How has the coronavirus affected your personal life?

[Ulu]

I think I have already had a mild case of Covid like 10 months ago, and recovered from it in a matter of two days.

But there is no way to confirm this.

I cannot seem to get a test without a prescription, and I couldn’t get a doctors visit to get a prescription unless I had some symptoms.

 

[skjl47]

I think I have already had a mild case of Covid like 10 months ago, and recovered from it in a matter of two days.

But there is no way to confirm this.

I cannot seem to get a test without a prescription, and I couldn’t get a doctors visit to get a prescription unless I had some symptoms.

Hello; I went to the local Kroger supermarket for a covid19 antibody test. I live in TN and the Kroger is in KY. It was not straight forward. I was asked to fill out a two page questionare, so I took the paper home to do that as I already had bought some freezer stuff. Days later I went back with the paperwork in hand and was told they were too busy. It was the first of the month which is "check day" around here.
Went back a third time and the test was done. Took only a few minutes. Draw a little blood and mix it in a test. Gave me an answer quickly No need for a prescription or any such thing as that. This was a couple months ago, so in this world of "move the goal posts" the rules can be changed. I did not have antibodies so went ahead with the vaccine.

I would have prefered to have tested positive for antibodies. That way I could have skipped the vaccine. I know the claim is the vaccine is safe, but the testing protocols were much shortened. Too many times over the years I hear of some medication being found to cause problem after lots of folks use it. At least if you have antibodies you can wait for a while since you should be immune to the current virus going around.

I do not see any need to have a prescription for an antibody test. I can see a profit motive for doctors to want you to have to go to them. You have an interesting catch22 cycle going on. You want a test but have to be sick to get it.

 

[gaisller]

Here in Brazil the situation is getting worse every day.

Honestly I don't think it'll get better in a couple months. I never worked from home, every day I take completly full buses and have no idea when I'll get the vaccine. The "good" point is that I already got covid, so in theory I have less chances to get it again.

Well, we can do nothing but wait...

Hope you guys are healthy.

 

[Ogertron3000]

Things are still going pretty well here in australia, still very low cases and all in hotel quarantine. Its very rare to get a community transmission.
WE can register for the vaccine but theres very low stock, some essential health workers have got it and the prime minister made a big show of getting it live on TV but reality is theres a lot of countries that need it more than us so im not in any hurry.
The football even started yesterday with crowds of 50% of normal which was bit of a morale booster. Everrythig is sort of normal but lower capacity, yesterday i was out on the road visiting customers then went to the gym and a resteraunt for dinner. Besides the fact that you have to wear masks in some places and everywhere has less people than in the past its pretty much normal life or "covid normal" as the politicians call it. Theres still lots of uncertainty of what will happen in winter so no one is making long term plans but day to day life is good for now.
Hang in there everyone. Stay safe and healthy. Eventually you will all be in the same situation as us, its just not much fun getting through the lockdowns etc. to reach the low transmission where its possible.

 

[skjl47]

Here in Brazil the situation is getting worse every day.

Honestly I don't think it'll get better in a couple months. I never worked from home, every day I take completly full buses and have no idea when I'll get the vaccine. The "good" point is that I already got covid, so in theory I have less chances to get it again.

Well, we can do nothing but wait...

Hope you guys are healthy.

Hello; I made some comments a few days ago in a different forum. It was met with strong criticism from a few who are full bore supporter of everybody should get the vaccine. I will repeat the comments again here.
My thinking is in a few parts. First consideration is we face an emergency situation and for some months there will not be enough vaccine to go around. So how can we protect the most people? It is my contention those who have recovered from the covi19 infection on their own without medical attention had a strong natural immune response. That natural immune response should be enough so they will not get sick from that strain of covid again. So you had the virus and should be OK without a vaccine.
Next point is those with natural immunity can skip the vaccine and thus allow for more doses to be given to others still at risk. This will get more people protected overall and get us closer to herd immunity.

My strong personal reaction to the second moderna injection ought to be a clue that the first shot had given me a strong immune response. I am thinking I could have skipped the second dose and still be safe from a serious case of the illness. If all were given only one shot instead of two that would get twice an many some levels of protection. This again would get us closer to herd immunity more quickly.

Another strategy could be to have every one get an antibody test before the first shot of vaccine. If you are negative as I was then get one vaccine shot. If you are positive then you already have an immune response and are protected. You might have been one of the asymptomatic cases. again getting us closer to herd immunity.

I can see some exceptions to my thinking. It could be some old folks or those with the worst comorbidities ought to get two vaccine shots. That can be worked out.

Anyway to the OP, my guess is you are safe after having had the virus.

 

[gaisller]

Hello; I made some comments a few days ago in a different forum. It was met with strong criticism from a few who are full bore supporter of everybody should get the vaccine. I will repeat the comments again here.
My thinking is in a few parts. First consideration is we face an emergency situation and for some months there will not be enough vaccine to go around. So how can we protect the most people? It is my contention those who have recovered from the covi19 infection on their own without medical attention had a strong natural immune response. That natural immune response should be enough so they will not get sick from that strain of covid again. So you had the virus and should be OK without a vaccine.
Next point is those with natural immunity can skip the vaccine and thus allow for more doses to be given to others still at risk. This will get more people protected overall and get us closer to herd immunity.

My strong personal reaction to the second moderna injection ought to be a clue that the first shot had given me a strong immune response. I am thinking I could have skipped the second dose and still be safe from a serious case of the illness. If all were given only one shot instead of two that would get twice an many some levels of protection. This again would get us closer to herd immunity more quickly.

