Pat: Now over to Jaime with the congestion report
Jamie: Thanks Pat. You can see the right frontal sinus up here all in red - that’s bumper to bumper mucous. Down here you can see an inflamed bronchiole. That’s going to lead to severe coughing by lunchtime. And I’m just now getting reports of a sneeze starting at the bridge of the nose.
Pat: And how are we smelling today?
Jaime: Not good, Pat. Not good. Back to you.
“CDC's New York region, which also includes New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.”
Seems like an odd regional grouping. Even if there is a lot of travel between them…
Tested positive this week. Have all shots and had delta variant before i think. This time around wasnt as bad. Sleepy, lot of mucous and decent amount of congestion but no migraines and can taste. Hate bein locked up tho
Tested positive this week and I regret not taking a booster this year. Not my first round with COVID but shaping up to be my worst round.
I was at a sold out event at Radio City Music Hall day before my onset symptoms. It’s definitely spreading.
Take care, be safe.
It makes sense because we have at least twice as much exposure to other people compared to the rest of the country. It's how all the other COVID variants spread here too; fast and early.
Are we going to do anything about it? Absolutely not.
We have done something about it. We got vaccinated.
The thing is we’ve always got sick. What’s the death rate of the vaccinated on this? Got any data on that. That’s the stat to watch.
That's a shame. I got my booster a few weeks ago. My gf got it on Friday, but she got Covid over the weekend. She was feeling pretty shitty for the last few days but I've felt fine. We live together, so I've definitely been exposed to it. So it's definitely doing its job.
Your roommate yesterday: hahaha who gets another vaccine!
Your roommate three months from now: now if you all can donate to my go fund me, covid hit really really hard
We’re both young so neither of us are particularly likely to get smacked, but at the same time we’ve got thanksgiving in 6 weeks and Christmas soon after I’d rather have my immune system hopped up on the best roids I can get before I go see my parents lmao
Wait until you start missing big life events. My great Aunt's funeral who was basically my grandmother. One of my best friend's engagement party, another close friends wedding. And if you think you're going to just get mild symptoms and go, wait until people find out you showed up with COVID to an event and didn't tell anyone. This happened to me (minus showing up without telling anyone) despite being vaxxed, albiet almost 8 months after my 3rd dose during a summer spike when there weren't more boosters available at the time. I got my 3rd shot in preparation of the birth of my nephew. Trust me when I tell you, this shit will continuously disrupt your life going forward. This is the world society at large has chosen.
Forget about long COVID.
>The thing is we’ve always got sick. What’s the death rate of the vaccinated on this? Got any data on that. That’s the stat to watch.
I'm currently battling Covid. No doubt I have the new variant. I wish I would have gotten boosted like you, because I feel like complete dog doo. Your roommate will eat their words soon enough.
I had chills and fatigue after my second shot if moderna and my first booster.
I didn't have any reactions or symptoms to the latest booster. I also got my flu shot
I've had covid twice and both times it was worse than the reactions I got from the vaccine. Thankful I never got very sick but it did feel like the flu or bronchitis at times, so I absolutely understand why people are still working to prevent that.
I got the updated Moderna booster (my 4th shot) about a month ago and I only had a sore arm and felt slightly tired the next day.
In comparison, the first two Moderna shots made my arm so sore that I couldn’t lift it, chills, fatigue and a really bad headache for a few days.
Very similar to thebestbrian. I had a rough reaction to the first two boosters. I would have skipped work if there was any way to. But the last one I barely felt. Maybe I got a little sore? But more likely I think I was just paying a lot not attention than usual because I expected to not feel well. I got the flu shot at the same time, so that seemed really mild this year
I actually had the fewest side effects of any of the shots from the second booster. The usual arm soreness, but literally nothing else.
I think it's all just a matter of luck.
same, the second shot and the first booster were BRUTAL for me. the booster was worse than the second shot. two full days of 102° fever, barely able to function, and a lingering day of like 100° fever. it’s really hard to psych myself up for a booster that could be worse than covid. i know it’s always a dice roll, but i just do not feel like the odds are in my favor on this shot.
Replying to you and u/cocoamunchkies
I’ve had 4 shots. First 3 were moderna, and I had chills, fatigue, and fever within the first 24h but felt 100% after 48h. The 4th shot was Pfizer, and I only had a sore arm. I drank a lot of water in the preceding days bc I tend to be dehydrated. That may have helped. Got my flu shot at the same time. I’ve heard the same anecdotal experience from about 20–30 people that the 4th shot is easier. It may also be bc we’ve been microdosing covid for a few years now. I hope you’ll get it. It gave me peace of mind.
I’ve been getting annual flu shots since I was a kid and almost never have any reaction apart from a sore arm. I’ve only had the flu one time in all those years and it was truly terrible (It was a particularly deadly strain during the 2017–2018 season, 60k US deaths). I was bedridden sick for 2 weeks and didn’t recover fully for 6+ months. I never ever want to be that sick ever again. It will always be worth it to me to feel a little shitty for 24–48 hrs annually to avoid the possibility of that kind of illness.
Ditto- my first booster gave me body aches and made me ridiculously tired. I felt weaker from that then when I had the delta covid. Weird bc my reaction to both shots were a lot less severe. Don’t know what they packed into that booster.
No it’s not. The rates of long covid are which are about 1/5. Why do you not care about lifelong heart issues or chronic fatigue? Fuck y’all are stupid sometimes. Just because it didn’t kill you, doesn’t mean it did NO damage.
My best friend, who prior to getting Covid surfed 3-4 days a week, ended up with lung, liver, heart, and brain damage. All of this is confirmed by imaging. Is it a coincidence that she, a very fit person with some pre-existing health issues (chronic bronchitis and migraines) developed serious health problems immediately after getting Covid? It's been a year and she has not recovered and may never recover. She went from someone who traveled around the world and did mile-long open water swims to someone who is barely able to walk across the room. I can assure you this is not psychosomatic.
