TIOLI Challenge 2021 - Supplementary Thread

In the past, this thread was used to talk about the pandemic which had been weighing heavily on each of us. Going forward, this thread is open to all supplementary talk. Should you think you are too far off topic for the main thread, well come here to a group conversation!

I look forward to some good conversations!

Link to the Main TIOLI thread for January 2021

Let's hope we'll have plenty of talk about being able to get back to normal in 2021.

Yes! Let's report on those things which make us happy in this coming year instead of only talking about our anxieties and troubles (although feel free to share with us as you need to -- as these feelings are real).

I now know of four people who have received their first COVID-19 vaccines. One is our own @kidzdoc. The other three are nurses I know personally. One works in a covid unit in Tucson, Arizona. The second one works in Rockville, Maryland in labor and delivery. The third one is a nurse practioner at a children's hospital in Washington, DC. This makes me so happy!

I've sent emails, via the patient portal, to Mom and Dad's doctor. Both are mid-80's. Doc said Mom should get it as soon as able and Dad should wait a month or so til it's clear that patients who've had Guillain-Barre won't be adversely affected. I sent a similar note to my doctor at the same practice. I'll soon be 60 but have a number of the dangerous factors and he urged me to sign up for our county's vaccine registration, which I've already done, and accept whichever one becomes available to me, as soon as it becomes available.

My best guess is that Mom should get hers sometime in January and I could possibly be in February, as might Dad.

January/February fills me with a lot of hope.

I am not sure where I fall in the priority for the vaccine since I have asthma but I'm told it's mild. I'm expecting to fall in the general population category, so I'm looking at late spring at the earliest.

I'm either in the last category or the next to the last category. It depends on whether they count university educators in that one group or if it is just K-12.

>6 thornton37814: I think all educators should be higher on the list. To my way of thinking, sending kids back to school, even at college level, has placed educators in unnecessary jeopardy.

I am high risk because of my age, and my husband is high risk because of his age and a medical condition. However, we can safely quarantine ourselves at home while educators cannot if they are forced back into schoolrooms. I'd gladly give up our place in the vaccine queue if people such as yourself are forced to go back to work.

Vaccinations started in Sweden today. Like in a lot of other places, it's care homes, people with home help services and hospital/care home staff first. Then over 70's and then everyone else. Hopefully my dad (who's over 70) will get it before the end of February. There's been talk about giving the vaccine to people who like with persons in risk groups at the same time as the risk groups which would mean mum and I would get it early too, but I doubt it. So I'm assuming I'll get mine in late spring/early summer.
I really hope my aunt gets it soon - she's over 80 and has multiple risk factors.

I signed up as interested in helping out with the vaccine roll out. I have years of experience with administration and scheduling so should be able to be of use, but we'll see if they get in touch.

>6 thornton37814:>7 According to the TN vaccine distribution plan, K-12 is phase 2 and universities are phase 3.

No news here on vaccinations but priority will be given to Malaysians over expatriates although I guess knowing the greedy politicians some of it will be available "express" at a souped up price.

>9 cbl_tn: I guess I probably saw a plan from another state then because the one I saw had a, b, and c within the next to the last category--and educators were lumped into the category right before the general public. It just didn't specify if that was K-12 or included universities--and something in the accompanying news article made me think it was only K-12. It sounds like they still have them prioritized, so it sounds like we're near the bottom.

Last year, especially early on, my focus was on COVID-19 itself. Then, for a time, I resumed my regular reading rates. Then, when the vaccine started becoming available, my interest start ramping up so I could learn more about the options and also to try to get vaccine appointments for my 84-year parents. I succeeded on Sunday, getting them appointments for tomorrow at a local Osco.

Mom is happy that they're getting in but wishes she could give hers to me. I'm about to turn 60, have pulmonary issues since my pneumonia, my weight isn't anywhere near what it should be, and a couple of other things. In IL, I was classified as 1C, which would put me into early April, most likely, til I could get my first dose.

But, in an extremely pleasant surprise, the governor of Illinois moved people like me, under 65 but with underlying medical conditions, to a priority, meaning that we could start getting vaccinated on February 25th, instead of early April, about 5 weeks earlier than I'd expected.

>12 lindapanzo: That's wonderful!

