouldn’t bother to respond, but for many of us with chronic illnesses, covid is highly likely to put us into a flare in a way that the flu, cold, RSV, etc are not. ANY viral infection (maybe any infection at all) can cause a flare, but covid is causing flares and other set backs at a MUCH higher rate. So we still care. |
Let me guess: you have an unnamed autoimmune disease. |
Covid and covid vaccines can cause flares in underlying conditions. |
Yeah, anxiety can do crazy things. |
Sadly, the effects of post-vaccine syndrome are physiological. While this has been discussed for a while overseas, the US has seen little discussion. However, that is starting to change. The NYT broached the issue this week, Chris Cuomo just said he is suffering from it. |