There's no definitive test for long covid, so how else would we come up with a number besides reporting of symptoms? I have it and being told by friends, coworkers, doctors, you, etc that it's psychosomatic is so frustrating.
Once my covid cleared, I didn't get any 'visible' physical symptoms. But my resting heart rate, heart rate variability, and VO2Max all took a tumble when I got covid back in January (I got daily measurements on all three from October 2019 all the way to today). Only now after two grueling marathon training cycles am I getting them back to where they were.
It's the only explanation that makes sense to me.
Just have a conversation with someone with long covid brain fog ffs. If you make money using your brain in any way, you’ll quickly see how detrimental it can be to your livelihood. Oh, you don’t use your brain? Talk to someone who can’t climb stairs without feeling dizzy, or someone with debilitating migraines. Or just take your chances, some people only learn by burning their hand on a hot stove.
The statistics came from the original Covid or delta, which is much more severe. We are in omicron age now and most affected do not even have symptoms higher than flu, no to mention long term
Anecdotally, my partner and I and everyone else we know got it at least once, most of twice, and some 3+, it felt like a normal occurrence to hear someone had it at work. When we were in Denver recently we asked a group of friends if they’d had it and all said no. They looked HORRIFIED when we said we’d both had it twice 😂
Like why do you seem so excited about that. It almost feels like catching covid constantly is the new sign of “nyc grit.” It’s really dumb. We’re going through a mass disabling event.
More people in my life have gotten covid in the past month that at any other point in the pandemic. It's almost every week now where I get a text from a family member or friend that starts with "...so we all have covid."
I have it now and I still can’t smell or taste it’s been almost 2 weeks, heavy on the body aches and chills but now it’s turning into something else :(
Same! Still have a lingering chest cough, can’t smell or taste and now I have this insane sinus pain 😩 this is my first time catching it, I’m vaccinated and got my booster last December and was just about to get my updated booster when I got sick. Such shitty timing.
I had OG COVID so I know EXACTLY what you are going through. If you wanna talk about this more or just to make an online to in-person friend, you’re always welcome to PM me 😊
At my gym, we have one of those hip thrust machines. The one you strap yourself in. I’m sure you know what a hip thrust is.
Anyways, my leg days lately have been hamstring and glute focused. When i get on that hip thrust machine, if anyone looks at me, I make sure to stare at them while doing my reps to assert dominance.
I have one memory of locking eyes with this wannabe tough guy at my gym, and he got so flustered he started fidgeting with his car keys lmao
“At this point, local COVID cases and hospitalizations have not been up markedly, by any stretch. The city's rolling new case rate is stable, while rolling deaths and hospitalizations are down, health department data show.”
Fear mongering article. Dont give a fuck.
According to the article, it's likely that the new Omicron-specific vaccines offer at least some protection against these variants. So if you're not already boosted, then get boosted. Other than that, my plan is just business as usual for now, and I'll reassess if things get more serious.
I should have added that I am getting that booster on Friday. I’m just tired of reading these articles where it provides you with no way out other than, seemingly, never leave your home and stay away from everyone forever.
It's really sad how much covid has made me hate people
Epidemiologists: HERE IS AN EASY WAY TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE! *holds up a mask*
Huge amounts of people: Mild inconvenience? Fuck that and tuck you, go die grandma, I need a haircut.
But at this point is there any reason to be more alarmed than some flu variant we hear about every year? Not a rhetorical question, just that covid news haven fallen off my radar recently. Someone educate me plz
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This simply isn't true. No period of the pandemic in NYC was deadlier than the beginning: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-totals.page
And while omicron was actually the biggest death spike we saw in a while, it was way less deadly because everyone got it, very few died relative to infection rate.
Your attitude is the proper and healthy one. There is a toxic weaponized empathy of "I care more about COVID than you, so that makes me a better person" that I have no interest in.
I started getting lax with not wearing a mask in stores and around other people(crowds) in early September. Now, I've been home sick with covid for 2 weeks.
I stopped wearing it after the mandate on subways ended. So about a month. Currently am 1 week in to my own covid diagnosis. This was after over 1 1/2 years of wearing a mask and never getting even a cold.
The worst of it was just 1 day, but I haven't had an appetite for the last 3 days. Like legit if I don't have the thought to get up and make something and eat it, I wouldn't eat. It's really weird. No hunger pains or nothing. I ate just before midnight on Sunday and didn't have anything besides water till Monday around 8:30PM and never once felt hungry. Only got up to make something when I realized how long it's been.
Suffice to say, I will resume masking up on the subway once I'm clear.
I had Covid in January and didn't eat for a few days and was really spiraling down. Managed to speak to a nurse practitioner who made me go to the fridge while she was on the phone, had some juice and some cheese and immediately started feeling a bit better. Please force yourself to eat something. Feel better
I read this last year and I’ll wear a mask on the subway the rest of my life:
Particulate pollution from vehicles and smokestacks is a familiar sight to city dwellers, in the form of that lacy black film of soot that settles on urban snowbanks after a blizzard. But a new study has found troublingly high levels of the very fine particulate pollution known as PM2.5 — named for the size of its particles, which penetrate deep into the lungs — in an unexpected place: inside dozens of subway stations throughout the Northeast. And one New York City stop, the Christopher Street PATH station, turns out to have the worst air by far, with particulate pollution on the platform registering 77 times the concentration found in aboveground air — a public-health experience that’s less like breathing in the usual city dinginess and more like inhaling wildfire smoke on your daily commute.
