New Covid Variant surge in US as back to school starts

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Scary_Bus3363@reddit

If they as much as think about a mask mandate I am going to be sick. I cant do that again. Too traumatized

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Dont-mind-mush21@reddit

Crock of poop. It’s a cold like all other colds. Why do people even entertain this garbage?

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2quickdraw@reddit

Because they're so much more intelligent and educated than you are.

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Dont-mind-mush21@reddit

Are you familiar with the Roman Alphabet?

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Got my flu shot at a Costco in the Pacific Northwest US this week. When I asked when the COVID vaccine would be available the pharmacist looked grim and told me they had no word on when it would be available...

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InvestigatorEntire45@reddit

Curious for those of you saying you have had it recently - how many of you were vaccinated (no judgement)?

A lot of articles I read said that current vaccines should have efficacy against current strain. (Of course masking and social distancing help as well.)

But I’m wondering how accurate that is about the vaccine. I’m fully vaccinated for it and eagerly awaiting updated one. Not relying on it to guard me, but wondering how much that is helping with this current variant. It’s hard to trust what I see out in articles…

Again, no judgement on vaccine choice. Just curious if people were vaccinated and still caught new strain.

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Artemisa23@reddit

I'm fully vaccinated. First two doses Moderna, then a booster each year, some Moderna some Phizer. I tested positive Monday morning and it was my 3rd bout with Covid. The last was in 2023. This round was about the same as the last, maybe a little milder but like always I have weakness and dizziness that persists.

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paltrypickle@reddit

I’ve had every vaccine available. Tested positive three days ago.

Honestly, it’s not great but the first time I had it (and was vaccinated) it was worse.

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CharacterMountain542@reddit

Three of us in my family were ill with our first bout of Covid in mid June after a Baltic Sea cruise. We were fully vaxxed and boosted, though the last booster was Nov ‘24.

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ElstonGunn321@reddit

I have covid right now. I’ve had the vaccine every year since it became available, last booster was late October 2024. This is basically a summer cold for me so far. Worst part (like the other time I had covid) is waiting out the isolation period because I’m bored.

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Fickle-Side-9053@reddit

So you mean you have hardly any symptoms, right? What summer cold symptoms do you have? And did you take paxlovid at all or no?

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ElstonGunn321@reddit

Have you ever had the common cold, during the summer? It’s like that. No, I did not take any paxlovid.

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Fickle-Side-9053@reddit

I asked your symptoms because even within my own family, we don't experience colds the same way. But I get the basic point: coughing, sneezing, that's about it?

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ElstonGunn321@reddit

Yeah. Started out as stretchy throat, progressed to congestion, sneezing, cough. Now just clearing all that phlegm

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InvestigatorEntire45@reddit

Thanks for the update. I’m about to head back into the classroom and I’m just trying to gauge what I’m walking back into. 🫠

Hope you feel better soon.

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twistedevil@reddit

Even if people got them last year, not enough are getting them regularly to really put a dent in it, plus they will have started to wear off from last year a good bit. Anyhow, the vaccines we have now don’t prevent infection at all high level after a few months. They have more sterilizing vaccines in testing, but RFK dickhead is ripping a lot of funding. Best is a layered approach of vaccination, improved indoor filtration and ventilation, and wearing respirator styles masks.

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Reasonable-Assist713@reddit

I tested positive on Tuesday after noticing symptoms starting with ulcers in my mouth as early as Friday. Today is Saturday & it’s the first day I woke up not drenched in sweat & coughing so bad. I do already have EDS & POTS & MCAS - I had Covid the first time in 2022 & it was bad for 2 weeks & my POTS never went back to being controlled since so I have been worried about it this time since symptoms have mimicked the same symptoms, timeline & all. I am taking h1 & h2 twice daily with ibuprofen around the clock. I live in the outskirts of the DC Metro Area just into West Virginia. I have heard quite a few people who have had it in the DMV area. I think I caught it while at the ER last week for a pinched nerve.

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Banana-Bread87@reddit

Are vaccines still a thing in the US? Because here in Europe no one speaks of the "Covid Vaccine" anymore since it didn't work the way it was advertised? Only the regular "flu vaccines" available as far as I heard from people wanting them.

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westernpinkcedar@reddit

Vaccines are still a thing in the US but uptake is low. I still know a lot of people who get it (myself included) but its mostly only recommended to the elderly and immunocompromised. I'm surprised to hear that Europe isn't vaccinating for covid. From what I hear, Covid is not as bad there, even though I hear masking is about as unpopular as it is here. I assumed it was from better vaccine uptake. I'm very curious to hear what the situation is like in the EU and other countries as compared to the US.

