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Mrs.Anteater said:
Spoke to a coworker of mine who said that she read somewhere that she has read that people who has had H1N1 in the past are a lot less likely to get covid. She has had H1N1 really badly and didn’t get Covid despite having been close contact several times.
Anybody else heard this before?
She also had her own theory of people who had the flu shots regularly not getting infected.
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Can you provide some proof for this?
I have heard the opposite. That because they are two different virus', the flu shot does not protect from Covid. Many nursing homes had outbreaks and the residents are usually given flu shots on a regular basis.

Unrelated to the above, I did read that the Delta variant is more susceptible to people having "long Covid" symptoms, than the other variants including Omicron.
 
I got my notification from the US CDC that I am eligable for my booster

Love how they do things. Very organized and practical in a lot of ways :3

Like how via texts they would check up on me to see my symptoms. Very good. Here it all seems rather more chaotic and less organized?
 
Delightful Life said:
I got my notification from the US CDC that I am eligable for my booster

Love how they do things. Very organized and practical in a lot of ways :3

Like how via texts they would check up on me to see my symptoms. Very good. Here it all seems rather more chaotic and less organized?
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Responsibility here is provincial, and more importantly, "health units" in each province (there's probably a dozen in my province; "mine" covers a large urban area, several smaller but significant cities, and a pretty big rural area) are responsible for "disease control".

Our particular health unit is pretty good at records, organizing clinics, etc., but there's a huge onus on individuals to get their ducks in a row. Go on-line, get on the phone, get your kid/grandkid to do it with you and your health card handy. Once you're "in", it's effortless to get the shot, get the record of it, etc. But again, the onus is on you for follow up boosters.
 
Interesting Q&A session I listened in on today. Sounds like Evusheld will be used eventually as a prevention method for some with risk factors. I don't know why we are so slow though, it has been used elsewhere for quite a while. I was surprised to hear the protective timeframe 6-9 months. Hopefully it will be protective against whatever is circulating from whenever it starts to be used here + at least a year.
 
Delightful Life said:
I got my notification from the US CDC that I am eligable for my booster

Love how they do things. Very organized and practical in a lot of ways :3
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This province has been quite organized through all this. The information about vaccines and covid is on reasonably clear websites. You can register for the vaccine and you will get a text when you're eligible. I got notified that I could get my booster exactly 6 months after my third dose. I could get it at the local pharmacy. They give good information about possible side effects and how to get help if problems arise.
 
BetteTheRed said:
Responsibility here is provincial, and more importantly, "health units" in each province (there's probably a dozen in my province; "mine" covers a large urban area, several smaller but significant cities, and a pretty big rural area) are responsible for "disease control".

Our particular health unit is pretty good at records, organizing clinics, etc., but there's a huge onus on individuals to get their ducks in a row. Go on-line, get on the phone, get your kid/grandkid to do it with you and your health card handy. Once you're "in", it's effortless to get the shot, get the record of it, etc. But again, the onus is on you for follow up boosters.
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Northwind said:
This province has been quite organized through all this. The information about vaccines and covid is on reasonably clear websites. You can register for the vaccine and you will get a text when you're eligible. I got notified that I could get my booster exactly 6 months after my third dose. I could get it at the local pharmacy. They give good information about possible side effects and how to get help if problems arise.
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Thank you for the observations

It is good for that :3
 
I just learned today that my 86 year old aunt and uncle, my cousin and her husband, their daughter and her husband and their baby all got covid. They were quite sick. I commented that I was glad all were vaccinated. My uncle felt he and my aunt would not have survived if they'd been unvaccinated.
 
Yes, I was out for dinner with a group of friends tonight (all of us 60-70's), and a few of them have had COVID, but after being vaccinated and boostered. They described it as an unpleasant cold.
 
BetteTheRed said:
Yes, I was out for dinner with a group of friends tonight (all of us 60-70's), and a few of them have had COVID, but after being vaccinated and boostered. They described it as an unpleasant cold.
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My uncle has had lung issues for several years. He has an autoimmune condition and he's almost 87. He was very sick. More than an unpleasant cold, likely closer to a bad pneumonia. He still sounded more baritone and raspy than normal. He sounded elderly, something that never happens with him. It was scary to think about how this could have turned out.
 
Northwind said:
It was scary to think about how this could have turned out.
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Agreed, the people around my table were 15-20 years younger than your uncle. I think the shots are a clear life-saver for the very elderly, which is why the nursing homes were hit so hard until we got vaccines.
 
A nearby friend is sick with it and is quite 'at home' sick. Really bad timing too as her father in law died, and she was isolating form her husband until he tested positive as well. Would appreciate suggestions for things to drop off there (T1 diabetes). I was going to do stuff earlier this week but I have been exhausted and by the sounds of it they had plenty of restaurant food brought to them by others for now.
She's ok, but definitely worse than a bad cold.

There's also so many illnesses going around right now, nephew had to get a doctors note due to eczema before he could go to daycare as there are at least 2 contagious illnesses going around that cause rashes. Sister was in the emergency room for non-COVID bronchitis recently.
 
Northwind said:
I just learned today that my 86 year old aunt and uncle, my cousin and her husband, their daughter and her husband and their baby all got covid. They were quite sick. I commented that I was glad all were vaccinated. My uncle felt he and my aunt would not have survived if they'd been unvaccinated.
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By the Grace of Goddess
Amen :3
 
ChemGal said:
Would appreciate suggestions for things to drop off there (T1 diabetes).
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A healthy casserole like chicken veg rice that would freeze easily in case they had too much food on hand.

A nice fresh salad without dressing that could go with a lot of dinner plans over the next couple of days.

A bowl of freshly made fruit salad with just a bit of orange juice and zest for sweetening.
 
ChemGal said:
A nearby friend is sick with it and is quite 'at home' sick. Really bad timing too as her father in law died, and she was isolating form her husband until he tested positive as well. Would appreciate suggestions for things to drop off there (T1 diabetes). I was going to do stuff earlier this week but I have been exhausted and by the sounds of it they had plenty of restaurant food brought to them by others for now.
She's ok, but definitely worse than a bad cold.

There's also so many illnesses going around right now, nephew had to get a doctors note due to eczema before he could go to daycare as there are at least 2 contagious illnesses going around that cause rashes. Sister was in the emergency room for non-COVID bronchitis recently.
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I made some butternut squash soup with apples and garlic and vegetable stock and a few other things and also some carrot soup..
Both recipes were off the internet....really easy and soooooo good.
Full of nutrients.
 
Also, having a cough right now is awful. People look at you funny, and you feel bad for coughing near them. But hey, the trees are having sex and it makes me cough (my worst, most uncontrollable allergy is tree pollen, probably because it's a concentrated once a year thing that doesn't seem to help me build immunity, like living with a cat or some dust year-round does).
 
Waterfall said:
I made some butternut squash soup with apples and garlic and vegetable stock and a few other things and also some carrot soup..
Both recipes were off the internet....really easy and soooooo good.
Full of nutrients.
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Ooh interesting, I need to learn to make more soups. I really do enjoy a good butternut squash soup.
 
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