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My personal experience with covid...
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My personal experience with covid...


Aug 18, 2021, 10:41 PM
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Got the two Pfizer shots in February, have been taking ivermectin weekly and high doses of Vit D3, C, Zinc & Quercetin, for the past eight months. I'm 71 years old.

Someone I was in close contact with this past Saturday, tested positive on Monday.

On Monday, I started coughing fairly frequently, felt pretty crappy Monday night, sort of like a mild flu.

Tuesday I felt fairly normal, maybe not quite full strength, still had the cough, so I decided to get tested.

Today, I've felt pretty normal, but still coughing every few minutes. After getting home from the office, I mowed grass for three hours!

I did the most accurate test, forget what it's called...just got the result...Positive!!

My thought is...if my symptoms don't get worse, or hang around for a long time...I'm almost glad I've got it! Being vaccinated, taking ivermectin, and now getting covid...I should have pretty good protection for a good while!

On a side note, a 65 year old cousin who isn't vaccinated has it, been in the hospital 10 days, still having trouble breathing. His vaccinated wife only has mild symptoms!


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If you dont get seriously ...


Aug 18, 2021, 10:57 PM
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ill, hospitalized, intubated , or die, then the vaccine has done what it is supposed to do. Good luck and add to this same thread in a few days to let us know how you are doing. I had it in december at age 61, 12 days sick at home with hell on earth, and then got the j and j vaccine four months later. I have several friends, family, and aquantances seriously ill and in hospital right now.


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at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin


Aug 18, 2021, 11:23 PM
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g covid and when 70% of us got it herd immunity would take over the covid would go away

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Re: at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin


Aug 18, 2021, 11:31 PM
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Nobody claimed it would prevent covid, so cut your ########. The vaccine reduces the likelihood of becoming infected, reduces the likelihood of having serious symptoms, and reduces likelihood of you being in a hospital. Outside of straw-man argument BS, the vaccine was never expected to have 100% efficacy.

Covid will likely never "go away"; people will need an annual shot, similar to the flu. But that shot is clearly significantly better than the side-effects of a serious case of cov-sars.

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Re: at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin


Aug 19, 2021, 1:53 AM
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And nobody vaccinated is filling up the ICU beds in the hospital, and nobody vaccinated is dying bc they were vaccinated!!!!

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Re: at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin


Aug 20, 2021, 7:28 AM
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Documented cases of the vax causing blood clots, complications and death I'm some cases. Major news outlets don't report this.

Btw, I did get the vaccine. Had a pretty scary reaction after my second dose. Don't want to be forced to take any more.

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absolutely Moderna and Pfizer both had like 95%


Aug 19, 2021, 6:00 AM [ in reply to Re: at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin ]
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efficacy, it's nowhere near that.

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Re: absolutely Moderna and Pfizer both had like 95%


Aug 19, 2021, 9:17 AM
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Yeah, when those trials took place, it was only really dealing with the alpha strain. The efficacy against the Alpha strain was much higher than expected ( and one reason to use the mRNA method). I think 70% efficacy was the target. It over delivered initially.

As vaccinations rose, you saw covid cases decline. However, when that happened, the unvaccinated folks started acting "normally" and when that happened, the alpha strain was still disappearing but the Delta took over. Unvaccinated cases then allowed the delta strain time to work out how attack. Even at reduced vaccination efficacy, if we hit higher vaccination rate, Delta might have fizzled out and become an edge case.

Pfizer is still somewhere around 60% effective. (Research pegs it at 50-65), Moderna is still 65+ and so is the J&J.

The flu shot each year is normally between 40-60%.

That is still "very good". It is on par with those that only had one shot. It will still cut the transmission and number of cases in 1/2+ However the loss of efficacy only makes the need for all to be vaccinated to be that much greater.

For example, we saw a major drop in cases when we hit 40-50% vaccinated. If you look at the % that would be resistant at that point, 0.5*0.95 = 0.475% To get back to that level of resistance, at 65% then we will need about 73% vaccinated population.

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Re: absolutely Moderna and Pfizer both had like 95%


Aug 20, 2021, 8:09 AM [ in reply to absolutely Moderna and Pfizer both had like 95% ]
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efficacy, it's nowhere near that.




Don't be stupid. The 95% estimates were based on its effectiveness against the covid19 virus. The variants that have been coming out came out of countries with almost no measurable vaccinated population. That led directly to the Delta Variant. Do your research and talk to your doctor if you are going to spout misinformation that might stop someone who otherwise would get a life saving vaccine.

