lets do a roll call, how has covid

Been There said:
The strains we are getting now seem to be more flu like than anything else. I hope everyone else is staying well. I refuse to wear a mask and I’ll deal with it if I get it. I got out of the military before they had forced vaccinations, which I never knew were legal, but they were telling us at the Pentagon that they were coming, however, I was planning on leaving anyway.
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Haven't they always had forced vaccinations in the military? I know my husband (who faints from shots) had to have quite a few before he was sent to Thailand and Korea and I, as a spouse, had to have certain vaccinations before going overseas with him. Not a vaccination but a test was the TB test when returning from England which showed I had been exposed to TB while I was there. I was glad to have that information.

I love vaccinations. I would so much rather have a shot than, polio, smallpox, diphtheria, tetanus, shingles. I wish they had a vaccination for the common cold but since they don't it doesn't bother me a bit to wear a mask when I go shopping during the winter. It may only lessen my chances of catching a cold, but every little bit helps. If nothing else the mask keeps my nose warm and that helps the immunity response.
 
I had it last month. I tested positive for ten days but only had symptoms for about 5 of those days. It did knock me out much like a bad cold. My sense of taste was strange for about 2 weeks after but all good now. I had thought I was "special" and would never get it. Serves me right to think that way 🙄

My dad is 92 and lives in a residential care home because he has dementia. They are very protective there but he and 5 others there currently have it. Thankfully my dad is asymptomatic and is doing well despite testing positive.

I know many in the past couple of years who have had COVID and each had their own different way of trying to avoid it ranging from taking all the vaccines and boosters to avoiding taking them but living a healthy lifestyle . I think most people will get it one way or another , just a question how it will affect each individual.
 

Nemo2 said:
How long, (and how much testing is involved) does it 'usually' take to develop vaccines:
https://www.businessinsider.com/how...accines-in-history-2020-7?op=1#yellow-fever-4

(Over the decades I've had shots for smallpox, cholera, typhoid, paratyphoid, yellow fever, rabies...etc, etc....all of which underwent extensive testing prior to being administered......Covid? Not so much.)
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My first concern about Covid vaccines was how quickly it became available, when it normally takes 10-12 years. That was one reason I decided not to get it. I'm not surprised that vaccinated people get Covid.
 
We, that's my wife and I, tested positive today. It manifested itself on me last Tuesday morning, my wife followed about twelve hours later. Apart from the first forty-eight hours, I have hardly noticed anything but whilst it bounced off me, it's really knocked my wife over although, today, she is showing a slight improvement. Having had no less than four covid inoculations and thinking that they gave protection, I am now of the opinion that they were no more than placebos.
 
horseless carriage said:
We, that's my wife and I, tested positive today. It manifested itself on me last Tuesday morning, my wife followed about twelve hours later. Apart from the first forty-eight hours, I have hardly noticed anything but whilst it bounced off me, it's really knocked my wife over although, today, she is showing a slight improvement. Having had no less than four covid inoculations and thinking that they gave protection, I am now of the opinion that they were no more than placebos.
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Very profitable placebos.
 
In Feb 2020 I had a unbelievably bad headache like never before, a migraine. The next day I got the chills. I went home and spent the next 3 days in bed. I was Ok like getting over the flu but had a queasy stomach for about 3 weeks so lost some weight.
I was never diagnosed but I'm sure that was covid.
 
hearlady said:
In Feb 2020 I had a unbelievably bad headache like never before, a migraine. The next day I got the chills. I went home and spent the next 3 days in bed. I was Ok like getting over the flu but had a queasy stomach for about 3 weeks so lost some weight.
I was never diagnosed but I'm sure that was covid.
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During my 3-4 days of Covid, I didn't eat much - not only because I just didn't feel like it, also because I couldn't taste anything. I've since gained back the 7 lbs. I lost. I didn't have them to spare.
 