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Banana-Bread87@reddit

Maybe because those Covid Vaccines do not do what they are supposed to do?

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DragonHalfFreelance@reddit

Fuck! Definitely time to mask consistently again and with RFK fighting the vaccines. We aren’t going to have an up to date shot……

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tennezzee88@reddit

i hope this is satire

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HappyAnimalCracker@reddit

Found the super spreader👆

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Smooth_Influence_488@reddit

To be fair, the person saying "time to start masking again" is also a fairweather super spreader.

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HappyAnimalCracker@reddit

True enough. I haven’t stopped and it’s been lonely. People looking at me weird but I haven’t gotten sick nor gotten anyone else sick. Mask on every time I leave the house.

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pessimistic_utopian@reddit

Same. Stay strong, there are dozens of us!

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2quickdraw@reddit

Thanks for the laugh! The only time I got it was last summer when my partner decided not to mask on a family vacation because he was sick of it. So he enjoyed his restaurant meals, shared a bedroom with family, and did not mask while among crowds outside. Came home with a deep exhaustion, woke up with a sore throat, tested and was positive. He didn't mask when he got home so I got it, after spending 4 years being so cautious. I couldn't smell or taste anything for a month. I know it affected my IQ too which REALLY pisses me off. Now after that he has to mask in the house for a week after he gets home, or go stay in a motel!

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HappyAnimalCracker@reddit

✊

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Smooth_Influence_488@reddit

Same, and I didn't mean any shade to you - it's just an odd moment to see people come back to masking with the tails tucked.

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HappyAnimalCracker@reddit

Better that than none at all. Means they’re capable of reflection and learning. I’ll take that over belligerent willful ignorance any day :)

And I didn’t take your comment as shade. It was a fair point.

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wierdness201@reddit

Why would it be?

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BearOdd2266@reddit

Pharmacist friend told me maybe end of September or October for new Covid vaccine…maybe. You see, the gub’nent wants us sick and dying.

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THROWINCONDOMSATSLUT@reddit

I’m also a pharmacist. This is our hope but there is no concrete rule. The panel members of ACIP were all fired and replaced. Their meeting in June, which got cancelled, was supposed to discuss approval of the new vaccine. Next meeting is scheduled for October, but they don’t have the covid vaccine listed as a talking point. For Colorado at least, we pharmacists are limited by our state protocol to be able to administer vaccines only approved by ACIP. Some states I believe allow their pharmacists to just give any FDA approved vaccine.

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notabee@reddit

That sucks, but thanks for the info. Can you provide any info on where to try to find this type of rule in state regulations to go hunting for neighboring states without that restriction? I feel pretty certain that help isn't coming and states are going to be on their own to still provide vaccines. Hope Colorado gets its shit together soon in the face of what's happening.

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THROWINCONDOMSATSLUT@reddit

Usually on your state board of pharmacy they will have the rules and regs. Start there is my best suggestion.

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notabee@reddit

Thanks!

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Fickle-Side-9053@reddit

Thank you for explaining that. So is the US medical community optimistic that the FDA will even approve a new Covid vax? Aren't all the people in top positions riding the "vaxes are bad" train?

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THROWINCONDOMSATSLUT@reddit

I'm not very optimistic. I was earlier this summer and was reassuring my patients. Now? I have flu shots but no news on covid shots. Not a good sign.

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InvestigatorEntire45@reddit

I had multiple doctors tell me to get my flu shot the moment I could in case it becomes unavailable. That’s all they’d say. I’m def worried we won’t see that new Covid vaccine. I hope I am wrong. (Scared teacher that is immunocompromised here)…

… and updated flu shot is available! Got mine last weekend. Ready for that Covid one.

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PurpleCrayonDreams@reddit

and we the people voted for this POS gubment. well i didn't. but so many did. shame on us. now we suffer.

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edwardphonehands@reddit

I blame the democratic party. They could offer the voters a real alternative to Trump but are too busy quashing the left in order to keep the donors, national security establishment, and entrenched NGOs happy. As a result, some of the people stayed home and some don't have a home. You can't gaslight the voters, telling them the economy is great and that the few crumbs Biden shared are substantial (and he did share some crumbs), then expect them to fall in line.

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PurpleCrayonDreams@reddit

democrats a weak, letter writing "go high" party. they got their asses whooped and continue to get their asses whooped.

unfortunately, too little too late. without fresh assertive representatives, there's no hope in that party.

enough with the pod casting, letter writing, book writing, gas lighting appearances. those things are not going to be right for the moment.

