Covid

My son (lives and works and gets the tube around London) had two negative tests after feeling seriously dreadful this week. He's pretty sure he had Covid though, and didn't go into work.

I'm back to wearing a mask on the tube when it's crowded - hey! maybe if people think I've got Covid they'll give me a bit more space on the tube! Three years and (touch wood) I still haven't had it and I've had every vaccination offered - classed as vulnerable I've got free Covid tests at home.

Ignoring the post at 12:53:41.

Someone I know dismissed it as "flu" - until he and all his family got it and were all ill. Until his father-in-law died of it. That was 2021. With his short memory it's back to "flu and I survived it" -

I don't want it, am making sensible choices to avoid catching it. My very good wishes to all who are suffering with it.

Grannmarie

Grantanow

When is the next booster due for oldies?

Hi, Grantanow, I was at our church coffee morning yesterday, all the over 70s at our table have received their appointment letters for the next dose of the vaccine.

Thinking of Shel69's DH and all who are suffering from Covid. 💕🙏

We just received ours for the end of April.

I have just heard of a horrific case of an American journalist, as reported in The Atlantic, having terrible heartbreaking abuse and blame on the internet by anti vaxxers after his 6 year old son died, which was nothing at all to do with covid vaccine.

Disinformation can be very damaging.

What test where you using mine I got from boots. I have a friend in NHS who told me the ones I had at home where technically expired even though date was nearly out but only by months. Couldn't be reliable because of new strain.

paddyann54

I had it in the Autumn of last year.Iwas reallyquite ill with it for almost 3 weeks before I got a negative result .
Since then my health has been awful .I've had all sorts of issues that have resulted in me being sent for tests and scans every few weeks .
Thankfully the past week I've been well .I'd forgotten how that felt,and at yesterdays checkup the GP said she thought I was over the worst ...I hope she's right.She was reluctant to label it as long covid just says its a post viral thing .

I think I got it at about the same time as you, paddyann and it was nasty. DH didn't get it as badly as me although he felt quite poorly. Ironically, we were due to have vaccines about then. I'm beginning to have more energy but my joints are painful. That could be coincidence of course.
My friend has Long Covid, could barely walk and the GP sent her for physiotherapy.

I hope everyone who has Covid or is still suffering feels better soon.

I disagree regarding not having immunity after having covid. My daughter (who is vulnerable) had treatment for her illness before receiving the covid jabs and so they had no effect on her. We only know this because we were both part of the ONS covid study which involved having monthly swab and blood tests. My blood test showed I had immunity but hers didn’t. Then we both contracted Covid which gave us both immunity at higher levels.

I wonder how long immunity lasts?

We didn't catch it again at Christmas from a family member who had it.

I came back from London 3 weeks ago with a sore throat and the worst cough I've had in years. Took doxycycline to shift it eventually.

I took several tests, all negative. In case the ones I'd had lying around from when they were handed out free of charge had gone off, I bought new ones through Amazon. Still negative.

It felt like last year's covid but, just much worse.

And yes, Zoe is still monitoring.

I NEVER EVER test for it. The government is scaremongering. Now we have the vaccine we should treat it like the flu. There are more important things than Covid like the cost of living and fuel bills. It's all about state control.

Oh dear! Please don't underestimate it Songstress, yes for some people (me) it may be 'just' flu, but for others (my DH) it is really serious and can leave the patient with some nasty after effects.
Have you had it yourself? Oh sorry, you'll never know if you never test will you?

Songstress, how irresponsible and selfish of you.
You could have unknowingly had it and passed to on to someone ( like me), who is immunocompromised and CEV.
For people like me, it can be fatal.

Nanderin

Hi 3yrs avoided covid and yesterday we tested positive for covid. Feeling not well at all.

I'm sorry. Covid is not over yet.

We're vigilant to boosters, masks, crowds, people outside our family - Thankfully none of us have been impacted by covid.

Paid £70 for a pre holiday test (negative) last year. 2 days later (in Germany), I tested positive. Happily I wasn’t ill but the £70 made me really cross. I could have used a lateral flow test at home for nothing to find out if I was positive. This year I’m taking tests with me if we actually get to go away.