>12 lindapanzo: That's great, Linda. My husband and I are Tier 1C, but my health care provider doesn't have enough vaccines yet for Tiers 1A and 1B. I was offered a chance to move up in line if I go somewhere other than to my own healthcare provider for the vaccine, but I feel as if I'm safe at home, and there are others who would need the vaccine more than me at this time. My daughter-in-law who is a nurse had both Pfizer vaccines. My older son who works for the local school system got his first vaccine. So the rest of my family stays indoors...and waits.

Husband and I get our first shots tomorrow. Pennsylvania lumped everyone over 65 into top category. He is much older and I had been trying to get him an appointment without success. They added younger folks and I guess more vaccine arrived. We are going to a chain pharmacy about 30 mins away. I assume we get the Moderna, since we return in 28 days. I am relieved but still we will be cautious.

I was so excited this week when I heard that the state was moving me up to potentially Feb 25th for the vaccine. Well my hopes have been dashed and now I'm very upset. My county won't go along with it and refuses to make the change.

Now I'm looking at May 1st perhaps as the county announced it is already 3 weeks behind. The county seems to be falling farther and farther behind by the day. Not sure who in the government decided that, when 1A people weren't showing up for the vaccine, they decided to wait for them instead of moving on.

I was rather devastated to hear from my mother in the US, a retired nurse who will be 79 next month, that she was not going to be getting a vaccine. Then she gave me an opportunity to convince her that she should. I did weeks of research to find just the right articles and podcasts to counter her concerns. Happily, she has let me know that I changed her mind, and she and my step-father have registered and are awaiting appointments.

Meanwhile, here in NZ, we are expecting vaccines sometime next month, first for those working at the border in isolation and quarantine facilities. I'm not sure of the order after that, but patiently waiting. Last year staff at the school were given flu vaccines in April if they hadn't already had one, so maybe that will happen with coronavirus vaccines as well.

As I wait my turn for the vaccine, I got to thinking about how a friend helped me get appointments for Mom and Dad and also about how much I've learned in trying to get an appointment. Anyway, I got to thinking about how I could use what I've learned to help others. I seem to have a magic touch when it comes to one particular leading pharmacy, but not the other.

I've discovered a FB group where members help to give tips and suggestions on getting appointments in my area. I surely don't want someone's personal info so as to sign them up but I've greatly enjoyed sharing what I've learned, and, when I spot that the leading pharmacy has posted its appointments for the week, to alerting group members of the openings. They're usually gone in 15 minutes.

Between a local group and this vaccine support group, I think I've aided 50-60 people in getting appointments. Some were at wit's end for elderly parents etc and their heartfelt thank-you's brought me to tears.

I don't want to go out and help people shovel their snow (we've now had snow for 10 straight days, I've heard) but I am trying in the effort to get vaccine appointments.

>18 lindapanzo: Thank you for that!

Mr Majkia and I have had our shots, and will reach full immunity (two weeks after the second dose) on Friday. It was a nightmare to get an appointment, and mine was pure luck. Someone telling me that one hospital had openings. My appointment was fairly easy but then I spent about 5 days hitting the website a thousand times a day hoping I could get a slot for the hubster. Finally, at the last possible moment, someone canceled and I got him in as well.

Other friends are still struggling to get theirs.

Here in Florida anyone 65 and older is eligible now. But slots are gone in 5 minutes when the sites open up. Florida Health department is finally getting its act together and will have a waiting list, which is what we've all been clamoring for, so we can stop getting up at 5am in hopes of a slot.

>19 majkia: The big pharmacy chain I see to be able to find adds most of their week's appointments on Sundays. When one local pharmacy is filled for the Tues-Sat appointments, they open up another nearby one. I haven't determined the Sun/Mon pattern but I've heard it is done on Fridays. Of course, then, I'm working and don't have time to check every little while.

Illinois has an added complication. The governor announced the expansion of the 1B category to include people under 65 with underlying conditions, that is, me. However, some counties are refusing to go along with it and there are questions as to whether that means the county-run sites and not pharmacies or it means all. There's also confusion as to which conditions are included. I suspect it's CDC category 1 and not category 2 so that type 2 diabetes would be covered but not type 1. Also confusion as to whether someone can go to a neighboring county if theirs is on the list. Worst of all, no clarification as to what proof might be required. My doctor didn't know when I wrote to him yesterday on my patient portal.

Another problem is that, except for this large pharmacy chain, very few sites seem to schedule the second dose for the vaccinee and so they need to go through it all again. The one I got Mom and Dad into did it, first thing upon arrival, which was a big relief.