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Bastilleinstructor@reddit

I wonder if thats why I felt like hammered hell the last week. I had joint pain like I did the first time I had Covid. It subsided yesterday. I didnt run a fever with Covid the second time I had it, and only had a fever the first time for a couple of hours, if that.
Does make me wonder.

Its been a crazy summer. We went to a funeral a few weeks ago and were exposed to measles. We are both vaccinated, although I had a hell of a reaction to the MMR when I was 18 and got my 2nd shot. I had a life altering reaction to the Moderna shot too. I wont get another booster for anything because of the reactions Ive had.

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2quickdraw@reddit

As well you shouldn't! 😬

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WhereDidAllTheSnowGo@reddit

Updated vax won’t be available until October ish

I recommended to my family, if ya haven’t been boosted in a year, get it now. Takes a couple weeks to build immunity. Then later this year get latest version

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Banana-Bread87@reddit

Because it worked so good the first time around, it is hilarious people still think that vaccine can help lol.

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WhatIsHerJob-TABLES@reddit

It did help the first time lol. It’s just that it was rolled out well after numerous people got it and then dumbasses made it all political so a bunch of others just didn’t get one.

Having a vaccine doesn’t mean it magically cures everything and no cases will ever be documented again. The vaccine and how quick it was produced saved many lives and prevented the spread of Covid from becoming much, MUCH worse.

But then again, dumb folks never understand preventative measures and they always underestimate the results when the preventative measures work.

Gtfo here with your bad take. I’m sure your 5 minute degree from google sure made you an expert on the topic lol

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Banana-Bread87@reddit

Any vaccine where you need a dozen boosters does not work as advertised, just hilarious so many still run to go and get them. You make the Pharma-Industry rich and yourself sick, but go ahead.

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EdgeCityRed@reddit

Guess what? You also need a flu shot every year. You need a tetanus shot every ten years.

Covid vaccines help protect against severe illness and death.

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Banana-Bread87@reddit

I don't lol, my body and immune system is working nice so no need for that "flu jab" lol. Oh my, and now I am late on the tetanus, will I survive hahaha

Covid vaccines do not protect against severe illness and death, but yeah, lol

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2quickdraw@reddit

Kind of hope people who are knee jerk vaccine deniers get to experience tetanus. It's a one-way trip. Killed my great uncle at age 17. It's a pretty horrible death too.

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WhatIsHerJob-TABLES@reddit

Thank you for telling everyone how much you don’t know about science and that you are just straight up dumb without any critical thinking skills. It makes it really easy to avoid users like you when you make it so blatantly clear how little you understand the topic (yet for some reason think you are so knowledgeable about).

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Wers81@reddit

That’s what we did figured some coverage better than none

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violettomato@reddit

My kid brought covid home from school on Monday, now our whole household has it. They had just started school for the year and were only three days in. It’s been pretty gnarly. Fever, headache, body aches, sore throat, upset stomach, the works.

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CrumblingSaturn@reddit

any new boosters coming?

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2quickdraw@reddit

No, Trump canceled the program. No more vaccines and no more MRNA work on H5N1 either. They need to reduce the population, especially of seniors who are sucking up Social Security and Medicare, which they want to put in their own pockets or those of the oligarchy, and useless eaters who are surviving on SNAP and Medicaid.

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Wers81@reddit

Our pharmacist said no .. his staff said yes 🤔

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ThatFugginGuy419@reddit

I worked all through the initial Covid outbreak, was on jobs where every single person got it, and I was working with people in close proximity. Never once tested positive for it, the doc said a very small percentage of the population was immune. Got the new variant a few weeks ago, and the doc said it’s mutated enough that it’s infecting previously immune people.

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StrawberryEarlGreyy@reddit

Just out of curiosity, how did it affect you when you recently tested positive?

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ThatFugginGuy419@reddit

It was pretty rough, I was sicker than a dog for about 3 weeks. Congestion, headache, body aches, nausea, fever, chills, just a general malaise. I rarely get sick and usually my symptoms are mild, this was easily the sickest I’ve been since I was a child.

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twistedevil@reddit

I’m surprised more peppers aren’t consistently masking. We’ve known for years it’s more than a simple respiratory infection: it’s a neurovascular virus that can affect any and every body and organ system and mostly transmitted by aerosols that can linger for hours. Even “mild” cases can cause long term damage and early onset diseases. The more you get it, the greater that chance and the chance of long COVID. Prevention is key and using a respirator style mask is one of the most effective and fairly inexpensive methods we have left to protect ourselves and others.

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Robofetus-5000@reddit

This is what killed my about the anti vaxxers being anti maskers too.