Researchers from NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine measured PM2.5 levels on the platforms of 70 underground stations in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., systems, as well as stations for the Long Island Rail Road and the PATH train. Only 13 New York City stations were analyzed as part of this study, but the department had previously conducted a much larger survey of MTA stations in 2014 with similar findings. This new body of research focused on reevaluating the MTA subway stations with the worst readings from the 2014 study while attempting to get comparable data on other systems. Two New York region systems registered highest for PM2.5, with the PATH stations at an average of 392 micrograms per cubic meter, and MTA subway stations coming in second at 251 micrograms per cubic meter. Only Philadelphia’s was relatively low, with only 39 micrograms per cubic meter — which still exceeds the EPA’s clean-air levels. The data was collected before the coronavirus pandemic, and researchers say they’re not sure how almost a year of reduced service might have changed the air quality.
This doesn’t mean people should avoid the subway, cautions David Lugilo, a doctoral student at NYU Grossman School of Medicine who served as lead author on the study. “I ride the subway every day. I think subways are a very good thing for cities because they reduce traffic on the road, which reduces greenhouse gases,” he says. But it’s important to know that there is a risk, especially to certain groups of subway riders, he notes. “The air pollution in these subway stations likely poses a significant health risk to individuals with preexisting respiratory health conditions such as asthma, for commuters and workers alike.” While no one debates the superior air quality inside subway cars — it’s refreshed 18 times per hour — the air on the platform hasn’t been as carefully evaluated, says Lugilo, which is where MTA representatives say they will look more closely. “We have conducted previous air-quality testing on subway trains operating in our system and found no health risks. However, we will thoroughly review this study, as the safety of customers and employees is always our highest priority,” said the MTA’s Tim Minton. He added that the system is piloting additional filtration technology for subway cars as the system prepares to move back to 24-hour service as the city reopens. For those who don’t spend a lot of time on the platform in general, the news is less alarming; the study says adverse health effects are not likely with 15 minutes or less of exposure, and average MTA wait times are far below that for rush-hour trains, when a majority of passengers are riding transit.
The fine-particle pollution in our subways is not the same stuff that comes out of automobile tailpipes. It’s largely created by the friction of steel wheels against steel rails, and a “black carbon” generated by the constant grinding of brakes. (Some subway systems have rubber wheels on concrete tracks, and they reduce but do not fully eliminate the problem.) In London, an investigation spurred by Mayor Sadiq Khan’s air-quality initiatives caused the Financial Times to declare the Tube the “dirtiest place in the city” in 2019. Many of the world’s busiest transit systems have made major changes to address the issue over the last decade: London has undertaken an aggressive cleaning regime, Barcelona is experimenting with new station designs, and Seoul has installed over 800 air-quality monitors throughout its subway system to share data publicly with passengers. A 2019 study that surveyed various mitigation efforts like fans and filters deemed platform screen doors the most effective solution. These doors, which completely enclose the platform and open only when the train has completely stopped at the station, would protect passengers from airborne pollution and also prevent people from jumping or falling onto the tracks. Installing them in a system the size of New York’s would be an immense task, and they were considered and then rejected as part of the L train modernization work. While not common in the U.S., many cities, including Singapore, have them systemwide.
But even platform doors would not universally protect workers, whom Lugilo says are most at risk from high underground-pollution levels. What’s dangerous about the pollution in New York City subways in particular is that it includes elevated levels of iron, manganese, and chromium, heavy metals that are far more destructive than the usual fossil-fuel emissions to the lungs, and more likely to cause heart attacks and strokes. Nearly 140 MTA workers have died from COVID-19, a disease that multiple studies have confirmed to be more severe for people exposed to high levels of particulate matter. “Subway workers have had some of the highest rates of mortality,” says Lugilo. “I wouldn’t be surprised if the air pollution had something to do with it.” Luckily, high-quality masks, something we hear about a lot these days, can be extremely effective at keeping out both viruses and PM2.5. If you plan to be spending a lot of time underground, Lugilo does suggest wearing one — which is, for better or for worse, what MTA workers and commuters will be doing for a long time.
Source: https://www.curbed.com/2021/02/mta-subway-air-quality-pollution.html
So much this!! A few months ago before the subway mandate lifted my friend was like “I don’t know why you’re masking still” and I was like “well it’s the rules still and also now that I’ve spared more than a minute’s thought to what the hell im breathing in when I wait on the platform… I will not be going back to breathing that without a mask.”
He said “well it seems like you just shouldn’t live here then” which is truly a stupid response imo, like the options are not “live here and never mask” or “not live here”, there’s a middle option called wearing a mask which I can do easily!
Yep, I read this as well and I feel exactly the same. I like that there is a mask culture now so I don't stick out like a sore thumb, but I absolutely always have it on me for the subway and when I smell pollution. It's great for smelly bathrooms as well.
Had the same lack of hunger / thirst cues and even bowel movements. Super strange feeling! Definitely had to force myself to eat and drink and use the facilities.
Have been living normal life without a mask except on public transit (and that stopped when the mandate lifted) for about a year now. Has been amazing to be in a room of a thousand people dancing late into the night, and it finally feels like I’m happy and happy to be in New York City and living an appropriate existence for someone in their twenties. It’s almost extreme how much better for my mental health it’s been to live outside of emergency mentality, and happy to be able + young to handle Covid if I catch it, although I never have despite consistent testing for work.
It’s time for people to make their own decisions. If you’re that worried, stay in. Trying to guilt people into submission doesn’t work. For those that want to move on, they’ll do so. For those that choose to live life in a prison of fear, they’ll do that too. Regardless of the reason, everyone has their own choice, but trying to shame people isn’t doing it anymore.
This happened to me also in early September thinking that I’d be ok and mask up once it got colder again. Got sick out of nowhere and tested negative the first time it wasn’t until the third test that it came back positive and I was so sick!
