Well, it took 28 months into the pandemic, but I finally got COVID-19. Tested positive for what I’m sure is the BA.5 variant on Thursday morning. Headache, congestion, and mild but persistent fatigue. That’s it. Never any fever. I’m already back to full energy and never felt really bad, so I’m thankful to have been merely inconvenienced. So far I didn’t make anyone else at home sick, so I’m thankful for that too. Got a lot done in the garage while I was isolating.
Sounds like this fall we’ll have our first “routinized” annual COVID vaccinations. Bring it.
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Honest question. Why eager for annual vaccine? I honestly don’t know if data supports it.
I do believe the original vaccine decoupled deaths from infections. But now, these new variants seem to be virulent but weak. People keep saying milder cases are due to being vaccinated. But, is that true? Or has the virus just become more like a cold? The reports out of areas in africa, where omicron was identified, and were not anywhere near our vax rates, and still experienced very mild outcomes. Or do many more of us just have protection through exposure? Are there good new studies showing outcomes between groups with the new variants?
I don’t know. I have had 4 shots and covid and am none to eager to get more without very solid evidence. And, it’s a moving target. Pfizer just said protection wanes with these strain after 4 weeks. So, a shot every month?
“Virulent but weak” – like a bad pop song!
Solid point, ‘seester. Maybe I still default in my head to a potentially very scary illness that has a non-negligible chance of putting me in the ICU and/or the ground. “If such a disease isn’t circulating, should I still get another shot?” is a valid question.
I had full-on symptoms for three days–congestion, headache, and mild fatigue–and while I wasn’t miserable, I didn’t much feel like doing anything. Then I was mostly OK for another three days, then felt 100% after that. But I was positive for COVID-19 on a home test for ten days. So don’t go just by how you feel when determining whether you’re good to return to work, go to the store, or whatever.