Like ok...despite like the overwhelming evidence you think vaccines are bad. That's your right. Now logically it feels like you'd ALSO be cautious about exposure. That feels like it would be internally consistent logic.

Nope! You also think masks are dumb and dont care about exposure. Ok....

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twistedevil@reddit

Ah yes, the brilliant "don't tread on me" crowd. Tend to be the dumbest of the dumb and throw the loudest tantrums. Feckless bunch.

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ThatEndingTho@reddit

An unexpected side effect of viral infection (covid, flu or cold) is developing diabetes, which should give everyone pause.

(Unless you already have diabetes, then ignore my comment.)

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twistedevil@reddit

Yes indeed! Also with Covid, early onset dementia, strokes, heart attacks, POTs, ME/chronic fatigue, clots, brainfog, lower IQ, fertility issues, organ damage....

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TraditionalLaw7763@reddit

I was blessed with a Covid heart attack. Yay me! 🤗

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twistedevil@reddit

Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that. Happened to my neighbor as well from Delta. Scary shit! I hope you're recovering and doing better now.

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Pretend-Policy832@reddit

Is that with having gotten the vaccine, too?

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twistedevil@reddit

Yes, but the vaccine seems to reduce the chance of this occurring.

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Ellecram@reddit

First time I had covid in 2023 I ended up with pulmonary embolisms. Second time in 2024 I ended up with a 6 month cough, massive fatigue and brain fog that still impacts my functioning. If I get it again I fear the worst.

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twistedevil@reddit

I’m sorry you’ve been through all that. Well fitting N95 masks will offer the best protection if you aren’t using them regularly already. And hopefully we get a new vaccine this fall too. I hope you continue to get well.

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Ellecram@reddit

Oh absolutely. I am waiting for the new covid shot to come out and I have decent masks.

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Question_Authority03@reddit

Exactly, my husband caught it before the vaccines in Feb. He developed diabetes in Oct (no history of it). To this day, he has no smell or taste.

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CyanCitrine@reddit

Yep I know someone who developed diabetes after having COVID. She is thin, fit, and in her 30s.

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reila_go@reddit

Every time I mention masking I’m downvoted. Apparently taking into account an ongoing airborne pathogen isn’t appealing enough for most here.

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twistedevil@reddit

It’s a total shame. The cognitive dissonance is so real everywhere, even in health care where you’d think they’d know better. I think it upsets people because deep down they know it’s more serious than they will let on and they know they are contributing to harm and not taking easy measures to combat it. Instead they’ll harass people wearing masks and ostracize them because they are too wimpy to dare do anything to stand out and go against the grain. We have plenty of evidence and still people won’t listen. Just sucks we’ll all suffer for it and learn things the hard way over decades instead of having to be mildly inconvenienced for a few years or dare have to take a little effort in planning to do things more safely. It’s a total bummer.

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hollylettuce@reddit

Yaaaaay

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birdpix@reddit

Florida here, with two of us testing positive for the first time after wearing masks religiously. My wife had to go to the office for just 2 days and even though masked. A bunch of employees hugged her, and the next thing we know, Covid. She still is rough, 3 weeks in. I've been asymptomatic but feel fatigued on top of my normal dialysis exhaustion.

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austin06@reddit

Both my husband and I tested positive for the first time ever in early June. It was a dark solid positive.

My worst symptoms were over in a few days but I had no taste, fatigue and random things like diarrhea for a month.

My husband was the same and by day 12 we were both negative. He was better than me.

Then the following week he had a bad rebound and could barely eat, sleep, get out of bed or walk for almost ten days. Several times I was ready to take him to the er. His dr just told us to monitor things. He finally got better but still fatigued.

I am seeing more posts about rebound like this so be careful. This was the weirdest and worst illness I’ve had.

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the_real_dairy_queen@reddit

Did he take Paxlovid? Rebounds after Paxlovid are a known issue.

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Fickle-Side-9053@reddit

The more correct way to state that is Paxlovid doesn't necessarily STOP rebound cases. But there were lots and lots of cases of rebound in people who never took paxlovid. I took it twice, never had rebound. Would take it again in a heartbeat. And Paxlovid greatly lowers the likelihood of long covid, so I actually don't understand why so many people who have access to paxlovid don't take it.

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the_real_dairy_queen@reddit

That’s kind of why I assumed they meant post-Paxlovid rebound! If you’re that sick, AND you called your doctor, they probably would prescribe Paxlovid. Maybe it was past the treatment window already.