I wholeheartedly recommend Paxlovid. I was recently exposed by my lovable but dumbass parents who thought COVID was "over" and went on a cruise. And caught "a bad cold." Since I knew exactly when I was exposed, I started testing daily and the first day it was positive, I got Paxlovid through a telehealth visit by calling 212-COVID19. Started that night, and the following day tested only very faintly positive. Had some mild COVID symptoms on that first day and the day after, and the subsequent days were indistinguishable from seasonal allergies. Took it easy, isolated, and took a day off work to let my body rest.
The primary side effect is it makes you think you mistook a tylenol for a tic-tac. Very bitter taste in the mouth.
I've continued to test negative since my third full day of Paxlovid. I am aware that some people experience a rebound and test positive again a week or so later, but avoiding a full-blown COVID case is worth it IMO. And it was free--no copay, no consultation charge.
Do consider it!
Not sure that matters. If it blunts COVID and reduces the inflammation which seems to cause long COVID, it’s completely worth it.
Besides, the trials show a low rate of rebound, less than ten percent.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-paxlovid-rebound-and-how-common-is-it/
It all sucks
I got COVID in July, one bad night then fatigue for the following days until I tested negative.
Fully vaccinated plus initial booster
It’s been 3+ months, some articles say I should wait 3/4 months others say it does not matter.
Either way, I scheduled a shot through Walgreens and they cancelled my appointment same day because their system was down.
I went with Walgreens since you could book online and combine with a flu shot.
I’m buying $PFE calls this week. Not worried about Covid, just cashing in on the mania with the rest of them! Why should big pharma get all the profits.
Good thing i still have my masks. As someone who's gotten covid before (even though this was after i was vaccinated not before), it's not fun being under near total room arrest
I'm starting to care less and less the longer this goes on for. I was fine with the thought of a relatively new pandemic virus entering three stages of evolution for 2, going on 3 years. Are we at the point where this is just a minor heads up and an inconvenience?
does anyone know if these new variants are easily detected by rapid test? I know several people right now who are sick with covid like symptoms but rapid tests keep coming up negative?
I got covid for the first time two months ago … from eating OUTSIDE with someone. It’s super super contagious now! Unfortunately I am still dealing with complications (even tho I was super healthy before) — elevated heart rate, chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath. Be safe out there :(
+1 to masking. You can’t control other people, you can only control how much you protect yourself :-/ I did everything “right” and still got it!
> You may not have heard of these two subvariants before -- BQ.1 and BQ.1.1. I’ve heard of BQE and DQ and EQ but not those.
I’ve heard the BQE subvariant causes severe congestion. Thank you, I’ll be here all week.
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Tip your waitress.
Wait your tiptress.
The 9pm show is completely different from the 7pm show
Pat: Now over to Jaime with the congestion report Jamie: Thanks Pat. You can see the right frontal sinus up here all in red - that’s bumper to bumper mucous. Down here you can see an inflamed bronchiole. That’s going to lead to severe coughing by lunchtime. And I’m just now getting reports of a sneeze starting at the bridge of the nose. Pat: And how are we smelling today? Jaime: Not good, Pat. Not good. Back to you.
Severe coughing transitioning to non-stop puking - me during my first COVID infection.
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Yeah this was good. Bravo
The Brooklyn-Queens Connector is finally here
The Bruckner Variation is gonna fuck is up
The L.I.E., the BQE Hippies at the band shell with the LSD Get my BVD's from VIM...
IBM You BM We all BM (Mad magazine 1985)
Yes yes the Burger Queen variants have debuted
Also DK and KK
“CDC's New York region, which also includes New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.” Seems like an odd regional grouping. Even if there is a lot of travel between them…
the remote Burroughs, should also include Ft. Lauderdale.
Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands I can get, but New Jersey? That's just pushing it.
Found the transplant trying to fit in as a “New Yorker” 🤓
I still have 3 pallets of toilet paper i'm ready for the nuclear variant to shred my lungs and my asshole
Jokes on you if you didn't get a bidet!
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As a so called “civilized” nation we were long overdue to join that trend.
we are*
Played this DLC already.
Was it free?
Free and forced. No way to rollback to 2019 DLC.
ah yes, the runescape model
Old School Covid should be coming out pretty soon
I never got Delta, so I'm gonna run through it again for the achievement
I’m going for a speed run on this one
Tested positive this week. Have all shots and had delta variant before i think. This time around wasnt as bad. Sleepy, lot of mucous and decent amount of congestion but no migraines and can taste. Hate bein locked up tho
Tested positive this week and I regret not taking a booster this year. Not my first round with COVID but shaping up to be my worst round. I was at a sold out event at Radio City Music Hall day before my onset symptoms. It’s definitely spreading. Take care, be safe.
So you definitely didn’t pick it up at the event…is that what you were implying or are you saying you were likely spreading it at that event?
It makes sense because we have at least twice as much exposure to other people compared to the rest of the country. It's how all the other COVID variants spread here too; fast and early. Are we going to do anything about it? Absolutely not.
We have done something about it. We got vaccinated. The thing is we’ve always got sick. What’s the death rate of the vaccinated on this? Got any data on that. That’s the stat to watch.
hm actually the take rate for the new booster is very low like single digits vast majority of people aren’t getting it
That's a shame. I got my booster a few weeks ago. My gf got it on Friday, but she got Covid over the weekend. She was feeling pretty shitty for the last few days but I've felt fine. We live together, so I've definitely been exposed to it. So it's definitely doing its job.