The reason the number of positives has dropped the percentage from the 95% result level is the Break through cases created by the "Delta Variant"

The risk of being hospitalized , going on a ventilator and dying "if you get a break through case" and you are not in an immune compromised state is dramatically lower if you have had the vaccine.

Stop being selfish and get the D@mn shots. And if you are not stay at home.

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Re: at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin


Aug 19, 2021, 6:34 AM [ in reply to Re: at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin ]
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Neal is basically right, so maybe you need to quit your BS and I am an advocate for getting the vaccine so don't give me any holier than thou junk either. Phizer originally was touting a 97-98% efficacy rate. With J&J they were talking 65-70% but saying that there were virtually 0 hospitalizations so don't try saying that Phizer was referring to severe illness.

In the beginning, I am not sure they were not talking numbers of less than 70% to get to herd immunity. After the vaccines came out, they moved the number to 90%, likely to make a push for everybody to get vaccinated. Now, I am not sure if anybody thinks that herd immunity is even possible.

At this point, I will agree that it probably is not going away. In a couple of years, nearly every person alive will probably have had COVID and have natural antibodies. The vaccine will increase your odds that you are in the still alive category. Let's face it, the only thing that is going to mutate faster than the disease is political AND medical commentary on it.

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Re: at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin


Aug 19, 2021, 9:11 AM
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Neal is not “basically” right. Neil has trouble processing odds.

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Neal has taken graduate level statistics courses and has


Aug 19, 2021, 9:15 AM
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a masters degree in engineering. Neal is really good at calculating odds.

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Re: Neal has taken graduate level statistics courses and has


Aug 19, 2021, 11:38 AM
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There is such a thing as willful ignorance.

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This is bull chit


Aug 19, 2021, 8:12 AM [ in reply to Re: at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin ]
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Initially it was sold as a preventative measure ... but as the break through cases started to make news, the narrative switched to “it minimizes the severity”

Do you really think people can’t remember past a few months?

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Even if that's what was said, which wasn't,


Aug 19, 2021, 12:44 AM [ in reply to at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin ]
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it's drastically reducing the side effect and saving lives.

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Re: at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin


Aug 19, 2021, 1:46 AM [ in reply to at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin ]
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I never heard it said that it would prevent covid, I heard that it would be harder for someone to get it from a vaccinated person. What I've heard is that the vaccination gives give you a much better chance of surviving covid, and that has been the case in most cases. I'm really glad that I got it, and I will be one of the first in line for the booster in September, that I can promise you bc my step son is in Lexington hospital right now on a ventilator. He wasn't vaccinated, and he is only 51!!! Any prayers for his recovery will be appreciated!!!

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I am praying for your step son!


Aug 20, 2021, 7:21 PM
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So sad!

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.....and then the most amazing thing happened


Aug 19, 2021, 8:13 AM [ in reply to at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin ]
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the virus mutated. I mean what are the odds? That never happens.

Sorry if you believed what you were told earlier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4Nx69IOFwY

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Re: at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin


Aug 19, 2021, 9:09 AM [ in reply to at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin ]
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Hey Neil, are you available for a game of poker this evening? I’ve never played before, but bring a bunch of money, Slian Street tap room at 8 o’clock.

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^^^Police raid at Sloan St. Tap Room at 8:00^^^***


Aug 19, 2021, 10:21 AM
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Re: at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin


Aug 21, 2021, 5:27 PM [ in reply to at first the vaccine was supposed to prevent you from gettin ]
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Here is a superb video that lists completely an effective protocol for anyone who gets covid.
The aim is to treat very early to prevent entering a hospital. By then it is extremely serious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhLD1P5nH30 Dr. Vladimir Zelenko, interviewed by Dr. Mbeen

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Re: If you dont get seriously ...


Aug 19, 2021, 8:50 AM [ in reply to If you dont get seriously ... ]
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It was the high doses of Vitamin D, Fact! It did what it was suppose to do and put the Cytokine storm back down that reacts very strong with this virus. If it had not, you may not have been typing this post. Glad you are better! The US does not test properly for Vitamin D especially during winter months. As far as the vaccine, if it works then you would not have gotten sick. Side note, the Ivermectin surely didn't hurt.

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Thanks for your testimony, I am almost 77 and glad I am


Aug 18, 2021, 11:12 PM
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vaccinated also, however we vaccinated need to keep wearing masks, as we can still carry the virus and infect the unvaccinated and esp. those 12 yo and younger who cannot be vaccinated.