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Fickle-Side-9053@reddit

You'd be amazed at how many people refuse to take Paxlovid, and how many even more people don't get offered it or have access to it. I've heard medically-compromised people have trouble getting their hands on it although that was awhile ago, I don't know how hard or easy to get it is now.

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austin06@reddit

My husband should have been offered it and wasn’t. Both of us would have taken it. I was very close to the window and getting better so didn’t opt for it. We both tested positive on a Friday afternoon. I honestly didn’t think about using telemedicine until it was probably too late, but I was also in the worst of feeling bad at the time. Not thinking.

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Fickle-Side-9053@reddit

I'm sorry you and your husband had that experience. It's awful that paxlovid wasn't mentioned, although depending on where you are geographically, I don't know how easy or hard it is for medical professionals to get paxlovid for patients. I hope you guys both make a full recovery.

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austin06@reddit

I’m fully recovered with no long covid symptoms. My husband is fully recovered and really is more of an outlier due to a blood disorder. He should have asked for paxlovid earlier probably but we both have never tested positive or felt like we had covid before. Didn’t really know about it.

I’m in a metro area and can get paxlovid. I tested positive on a Friday and by Sunday was over the worst. So I wouldn’t have wanted to take it anyway. Other things cropped up over the next few weeks but as I said I have no long covid issues, knock on wood.

In my reading I found nothing that said paxlovid prevented long COVID so another reason I didn’t opt for it.

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Fickle-Side-9053@reddit

Glad you are both doing well. Interesting that you've been reading about it and find nothing that indicates Paxlovid makes it measurably less likely you'd get long covid. I've read a ton of things that said it made a difference, but the main area still to be determined is how much of a difference. This is just a random one I found as soon as I googled it, it's very recent, but over the last 2 years I've read SEVERAL studies that say there is a positive impact on taking paxlovid and avoiding long covid.

The thing is, nothing has been shown to prevent long covid every time, so it's all about more or less likely to help, but I'll still always take the med that got rid of my symptoms so quickly, had me feeling truly better fast, and that so far helped me avoid both rebound covid and long covid. Plus, honestly, I know too many direct service healthcare people (docs and nurses) who looked at all they saw and knew and took paxlovid every time any of them got covid, because more than anything you never know when a case of covid is going to turn truly bad, and why mess around and wait until it gets that bad? I'll take anything that gets me well fast. I don't want to end up in the hospital with it, and it's far to common for it to seem not to bad and then suddenly... it's bad. But that is clearly a personal choice for each person.

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austin06@reddit

We’d both take it next time but I’m hoping there isn’t a next time. We’d been directly exposed several times and never got it. Did nothing out of the ordinary to get it this time.

Like I said I think we were mainly caught off guard never having Covid before and it being a weekend. I had flu a last year that was worse than Covid and i rarely get sick.

But I knew nothing about paxlovid before. And I still don’t find much about its impact on long COVID.

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Fickle-Side-9053@reddit

Here's to hoping neither of you ever get it again! But good that you now know about paxlovid if you find yourself in this place again. But hopefully you won't!

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austin06@reddit

No.

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daviddjg0033@reddit

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir I was just reading about the medication and it seems safe unless you have kidney or liver damage. This should be something you decide in advance if you do not want that given you could carry a card in your wallet but if a hypoxic patient is at the ER time is of the essence

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Smooth_Influence_488@reddit

Woof. It's barely mid-August, only the first week back in school for the schools that don't wait for Labor Day. I'd guess this is from late summer vacation travel.

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PortobelloSteaks@reddit

In AZ, my kid started back in July. Some families came back sick, I’m guessing vacation too & it took 2 weeks to get legs.

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RearViewMirror1966@reddit

Yep, I'm a health clerk in an AZ school, I have sent at least 7 kids home in the last 2 weeks with fevers, now I'm home with Covid!

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PortobelloSteaks@reddit

That sucks! I hope you are well soon. It’s crazy out there right now. I’m hunkering down & hoping we get vaccines soon (I’m on humira).

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paltrypickle@reddit

Day 3 for me. Husband had it first and it wasn’t as severe for him. Didn’t even know he had it. Just thought it was bad allergies.

Got it in LA on vacation.

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WorkingClassSchmuck1@reddit

Is there a new booster shot for this strain yet?

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GridKILO2-3@reddit

Pretty sure I’ve got it currently. Wisconsin. Have no sick time and work doesn’t accept call outs for covid without a doctor visit anymore. So here I am!

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Any_Fun916@reddit

Buy your mask now!!!! and vax up I only trust novavax

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IkeReyes3189@reddit

I had it last weekend. I've had COVID 2-3 times now and this time was the worst I've felt. Arthritis in the hands and joints with weak grip in my hands. Muscle aches were bad too.