I'm worried about those seniors who don't "do" the internet and don't drive. I have relatives in that category but the snow is so deep, we couldn't get to them if we tried. The city doesn't plow side streets til later.

One of the leading Chicago columnists wrote today that she couldn't dig her car out yesterday but had a vaccine appointment in the morning. She hiked 3 miles to get it then hiked 3 miles to get back home.

I finally got my first Moderna shot today. The process was pretty easy for us since we are members of Kaiser Permanente. A nurse called us to schedule my shot. I took the first same day opening, and my second shot has been scheduled. So far, I’ve been perfectly fine. My older son is one day past his #2 Pfizer shot and is experiencing a headache and muscle soreness today. My husband was not yet scheduled because he is younger than I am. We now know the process, and it was easy...and the center was located about two miles from my home.

>21 SqueakyChu: Great! I went to Kaiser Monday for my 2nd Moderna shot. They were very different from the LA county drive through and actually had me sit for 15 min afterward. Becky and Mike went again to see if they could get vaccinated, but a zip code check was in force and Mike is a few months too young to qualify for age.

>22 quondame: I was very impressed by how nicely Kaiser handled the situation. It took place in one of their office buildings so no other Kaiser patients were there. All space distancing and masking was maintained. We had free parking in the building and took the elevator to the second flioor. I was given information to read, then called immediately in to the nurse who asked me some questions, gave me information, and administered the shot. I waited in a large room for 15 minutes. Near the end, for some reason, I had a coughing fit (not a good thing to have while trying to convince others you don't have covid). Anyway, I drank some water, quieted down, and left. I'm home and perfectly fine. They gave me a link formy smart phone to the CDC where I can report all information and get reminders. My next appointmetn was already scheduled.

Hope everyone is well. I'm past my "fully immunized" date and the world seems different.

Alas, not all good news. My 6'6, 18 year old nephew, an avid biking enthusiast, was just two minutes from home during his ride, a week ago Friday when, a car sideswiped him, knocking him off of his bike, and didn't stop. He managed to call my sister who rushed him to the ER. Thankfully, no concussion but the poor guy did break his right wrist and was bruised and scraped all over his legs and back. They filed a police report and took to social media but the police think it's unlikely anything will come of it.

This past Friday, he had 2.5 hour surgery to install a titanium plate with 9 or 10 screws and cadaver bone to fill in the gaps where his wrist bone pushed away the bone in his forearm. He'd been really afraid but it went well and, a few hours after he was alert, he face timed me and excitedly told me all about it. Lots of rest this weekend.

The first 11 days of the month and I think I've read less than 20 pages so far. Between vaccine hunting and worrying about my only nephew, I haven't felt like reading at all.

>24 lindapanzo: Oh, Linda. I am so very sorry to hear about your dear nephew’s accident. It seems as if he is on the road to recovery after a frightening experience. I’m glad he’ll be able to recover from this.

I, too, have had two vaccines and am waiting for the rest of my family to be fully immunized so we can visit. On a happy note, my older son saw me out walking and stopped his car to talk to me because he realized my vision has deteriorated a lot and I probably didn’t see him. I was so happy to see him, I ran around to his open window to give him a hug after a full year of staying away from him. He was driving to a barbecue to visit several fully immunized friends. I was so happy for him as he is a fairly quiet young man who lives alone. This year has been an especially tough year on him, the only one of my immediate family who lives alone.

>25 SqueakyChu: So glad that you got to see your son after such a long time. How exciting!!

Except for Chicago, which fully opens up in terms of vaccines on 4/19, the rest of Illinois opens up tomorrow. We thought it'd be impossible but this weekend has been a river of vaccine announcements. My sister will have her J&J on Tuesday but my nephew now has to wait for 2 weeks after his surgery. He'll be the last family member to get his. He'll mostly be staying home anyway, except for physical therapy.

>26 lindapanzo: My older son doesn’t live that far from us so we did visit him outside and masked from time to time, never staying very long. Whenever I missed him too much, I offered to bring him home cooked food which he never refused. :D

I’ve socially distance visited my younger son and his wife and two kids periodically this past year. They also did some drive-bys. However, I only saw my daughter and her husband once this past year when they socially distance visited me for Mother’s Day.

I am worried about one of my good friends who’s an anti-vaxxer! I have no idea when we’ll be able to ever visit normally. I guess we’ll just have to continue to socially distance visit for the future until we reach herd immunity.

