Ah, fuck. You did your best, and your caution helped you get to this point in the pandemic, when 1) mitigation tools like Paxlovid are available, 2) the current variant causes a lower rate of Long Covid, and 3) hospitals aren’t overwhelmed like they were early on.
I know you know the outcome of my first/only infection from last year, which was/is Long Covid. But I’m constantly grateful for the things I listed above, because if Paxlovid and hospital availability hadn’t been true, I probably would have died rather than simply getting more disabled. We did good, both for ourselves and for others, by making it as far as we did before finally getting caught by this incredibly transmissible illness.
Long Covid rates are a lot lower than they used to be, and I sincerely hope you pull through without serious sequelae. <3
That definitely will! The best research we’ve got at this time is that full vaccination (3 or more shots) reduces the occurrence of Long Covid by 50-75%, and it reduces the risk of death vastly more than that (14x less likely at a minimum).
That sucks. I hope syntomps are mild and subside soon! What's the procedure like over there for Covid now? Here we aren't even given leave anymore, as it's not deemed any danger at this point :/
Crap. I'm so sorry, and hope you have a mild case. Definitely can't go wrong with lots and lots of liquids (esp herbal tea with honey and lemon for the store throat), and Tylenol for the insane headaches.
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Can I help at all?
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I know you know the outcome of my first/only infection from last year, which was/is Long Covid. But I’m constantly grateful for the things I listed above, because if Paxlovid and hospital availability hadn’t been true, I probably would have died rather than simply getting more disabled. We did good, both for ourselves and for others, by making it as far as we did before finally getting caught by this incredibly transmissible illness.
Long Covid rates are a lot lower than they used to be, and I sincerely hope you pull through without serious sequelae. <3
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I salute you both.
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I've got a few days worth of paxlovid here that Axel didn't use, so I took the first dose already and I will call the pharmacy about getting more.
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Fuck!
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Most sorry. (Virtual) hugs.
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When I got covid I was only three vaccines in, and I was lucky; it was ultra-mild. I hope this bullshit passes quickly. <3
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