mreddie

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Oct 26, 2017
44,815
Freaky ass virus, it's a 69 variant.

But really, get those vaccs and boosts people
 

Biosnake

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Oct 25, 2017
13,337
Freaky ass Covid- they a 19 flu

edit: i tried

On serious note i hope it doesnt surge too much
 

Nepenthe

When the music hits, you feel no pain.
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Oct 25, 2017
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The symptoms aren't really any different from past covid strains, meaning people are going to confuse it with other infections and shrug it off. And given how lax people are about basic precautions now (I'm basically the only one wearing a mask anymore,) I'd put money down on a decent surge.
 

Rowsdower

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Oct 27, 2017
16,959
Canada
Wow, still part of the Omicron family. Kinda impressive.

If I got the most recent vaccine/booster a few months ago, (the XBB one) am I still good? I don't think there's an updated one yet.
 

Mochi

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Oct 25, 2017
1,713
Seattle
Wow, still part of the Omicron family. Kinda impressive.

If I got the most recent vaccine/booster a few months ago, (the XBB one) am I still good? I don't think there's an updated one yet.
You should be good if it was only a few months ago.

The symptoms aren't really any different from past covid strains, meaning people are going to confuse it with other infections and shrug it off. And given how lax people are about basic precautions now (I'm basically the only one wearing a mask anymore,) I'd put money down on a decent surge.
It really surprises me more people don't use masks in hospitals or on the plane/at the airport etc. I even wear them to the supermarket still.
 

FRANKEINSTEIN

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Oct 27, 2017
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Do regular Covid tests detect it? My wife and I had something that lasted over 2 weeks. Still lingering in my wife. But Covid test came back negative.
 

Y2Kev

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Oct 25, 2017
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I think guidance on boosters is kinda weird. The government needs to be clearer.
 

refusi0n1

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Oct 27, 2017
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The symptoms of the FLiRT variants are similar to those caused by JN.1, which include:

Sore throat

Cough

Fatigue

Congestion

Runny nose

Headache

Muscle aches

Fever or chills

New loss of sense of taste or smell

Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

Nausea or vomiting

Diarrhea

According to the CDC, the type and severity of symptoms a person experiences usually depend more on a person's underlying health and immunity rather than the variant that caused the infection.

Similar to JN.1 and other omicron subvariants, the FLiRT variants seem to be causing milder infections, says Schaffer.
 

j7vikes

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Jan 5, 2020
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You should be good if it was only a few months ago.


It really surprises me more people don't use masks in hospitals or on the plane/at the airport etc. I even wear them to the supermarket still.

I mean you had people not taking it super seriously when it was wiping people out. Now that we aren't close to that it's not surprising. People moved on quite a while ago for better or worse.

At least where I'm at in the U.S. we're officially at a point where seeing someone in a mask is rare.
 

Nepenthe

When the music hits, you feel no pain.
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Oct 25, 2017
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It really surprises me more people don't use masks in hospitals or on the plane/at the airport etc. I even wear them to the supermarket still.
Same here. I primarily do so now because it helps temper my allergies; ever since covid, I haven't had my usual yearly sinus infection. The fact that it also helps against other respiratory illnesses doesn't hurt either
 

The Argus

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Oct 28, 2017
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It's an Omicron variant. So more of the same "mild" Covid symptoms, at least compared to OG and Delta. Covid hospital report rates are at the lowest they've been since the little bastard appeared 4ish years ago. It'll continue to drop. Bird Flu is the new hotness.
 

mnk

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Nov 11, 2017
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I have a mild something right now. My test came back negative, but I have no idea if these home tests are even up to date to accurately detect newer variants. I thought it was allergies for the first couple of days, but then I had a mild fever last night.
 

Volimar

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Oct 25, 2017
39,274
I'm usually the only person out and about with a mask on, but at least people are resigned to it now and I'm not getting dirty looks.
 

Messofanego

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Oct 25, 2017
26,577
UK
It's largely attributed to 2 added spike mutations: F for L at position 456 and R for T at position 346, which has been nicknamed the FLiRT group of variants​

OK I get why the scientists couldn't help themselves.
 

boxter432

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Oct 28, 2017
9,520
Wonder if it's what my 2 year old has.

