Doctors are now seeing cases of parosmia in people who are getting back their senses after long cases of Covid-19. Parosmia is a condition that makes normal scents smell foul to the human nose. According to doctors, the only course of action is for those people to stay away from all odors, pleasant or not, plug their noses and wait it out. It can last a month or more.
Joshua, have you heard of this new symptom recently?
Good grief. This thing is evil.
I was just catching up on yesterday’s discussion regarding Birx and as unforgiving as it may sound I feel she has blood on her hands. Respect of military hierarchical infrastructure or playing the work game strategically had no place here pure and simple. She took an oath.
If she had told the truth and gotten fired for it – all the better. She could have then been completely liberated to inform the public directly.
Lack of moral courage on all levels has directed and quickly led to deaths. I’m sorry but that’s how I see it. Every choice we make every moment – at work, at home – it weaves the tapestry of our offering.
Integrity is when what you believe, what you feel, what you say and what you do are in alignment. She should have made healing paramount.
I hear you, MM. She made a pact of sorts with the devil, thinking it could work. It didn’t. For this she deserves plenty of blame.
In her defense, however, her position was excruciatingly difficult. Had she been fired, Trump would have hired a Scott Atlas type (Atlas is the person she had feuds with last year, after he took over the coronavirus task force). It would have been worse. She did travel the country for several months, met with reluctant governors and mayors, pushed for mask usage and distancing.
I hear you but I come from a storied personal tradition of whistlebowing and pushing back to push forward.
I also believe that one life saved is enough.
And truth paramount.
But I totally acknowledge both the validity of the fact that my take-it-all-the-ground approach is not always either correct nor necessarily effective!
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is still a relatively new virus, about which much is unknown. Long-term effects, such as the one Philip mentioned on sense of smell, for example. We really have no firm idea as it’s only been here for 15 months.
I will add to that vaccine efficacy. Everything points to the vaccines as being very effective in the short term. But in the long-term? Again, no-one has a firm answer. This is why there is so much ongoing discussion about boosters.
By the way, reinfections in those who contracted coronavirus are fairly common in the over 65 age group. What is unknown is whether the vaccines provide better immunity that will prevent reinfections.
Boosters meaning that everyone will need at minimum, one more dose later?
2 shots + 1 “or” 1 J&J shot +1?
With so many college and pro players/teams under “Covid” protocol lately it’s getting ridiculous. Just this past weekend, the Norte Dame hockey team had to forfeit their game with BC due to Covid. Red Sox and Bruins recently as well with regard to individual players.
I can understand that athletes would automatically be deemed “young and healthy” but now I wonder if there should have been an exception and moved near the top along with seniors to get vaccinated.
My current concerns or – maybe more correctly – questions are related to the efficacy of the vaccines against post covid syndrome. As a 45 year old with a son who’s ten for us personally that is the issue that most concerns me for myself (clotting disorder) and Sammy (i’ve read articles that implied young kids with covid are destroying their cardiac reserve due to the syndome?
I got my first moderna this weekend (heart guy said ok for me to prioritize over genl public although i felt guilty) but if we haven’t gotten any clarity around vaccines and post covid syndrome i’m staying the course.
Glad you got your first dose. Clotting is a serious disorder, and we know that coronavirus can impact it. Don’t feel guilty about this.
I don’t know how effective or ineffective vaccines are against post-Covid syndrome. My hunch is that they would not be effective. Vaccines are not treatments. However, they do prime the immune response. My rejoinder to that is that the immune response is often what’s responsible for post-Covid syndrome in the first place!
I think Walensky’s use of words was unfortunate: “impending doom.” I don’t have that feeling. I’m worried, but not in dread or fear. I also think that whatever spike we have will be short-lived.
All this said, I’m glad Walensky reminded us of the importance of adhering as much as we can to the guidelines for a little longer – several more months. Suppressing case numbers will help obviate our concerns regarding the emergence of mutant versions of the coronavirus.
C-19 for 3-30 is ready.
