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My brother, a respiratory therapist with decades of experience, had a covid booster and within 2-3 days experienced a myocarditis incident, briefly hospitalized.
He said he will not take another Covid MRNA vaccine. Since he doesn’t do direct patient care but works in a management/IT position, he won’t have to take it to keep a job.
Jane, do you know if the woman that died jogging had a recent Covid shot?
I asked, but didn't get a reply. Friend probably doesn't know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Teacher Terry
I've long believed that questioning authority is a hallmark of critical thinking. But what do I know. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by cx3
Yesterday on my sixth day of Covid, I retested myself and was still positive. My biggest symptom is still fatigue, with a bit of sneezing and stuffed up head. According to the CDC, it is okay for me to go out in the public if I am masked up (which I do anyway). I really need to get to the grocery store and to pick up a book I reserved at the library. It'll be nice to get out for a bit; that with the drive to Santa Fe and back will tucker me out for the rest of the day, I'm sure.
My next work day is scheduled for Sunday and Monday. Hopefully I will feel up to sitting in that uncomfortable wooden chair for 7 hours.
there is official "authority" the government or whatever (and they have not been great at handling covid). And then there are thousands of grifters making money off of "questioning authority" that one also has to be wary of. Maybe the whole "question authority" thing worked better when there was more of a consensus reality to question. Now one is as likely to "question authority" and fall for ever bigger nonsense and someone is making money off it. Ok the point is not don't question authority or something but yea it's a vipers den out there.Quote:
I've long believed that questioning authority is a hallmark of critical thinking. But what do I know.
On vaccines the choice was take our chances on the vaccine (billions admistered worldwide) or take our chances on the virus unvaxed. Going back to 2019 when covid didn't exist wasn't a choice (of course it would be preferable) And few could completely for certain avoid both vaxes and covid exposure (not everyone has had covid but almost everyone has potentially had exposure). And the virus unvaxed, yea nah pass.
Given the virulence of the virus circa 2019, my age and condition, gambling on the vaccine seemed like a wise choice for me. Not being clairvoyant, I couldn't see that COVID would mutate into a milder form and that I could have waited it out at home for as long as it took. And I still don't regret getting the (non mRNA) J&J shot. But I respect other people's decisions to wait and see, bolster their immune systems, avoid crowds, and take other precautions, both to protect themselves and others. It's always wise to wait until a new drug has been on the market for a few years before choosing to take it, and I believe the same is true for vaccines. But it seemed in the moment we didn't have that luxury.Quote:
Originally Posted by ApatheticNoMore
I will never stop questioning authority.
I am old and vulnerable to serious Covid effects. But I do not expect the world to stop spinning and shut down to protect me. I expect ME to be the primary protector of ME.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
In general, I agree--but some accommodations, like encouraging work from home, seemed like prudent and practical ways to protect the vulnerable, and not-so vulnerable.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
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Originally Posted by SiouzQ.
Where exactly do you find actual current guidelines? The CDC website kind of sucks and I hear too many different answers. (and google is pulling up stuff that will date back to 2019)