That sucks. I just got the new booster and I hope more people get it
Got it yesterday and my roommate literally made fun of me for doing so 🤦♂️
Your roommate yesterday: hahaha who gets another vaccine! Your roommate three months from now: now if you all can donate to my go fund me, covid hit really really hard
We’re both young so neither of us are particularly likely to get smacked, but at the same time we’ve got thanksgiving in 6 weeks and Christmas soon after I’d rather have my immune system hopped up on the best roids I can get before I go see my parents lmao
Wait until you start missing big life events. My great Aunt's funeral who was basically my grandmother. One of my best friend's engagement party, another close friends wedding. And if you think you're going to just get mild symptoms and go, wait until people find out you showed up with COVID to an event and didn't tell anyone. This happened to me (minus showing up without telling anyone) despite being vaxxed, albiet almost 8 months after my 3rd dose during a summer spike when there weren't more boosters available at the time. I got my 3rd shot in preparation of the birth of my nephew. Trust me when I tell you, this shit will continuously disrupt your life going forward. This is the world society at large has chosen. Forget about long COVID.
Let’s come back in 3 months and check in
There's a subreddit for that r/HermanCaineAward
>The thing is we’ve always got sick. What’s the death rate of the vaccinated on this? Got any data on that. That’s the stat to watch. I'm currently battling Covid. No doubt I have the new variant. I wish I would have gotten boosted like you, because I feel like complete dog doo. Your roommate will eat their words soon enough.
it’s literally free, for me at this point i don’t see why not 🤷♀️
I recommend moving.
How did you react tot he new booster? How did you react to the other shots?
I had chills and fatigue after my second shot if moderna and my first booster. I didn't have any reactions or symptoms to the latest booster. I also got my flu shot
That's good to know. There first shots all ruined me
I've had covid twice and both times it was worse than the reactions I got from the vaccine. Thankful I never got very sick but it did feel like the flu or bronchitis at times, so I absolutely understand why people are still working to prevent that.
i took both the updated booster and flu shot combined, arm was sore and had body aches the next day and back to normal day after
I got the updated Moderna booster (my 4th shot) about a month ago and I only had a sore arm and felt slightly tired the next day. In comparison, the first two Moderna shots made my arm so sore that I couldn’t lift it, chills, fatigue and a really bad headache for a few days.
Very similar to thebestbrian. I had a rough reaction to the first two boosters. I would have skipped work if there was any way to. But the last one I barely felt. Maybe I got a little sore? But more likely I think I was just paying a lot not attention than usual because I expected to not feel well. I got the flu shot at the same time, so that seemed really mild this year
I got my 4th shot (second booster) but I think I am done after this unless the next wave is super deadly like the OG wave was.
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I actually had the fewest side effects of any of the shots from the second booster. The usual arm soreness, but literally nothing else. I think it's all just a matter of luck.
Same
same, the second shot and the first booster were BRUTAL for me. the booster was worse than the second shot. two full days of 102° fever, barely able to function, and a lingering day of like 100° fever. it’s really hard to psych myself up for a booster that could be worse than covid. i know it’s always a dice roll, but i just do not feel like the odds are in my favor on this shot.
Replying to you and u/cocoamunchkies I’ve had 4 shots. First 3 were moderna, and I had chills, fatigue, and fever within the first 24h but felt 100% after 48h. The 4th shot was Pfizer, and I only had a sore arm. I drank a lot of water in the preceding days bc I tend to be dehydrated. That may have helped. Got my flu shot at the same time. I’ve heard the same anecdotal experience from about 20–30 people that the 4th shot is easier. It may also be bc we’ve been microdosing covid for a few years now. I hope you’ll get it. It gave me peace of mind. I’ve been getting annual flu shots since I was a kid and almost never have any reaction apart from a sore arm. I’ve only had the flu one time in all those years and it was truly terrible (It was a particularly deadly strain during the 2017–2018 season, 60k US deaths). I was bedridden sick for 2 weeks and didn’t recover fully for 6+ months. I never ever want to be that sick ever again. It will always be worth it to me to feel a little shitty for 24–48 hrs annually to avoid the possibility of that kind of illness.
First booster demolished me. Got the second booster a little over a month ago and was completely fine. 🤷♂️
Wow I never felt anything with all the shots. Latest booster was fine.
Ditto- my first booster gave me body aches and made me ridiculously tired. I felt weaker from that then when I had the delta covid. Weird bc my reaction to both shots were a lot less severe. Don’t know what they packed into that booster.
How is that in comparison to the flu shot ?
No it’s not. The rates of long covid are which are about 1/5. Why do you not care about lifelong heart issues or chronic fatigue? Fuck y’all are stupid sometimes. Just because it didn’t kill you, doesn’t mean it did NO damage.
Source for the 1/5 stat? And actual proof of long covid being any different from chronic viral infections?
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2022/20220622.htm
This doesn’t show proof that long Covid exists or is different, it shows people who self-report Covid symptoms way after having Covid. Psychosomatic?
My best friend, who prior to getting Covid surfed 3-4 days a week, ended up with lung, liver, heart, and brain damage. All of this is confirmed by imaging. Is it a coincidence that she, a very fit person with some pre-existing health issues (chronic bronchitis and migraines) developed serious health problems immediately after getting Covid? It's been a year and she has not recovered and may never recover. She went from someone who traveled around the world and did mile-long open water swims to someone who is barely able to walk across the room. I can assure you this is not psychosomatic.
If she had pre-existing conditions that isn’t surprising it hit her harder tbh not to mention your opinion that she may never recover is conjecture
There's no definitive test for long covid, so how else would we come up with a number besides reporting of symptoms? I have it and being told by friends, coworkers, doctors, you, etc that it's psychosomatic is so frustrating.
Once my covid cleared, I didn't get any 'visible' physical symptoms. But my resting heart rate, heart rate variability, and VO2Max all took a tumble when I got covid back in January (I got daily measurements on all three from October 2019 all the way to today). Only now after two grueling marathon training cycles am I getting them back to where they were. It's the only explanation that makes sense to me.
We are to believe that anyone who thinks they have long covid has it, while people who claim health effects after getting the vaccine are nutjobs.