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Doctors are now seeing cases of parosmia in people who are getting back their senses after long cases of Covid-19. Parosmia is a condition that makes normal scents smell foul to the human nose. According to doctors, the only course of action is for those people to stay away from all odors, pleasant or not, plug their noses and wait it out. It can last a month or more.
Joshua, have you heard of this new symptom recently?
Good grief. This thing is evil.
I was just catching up on yesterday’s discussion regarding Birx and as unforgiving as it may sound I feel she has blood on her hands. Respect of military hierarchical infrastructure or playing the work game strategically had no place here pure and simple. She took an oath.
If she had told the truth and gotten fired for it – all the better. She could have then been completely liberated to inform the public directly.
Lack of moral courage on all levels has directed and quickly led to deaths. I’m sorry but that’s how I see it. Every choice we make every moment – at work, at home – it weaves the tapestry of our offering.
Integrity is when what you believe, what you feel, what you say and what you do are in alignment. She should have made healing paramount.
I hear you, MM. She made a pact of sorts with the devil, thinking it could work. It didn’t. For this she deserves plenty of blame.
In her defense, however, her position was excruciatingly difficult. Had she been fired, Trump would have hired a Scott Atlas type (Atlas is the person she had feuds with last year, after he took over the coronavirus task force). It would have been worse. She did travel the country for several months, met with reluctant governors and mayors, pushed for mask usage and distancing.
I hear you but I come from a storied personal tradition of whistlebowing and pushing back to push forward.
I also believe that one life saved is enough.
And truth paramount.
But I totally acknowledge both the validity of the fact that my take-it-all-the-ground approach is not always either correct nor necessarily effective!
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is still a relatively new virus, about which much is unknown. Long-term effects, such as the one Philip mentioned on sense of smell, for example. We really have no firm idea as it’s only been here for 15 months.
I will add to that vaccine efficacy. Everything points to the vaccines as being very effective in the short term. But in the long-term? Again, no-one has a firm answer. This is why there is so much ongoing discussion about boosters.
By the way, reinfections in those who contracted coronavirus are fairly common in the over 65 age group. What is unknown is whether the vaccines provide better immunity that will prevent reinfections.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/limited-protection-against-sars-cov-2-reinfection-in-over-65s
All in all, this is a very pesky virus.
Boosters meaning that everyone will need at minimum, one more dose later?
2 shots + 1 “or” 1 J&J shot +1?
With so many college and pro players/teams under “Covid” protocol lately it’s getting ridiculous. Just this past weekend, the Norte Dame hockey team had to forfeit their game with BC due to Covid. Red Sox and Bruins recently as well with regard to individual players.
I can understand that athletes would automatically be deemed “young and healthy” but now I wonder if there should have been an exception and moved near the top along with seniors to get vaccinated.
My current concerns or – maybe more correctly – questions are related to the efficacy of the vaccines against post covid syndrome. As a 45 year old with a son who’s ten for us personally that is the issue that most concerns me for myself (clotting disorder) and Sammy (i’ve read articles that implied young kids with covid are destroying their cardiac reserve due to the syndome?
I got my first moderna this weekend (heart guy said ok for me to prioritize over genl public although i felt guilty) but if we haven’t gotten any clarity around vaccines and post covid syndrome i’m staying the course.
Glad you got your first dose. Clotting is a serious disorder, and we know that coronavirus can impact it. Don’t feel guilty about this.
I don’t know how effective or ineffective vaccines are against post-Covid syndrome. My hunch is that they would not be effective. Vaccines are not treatments. However, they do prime the immune response. My rejoinder to that is that the immune response is often what’s responsible for post-Covid syndrome in the first place!
I think Walensky’s use of words was unfortunate: “impending doom.” I don’t have that feeling. I’m worried, but not in dread or fear. I also think that whatever spike we have will be short-lived.
All this said, I’m glad Walensky reminded us of the importance of adhering as much as we can to the guidelines for a little longer – several more months. Suppressing case numbers will help obviate our concerns regarding the emergence of mutant versions of the coronavirus.
C-19 for 3-30 is ready.