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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Well ain't this just a f****** kick in the head i don't even know if I'm supposed to get vaccinated anymore. ( according to an article I read the latest science says that vaccinations might not be the best thing for literally everyone at this point)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What a great story to read while I wait for a call back from my doctor, due to a sore throat...

It would be nice if there were information on what part of the throat is supposed to hurt. I've got pain in the esophagus, but not the trachea. I can talk pain-free, but it hurts like hell to swallow.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’ll leave this here lol. My kids loved my “birds and the bees” talk

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/chlamydia-in-the-throat

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

😂

Ohh, if only my love life were that adventurous.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And people look at you weird if you wear an N95 at the airport.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Oh no! ICE is here

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago

CDC site showing current variants, their lineages, and percentages. Also possibly a NowCast for your state or region.

Wastewater scan for covid and other infectious diseases. Filter by state or selected individual sewage processing plants that are part of the wastewater scan project (note that not all plants test for all diseases). Tells you how prevalent those diseases are in that area, potentially before diseases start to surge. May also have variant information.

PMC data dashboard. Lots of potentially useful stuff.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

i thought i had covid last month, but it turns out it was a cold which i hadnt gotten since the pandemic. the past infection of covid, only were detected through the test and mild symptoms almost non-noticible if your already vaccinated against it. cold symptoms came on full force.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I am happy for you. Every time i got COVID despite being vaccinated it completely fucked me up for at least a week and i needed another week to be somewhat okay and another month until i felt okay enough to slowly start with doing sports again.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I still have some covid home tests, will these still throw a positive on the new variants? (Assuming the test is still good)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

before the "razor throat" was published, my wife and I both got it and the tests came back negative so we thought it was something else. Nope, it was totally 'razor throat covid'. Wasted 2 tests (or maybe the tests are just too old now?)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My mom had something in VA in mid-June and said it felt like razor blades in her throat. She tested negative for COVID. 🤔

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Sore throat for a few days and then a couple weeks to full recovery. She's nearly 70 though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Same. The doctor gave me the at-home test and they came back negative twice. Then I took an actual COVID test at the doctor and that came back positive.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

pcr is the most accurate for covid, but most people dont have access to that kind of testing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Will the new tests?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Weird website that didn’t name states. Maybe there’s a map that reader mode filtered out

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

Nope.

A map released by the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data shows that 21 states in the United States are reporting COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 as of Thursday afternoon.

Quick search.

https://gisaid.org/hcov19-variants/

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Nope. No pictures other than ads.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago

I heard they're going on tour soon!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I think if I get it, it might make me cooler. Maybe this is a JFK strain and that’s the idea.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe. Maybe it would just benefit you on Motorhead Karaoke night.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

The Ace of spades!