Della said:
Haven't they always had forced vaccinations in the military? I know my husband (who faints from shots) had to have quite a few before he was sent to Thailand and Korea and I, as a spouse, had to have certain vaccinations before going overseas with him. Not a vaccination but a test was the TB test when returning from England which showed I had been exposed to TB while I was there. I was glad to have that information.

I love vaccinations. I would so much rather have a shot than, polio, smallpox, diphtheria, tetanus, shingles. I wish they had a vaccination for the common cold but since they don't it doesn't bother me a bit to wear a mask when I go shopping during the winter. It may only lessen my chances of catching a cold, but every little bit helps. If nothing else the mask keeps my nose warm and that helps the immunity response.
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NO! Not always. I think the vaccine may have been out somewhere around 6-8 months before the mandate was issued.
 
I got Covid just before Christmas, it was like a very heavy cold and left me feeling quite tired for some time. I was meant to be going to youngest son's house for Christmas Dinner so that had to be cancelled. However, good lad that he is, he was determined that I wasn't going to miss out and he doorstep delivered a lovely home cooked 3 course meal to me. :)
 
win231 said:
My first concern about Covid vaccines was how quickly it became available, when it normally takes 10-12 years. That was one reason I decided not to get it. I'm not surprised that vaccinated people get Covid.
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Just being vaccinated is not enough. Variants keep springing up, and they are the main reason for boosting. Keeping up with the boosts is essential. Those who don‘t boost and do it promptly are at great risk. It‘s those people, particularly the elderly, who are greatest risk. Those elderly who got an original vaccine, but never boosted are at great risk, and it’s their deaths that have led some to incorrectly believe that vaccination doesn't work or even causes deaths. The real problem is Not vaccination, but failure to follow up with the boosts.
 
ElCastor said:
Just being vaccinated is not enough. Variants keep springing up, and they are the main reason for boosting. Keeping up with the boosts is essential. Those who don‘t boost and do it promptly are at great risk. It‘s those people, particularly the elderly, who are greatest risk. Those elderly who got an original vaccine, but never boosted are at great risk, and it’s their deaths that have led some to incorrectly believe that vaccination doesn't work or even causes deaths. The real problem is Not vaccination, but failure to follow up with the boosts.
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Unfortunately, (as we've observed time & time again) those do boost are at the same risk as those who don't; indicated by the fact that they are getting just as sick, just as often as those who don't. And those who don't get vaccinated at all are also at the same risk as those who do. That's the reality of what has been happening, rather than a rationalized theory.
 
win231 said:
Unfortunately, (as we've observed time & time again) those do boost are at the same risk as those who don't; indicated by the fact that they are getting just as sick, just as often as those who don't. And those who don't get vaccinated at all are also at the same risk as those who do. That's the reality of what has been happening, rather than a rationalized theory.
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The elderly Are more likely to be vaccinated than younger members of the population, and because of their age are by far the most likely to die if infected. But, if they fail to get the latest boosts the initial vaccination is not sufficiently effective to prevent infection, and more importantly, death if infected. In that case it is easy to point out that they were vaccinated and died, but misses the point that they were not sufficiently boosted.

”Boosted Americans 97 times less likely to die of virus than unvaccinated; CDC predicts 75,000 more deaths by Feb. 26: Live COVID-19 updates”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...id-cases-mandates-vaccines-deaths/9308759002/
 
ElCastor said:
The elderly Are more likely to be vaccinated than younger members of the population, and because of their age are by far the most likely to die if infected. But, if they fail to get the latest boosts the initial vaccination is not sufficiently effective to prevent infection, and more importantly, death if infected. In that case it is easy to point out that they were vaccinated and died, but misses the point that they were not sufficiently boosted.