Are we getting anymore Covid vaccines does anyone know?

Usernametaken

25Avalon

I still have the NHS app on my phone. Now received notification it’s being discontinued from the end of April.

Of course it’s being discontinued 25Avalon. It was only an experiment to see how gullible people are.
We didn’t test for flu before Covid, yet many people died of it. Can remember the NHS being on their knees each winter because of the flu.
Plus people didn’t wear a mask when it was Flu season.
And it seems it’s the vaccinated that are becoming ill. Jabs working well then!!!!!

From what I read the effectiveness of the vaccinations wanes over time so if you got your last one in Sept, as I did, it is probably not going to give the same level of protection now as it did in the first three months. The jabs prevent a higher death toll; no one ever claimed they would stop people becoming ill, nor do they stop transmission.
Flu is an awful illness too, and, yes, people still die of it. Thank goodness for the vaccinations then. Without that many more would be dying.

Greciangirl I only know about the over 75s spring booster.

songstress60

I NEVER EVER test for it. The government is scaremongering. Now we have the vaccine we should treat it like the flu. There are more important things than Covid like the cost of living and fuel bills. It's all about state control.

State control! Yeah, of course the state, most governments in fact, deliberately crippled their economies in the fight against Covid.
But okay, just you do that then. Ignore it and get on with life. Though I’m pretty sure you won’t be worrying too much about the cost living if you can’t get out of bed for three weeks because you’re so poorly.
Not everyone gets off lightly.
And anyway, most of us are well enough informed and have sufficient brain cells left to be able to worry about more than one topic at a time. Goodness knows there’s enough choice.

Songstress the ambulance staff certainly didn't think my DH had flu when they transported him to A&E! I wouldn't wish the experience on anyone. Just consider yourself fortunate!

Baggs

Nanderin

Hi 3yrs avoided covid and yesterday we tested positive for covid. Feeling not well at all.

Why were you testing? Because of vulnerable people where you work?

WHY NOT TEST? It’s a nasty illness that can cause Death!
Better to know what you have and treat it accordingly knowing it can be dangerous - let alone the danger to others!
If you came out in s red trash all over wouldn’t you want to know what it was - I don’t understand your question - it’s just common sense particularly if you or anyone near you is vulnerable .

songstress60

I NEVER EVER test for it. The government is scaremongering. Now we have the vaccine we should treat it like the flu. There are more important things than Covid like the cost of living and fuel bills. It's all about state control.

My God with people like you no wonder disease proliferates - how about some care for others rather than yourself - Flu and particularly covid can KILL. How old are you? Bet you are younger than a lot of us!

Usernametaken

25Avalon

I still have the NHS app on my phone. Now received notification it’s being discontinued from the end of April.

Of course it’s being discontinued 25Avalon. It was only an experiment to see how gullible people are.
We didn’t test for flu before Covid, yet many people died of it. Can remember the NHS being on their knees each winter because of the flu.
Plus people didn’t wear a mask when it was Flu season.
And it seems it’s the vaccinated that are becoming ill. Jabs working well then!!!!!

Eeejit!! Selfish and ignorant behaviour!

I don’t suppose anyone who’s dead is worrying about the cost of living!

Covid can kill!

It makes me despair that there are so many selfish posters on here.

I lost a friend to Covid, she had been sheilding, but she caught it in a hospital waiting room, along with others who were there.

Covid like all transferable illness needs a bit of good old common sense. If I am not well I stay away from others I still test for covid when I feel just a bit under 100% because my experience tells me that when I have had it I am not particularly unwell. In the same way that I would keep away from others if I had a jippy tummy.
Covid can kill but so can a lot of other things but thanks to the vacinne the majority even if they feel very unwell do not end up in hospital or worse.
Pretty sure the tests still work regardless but not all nasty viruses are Covid others are available.
I personally now only want a yearly booster but that's fine I don't come in the age group being called more often.
Covid will never now be over but like other viruses it will flucuate
As for state control that's tin hat stuff