Coronavirus

GhostofCain said:
Sorry to hear that. I hope it is a mild case like mine.
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No need to feel sorry, I am fine and I am honestly just happy to be over it. It was a question of time. I am thankful it was very mild. The long effect is that I get tired a bit faster than before, nothing serious though.

So the UK is testing a lot less people than before? How are you holding up? The re opening here in Norway seems to be going well, a bit of pressure on work places with a higher number of people getting sick at the same time but it's probably better than a (too) slow return to normal.
 
Poto said:
No need to feel sorry, I am fine and I am honestly just happy to be over it. It was a question of time. I am thankful it was very mild. The long effect is that I get tired a bit faster than before, nothing serious though.

So the UK is testing a lot less people than before? How are you holding up? The re opening here in Norway seems to be going well, a bit of pressure on work places with a higher number of people getting sick at the same time but it's probably better than a (too) slow return to normal.
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Cases are falling, but death numbers are still too high. The number of patients with Covid-19 in hospitals is still quite high (at a level similar to 1 year ago), but going down.

My personal view is that England should have followed the much more careful/sensible approach used in Scotland/Wales and waited a bit longer - an extra month - to lift some of the restrictions (e.g. the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive and the removal of sick pay support from day one for those who cannot go to work as a result, the requirement to wear masks indoors...), but Boris was clearly more worried about appeasing his backbenchers so he can stay as PM rather than dealing with a public health issue in a responsible manner.
 
GhostofCain said:
I think it is an absolute disgrace.
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Yeah, I agree.

I am more relaxed towards covid with the current situation, but I might also be forgetting that it's hitting countries differently.

Still optimisic about seeing the end of this pandemic though! :)
 
Regarding Norway:

The fact that the number of tests is decreasing while the ratio of positive tests has stabilized, probably indicates that the hidden cases also might be decreasing? If that's the case, the hospital numbers should peak soon and start decreasing as well. But of course, hidden cases might be increasing - if fewer people bother to test, due to the feeling that this will soon be over anyway.

The good thing is that despite the number of new admissions to hospital having increased steadily for weeks, the total number of patients currently in hospital seems to have leveled off. There is also no long-term increasing trend in ICU patients.

I have, for some reason, managed to stay clear until now. Several colleagues and friends have had it, most of them rather mild. One colleague had to stay in bed for two days.
 
Dr. Eddies Wingman said:
Regarding Norway:
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I think our peak is now or next week. I mean, most likely 25-30% of the country has been infected so far this year. Maybe more. I can't imagine the numbers rising (much).


It's also worth mentioning that the number of people with covid in hospitals, only (roughly) half of those are admitted because of covid. The other half happen to have covid. And that's positive (hehe).
 
Poto said:
I think our peak is now or next week. I mean, most likely 25-30% of the country has been infected so far this year. Maybe more. I can't imagine the numbers rising (much).


It's also worth mentioning that the number of people with covid in hospitals, only (roughly) half of those are admitted because of covid. The other half happen to have covid. And that's positive (hehe).
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The part in bold perhaps also points to another source of information. The number of patients admitted, who test positive for covid upon arrival at hospital, serves as an independent measurement that can indicate the trend in actual, total cases - because it is a number that does not depend on general test capacity, people's willingness to spend time and money to get tested etc.. From a covid point of view, those admitted to hospital for other causes represent a random selection of individuals.
 
Almost two years after Belgium went into a corona lockdown for the first time, the Consultation Committee has decided that most corona measures can be changed. From next Monday we will end up in code yellow, as a result of which the corona pass or Covid Safe Ticket (CST) will almost disappear. The general mouth mask obligation will also disappear. In most cases, the so-called Passenger Locator Form (PLF) for those returning from their journey will no longer be necessary.
 
Jer said:
Now 2+ months out from the Moderna booster and after having the tinnitus level bounce around between 2/10 and 8/10 volume, it seems to have settled in at a constant 6/10 volume for quite a while now, about 50% louder than the persistent post-J&J tinnitus effect. Still not muffling anything or messing with the EQ as far as I can tell, and at least I can sleep normally and generally tune out the effect so it doesn't drive me nuts, but I wouldn't want it to get any louder.

I have now filed my VAERS reports for these events and will see about getting my hearing tested, though I'm not sure what will come of that other than a suggestion to get rid of all caffeine, alcohol, and salt from my diet in a vain attempt to reduce the effect, which isn't really a tradeoff worth making in my book.
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Had my hearing tested earlier this week, and apparently I'm way above average for my demographics in terms of hearing accuracy, so the tinnitus hasn't negatively impacted anything in that respect. This is consistent with music not sounding strange to my ears since the onset of this after each COVID vaccination.

The ENT I spoke to said there's nothing he can do about the tinnitus since there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the physical apparatus of my hearing. Whatever's going on is happening in my brain, for better or for worse. His recommendation given my reactions was to avoid future COVID shots and hope the issue eventually goes away on its own. Not a surprising outcome, but still a disappointing one.
 
Yesterday I went to see Smith/Kotzen in London and there was a sign at the bars thanking people for wearing a mask to protect their staff. Sadly I think that only a very small minority had noticed the request, as I would say 1% of the people there were wearing a mask. :(
 
Perhaps it had something to do with the font size used, given that people had no problem using contactless payment for their drinks...

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That's the same everywhere. A tiny minority are now wearing masks because 'it's over'. I wear one on public transport, in taxis, and in the communal areas at work, but stick out like a sore thumb
 
I wear a mask in transport, taxis, everywhere. It's soon yet for me. My brother's wife and 2 little kids have cover a few days ago, a really bad cover, fever, cough chest pain…all with three jabs so…Also there are over 130 people who died yesterday for cover in my country. :(
 
I moved from Prague to Amsterdam 2 weeks ago and what surprised me the most how little people care here. No masks mandatory in the shops and inside spaces, so I looked a real weirdo, when I was wearing a proper respirator first few days here. Only exceptions are public transport and the airport, but there I would say only half of the people comply. All in all the feeling I get is that covid is forgotten here.
 
The_7th_one said:
I wear a mask in transport, taxis, everywhere. It's soon yet for me. My brother's wife and 2 little kids have cover a few days ago, a really bad cover, fever, cough chest pain…all with three jabs so…Also there are over 130 people who died yesterday for cover in my country. :(
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I am really sorry to hear this. I hope they will get well soon.
 
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