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alacp1234@reddit

Make sure you give yourself plenty of time to rest, you don’t want to end up disabled with ME/CFS. Literal hell on earth.

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Suspicious_Plane6593@reddit

I’ve been sick with long covid /mecfs since 3/2020. Hell is too small a word

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alacp1234@reddit

Reading How to Be Sick by Toni Bernhard is single handedly the best thing I’ve done to help me cope

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Suspicious_Plane6593@reddit

I will check it out. Thank you

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abandon_mint@reddit

Is ME/CFS from not resting? I don't think they have figured out how to avoid it quite yet.

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alacp1234@reddit

Development of ME/CFS is much more likely if you don’t allow your body to fully recover from a combination of viral or bacterial infection, in addition to any ongoing physical or psychological trauma. Pushing yourself to go back to work early, resuming workouts, or daily routines right after is Covid is a lot more dangerous than people realize.

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Pretty-Balance-Sheet@reddit

I'm pretty sure I had it last week as well, still recovering. It was far worse than previous covid infections, and I'm up on my booster.

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Ellecram@reddit

Oh great - I am going to Seattle in late September. Guess I will be wearing a mask for sure.

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rjorsin@reddit

It was probably the flight.

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WotanSpecialist@reddit

far worse than previous infections and I’m up on my booster

Very likely due to the igg4 immunosuppressive response to higher booster uptake

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ctilvolover23@reddit

It gave you arthritis?

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IkeReyes3189@reddit

Not permanently. It was about a week of pain and discomfort in my joints

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AgileBet409@reddit

Which area, if you don’t mind me asking?

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HappyAnimalCracker@reddit

It had been surging in the PNW but now appears to be in the south (Georgia, the Carolinas, etc), all though it’s all over the US in general. Any other countries getting surges?

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AnitaResPrep@reddit

https://www.sentiweb.fr/ France still low level (15 consultations for Covid /100.000). Dont hear nearly anybody coughing etc. since more or less 2 months. Possible asymptomatic and low /mildest forms, despite low level of vax. Hope we shall not be hit by your bad bad wave ... Comments here who got it, mask on or ?

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HappyAnimalCracker@reddit

Thanks for your observations.

I mask every time I leave the house. N95. I’m nearly alone in that. Very rare in my area.

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IkeReyes3189@reddit

Central Texas

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The_Museumman@reddit

Damn it.

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Lost_Elderberry_5451@reddit

My same sentiment

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GirlWithWolf@reddit

I’m in north Texas and have been sick for several days. Yesterday the doctor said it’s bronchitis but I’m so weak I can barely move and all my joints ache. Bronchitis has never made me feel this way before but they did a Covid test and said it was negative.

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Quirky_Shirt9269@reddit

Say Sike right now? School just started for us in central Texas

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IkeReyes3189@reddit

Wish I was joking. My daughter started school too and I had to wear a mask all week and quarantine in my house so I didn't screw it up.

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ragdollxkitn@reddit

Oh jeez.

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Goldmtnpottery@reddit

Have you gotten boosters and an all that?

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Suspicious_Plane6593@reddit

I never have. And i have been bedbound and on oxygen since I got mild covid in March 2020.

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LlamasBeTrippin@reddit

I’ve had it 7 times. Having worsening seizures (that started 8 years ago, another autoimmune disease), as well as new symptoms that resemble vasculitis (can mimic rheumatoid arthritis).

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Wanted9867@reddit

Only multi vaxxxerz keep getting the coof

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Banana-Bread87@reddit

Astonishing, or not.

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Av8tr1@reddit

It’s an illness that has a greater than 99% survival rate. More people die from the actual flu then die from Covid

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Banana-Bread87@reddit

And that is fact, statistics speak a clear language but people love to live in fear and get boosters to tell themselves "they are good now" lol

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cool-moon-blue@reddit

You’re the problem

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Banana-Bread87@reddit

Get your boosters, it will keep you safe lol

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likelywitch@reddit

Ah well in that case let’s get hella sick, cool!

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chica771@reddit

In GA, got it 2 weeks ago. Started with a very bad sore throat that lasted a few days, started getting better , then woke up on the 5th day and it had gone to my chest. This one was awful. Took 12 days to feel ok.

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atreides_hyperion@reddit

Everyone around me has been sick the past three weeks. Some people were bedridden but still tested negative for COVID.

I have been sick for two weeks now. Almost over it. Started as nausea and fatigue then sore throat and fever. Eventually got into my chest and sinuses. Mostly over it now except some minor congestion.