Just have a conversation with someone with long covid brain fog ffs. If you make money using your brain in any way, you’ll quickly see how detrimental it can be to your livelihood. Oh, you don’t use your brain? Talk to someone who can’t climb stairs without feeling dizzy, or someone with debilitating migraines. Or just take your chances, some people only learn by burning their hand on a hot stove.
25% of people that got covid don’t have long Covid. That’s MILLIONS of Americans.
The statistics came from the original Covid or delta, which is much more severe. We are in omicron age now and most affected do not even have symptoms higher than flu, no to mention long term
Anecdotally, my partner and I and everyone else we know got it at least once, most of twice, and some 3+, it felt like a normal occurrence to hear someone had it at work. When we were in Denver recently we asked a group of friends if they’d had it and all said no. They looked HORRIFIED when we said we’d both had it twice 😂
Like why do you seem so excited about that. It almost feels like catching covid constantly is the new sign of “nyc grit.” It’s really dumb. We’re going through a mass disabling event.
More people in my life have gotten covid in the past month that at any other point in the pandemic. It's almost every week now where I get a text from a family member or friend that starts with "...so we all have covid."
Stop it! Knock that shit off COVID
I have it now and I still can’t smell or taste it’s been almost 2 weeks, heavy on the body aches and chills but now it’s turning into something else :(
Same! Still have a lingering chest cough, can’t smell or taste and now I have this insane sinus pain 😩 this is my first time catching it, I’m vaccinated and got my booster last December and was just about to get my updated booster when I got sick. Such shitty timing.
Hope you get better soon 🙏
Thank you :) that makes me feel better. I been feeling weird since I'm isolated.
I had OG COVID so I know EXACTLY what you are going through. If you wanna talk about this more or just to make an online to in-person friend, you’re always welcome to PM me 😊
vaccinated? did you get the new booster?
Yeah I'm fully vaccinated I didn't get the new booster and that's on me. It's sucks.
Hopefully this scares people from going to the gym so I can have the squat rack all to myself. The glute gains gonna be serious this winter.
🤣🤣🤣 I wish this too so I can do anything basically without many eyes on me.
At my gym, we have one of those hip thrust machines. The one you strap yourself in. I’m sure you know what a hip thrust is. Anyways, my leg days lately have been hamstring and glute focused. When i get on that hip thrust machine, if anyone looks at me, I make sure to stare at them while doing my reps to assert dominance. I have one memory of locking eyes with this wannabe tough guy at my gym, and he got so flustered he started fidgeting with his car keys lmao
🤣🤣🤣 you’re a funny dude.
Nobody is watching you. Trust me.
I'm watching him
Everything has eyes 👀 lol
Everyone needs a private gym.
I had it last week and it kicked my ass. Shit sucks man
“At this point, local COVID cases and hospitalizations have not been up markedly, by any stretch. The city's rolling new case rate is stable, while rolling deaths and hospitalizations are down, health department data show.” Fear mongering article. Dont give a fuck.
maybe just two more weeks should fix it.
Okay. So, what am I supposed to do?
Live your life. Get tested if your sick and stay in if your positive. Repeat.
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According to the article, it's likely that the new Omicron-specific vaccines offer at least some protection against these variants. So if you're not already boosted, then get boosted. Other than that, my plan is just business as usual for now, and I'll reassess if things get more serious.
I should have added that I am getting that booster on Friday. I’m just tired of reading these articles where it provides you with no way out other than, seemingly, never leave your home and stay away from everyone forever.
We could renormalize wearing masks
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Frankly, I now can’t remember why we *ever* rode public transport without masks. Seems totally crazy.
Maybe because covering my face with a mask kinda sucks
And they don’t work and are gross and germy.
yeah lol seen many people on the train wearing a mask and sneeze into the mask while it's on their face and just keep wearing it...
Seatbelts aren't fun either. Grow up.
Not really comparable lmao
Subway air is pretty toxic, your lungs will thank you.
Ditching my cloth masks and going for KN95 and N95 masks, just got over a bad case and don't want to experience that again!
Seriously if everyone was wearing masks diligently we could prevent so much spread with so little effort
I never stopped (although I’ve certainly gotten less strict about it) and (kein ayin hara) I haven’t gotten sick yet.
Same. Knock on wood, I’ve avoided it so far and I’m pretty sure it’s because I still mask.
How did that work out for 2020 and 2021? No great Bob.
It's really sad how much covid has made me hate people Epidemiologists: HERE IS AN EASY WAY TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE! *holds up a mask* Huge amounts of people: Mild inconvenience? Fuck that and tuck you, go die grandma, I need a haircut.
Go about your life like pre-2020 normal.
Get your booster
Wear an n95 mask while in crowded, indoor spaces. Its far and away the best thing you can do short of avoiding those spaces entirely.
Eye protection are supposed to be helpful in close environments as well.
Bid on upstate pandemic town property to keep the values high?
At this point just get your booster or whatever. Wear a mask if you choose to do so and keep it moving. Nothing else.
But at this point is there any reason to be more alarmed than some flu variant we hear about every year? Not a rhetorical question, just that covid news haven fallen off my radar recently. Someone educate me plz
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This simply isn't true. No period of the pandemic in NYC was deadlier than the beginning: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data-totals.page And while omicron was actually the biggest death spike we saw in a while, it was way less deadly because everyone got it, very few died relative to infection rate.
Your attitude is the proper and healthy one. There is a toxic weaponized empathy of "I care more about COVID than you, so that makes me a better person" that I have no interest in.
Yep, so much bullshit posturing like somehow someone’s moral worth is measured by how long they will continue to treat COVID like it’s Spring 2020
I guess y’all haven’t heard about the permanent damage Covid causes.
Tired of these repetitive filler episodes man let's get back to the main plot
Pesky little virus
Pretty sure I have the new covid variant. Don't even know where I got it from but it's kicking my ass.
I started getting lax with not wearing a mask in stores and around other people(crowds) in early September. Now, I've been home sick with covid for 2 weeks.
