International News Covid-19 .....

[Paul Cannell]

In todays world it is very easy to create something that looks legitimate and fools the gullible.

Plus ca change, habibi.

 

[Essexyellows]

Nothing much to report, except those who are eligible will start getting their Spring booster appointments from today.

77 positive inpatients.
1 positive in ITU.
Average 50-60 admissions a week.

 

[SteMerritt]

Nothing much to report, except those who are eligible will start getting their Spring booster appointments from today.

77 positive inpatients.
1 positive in ITU.
Average 50-60 admissions a week.

You have anything on the new variant which is apparently becoming dominant in India? Much the same as existing ones? I can't believe there will be much fuss about it this winter.

 

[Marked Ox]

Nothing much to report, except those who are eligible will start getting their Spring booster appointments from today.

77 positive inpatients.
1 positive in ITU.
Average 50-60 admissions a week.

Got my booked for early May.

 

[Essexyellows]

You have anything on the new variant which is apparently becoming dominant in India? Much the same as existing ones? I can't believe there will be much fuss about it this winter.

Currently not causing severe disease...... Arcturus is its "name".
Known pathologically as XBB.1.16 its a new sub-variant that resulted from the combination of BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75, with a shared mutation also found in XBB.1.5. (Omicron)
Seems more transmissible and has already been found in the UK.

Nothing much more.

 

[Oxford57]

I have just tested negative , tested positive on 31st March, test reported at 8.00, antivirals courier from JR by 8.30pm, finished those by the following Wed, a week later strong positive test, 6 days later negative. This is quite common so I read, I had 2 days when I felt as rough as when I was undergoing Chemotherapy, for the rest of the it felt like I was full of snot all the time, I don’t want to get this again

 

[Berliner]

Currently not causing severe disease...... Arcturus is its "name".
Known pathologically as XBB.1.16 its a new sub-variant that resulted from the combination of BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75, with a shared mutation also found in XBB.1.5. (Omicron)
Seems more transmissible and has already been found in the UK.

Nothing much more.

Can't hear the word Arcturus without thinking about Hank Scorpio in the Simpsons.

 

[Essexyellows]

I have just tested negative , tested positive on 31st March, test reported at 8.00, antivirals courier from JR by 8.30pm, finished those by the following Wed, a week later strong positive test, 6 days later negative. This is quite common so I read, I had 2 days when I felt as rough as when I was undergoing Chemotherapy, for the rest of the it felt like I was full of snot all the time, I don’t want to get this again

Its pleasing when the system works as efficiently as that, hope all goes well.

 

[LowerSouth]

Got my booked for early May.

Mines next week at Boots, before the Cheltenham game.
I’m hoping the lads can jab in a few later .

 

[Maurice Earp]

I have mine booked for early May and no, I'm not aged over 75, just have a immune system that's shot to bits/knackered. Thank you NHS

 

[Maurice Earp]

I have mine booked for early May and no, I'm not aged over 75, just have a immune system that's shot to bits/knackered. Thank you NHS

Now changed to tomorrow between 11.00am and mid-day. You have to love the NHS

 

[Essexyellows]

Footnote - 4 out of 9 from MrsEY(Mk2)`s office have tested positive.

Its 4 out of 5 who went to a conference a few days ago.

Guess which 1 hasn`t tested positive and never did even when I had it?

Yep - Superwoman!

 

[m]

Footnote - 4 out of 9 from MrsEY(Mk2)`s office have tested positive.

Its 4 out of 5 who went to a conference a few days ago.

Guess which 1 hasn`t tested positive and never did even when I had it?

Yep - Superwoman!

Think I read somewhere that certain people don't test positive?

It's been the same for me, there was a couple weeks when everyone I spent any time with seemed to test positive shortly afterwards but I never once did. Ever.

 

[mooro]

Just as a complete aside....

... someone in our office has just asked whether COVID can be transmitted by fart....!!!

 

[Marked Ox]

Just as a complete aside....

... someone in our office has just asked whether COVID can be transmitted by fart....!!!

That would put a new meaning to 'silent but violent'.

 

[Oxford57]

Got my next invite for booster by text today, need to confirm when I can have it as only tested negative on Monday after 2 weeks of positive tests

 

[boogaloo]

Just as a complete aside....

... someone in our office has just asked whether COVID can be transmitted by fart....!!!

Given some of our Conservative politicians speak out the ar$e, then quite probably.

 

[Essexyellows]

Given all our politicians speak out the ar$e, then quite probably.

Got that for you.

 

[Oxymoron]

COVID no longer a global health emergency, World Health Organization says

WHO made its decision to lower its highest level of alert after convening an expert group on Thursday.

news.sky.com

 

[m]

COVID no longer a global health emergency, World Health Organization says

WHO made its decision to lower its highest level of alert after convening an expert group on Thursday.

news.sky.com

Ah, doubtless why I've just had my first positive test.

Fashionably late.