So sorry about your nephew! I hope he heals quickly and perfectly.

Thanks for the good wishes for my nephew. His surgery went well. He has a titanium plate, 10 screws, and cadaver bone added.

Less than a week later, they took the cast off, fitted him for a moldable brace, and started him on twice weekly physical therapy.

He seems to be progressing well.

>29 lindapanzo: That must be a relief to him and to you.

>30 SqueakyChu: Yes it is a huge relief. Stitches coming out on Friday and, hopefully, medical clearance to get his first dose. He is the only family member still completely unvaccinated.

>31 lindapanzo: The vaccine information is also wonderful news.

In a scary incident today, one of my best friends told me she contracted covid-19 and was really sick for six days but thihnks she's on the mend now. The issue is that she and her husband, both fully vaccinated, had dinner with another couple, both fully vaccinated. My friend's husband still seems okay, which is a good thing as he has pulmonary issues.

This is a case of what is known as breakthrough covid. It's the 10% or the part of the covid infection that is not prevented by the vaccine. It can either be asymptomatic, symptomatic, or fatal (about 1% of cases).

I find this terribly frightening as how do we safely move forward if the threat of serious illness and death still hangs over our heads? I know this is a low percentage, but I don't want to be in that particular percentage. Do I stay home and remain masked and socially distanced forever? There are so many people who are refusing to take the vaccine for whatever reason. I find this very disturbing as well as frustrating.

>33 SqueakyChu: Which is why I'll continue to "mask up" and try to remain at safer distances even after I'm past my 14 days post-2nd shot.

>34 thornton37814: Well, I was planning to do that with strangers, but now I'm in a quandry as to what to do with my own family. Can I be in my daughter's house? Can I eat in her house? Can I give her a hug? Can I take off my mask? CDC says yes, but...

I guess my question is that. if virus carriers are asymptomatic and can be those who are fully vaccinated, then who is indeed "safe"? Probably no one is ever completely safe.

>35 SqueakyChu: I think you take the risks with family and really close friends. The mask will be your call based on the situation.

>36 thornton37814: I was thinking that now would be a good time to form bubbles with those closest to us.

We are finally on the other side of the covid curve. In my state of Maryland, the positivity rate is 0.95% today. This past weekend I was together with my whole family (husband, kids and grandkids) at an outdoor restaurant without masks for a family celebration (the restaurant dinner I promised to my son-in-law in April, 2020. It was a little late, but that's okay.).

I still understand the gravity of the situation in other parts of the world and hope there are ways my country (USA) can help protect those who are still vulnerable to this disease.

In a worrying istuation, it seems that my younger son might have developed myocarditis as a result of the second Pfizer vaccine. The cardiologist doesn't believe so, but I don't have faith in simple statements made by cardiologists who see these types of cases every day. Doctors must listen to patients and vice versa. Personally, I feel fortunate to have a primary care doctor who listens to what I say. We discuss my issues, and sometimes we go one way and sometimes the other way. I don't like medical pratitioners who pooh pooh what patients say because they simply feel differently. My son is having a cardio workup this week. I hope this situation resolves. It's very scary for a young person to suddenly have serious cardiac symptoms.

Please keep my 84 year old mother, Dorothy, in your prayers. On Tuesday, she fell for the second time within three days. This time, I couldn't lift her to a chair or to stand up and so I called 911. The rescue squad took her to the hospital and she's still there.

She was badly dehydrated and seems to have a quirky BP issue. It's high when she's seated and so is on BP meds but it drops by a lot when she stands up and she gets dizzy and feels faint.

>39 lindapanzo: I hope your mom stabilizes quickly. It must be so frightening for her to be in the hospital now, Wishing her a speedy and complete recovery. Keep us posted as to how she's doing.

>39 lindapanzo: Praying, Linda. I hope that they're able to get to the bottom of the BP problem soon. It's worrisome, I know.

Thanks for all the good wishes!! Mom came home on Thursday evening. She seems to tire easily but is catching up on her rest. She was quite dehydrated, which they quickly remedied. They also cut back on her BP meds. Once her kidneys stabilize, she'll have an outpatient CT scan of her carotid artery and may need surgery on that.

I think I'm having a delayed reaction to all the stress this week. That, along with the heat and humidity right now, has been really bothering me. I feel very tired and run down and have been taking a nap every afternoon. Drinking lots of liquids and taking it easy. Trying to run all of Mom's errands etc plus my own before it gets too hot out.

