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My wife and I are feeling much better. Still some lingering cough and excess mucus, but we no longer feel "sick". Sunday was the worst day for me. Ugh! We've both been taking Airborne (fizzy tablet in water) twice a day. Plus Mucinex DM. And our doc prescribed Tessalon Perles, which helps...

We received another COVID vaccine 2 weeks ago. A week ago we decided to start easing off on wearing masks when in public indoor spaces. Three days later I woke up with a sore throat. It's not COVID (I've tested daily). I'm in middle of the worst cold I've had in many years. My rib cage is...

The CDC is now recommending a second dose of the 2023-2024 vaccine for those persons over 65. Our HMO reached out to us, we have appointments next week. Mark

COVID is more easily transmissible through the air compared to the flu. Mark

A member of our magic club passed away this week due to COVID. He was 85. A reminder it is still out there and can still be deadly, particularly for the elderly and immune compromised. Mark

She should test again. Even if symptomatic, it can take 1-3 days to test positive. I hope the tests stay negative. Mark

The friend currently taking Paxlovid reports (this morning) that he is experiencing some of the documented side effects of the anti-viral.. Loss of appetite, hoarseness to his voice, and sores in his mouth. But he also reports feeling MUCH better yesterday and today compared to the weekend...

What I don't understand is the "denial" that some people have regarding the possibility they may have COVID. Take my most recently mentioned friend for example. He said that having diarrhea made him believe it couldn't be COVID because diarrhea isn't a "common" symptom of COVID. Yet, all of...

The friend mentioned above finally got his hands on some test kits yesterday (went to a drive-through pharmacy to pick them up). He tested positive. He said the test line turned red almost instantly. He reports his fever got as high as 102.7 and he has had some significant diarrhea. He's...

Yet another friend who reports fever, chills, body aches, congestion and cough. Symptoms started on Wednesday. He doesn't have any COVID tests at home. Mark

Our HMO is not offering the Moderna vaccine this round, only Pfizer. They've had both in the past. Mark

Regarding our friends who recently came down with COVID... She started having symptoms last Sunday but didn't test positive until Thursday. He started having symptoms on Wednesday and tested positive on Thursday. They each reached out to their respective doctors on Friday. His doctor wrote...

My wife and I received our vaccines yesterday. I had a slight bit of fatigue this morning which became a little more pronounced as the day wore on. Minimal pain at the injection site. I figure I'll be feeling pretty much normal by tomorrow. Mark

The couple we spend the most time with have reported testing positive today. During the worst of the pandemic they were just as careful as we have been. But about 3-4 months ago, they stopped wearing masks as consistently as we have been. The bug finally found them. They report mild...

Saw my doctor on Friday (routine followup). I asked about the new COVID vaccine. He said they were expecting the vaccine the end of this week. He said he was going to have his nurse give him the vaccine as soon as it arrived. No hesitation whatsoever. We got word that the new vaccine was...

Yes, that is entirely possible. I know that the person I was next to for seven hours had been vaccinated a few times but did NOT receive the bivalent booster in the last few months. I got the bivalent booster in May, a little less than 3 months before potential extended exposure. The bivalent...

The two friends who tested positive 3 days after the magic convention in Las Vegas both had relatively mild symptoms. One had what he described as extremely mild symptoms. In fact, he would not have tested in the first place had I not alerted him that the other friend had tested positive. His...

We've done one cruise. It was back in 2000 and we were with a group of friends (25 total). 11 days (10 nights) from Vancouver up to Alaska's Inland Passage with stops in Ketchikan, Juneau, Sitka, Victoria and then all the way down the Pacific coast back to San Diego. It was, easily, one of...

The science to keep in mind: The higher the number of people infected with COVID the higher the risk that a more dangerous variant will emerge. The goal should be to minimize infections, regardless if the majority of those infections are (currently) mild. Having a cavalier "gotta live my...

Despite being side-by-side with a friend for about 7 hours who started having symptoms less than 12 hours later (and tested positive the next day), I never came down with the virus. I tested twice a day for 4 days and then once a day for the next 5 days... all negative. I am pleased and...

I should mention... The moment I learned my friend had tested positive, I started daily doses of Airbourne cold treatment. The fizzy tablet type you dissolve in water. It's high in vitamen C and other supplements and, perhaps more importantly, it's high in Zinc. I've read that zinc helps...

I tested myself twice a day on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Starting today, I'm just testing once a day. So far, all have been negative and I'm not having any symptoms either. We decided to have my wife stay in Nebraska for an extra week. I've been isolating, just in case, but after this...

My test on Sunday evening was negative. I will test again on Monday morning. Mark

Thank you, all! Yes, to be clear, it is NOT clear yet whether I have contracted COVID. I've only done the one test (this morning, negative). I will test myself again tonight and twice a day for a couple of days. If I'm still negative by Wednesday, it would seem unlikely that I caught it...

I attended a magic convention in Vegas from Sunday through Wednesday. I wore my KN95 mask religiously during all shows, lectures and workshops. Also wore it while gambling. Had I left Vegas on Thursday, I think I would have been fine. However... On Thursday I attended two tapings of the...

We got shot on Friday. Our arms are sore but not horribly so. I woke up at 3am on Saturday with significant body aches but did not experience fever or chills. By 5pm I was feeling mostly normal, except for the sore arm. My wife only has the sore arm, no other symptoms. We're all ready for...

COVID stopped our Booth Bijou Garage Theater movie nights. We are planning to finally resume them this Fall. We might consider resuming during the Summer but we generally plan and announce them at least 2 weeks in advance and we never know how hot it will be 2 weeks forward. The portable A/C...

My wife and I each needed a new crown, me in 2022 and my wife just a few months ago. We had been avoiding the dentist too, but we each broke a tooth and needed to see our dentist. My wife had her teeth cleaned and the tech said there was hardly any plaque. A month or so after my booster, I'll...

https://www.kxan.com/news/coronavirus/do-face-masks-work-here-are-49-scientific-studies-that-explain-why-they-do/ Mark

Yes, my first Shingrix vaccine hit me harder than any other vaccine. My arm was sore for about 2 weeks and, starting about 24 hours after the first Shingrix dose, I was feeling pretty lethargic, running a mild fever, and had body aches all over. That's how a couple of the COVID shots hit me...