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Re: Thanks for your testimony, I am almost 77 and glad I am


Aug 19, 2021, 12:03 AM
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Here’s another… my wife who was vaccinated got it and was sick for about two days similar to OP. Myself and daughter got it and my worst symptom was headache from drinking too much locked inside my house for no reason with exactly 0 symptoms for either of us. Son tested negative despite living in quarantine with us. Goes to show much like the flu, get the shot or don’t, some get sick or don’t, end of the day it’s not a macro problem we have made it out to be but unfortunately people can’t comprehend billions so we shut life down and test people who aren’t sick.

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Re: Thanks for your testimony, I am almost 77 and glad I am


Aug 19, 2021, 7:55 AM [ in reply to Thanks for your testimony, I am almost 77 and glad I am ]
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I don't need you to wear a mask for my kids...they have an immune system and are more likely to die from drowning than COVID.

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Re: Yeah wear that mask, it is more of an IQ test..


Aug 19, 2021, 8:06 AM [ in reply to Thanks for your testimony, I am almost 77 and glad I am ]
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especially those who are outside or driving alone in their car. Enough already.

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Re: My personal experience with covid...


Aug 18, 2021, 11:28 PM
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Way to power through, sir.

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Re: My personal experience with covid...


Aug 18, 2021, 11:59 PM
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Thanks for those testimonies.

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Re: My personal experience with covid...


Aug 19, 2021, 2:06 AM
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I had Covid last August, put me on the couch with body aches, headache and loss of appetite for 4days. I'm a cancer survivor for 11yrs now but it was metastatic and still have inflamed nodes in my lungs after radiation and chemo treatments. Needless to say, even at 50yrs old, I was quite nervous about my diagnosis but I have had flu bugs that were much worse, or should I say a single chemo treatment was much worse.

But when I was able to get vaccine, I jumped on it immediately because I just can't be quarantined in my house and have to fend for myself as a bachelor. That said, I work directly with a guy that I carpooled with that is an Anti-vaxxer but he got it couple months ago. His wife is Phys Therapist so she was frontliner and got vaxxed early. He has a 14yr old and 10yr old, him and his 2 girls got sick, his wife did not, I didn't get sick being in same car with him couple hrs a day.

Guess who missed 10 days of work, he did! His girls both tested positive but never acted sick. My buddy is in pretty good shape but probably smokes half a pack a day or less, but knocked him down for 5-6 days, no hospital, but I kept telling him to get the vaccine. He did not, he swears it's the second time he has had it but wasn't tested the year before but definitely positive the second time.

This exposure made me happy to have had the vaccine. While 'm sure I had antibodies from the year before, but I never got sick at all, and we were not masking in the car for our hour drive to and from work.

I wish all the dumb lies that have been spread on Social Media would have never happened, I wish more people would get vaccinated and we could end the seriousness of the disease much like small pox in the 50s-60's. I don't believe people should be forced to vax but people that have been vaxxed shouldn't be managed and told to wear masks, not to go to restaurants, football games etc. And if those that don't want vaccine, that's fine but maybe they are limited capacity to functions or required to mask. I'm just tired of the political bs surrounded this disease. We have thousands of illegals entering our country every day with Covid. Maybe let's stop that immediately. That would slow the spread immediately!

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The political part of all of this is absurd for sure!


Aug 19, 2021, 7:03 AM
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:)

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Re: My personal experience with covid...


Aug 19, 2021, 5:56 AM
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My wife and I are expecting our 2nd shot the first week in Sept We are both over 65.She has been tested twice in the past, negative results both times .I have never had any symptoms even flu-related, like chills, or fever aches or pains. We both wear mask about 90% of the time but I have caught myself a few times going into a convenience store without one.
What worries me now is not so much Covid-19,but the talk of these new variants that seem to be popping up, along with the latest news that now those fully vaccinated are possibly going to need a 'booster" shot.
That tells me whoever is in charge of finding a solution( I don't know if cure is the right word) still has a long way to go for us to get to the point we can talk about football without wondering if the Clemson UGA game will be played in front of a packed house, or limited seating.

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Re: My personal experience with covid...


Aug 19, 2021, 7:41 AM
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Same can be said for unvaccinated as well. I went to the Dr for a check up and some blood work and was told that I had antibodies which meant that I had covid within the last six months. Never had a sniffle or felt bad what so ever. I deal with thousands of people at plants throughout the Carolinas and had so many people tell me that they had very mild symptoms from covid without being vaccinated.

