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    • AdagioMA
      AdagioM
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      I got the Covid vax (Moderna) a couple weeks ago, because we’re traveling again. I hadn’t had one since December. The shot gave me a hot arm (red, warm) for a week! My previous was Pfizer, no reaction.

      I’m waiting for a flu shot in late October.

      Do y’all get RSV vax?

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        Daniel
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        Please in Florida think you have COVID if you're wearing a mask. I don't wear one 100% of the time but I really should because I read cases are rising here.

        They save me from breathing lots of particulates from pollution and vehicle exhaust too.

        My PCP says they don't work. He won't let me wear one in the examining room. I think they help and can't hurt.

        I'm going to be more consistent about wearing them.

        My lungs are compromised because I'm an ex- smoker and I wouldn't rule out having some kind of auto-immune disorder too.

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        • ShiroKuroS
          ShiroKuro @AdagioM
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          @AdagioM said in The Indomitable Covid Virus:

          I got the Covid vax (Moderna) a couple weeks ago, because we’re traveling again. I hadn’t had one since December. The shot gave me a hot arm (red, warm) for a week! My previous was Pfizer, no reaction.

          Wow that sounds awful. You might want to mention that to a provider or at the least, the next time you get a vax, stay in the store for a bit afterwards to make su rehou don’t have a full blown allergic reaction.

          Do y’all get RSV vax?

          I thought I was under the age limit but maybe I’m … lemme ask go the google. 😛

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          • ShiroKuroS
            ShiroKuro
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            CDC recommends everyone ages 75 and older get an RSV vaccine. CDC recommends adults ages 60–74 who are at increased risk of severe RSV disease get an RSV vaccine

            I’m not there just yet.

            Still need to do the shingles shots though…

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            • ShiroKuroS
              ShiroKuro @Daniel
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              @Daniel said in The Indomitable Covid Virus:

              He won't let me wear one in the examining room.

              If that was my PCP I would change doctors and also register a complaint .

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              • AdagioMA
                AdagioM @ShiroKuro
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                @ShiroKuro said in The Indomitable Covid Virus:

                @AdagioM said in The Indomitable Covid Virus:

                I got the Covid vax (Moderna) a couple weeks ago, because we’re traveling again. I hadn’t had one since December. The shot gave me a hot arm (red, warm) for a week! My previous was Pfizer, no reaction.

                Wow that sounds awful. You might want to mention that to a provider or at the least, the next time you get a vax, stay in the store for a bit afterwards to make su rehou don’t have a full blown allergic reaction.

                The hot red spot was just the back of my arm, about as big as the palm of my hand. It didn’t keep me from doing anything; it was just annoying.

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                • ShiroKuroS
                  ShiroKuro
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                  Well that’s good… I just thought it sounded like a mild allergic reaction. I might be a little paranoid about that kind of thing though… 😅

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                  • wtgW
                    wtg
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                    COVID arm. It was one of the side effects that was observed early on. I think it was more common with Moderna. @Amanda had it, as I recall.

                    https://health.clevelandclinic.org/should-you-be-worried-about-covid-arm

                    When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                    • ShiroKuroS
                      ShiroKuro
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                      Oh wow, I had never heard of that! Thanks for posting the article @wtg !

                      And good to know that @AdagioM was right not to worry!

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                      • AdagioMA
                        AdagioM
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                        I had the Moderna vax the first two times (remember 2020?). I had swollen underarm lymph nodes on that side, which made one boob temporarily bigger. This was a common reaction, and you’re supposed to wait six weeks (?) before getting a mammogram so it doesn’t read false positive.

                        Both Mr. AM and I went to CVS pharmacies for our most recent vax; his had Pfizer and mine had Moderna. They didn’t tell us beforehand which one they had. We scheduled online.

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                        • ShiroKuroS
                          ShiroKuro
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                          I've gotten every covid vax and booster since they came... IIRC the first several ones were Moderna, then a Pfizer, and then this most recent one was Moderna again. I think...

                          The only kinds of reactions I've had have been arm soreness and flu-like symptoms (which a few times were really, really bad) but I've never had the covid arm or those other symptoms.

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                            Steve Miller
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                            Nothing official, but it appears to me that the Pfizer jabs cause fewer adverse reactions than other brands

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                              CHAS
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                              Got the Pfizer vacc September 3. Four hour flight Monday. Sick with something at 4 am this Wednesday morning. Also fatigue and some nausea.

                              “I’m at an age when remembering something right away is as good as an orgasm.”—Gloria Steinem to Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Wiser Than Me

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                              • wtgW
                                wtg
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                                @CHAS

                                Whatever it is, I hope it's mild and goes away soon.

                                When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                                  Daniel
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                                  Feel better soon, Chas.

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                                  • ShiroKuroS
                                    ShiroKuro
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                                    @CHAS hope you're better soon!!

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                                    • AdagioMA
                                      AdagioM @Steve Miller
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                                      @Steve-Miller said in The Indomitable Covid Virus:

                                      Nothing official, but it appears to me that the Pfizer jabs cause fewer adverse reactions than other brands

                                      Next time I’m going to see if I can get Pfizer instead of Moderna. I had a better time with it before.

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                                      • AdagioMA
                                        AdagioM @CHAS
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                                        @CHAS said in The Indomitable Covid Virus:

                                        Got the Pfizer vacc September 3. Four hour flight Monday. Sick with something at 4 am this Wednesday morning. Also fatigue and some nausea.

                                        Do you still mask for travel? We masked going to Nashville last week, but not coming home.

                                        Hope you’re feeling better!

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                                        • MikM
                                          Mik @Daniel
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                                          @Daniel said in The Indomitable Covid Virus:

                                          @Mik Get well soon.

                                          I don't get the mRNA vaccinations.

                                          I did finally get my first in a series of three Hepatitis A/B vaccinations. They're on a schedule of 0, 1, and 6 months. I'd be done now if I hadn't procrastinated.

                                          I still wear masks. My supply was dwindling. RM brought his mother's car here the other day (before he totaled it). I found a new box of masks in the trunk. I took about 1/3 of them.

                                          Thanks, Daniel. We've been well now for quite a while. It was really only two days of being stay in bed sick. The rest was just a little run down and congested. Still have some lingering congestion, but I normally have some anyway. Come from living in the Ohio Valley.

                                          “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
                                          ― Douglas Adams

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                                          • ShiroKuroS
                                            ShiroKuro @AdagioM
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                                            @AdagioM said in The Indomitable Covid Virus:

                                            Do you still mask for travel?

                                            I do!

                                            Today, I ran into a colleague who was out of breath and panting so badly, I suggested that I call 911 (it's hard to explain, he was in really bad shape). He shook his head and held up a finger for me to wait. I guided him to a chair, he sat down. I sat with him. After a little bit, still out of breath, he was able to talk.

                                            He said that's been happening to him regularly since he had covid over the summer. He's like in his 40s.

                                            😞

                                            I'm continuing to mask. (in general, not just when traveling)
                                            For the record, I hate it.
                                            😞

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