In the meantime, while I sit inside in the AC and with a fan, I'm reading a book about 1965.

>43 lindapanzo: I'm so glad your mom is out of the hospital now, Linda. Take care of yourself, though. You both need each other.

>44 SqueakyChu: Yes, we do. The doctors and nurses all made a big deal about Mom having her daughter in the house to help her out and keep an eye on her. I suspect that, otherwise, they would've insisted on some kind of assistance for her.

This has not been a good stretch. Three days after Mom got out of the hospital, Dad was rushed by rescue squad to the same hospital. He was in for 5 nights but came home on Friday. We'll be getting home health care to help us deal with his Alzheimer's.

<46 I'm so sorry, Linda. I hope the home health care service works out and provides good support for both of your parents.

>47 SqueakyChu: Thanks. Mom can take care of herself, except when she's sick, and can take care of Dad somewhat but not completely. We need parts of days and occasional respite care so she can get away. It's looking like I'll be going back into the office twice a week, around Labor Day, so we'll certainly want something in place for my two days.

>48 lindapanzo: Well, all good wishes as you transition back into working in your office.

>49 SqueakyChu: Thank you. Also back into reading. Every day (8 days in all between the two of them), around 2 or 3 pm or earlier sometimes, I'd go to the hospital and bring my Kindle. Didn't read a single page. Between U.S. Olympic swimming trials and reading again, things are feeling a bit more normal now.

>46 lindapanzo: Oh that does sound stressful. And going back to outside work has pluses and minuses of course.

>50 lindapanzo: I remember the days that I'd always bring a book to medical appointments or anywhere really where I had to wait in line. Those days are over. My smart phone goes with med to medical appointments, and I literally have not gone anywhere where I had to stand in line since before the pandemic.

As we move forward into 2022, I fear the omicron variant of the covid virus. Is there no end to this madness? I am scheduled to get my Moderna booster next week. I still stay within my family/friends bubble for all indoor activities. I cautiously let other vaccinated individuals into my home, but rarely, as I have a very good friend who already suffered from a severe case of breakthrough virus. I also know a person who died of breakthrough virus. I still am being more cautious than most others as I feel my husband and I are more vulnerable due to recent health problems. *sigh*

>53 SqueakyChu: I'm worried, too. I've been out and about a bit more lately. I went to a Chicago Blackhawks game on Friday afternoon for the first time in nearly two years and I was disgusted by how they enforced the vax requirement (barely looked at the proof of vax...I could've used anyone's) and by how few people bought a beverage or a food item and then didn't wear a mask the entire rest of the game (the rule is no mask needed while actively eating or drinking).

Thankfully, my friend and I plus the teens behind us and the older couple next to us were wearing masks.

I got my Pfizer booster the first week of October so I hope that helps.

My big news, though, is that, after almost 21 straight months of working only at home, starting Tuesday, I'll be in the office two days a week. This initial test includes very few people (on Tuesdays, I'll be the only person in my dept there and on Thursdays, one other friend will be there). Only full vaccinated people are allowed in and there's a health status questionnaire to be filled out on every day someone goes into the office. Cafeteria seating is one person per table.

I hope this all works out. I was feeling confident but now am a bit more nervous about it all.

>53 SqueakyChu: I was wary before Omicron was detected. We’ve had an easing of restrictions for a couple of months and things are almost “back to normal” in terms of people’s behaviour and crowding. And cases have risen, which I was waiting for it to do. And now this.

The people in Texas are just idiots where the coronavirus is concerned - and that was before Omicron was a thing. Kerry and I are still taking precautions - we were both vaccinated, which is unusual around these parts. He has not heard anything from the city as to whether they are going to offer boosters or not. My vaccination is right at the 6-month mark, so I need to start investigating where I can get the booster. I was vaccinated while I was still working, so things have changed in the interim.

After being so careful all along, I've been exposed to COVID, perhaps. My BFF who lives alone at home and rarely goes out just contacted me to tell me that she tested positive this morning, this, two days after I had dinner and went to a stage show with her. I don't know much about optimal times for testing and/or which test is better but I've contacted my doctor.

More time to stay at home and read, I guess.

I feel fine, though quite upset about this. My friend says it feels like a mild cold. Last week, she had a flat tire and strangers helped her fix it.