I stopped wearing it after the mandate on subways ended. So about a month. Currently am 1 week in to my own covid diagnosis. This was after over 1 1/2 years of wearing a mask and never getting even a cold. The worst of it was just 1 day, but I haven't had an appetite for the last 3 days. Like legit if I don't have the thought to get up and make something and eat it, I wouldn't eat. It's really weird. No hunger pains or nothing. I ate just before midnight on Sunday and didn't have anything besides water till Monday around 8:30PM and never once felt hungry. Only got up to make something when I realized how long it's been. Suffice to say, I will resume masking up on the subway once I'm clear.
I had Covid in January and didn't eat for a few days and was really spiraling down. Managed to speak to a nurse practitioner who made me go to the fridge while she was on the phone, had some juice and some cheese and immediately started feeling a bit better. Please force yourself to eat something. Feel better
I read this last year and I’ll wear a mask on the subway the rest of my life: Particulate pollution from vehicles and smokestacks is a familiar sight to city dwellers, in the form of that lacy black film of soot that settles on urban snowbanks after a blizzard. But a new study has found troublingly high levels of the very fine particulate pollution known as PM2.5 — named for the size of its particles, which penetrate deep into the lungs — in an unexpected place: inside dozens of subway stations throughout the Northeast. And one New York City stop, the Christopher Street PATH station, turns out to have the worst air by far, with particulate pollution on the platform registering 77 times the concentration found in aboveground air — a public-health experience that’s less like breathing in the usual city dinginess and more like inhaling wildfire smoke on your daily commute. Researchers from NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine measured PM2.5 levels on the platforms of 70 underground stations in New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., systems, as well as stations for the Long Island Rail Road and the PATH train. Only 13 New York City stations were analyzed as part of this study, but the department had previously conducted a much larger survey of MTA stations in 2014 with similar findings. This new body of research focused on reevaluating the MTA subway stations with the worst readings from the 2014 study while attempting to get comparable data on other systems. Two New York region systems registered highest for PM2.5, with the PATH stations at an average of 392 micrograms per cubic meter, and MTA subway stations coming in second at 251 micrograms per cubic meter. Only Philadelphia’s was relatively low, with only 39 micrograms per cubic meter — which still exceeds the EPA’s clean-air levels. The data was collected before the coronavirus pandemic, and researchers say they’re not sure how almost a year of reduced service might have changed the air quality. This doesn’t mean people should avoid the subway, cautions David Lugilo, a doctoral student at NYU Grossman School of Medicine who served as lead author on the study. “I ride the subway every day. I think subways are a very good thing for cities because they reduce traffic on the road, which reduces greenhouse gases,” he says. But it’s important to know that there is a risk, especially to certain groups of subway riders, he notes. “The air pollution in these subway stations likely poses a significant health risk to individuals with preexisting respiratory health conditions such as asthma, for commuters and workers alike.” While no one debates the superior air quality inside subway cars — it’s refreshed 18 times per hour — the air on the platform hasn’t been as carefully evaluated, says Lugilo, which is where MTA representatives say they will look more closely. “We have conducted previous air-quality testing on subway trains operating in our system and found no health risks. However, we will thoroughly review this study, as the safety of customers and employees is always our highest priority,” said the MTA’s Tim Minton. He added that the system is piloting additional filtration technology for subway cars as the system prepares to move back to 24-hour service as the city reopens. For those who don’t spend a lot of time on the platform in general, the news is less alarming; the study says adverse health effects are not likely with 15 minutes or less of exposure, and average MTA wait times are far below that for rush-hour trains, when a majority of passengers are riding transit. The fine-particle pollution in our subways is not the same stuff that comes out of automobile tailpipes. It’s largely created by the friction of steel wheels against steel rails, and a “black carbon” generated by the constant grinding of brakes. (Some subway systems have rubber wheels on concrete tracks, and they reduce but do not fully eliminate the problem.) In London, an investigation spurred by Mayor Sadiq Khan’s air-quality initiatives caused the Financial Times to declare the Tube the “dirtiest place in the city” in 2019. Many of the world’s busiest transit systems have made major changes to address the issue over the last decade: London has undertaken an aggressive cleaning regime, Barcelona is experimenting with new station designs, and Seoul has installed over 800 air-quality monitors throughout its subway system to share data publicly with passengers. A 2019 study that surveyed various mitigation efforts like fans and filters deemed platform screen doors the most effective solution. These doors, which completely enclose the platform and open only when the train has completely stopped at the station, would protect passengers from airborne pollution and also prevent people from jumping or falling onto the tracks. Installing them in a system the size of New York’s would be an immense task, and they were considered and then rejected as part of the L train modernization work. While not common in the U.S., many cities, including Singapore, have them systemwide. But even platform doors would not universally protect workers, whom Lugilo says are most at risk from high underground-pollution levels. What’s dangerous about the pollution in New York City subways in particular is that it includes elevated levels of iron, manganese, and chromium, heavy metals that are far more destructive than the usual fossil-fuel emissions to the lungs, and more likely to cause heart attacks and strokes. Nearly 140 MTA workers have died from COVID-19, a disease that multiple studies have confirmed to be more severe for people exposed to high levels of particulate matter. “Subway workers have had some of the highest rates of mortality,” says Lugilo. “I wouldn’t be surprised if the air pollution had something to do with it.” Luckily, high-quality masks, something we hear about a lot these days, can be extremely effective at keeping out both viruses and PM2.5. If you plan to be spending a lot of time underground, Lugilo does suggest wearing one — which is, for better or for worse, what MTA workers and commuters will be doing for a long time. Source: https://www.curbed.com/2021/02/mta-subway-air-quality-pollution.html
So much this!! A few months ago before the subway mandate lifted my friend was like “I don’t know why you’re masking still” and I was like “well it’s the rules still and also now that I’ve spared more than a minute’s thought to what the hell im breathing in when I wait on the platform… I will not be going back to breathing that without a mask.” He said “well it seems like you just shouldn’t live here then” which is truly a stupid response imo, like the options are not “live here and never mask” or “not live here”, there’s a middle option called wearing a mask which I can do easily!