But regular colds don't last this long, especially in the middle of summer.

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Soppywater@reddit

Fuck me. I felt off a few days ago and just woke up like 2 hours ago with a really sore throat.

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chica771@reddit

Maybe it's not Covid...Hope you feel better and don't get what I got!

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Goldmtnpottery@reddit

Have you gotten boosters and og shot?

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chica771@reddit

No, I stopped after 2 shots and a booster.

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ComplaintOk807@reddit

What part of Ga? Have a newborn baby and curious. If you don’t mind, did you have any boosters and og covid shot?

Feel better.

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chica771@reddit

Thank you very much. I live near the border of GA,FL.

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No-Effort-9291@reddit

NC/SC border. My folks had it and are still struggling to bounce back.

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violetgothdolls@reddit

Oh marvelous :( I guess it will be in the UK soon if it isn't already then. Thanks for the alert.

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One_Long-Truth@reddit

I’ve been on antibiotics for two years for acne and surprisingly never get Covid now. I used to get it every year really bad. Sometimes twice a

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Slappy_Kincaid@reddit

It's here in NC. Also, according to my relative in NYC it's going strong there as well

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bobolly@reddit

I heard it's like sore throat. Fever and throat pain

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Individual-Engine401@reddit

Throat pain is so horrid it feels like you are swallowing nails every time you swallow for days. I don’t even have tonsils, it hurt to simply swallow spit. Headache was also severe, almost felt like I was dizzy & head about to explode. I didn’t have much of a fever but very lethargic for a week

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Famous_Fondant_4107@reddit

And I will continue to N95 mask in public and when socializing.

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reila_go@reddit

It never went away. Wear a mask.

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ReasonablePossum_@reddit

Mask for the sick, im still baffled at people sneezing all over after being locked like a lab rat for half a year... I just lost faith in human intelligence. Tbh, it will barely help if ypu arent since you still gonna get yourself covered on it and sooner or later end up touching your face with infected hands.

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Mac-and-Duke@reddit

Just had it. Felt nauseous, brain fog was horrible, sore throat, lots of phlem. Haven’t had any recent boosters, just the original two back in the day.

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twistedevil@reddit

They aren’t boosters of the OG at this point, but rather new vaccines to match as closely as possible to the current circulating variant. Because of rampant year round spread and barely anyone trying to mitigate, what’s out there now isn’t the same lineage as the original alpha variant. It’s important to stay up to date on the yearly COVID vaccine.

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Mac-and-Duke@reddit

Noted, i’ll be getting the current vaccines soon

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twistedevil@reddit

Hopefully we’ll be getting a new one this fall, but no one knows for sure which is totally nuts! Some places will still give you the current vaccine which is a decent second choice.

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Mac-and-Duke@reddit

Fuck, i forgot rfk stymied further progress on covid vaccines. I’d just assumed there was a new one like we used to have with seasonal flu shots. At least i’ve got some antibodies for the new variant

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twistedevil@reddit

From what I understand, the funding was for all kinds of mRNA development, not just Covid. They are using it for a lot of the newer cancer treatments. I think the flu vaccine for the fall has been confirmed. It’s been wishy washy on the Covid vaccine. It’s all been disrupted with RFK dismissing people from the vax committee and not holding the fall vaccine development meetings on time. Last I heard is that there would be one, but they were going to start limiting it to older people or “at risk” people (we’re all at risk and now we have 6 million school aged kids with long COVID!) and not recommending it officially for kids or pregnant people. So those official recs may have an impact on if insurance will continue to cover it, if it will be widely available, and for who. It’s all so dumb. If people want it, they should be able to get it!

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twistedevil@reddit

Oh, also if you just are getting over it, they usually recommend you wait 2-3 months before getting a vaccine. You’ll have a bit of immunity from the recent infection, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to catch again.

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Pretty-Balance-Sheet@reddit

My experience as well, plus a five day migraine with a grand finale of stabbing abdominal pain. The brain fog was far worse than any other time I've had covid.

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_BKom_@reddit

I still fucking feel slight brain fog a few years after I last had Covid. This cold is really fucked up and I do not look forward to getting it again.

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ragdollxkitn@reddit

Are covid boosters still available, I wonder? I need to get boosted.

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SurprisedWildebeest@reddit

Yes they are, but not the newest version that should come out around October.

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Wers81@reddit

I hope it comes out our pharmacist said there wouldn’t be one.

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Ckheartsmetal@reddit

COVID waste water levels in multiple areas randomly spiked, so not surprised by this news and probably reverting back to Auras vs 3-ply fabric masks when in public again.