Another strategy could be to have every one get an antibody test before the first shot of vaccine. If you are negative as I was then get one vaccine shot. If you are positive then you already have an immune response and are protected. You might have been one of the asymptomatic cases. again getting us closer to herd immunity.

I can see some exceptions to my thinking. It could be some old folks or those with the worst comorbidities ought to get two vaccine shots. That can be worked out.

Anyway to the OP, my guess is you are safe after having had the virus.

I agree in parts.

The vaccine by itself isn't the best way to fight this virus. I'm think that way too. But we have no effective restrictions here. The government is trying to keep the population in their houses but is giving no helps with the bills. To get an ideia, the USA stimulus check is about US$1200,00 right? We have what we call "Auxílio Emergencial", what is basically the same thing, but here the value is around US$54,00 (R$300,00). I'm one of the lucky ones who have a good work, so I can help my family, but there's a lot of people that are in really poor situation. And I'm talking about millions.

All the street stores, malls, pubs and this kind of business here are closed. But why? I work on a big industry and have to come to my job every single day and can tell you that the people are in the streets like nothing is happening.

There a lot of problems involving the actual situation here in Brazil, isn't just the vaccine ore our governmente. People here should be more kind and put themselves to think a little.

Anyway, I could write here for hours showing what we have been doing wrong in this times... lol

Sorry about the bad english btw.

 

[skjl47]

I agree in parts.

The vaccine by itself isn't the best way to fight this virus. I'm think that way too. But we have no effective restrictions here. The government is trying to keep the population in their houses but is giving no helps with the bills. To get an ideia, the USA stimulus check is about US$1200,00 right? We have what we call "Auxílio Emergencial", what is basically the same thing, but here the value is around US$54,00 (R$300,00). I'm one of the lucky ones who have a good work, so I can help my family, but there's a lot of people that are in really poor situation. And I'm talking about millions.

All the street stores, malls, pubs and this kind of business here are closed. But why? I work on a big industry and have to come to my job every single day and can tell you that the people are in the streets like nothing is happening.

There a lot of problems involving the actual situation here in Brazil, isn't just the vaccine ore our governmente. People here should be more kind and put themselves to think a little.

Anyway, I could write here for hours showing what we have been doing wrong in this times... lol

Sorry about the bad english btw.

Hello; First your English is fine. I can follow the meanings. That you can write in more than one language makes you at least twice as talented as me. As far as what has been going wrong. I agree there are hours of subject matter.

I do not expect much in the way of kindness nor fair play from many. Too many examples otherwise, some from this very site.

I could go on a bit about the lockdowns but will keep it short. Doing a quarantine or lockdown works in some situations and not in others. I think one of the failures of the lockdowns was the virus was much too well spread in the population before such was started.
Another was the fact there were so many asymptomatic and mild symptom cases. If the illness had made everyone infected very sick then it would have much easier to keep track of and isolate with contract tracing.
These two things seem to have made the lockdowns at the very least ineffective and in some ways pointless. I cannot say for all places but around my area lots of people were out and about the entire time.

We are entering the stage of the secondary economic disaster at full bore. On top of that will be a reported mental toll. I guess at some point there could be lessons learned from the way this pandemic was handled. It will have to be well after all the current leaders are out of power I suspect. Those currently still in power will be doing a lot of CYA in the near future.

Anyway I figure you are protected from the virus, being a natural survivor. You have a job which is good.

 

[skjl47]

This OTC Medicine May Keep You Safer From COVID, New Study Says (msn.com)

Hello; I find this study of interest. The thought of taking aspirin for the covid 19 virus does make sense. One of the complications reported for those with a more serious case of the virus has been small blood clots. I take a low dose aspirin each day partly as a blood thinner.

Taking aspirin after the vaccine shots made sense after blood clots were reported from at least one vaccine. I stopped taking aspirin before the vaccine shot but started back right after. I upped the dose right after for a few days. The second Moderna shot hit me hard so I took an alka-seltzer flu medication for the discomfort.

 

[esoxlucius]

A guy at work had his first shot a couple of weeks ago and he said it floored him for a full weekend, he was quite ill from it. I had mine on Tuesday and after my colleagues experience I expected some reaction. But I am completely fine. The area on my arm around the point of administration is a little tender but that's it. I go for my second dose in June. I don't understand why some people have an adverse reaction and some people don't. Maybe having a reaction is a positive thing, maybe it's a sign your body is "tooling up" in preperation for infection. Those who don't have a reaction at all? Will their immune system be under equipped to deal an infection?

 

[dogofwar]

Basically, if you already have antibodies (i.e. you already had COVID-19), then you will likely have rough side effects the first shot. If you haven't had COVID-19, you likely won't have severe side effects after the first shot.

People who have received the 1st shot without side effects can have rough side effects after the second shot (because the 1st shot results in your body developing antibodies). Mileage varies.

I received my first shot yesterday (Moderna). Felt a little fuzzy yesterday and have a little soreness in my arm today. But grateful for this small first step to get back into society

A guy at work had his first shot a couple of weeks ago and he said it floored him for a full weekend, he was quite ill from it. I had mine on Tuesday and after my colleagues experience I expected some reaction. But I am completely fine. The area on my arm around the point of administration is a little tender but that's it. I go for my second dose in June. I don't understand why some people have an adverse reaction and some people don't. Maybe having a reaction is a positive thing, maybe it's a sign your body is "tooling up" in preperation for infection. Those who don't have a reaction at all? Will their immune system be under equipped to deal an infection?