”Boosted Americans 97 times less likely to die of virus than unvaccinated; CDC predicts 75,000 more deaths by Feb. 26: Live COVID-19 updates”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...id-cases-mandates-vaccines-deaths/9308759002/
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The elderly are probably more likely to be vaccinated because they are more frightened of the virus than younger people. Of course, the older someone is, the more likely they are to die - but that applies to any illness, since we all have to die of something; we're not designed to last forever. The CDC can be expected to speak of the vaccine's benefits & protection; we can't expect them to say anything negative about a vaccine they've been pushing for 2 years.
 
squatting dog said:
Had a vaccine? nope
Had covid? nope
Had a cold? nope
wear a mask? nope
Same goes for wife and the rest of the family.
Know anyone who died from covid? nope... but I know someone who drowned and death was listed as covid.
And another who died of gastric issues (plus mega overweight, missing gall bladder, and diabetic) and his death also was listed as covid.
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The same for me.
I've never in my life been sick from a virus, nor have I ever found credible evidence that a virus exists.
However, doctors do exist, and most people do die in hospitals, especially the elderly.
Personally I don't go to either of them for that reason, and I don't watch any of their BS propaganda.
 
win231 said:
The elderly are probably more likely to be vaccinated because they are more frightened of the virus than younger people. Of course, the older someone is, the more likely they are to die - but that applies to any illness, since we all have to die of something; we're not designed to last forever. The CDC can be expected to speak of the vaccine's benefits & protection; we can't expect them to say anything negative about a vaccine they've been pushing for 2 years.
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The elderly are more motivated to vaccinate, and more importantly boost, because the elderly are more likely to die from Covid, or one of its variants. You can do as you like, but my wife and I will continue to boost at every opportunity.
 
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MarkinPhx said:
I had it last month. I tested positive for ten days but only had symptoms for about 5 of those days. It did knock me out much like a bad cold. My sense of taste was strange for about 2 weeks after but all good now. I had thought I was "special" and would never get it. Serves me right to think that way 🙄

My dad is 92 and lives in a residential care home because he has dementia. They are very protective there but he and 5 others there currently have it. Thankfully my dad is asymptomatic and is doing well despite testing positive.

I know many in the past couple of years who have had COVID and each had their own different way of trying to avoid it ranging from taking all the vaccines and boosters to avoiding taking them but living a healthy lifestyle . I think most people will get it one way or another , just a question how it will affect each individual.
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Yup, and it's just the luck of the draw on who will get a bad case and who won't. It's a gamble.
horseless carriage said:
We, that's my wife and I, tested positive today. It manifested itself on me last Tuesday morning, my wife followed about twelve hours later. Apart from the first forty-eight hours, I have hardly noticed anything but whilst it bounced off me, it's really knocked my wife over although, today, she is showing a slight improvement. Having had no less than four covid inoculations and thinking that they gave protection, I am now of the opinion that they were no more than placebos.
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It's easy to think that, but you don't know how you or your wife would have handled COVID if not vaccinated. The vaccine could have prevented both of you from needing to be intubated or from death.
win231 said:
Unfortunately, (as we've observed time & time again) those do boost are at the same risk as those who don't; indicated by the fact that they are getting just as sick, just as often as those who don't. And those who don't get vaccinated at all are also at the same risk as those who do. That's the reality of what has been happening, rather than a rationalized theory.
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Not the same risk factor. Those who are vaccinated are less likely to have a bad case or need hospitalization or death.
 
Adults average about 3 head colds a year. Until retiring in 2017, I worked decades in large hi tech corporate offices and labs with lots of sick people at times during winter since working while sick has unfortunately become a status quo. However have begun to come down with head colds many times but know how to knock colds out at earliest signs before they overwhelm my strong immune system and take hold. Greatly hate being sick.

For last 3 decades have had maybe just 3 or 4 head colds per decade and since retiring never sick including no COVID-19. Tested negative 3 times. All 3 vaccination shots. Yearly have flu shots and never afraid of vaccinations. Except for a non disease issue, very healthy, active, and fit, elite athlete all my adult life, low meat, never smoker, alcohol, caffeine user, or regular medicine or drug user. At age 74 still youthful with only minor amount of gray hair.
 
I had it not too long after it got here. I was sick as a dog for weeks. I think they gave me all kinds of medications, but I only spent 5 nights in the hospital on two different visits.
 
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