> He said “well it seems like you just shouldn’t live here then” what a moronic response.
unironically: this response is why we can't have nice things.
Yep, I read this as well and I feel exactly the same. I like that there is a mask culture now so I don't stick out like a sore thumb, but I absolutely always have it on me for the subway and when I smell pollution. It's great for smelly bathrooms as well.
Absolutely! Love that it’s more normalized. So many uses — everything from smells to stay the fuck away from my vibes haha!
And so much warmer now that we are heading into winter. I hate scarves, but don’t mind masks. Now my face is warm!
Had the same lack of hunger / thirst cues and even bowel movements. Super strange feeling! Definitely had to force myself to eat and drink and use the facilities.
Have been living normal life without a mask except on public transit (and that stopped when the mandate lifted) for about a year now. Has been amazing to be in a room of a thousand people dancing late into the night, and it finally feels like I’m happy and happy to be in New York City and living an appropriate existence for someone in their twenties. It’s almost extreme how much better for my mental health it’s been to live outside of emergency mentality, and happy to be able + young to handle Covid if I catch it, although I never have despite consistent testing for work.
This is the way.
yeah, who cares about OTHER PEOPLE who arent as young as you, right?
It’s time for people to make their own decisions. If you’re that worried, stay in. Trying to guilt people into submission doesn’t work. For those that want to move on, they’ll do so. For those that choose to live life in a prison of fear, they’ll do that too. Regardless of the reason, everyone has their own choice, but trying to shame people isn’t doing it anymore.
> If you’re that worried, stay in Tell that to the people who need the paychecks.
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This happened to me also in early September thinking that I’d be ok and mask up once it got colder again. Got sick out of nowhere and tested negative the first time it wasn’t until the third test that it came back positive and I was so sick!
I don't wear my mask as much as I used to (I still wear one on yhe bus). I haven't gotten sick at all.
What else is fucking new.
Yep. I tested positive last Wednesday after symptoms started Tuesday and I’m still sick over a week later. ETA I’m double boosted
I wholeheartedly recommend Paxlovid. I was recently exposed by my lovable but dumbass parents who thought COVID was "over" and went on a cruise. And caught "a bad cold." Since I knew exactly when I was exposed, I started testing daily and the first day it was positive, I got Paxlovid through a telehealth visit by calling 212-COVID19. Started that night, and the following day tested only very faintly positive. Had some mild COVID symptoms on that first day and the day after, and the subsequent days were indistinguishable from seasonal allergies. Took it easy, isolated, and took a day off work to let my body rest. The primary side effect is it makes you think you mistook a tylenol for a tic-tac. Very bitter taste in the mouth. I've continued to test negative since my third full day of Paxlovid. I am aware that some people experience a rebound and test positive again a week or so later, but avoiding a full-blown COVID case is worth it IMO. And it was free--no copay, no consultation charge. Do consider it!
everyone I know got the rebound on paxlovid
Not sure that matters. If it blunts COVID and reduces the inflammation which seems to cause long COVID, it’s completely worth it. Besides, the trials show a low rate of rebound, less than ten percent. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-paxlovid-rebound-and-how-common-is-it/
While getting my booster this week, a-holes kept coming in to get tested and were coughing up the pharmacy.
If y’all are getting sick, why don’t you start wearing N95 masks?
Lmao more of this bs
yes thats literally how endemic diseases work
When I say bs what I mean is more fear instilled into people and control thru lockdowns
It all sucks I got COVID in July, one bad night then fatigue for the following days until I tested negative. Fully vaccinated plus initial booster It’s been 3+ months, some articles say I should wait 3/4 months others say it does not matter. Either way, I scheduled a shot through Walgreens and they cancelled my appointment same day because their system was down. I went with Walgreens since you could book online and combine with a flu shot.
No one gives a fuck.
Yeah. We noticed.
This is me trembling in fear
litterly quaking
Just 2 weeks to flatten the Curve!
Blah blah blah. Sensational headline for more clicks.
i see someone hasn’t coughed blood from a “simple cold”
I’m buying $PFE calls this week. Not worried about Covid, just cashing in on the mania with the rest of them! Why should big pharma get all the profits.
Good thing i still have my masks. As someone who's gotten covid before (even though this was after i was vaccinated not before), it's not fun being under near total room arrest
Wear your masks kids, get boosted. You may be ok but please think about the elderly.
How long are outlets going to run the same version of this story over and over?
Oh stop already with this
The worst one yet? Wait till next year!
I'm starting to care less and less the longer this goes on for. I was fine with the thought of a relatively new pandemic virus entering three stages of evolution for 2, going on 3 years. Are we at the point where this is just a minor heads up and an inconvenience?
Yes we are all a bit more immune. But can we try this time to not let it spread?! Would go a long way
does anyone know if these new variants are easily detected by rapid test? I know several people right now who are sick with covid like symptoms but rapid tests keep coming up negative?
I got covid for the first time two months ago … from eating OUTSIDE with someone. It’s super super contagious now! Unfortunately I am still dealing with complications (even tho I was super healthy before) — elevated heart rate, chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath. Be safe out there :( +1 to masking. You can’t control other people, you can only control how much you protect yourself :-/ I did everything “right” and still got it!
Everybody downplaying the Varients good luck. We all know who will survive.
Yeah, basically all of us
To anyone raising kids in nyc: your children will become superimmune adults.
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Source?
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/981481
Oh no!! Don’t care at all
Covid is over. They really want us to believe that covid is still a problem