Wed night/Thurs had a mild fever, but has had clear congestion and mild cough through the weekend. She can't get good sleep (and thus neither are we). Motrin has helped when it kicks in but she's miserable in waves.
 
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Even OG covid was mild for me. I think I felt weird for a few hours. I haven't had any boosters in a few years I think, since whenever the last government free one.
 

dose

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Oct 29, 2017
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I have a mild something right now. My test came back negative, but I have no idea if these home tests are even up to date to accurately detect newer variants. I thought it was allergies for the first couple of days, but then I had a mild fever last night.
I've read that the tests should still pick up new variants, yes. As a side point it's worth checking the expiry date on your tests If you've had them a while.
 

oakenhild

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Oct 27, 2017
1,953
Would this new variant show up on current COVID tests?

Do regular Covid tests detect it? My wife and I had something that lasted over 2 weeks. Still lingering in my wife. But Covid test came back negative.

I have a mild something right now. My test came back negative, but I have no idea if these home tests are even up to date to accurately detect newer variants. I thought it was allergies for the first couple of days, but then I had a mild fever last night.

The tests still work, they don't target the spike protein (which is what typically changes), but the N protein.

Despite these inherent limitations, our team has demonstrated that these tests perform as well in 2024 as they did earlier in the pandemic, when different variants were circulating – even though our initial study was completed in January 2022. That's because the virus protein detected by antigen tests has not changed much over the last two years, unlike other parts of the virus that have undergone many mutations. Another study, which tested the accuracy of rapid antigen tests from 2020 to 2022, found similar results.

www.umassmed.edu

COVID-19 rapid tests still work against new variants

In an article for The Conversation, Nate Hafer, PhD, and Apurv Soni, MD, PhD’21, answer common questions related to how COVID-19 antigen tests perform against new variants. Anuradha Rao, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Emory University also contributed to the article.
 

BassForever

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Oct 25, 2017
30,096
CT
Guess I'm lucky I got Covid back in February should still have some built up immunity till my next booster.
 

Bengraven

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Oct 26, 2017
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Thank god I was out Friday and do my two weeks WFH. But my kid is going to be in the cesspool and we already got Covid from his school in December.

When I return to office in June I'm masking the fuck up. He should be out of school by then too.
 

smurfx

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Oct 25, 2017
10,669
any time i get really bad allergies i always think it might be covid. first time i had it its basically what it felt like. i had a cough for a couple of days a month ago but not sure it was covid or just a regular cold.
 

Ashes of Dreams

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May 22, 2020
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I've actually been sick as hell this past weekend with most of these symptoms. Been basically bedridden for days now. But I did take a COVID test and it was negative, so I guess it's not this.
 

Xavillin

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Oct 25, 2017
2,037
I got my 3rd and 4th shots both at the same day and same minute back in January this year when I did my physical. I should be good, right?
 

P-MAC

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Nov 15, 2017
4,585
I currently have pneumonia from a bad chest infection. I caught it from someone in just 2 days. I'm in the UK and didn't bother with a test as they don't amount to anything these days but I think there is a decent chance it was this.

The fatigue is fucking devastating. I can lie down and pass out for 8 hours at any given time. I can do normal things but it involves fighting against that the whole time.
 
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Sangral

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I have sore throat for 7 days now with a bit of pain while swallowing and super dry mouth and throat over night (like I never experienced before)
Still not completely gone.

No idea if it's because of this but and I'm in Germany.
COVID test at home was negative tho.
 

Twohearts

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Feb 8, 2024
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Straya
I was just in hospital for my chronic medical condition and got covid in my last days in there. Really dry mouth, coughing lasting a full minute sometimes, really bad headahce too. Luckily mostly better now but the cough is sticking around. Was vaxxed at the start of the year too
 
Jan 29, 2018
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I've been sick for over a week but a COVID test was negative back at the beginning of it. Somehow in four years my wife and I have never tested positive.

I still usually wear a mask in the grocery store and got boosted back in October.
 

Matrix Monkey

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Dec 30, 2017
573
When is the next round of boosters (in the US)? I cant find anything online, just over 65 getting them in February. They waiting till fall?