How is The Coronavirus affecting your life?

wwkirk

Divine
I think it should be asked whether or not he would still be alive if covid was not around?...If this pandemic wasn't here and he would still be alive otherwise then I think it's covid related if he had covid and should be counted as a covid death...

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I don't know if there will be any deeper look into the cause of death to ascertain whether your proposed criterion would apply or not.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
I don't know if there will be any deeper look into the cause of death to ascertain whether your proposed criterion would apply or not.

My uncle had preexisting conditions when he got sick and died with Covid, he was very obese, a diabetic, and other health issues, he was in poor health in a nursing home when covid hit him but it seems like to me the flu would have hit him just as hard as covid given his health condition at the time, maybe even the cold or pneumonia too, its difficult to say for sure...

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wwkirk

Divine
I live in NYC and have received a couple of notices that I am eligible to receive the COVID Vaccine. But after I entered my info, I get the message: no first dose COVID-19 vaccination appointments available

I get it. There seems to be a supply issue. But they could have presented that notice on the front page. :dry8:
 

nivek

As Above So Below
My mother got the second Pfizer vaccine today, she feels fine with no noticeable side effects for her which is good...It appears the vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna are creating another shot as a booster to combat the South African strain...So that will be three shots now if using one of those vaccine programs...

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michael59

Celestial
My mother got the second Pfizer vaccine today, she feels fine with no noticeable side effects for her which is good...It appears the vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna are creating another shot as a booster to combat the South African strain...So that will be three shots now if using one of those vaccine programs...

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Are you going to get one when available?
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Are you going to get one when available?

Yes, but only the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, it's a one shot deal, not two shots like the Pfizer and Moderna, and after reading about how these vaccines are made and all data available so far I'm okay with the Johnson & Johnson shot, I think it will be fine...I also believe the earliest will be June before it's available to me, and Johnson & Johnson is also releasing testing results for their vaccine very soon to review, I don't expect anything alarming to come up between now and June, but if so then I'll have to reconsider my opinions...

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wwkirk

Divine
I live in NYC and have received a couple of notices that I am eligible to receive the COVID Vaccine. But after I entered my info, I get the message: no first dose COVID-19 vaccination appointments available

I get it. There seems to be a supply issue. But they could have presented that notice on the front page. :dry8:
The front page now indicates that no first doses are being given. Only second doses.
 

Toroid

Founding Member
Yes, but only the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, it's a one shot deal, not two shots like the Pfizer and Moderna, and after reading about how these vaccines are made and all data available so far I'm okay with the Johnson & Johnson shot, I think it will be fine...I also believe the earliest will be June before it's available to me, and Johnson & Johnson is also releasing testing results for their vaccine very soon to review, I don't expect anything alarming to come up between now and June, but if so then I'll have to reconsider my opinions...

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Moderna is an anagram for redo man. :eek:
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
Well, one good thing about those masks.

I'm not one to let my vehicles sit warming for any great length of time.. Yesterday it was close to zero and I had a light sheen of ice but could easily see through it. Usually exhaling will fog the windows over until the defroster can catch up. But the mask prevented that and keeps my face warm.
 

Standingstones

Celestial
I went to see my doctor last week for my three month checkup. He asked me if I wanted to be put on the Covid vaccine shot list. I told him yes. I asked when the vaccines might appear. He said he had no idea. The doctors and staff there have gotten their first shots. His office had been probing the state government for some timeframe. They had no answers. He said if I could find somewhere else giving them out to not wait on his clinic issuing them.

I came home and got onto the Pennsylvania Government Health website. There is a place where you can input your zip code and see who might have the vaccine. I set the distance to 50 miles. Nothing came up. I put in the zip codes to the two largest cities near me. Nada.... I guess I will be waiting for my doctor’s office to call me next.
 

wwkirk

Divine
I just got a call from someone working for the housing development I live in. She scheduled me for a vaccination this Monday a few doors away from where I live.

That's what I was hoping for, a convenient locale.
 

SOUL-DRIFTER

Life Long Researcher
Affected me, in that I do not hardly shop anymore, even for groceries.
Cancelled all my doctor appointments last August.
Thinking on getting a physical done though. Haven't had one in over a year.
 

Sheltie

Fratty and out of touch.
Affected me, in that I do not hardly shop anymore, even for groceries.
Cancelled all my doctor appointments last August.
Thinking on getting a physical done though. Haven't had one in over a year.
Do you still work out? Didn't you used to be a competitive body builder?
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
Nursing homes in New York state. Political football right now and with justification.

My 91 year old mother in law is at the point where she needs the services a real facility has; bathing, monitoring, medical attention readily available. It's becoming too much for us to care for her in place and as difficult as the decision to take someone out of their home is, add covid to the mix and the insane situation here with the nursing homes courtesy of our Emmy Award winning governor becomes untanable.

If an elderly loved one takes a spill or has some other serious problem and had absolutely no choice but to go into a facility you are pretty much sending them away to die in isolation. Might be able to view them through a window periodically depending on which home and staffing. Bye bye, been nice knowing you. Like the Eskimos chopping off a hunk of ice and letting granny float away when she gets to that point.

Like everyone and everything else, here's the a point where there is a problem and just now that goddamned virus inserted itself as an extra and unwanted factor that serves to make the whole situation exponentially worse.
 
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SOUL-DRIFTER

Life Long Researcher
Do you still work out? Didn't you used to be a competitive body builder?
I use to be a competitive power lifter.
I tore my right rotator a second time back in 2006. That was when I stopped lifting.
I had barbells at home and gym equipment but have since sold most of it.
 

SOUL-DRIFTER

Life Long Researcher
My 1st cousin in Wales died a couple of days ago . While it wasn't Covid that killed him it was the fact they couldn't take him into hospital to treat him for what he had as the hospitals are full of Covid patients. He died at home .
Sorry for that.
That is crazy.
Covid is killing more than Covid patience.
The shutdowns here in the US is driving up the suicides also, especially for the young.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Nursing homes in New York state. Political football right now and with justification.

I'm expecting the Emmy Award winning Governor will be nominated for a noble peace prize any day now...

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SOUL-DRIFTER

Life Long Researcher
I'm expecting the Emmy Award winning Governor will be nominated for a noble peace prize any day now...

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I say tie him down inside a New York old folks home, and let them do what needs to be done.
But I am just a nice guy.
So what do I know?
 

nivek

As Above So Below
When I drove to the city a couple days ago I was nearby the old Sears building, its been turned into a Covid-19 center by Novant Health...Its a huge building too, they are using it for mass resting and mass vaccinations during the winter months is what I heard...

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