>57 lindapanzo: Oh, Linda, I am so sorry for both you and your friend, who must feel terrible for inadvertantly exposing you to COVID. I hope it comes to nothing for you!

>57 lindapanzo: Wishing the best for both of you. I hope you test negative and your friend has a speedy and complete recovery. It's so scary that we still, after almost two years, have to be dealing with this. How much I long for life as we used to know it. :(

>57 lindapanzo: Oh that is a bummer. I went out for a bit of extended errand running today and dealt with several unmasked individuals - despite signs posted at every door saying that masks were required. They were all very courteous to the large old lady asking where to pickup something they had no clue anyone would be asking about, so I just accepted their help.

Good news!! My COVID PCR test was negative!! So relieved, as was my friend who feared she gave me COVID.

>61 lindapanzo: That is good news. So far most of my friends out and about are getting negatives when they test. I hope it remains that way. Me I'm staying home mostly. Well I do have plans for a blow out dinner on Saturday.

>62 quondame: This sick friend and I were joining two other friends at a Baroque Christmas concert this Saturday. Thankfully, very liberal ticket exchange policies and we're planning to go in the spring instead. The Saturday concert friend who is not sick, another friend, and I had brunch plans for Sunday. The other friend is nervous and asked me to wait an additional week (so more than 14 days post exposure) til we get together. In the meantime, we looked to see our usual restaurant's hours and we learned that it has permanently closed. Now we an use that extra week to find somewhere else.

Otherwise, I don't think we're going anywhere for Christmas Eve and maybe not even for Christmas Day.

>61 lindapanzo: Wonderful news, Linda!

>63 lindapanzo: I've gone to a couple of movies in theaters with less than a dozen people in them and to a restaurant before Delta became a thing. I guess my limit is staying home for my birthday. I just don't want to. Becky and Mike went out for testing after she had a scare from work, but since they were both negative I haven't had one yet. I do seem to be catching sniffles though and that's seems really strange.

>65 quondame: I go out to lunch with certain people. All are fully vaccinated and boosted. The friend who caught covid and nearly gave it to me is one of them.

This was a wake up call for me. Even if I think family or friends are almost certainly OK, I don't know that for sure and need to be a bit more cautious around them.

I don't usually make plans for January/February so I'll have time to think about what I'll do, come spring.

>61 lindapanzo: Hurray! I’m so relieved for you, Linda. Stay healthy! I hope by now your friend has completely recovered. I’m now starting to freak out over Omicron.

I just canceled a visit by a friend to my house because she is having dinner in a restaurant with other friends five days before her scheduled visit to me. I haven’t seen her since the pandemic started. Both of us are boostered. Am I being too paranoid?

>67 SqueakyChu: I think you're the right amount of cautious. So many of us are out there thinking getting vaccinated and being masked around strangers is the most we have to do, but really it's the least.

>61 lindapanzo: Great news! I got the booster earlier this week. It gave me a whopper of a headache, a low grade fever, and a sore, swollen arm. The fever appears to be going down, so I'm hoping it stays that way. I have a couple of things I really need to do before leaving town, and I'm hoping to do them tomorrow. I won't go out even with this low grade fever. At least I feel well enough to do things around the house. I just went through the shoes and tossed several pairs. I also put a few clothes that I thought were probably past their prime in bags. I need to go through all my clothes, but I took care of some that I'd put aside. I kept two things which I'll see if I can still wear or not. I'll either keep them or donate to Goodwill because they are in decent shape.

Still feeling OK, as is my friend. Hope this continues.

>70 lindapanzo: That's so good to know. Stay well, the both of you.

After two weeks in the office (plus a week of staying home, just to be on the safe side, after exposure to COVID), my office is shutting down again, as of Thursday. The American CEO, who lives and works in Amsterdam, decided to shut down the offices in North and South American at least through January.

Just as well since I'd rather stay home during the worst of winter anyway.

We also had a positive case in my office but, apparently, no one who was a close contact of mine. I texted the one person I've talked to more than a minute or so and she said she's still fine.

>72 lindapanzo: Someone else I know just tested positive. He had been triple jabbed with Moderna, and is now having cold-like symptoms. His first rapid test came out negative, but his second test came out positive. He's now on quarantine at home.

>72 lindapanzo: Several friends of mine posted today they have COVID. I've not been near any of them in about 10 days. I think they all got it after I did.

>74 thornton37814: I just heard that in Israel, they will be administering a fourth covid vaccine. There is no end to this madness.