I am happy that a lot of people decided to get vaccinated and I’m sure it will help many and will not start a argument or look down on someone that got it . On the other hand many want to point fingers at people that decided not to get it like a middle school kid. It is dumbfounding!

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Re: My personal experience with covid...


Aug 19, 2021, 7:58 AM
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Good stuff.

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Re: My personal experience with covid...


Aug 19, 2021, 7:50 AM
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I'm 47, moderately overweight (BMI 29-ish) but otherwise in really good health. I got COVID in February. It was fairly mild for the first week, but around Day 6 I started having trouble breathing. I spent several hours in the ER making sure my life wasn't in danger; they sent me home with a diagnosis of COVID pneumonia, and a warning that if my oxygen levels (which hovered around 95%) went even 1% lower for more than 30 minutes to come back for admission.

The next 7 days were the scariest week of my life. If you've never had the experience of not being able to take even half a breath without excruciating pain, let me tell you--it's the most unpleasant sensation I've ever had. Several times I had panic attacks because I could not catch a breath.

I don't say COVID almost killed me; but it brought me closer to death than I've ever been. It's also caused some unexpected long-term effects that popped up at random starting in April or May, a full 2 months after I was "recovered". I'm still experiencing them.

I got vaccinated on the very first day I was eligible. And for a while I felt superhuman and my mask usage has been slipping, but I'm going to get more vigilant about it because I never want to experience that again.

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Re: My personal experience with covid...


Aug 19, 2021, 9:15 AM
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I was fully vaccinated in April. I got the Delta in early July. Fever for one day. Felt crappy for 3 days. I absolutely could not taste a thing for about 5 days. After that, I was fine. The vax did its job.

I feel invincible with the vax + the Delta.

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based on the TDs, I think some people want you dead


Aug 19, 2021, 9:20 AM
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glad you are doing well

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Nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile!!!!


Re: Sounds similar to my own experiences w/ COVID


Aug 19, 2021, 9:25 AM
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I had it back in April of 2020. Classic symptoms: dry cough, low-grade fever, stuffy nose/congestion, headache, loss of taste. The cough lingered for a long time--nearly 4 weeks.

Fast forward to May of 2021. RB, and sons of RB all received the Pfizer vaccinations because we went on a cruise this summer. Wife of RB is an RN and got the vaccination for her own protection.

Lucky me, I came down with it again about two weeks ago. Mild headache, some congestion, mild stomach upset, but no cough, no loss of taste/smell, nothing too bad. I was over it in about 4-5 days. I don't feel any symptoms currently--in fact, RB went for a 2 mile jog this morning.

Although the vaccine certainly didn't "prevent" me from getting COVID again, it more than likely prevented me from getting seriously ill. I have two friends who have lost family/spouses in the past two weeks who weren't vaccinated and neither had ANY underlying health conditions. I know a lot of people who are extremely ill right now and none of them were vaccinated. Wife of RB is an RN and says that of the people in the ICU at the hospital where she works who are COVID patients, NONE of them were vaccinated. Feel free to draw your own conclusions.

-RB

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Screw Calford.


Re: ugh


Aug 19, 2021, 9:57 AM
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Reminding of when I had it in November last year dry cough for a month then no taste or smell. Both tests came back negative though but my god I was miserable. Getting my 2nd shot this coming Sunday so fingers crossed

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An update on day 5 with covid...still coughing some, but not


Aug 20, 2021, 7:11 AM
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as frequently. I haven't taken my temp yet, but feel like I may have a slight fever. I feel fairly normal, except slightly less energy than normal. From what I'm hearing from others, I think I should get a blood oxygen tester, to monitor that.

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This afternoon, I haven't coughed much at all, but I am


Aug 20, 2021, 5:15 PM
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lacking in energy some. Got a pulsometer, and my blood oxygen level is 97%. Running about one degree of fever...99.7F

My wife is feeling worse than me, on her 3rd day of symptoms. Her blood oxygen is 92%.

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that's for updating us. I have several friends that have bee


Aug 20, 2021, 10:01 PM
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vaccinated that now have COVID (most have kids in school here in Pickens that have brought it home). I'm in a similar situation (running a likelihood of being exposed by my kid at some point), so I'm interested in folks' experiences.

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*thanks****


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"It's Baltimore, Gentlemen; the Gods will not save you."


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