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Wers81@reddit

In our area there’s a rise in cases being seen in ER.

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owlbirb@reddit

I’m on day 8, still not able to go to work. This is my 3rd confirmed time having it and the worst one yet. I wasn’t expecting it to be this bad!

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Tacticalpizzamann@reddit

I hope you feel better soon :(

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ra_laidgp@reddit

My wife had… something this past week. Tested negative for Covid at urgent care, and with a home test. Started with a bad sore throat then went to body aches, bad headache and chest congestion and tightness. Also had a fever of 101. But now 2 days later she seems fine and feels better.

I think I got a touch of it too, I was totally exhausted yesterday. More so than I think I’ve ever been.

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bobbib14@reddit

I had it its been 2 weeks and still tired. But working & not trsting positive anymore

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52BeesInACoat@reddit

The last time I had covid it took a solid month before I felt "normal." But then I tried to take a nice three mile walk, which I would do multiple times a week before covid, and had to call my husband to come pick me up and drive me back because I couldn't make it home. So another two months until I was actually back to normal.

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Coldricepudding@reddit

I just got over it myself, 3rd time catching covid and by far the worst. I suspect it was bad because I haven't had covid or a vaccine in a while, plus I was overworked and worn out when I got it.

Missed getting OG covid by a hair... got my first vax dose on a Friday, ex I was living with at the time was sick with it by the middle of the next week. First case I caught was delta variant, I think, and I was down for about 36 hours of which about half that time I thought I was dying. 2nd time, was just like a really bad cold. This time, I could barely get off the sofa for about 3 days, then 2 more days before I felt like being productive at all. Relative to others, I still didn't have it bad, but I wasn't expecting it to hit me as hard based on previous experience.

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ironypoisonedposter@reddit

I was on vacation this past week with friends. There were 16 of us in total, six of whom left on Tuesday. Between Weds night and Thurs morning, 9 out of the remaining 10 people got sick with what turned out to be COVID. Three of the people who got sick got REALLY sick (fever, body aches, unrelenting headaches). I am the only person who hasn’t developed symptoms/tested positive yet, despite being in close contact and being unable to leave the island I was on because I had carpooled down with friends (who now have covid) and didn’t have access to a car. I drove back with two of my sick friends yesterday morning, we all masked + windows partly open. waiting to see if it finally gets me after being together in such close quarters for four hours.

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One-Awareness-5818@reddit

It took my husband 2 weeks to show symptoms.

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beavis812many@reddit

I'm just north of Atlanta and on day 6 after the first symptoms started. I just got back from a cruise the previous week and developed symptoms the day after getting off the boat.
Only had a fever for the first 2 days but the muscle pains were really bad. Didn't have much congestion and was not short of breath just really bad soreness in my muscles. When I went to the doctor he said I was the 3rd or 4th person that day with COVID so it seems like it's getting around here

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ivyvinetattoo@reddit

Utah here. Day 6 for me and I’m still down. Similar to early strains. Body aches/fever/chills, brain fog, phlegm, exhaustion, cough, mild diarrhea/nausea. The headaches! So tenacious!

I also found out my parents, Utah also, also had it about 2 weeks earlier. Zero contact between us so not related as far as spread.

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Individual-Fox5795@reddit

I have covid now and it hella sucks. Just hoping the others living with me don’t catch it at this point.

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Simple_Raise4380@reddit

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Pretty-Balance-Sheet@reddit

I personally know three people who lost family members to covid. Can't believe there are still so many people like you out there.

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Anon_user666@reddit

I lost a grandmother and a friend to covid AND I was put on a ventilator and in the hospital for a month with it. I'm very lucky to be alive and I have people who know me personally acting like it's not more dangerous than a cold. It's infuriating and confusing.

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QHCprints@reddit

Sit down and take your horse dewormer.

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FantasticMeat5813@reddit

I just got it. Very mild symptoms but I think similar to the first one, it truly depends on your immune system and how your body responds to illness

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bioindicator@reddit

That plus how many virus particles you were exposed to when you got infected.

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FantasticMeat5813@reddit

Exactly.

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redjaejae@reddit

Our family just got over it. This is our 3rd round with covid and it was by far the worst. My head hurt so bad, it hurt to just lay on a pillow. I slept 22/24 hours on the 3rd day. Funny thing is, the cough was fairly mild compared to the last ones. The body aches, headaches, chills, fatigue much worse. My husband and daughter didnt get it as bad, and I know 100% they got both flu and covid shots last year. I thought i had, but after thinking about it, I am wondering if I'm just remembering a previous vaccine. So I think last years covid will still help make it nos as severe.

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